The Bascom-Louise Gallery at the Fine Art Center, in Highlands, NC, is offering again the Open Studio with a live model on Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30pm. Cost is $10 per evening. Please call the gallery by Monday evening if you will be stopping by on Tuesday night, so that we may coordinate with our models. For further info or to register for a class call 828/526-4949 or at (www.bascom-louisegallery.org).
Sept. 2005 will mark the opening of the Greenville Museum of Art's Visual Arts Academy in Greenville, NC. The Academy will be a place where students can develop their visual art skills. The first of its kind in eastern North Carolina, an academy devoted entirely to the visual arts. Greenville Museum of Art executive director Barbour Strickland explains... "There are many talented students in Pitt County and some of them do not receive enough visual arts instruction to enable them to fully develop their talents. For example, in the Pitt County Public Schools, students receive around 20 - 30 minutes of art instruction per week. Our goal is to give select visual art students a unique learning experience and to develop their visual art skills. Students will be mentored by visual art educators who are licensed by the State of North Carolina. There educators will work with the students to further their learning within the bounds of the NC Standard Course of Study in the Visual Arts. We will facilitate the education, exploration and application of artistic learning in a more expansive and guided studio setting". The Academy is open to students in Pitt County, NC, in grades 4 - 7 who exhibit high aptitude, interest and skills in the visual arts. Classes, which begin in Sept., will meet from 4-5:30pm on Tues. and Thurs. For more information and a brochure contact Barbour Strickland at 252/758-1946 or at (www.gmoa.org).
Adults to children, novices to expertsexplore your artistic talents in an art class at the Pancoe Art Education Center located at Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC. Whether it's painting, pottery or drawing, there's a class for anyone! Artists Carlisle Grissett, Wayne McDowell, Kay Parks, Loraine Scalamoni, Sara Switzer, Cindy Weaver and Tracy Weaver are eager to teach you the skills you'll need to bring out your creativity and learn something new! Detailed class schedules and instructor's biographies are available online at: (www.cameronartmuseum.com). Pre-registration for classes is required. To register, please call 910/395-5999. Payment must arrive in our office within four days of your phone registration. VISA or MasterCard are accepted and charges will be processed the first day of class. Registrations are not formally acknowledged. Participants are contacted in the event of schedule changes. Class sizes are limited to 7-14 students in most cases to ensure individual attention, so register early! For more information, contact the museum at 910/395-5999 ext. 1007 or visit (www.cameronartmuseum.com).
TwoArtChicks in Greensboro, NC, will offer the following classes.
Ongoing Mons., 10am-12pm - "Calligraphy for Fun." Local
expert calligrapher, watercolorist and 2AC studio artist Carol
Meetze-Moates invites both beginner and advanced students to become
entrenched in the fascinating world of pen, ink and lettering.
Carol encourages a calm and dedicated approach to this useful
art form. $10/session.
Ongoing Mons., 1:30-3:30pm - "Wading Into the Pool."
Regional watercolor, oil, calligrapher and 2AC studio artist Carol
Meetze-Moates teaches this very popular Monday afternoon class
giving daily demonstrations, individual attention, specific studies
and hands-on work for all levels. Special projects of note - cards
and small paintings are included. $20/session/supply list.
Ongoing Weds., 7-9pm - "Figure Session." Coordinated
by artist/model Pete Nowack, you will have the freedom to explore
the richness of the human figure at your own pace, in your choice
of medium and without classroom structure. Students provide their
own supplies, some easels may be available. Must call 2AC by 3pm
each Wed. to register. $15/person/$10 college student/ includes
model fee.
Ongoing Thurs., 10:30am-1:30pm - "Oil Painting Refreshed"
(Moved from Wednesdays at 10am) -Regional oil painter and 2AC
studio artist Judy Meyler teaches this popular and entertaining
all-level class. Classes include demonstration, tips and
tricks, how to work with color and light and problem-solve all
in a supportive and constructive atmosphere. Students are
encouraged to stay after class and continue to paint on your own. Fee
is $20/session. There is a supply list. For further infomation
contact the gallery at 336/273-9885 or at (www.twoartchicks.com).
Ongoing Classes are being offered at the
Southern Pottery Gallery and Workcenter in Columbia, SC. A six-week course in Hand Building and Wheel Thrown
Pottery - Using your hands and an assortment of tools we will
make a variety of forms by coiling, pinching and clay slab construction.
We will also discover the magic of the potter's wheel with beginning
projects of throwing cups, bowls and other utilitarian forms.
While this course is designed for the beginning student others
are welcome to join and participate at their own level. The course
fee of $95 includes: Six two hour classes, open studio hours from
10am -2pm on Saturdays and 25 pounds of clay including all glazes
and firings. (Additional clay available for purchase). Instructor:
Peter Lenzo. Lenzo has his Masters Degree in Ceramics and has
taught ceramics for over 15 years at institutions including USC
and Lexington Middle School. In addition he is a gifted Artist
whose pottery has been purchased by many collectors, both private
and public, including: The South Carolina State Museum in Columbia,
SC, The Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, and The Renwick Gallery
at The Smithsonian Museum Washington, DC.
Youth Pottery Classes (7-11 year olds) takes place on Tuesdays
from 2:45-4:15pm - This is a six-week course where the students
will discover the magical qualities of day and bring home a variety
of their colorful creations. Each class session will introduce
a new technique and therefore a new challenge; all work will be
glazed in class. A course fee of $75 includes all clay, glazes
and firing expenses. Youth Pottery Classes (12-15 year olds) takes
place on Wednesdays from 4-6pm - This is a six-week course in
hand building that also offers an introduction to throwing on
the potter's wheel. Using your hands and an assortment of tools
we will make a variety of utilitarian forms by coiling, pinching
and day slab construction. Our final project will be one or more
bowls thrown on the potter's wheel. A course fee of $75 includes
all clay, glazes and firing expenses. Instructor for both classes
is Peter Lenzo. Southern Pottery is-located at 2771 Rosewood between
A.C. Moore and Rosewood Elementary Schools and across the street
from Publix Supermarket. Our class sizes are small to insure individual
attention so contact us now for reqistration information at 803/251-3001
or on the web at (classes@southernpottery.org).
The Marshall Gallery in Greensboro, NC, will offer several workshops. The gallery also offers several weekly classes covering: Acrylic Painting, Life Drawing, Portrait Painting, Intermediate Drawing, Oil/Acrylic Painting, Beginning Wood Carving, and Watercolor. For further information about the workshops and classes call the gallery at 336/272-4700.
The North Charleston Cultural Arts Program
in North Charleston, SC, is offering
ongoing visual art teen workshops, on the first Fri. of each month,
at Sterett Hall (on the old Charleston Naval Base). The free art
classes are led by North Charleston Artist-In-Residence, Sharon
Fowler, and are designed to promote and foster interest in the
visual arts. The after school hours are from 4-6pm. The classes
are open to teens in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties
in SC. For further information and registration info call 843/745-1087.
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