Get Creative With Animals, Robin Poteet
Robin Poteet
Advanced Beginner to Advanced
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Mar 14, 15, 16 9:30-4:00
What’s not to love about painting animals — especially when it involves humor and imagination?!! This workshop is just plain fun, beginning with brainstorming ideas and numerous, short exercises. You’ll see how one creative step leads to another and another until you have a host of animals eager to be painted in out-of-the-ordinary ways. In addition to the creative aspect, you can count on Robin’s seasoned teaching skills for thorough explanations and demonstrations of watercolor techniques. By working small (8×10’ish) students will have time to create several pieces and Robin will show ways to creatively mount or frame finished pieces. She also reproduces her work on everything from pillows to notecards and will explain the process.
This workshop is a great springboard for developing creative approaches to your work, regardless of the subject. There will be time for interaction and painting throughout our three sessions. Robin demonstrates in watercolor but students may use acrylic and gouache. Let the fun begin!
$395 ACM Members
$445 Future Members
Emerging Artists, Ages 11-15 2024
Monday – Friday, 9am–Noon
Eleven, half-day full-week camps
$150 ACM Members*
$185 Future Members*
*EA1 $200 ACM Members/$235 Future Members
*EA6 $200 ACM Members/$235 Future Members
Creative Sampler
EA1
Members $200 Future Members $235
Try a new creative project each day of the week.
May 28 – Stained Glass
Janet Poelsma
Join Janet in this fun, hands on learning to create a stained glass piece of your very own.
May 29 – Watercolor Painting
Kris Peterson
We will draw chickens on two separate sheets of special paper and then paint in watercolor, sprinkling salt on the wet paint to make the “feathers”. After the paint dries, we will put in the details. These are suitable for framing or makes a great gift.
May 30 – Kumihimo
Joyce Dolinish
Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese art form of making braids and cords. Using a foam weaving disk, we will first make a corded key chain to learn the process, and then do a more difficult beaded version.
May 31 – Raku
Ted Camp
RAKU glazing class will give students the experience of glazing a raku piece of bisque ware. When the glazes melt students will remove their work from the hot kiln with special tongs and place their work in a container to smoke, this smoke produces very unique colors in the glaze and at the end of class, students will take home their finished raku glazed pieces.
Muddy Hands Making Magic
EA2
Michelle Polito Jun 3-7
Throwing on the pottery wheel is challenging and exciting. Get your hands muddy and try it! Also make magical clay creatures while learning different hand building techniques. Finish up your pieces with glorious colored glazes. All supplies included.
Design a Fantasy Creature Using Procreate and Tricks EA3
Leann Kaska
Jun 10-14
Design your own fantasy creature. We will use imagination to fill in the details, name, food, habitat and family. You will use your IPad, Apple Pencil and the App Procreate or your IPhone, A Stylus and the App Procreate Pocket. You will learn about color, layers and tools for sketching and painting. Have fun and dive into the digital world of Procreate!
Foundation of Drawing EA4
Janet Flickinger
Jun 17-21
This is a class for the young artist. The class is focusing on all aspects of art. We will train the eye how to see as it relates to direction of line, curves, form, shape, contrast, etc. We will learn how to look at something and
draw it exactly. All projects will be finished in pencil, color pencil or watercolor. Once the basics are learned, we will focus on design and composition. Students are to bring pictures they want to draw. All art supplies are provided.
Photography EA5
Whitney Patton
Jun 24-28
Beginners and beyond will have the opportunity to discover more of who they are as a photographer. As a group, we will participate in activities and projects that begin with basics and build as they go along. Such activities will take us off grounds to locations along the Riverwalk and the surrounding downtown area with opportunities for individual projects as well. The intent of this experience is to grow as an artist in a positive and welcoming group environment.
Creative Sampler #2 EA6
Members $200 Future Members $235
Try a new creative project each day of the week.
Jul 1-Felted Wool Mouse
Brenda Twinem
Needle felting is a fiber art form of sculpting wool batting into shapes and figurines.
It is crafted by stabbing the wool with special barbed needles. This connects and tangles
the fibers together, resulting in more density.
Jul 2 -Bright Lights
Kristen Simpson
Students will learn metal tooling and chalk pastel blending to create a trio of Bright Lights. The sockets of the lights will be made with metal tooling. The lights will be inspired by old fashioned Edison Bulbs and be created with chalk to create an amazing life like glow. The techniques learned in this class can be used in many fun future artworks.
Jul 3-Macrame’
Joyce Dolinish
Learn basic macrame’ knots and then use them to make a plant hanger and a bracelet.
July 5-Scratchboard Lemur
Sheryl Unwin
Scratchboard is a fine art form that uses a surface covered with white clay and then a layer of black India ink. In class we will explore the different tools to remove the black ink to bring your image come to life.
Who Doesn’t Love Sea Creatures?! EA7
Ann Modrcin
Jul8-12
Whether you create a pufferfish, a seahorse, an octopus or some magical creature from your imagination, this paper mache’ class is for you. You’ll design and build an armature, shape your new friend with recycled materials and add a unique final flourishes, then take your creation home.
TBA EA8
Jul 15-19
EA9
Jul 22-26
Kristen Simpson
Soft Sculpture Class
Fascinating Masks & Wheel Throwing EA10
Michelle Polito
Jul 29-Aug 2
Try your hand at throwing on the pottery wheel. Learn hand building techniques to create your own clay mask, make fairy houses and more. Glaze your pieces with vibrant colors. All supplies are included.
Experimenting with Acrylics EA11
Kathy Lee Patterson
Aug 5-Aug 9
There are numerous approaches to using acrylic paint to create a painting other than just with a brush. We will explore the fundamentals of acrylic painting as well as introduce some different techniques for applying paint to a canvas such as using a palette knife, plastic card, sponges, rubber stamps, etc. We will discuss how to use a photograph for inspiration and learn to alter that image to create the most interesting composition for your painting. We will be creating several unique paintings throughout the week. Come join us!
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Expressive Acrylics, Kerry Didday
Kerry Didday I
Saturdays 9:30-12:00
Note time changes for Session 2 and Session 3
This class will help you develop successful acrylic paintings and expand 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; palette knife, library of design materials; skills with brush; self-designed papers; brayers; scrapers; use of molding pastes; gels, poly; pumices; varnish; tar gel, etc. A lot to a little design concept.
S1: Sep 16, 23, 30, Oct 7
S2: Oct 14 (9:30-1:30), (NO 21), 28 (9:30-1:00), Nov 4 (9:30-12:30)
S3: see below
S4: Dec 9, 16, 23, 30
S5: Jan 6, 13, 20, 27
S6: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24
S7: Mar 2, 9, 16, 23
S8: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20
S3: Nov 25, Dec 2, 9:30-3:00 with half hour lunch
Create, Study, Rethink, Create
An exciting practice for developing abstract paintings using a simple to complex use of shape, line and texture. Have you ever wondered what to paint or how to start your next great abstract painting then this workshop will get you going. Supply list for this session.
$115 ACM Members
$140 Future Members
Expressive Acrylics, Kerry Didday
Kerry Didday I
Saturdays 9:30-12:00
This class will help you develop successful acrylic paintings and expand 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; palette knife, library of design materials; skills with brush; self-designed papers; brayers; scrapers; use of molding pastes; gels, poly; pumices; varnish; tar gel, etc. A lot to a little design concept.
S1: Apr 27, (no May 4) May 11, 18, 25
S2: Jun 1, 8, 15, 22
S3: Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20
$115 ACM Members
$140 Future Members
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Simple, Fundamentals of Acrylics-Fall, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon B
Tuesdays 9:30-11:30
Welcome to the world of acrylic painting, an art world full of versatility and bright, bold colors. Because acrylics are water-based, they offer opacity (you can paint right over your mistakes) which makes this medium especially appealing to beginners. Acrylic paints are so versatile and lend themselves to many styles of painting. Acrylics have their own set of characteristics and attributes. We are going to work step by step on two references from start to finish as you learn all about acrylics and how to use them. All references are provided.
S1: Sep 5, 12, 19, 26
S2: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24
S3: Nov 7, 14, 21, 28
S4: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 Class Full, Call For Waitlist
S5: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27
S6: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26
S7: Apr 9, 16, 23, 30
$100 ACM Members
$125 Future Members
Simplified Fundamentals of Acrylics, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon B
Tuesdays 9:00-12:00
“Starting with a blank white canvas can create anxiety for some people. You may feel like an “”art admirer”” instead of an “”art creator”” and worry that your paintings will turn out terrible. However, my course will teach you the basics of working with acrylic paint, which is the simplest and most effective way for absolute beginners to learn how to paint successfully. Acrylic paints can be used in thin layers like watercolor or in thicker, more opaque applications like oil paint. On the first day of the course, you’ll receive all the necessary references and step-by-step guidance to create your own art from start to finish.
S1: 4 wk: May 7, 14, 21, 28
S2: 4 wk: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25
S3: 5 wk: Jul 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
4 wk: $129 ACM Members $154 Future Members
5 wk: $161 ACM Members $186 Future Members
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