Hands On Clay - Summer Art Classes for Adults and Children

At the new community art center in Mountainair

Mountain Arts on Broadway

East Broadway, 2 blocks past blinking light on south side of street

Adult Mosaics: Work with broken tile and found objects to create

one-of-a-kind art pieces.

Wednesdays, May 11-Aug. 10, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

$20 per class or 8 classes for $150

Adult Clay Hand-Building: Learn clay hand-building techniques to make pinch pots, coiled pottery, clay whistles, slab constructions & more.

Mondays, June 6-Aug. 8, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

$ 20 per class or 8 classes for $150

Kids And Families Clay Hand-Building: Take a lump of clay and make whatever you want—pottery, animal & people sculptures, clay whistles, pinch pots…use your imagination!

Saturdays, June 4-Aug. 13

Session 1: 9–10:30 a.m. OR Session 2: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

$5 per child or parent, per class, or 10 classes for $35.

Scholarships are available.

Instructor Tomás Wolff has 30 years’ art-education experience.

For more information & registration, contact Tomás

505-847-2444 or e-mail: wolff.clayworks@gmail.com

Children's Only Personal Safety Course in October

High Desert Roots & Shoots invites you to attend a two-day, children's-only Personal Safety Course through Impact New Mexico of Santa Fe. Program information states that "This program teaches children ages 6 - 12 the basics of how to stay safe with strangers and with people they know.

The class empasizes concepts about:

• Being Alone
• How to keep a safe distance from strangers
• How to strike and flee to safety, if necessary

Verbal strategies to set and to enforce healthy boundaries are practiced in role-playing scenarios covering a wide variety of situations including bullying, peer pressure and unwanted touch".

October's 6-Hour Safety Course will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico on October 10th and 17th from 1pm - 4pm. Boys & Girls 6 - 12 years old welcome. Pre-registration is required. Tuition Fee of $25.00 - $125.00 per child based on a sliding scale.

Sign up by calling 992-8833 to reserve a space for your child or to get more information. You can also visit their web site for a full course schedule.