Center for Creative Arts

It’s time to register for Fall Art Classes at The Center!
The first session begins on September 14th.
For prices and class descriptions, please check out our website.
Please register as soon as possible. Spots are reserved on a first come, first serve basis from the time stamped receipt of the form. Once spots are full, you will be added to our waitlist.

Learn to play one of the world’s oldest and most challenging games—chess. Discover strategies that build a strong chess foundation, one piece at a time in a fun class! Chess teaches discipline, responsibility, critical thinking and problem solving skills. Students will be paired according to their age and ability.

Players will also learn
• How to move the pieces
• Different strategies & tactics
• How to make most out their opportunities
• How to turn bad situations to their advantage
• How to accept setbacks and win/lose graciously

Private Chess Lessons are ideal for a child just learning to play chess, and to those who would like individual tutoring on how to improve their game!

Our Fall Semester begins August 17th! All music students must register to take lessons in the Fall, please check your email!
Art Class registration coming soon...

Lots of things are happening this week at The Center!

Instructor Spotlight!

John Rose is a freelance trumpet performer and educator in the Richmond area, having recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor's of Music in Performance. As an educator, John has served on the band staff with the Clover Hill High School Marching Cavaliers and Cosby Titan Band in Midlothian, VA, where he aided with production of marching band shows while also teaching lessons and sectionals to the brass sections. Additionally, he has made two trips to Cartagena, Colombia with Fundacion Tocando Puertas, a non-profit organization devoted to supporting music in Colombian schools, where he has taught lessons, clinics, and given recital performances to students of all ages around the country. As a private lessons instructor, John is committed to advancing his student's abilities through encouraging strong fundamentals and methodological, guided practice.

An avid performer, John performs regularly with the VCU Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Orchestra I. He has attended the National Music Festival, Brass Institutes of America, National Trumpet Competition, and is a proud member of the International Trumpet Guild. He has performed professionally with the Commonwealth Brass, Williamsburg Choral Guild, Commonwealth Concert Opera, and Northern Neck Orchestra. John's primary teachers are Rex Richardson, Sam Huss, Davy DeArmond, and Ross Walter.

Check out these awesome bird's nest paintings from last week's Go Wild! Elementary Art Camp! These were created using oil pastel and the students did an amazing job!

This week starts Session I of our Robotics Camp!
Center Robotics camps are taught by Ellen O'Leary, and Cheryl Kaplan, mentors of the amazing Blue Cheese Robotics Team from Deep Run, and The Mech Tech Dragons from Maggie Walker. Team members join our camps as youth counselors. Last year both teams competed in Houston at the 2025 First Robotics Competition World Championships where the Blue Cheese Team won the prestigious Judges Award, and The Mech Tech Dragons were Division Finalists and lost to the eventual winner of the event. The Maggie Walker team ended this season ranked 14th in the world! We are so proud of these teams, and grateful for their dedication to sharing their passion for Robotics at The Center!

This week at The Center campers will bring to life the magical story of Harry Potter and friends as they learn to paint characters, create a mixed-media of Diagon Alley, draw a pastel moonlit Hogwarts, design their own wands and more!

This week at The Center, artists will use a variety of art materials to create famous building styles from around the world. Campers will use corrugated cardboard, metallic paint, drawing and painting supplies and will experiment with print making! The results will be many two and three dimensional works of art. Excited to see what they create!

Week 2 campers are ready to seize the day! Join us for an amazing performance this Friday at 7pm!