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Thursday, January 23
4:30p-7:00p
Grand Gallery
Cost*: $125 for the full 5-part class, $25 for individual class– Pre-registration required, materials not included

This multi-session studio class will help you improve your skills in drawing and painting. The series of open-studio art classes will give you the chance to practice with various materials and build up your skills. We will work with graphite, charcoal and acrylic to complete multiple fine-art compositions. Each class will begin with a group critique of the prior artwork; then we will go into the lesson of the next material and begin working on our composition.

Week 2- Group Critique of Week 1 composition

Charcoal shading lesson, value scale, shape, light and dark.

To reduce the cost of the class, students will be required to purchase materials. A class materials list is provided.

You can either sign up for a single session, or sign up for the entire series every Thursday from 1/16-2/13.

Friday, January 24

10:00-11:30AM

Teaching Kitchen

Cost*: $35 pre-registration required

It’s January and we would like to entice you to join us for a delicious lunch! Chicken paprikash with spaetzli is a delicious Hungarian recipe that is sure to warm you from the inside out. The aroma will hit you as you enter the building because we will already have a large batch of chicken on the stove simmering away and waiting for the finishing touch. Brenda will gladly share her spaetzli recipe and technique with you as we make these delicious European egg noodles together.

There is a reason that collage is trending in the art world. It’s fun! Learn the tools, materials, techniques and compositional strategies for making art from paper, ephemera and photos. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you will be creating fabulous, intriguing and sometimes beautiful collages!

This class is offered three times this month, on January 13, 21 and 27. Attend just one or come to all three to develop your project into an extraordinary work of art!

Have you always wanted to try abstract painting, but didn’t know where to begin? Then this is the perfect class for you! We will delve into the tools and materials and a variety of technical approaches to unleash your inner painter. You will make multiple finished works in this beginner-friendly workshop.

Wednesday, January 29

10:00-11:30AM

Studio 2

Cost*: $35 pre-registration required

Needle felting is the process of adding one piece of wool to another using a felting needle. Creating designs with this technique is fun and relaxing! Brenda will be very happy to lead you through the process step by step.

Paint an adorable penguin bundled up in a colorful scarf, standing against a snowy backdrop. This beginner-friendly class teaches basic shapes, blending for fur texture and adding whimsical details for personality. Great for kids or anyone who loves cute winter art!

Thursday, January 30
4:30p-7:00p
Grand Gallery
Cost*: $125 for the full 5-part class, $25 for individual class– Pre-registration required, materials not included

This multi-session studio class will help you improve your skills in drawing and painting. The series of open-studio art classes will give you the chance to practice with various materials and build up your skills. We will work with graphite, charcoal and acrylic to complete multiple fine-art compositions. Each class will begin with a group critique of the prior artwork; then we will go into the lesson of the next material and begin working on our composition.

Week 3- Group Critique of Week 2 composition

Color wheel, color themes, color scales, tinting and shading.

Acrylic painting from observation.

To reduce the cost of the class, students will be required to purchase materials. A class materials list is provided.

You can either sign up for a single session, or sign up for the entire series every Thursday from 1/16-2/13.

Thursday, January 30
4:30p-7:00p
Grand Gallery
Cost*: $125 for the full 5-part class, $25 for individual class– Pre-registration required, materials not included

This multi-session studio class will help you improve your skills in drawing and painting. The series of open-studio art classes will give you the chance to practice with various materials and build up your skills. We will work with graphite, charcoal and acrylic to complete multiple fine-art compositions. Each class will begin with a group critique of the prior artwork; then we will go into the lesson of the next material and begin working on our composition.

Week 3- Group Critique of Week 2 composition

Color wheel, color themes, color scales, tinting and shading.

Acrylic painting from observation.

To reduce the cost of the class, students will be required to purchase materials. A class materials list is provided.

You can either sign up for a single session, or sign up for the entire series every Thursday from 1/16-2/13.