Click on the categories below to learn more about the classes:

Preschool Education
 Music For All Ages
Art for Children
 Art for Adults
 Clay For Children & Adults
 Drama & Musical Theater
 Writing
 Birthday Parties
 Dance
OTHER AREAS of INTEREST

CREATIVE SPARK admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation or  national origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the art center.

It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin in administration
of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and administered programs.

Creative Spark Center for the Arts is a private non-profit organization. It is funded in part by the
South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

And by the a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the
Southern Arts Federation and the S.C. arts Commission.

CLASSES FOR ALL AGES

 Our classes suitable for all age groups. Music ... Dance ... Visual Arts ... We have it all!  Choose from the menu at the left between preschool, child, teen and adult classes offered at our Arts Center. There is something for everyone in Creative Spark's class schedule...
and don't forget to mark our diverse Entertainment Programs on your calendar.

For Participant Evaluation Forms:
Click Here

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

To register by mail send in the form below and payment in full or credit card information.
A minimum payment of $50 is required to hold  a spot in a class.
Your cancelled check is your receipt and confirmation.

To register in person come to 757 Long Point Road
Open from 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM Mondays through Thursdays or until 3:00 PM on Fridays.

To register by phone call 881-3780 with your VISA or MasterCard number.

PRESCHOOL EDUCATION 

You are encouraged to file an application for future years for these very popular programs. 

Magic Sparks is an arts infused preschool program
for 3, 4 and 5 year olds.
Children can come 3 or 4 mornings per week.
The student/teacher ratio of 12 to 2 highly qualified early childhood teachers
and the creative, hands-on approach to learning makes
this the creative alternative for preschool.
Visiting artists from Creative Spark's faculty add dance,
musical drama, Spanish, storytelling and clay to the curricula. 

tuition Application Letter
&
Magic Sparks application for enrollment

Learning Extensions
offers our oldest preschoolers opportunities to explore scientific, mathematical
and early reading concepts in an arts infused environment.
Learning Extensions is designed to meet the needs of children who will
be in kindergarten the following year or who attend half day programs.
Noon to 2:00 PM for two, three, four or five days a week.

MUSIC FOR ALL AGES
Children/Youth

Early childhood is a time of rapid growth and brain development.
It’s the optimal time to awaken and develop your child’s inborn joy and talent for making music.
Creative Spark is proud to offer this parent/child program developed by music professionals.

Musikgarten
Awaken your baby or toddler's love of music in this adult/child music class for very young children.
Eight half-hour classes
start at 10:00 AM
The week of June 1st
for $80 plus $35 for supplies
Newborn to 16 months come Wednesdays
16 months to 3 years old, come on Monday or Thursdays
No class the week of July 15th.

Out of the Box
A rare opportunity for aspiring or experienced painters
ages 9 and up
to work with Charleston's most colorful artist, Carol McGill.
Design and create your own large abstract painting while learning technique and composition.
June 15th through 18
from 1:00 - 4:00 PM daily
$120 plus $30 supplies

Private music lessons
All ages welcome!
in piano, guitar, voice, violin and bass can begin
at any time for $26 per half hour.
Longer lessons are also available.
To schedule or for more information,
please call us at: 843-881-3780


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Childbloom Guitar®
 is a unique and exciting way to introduce guitar and music to kids.
The curriculum is comprised of music arranged in parts; the student not only learns solo-playing skills,
but ensemble skills as well. This allows the instructor to successfully teach in
small groups of up to four students, while accommodating the young child’s attention span
and the adolescent’s expanding social horizon.
 Students will be grouped by age and parents will accompany their children to each half hour weekly lesson.
Saturday mornings with certified instructor Tom Noren.
For more information or to enroll, call him at 514-3405
Ages 5 to 12 years old

Songwriting with Cary Ann Hearst
 Learn from one of Charleston’s best songwriter/performers.
 June 8 - 12
2:15 - 3:15 PM
Ages 10 to 17 years old
 for $75


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CULTURAL AWARENESS GRANTS FOR TEACHERS
 Through support of the S.C. Arts Commission and the Southern Arts Federation, Creative Spark provides
subsidies for teachers to bring their classes to attend performances at Creative Spark.
  Free tickets are also available to schools unable to pay.
 These professional performances bring the best of the world’s cultures to your children
to enhance their understanding of geography, social studies, heritage and the Arts.
Many of the performances come with study guides.
Interested teachers and parents can request these tickets by calling Creative Spark’s director.
The S.C. Arts Commission and the Southern Arts Federation receive
support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
ART FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH

Mini-Michelangelo’s
 Drawing inspiration from artists of many cultures, children will create their own art in the
style of the masters. A wide variety of materials will be introduced and the
children will be encouraged to develop both
self-expression and technical skills as they paint, draw, assemble and design
several of their own masterpieces.
Instructed by Scott Debus, an inspiring artist of great imagination.
  Tuesdays at 3:30 to 4:30 PM
for eight weeks
beginning:
March 24
for cost of $95 plus $25 supplies
 Ages 6 to 8

Cartoons and Comic Books
 Invent characters, animate them and bring them to life.
The instructor Scott Debus is an artist who can draw anything and will show you how to do that too.
 Tuesdays from 4:45 to 5:45 PM
for eight weeks
beginning:
March 24
for the cost of $95 plus $15 supplies
Ages 8 and up

Teen Painting
 Begin by learning some technique and then move onto individual projects
in either representational or abstract form.
Instructor Scott Debus
 Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:00 PM
for eight weeks
beginning:
March 31
 for the cost of $95 plus $30 supplies
Ages 13 to 18

Morning Art
 For home-schooled children
 Stimulating, creative projects will include a wide variety of media.
 (Combine with homeschool clay class and get a 20% discount!)
Taught by Michaela Kuhn at Trident Academy just off Whipple Rd. in Mt. Pleasant
 on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 10:30 AM
for 8 weeks
starting:
March 18
for $150 plus $25 supplies
Ages 6 to 12
 Please call: 843-881-3780 for more information.

Cartooning
 June 8 - 12
at: 1:00 -  2:00 PM
8 years old and up
$60 tuition
plus $15 supplies


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ART FOR ADULTS

Adult Painting
 Both beginners and experienced painters are welcome to learn
technique and expressive methods using acrylic paints from Scott Debus
Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:30 PM
for six weeks beginning
March 5
for $110 plus $25 supplies.

Sew Easy
 Learn to operate your sewing machine and make your own projects
either from patterns or your own designs.
 Six classes
on Mondays
at 7:00 to 8:30 PM
beginning March 9
for $100, plus some supplies that you’ll buy yourself.
Bring your machine with you starting on the second class. 

Plein Air Painting with Carol McGill
a valuable opportunity to paint on-site with one of Charleston’s leading artists.
Focus on light, color, distance, composition to capture a fleeting image.
Friday and Saturday
April 17 and 18
plus a get-acquainted get together at the artist’s home Thursday.
$250 plus some supplies.
 Please call: 843-881-3780 for more information.
Expressive Self portraits
 Learn technique to paint realistically and explore figurative and abstract ideas
to express your inner life as you create a finished painting with Lori Penland.
Wednesdays from 6:00 to 7:30 PM
for six weeks
beginning April 15
Tuition $95 plus $20 supplies.


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Clay
 Creative Spark has moved its clay studio to Trident Academy (just off of Whipple Rd. in Mt. Pleasant)
to enlarge the studio and bring even more classes to the community!
 All listed classes will take place there.
For more about Michaela Kuhn, see www.brownbagart.com

for Children/Youth

Parent/Child Clay
 Children ages 4 and up and an accompanying parent or caregiver will enjoy
doing projects together including pairs of fish plates, family trees, collaborative sculptures and more.
Michaela Kuhn, instructor
Wednesday at 4:00 to 5:00 PM
for 8 weeks
starting on March 18
for $130 per pair plus $50 supplies
additional sibling @$70. 

 Clay for Home-Schoolers
A special morning opportunity for youth who would like an introduction to working with clay.
Learn basic techniques while making artistic and functional projects with Michaela Kuhn.
Classes are on Wednesdays for each 8 weeks.
Take both classes or combine with Homeschool Art class and get a 20% discount.
 Each class costs $115 plus a $25 supply fee.

Beginner Hand Building (ages 5 and up)
10:30 to 11:30 AM
starting March 18
Potter’s Wheel Class (ages 10 and up)
12:00 to 1:00 PM
 starting March 18

Mudmuffins
 One of our most popular classes. 
Course includes coil, slab and pinch clay methods.
 The children will eat ice cream from their bowls on the last day of class.
Many children take this class several times so each session features new projects.
Michaela Kuhn, instructor
 Fridays at 3:30 to 4:30 PM
begins March 20
The cost is $115
plus $25 for supplies for 8 weeks
for children 5 years old and up

Clay at the Wheel
 Classes begin:
June 8 - 19, or
July 6 - 17
at 1:15 to 3:00 PM
Ages:  10 and up
 $195
plus $25 supplies

CLAY FOR ADULTS

Morning Clay
 Start your day or end your week making beautiful creations for your home, personalized gifts,
or just allow your creative sprit to flow. Hand building and wheel experiences for adults who
would like an introduction to working with clay.
Learn basic techniques that will allow you to create functional art.
 Eight weeks of classes
for $165 plus $25 for materials
 Instructor Michaela Kuhn
 from 9:30 AM to 12:15 PM
 Tuesdays class begins:
March 17
  Thursdays class begins:
March 19

Clay at the Wheel for Adults
 Wheel and hand building techniques with optional lab times (additional cost).
 A variety of useful and decorative projects are instructed.
Small classes accommodate both beginners and experienced students and allow each
person to work at their own pace under the teacher’s guidance.
Optional lab times are also available to current students at various times each week for a small fee.
 Eight weeks for $165 plus $25 for supplies.
 Classes are 6:30 to 9:00 PM
Wednesdays,
starting March 25
with Jennifer Mathis


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Drama & Musical Theater
 


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WRITING

Write Your Story
And get it into print with the help of published personal essayist Amy Mercer.
You’ve seen her by-line in Skirt! Learn how to write your story and how to sell it!
Mondays at: 7:00 till 8:30 PM
for 6 weeks
starting:
March 23
Tuition $60.


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DANCE LESSONS FOR ALL AGES
Dance For Children

Dance For Adults

Belly Dancing Basics For All Sizes of Bellies
 With tribal influences his exotic and elegant dance has evolved
through the ages and become a popular way for women
to stay in shape and become more graceful.
This is a beginner’s class
taught by Karen Innella and members of Ancient Echoes.
You will be initiated into the extraordinary world of this playful and alluring dance.
Wear comfortable clothes.
Tuition is $60 for 6 weeks.
Tuesdays from 7:00 to 8:00 PM
beginning March 24

Ballroom Dancing
 Sign up with or without a partner
Stanley Ostendorff, the area’s most consummate professional dance teacher
Four week classes
For $50 per person
Thursday nights
Private lessons for couples are also available by request.
Find out about other dancing around town on the website www.ballroomplus.com
Date All Times are all PM Dance
February 5 to 26 7:00 to 8:00 Beginner Cha-Cha
February 5 to 26 8:00 to 9:15 Intermediate Waltz
March 5 to April 2 7:00 to 8:00 Beginner Country-Western 2-Step
March 5 to April 2 8:00 to 9:15 Intermediate Cha-Cha
April 9 to 30 7:00 to 8:00 Beginner’s foxtrot
April 9 to 30 8:00 to 9:15 Intermediate Country-Western Two Step
May 7 to 28 7:00 to 8:00 Beginner’s Rhumba
May 7 to 28 8:00 to 9:15 Intermediate foxtrot

Weekend Dances
 The first hour is a free lesson!
 Creative Spark’s spacious dance floor is filled every weekend with dancers enjoying waltz,
salsa, swing, Cha-Cha,
fox trot and other dance styles. The first hour is always a free lesson given
by Stanley Ostendorff of Ballroom Plus.
The room is spacious, the music is great and the atmosphere is friendly,
even if you’ve never done this before or if you come with or without
a partner to enjoy the friendly atmosphere and great music.
No reservation necessary
 No reservation necessary, just pay $10 at the door.
Saturdays beginning at 7:30 PM
but subject to change so call: 843-345-921l,
or check the website www.ballroomplus.com

For Participant Evaluation Forms:
Click Here

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OTHER AREAS of INTEREST
Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts
 Your troop can earn badges by participating in a educational clay outing at Creative Spark clay studio.
The troop will learn about the different types of clay, glazes, and firing.
They will work with slab clay to form fun functional works of art.

 Groups are limited to 15.
Call 881-3780 for more information
Cost: $15 per scout for a 1-½ hours.
Sponsorships and Donations Consider a tax deducible donation to support your community’s art center.  You may choose to underwrite the cost of school performances, invest in capital improvements, or donate to the general fund.  Perhaps you’d like to honor a creative person in your life by making a donation in his or her name. Creative Spark’s commitment to enriching the community with excellent art education and events is dependent on your support.  We are also grateful for volunteers especially for building maintenance, help at performances and special events.
Harris Teeter’s “Together in Education” program will give a percentage of your purchases using their VIC card to Creative Spark if you link your card to our account.  Just tell them our number: 4788.
Gift Certificates are available in any denomination and can be redeemed for lessons or classes to suit the recipient. 

Support the Center by Becoming a Friend
 Friend of Creative Spark  - Individual $20 – Family $35
Class Sampler Card lets you sample CS classes for free (1 time visit per class)
Early registration for selected classes and camps
Receive “ Sparkler” email news
Receive Creative Spark decal
 Special Friend of Creative Spark - $50 – Family $90
Same as above plus:
Invitation to special “Member-only” events
Receive a “Creative Spark” tee shirt
Backstagers Friends of Creative Spark -  $100 – Family $175
 Same as above plus
Invitation to special “Member-only” events
 Receive a “Creative Spark” tee shirt
Members-Only Backstage Club!

Creative Spark is a non-profit community organization committed to providing high-quality Arts education and experiences to the people of the South Carolina Lowcountry, regardless of age, ability, income or ethnic origin.
Copyright © 2001 Creative Spark

E-mail us at Creative Spark

Phone: 843-881-3780
Fax: 843-881-8487

this page is updated & designed by:
Elizabeth LaBar

labarart@aol.com

 
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