Mondays in the Creation Station


GRACE welcomes children in grades K-6 to enroll in our Monday afternoon hands-on art workshops. Art teacher and storyteller JJ Blum leads each lesson from 3:30-5:00 pm and focuses on a different form of art making and developing creativity through self-expression. Reservations are required.

Fabric of Fairy Tales
September 8, Monday
3:30-5:00pm (K-2nd grades)
$15 members; $20 non-members

The weaving of fabulous worlds, with words and with fabrics, has intrigued people from all corners of the world throughout time. From humble rags of the poor man to the luxurious robes of the king, from common flax to a magical fabric won from a serpent...the rich patterns of life are wonderfully captured in story and art. In this workshop, children will hear stories and create woven masterpieces. 		Kids

Art Spun from Far and Wide
September 15, Monday
3:30-5:00pm (3-6th grades)
$15 members; $20 non-members

See "Fabric of Fairy Tales" above.

Forest of Stories (SOLD OUT)
October 20, Monday
3:30-5:00pm
$15 members; $20 non-members

  
 

Forest of Stories
October 27, Monday
3:30-5:00pm (K-6th grades)
$15 members; $20 non-members

In the current exhibition, Sleeping Tree, artist Shinji Turner-Yamamoto explores the relationship between a dead tree and the birth of new seedlings. This theme of regeneration is critical to the life of a forest and is woven throughout world literature. In this program led by art educator JJ Blum, children will hear stories from different cultures that have trees and nature as the main characters. They will create their own watercolor resist forests and footprint flowers while discussing the importance of caring for the earth.
 
 

Art in the Shade of the Sleeping Tree
November 3, Monday
3:30-5:00pm (K-6th grades)
$15 members; $20 non-members

In the current exhibition, Sleeping Tree, artist Shinji Turner-Yamamoto explores the life cycle of a tree. The tree lived, contributing to the beauty and health of the world, and in death gives birth to new life. This theme is found throughout children's literature as well. In this session led by art educator JJ Blum, children will find inspiration in stories and art and then create plantable recycled paper and paper flowers using tracings of their hands as petals.
 

Art in the Shade of the Sleeping Tree (SOLD OUT)
November 10, Monday
3:30-5:00pm
$15 members; $20 non-members
Jennifer (JJ) Blum has been a storyteller and art educator for 17 years. JJ has taught and developed art curriculum for museums, public and private schools, and national art program, Abrakadoodle. She makes her home in Reston, VA with her husband and 2 young children. JJ works with a unique, gentle and multicultural stories and developmentally focused art lessons. Through her pairing of Art and Story she introduces children to cultures and traditions from all over the world, encouraging them to see life from different perspectives.


All workshops will be held from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at the GRACE gallery in Reston Town Center. Students will be registered on a first come, first served basis.

Fees per workshop:
  • $15.00 for GRACE members
  • $20.00 for non-members

**** WINTER WEATHER POLICY ****
GRACE follows the Fairfax County Public School schedule. If schools are closed, open late, or close early on a Creation Station day, the workshop will be rescheduled.

Please register for only one workshop per month. Please call 703-471-9242 to register, or click to get the form.