Walkers Art Club
ABOUT WALKERS ART CLUB
This popular extracurricular art education programme offers students of all ages and abilities weekly art classes to enhance skills and expose students to local and international artists. Participants are instructed by trained arts educators and are encouraged to express themselves, emphasizing creativity and experimentation through age-appropriate projects, themes and skills. Additionally, students make regular visits to the Exhibition Hall, and their work culminates in the annual Walkers Art Club online exhibition. The classes and course materials are free to students thanks to the generous support from Walkers. As part of the National Gallery’s mission to meet the diverse needs of the larger community, the programme includes five clubs: Foundation, Primary, Secondary, Teens, and Cayman Brac.
Registration for 2024-2025 clubs begins 9:00AM on 16 August 2024.
Walkers Art Club | Foundation | Ages 5-7
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Instructed by Alyssa McLaughlin
The Walkers Art Club for this age is about building foundational art-making skills via both studio education and gallery visits. In addition to viewing works from the National Gallery’s Permanent Collection and temporary exhibitions, hands-on art activities include drawing, painting, collage, printmaking and crafts.
Walkers Art Club | Primary | Ages 8-10
Mondays and Tuesdays 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Instructed by Alyssa McLaughlin
This Walkers Art Club is designed as the unique experience of developing creative competence via both studio education and Gallery visits. In addition to viewing works from the National Gallery’s Permanent Collection and temporary exhibitions, hands-on art activities include drawing, painting, sculpting, ceramics and printmaking.
Walkers Art Club | Secondary | Ages 11-13
Mondays and Tuesdays 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Instructed by Alyssa McLaughlin
This club creates a creative outlet for children who, at this development stage, artistic expression, self-awareness and creative inquiry are so important. Through visits to NGCI’s temporary exhibitions, exploring the Permanent Collection and studio education which explores a variety of media, students develop a knowledge of current local and international art trends, modern art history and contemporary art forms.
Walkers Art Club | Teens | Ages 14-17
Wednesdays 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Instructed by Tyra Iton
In this exciting club for high school students, teens enhance their art portfolios and learn about contemporary and modern art history through Gallery visits while also working in the studio with a variety of 2-D, 3-D and digital media.
Walkers Art Club (Cayman Brac) | Ages 8-10
Fridays 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Instructed by Simone Scott
The Walkers Art Club for primary school students on Cayman Brac offers an exciting opportunity to build foundational art-making skills using studio education and information from the National Gallery’s Permanent Collection and temporary exhibitions. Hands-on art activities include drawing, painting, collage, printmaking and traditional crafts.
