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Winter
Spring 2010
Adult Art Classes and Workshops
The Arts Center offers a variety of hands-on creative activities, art classes and workshops for Adults and Teens. Whether you're a beginner or advanced student, our experienced instructors will be able to guide you to the next step in a comfortable and non-competitive environment. We welcome serious teens age 16+ into our adult classes
Take time for yourself, bring a friend, and enjoy a class at The Arts Center!
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to Photography Del Kimbler Learn the basic principles of photography with emphasis on digital cameras. Learn, by making and critiquing photographs, some key concepts that can make your photographs better. Rental cameras are available for $40. |
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| Age: 16+ Tuition $90.members / $100.non Thursday Jan 28 - Mar 4 (no class Feb 18) 5:00 -7:00pm 5 class meetings click here for materials list |
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Project Del Kimbler Define and execute your photography project with guidance and critique. Bring your own idea or define one in the first class meeting. Some experience or completion of the basic photo class are required. Rental cameras are available for $40. |
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| Age: 16+ Tuition $72. members / $80.non Thursday Mar 11 - Apr 8 (no class Mar 18) 5:00 -7:00pm 4 class meetings click here for materials list |
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| Open
Clay Studio / Drop in No instructor /Studio Monitor: Mindy Spearman The ceramic studio is open every Wednesday to former and currently enrolled clay students who wish to have more time to work on their skills using studio equipment. All policies are strictly enforced. Click here for Studio guidelines and fees. |
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| Adults age 16+ Wednesday, 6:30pm-9:30pm |
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| Beginning
Wheel Throwing Jake Ollinger Students will learn the basic techniques for creating mugs and bowls. Wheel throwing, handle pulling, glazing and more will be taught in this introductory class. |
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| Age: 16+ Tuition for this
class is $166. member / $185. non All firing & glazing & one bag of clay included in tuition. Class limited to 8 students. Materials list: notebook and pen Choose your session! Session 2 Session 3 |
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| Intermediate/Advanced
Wheel Throwing Jake Ollinger Students will learn the intermediate to advanced techniques for creating pitchers, platters, large bowls & teapots. Wheel throwing, handle pulling, glazing and more will be taught in this class. |
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Age: 16+ Tuition for this class is $157. members / $175. non Session 2 |
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| Throwing
Big! Jake Ollinger Introduction to throwing large amounts of clay.Making an 18 inch cylinder and expanding it into a 12-14 inch sphere, throwing large platters and bowls, ending with throwing multiple large pieces to be assembled into a final form. Basic to intermediate throwing skills required. |
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| Age: 16+ Tuition is $121.
members / $135. non Monday, Jan 25 - Feb 15 6:30-9:00pm 4 class meetings All firing & glazing & one bag of clay included in tuition. Class limited to 8 students. Materials list: notebook and pen |
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Assemblage Jake Ollinger Learn to use the wheel in the creation of multiple pieces to be assembled into a final form. Intermediate to advanced throwing skills required. All firing & glazing & one bag of clay included in tuition. Class limited to 8 students. |
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| Age: 16+ Tuition is $121.
members / $135. non Monday, Feb 22 - Mar 15 6:30-9:00pm 4 class meetings Materials list: notebook and pen |
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Teapot & The Jar Jake Ollinger Working very specifically with the teapot form and what all can be done with it, as well as the potential challenges involved with all lidded forms. Multiple lid styles will be covered, as well as a variety of jar and teapot forms. Basic throwing skills required. All firing & glazing & one bag of clay included in tuition. Class limited to 8 students. |
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| Age: 16+ Tuition $121. members / $135.
non Monday, March 22 - April 12 6:30-9:00pm 4 class meetings Materials list: notebook and pen |
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| Ceramic
Glaze Workshop Instructor: Sue Grier Join professional ceramicist Sue Grier for an informative and hands on glaze workshop. Class size limited to 10 students register early to reserve your space. Click here for workshop details and student materials list |
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| Level: 16+ beginner through
advanced Tuition: $135. Members / $150. Non-members February 20 1 class meeting 8:00am-Noon 1:00- 4:00pm Lunch break 12-1pm Van Gogh Café will be open for lunch. |
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Students must wear sturdy closed toe shoes in order to participate in all jewelry classes.
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and Copper Leaf Pendant Laura Dahl Emboss sterling silver and copper with materials from nature. Solder the two metals together to form a leaf shaped pendant. We will make additional items from copper we emboss as time and materials allow. |
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| Adult Age 16+ Tuition $63. member /
$70. non Saturday Feb 20 1 class meeting 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Materials fee: $9.00 to be paid to the instructor |
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Making Glass Beads / Beginner
Jo Hoffacker Learn the basics of making glass beads & the safety aspects involved. Create enough round, dot and line beads to complete a project. Register early; space limited to 4 students. |
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| Session 1
Age: Adult 16+ Tuition $80 members / $89 non
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| No-solder
Copper and Bronze Earrings Patricia Stalb No experience needed to create your own earrings from copper and bronze sheet and wire. Using simple hand tools, bend and texture these metals in many unusual ways, and finish the pieces off with colorful beads. Students will take home several pairs of earrings. |
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| Ages: Adult 16+ Tuition $40. members/$45.
non Saturday February 27 1 class meeting 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Materials fee: $10 to be paid to the instructor |
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| Jewelry
Making 101 Patricia Stalb Learn how to be a metalsmith! You'll use jeweler's hand tools to learn basic metal forming techniques, and you'll even get to try torch soldering. At the end of the class, you'll have several pieces of finished jewelry. No prior jewelry-making experience necessary. Students must wear sturdy closed-toed shoes and long pants in this class. |
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| Age Adult 16+ Tuition $58 members/$65
non. Saturday March 6 1 class meeting 10:00-4:00 pm Materials fee: $12 to be paid to instructor |
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Beaded Copper Necklace and Earrings
Patricia Stalb Learn how to use basic jeweler's hand tools while creating unusual no-solder copper beaded earrings and a spiral copper pendant to string on a beaded necklace. |
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| Age 16+ Tuition $45 members/ $50 nonmembers.
Tuesday April 13 and 20 2 class meetings 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Materials fee: $12 to be paid to instructor |
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Handwoven
Baskets |
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| Adult 16+/Seniors
Tuition is $63. members / $70. non Thursday, March18 - March 25 12:45pm - 3:15pm 2 class meetings All tools provided by the instructor. Materials fee: $45. to be paid to the instructor. |
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| Basic
Still Life Painting Kamilah Campbell Working from an intriguing still life set up and using water-mixable oil paints students will explore compositional options, blocking in the under painting and basic blending techniques. Please bring in your favorite relics; a surviving memorial of something past. Something kept in remembrance; souvenir, memento. |
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| Age: 16+ Tuition is $64.
member / $72. non Tuesday March 30 - April 20 time 6:00 - 8:00 pm 6 class meetings click here for materials list |
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| Open
Painting Studio/ Drop in No instructor / Studio Monitor: Deana Baker Join your fellow painters every Thursday evening February through March in the center's painting studio. Open studios is designed for painters who desire camaraderie and a space to work on their oil, watercolor, or acrylic paintings. Floor and table easels are available on a first come first serve basis. Click here for Studio guidelines and fees |
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| Adults age 16+ Thursdays, 6:00pm-9:00pm February & March |
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| Yoga Upstate Holistic Health Yoga utilizes postures and breathing, bringing the body into a state of well being, allowing the mind to calm and subtle spiritual elements to emerge. Practiced sincerely and with open heart and mind, it creates unity between the material projection of the body and the spiritual soul. Hatha means sun(ha) and moon (tha). Pranayama: Breath Control: "prana" (life-force or energy source) and "ayama" (to control). Asanas: Postures: Body positions designed to improve health and remove diseases. |
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| Drop-ins always welcome
$15/class Adults age 15+ 8 Class package Tuition $64 Members / $72 non Saturday at 8:30am & every other Wednesday 7:30pm - 8:30 pm Start date: January 2 |
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| Tai
Chi for Seniors Upstate Holistic Health An ancient Chinese practice, Tai Chi is a "soft style" martial art that focuses on internal energy, health, breath control, balance, coordination and flexibility. Slow, circular movements are designed to improve suppleness and circulation and will leave you feeling more energized and alert! |
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| Tuition $48 member / $55
non member Starting January 2, 2010 3 month program, sign-up ends Feb 1st 11:30am - 12:30pm |
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| Vocal
Lessons Jamie Wright Both Jazz and Classical Styles for adults and children |
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| Tuition $48 member/$55 non For more information call The Arts Center |
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Guitar Lessons Strings Lessons Piano Lessons |
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