Visual Arts Classes and Workshops
for Adults & Teens - Fall 2008
Art Classes
I've Always Wanted to Draw, Paint & Sculpt!*
AAAC Staff
Saturdays 10am - 12:30pm
Sept. 27 - Nov. 15
This class is offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Art Center. If
you've always wanted to try but never knew where to start then this
is the course for you! We'll literally cover a bit of the basics
of all three mediums. Challenge your critical visual thinking
by learning how to create both representational and abstract art in
each of these areas using a variety of materials. Lab fee includes
paint, clay, firing and other materials. Please bring 11 x 14
or larger drawing pad, 4B or 6B drawing pencil and kneaded eraser to
the first class. Purchasing of additional supplies will be discussed
at this time. Cost: $180 / Lab Fee $50
* This class is offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Art
Center. Please
register online through the Ann Arbor Art Center website: www.annarborartcenter.org
Drawing Basics
Thursdays: 6:30-9:30pm
2 Weeks: Oct. 2 & 9
Cost: $60
Perspective
Ivan Kende
Thursdays: 6:30-9:30pm
2 Weeks: Oct. 16 & 23
Cost: $60
Composition
Ivan Kende
Thursdays: 6:30-9:30pm
2 Weeks: Oct. 30 & Nov. 6
This series of classes will teach participants on how to look at the
world around us with "the artist's eye". This will enable
the student to simplify what's in front of them in order to transfer
it onto a drawing surface. It's perfect for the artist who would
like instruction in one or two areas of study or all aspects. As
an accomplished artist and instructor, Ivan Kende will help you boost
your skillls. Cost: $60
Beginning Watercolor Painting
Nancy Solo
Mondays: 6:30 - 9pm
10 weeks: Sept 29 - Dec 8
Have you always wanted to learn to paint with watercolor? This
introductory class will take you through a series of exercises designed
to build your skills and confidence. Students will learn a variety
of techniques using transparent pigments, including color mixing, washes,
wet in wet painting, working with value, glazes and more. Supplies
will be discussed at the first class. Please bring sketch paper,
soft vine charcoal and a kneaded rubber eraser to the first class.
Cost: $210
Painting 101*
AAAC Staff
Tuesdays 6:30 - 9pm
Sept. 23 - Nov. 11
This class is offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Art Center. Any
fears you might harbor of a "white empty canvas" will disappear
when you join this course. Students will become comfortable with the
fundamentals of color and color mixing. Gradually, a painting "vocabulary" will
develop as students progress. Students will be using oil or acrylic
paints to create still life, portrait and landscape paintings. This
course is geared to all experience levels. Supplies will be discussed
at the first class. Cost:
$180
* This class is offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Art
Center. Please register online through the Ann Arbor Art Center
website: www.annarborartcenter.org
Painting in Oil/Acrylic
Cathy Barry
Saturdays: 10am - 12:30pm
8 weeks: Oct 4 - Nov 22
As an aspiring or experienced painter, class members will have the
opportunity to explore a wide variety of painting styles and techniques
with acrylic or oils. Lessons are designed to take students from
start to finish on each project. Participants supply their own
materials with guidance from the instructor. Those painting with
oils must use odorless paints and terpenoids. Cost: $180
Drawing Fundamentals*
AAAC Staff
Wednesdays: 6:30 - 9:00pm
Sept. 24 - Nov. 12
Practice
the basic principles of drawing: lines, planes, values and perspective.
With these techniques, students will gain the freedom to experiment,
express mood and refine their observation skills with a variety of
techniques and materials. Please bring a pad of all-purpose 18 x 24" drawing
paper, 2B pencil and a pink pearl (rubber) eraser to the first class.
A nude model will be used in this class. Cost: $180 / Model
Fee: $40
* This class is offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Art
Center. Please register online through the Ann Arbor Art Center
website: www.annarborartcenter.org
Studio
Watercolor Studio
Cathy Barry
Tuesdays:1:00 – 3:00pm
10 weeks: Sept 30 - Dec 2
Artists looking for guidance in a casual but focused environment will
find their new artistic home. Instructor, Cathy Barry, provides
advice and inspiration on individual projects. Cost: $180, drop-in
fee: $25
Artists Teaching Artists
Janet Alford
Mondays: 9am - noon
On-going
Paint with and be inspired by fellow artists in this open studio made
up of painters of all skill levels. New members are always welcome
to drop by. Come once or come once a week. Cost: $5 each session
Works in Progress
Rose Bradley & Sue Craig
Fridays: 9am - noon
On-going
All painters have the opportunity to meet weekly to share tips and
tricks with the occasional guest demonstrator. There's lots of
time to work, share and critique as a group. Please bring your
own supplies. If using oils, please use odorless or water based
oil paints. Held at St. Mary Church. Cost: $5 each session
Life/Still LIfe Open Studio*
OPEN STUDIO - No instructor
Saturdays: 1:00 -
3:30pm
Sept. 27 - Dec. 6 (closed Thanksgiving week)
This
open studio provides a drop in style environment for those artists
who wish to work independently in the 2D medium of their choice.
We will supply a different still life arrangement every week as well
as a nude figure model each session. No instruction is provided. Purchase
a five session pass or pay $14 at the door to drop-in.
Passes will be
available for pick up at the door before each session. Cost: $55
for 5 session pass
Artists' 2D Studio
Nancy Solo
Wednesdays: 6:30-9pm /OR/
Thursdays: 10am -12:30pm
A class for artists who wish to work independently, but would like
the help of an instructor and the support of other artists. Through
one-on-one instruction, demonstrations, and supportive critiques, instructor
Nancy Solo will help to facilitate each student's artistic development
and vision. If you need a time and place to create, would enjoy the
camaraderie of other artists, or are struggling with your artistic
growth, this will be a place to pursue your personal goals. For artists
working in all two dimensional media, including pencil, charcoal, collage,
pastel, oils, acrylics, and watercolor. Not recommended for beginners,
but all levels of ability are welcome. Please bring art supplies
of choice and 2 or more examples of your artwork to the first class.
* This class is offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Art
Center. Please register online through the Ann Arbor Art Center
website: www.annarborartcenter.org
Workshops
Drawing for Painters Workshop
Nancy Solo
Adult/Teen
Saturday, Sept. 20 - 10am to 2pm
Painting is challenging enough without having to struggle with your
drawing! This workshop will “fill in the blanks” for
painting students who could use a refresher of their drawing skills. Instructor
Nancy Solo will lead students in enjoyable exercises covering these
areas: perspective, sketching from photos or real life, composition,
and using value to create dynamic paintings. Please bring sketch
paper 11 x 14 or larger, a ruler longer than your paper, pencil soft
vine or willow charcoal, a kneaded rubber eraser, and a sack lunch.
Cost: $48
"Paint the Town"
We invite you to join your fellow artists for a day of Plein Aire
painting on Saturday, September 27. Bring your 11" x 15" paper
or 16" x 20" prepared canvas for watercolor, acrylic, oil,
pastels, graphite or collage along with your media of choice and easel
to the CCA at 7:30am. When you arrive, we’ll stamp your
surface(s) and you go to your favorite spot in Chelsea to create your
art. At 1:30pm, you’ll return your work to the art center. The
art will be framed and hung for an artist’s reception at 5:30
that evening. At the end of the reception, you may take your
art home. You may also sell it during the reception for a 30%
commission. Register by September 19th to assure a frame for
your art! Cost: $35.00
Painted Floor Cloths
Michael Hettinger
Saturday, Oct. 11: 9:30am-5:30pm
Start with a piece of canvas and turn it into art for your floor. You
can walk on it, mop it, and enjoy it. Art's not just for the
walls anymore! Cost:$85
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