playkettering.org Registration starts now! ROSEWOOD ARTS CENTER 56 YOUTH VISUAL ARTS ROSEWOOD GALLERY BOOK CLUB Monday, April 28, 2025, 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Ages 16+ Join Rosewood Gallery and Dayton Metro Libraries in a lively discussion about a current book featuring art and/or artists as central elements. This quarter’s book is The Trackers by Charles Frazier. Enjoy light refreshments and the company of fellow art and book lovers at our quarterly events. Free and open to the public, ages 16+. Books are made available for checkout at the Dayton Metro Library’s Kettering Wilmington-Stroop branch. Free and open to the public! ART LUNCH 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month Noon – 1 p.m. Join fellow artists and art lovers for a casual lunch get together. Share current projects, collected works or art stories. Bring a lunch and your love of art! FREE! GALLERY PROGRAMS Cultural Arts Program Supervisor Andy Dailey 937-296-0294 [email protected] Parent and Child Clay Ages: 5 – 10 Parents and children share creative quality time while making functional and decorative pieces from clay. Please allow at least two weeks for finished artwork to be ready for pickup. Class fee provides each student with clay, glazes and related firings. 02-40180-A Mon. 5:30 – 7 p.m. Apr. 21 – May 12 Fee: $70/resident; $80/non-resident Location: Rosewood Arts Center Instructor: Lisa Dunham Parent and Child Painting Ages: 5 – 10 Parents and Children get colorful in this class. Explore various paint media while spending some quality creative time with your kids. Projects will consist of watercolor, acrylic and tempera paintings. 02-40798-A Mon. 6 – 7:30 p.m. Mar. 3 – 24 Fee: $70/resident; $88/non-resident Location: Rosewood Arts Center Instructor: Lisa Dunham Youth Painting Ages: 7 – 12 Explore the world of painting in this fun and creative class. Students will learn watercolor, tempera and acrylic painting techniques while exercising their individual creativity. 02-40799-A Tue. 6 – 7:30 p.m. Apr. 29 – May 20 Fee: $65/resident; $82/non-resident Location: Rosewood Arts Center Instructor: Judy Campbell-White Cartooning and Illustration for Kids Ages: 8 – 12 Get those creative cartoon ideas down on paper! Instruction begins with the basics of working with shapes to create original characters. Learn to draw expressions and basic body positions, explore movement, animals, comic strips and more. 02-40712-A Tue. 6 – 7:30 p.m. Mar. 4 – Apr. 8 Fee: $65/resident; $82/non-resident Location: Rosewood Arts Center Instructor: Judy Campbell-White Homeschool Art Ages: 7 – 12 Drawing, painting, clay, art history and 3-dimensional art are just some of the art mediums to be covered. This class is taught by a professional art teacher. All art materials are furnished. 02-40773-A Tue. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Mar. 18 – Apr. 8 Fee: $70/resident; $88/non-resident Location: Rosewood Arts Center Instructor: Judy Campbell-White ART START PRESCHOOL STORYTIME 2nd Thursday of the month 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Foster an early love of art with Storytime at Rosewood Gallery! Parents and children ages three through six are invited to enjoy one to four stories followed by a hands-on craft led by a Rosewood instructor. Free and open to the public! Exploring Hand Built Pottery Skills Ages: 8 – 11 Students learn clay hand building techniques while creating beautiful functional ceramic plates, bowls and more. Please allow at least two weeks for finished artwork to be ready for pickup. Class fee provides each student with clay, glazes and related firings. 02-40161-A Thu. 5:30 – 7 p.m. Mar. 6 – Apr. 10 Fee: $90/resident; $100/non-resident Location: Rosewood Arts Center Instructor: Judy Cambell-White YOUTH CERAMICS Rosewood Arts Center and the Board of Community Relations present an Photography, Transformation and Identity: Artist Talk with Yiyun Chen Saturday, May 24, 2 p.m. Rosewood Arts Center Yiyun Chen is a Cleveland-based artist that explores his identity as an Asian immigrant through his photography. Chen will share the chronology of his artwork, and his transformation from a chef to a fine artist. This artist talk is presented in partnership with the City of Kettering's cultural programming initiative celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
