CANCELED: Take your photographs to the next level by learning proper composition and photography techniques. Students will learn the different ways to compose landscapes, still lifes and people, while also learning different techniques such as High Dynamic Range (HDR), panoramic stitching, long exposures, proper posing for people, working with photo filters and lighting terminology.

Monday and Tuesday, May 4 and 5
10 -2 pm

Instructor: M.D. Welch
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supplies: A DSLR or mirrorless camera, as well as their camera’s manual and any lenses that students own should also be brought to class. A fully charged battery and memory card are also necessary for class. Please also bring a tripod and shutter release cable.

Summer Art Camp: For Teachers! When was the last time you went to Art Camp? Treat yourself to experiencing a variety of media ranging from crayon and colored pencil to oil pastels and Suminigashi! Experienced teaching artist Elizabeth Brooks will lead you through a few sample lessons each day and provide you with context based in both the visual art AND content standards you teach every day. As a certified Arts Integration Specialist, Elizabeth will go over materials management in the classroom and offer suggestions and resources for arts integrated lesson plans- but the main focus is on process and skill development with visual art media. This class has been designed for K-6 grade teachers, but teachers of all types are welcome and will be accommodated.

This 15 hour course is offered for equal hours towards professional development.

Have children? Sign them up for a camp at the same time! (And at a discounted rate!) *While space is available.

https://www.nevadaart.org/learn/e-l-cord-museum-school/class-schedule/class/summer-art-camp-for-kids-6/

Monday – Friday, July 13 – 17
9 am – noon

Instructor: Elizabeth Brooks
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Covid 19 Museum School Policies:

– All students will be requested to wear a mask for the duration of their visit inside the Museum school. Mask will be provided upon request.

– Please exercise social distancing when in close proximity to other students and staff. Class sizes and seating arrangements have been changed to allow for 6 feet of social distance.

– Please note, snacks and drinks will no longer be distributed during class. Students are encouraged to bring their own personal water bottle and snack if needed to class.

– Please do not attend class if you or anyone in your household (including anyone who you have experience close contact with over the last 14 days) are feeling ill. To request a refund or options to reschedule please email Jen.Henry@nevadaart.org

Summer Art Camp: For Teachers! When was the last time you went to Art Camp? Treat yourself to experiencing a variety of media ranging from crayon and colored pencil to oil pastels and Suminigashi! Experienced teaching artist Elizabeth Brooks will lead you through a few sample lessons each day and provide you with context based in both the visual art AND content standards you teach every day. As a certified Arts Integration Specialist, Elizabeth will go over materials management in the classroom and offer suggestions and resources for arts integrated lesson plans- but the main focus is on process and skill development with visual art media. This class has been designed for K-6 grade teachers, but teachers of all types are welcome and will be accommodated.

This 15 hour course is offered for equal hours towards professional development.

Have children? Sign them up for a camp at the same time! (And at a discounted rate!) *While space is available.

https://www.nevadaart.org/learn/e-l-cord-museum-school/class-schedule/class/summer-art-camp-for-kids-3/

Monday – Friday, June 22 – 26
9 am – noon

Instructor: Elizabeth Brooks
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Covid 19 Museum School Policies:

– All students will be requested to wear a mask for the duration of their visit inside the Museum school. Mask will be provided upon request.

– Please exercise social distancing when in close proximity to other students and staff. Class sizes and seating arrangements have been changed to allow for 6 feet of social distance.

– Please note, snacks and drinks will no longer be distributed during class. Students are encouraged to bring their own personal water bottle and snack if needed to class.

– Please do not attend class if you or anyone in your household (including anyone who you have experience close contact with over the last 14 days) are feeling ill. To request a refund or options to reschedule please email Jen.Henry@nevadaart.org

CANCELED: Create five or more beads in this three hour intensive introductory glass blowing course taught by Mantra Glass Art. You will explore the beautiful world of boroscillicate glass utilizing clear, colored rod and color changing rods. Learn more about the process of melting glass and annealing your finished pieces in our kilns! All clear glass and color glass is provided with the cost of the class. 

Students will focus on:

1. Turning their torches on and operating neutral, oxidized and reduced flame techniques. Safety and material practices are covered.

2. Learn how to wrap mandrils with glass to create beautiful bead forms while exploring dot, raked patterns and more! 

3. Students will have open studio time for two hours to create their own work after learning the basics.

Instructor: Jessica Schimpf
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Sunday, May 3
10 am – 1 pm

Supply List:

All materials provided please wear close toed shoes.

CANCELED: Create five or more beads in this three hour intensive introductory glass blowing course taught by Mantra Glass Art. You will explore the beautiful world of boroscillicate glass utilizing clear, colored rod and color changing rods. Learn more about the process of melting glass and annealing your finished pieces in our kilns! All clear glass and color glass is provided with the cost of the class. 

Students will focus on:

1. Turning their torches on and operating neutral, oxidized and reduced flame techniques. Safety and material practices are covered.

2. Learn how to wrap mandrils with glass to create beautiful bead forms while exploring dot, raked patterns and more! 

3. Students will have open studio time for two hours to create their own work after learning the basics.

Instructor: Jessica Schimpf
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Saturday, May 2
10 am – 1 pm

Supply List:

All materials provided please wear close toed shoes.

This class is a perfect introduction to the world of fiber. Needle felting is the art of sculpting wool with a specially designed, barbed needle.  Stabbing the wool repeatedly creates a firm, textile object.  Needle-felting is an ideal craft in that it is easy to learn, requires minimal supplies and can be completed anywhere!

Saturday, June 27 
noon – 3 pm

Instructor: Lauren Gandolfo
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Covid 19 Museum School Policies:

– All students will be requested to wear a mask for the duration of their visit inside the Museum school. Mask will be provided upon request.

– Please exercise social distancing when in close proximity to other students and staff. Class sizes and seating arrangements have been changed to allow for 6 feet of social distance.

– Please note, snacks and drinks will no longer be distributed during class. Students are encouraged to bring their own personal water bottle and snack if needed to class.

– Please do not attend class if you or anyone in your household (including anyone who you have experience close contact with over the last 14 days) are feeling ill. To request a refund or options to reschedule please email Jen.Henry@nevadaart.org

CANCELED: Learn the techniques to create luscious and loose impressionistic paintings of bouquets.  The class will include demonstrations in “dropping paint,” silhouetting and negative painting.  Some watercolor experience is recommended for this class. 

Sundays, May 31 and June 7
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Carroll Charlet
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:

4 eye droppers
140 lb cold press Arches watercolor paper 9” x 12” or larger (Artist grade watercolor paper such as Arches is necessary for this technique)
Your watercolor pallet
No 6 and No 8 round watercolor brush
½” or 1” flat brush
Graphite or mechanical pencil
Kneaded eraser
2 plastic water containers
Roll of paper towels
For questions regarding materials, contact Carroll Charlet at carrollcharlet@sbcglobal.net

CANCELED: Take your watercolors to the next level with this fun method of using the batik method of applying hot wax to save and build layers of color. Together, we will create a painting on rice paper, which adds an extra element of interest and texture. Instructor will guide students through the batik process, while assisting each student with color mixing, composition and values to create a focal point in their work. A fairly simple drawing will be provided by the instructor for students to use, but students are also free to bring a reference image to draw out on their own. A working knowledge of watercolor painting is preferred; this class is not for absolute beginners to the medium.

Sunday, June 14 
10 am – 3 pm

Instructor: Ronnie Rector
Ages: Adult (15+) / Working knowledge of watercolor painting is recommended

Supply list:

• Black Micron Pen or other waterproof fine-line pen
• Watercolor brushes, flats or rounds or both, your choice. Bring your preference for working in large to small areas of a painting.
• Watercolor paints of your choice
• Watercolor palette of your choice. I recommend having a few good-sized mixing areas, but bring whatever you’re comfortable working with
• Water Container
• Roll of Paper Towel
• Masking Tape
• Lots of newspapers – will need at least 3 dozen sheets per artist, so if you have a pile, please bring them
• Sack lunch

In this workshop, I will share with you some really great tips, tricks and techniques I have learned along the way, either through my own experimentation or from some pretty amazing artists including Carl Purcell, Karen Frey, the late, great, Charles Reid, and John Salminen. You don’t need to be an expert for this class; I’ll show you how a lot of special effects are accomplished, and how to get those really great darks that make your paintings exceptional!No middle-value blah paintings here!

Sunday, June 28
10 – 3 pm

Instructor: Ronnie Rector
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:

Bring your own watercolor painting kit, but be sure to have the following:
•    One full sheet (22×30) of Arches 140 lb cold press, which you will tear into eight 5.5×7.5 pieces, or a watercolor sketchbook*.
•    Pen and pencil, to sketch with and take notes.
•    Watercolor** brushes: A #6 and #10 round, and a 1” flat, will be adequate. I recommend Silver’s Black Velvet brushes or Richeson’s “Quiller” 7000 series brushes as an excellent, not-too-expensive choice.
•    Watercolor paints of your choice. “Artist grade” paint, please – colors are stronger and more vivid.  My favorite colors are listed at the end of this, if you’re interested.
•    Watercolor palette. I recommend something like Cheap Joe’s Original palette or the Robert Wood palette, which both have bigger wells for your paints and large mixing areas. The tiny travel palettes are okay but bring a white plate or metal butcher’s tray (RESCO) to make good puddles of paint in.
•    Roll of 2” masking tape (NOT blue or green painter’s tape or white “artist’s” tape).
•    Wide mouth water container – the plastic “Folgers Coffee”-style tubs are great!
•    Small container of salt
•    Spray bottle for water
•    Sea sponge if you have one. If not, you can watch the demonstrated techniques and see if you like them.
•    Paper Towels (Viva are best for watercolors!)
•    Blow Dryer

*Be sure your sketchbook is made with (at a minimum) 140 lb. watercolor paper, which can hold up to applications of water and paint without shredding like sketch paper.

**Brushes used for acrylics will not provide the results you want to see when working in watercolor. 

If buying supplies at NV Fine Arts, tell them you’re taking my class and they’ll give you a 10% discount.

Questions? Send me an email!  ronnierector@yahoo.com
 

Buy what YOU like, though; don’t limit yourself to my choices!

Buy what YOU like, though; don’t limit yourself to my choices!

If you don’t already have watercolors of some sort, here’s a good place to start:

Source – Nevada Fine Arts:
1 full sheet of Arches 140 lb cold press watercolor paper (~$10)
1 size 8(ish) round watercolor paint brush – Richeson 7000 “Quiller” series (~$15)
3 tubes of Daniel Smith watercolors, a blue, a red and a yellow; each are from $9 to $12. I suggest:
Cobalt or Ultramarine Blue
Carmine or Pyrrol Red
Azo Yellow or Hansa Yellow Medium
A plastic palette with a few good sized wells ($5-$15) or butcher tray for mixing paints
And a good-sized container for water, a roll of plain ol’ masking tape, and some Viva paper towels.
Email me if you have any questions about your watercolor kit – ronnierector@yahoo.com!

Covid 19 Museum School Policies:

– All students will be requested to wear a mask for the duration of their visit inside the Museum school. Mask will be provided upon request.

– Please exercise social distancing when in close proximity to other students and staff. Class sizes and seating arrangements have been changed to allow for 6 feet of social distance.

– Please note, snacks and drinks will no longer be distributed during class. Students are encouraged to bring their own personal water bottle and snack if needed to class.

– Please do not attend class if you or anyone in your household (including anyone who you have experience close contact with over the last 14 days) are feeling ill. To request a refund or options to reschedule please email Jen.Henry@nevadaart.org

In order to paint the landscape well, the artist must master the various elements of it. This class will focus on the painting a variety of water, lakes and streams – how things reflect on still surfaces as well as the many aspects of moving water. Students who have taken the Landscape Basics class will benefit, but it is not a prerequisite. Students will learn how to paint clear water, how to depict shadows across water as well as reflections. We will also be covering moving water and falling water too. Students will discover why properly painted water can add interest and drama to an otherwise ordinary scene.

Wednesdays, September 2 – 23
10 am – noon

Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels
Instructor: Mike Callahan

VIRTUAL CLASS INFO: This class will be held online through Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before class begins. While the class will be held virtually, your registration will include admission to the Museum. You are encouraged to visit the Museum during normal Museum hours.

SUPPLY LIST:

Paint: Note: If you already have a set of oil paint with a variety of colors, you are welcome to bring it, if not you should get the following colors:
M. Graham brand
Zinc White (37ml), Titanium White (37ml), Hansa Yellow (37ml), Quinacridone Rose (37 ml), Phthalocyanine Blue (37 ml)

Thinner: Weber Turpenoid (pint) or similar artist’s grade odorless mineral spirits.

Medium: M. Graham Walnut Oil (4oz)

Containers: Silicoil cleaning jar or other small glass jar with sealable lid (for thinner)
Small can such as olive can (for medium)

Brushes:
Synthetic Brights OR Filberts: Silverbrush Bristlon #2, #4, and #10
Or
Connoisseur Pure Synthetic, #2, #4, and #10
Or any quality hog bristle in those sizes if the student already owns their own brushes.

Painting or Palette knife (steel is preferable to plastic)

Disposable Palette

New Wave Disposable Palette (grey) or similar

Brush Cleaner

The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver 2.5 oz

Canvas
4- Stretched Canvases or Canvas Panels (9”x12”, 11”x14, or 12”x16” – larger sizes than these not recommended due to time constraints)

Roll of absorbent paper towels (i.e. Viva or Blue Shop Towels)

Optional: Nitrile gloves

Approximate cost of above items $100- $120