The Marion Art Center is now accepting registrations for the following children’s art and theater classes for Winter 2017:

Little People’s Theatre (ages 5-8)

The class runs on Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. from Jan. 10-Feb. 14. The instructor is Linda Landry, and the tuition is $80 for MAC members and $95 for non-members. There is a minimum of five students required for this class. Registration ends Jan. 5.

Young actors will develop acting skills while having fun and learning to interact with one another. Through age-appropriate acting games, improv and small scenes, these young actors will learn theater basics. They will learn the rules of the theater, theater terminology, how to project an emotion, how to start creating a character and more. Students will learn the process of putting on a production through selection, rehearsal and production of a small show presented at the end of the session.

Young People’s Theatre (ages 9-12)

This class runs on Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. from Jan. 12-Feb. 16. The instructor is Linda Landry and the tuition is $80 for MAC members and $95 for non-members. A minimum of five students are required for this class. Registration ends Jan. 7.

Young actors will develop acting skills while having fun and learning to interact with one another. Through age-appropriate acting games, improv and small scenes, these young actors will learn theater basics. They will learn the rules of the theater, theater terminology, how to project an emotion, how to start creating a character and more. Students will learn the process of putting on a production through selection, rehearsal and production of a small show presented at the end of the session.

Fashion Design & Illustration For Tweens (ages 9-12)

This new class runs Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. from Jan. 19-March 9. The instructor is Catherine Carter and tuition is $180 for MAC members and $195 for non-members (supplies no included). There is a minimum of five students required and registration ends Jan. 14.

Love fashion and coming up with your own designs? This new MAC offering for youngsters will cover the basics of fashion illustration, including drawing the fashion figure and rendering fabrics with colored pencil and marker. We will create a series of design projects inspired by a range of sources including fashion history, ethnic costume and fine art.