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Welcome to Sycamore Place Gallery & Studios where Art Saves the World! 

Arts Happenings with Sylvia Cross in Decatur
Come Draw, Paint, Build Clay, and More!


2024 SUMMER ART CAMP WORKSHOPS 
with Ms. Sylvia and friends

Offered in person, in 2-week sessions. 

Join Ms. Sylvia and Friends to create plein air fashions from nature. We will draw, paint, pastels, and collage. We will learn fashion design and create a wearable piece of art in a courtyard fashion show. We will accessorize with hats, capes, and fantasy masks. We will also study designer Yves St. Laurent. A wearable art show will be on display on the last day of class at 11:45 AM. Walking field trips will be included.

Masks are optional outside; masks are required inside. 

Session 1. Plein Air Fashion and Design. Ages 11-15. 
 
In addition to walking field trips and plein air, the students will learn the basic principles of fashion illustration, sewing techniques, and display.
 
Offerings are from 9 AM - 12 noon on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, June 4-6  and June 11-13. $315 / 2-week session. Extended lunch from 12-1 PM available each day for $25 a day. 

Session 2. Plein Air and Fantasy FashionAges 8-11. 

In addition to walking field trips and plein air, the students will learn basic drawing techniques and how to take an idea from nature and create a unique fashion from it. 
 
Offerings are from 9 AM - 12 noon on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, June 18-20  and June 25-27. $315 / 2-week session. Extended lunch from 12-1 PM available each day for $25 a day.

Session 3. Plein Air Cartooning and "What was that? A hat?" Ages 5-8. 

In addition to walking field trips and plein air, the students will learn to look and create a hat from materials found in the world around us. Their hats will surprise you! 
 
Offerings are from 9 AM - 12 noon on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, July 9-11 and July 16-18. $315 / 2-week session. Extended lunch from 12-1 PM available each day for $25 a day.

Ms. Sylvia is an art instigator and art director at Sycamore Place Gallery. She has a BFA in fine arts from Georgia State University and has been creating art at Sycamore Place for 25 years. 

Ms. Nicole Haysler-Webb has been working with Ms. Sylvia for 6 years. She has a BFA in fine arts from UGA. You can check out her artwork on her Instagram page.   

Ms. Xenia Zed worked in the visual arts community in Atlanta as a maker, writer, editor, gallerist, and educator. She holds graduate degrees in printmaking and art education from UGA and Georgia State. 





Ms. Nicole Haysler-Webb, Ms. Sylvia, and Ms. Xenia!

Register and pay for Summer Art Camp Workshops here!

To register: call/text 404-377-7747, ms.sylvia.cross@gmail.com

Register and pay for art classes and camps here!

ART CLASSES ARE NOW IN-PERSON AND ONLINE!

Ms. Sylvia is offering Art Classes for children and adults face to face and on Zoom! Wherever you go the classes are accessible as long as you have WiFi and a device!


Group classes are $105 / month. An Art Supply Packet (for the children’s class only) is included. 

Classes:

  • Monday 6:15-7:15 PM: Serious Sketchers & Fantasy Drawing (middle and high school)
  • Tuesday 5-6 PM: Serious Sketchers & Fantasy Drawing (ages 8-11)
  • Wednesday 5-6 PM: Multimedia Arts & Crafts (ages 5-8)
  • Wednesdays 7:30-9:00 PM: Advanced Abstract Acrylics
  • Thursdays 5:30-7:00 PM: Watercolors & Sketching for Adults

Private classes are also available: please contact Ms. Sylvia for details!

Please register and pay at www.decaturartclasses.com

Ms. Sylvia will send the Zoom link before classes. Art Packet pickups in the courtyard prior to the first class.

To register:
Call/text 404-377-7747
Questions? Please email: ms.sylvia.cross@gmail.com

Sylvia Cross is teaching Art for children and adults from Sycamore Place Gallery virtually anywhere! This is a perfect gift choice for friends and family.

Ms. Sylvia will be offering sets of classes through Zoom that are interactive, instructive, and FUN!

Gift Certificates are $105 monthly for 4 one-hour group sessions or $105 for 2 private one-hour sessions. Get a group together for a family class! Or take with an established group!

Art Packets of materials are offered for children’s classes for pickup at 120 Sycamore Place.

Artfully,

Sylvia Cross

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Register and make online payments for classes here.

You may also drop off a check to Sylvia Cross, Sycamore Place Gallery, 120 Sycamore Place, Decatur, GA 30030. 

Please include your child's name, age, allergies, phone number, and class theme dates and titles.

Questions? Call 404-377-7747 or email ms.sylvia.cross@gmail.com


See some examples of student art here!