- Ceramic Techniques is the perfect class for adults to learn all the basic handbuilding methods in order to sculpt, fire, and glaze their own unique handmade ceramic pieces.
- Stained Glass? Yes please! This 10 week course will teach you all you need to know. We teach the Tiffany foil method of stained glass making. Full details below.
- Sewing for Beginners Nan Smith448.8 | Mon 6:00 pm-9:00 pm | Room B Began April 14 | $375 | 9 weeks Students learn sewing machine instructions and confidence to complete basic projects. The first class will focus on sewing machine basics, such as, operating your sewing machine, learning parts and functions, and familiarizing yourself with different stitches. Classes thereafter can vary with your own projects or set scheduled projects. Sewing machine must be brought to class.*It is essential that your sewing machine is in good working order for class. Please clean and oil it; or have it professionally serviced prior to the beginning of the series.*A $20 registration fee will apply to your total.
- Learn to paint with oils or acrylic in a stress free environment. Studio based class, learn while painting. Please, bring pictures or ideas of what you might want to paint. Every level of painters are welcome, whether you are interested in oil and acrylic.
- Exploring with Watercolor Griselda Healy#137.4 | Tue, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Room B Began April 8 | $250 | 7 weeksOpen for beginners and for those that already have an established watercolor art practice. Come with some ideas of how or what you like to paint. Different approaches will be discussed, and techniques demonstrated, glazing, color washes, dry brush, color mixing, and color relationships to name a few. Compositional options will also be explored. Students will discover different ways to use the watercolor medium through learned skills and experimentation.A $20 registration fee will be added to your total. Supply ListArt supplies can be found at your local Michaels Craft stores www.michaels.com or Blick Art Materials www.dickblick.comPAINT: a watercolor set of tubes, dry watercolor, or if preferred, gouache: including the following primaries: cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium red, and a variety of blues such as Cobalt, Cerulean, French ultra marine, and/or phthalo blue, green: viridian, and for brown: burnt sienna, raw sienna, alizarine, black, and white.Brushes: a variety of sizes, large and small rounds and a variety of flats-or your preference.Paper: two pads of watercolor paper, large and small. Canson, Arches and Strathmore are all good brands. Students should purchase more than one size pad.Other supplies: a watercolor palette for mixing colors, masking tape, pencils, erasers, and a flat sheet of cardboard to tape the watercolor paper on.
- Floral and Portrait Painting Jae Yeun Park123.5 | Mon 6:00 - 9:00 PM | Room F Began April 7 | $270 | 7 weeksLearn how to capture the essence of painting flowers using color tones, shapes, and space. Sharpen drawing and painting skills and learn how to use warm and cool colors by studying portraits and florals. Students must have experience painting to take this class. Please see below for supply list!A $20 registration fee will be applied to the total.
- Practice Makes Perfect! 10 weeks of studio time with a live model - details below.The classroom monitor will manage model poses and break sessions. Poses lengths will vary. Typically, the evening will begin with shorter poses and pose length will increase throughout the session.
- Griselda Lessard Healy grew up in St. James, Long Island, New York. There she studied still-life and landscape painting with Paul Russotto before moving to Europe and later Canada, where she studied and worked primarily as a musician while never letting her painting work fall far from hand and mind. When Griselda returned to the USA in 1987, her focus moved primarily towards figure painting, sculpture, and drawing. She studied in NYC at the Art Students League with Harvey Dinnerstein and at the National Academy of Design with Mary Beth McKenzie.You can see more of Griselda's work on her Website.
- Still-Life Drawing Griselda Healy112.1 | Thu 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Room B Began April 10 | $272 | 8 weeksThe class will concentrate on observing and drawing different objects, creating the illusion of three-dimensional forms using paper and pencil. Value relationships, shape relationships, line quality and perspective will be demonstrated and discussed. These fundamental tools of design will strengthen your skills towards creating expansive space and strong three-dimensional forms in your compositions. For those students who are painters, this workshop will inform and strengthen your work. This is also an excellent class for young students working towards completing their portfolios. Beginners are welcome.This class meets once a week for 8 weeks.A $20 Registration fee will be applied to your total.See below for supply list.
Exploring the Art of Collage Vince Serecin
114.2 | Tue, 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Room A Began April 8 | $213 | 4 weeksThis workshop is designed for participants to explore their creative side through the art of collage. Participants will learn how to create expressive collages using texture, shapes, colors, and patterns, with a focus on storytelling, personal expression, and artistic exploration. This course covers various tools, techniques, and sources available for making surreal, editorial, decorative, and traditional collage works.We will learn the fundamentals of collage as an art form using found and created imagery. We will explore composition, layering and mixed media techniques as well as connect collage with historical and contemporary art movements. Through guided projects and personal exploration, participants will gain confidence in their artistic abilities and develop meaningful works of art.This class meets once a week for 4 weeks.A $20 registration fee will be applied to your total.- Shoot, Process, & Print Eric Mayr416.7 | Sat 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Room D and Gallery Began April 12 | $266 | 8 weeksIdeal for photographers who want to work with film. Shoot: outside on the grounds of Snug Harbor when weather permits or in the studio; Process: your film in preparation to Print: your negatives in the darkroom.A variety of sizes of negative carriers and lenses are available. This class can accommodate the students' darkroom needs; Eric will help you meet your goals throughout this darkroom experience. Students must have their own film camera, or film negatives that they want to process.This class meets weekly for 8 consecutive weeks. A $20 registration fee is added to the total.
