Open Book & Sarasota Pen Women

Explore your Inner Creative, Sawyer Ramsey Ages 6-10

Sawyer Ramsey, B-I

Wednesdays 4:00-6:00

Join the fun creating art of all kinds! You will work in different mediums to create one of a kind pieces you are sure to enjoy for years to come. We will work in painting, 3D, fiber and more.

S1: 4 wk: Sep 11, 18, 25, Oct 2
S2: 4 wk: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30
S3: 3 wk: Nov 6, 13, 20
S4: 4 wk: Jan 15, 22, 29, Feb 5
S5: 4 wk: Feb 12, 19, 26, Mar 5
S6: 4 wk: Mar 12, 19, 26, Apr 2

3 week: $69 ACM Members $104 Future Members

4 week: $92 ACM Members $127 Future Members

It’s a Clay Day!, Erik Franzen – KidsArt

Erik Franzen, B – I

Mondays 4:30-6:30

Creating in clay is fun! Work with the clay instructor to learn new skills & create anything you want!

S1: Sep 16, 23, 30, Oct 7
S2: Oct 14, 21, 28, Nov 4
S3: Nov 11, 18, 25, Dec 2
S4: Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3
S5: Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 3
S6: Mar 10, 17, 24, 31

$92 ACM Members

$127 Future Members

Advanced Jewelry, Wendy Thurlow

Wendy Thurlow, A

Mondays 5:30-9:00

In this class, students will expand on existing skills. Focus on craftsmanship and design will be emphasized. Complex and advanced stone setting techniques, fabrication, forming and soldering will be covered. Learn and expand your skills while developing your creativity. Students must be able to solder independently and have a design skill set. This is a technique based class. Students are expected to develop their own designs.

S1: 6 wk: Sep 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14
S2: 5 wk: Oct 28, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25
S3: 5 wk: Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3
S4: 5 wk: Feb 17, 24, Mar 3, 10, 17
S5: 5 wk: Mar 31, Apr 7, 14, 21, 28

5 wk: $166 ACM Members $191 Future Members

6 wk: $200 ACM Members $225 Future Members

 

Intermediate Jewelry Monday Day – Wendy Thurlow

Wendy Thurlow, I

Mondays 12:00-4:00

In this class, students will expand on existing skills. Focus on craftsmanship and finishing will be emphasized. Complex soldering techniques, fabrication, texturing, forming and much more will be introduced. Tips for creative problem solving will be discussed. New techniques and original projects will be shown each session. Learn new skills while developing your creativity. Students must know safety of studio.

S1: 6 wk: Sep 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14 Class Full, Call For Waitlist
S2: 5 wk: Oct 28, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25 Class Full, Call For Waitlist
S3: 5 wk: Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3
S4: 5 wk: Feb 17, 24, Mar 3, 10, 17 Class Full, Call For Waitlist
S5: 5 wk: Mar 31, Apr 7, 14, 21, 28

5 wk: $188 ACM Members $213 Future Members

6 wk: $226 ACM Members $251 Future Members

Micro Mosaic Jewelry, Lisa Markowski

Lisa Markowski, B-A

Wednesdays 9:00-12:00

Create your own micro mosaic jewelry! Choose your favorite colors and start designing. A tempting array of materials will be provided, including many types of glass: Filati, Millefiori, rods, Stained glass, Italian smalti and numerous other embellishments. We will discuss how to design, cut the materials and securely place the small pieces. You can make either square, round or rectangle sterling silver plated pendants or earrings. All tools are provided. The supply fee is $20 per piece payable to the instructor. Earrings are one piece. Come have fun and leave with a finished piece to wear or gift.

 

S1: Jan 15
S2: Feb 12
S3: Mar 12
S4: Apr 9

$59 ACM Members

$84 Future Members

Sculpture for Everyone, Linda Sheffield

Linda Sheffield, B-I

Wednesdays 4:30-7:30

This is a fun class! You can sculpt whatever you like, from people to anything in your imagination. I am here to help you achieve success. All levels welcome. Please make sure you get a supply list. Class fee includes 25 lbs of clay & firing.

S1: 6 wk: Sep 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 9
S2: 5 wk: Oct 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 20
S3: 5 wk: Dec 11, 18, (no Dec 25 & Jan 1), 8,(no Jan 15), 22, 29
S4: 6 wk: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12
S5: 6 wk: Mar 26, Apr 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

5 wk: $179 ACM Members $204 Future Members

6 wk: $215 ACM Members $240 Future Members

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Explore Clay Handbuilding Techniques, Ted Camp

Ted Camp, B-A

Wednesdays 1:00-4:00

Slab construction is the easiest and fastest form of hand building for beginners to learn while presenting the more advanced student with a variety of challenges involving aesthetics & scale. This class will cover a variety of building and design techniques, including coils along with the use of a clay extruder that play well with the physical characteristics of clay. Demonstrations will focus on the making of quality utilitarian or sculptural objects. Students will be introduced to numerous glazing techniques that allow them to fully explore colors and effects possible with mid-fire (cone 6 electric) and hi-fire (cone 10 reduction) glazes. Bring your own tools or purchase a beginners kit at the front desk. Class fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, firing, and in-studio glazing.

S1: Sep 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct 2
S2: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6
S3: Nov 13, 20, (no Nov 27), Dec 4, 11, 18
S4: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb 5
S5: Feb 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12
S6: Mar 19,(no Mar 26), Apr 2, 9, 16, 23

$179 ACM Members

$204 Future Members

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RAKU – Fire & Smoke, Ted Camp

Ted Camp, B-A

Thursdays 9:00-12:00

Using previously developed construction skills, students will produce either handbuilt or wheel thrown work and apply special glazes to their bisque-fired work PRIOR to each class. During class, those pieces will be fired quickly and students will then remove their work from the hot kiln and place their work into smoking chambers where the glazes will develop a serendipitous variety of surface and colored effects unique only to raku while rapidly cooling. In addition to regular raku glazing, students are encouraged to try naked raku, obvara, and horse-hair techniques as alternative choices to glazing for their surface patterns. Class fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.

S1: Sep 5, 12, 19, 26, Oct 3
S2: Oct 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov 7
S3: Nov 14, 21, (no Nov 28), Dec 5, 12, 19
S4: Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
S5: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar 6
S6: Mar 13, 20, (no Mar 27), Apr 3, 10, 17

$179 ACM Members

$204 Future Members

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Our Location

ArtCenter Manatee
209 9th St West
Bradenton, FL 34205

MFS 9-5, TWTh 9-6. Closed Sunday

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