The Visual Arts Department encourages creative stimulation and thought while providing an opportunity to experience the joy and satisfaction of creating works of art. A wide variety of visual arts classes and workshops are offered for students of all ages, including pottery, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, knitting, and more. Individual instruction is available and outreach programming can also be arranged.
There will be an extra $5 fee for visual arts class/workshop registrations made within 24 hrs of the class beginning. Please register as early as possible so instructors can make sure they have enough materials purchased and prepared. Last-minute registration can result in a shortage of materials for students.
Stained Glass-on-Glass Mosaic Class/Studio
for age16 and up/adults
with Nancy Nelson Brotz
6 weeks beginning Monday Sept 14
1-3pm
$120 class fee, $65 materials fee
Limit of 6 students
Create a stained glass artwork making a mosaic glass on glass technique first by creating a design, second learning to cut and shape glass and finally learning to grout. Tools for mosaic and adhesive will be explained. If you have already taken this class you can use this class as an open studio for continuing projects.
Tuesday Pottery
for teens/adults
with Tracey Kuntz
8 weeks beginning Tuesday Sept 15
5-7 p.m.
$125 class fee, $35 materials fee
Limit of 6 students
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This class will cover sculpture, handbuilding, and wheel throwing. Demonstration and support will be given for each desired technique. Please come with a project in mind or a willingness to create
Wednesday Pottery
for teens/adults
with Melanie Blake
8 weeks beginning Wednesday Sept 16
5-7 p.m.
$125 class fee, $35 materials fee
limit of 6 students
This class will cover sculpture, handbuilding, and wheel throwing. Demonstration and support will be given for each desired technique. Please come with a project in mind or a willingness to create.
Crochet 1
for teens/adults
with Pam Amy
8 weeks beginning Sept 16
5-6 p.m.
$56 class fee, $8 materials fee
limit of 8 students
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Suitable for beginners, or for those who want to refresh their crochet skills.
Woodcarving
with Ralph Bacon
for teens and adults
8 weeks beginning Wednesday Sept 16
5-6 pm
$67 class fee, $15 materials fee
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We will carve faces in cottonwood bark, studying facial composition, proportions and how to rough those out, then refining details.
Charcoal Drawing
for ages 14 & up
with Ralph Bacon
8 weeks beginning Sept 16
6:15-7:15 p.m.
$67 class fee, $15 materials fee
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We will explore the use of charcoal as a medium. We will be using rags, kneaded erasers, blenders, and various other tools of convenience in the quest to seek different methods of rendering. Textured paper, cardboard, canvas, and gessoed board will make up most of the substrates used.
Crochet 2
for teens/adults
with Pam Amy
8 weeks beginning Sept 16
6-7 p.m.
class fee $56, materials fee $8
limit of 8 students
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For students ready to start a full-scale project. We’ll add circle magic technique and new stitches.
Stumpwork Embroidery
for teens & adults
with Pam Amy
8 weeks beginning Sept 16
7-9 p.m.
class fee $67 materials fee $10
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Stumpwork embroidery is a style of three-dimensional hand-stitched needlework that raises decorative elements—like flowers, insects, or human figures—off the background fabric. Also known as raised embroidery, it achieves its sculptural, 3D effect through techniques like padding, wire-framing, and creating detached shapes. Open to beginners as well as experienced students!
Thursday Open Pottery Studio
for adults with pottery experience
with Erica Ledford
8 weeks beginning Sept 17
10a.m.-2 p.m.
limit of 6 students
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For adults who have pottery experience and would like to have extra time to work on their pieces as well as grow their studio knowledge and technique. Full access and support to come and create. More materials are available for additional fees.
Raku
For teens and adults
with Becca Stowell
4 weeks beginning October 8
noon-2pm
$48 class fee, $15 materials fee
limit of 8 students
Create a fall-themed project just in time for your Thanksgiving table.
Raku is a low-fire process, reaching around 1830F (1000C) at its highest temperature. In raku, pottery is removed from the kiln when red hot and cooled rapidly, often in combustible material like sawdust or paper. Raku firing is usually done in a fuel-burning, rather than electric, kiln.
No teen/adult classes in visual arts are currently scheduled on Fridays. Check the schedule for Friday workshops.
Saturday Pottery
for teens/adults
with Melanie Blake
8 weeks beginning Saturday, Sept 19
10-11:45 am
$125 class fee, $35 materials fee
limit of 6 students
This class will cover sculpture, handbuilding, and wheel throwing. Demonstration and support will be given for each desired technique. Please come with a project in mind or a willingness to create.
Drawing for Beginners
with Rebecca Ollikainen
8 weeks beginning Saturday Sept 19
10:15-11:15am
$60 class fee, $8 materials fee
Learn basic drawing techniques.
Watercolors for Beginners
with Rebecca Ollikainen
8 weeks beginning Saturday, Sept 19
11:15am-12:15pm
$60 class fee, $8 materials fee
Learn basic watercolor techniques while completing a landscape.
Payment
Payment is expected at the time of registration unless otherwise noted, and can be made by cash, check, or credit card. Platform fees will apply to all transactions. Members receive a discounted rate. Materials fees, model fees, and some other fees are excluded from this discount.
Registration
Registration is required. A minimum number of students is needed to hold a class. When necessary, a class start date may be postponed a week or a class may be cancelled 24 hours prior to the starting time. Classes and lessons are open to all, regardless of race, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin. There will be an extra $5 fee for visual arts class/workshop registrations made within 24 hrs of the class beginning. Please register as early as possible so instructors can make sure they have enough materials purchased and prepared. Last-minute registration can result in a shortage of materials for students.
Refund Policy
If a class is cancelled, appropriate refunds will be given. Persons desiring to withdraw from a class, who do so at least 24 hours before the start time of the class, will receive a full refund. If you drop a class after this deadline, but before the second meeting of the class, you will receive a refund for 75% of your tuition. There will be no refunds after the second class meeting
Financial aid is available for eligible students. FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION Rev. 1115 may be downloaded or obtained at the front desk and must be filled out and returned no later than one week prior to the start date of the class.
By registering yourself or your child for a class/workshop/music lesson/or other activity at the arts center, you hereby waive and release all rights and claims for damages you or your child may have against the arts center and its employees. The arts center will not be responsible for injuries suffered by you or your child during classes, workshops, or activities sponsored by the arts center. In addition, you also give the arts center and its employees the right to use your or your child’s image with or without you or your child’s name, for purposes such as advertising, publicity, and public presentations.