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:
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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 and develop your child’s inborn joy and talent for making music while enjoying this special time together.
Early childhood—a time of rapid growth and brain development—is the optimal time to start this musical journey.  Creative Spark is proud to offer these 30 minute parent/child classes developed by music professionals
and used all over the world with great results.
Certified teacher, Natalie Hudson BFA Music, will lead these joyful classes in our wonderful toddler music room.  Tuition is $145 plus $35 for materials (including a CD) for the 15-week series of classes.
Time Day of the Week and Start Date Ages
10:00 AM Wednesday

January 7

 Ages newborn to sixteen months
10:00 AM Monday or
Thursday		 January 5
August 8		 Ages sixteen months to three years 

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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Broadway Bound! 
 A musical theater class of acting, singing and movement
for ages 8 and up
led by Heather Moss-Layman
Mondays from  5:00 to 6:30 PM
for 16 weeks
beginning January 12
for $165. 

New Horizon Band
Did you miss learning to play an instrument when you were younger?
 Or are you yearning to play again? This is your chance. 
You’ll learn to play from a professional instructor, Jamie Mock, and enjoy playing with other adults.
This new ensemble, in cooperation with the Mt. Pleasant Senior Center, will include any band instrument.
Get that old instrument out of storage and join the fun.
Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:45 PM
for 16 weeks
beginning January 29
for $160
 at Creative Spark
 See www.newhorizonmusic.org for more information.


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


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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

Paint a Rainbow
 A “greatest hits” of experiences from Creative Spark’s many years of preschool arts and dance instruction.
 Ages 3 to 5
Thursdays
from 4:00 to 5:00 PM
for fifteen weeks
beginning January 22
for $175 plus $25 supplies

Kids Watercolor
 Beautiful results and expressive materials make this class
with Lori Penland
a wonderful creative outlet
 for ages 8 to 12.
Mondays
 5:00 to 6:00 PM
for 8 weeks
beginning February 2
for $95 plus $25 materials
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 either:
January 20, or
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 either:
January 20, or
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 either :
 January 27, or
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 January 14, or
March 18
for $150 plus $25 supplies
Ages 6 to 12
 Please call: 843-881-3780 for more information.

Make a Movie!
 Make a short film from start to finish with cinematographer Jeff Poole.
All equipment provided, just bring your imagination!
 Ages 12 and up
Tuesdays From 7:00 to 8:30 PM
for 8 weeks beginning January 20
for $95 plus $10 supplies (which includes your copy of the film!)        


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ART FOR ADULTS

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 January 12,
and March 9
for $100, plus some supplies that you’ll buy yourself.
Bring your machine with you starting on the second class. 

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
January 15, or
March 5
for $110 plus $25 supplies.

Adult Drawing
 Learn technique and develop style as you draw realistically with instructor Lori Penland.
No experience needed!
Wednesdays from 6:00 to 7:30 PM
for six weeks
beginning February 4
Tuition $95 plus $20 supplies.

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.

Paint with Carol McGill
 one of Charleston’s most celebrated artists!  You’ll create one oversized painting in either oil or acrylic.
Learn about painting concepts while being inspired by Carol’s unique color palette.
 Friday and Saturday
from 9:30 to 4:30
on January 30 and 31
plus a get-acquainted session at the artist’s home
the previous Thursday evening. 
$250 plus some supplies.
 Please call: 843-881-3780 for more information.  

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
March 20 and 21, or
April 24 and 25
plus a get-acquainted get together at the artist’s home Thursday.
$250 plus some supplies.
 Please call: 843-881-3780 for more information.

Free your Inner Jackson Pollack!
 Open your heart and free your expressive self in this poured painting class.
It’s fun and requires nothing but an adventuresome spirit.
Led by Carol McGill
on February 17 and 24
from 2:00 to 4:00 PM
for $125 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 January 24,
or 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 January 14,
or March 18
Potter’s Wheel Class (ages 10 and up)
12:00 to 1:00 PM
 starting January 14,
or 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 January 16,
or March 20
The cost is $115
plus $25 for supplies for 8 weeks
for children 5 years old and up

Kids Hand-building and at the Wheel
 A class for children ages ten and up that have had some clay experience.
Learn techniques that will allow you to create functional art including mosaic tile.
  Classes begin
Fridays, January 16
for 8 weeks
 Learn to make thrown shapes on the pottery wheel and
work with slabs of clay using hand-building techniques.
Michaela Kuhn, instructor
 Beginner Potter’s Wheel Class 4:45 to 5:45 PM
Tuition $115 plus supply cost is $25
Experienced potter’s wheel class 6:00 to 7:30 PM for $140

CLAY FOR ADULTS

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 January 21,
or March 25
with Jennifer Mathis

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:
January 13 or March 17
  Thursdays class begins:
January 15 or March 19


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Drama & Musical Theater

Broadway Bound!
A musical theater class of acting, singing and movement led by Heather Moss-Layman.
 Ages 8 and up
Mondays at 5:00 to 6:30 PM
for 16 weeks
beginning January 12
for $165. 

Kids on Stage!
After learning vocal and acting technique, confidence and storytelling skills,
a scripted performance will be presented on the last day of class.
 Ages 8 to 12. 
Linda Eisen, instructor. 
Wednesdays at 4 to 5 PM
for 12 weeks
starting January 14 for $120

Radio Days
 If you know who “George Burns and Gracie Allen” were, you’ll enjoy this class.
Everyone will have a part in producing and recording a scripted radio play and receive a CD of it.
Sound effects included!
For more Information, please call us at: 843-881-3780
Thursdays from 1:00 to 2:00 PM
for 8 weeks beginning January 22
This class will be held at Franke at Seaside.
Tuition is $50. 


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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 January 26,
and March 23
Tuition $60.


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DANCE LESSONS FOR ALL AGES
Dance For Children


Capoeira
 is a blend of martial arts, acrobatic dance and games developed in Brazil.
Participants take turns sparring, with exciting sweeps, kicks and footwork and playing instruments.
Christopher Pulliam, instructor
Mondays from 3:45 to 4:45 PM
for children ages 6-12
beginning January 12
Tuition $175 for 16 weeks or $45 a month.
 You may start at any time!
Dance For Adults

Modern Dance -An Intermediate Class
 Jocelyn Nugent has been with Anonymity Dance Company as a performer,
choreographer and assistant director since 1988.
She has danced with renowned companies in California after
completing her BFA in Modern Dance and Ballet.
She brings her broad background to a welcoming
intermediate modern class for adults aimed at developing creative minds
and bodies using interesting music and movement ideas.
 This class is suitable for experienced adult dancers of any age.
Pay $12 per class or $40 per month
Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:00 PM
beginning January 7

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 4

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
January 8 to 29 7:00 to 8:00 Beginner’s sampler class
January 8 to 29 8:00 to 9:15 Intermediate East Coast Swing
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

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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. 

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