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KidsArt After School Ages 6-10

Mixed Media Fun
Robert Koutny
Tuesdays or Thursdays 4:00-6:00

Let your creative and artistic genius soar with 10 different sessions. During each session students will explore a different media while they learn, have fun and make new friends!

Drawing (Tues): S1: Sep 21, 28, Oct 5, 12, 19, 26
Painting (Thurs): S2: Sep 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28
Mixed Media (Tues): S3: Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec 7
Pastels (Thurs): S4: Nov 4, 11, 18, (no Nov 25), Dec 2, 9, 16
3D Art (Tues): S5: Dec 14, 21, 28, Jan 4, 11, 18
Ceramics (Thurs): S6:Dec 23, 30, Jan 6, 13, 20, 27
Printmaking (Tues): S7: Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar 1
Manga & Cartoons (Thurs): S8: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10
Famous Artists (Tues): S9: Mar 8, 15, 22, 29, Apr 5, 12
Works in Paper (Thurs): S10: Mar 17, 24, 31, Apr 7, 14, 21

$120 ACM Members
$145 Future Members

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Advanced Jewelry: Designed For Success, Donna Carrion

Donna Carrion A
Thursdays 12:00-4:00

Sharpen your jewelry design skills as you create a new body of work. You will be encouraged to develop your craftsmanship and polishing abilities. Challenging designs and techniques will be presented. Bring a sketchbook, notebook, your tools, metals and your imagination. Metal can be purchased in class. If you attend the evening class, be sure to bring a check in order to purchase supplies. Closed toe shoes are required in all jewelry classes for safety.

S1: 6 wk: Sep 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14
S2: 5 wk: Oct 21, 28, Nov 4, 11, 18
S3: 5 wk: Dec 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
S4: 5 wk: Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3
S5: 6 wk: Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10, 17
S6: 6 wk: Mar 24, 31, Apr 7, 14, 21, 28

5 wk/Day: $167 Member
$192 Future Member

6 wk/Day: $200 Member
$225 Future Member

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Slab Construction-Handbuilding, Ted Camp

Ted Camp B-A
Wednesdays 1:00-4:00

Slab construction is the easiest and fastest form of hand building to learn while presenting the more advanced student with a variety of challenges. We’ll cover a variety of building and design techniques. 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 at the front desk. Class fee includes 25 lbs. of stoneware, firing, and in-studio glazing.

S1: Sep 8, 15, 22, 29, Oct 6
S2: Oct 13, 20, 27, Nov 3, 10
S3: Nov17, (no Nov 24), Dec 1, 8, 15, 22
S4: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2
S5: Feb 9, 16, 23, Mar 2, 9
S6: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 20

$163 ACM Members
$188 Future Members

Wheelthrowing-Creating On The Wheel, Ted Camp

Ted Camp B-A
Wednesdays 9:00-12:00

The basic steps to throwing will be the focus for beginners while more advanced students will be challenged by more complex forms and techniques for achieving greater scale or diversity of form. Demonstrations will repeatedly show the techniques, which will lead to the student’s success, through practice. Students will also explore the myriad ways to apply glazes to their pieces and experience the differences between mid-fire (cone 6 electric) and hi-fire (gas fired cone 10 reduction) glazes. Bring your own tools or purchase at front desk. Includes 25 lbs. of stoneware clay, in-studio glazing & firing.

S1: Sep 8, 15, 22, 29, Oct 6
S2: Oct 13, 20, 27, Nov 3, 10
S3: Nov 17, (no Nov 24), Dec 1, 8, 15, 22
S4: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2
S5: Feb 9, 16, 23, Mar 2, 9
S6: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 20

$163 ACM Members
$188 Future Members

Expressive Acrylics, Kerry Didday

Kerry Didday I
Saturdays 9:30-12:00 except where noted by the date

This class to will help you develop successful acrylic paintings and expand and build your portfolio. Everyone that paints is unique and I will work with you to discover strengths/needs. Individual and assigned projects. Each class will begin with an individual critique. Areas we’ll explore: Mixed media; Library of design materials; Skills with brush, palette knife, brayers and scrapers; Self-designed papers; Effective use of molding pastes, gels, poly, pumice, varnish, tar gel, etc; Multicolor Brush vs Palette knife; “A lot to a Little” design concept.

S1: Sep 11, 18, 25, Oct 2
S2: Oct 9 (9:30-12:30), 16, 23 (9:30-1:00), 30 (9:30-1:00)
S3: Nov 6 (9:30-12:30), 13, 20 (9:30-1:00), (no Nov 27,) Dec 4 (9:30-1:00)
S4: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29
S5: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26
S6: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26

$85 ACM Members
$110 Future Members

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Raku-Smoke & Fire, Ted Camp

Ted Camp   B-A
Thursdays 9:00-12:00

Students will produce work and apply special glazes to their bisque-fired work BEFORE class. During class, work will be fired quickly and then removed from the hot kiln while the glazes are still molten. Work will then be placed into smoking chambers where the glazes will develop a variety of surface and colored effects unique to raku while rapidly cooling. Students will be encouraged to try naked raku, obvara, and horse-hair techniques. Fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, in house glazing and firing.

S1: Sep 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7
S2: Oct 14, 21, 28, Nov 4, 11
S3: Nov 18, (no Nov 25), Dec 2, 9, 16, 23
S4: Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3
S5: Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10
S6: Mar 24, 31, Apr 7, 14, 21

$163 ACM Members
$188 Future Members

Handbuilding Ceramics, Sandra Symens

Sandra Symens  B-A
Tuesdays 9:00-12:00

Great class for the absolute beginner to start building clay skills and for the intermediate to improve your skills. We will focus on a new project each week with demos. Learn new ways to work with clay including slab work, pinching, press molds, templates, and coiling. Basic glazing and decorating will finish your work. We play dirty, so bring an apron and a hand towel. Basic tool kits are available for purchase. Class includes 25 # of clay, bisque firing, in class glazing and firing.

S1: 5 wk: Sep 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct 5
S2: 5 wk: Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov 2, 9
S3: 5 wk: Nov 16, 23, 30, (no Dec 7), 14, 21
S4: 5 wk: Dec 28. Jan 4, 11, 18, 25
S5: 6 wk: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar 1, 8
S6: 6 wk: Mar 15, (no Mar 22) 29, Apr 5, 12, 19, 26

5 wk: $163 ACM Members
$188 Future Members

6 wk $195 ACM Members
$210 Future Members

Create Pastels Like A Master, Helen Solomon

Helen Solomon B-I
Fridays 1:00-3:00

The goal of this class is to introduce soft pastels and the many ways they can be used. Each student will develop their own style, no matter the subject, still life, landscape, seascape, figure or portrait. How to prep work surface and how to transfer art to sanded paper. For the first half hour of each class we will critique work created the week before. As a group we will discuss each others artwork. This is a great time to talk about you, the artist, and briefly discuss your next step.

S1: Sep 3, 10, 17, 24
S2: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22
S3: Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, 19
S4: Jan 7, 14, 21, 28
S5: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25
S7: Mar 4, 11, 18, 25
S6: Apr 8, 15, 22, 29

$87 ACM Members
$112 Future Members

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