Check out some of the upcoming classes at Pullen Arts Center and use the links below to register online! For a full list of classes available, visit RecLink.
Youth
Youth Pottery – Poetry Plates
Instructor: Julia Einstein
Age: 5-8 years
Course Fee: $30
Date & Time: Saturday, April 30th, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (1 session)
Register for Youth Pottery – Poetry Plates
In celebration of National Poetry Month, youth potters will compose poetry by hand. Students will learn to handbuild a plate using a mold and add a poem to the surface using letter stamps. Pieces will be left for firing and available for pickup two weeks after the class. All supplies included.
Family
Family Painting – Inspired by African American Artists: William H. Johnson
Instructor: Pamela Cola
Age: 5 – 10 years
Course Fee: $20
Date & Time: Saturday, May 7th, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (1 session)
Register for Family Painting – Inspired by African American Artists: William H. Johnson
In this workshop, families will learn about the African American artist William H. Johnson through story and art-making. An introduction to the artist will be shared through a selected children’s book and families will then create a one-of-a-kind work inspired by the processes, themes, and materials explored in William H. Johnson’s artwork. All supplies included. Class fee includes one adult and one child; please register child only.
Jewelry
Jewelry – Hydraulic Press Class
Instructor: Amy Veatch
Age: 16+ years
Course Fee: $100
Date & Time: April 11 – May 2, Mondays, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Register for Jewelry – Hydraulic Press Class
Design and make hollow forms, lockets, bracelets, and more! Learn to emboss, form, and raise metal while maintaining surface embellishment and texture by using the hydraulic press. Metals can be purchased at the Center or ordered at the first class (approximately $30). Prerequisite Beginning Jewelry at Pullen Arts or Sertoma Arts.
Jewelry – Beginning Metal
Instructor: Amy Veatch
Age: 16+ years
Course Fee: $140
Date & Time: May 4 – June 8, Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Register for Jewelry – Beginning Metal
Design and construct earrings, pins, pendants, charms, or other small objects, and tokens in this basic metalworking class. Students will learn how to saw, drill, file, hammer, and texture metal before joining it with rivets, and solder to create individual projects. Students may purchase and/or bring their own metal for projects. Supply kits will be available for $25. The kit will provide each student with solder, saw blades, drill bits, sandpaper and a small amount of copper to get started on projects.
Jewelry – Metal Continuing
Instructor: Amy Veatch
Age: 16+ years
Course Fee: $140
Date & Time: May 4 – June 8, Wednesdays, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Register for Jewelry – Metal Continuing
Continue to expand your skills working independently and on assigned projects to further your knowledge of jewelry techniques. Explore methods of stone-setting and hollow-form construction. Students may purchase and/ or bring in their own metal for projects. Supply kits will be available for $25. The kit will provide each student with solder, saw blades, drill bits, sandpaper and a small amount of copper to get started on projects. Prerequisite: Beginning Metals at Pullen or Sertoma Arts Center.
Painting
Painting – Acrylic and Oil Still Life Painting
Instructor: Tracie Fracasso
Age: 16+ years
Course Fee: $152
Dates & Time: May 4 – May 31, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Register for Painting – Acrylic and Oil Still Life Painting
This class is open to everyone from absolute beginners to seasoned painters. This is a basic painting class for both acrylic and oil painters. Students will learn to handle, mix and apply paint. Students will learn to break down complicated subjects into basic shapes. Students will learn to render an object’s correct proportions and create the impression of form in 2D using value. They will also study composition. Students may select their own subject/props. Students provide their own supplies. Supplies list provided upon registration.
Painting – Advanced Painting Lab
Instructor: Peter Marin
Age: 16+ years
Course Fee: $114
Date & Time: May 5 – June 9, Thursdays, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Register for Painting – Advanced Painting Lab
Join me in this creative, motivating, and informative class so you may focus deeper into painting and improve your painting practice. Whether it is creating a body of work, preparing for an exhibition, continuing your practice, or provoking change through experimentation, this is a course for you. Students work independently and share through critiques directly with the instructor and class to focus on developing critical thinking, creating a personal visual vocabulary, and establishing foundations for technical mastery. This class is an artistic community. Many of the students have been taking this class for over 4 years now! Student supplies own materials. Any wet media welcome.
Printmaking
Printmaking – Drawing the Print – Drypoint Intaglio
Instructor: Susan Martin
Age: 16+ years
Course Fee: $
Date & Time: April 30th & May 1st, Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Register for Printmaking – Drawing the Print – Drypoint Intaglio
A great technique for people who like to draw or are curious about printmaking. Drypoint is a non-acid intaglio technique where marks are made directly on plates. Plates are then inked and printed on an etching press. Open to all levels, no experience necessary! Individual instruction is provided depending on what the student is interested in learning. Supply fee for paper and plates, purchased from Pullen, is approximately $15-$20.
Register online today!
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