All The Hands offers pottery classes for kids ten and up, both hand-building and potter's wheel, glazing and firing. During the school year: Wednesdays 7-9 pm, Saturdays 1:30-3:30 pm, or by appointment. The summer schedule is even more extensive. 3375 East Shea Boulevard — SE corner SR 51 and Shea — 602-493-1604 or email kim@AllTheHands.com. Pottery teacher Michelle Katz also has her own 
studio, Desert Dragon Pottery.
Arizona Commission on the Arts posts information about arts programs for youth across the entire state. Visit the Commission's listing of summer and ongoing opportunities in the arts offered to youth.
Arizona School of Fired Arts is a fully-functioning ceramic studio, part of Marjon Ceramics: 3434 W. Earll Drive, Phoenix. (602) 272-6585. It's probably the best place to take classes in throwing on the potter's wheel and hand-building clay. Ask about birthday parties or group clay events as well. It's a 40-50 minute drive from our neighborhood, but well worth it for a serious pottery fan.
ASU's Herberger College For Kids offers fine arts classes for children and young adults administered and taught by renowned faculty and students of a world-class university. Visit the web site for the latest schedule and other info. Classes are offered in music, theatre, and dance, as well as in art. It's an easy drive on Highway 101 to Tempe.
A-Z Art Workshops offers after-school and summer camp programs for kids (first grade through teen), birthday parties, painting / drawing / studio art, pottery / clayworks / sculpture: 6914 Bella Vista Drive — Bella Vista Private School in Cave Creek, AZ — 
480-595-2828. A-Z's comprehensive studio arts program is offered in such school districts such as Cave Creek, Washington Elementary and Deer Valley. Its summer art camps and other programs are offered in many private schools and community centers as well. Contact Dan or Bonnie Turcotte.
BRIO Fine Arts Center has art classes year round in the Scottsdale Airpark: 8340 E. Raintree C-6, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, 480-941-8310. BRIO opened in June of 2004. Their Web site lists the Fall 04 line up of 21 art courses as well as the after school program which follows the same calendar as the Scottsdale U School District. The director of the school is Diane Sanborn.
The Childrens Art Studio after-school art classes taught by artist David Wilhelmsen (B.F.A. School of Visual Arts) in a new larger studio with two classes one for ages 5-6-7 year olds and the other is for 8-9-10 year olds. Drawing, painting and sculpture are included for a fee of $48.00 per month (1 class per week x 4) Individual instruction is stressed and each student will have a finished piece of art at the end of each lesson. Classes fill up quickly. Please call to be on early registration list by calling us at 480-391-0542 or email: Ddwilhelms@cox.net.
City of Scottsdale. Classes are listed in the quarterly Scottsdale Leisure Lifestyles catalog. Scottsdale addresses receive that catalog automatically. You can also get a catalog by calling 480-994-7957. Most of the city's classes are only for adults, but there's a great pottery class (includes hand-building and potter's wheel) for children 7 and older, accompanied by an adult, in 2-hour weekday and / or Saturday sessions conducted at Technique Ceramic shop at Hayden & Scottsdale Roads.
Do Re Mi School for the Arts, on the campus of Mountain View Presbyterian Church, south of Shea at Mountain View & Hayden — 8050 E. Mountain View Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258.
For ages 4 to high school. Many media. Classes
fill up quickly. Contact Do Re Mi at 
480-451-8233.
The Drawing Board, 602-992-5678, in the Kino Plaza on 32nd Street north of Thunderbird Road — 13832 North 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032. "A Family Art Studio" offering "classes in animation, cartoon and character drawing, mixed media art, and much more." You can also use it as an open studio for individuals and groups, and they clean up for you.
Heard Museum, 602-252-8840, 22 East Monte Vista Road, near central Phoenix. The Heard occasionally has children's programs — always excellent. It's a 25-minute drive.
KidzArt. This is a national chain offering classes in several locations in Arizona. The franchise most nearby is headquartered in the Scottsdale Air Park. It is headed by Jessica Hunter, who earned a BFA at ASU. Class Information: 480-785-6425. Direct Line: 480-785-6410. Fax: 866-469-3610. E-mail: info@azkidzart.com.
Trish Mayberry, 480-948-8565, 8818 North 66th Place, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253, and trishmayberry@cox.net. Trish regularly conducts small drawing and painting classes in her home for grades 2-12. Her classes fill up very quickly, and she may not have room during the current or next session of classes, but ask her to put you on her waiting list and her mailing list. Highly recommended. Mr. Delahunt often has her most current pamphlet.
North Valley School for the Arts is on Scottsdale Road, 
480-348-2787.
Phoenix Art Museum, 602-257-1880, 1625 North Central Avenue, Phoenix. The museum conducts classes for kids in all media, with part of most classes taking place in the galleries. Some classes are one-time workshops, and some run for several Saturdays. When calling, ask for the curator of education. It's a 25-minute drive.
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, 7380 East Second Street, Scottsdale. During the school year the Scottsdale Center has monthly Saturday morning workshops, each an individual two hours session, costing about $12. Call there for information.
Shemer Art Center, 262-4727, 5005 East Camelback Road, Scottsdale — 25 minutes south. Call there for information.
Young Rembrandts is a company that conducts weekly after-school classes at Copper Canyon and other schools. Every lesson is highly formulaic — expecting students to follow step-by-step through the making of a drawing as modeled. The children are urged to use the techniques of the instructor, to make marks like hers, and arrange them as she does. Many elementary level students find it satisfying to produce a picture by mimicing clearly stated and sequenced specifications. Although creative thinking is never a primary goal, kids are generally allowed to make modifications to the intended design.
Other art experiences nearby:
Arizona Museum for Youth offers a wide range of innovative exhibits, delightfully displayed at a child's eye level. Traditional displays of museum-quality artwork are combined with participatory activities which enhance and reinforce the visual experience. 35 North Robson Street, Mesa, 480-644-2467.
Mr. Delahunt provides this listing as a resource. Inclusion of organizations in the list does not imply endorsement of every program.
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