The Growing Artist Series is designed for young artists ages 2 – 6 and their parents. On the third Saturday of each month, children will be encouraged to create art alongside their adult. Each month offers an exploration of different art mediums and basic art skills, introducing little ones to the building blocks of art that will provide a solid foundation for future art lovers and artists.  This unique creative experience places an emphasis on having fun while exploring. This class is an open studio “drop-in” format to accommodate short attention spans, but registration is required.

Saturday, August 17
9 – 10:30 am

Instructor: Tiffany Hoffman
Ages: 2 – 6 years, accompanied by an adult

The Growing Artist Series is geared towards young artists ages 2 – 6 and their parents. On the third Saturday of each month, kids will be encouraged to create art alongside their adult. Each month kids will explore different art mediums and basic art skills, helping them to grow as artists! Kids will be introduced to the building blocks of art that will provide a solid foundation for future art lovers and artists.  This unique, creative experience places an emphasis on having fun while exploring their creativity!

Saturday, July 20
9 – 10:30 am

Instructor: Kyra Petersen
Ages: 2 – 6 years, accompanied by an adult

The Growing Artist Series is geared towards young artists ages 2 – 6 and their parents. On the third Saturday of each month, kids will be encouraged to create art alongside their adult. Each month kids will explore different art mediums and basic art skills, helping them to grow as artists! Kids will be introduced to the building blocks of art that will provide a solid foundation for future art lovers and artists.  This unique, creative experience places an emphasis on having fun while exploring their creativity!

Saturday, June 15
9 – 10:30 am

Instructor: Tiffany Hoffman
Ages: 2 – 6 years, accompanied by an adult

Join us for a fun and exciting class exploring mixed media paper cutting and collage! Students will create still life inspired collages. We will make delightful little still lives of food using colored paper that we will paint ourselves.  Artists can make larger frame-able sized works and / or greeting card sized works in this two day class.

Tuesday and Thursday, August 20 and 22
9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Instructor: Emily Reid
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List: All materials will be supplied.
*Anyone with severe allergies should notify the instructor beforehand so those foods can be eliminated from the real life models.

Students will enjoy this course designed to teach basic drawing techniques with a specific emphasis on drawing shape and form. Students will improve their observational drawing skills by first working on rendering basic shapes, working later towards creating compositions on the page and realistically drawing more complex objects, forms and textures while referencing staged still life displays. This class is designed to provide a strong introductory foundation for beginning drawing students and a refresher for more advanced students.

Monday – Wednesday, July 29 – 31
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Reena Spansail
Ages: Adult (15+) / Beginners Welcome!

Required Supplies:

• Charcoal Pencils or Sticks 2B-6B Soft & Medium, 1 White Charcoal Pencil
• Graphite Pencils HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B
• Pencil Sharpener
• Kneaded Eraser, Pink Eraser
• Newsprint Pad
• Heavyweight White Drawing Paper
• Optional: Drawing Board

Students will enjoy this introductory level course designed to teach basic drawing techniques while focusing on line work, value scales and composition. This class is designed to provide a foundation for drawing, teaching students how to realistically draw objects within an environment. Each class will focus on different drawing techniques and strategies, beginning with value scale exercises and moving towards rendering and shading three dimensional objects in an engaging composition.

Monday – Wednesday, July 15 – 17
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Reena Spansail
Ages: Adults (15+) / Beginners Welcome!

Required Supplies: 
• Charcoal Pencils or Sticks 2B-6B Soft & Medium, 1 White Charcoal Pencil 
• Graphite Pencils HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B 
• Pencil Sharpener 
• Kneaded Eraser, Pink Eraser 
• Paper Blending Dowels (Various Sizes) 
• 18 x 24″ Newsprint Pad 
• Heavyweight White Drawing Paper

In conjunction with the exhibit, Living Modern, this class will explore the ways in which Georgia O’Keeffe self-fashioned herself using the language of Modernism. During this three day workshop, students will create wearable, abstract designs that focus around simplicity, line and geometry using a variety of recycled materials and fabrics. The final pieces will be activated with a live performance, where students will walk through the Living Modern exhibit wearing their creations. The course will end with an O’Keeffe inspired photo shoot, were the students will pose for black and white portraits photographed by the instructor. Each student will receive an 8″x10″ print of their portrait after the workshop has ended.

“It’s Living Modern but also Dressing Modern. I think people won’t quite get that until they see the exhibition and then realize that she’s a walking abstraction in black and white much of the time.” 
– Wanda M. Corn, BRIC TV Interview, March 2017

Wednesday – Friday, August 7 – 9
1 – 4 pm

Instructor: Laura DeAngelis
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply list: Supplies to be provided by instructor. Acquiring additional supplies will be discussed during the first day of class.

CANCELLED DUE TO INSTRUCTOR ILLNESS.

Explore the world that is closer than you think. Come and learn the wonders of shooting macro photography. Beginning and Intermediate photographers will enjoy this two day introduction to shooting macro photography. *The first session will include discussion on what equipment is involved in Macro photography so supplies can be acquired after the first session.

Saturdays, June 22 and 29
10 -2 pm

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

Supply list: DSLR Camera (full charged with instruction manual), tripod. *Macro lens for your camera. Laptop, tablet or notebook for note taking is recommended. It is also recommended (though not required) that you have photo editing software on your personal computer.

CANCELED DUE TO INSTRUCTOR ILLNESS.

Please join us for one of our upcoming photography courses:

Photography Classes

Get ready to take great photographs of fireworks, just in time for the 4th of July or an Aces game! Beginning and Intermediate photographers will enjoy this one day introduction to shooting fireworks.

Tuesday, June 18
6 -9 pm

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

*Prerequisite: Basic DSLR or instructor permission

Supply list: DSLR Camera (full charged with instruction manual), tripod. Laptop, tablet or notebook for note taking is recommended. It is also recommended (though not required) that you have photo editing software on your personal computer.

Class meets: Saturdays, June 1 and June 8

This class is designed for beginning to intermediate photographers who have purchased a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, which is a camera with removable lenses. Course participants will explore the specific features of DSLR cameras, as well as general photographic skills and techniques to make great pictures.

Saturdays, June 1 and 8
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: MD Welch
Ages: 15 and up / All levels