The E.L. Cord Museum School of the Nevada Museum of Art is now accepting enrollment for the Fall 2008 class schedule. Classes are limited in size, therefore early registration is recommended. Scholarships are available for all ages. All classes will be held in the E.L. Cord Museum School at the Nevada Museum of Art. Please call the NMA for details at 775.329.3333. FALL CHILDREN'S CLASSES     Art Aces   Kids will have a blast experimenting with and discovering different art media in this class. Each week, students will create projects using drawing, painting, sculpture and clay. Dress for a mess – please bring an old T-shirt or apron to wear.     Instructor: Megan Berner Session 1: Mondays, October 6 to 27, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM  Ages: 8 - 12 years old (age flexible) Cost: $64 NMA members, $72 non-members           Clay Turds For Toddlers   Parent and toddler will explore the wonderful textures and forms that can be created using clay. This fun and tactile approach will allow you and your tot to discover the many possibilities that can result from squishing, pounding, rolling and building with this muddy material. You will sculpt, fire, and glaze your clay “turds” during this exciting and experimental development opportunity for parent and child. Price includes one parent and one child.     Instructor: Megan Berner Session 1: Saturdays, November 1 to 22, 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM  Ages: 1 - 3 with parent Cost: $24 NMA members, $27 non-members, $12 for each additional parent and/or child -- to register for an additional person, please call Jennifer Ishimatsu at 775-329-3333 x 260.           Drawing: Birds Around The World   Exotic and familiar birds such as penguins, toucans, and eagles will inspire your child in this drawing class. Students will learn the step-by-step process of character creation and the technique of drawing basic shapes, using shading, blending and the development of an environment/background.     Instructor: John Coleman Session 1: Saturdays, November 1 to 22, 10 AM to 11:15 AM  Ages: 6 years old and up Cost: $55 NMA members, $65 non-members           Four Hands Playing: Clay For Parent & Child   Take time in the morning for clay play with your child under six. You will sculpt, fire, and glaze with all four hands working together to make this a wonderful learning experience and development opportunity for parent and child. Price includes one parent and one child.     Instructor: Megan Berner Session 1: Saturdays, November 1 to 22, 10:30 AM to 12 Noon  Ages: 3 – 6 with parent Cost: $48 NMA members, $54 non-members, $24 for each additional parent and/or child -- to register for an additional person, please call Jennifer Ishimatsu at 775-329-3333 x 260.           Gingerbread House Workshop   Decorate a festive gingerbread house to take home and enjoy for the holidays. Kids will have fun frosting their houses and embellishing them with an assortment of candies that will create the perfect winter scene to put on display for all to see. Come to class in your grubby clothes and prepare to get messy! Parents welcome and encouraged to participate.     Instructor: Jennifer Ishimatsu Session 1: Wednesday, December 10, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM  Ages: All / parent must accompany kids 5 and under Cost: $30 NMA members, $35 non-members           Improv Theater   Experience the fun of learning spontaneous theater and performance skills through game playing. Students will learn how to think on their feet and create dynamic imaginary scenes while developing positive interaction skills within a group. Each day will emphasize a key element of improv -- as every student participates in creative play!     Instructor: Carroll Charlet Session 1: Saturdays, October 4 to 18, 1 PM to 4 PM  Ages: 9 – 13 years old Cost: $72 NMA members, $81 non-members           Invent & Design It!   In this design class, your child will dream up their own toy, shoe, clothing and a bike. Boys and girls will bring ideas to life and learn how to get the word out about their ideas with the class! Your child will take a trip to the galleries to see the many ways the flag is used as a design element in Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag.     Instructor: Megan Berner Session 1: Saturdays, November 1 to 22, 1 PM to 2:30 PM  Ages: 8 – 12 years old (age flexible) Cost: $48 NMA members, $54 non-members           Teen Art Studio: Graphic Characters   Teens will create stylish graphic characters using drawing and painting media. Students will expand their creativity using layering and stylization techniques, painting on different surfaces, and combining art media to create cool effects.     Instructor: Ron Rash Session 1: Mondays, November 10 to December 8, 4 PM to 6 PM  Ages: 13 -17 years old Cost: $80 NMA members, $90 non-members           Toddler Art Adventure: Veggies & Clouds   Have fun making art with your tot in this three day class. Inspired by the Chris Drury: Mushrooms | Clouds, students will make mushroom spore prints, cloud art and use vegetables to create colorful patterns and scenes that tell a story. Prepare for fun and a mess! Price includes one parent and one child. (Photo courtesy of Priscilla B. Varner Photographie)     Instructor: Jennifer Ishimatsu Session 1: Fridays, September 12 to 26, 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM  Ages: 2 - 5 with parent Cost: $22 NMA members, $24 non-members, $11 for each additional parent and/or child -- to register for an additional person, please call Jennifer Ishimatsu at 775-329-3333 x 260.           Winter Break Art Camp   Kids are invited to come play, discover, and experiment with art at the Winter Break Art Camp. Each day offers a different media including clay, painting, and drawing. This fun educational experience will allow campers to create their own works of art as well as explore the galleries of the museum. Please bring an apron or old T-shirt for your child to wear.     Instructor: Carroll Charlet Session 1: Daily, December 29 to 31, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 8 to 12 years old (age flexible) Cost: $96 NMA members, $108 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts).         FALL ADULT CLASSES     Airbrush I & Ii: Beginning / Intermediate Airbrushing   In this beginning to intermediate class, students will learn basic airbrushing techniques through step-by-step demonstrations. Students will become skilled in this versatile medium, and learn about equipment and materials, paints, freehand application, color gradation, rendering texture, and more. Enrollment is limited to 8.     Instructor: Armando Serrano Session 1: Thursdays, October 16 to November 13, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM  Ages: 15 and up / Beginning – Intermediate Levels Cost: $130 NMA members, $150 non-members           Art Afternoon: Monthly Workshop & Social For Seniors   This ongoing and affordable monthly art class invites senior citizens tour the NMA galleries and participate in a studio workshop. Each month, different artworks in the museum will be explored during a guided tour. Students will then enter the classroom to create an art project related to the tour. Enjoy refreshments while socializing and making art. No art background is necessary. Students may register for 4 or 2 sessions. This program is generously sponsored by the Leonette Foundation.     Instructor: Carol Raphel Session 1: Tuesdays, September 9 to December 9, 1 PM to 3 PM -- ongoing, held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Ages: Senior Citizens / All Levels Cost: $20 NMA members, $24 non-members, for 4 sessions; $12 / $10 for NMA members for 2 sessions. To register for 2 sessions, please call Jennifer Ishimatsu at 775-329-3333 x 260.           Book Arts: Batik Cards   During this class, students will create hand-made cards by applying hot wax to paper that is then dyed with bright colors. In time for the holidays, sixteen beautiful, unique cards will be produced. A $25 materials fee is payable to the instructor on the first day of class.     Instructor: Carol Pallesen Session 1: Tuesdays, November 4 to December 9, 6 PM to 9 PM (no class 11/11) Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $120 NMA members, $135 non-members           Book Arts: Contemporary Book Of Hours   Learn how to bind together hand-painted papers to make a medieval style book with a soft leather cover and exposed stitching. A slide lecture will bring to life working methods from the middle ages that relate to the creation of books of hours. A $35 material fee is payable to the instructor on the first day of class.     Instructor: Carol Pallesen Session 1: Tuesdays, September 9 to October 1, 6 PM to 9 PM (no class 9/30) Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $120 NMA members, $135 non-members           Cooking With Mushrooms   Inspired by Chris Drury: Mushrooms | Clouds, learn how to infuse mushrooms into your cooking. Work with chef Lara Ritchie from culinary school Nothing To It in the museum's Founder's Room and get an introduction to mushroom types and flavors, how they are used in different cuisines, make delicious mushroom dishes, and eat what you have created. A $25 materials fee is due to the instructor the first day of class - no other materials are required.     Instructor: Lara Ritchie Session 1: Tuesday, September 30, 6 PM to 8:30 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $45 NMA members, $50 non-members           Design From The Great Basin   Create beautiful and useful objects that are inspired by and constructed from our natural surroundings. Find inspiration in the natural imagery of Chris Drury: Mushrooms | Clouds and make your own designs using natural, locally-found materials with designer Lisa Kornze.     Instructor: Lisa Kornze Session 1: Saturday, September 27, 10 AM to 5 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $63 NMA members, $70 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in Café Musee           Drawing I   This course serves as a foundation for all art students as well as those who have a desire to learn how to draw what they see. This class will emphasize observational drawing techniques and the modeling of form with light and shadow. Students will make their own compositions while gaining a better understanding and appreciation of two-dimensional art.     Instructor: Wes Lee Session 1: Wednesdays, October 15 to November 19, 1 PM to 4 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members           Drawing The Figure   The focus of this life drawing course is the nude human figure. Students start each class with gesture drawings and then proceed to longer poses which result in detailed renderings of the human form. The instructor will address anatomy, line, shading and composition through demonstrations and critiques.     Instructor: Martha Voyevidka Session 1: Thursdays, September 25 to October 30, 9 AM to 12 Noon  Ages: 18 and up / All Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members           Flags For Designers With Kit Hinrichs   This workshop invites professional graphic artists, designers, and design students to work one-on-one with Kit Hinrichs, whose flag collection is on exhibit in Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag. One of the world’s leading graphic designers, Hinrichs is a partner in the international design firm, Pentagram. The class will begin with a brief history on the flag, followed by a design project where the flag is fashioned using your media of choice. This activity is inspired by Hinrichs’s book, Stars & Stripes: Ninety-Six Top Designers and Graphic Artists Offer Their Personal Interpretations of Old Glory.     Instructor: Kit Hinrichs Session 1: Saturday, December 6, 10 AM to 5 PM  Ages: 18 and up / Advanced Levels (structured for graphic artists and designers) Cost: $200 NMA members, $250 non-members, $200 AIGA members. (AIGA members please call Jennifer Ishimatsu at 775-329-3333 x 260 to recieve AIGA member discount.) Bring a sack lunch or dine in Café Musee.           Life Drawing: Open Studio   Improve your life drawing techniques and skills while working freely from a nude model. An instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction if requested. Both male and female models will be drawn. Students may register for 4 or 6 classes.     Instructor: Jerry Stinson Session 1: Wednesdays, September 10 to October 15, 6 PM to 9 PM  Session 2: Wednesdays, October 29 to December 10, 6 PM to 9 PM (no class 11/26) Ages: 18 and up / All Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members, for 6 sessions, $108 / $96 for 4 sessions           Painting I: Oils   This beginner’s class is an intensive study of the basics of painting using traditional oils. Students will gain a working knowledge of equipment, supports, brush selection, brushwork, color mixing and mediums. Only walnut oil and rags will be used for brush cleaning after each lesson. Class time will consist of lecture, demonstrations and hands on experience in painting from a still life.     Instructor: David McCamant Session 1: Thursdays, October 30 to December 11, 6 PM to 9 PM (no class 11/27) Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members           Painting: Acrylics   In this dynamic acrylics course, the exciting and versatile qualities of acrylics will be explored. Students will cover several different techniques possible when using this medium as they paint from a variety of subjects including the clothed model and the still life. Beginners as well as painters of all levels are welcome to participate in this class.     Instructor: Ron Spears Session 1: Mondays, September 22 to October 27, 6 PM to 9 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members           Photo Workshop: Winnemucca Dry Lake   Explore the terrain surrounding the dry lakebed of Winnemucca Lake (near Pyramid Lake) while learning about digital photography. In relation to Chris Drury: Mushrooms | Clouds, travel to the site of Drury’s Winnemucca Whirlwind, discover the visual history of the area and use a GPS to coordinate photos with geographic landmarks. The class will meet at the museum and caravan over to the site. Students will photograph the landscape while learning technique, return to the classroom to discuss the photos on a projector, and plot photos in Google Earth.     Instructor: Scott Hinton Session 1: Saturday, September 27, 10 AM to 5 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $63 NMA members, $70 non-members, Bring a sack lunch           Pin Striping   In this one day workshop, learn how to create a custom look for car or motorcycle exteriors using freehand pin striping. Learn stroke technique that utilizes a pin striping brush and enamel paints, discover how to enhance your design and layout, and explore different uses for the technique. Students will paint on an aluminum sheets provided by the instructor. A $60 materials fee is due to the instructor the day of the class – no additional materials are required.     Instructor: Armando Serrano Session 1: Saturday, October 25, 10 AM to 4 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $48 NMA members, $54 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in Café Musee           Plein Air: Fall Fast Studies   In this six-week course, travel to scenic outdoor locations near downtown Reno and paint small color sketches or studies (“pochades”) using oils. This class will focus on how to capture light in the landscape quickly. There will be hands-on instruction from setup to finish in this most exciting of all painting endeavors – painting in plein air. Students should have a good foundation in color mixing and painting with oils.     Instructor: David McCamant Session 1: Tuesdays, September 23 to October 28, 1 PM to 4 PM  Ages: 15 and up / Intermediate and up (experienced beginners welcome) Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members           Quilted Clothing   Bring your sewing machine and a favorite pattern and create a vibrant and stylish vest or jacket with quilter Jimmie Benedict. Gather inspiration from the quilts in the exhibit, Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag. Then, learn from Benedict's techniques, using pieced-together fabric to make fantastic and colorful quilted clothes that you can wear. A $15 materials fee is due to the instructor the first day of class.     Instructor: Jimmie Benedict Session 1: Saturday, December 6, 10 AM to 5 PM  Ages: 15 and up / Intermediate Levels and up (students must know how to use a sewing machine) Cost: $63 NMA members, $70 non-members, bring a sack lunch or dine in Café Musee           Visual Art Start   Learn the basics that will help you create works of art in any medium. Offered for beginners, students will explore using the elements of art, design and composition through assignments to improve your technique and appreciation of basic visual elements. This class will include individual instruction and class critiques.     Instructor: Martha Voyevidka Session 1: Wednesdays, September 24 to October 29, 6 PM to 9 PM  Ages: 15 and up / Beginning Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members           Watercolor I: Beginning Techniques   This beginning class will cover the essentials of watercolor painting, including technique, supplies, color mixing, stretching paper and composition. With the instructor demonstrating each painting technique step-by-step, students will learn to produce beautiful, luminous washes and bold, colorful paintings. Students will leave class prepared to move on to intermediate levels.     Instructor: George Drews Session 1: Wednesdays, November 5 to December 3, 6 PM to 9 PM (no class 11/26) Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $96 NMA members, $108 non-members         FALL WORKSHOPS