VISUAL ARTS

PRE-SCHOOL

Pre-K Clay with Anne Curtis
Ages 3 – 4
Mondays, 9:30 - 10:30 am
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 25
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 12
Your pre-schooler will enjoy exploring and developing their creativity, imagination and coordination through hand-building with clay, while creating a variety of pieces.
FEE: $175 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Young Artists Drawing/Painting Club
Ages 3 - 5
Mondays, 9:30 - 10:30 am
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 25
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 12
Your young artist will benefit from a welcoming arts atmosphere that encourages them to explore their creative side, and have fun at the same time! Through learning basic drawing/painting skills, your child will create exciting work that they will be proud of. Small class setting.
FEE: $160 (per session - members receive discount)


Mixed Mediums with Didi McKay
Ages 4 - 5
Mondays, 2:45 – 3:45 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 25
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 12
Children explore different art activities including, painting, drawing, collage, printmaking and more. Your child’s creativity will come alive! Small class setting. Please bring a smock.
FEE: $160 (per session - members receive discount)


Mixed Media & More with Sone Tower
Ages 4 - 5
Tuesdays, 11:00- 12:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 6
Children will have fun exploring artistic media including painting, drawing, collage, printmaking and sculpture, in a well-rounded arts environment.
FEE: $160 (per session - members receive discount)


Mommy and Me Art Class with Caren Sacks
Ages 2 - 3 with Mommy/caregiver
Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:15 am
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 8
We will be exploring and experimenting with a variety of materials including markers, crayons, clay, paints, collage and wood. The parent or caregiver will have an opportunity to participate in their child’s excitement as they create art pieces of their own. Wonderful bonding experience!
FEE: $160 (per session - members receive discount)


Pre-K Clay with Anne Curtis
Ages 3 – 4
Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 8
Your pre-schooler will enjoy exploring and developing their creativity, imagination and coordination through hand-building with clay, while creating a variety of pieces.
FEE: $175 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Creative Fun with Joy Kelly Smith
Ages 3 - 6
Thursdays, 11 - 11:45 am (ages 4-6) or 1:00 - 1:45 pm (ages 3-5)
8 classes beginning January 21
Interactive theatrical storytelling using a combination of music, movement and theatre games, to make the story come to life. Explore many sound possibilities to create a setting for a story, or simply sing a song that helps tell the story. We move to our own sounds as well as to recorded music and sounds – sometimes using yoga, sometimes using simple dance moves and sometimes making it all up. Students will us their visual creativity and create costumes from scarves, costume jewelry and a variety of hand props. With these elements they will explore their own sense of creativity.
FEE: $145 (per session - members receive discount)


Clay and More! with Kathy Wood
Ages 4 – 5
Thursdays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 8
Children will learn to work creatively while producing a variety of clay pieces. Kathy’s years of experience as a ceramics instructor will guide your young artist through the entire process. Small class setting.
FEE: $175 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Young Artists Drawing/Painting Club with Sarah Rinaldi
Ages 3 - 5
Fridays, 9:30 - 10:30 am or 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 9
Your young artist will benefit from a welcoming arts atmosphere that encourages them to explore their creative side, and have fun at the same time! Through learning basic drawing/painting skills, your child will create exciting work that they will be proud of. Small class setting.
FEE: $160 (per session - members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Daddy/Mommy Valentine Workshop!
Ages 3 & up
Saturday, 10:00 – 11:00 am
WORKSHOP: February 13
Parents are welcome to join their children for this fun mixed media workshop where you can make cards and gifts for the ones you love. Fee covers parent and child.
FEE: $30 (members receive discount)

GRADES K-8

Words & Pictures with Didi McKay
Ages 5 – 6
Mondays, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 25
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 12
An introduction to writing and practicing letters and words, with an emphasis on illustrating ideas. Children will express themselves with words and pictures as they explore their imaginations and learn the basics of collage, watercolor, drawing and painting as well as 3D montage. Everyone will benefit from this class, especially those who are struggling with their ABC’s.
FEE: $160 (per session - members receive discount)


Drawing & Painting with Ann Ferencz
Ages 8 - 11
Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45 pm
Session #1: 7 classes beginning February 22
Session #2: 7 classes beginning April 26
Young artists will have the opportunity to express their creative talents as they experiment with drawing/painting techniques. They will be introduced to various mediums including colored pencils, watercolor, pastels and tempera in a nonjudgmental environment. Students will gain an appreciation for the many different ways artists can use perspective, shading and texture.
FEE: $140 (per session - members receive discount)


Hand Building with Clay - Anne Curtis
Ages 6 - 9
Mondays, 3:45 - 5:15 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 25
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 12
Children explore the basics of clay techniques and glazing while creating a wide variety of figurative pieces during this fun class. You will be amazed at the work your child brings home!
FEE: $265 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! OLD Stuff to FUN Stuff: “Junk” Art for Young Kids with Ann Ferencz
Ages 8 - 12
Mondays, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Session #1: 7 classes beginning February 22
Session #2: 7 classes beginning April 26
This class is designed to help kids appreciate and learn how to create fun art with their old broken toys, recycled cans, bottle cap, boxes, ribbons etc. All the forgotten stuff in the bottom of the toy chest or desk draw can be joined by numerous techniques that will introduce building and construction skill to young kids. This class will spark their imagination and teach them to transform all their old "stuff" into artistic creations, bird, insects, alien creatures, artistic gifts, and more! Just bring in some of your favorite junk and see what they come home with. Come to the first class with a bag of junk you can to begin to work with and get more ideas for the second class.
FEE: $125 (per session - members receive discount)


Felting: "Painting with Wool" with Jeannie Thomma
Ages 8 & up
Tuesdays, 3:45 – 5:15 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 6
Discover the magical process of felting! The perfect introduction to the art of felting, this ancient alchemical art is 1 part joy and 1 part imagination…so get ready for an incredible art adventure! In this week-long workshop, students will be introduced to the process of two-dimensional felting. Each day, students will create a different kind of wool painting. A variety of "wet-felting" techniques will be explored. Also to be discussed: color, design, materials, etc. The sky's the limit! FEE INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS.
FEE: $325 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Ceramics Fun! with Nicole Borek
Ages 5 – 7
Tuesdays, 3:45 – 4:45 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 6
Students will use a variety of hand-building techniques to create their work. Throughout the course of this class, students will work on projects that interest them, while learning in a relaxed atmosphere from an experienced teacher.
FEE: $200 (per session - members receive discount)


Beginning Drawing & Painting - Ann Ferencz
Ages 6 - 8
Tuesdays, 3:45 - 4:45 pm
Session #1: 7 classes beginning February 23
Session #2: 7 classes beginning April 27
Young artists will have the opportunity to express their creative talents as they experiment with drawing/painting techniques. They will be introduced to various mediums including colored pencils, watercolor, pastels and tempera in a nonjudgmental environment. Students will gain an appreciation for the many different ways artists can use perspective, shading and texture.
FEE: $140 (per session - members receive discount)


35mm Photography with Leslye Smith
Ages 10 - 13
Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Session #1: 6 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 6 classes beginning April 6
Traditional image-making is not dead! Using 35mm cameras and darkroom equipment, students will learn how to take, look at, and develop their own photographs. Shooting pictures outside will be a part of some classes (weather permitting). Students must bring a 35mm camera and a roll of black & white Tri-X film (ASA400) to the first class.
FEE: $300 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Illustration with Laura Anechiarico
Ages 9 & up
Tuesdays, 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 6
In this class, all ages of students are welcome to join! Learn skills needed to illustrate: covering composition, light and shadow, proportion, line quality; and learn the use of many mediums, drawing, painting, scratch board, and clay. Also, students will have the opportunity to create original characters and comics while learning classical cartooning techniques and traditional drawing methods. Required materials: Berol Prismacolor pencils, 2B pencil, Staedtler plastic erasure, kneaded erasure, and a “drawing” pad - any size.
FEE: $170 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Ceramics Fun! with Nicole Borek
Ages 8 & up
Tuesdays, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 6
Students will use a variety of hand-building and wheel techniques to create their work. Throughout the course of this class, students will work on projects that interest them, while learning in a relaxed atmosphere from an experienced teacher.
FEE: $200 (per session - members receive discount)


Drawing & Painting with Ann Ferencz
Ages 8 - 12
Tuesdays, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Session #1: 7 classes beginning February 23
Session #2: 7 classes beginning April 27
Young artists will have the opportunity to express their creative talents as they experiment with drawing/painting techniques. They will be introduced to various mediums including colored pencils, watercolor, pastels and tempera in a nonjudgmental environment. Students will gain an appreciation for the many different ways artists can use perspective, shading and texture.
FEE: $140 (per session - members receive discount)


Cartooning/Graphic Illustration with Vinny Davis
Ages 11 & up
Tuesdays, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 6
Learn how to draw expressions, figures in motion, hands and feet, action figures and a variety of shading techniques while improving your compositional skills. Highly instructional and very entertaining. Also covered: anime techniques and “gag” writing.
FEE: $205 (per session - members receive discount)


Drawing/Watercolor with Brigitte Loritz
Ages 10 & up
Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
14 classes beginning January 20
Drawing, perspective, composition and design will be worked into all aspects of this class as we explore the techniques of watercolor or other mediums. Please bring an 11x14 sketchbook, #2 pencils and a kneaded eraser to the first class and a supply list will be handed out.
FEE: $400 (per session - members receive discount)


Art Factory: Mixed Media Fun with Aleksandra Winters
Ages 7 - 10
Wednesdays, 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 20
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 7
This class is specially designed for young artists. In this class students will make party hats, masks, collages, paper cutouts, sculptures, as well as express themselves through drawing and painting. Using scissors, paper, glue, paints, and crayons students will create exciting and fun works of art. This class is appropriate for all students and is a great introduction for first time art students.
FEE: $160 (per session - members receive discount)


Explorations in Clay with Kathy Wood
Ages 6 - 10
Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 20
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 7
Children create mugs, bowls or fantastic creatures while learning basic clay techniques. Kathy’s years of teaching experience will guide your young artist in a welcoming environment. Supplies included.
FEE: $200 (per session - members receive discount)


Mixed Media with Aleksandra Winters
Ages 10 & up
Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 20
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 7
In this class students will make, paper cutouts, sculptures, as well as express themselves through drawing and painting. Using a variety of mediums, students will create exciting and fun works of art.
FEE: $160 (per session - members receive discount)


Mixed Media Sculpture with Helen Graham Gurny
Ages 8 - 11
Thursdays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 8
Have fun creating a metal sculpture or a mobile using sheet metal, nuts, wire and many other materials. You can bring in some small found objects or old costume jewelry that you have to include in your sculpture. Learn to use hammers, nails, pliers, wire cutters, scissors and hole punchers to bend, fold, cut and join pieces of your sculpture together. Watch how your 2D drawing becomes a live 3D piece of art! Supplies included.
FEE: $170 (per session - members receive discount)


Ceramics with Kathy Wood
Ages 10 & up
Thursdays, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 8
Wheel techniques, hand building, painting, airbrushing and glazing are emphasized in this class. A previous clay class is suggested. Supplies included
FEE: $175 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Mixed Bag: Drawing and Painting in Different Mediums for Kids! With Sarah Rinaldi
Ages 7 - 10
Thursdays, 5:15 - 6:15 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 8
Children experiment with color and texture through drawing and painting and will be encouraged to develop their own approach to the different mediums. Your young artist will be encouraged to develop their style, under the direction of Sarah’s years of experience teaching both young and adult students.
FEE: $170 (per session - members receive discount)


Creative Building: Intro to Architecture with Gary Mack
Ages 10 - 12
Fridays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 9
Think big and be creative! Starting with a simple post and lintel, students design a structure on paper, create “blue prints” and supply list, write up weekly work orders for their contractor – Gary! (instructor does all cutting and sawing.) Supplies included.
FEE: $265 (per session - members receive discount)


Beginning Illustration with Laura Anechiarico
Ages 7 - 10
Fridays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 9
This is an introduction to illustration. Also, create original characters and comics while learning drawing techniques. Required materials: Berol Prismacolor pencils, 2B pencil, Staedtler plastic erasure and a “drawing” pad - any size.
FEE: $180 (per session - members receive discount)


Illustration/Cartooning Level II with Laura Anechiarico
Ages 11 & up
Fridays, 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 9
Students will continue to improve their drawing skills in this highly instructional class. All fundamentals of drawing will be discussed, including composition, shading, and other techniques. Three- dimensional projects included. Please call for a supply list. Required materials: Berol Prismacolor pencils, 2B pencil, Staedtler plastic erasure and a “drawing” pad - any size.
FEE: $180 (per session - members receive discount)


Creative Building: Intro to Architecture with Gary Mack
Ages 8 - 10
Fridays, 4:45 - 5:45 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 9
Think big and be creative! Starting with a simple post and lintel, students design a structure on paper, create “blue prints” and supply list, write up weekly work orders for their contractor – Gary! (instructor does all cutting and sawing.) Supplies included.
FEE: $265 (per session - members receive discount)


Fashion Illustration with Maureen Amaturo
Ages 9 - 12
Fridays, 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 9
Bring your designs to life! Explore your sense of style by learning design basics, sketching techniques and color theory. Create apparel, jewelry and accessory designs. Drawing ability is not necessary, learn as we go along. Bring to the first class an 11 x 14 sketch pad, pencils, ruler and a good eraser.
FEE: $145 (per session - members receive discount)


The Art of MANGA! with Daniel DeNapoli
Ages 9 & up
Fridays, 5:45 – 6:45 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 9
Japanese comics and cartoons fill our lives with imaginative stories. Have you ever wanted to learn to draw in this style known as manga? Now here is your chance. Learn the secrets to create powerful manga illustrations. Creating a manga style comic strip will also be discussed.
FEE: $180 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! My Beautiful Throwaways with Didi McKay
Ages 6 - 8
Saturday, 10:00 – 11:00 am
WORKSHOP: January 30
WORKSHOP: April 10
Reduce, reuse recycle! Children ages 6 to 8 will work with a variety of items from the recycling bin and have fun learning how to construct and invent as they help keep our planet's garbage abundance in check. Skills such as imagining and envisioning will come into play for budding architects, engineers and designers. Students will view pictures of amazing creations made from recycled items and be inspired to become your household recycling geniuses! Recycled items will be available, but students are encouraged to bring their own unique materials as well.
FEE: $30 (per session - members receive discount)


Mixed Bag: Drawing and Painting in Different Mediums for Kids! with Sarah Rinaldi
Ages 8 & up
Saturdays, 11:00 - 12:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 23
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 10
Children experiment with color and texture through drawing and painting and will be encouraged to develop their own approach to the different mediums. Your young artist will be encouraged to develop their style, under the direction of Sarah’s years of experience teaching both young and adult students.
FEE: $160 (per session - members receive discount)


Mixed Bag: Drawing and Painting in Different Mediums for Kids! with Sarah Rinaldi
Ages 5 - 7
Saturdays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 23
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 10
See description above. Class projects will be geared to younger students.
FEE: $160 (per session - members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Parent & Child Ceramics Workshop with Mari Ogihara
Ages 7 & up
Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
WORKSHOP: January 23
WORKSHOP: March 20
Ever see your children come home with their work and say “wow, I wish I could do something as cool as that!” Well, now’s your chance! You and your child will work on true collaborative ceramics projects, from functional bowls to crazy creatures…great bonding and learning experience. Fee includes parent and child.
FEE: $90 (per session - members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Wheel Throwing Workshop
Ages 10 - 14
Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
WORKSHOP: February 6
WORKSHOP: May 1
Basic wheel-throwing skills will be the focus of this workshop, designed for beginners and intermediates (that would like to brush up their skills) alike. Class size is limited.
FEE: $90 (per session - members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Drawing People & Faces
Ages 9 & up
Saturday, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
WORKSHOP: March 6
WORKSHOP: May 15
This fun class is designed to help sharpen children’s interpretive skills in drawing people. Concentrating on figure and face, your young artist will begin to understand the concepts of drawing the human form. Please call for a supply list.
FEE: $50 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Design Your Own T-shirt! with Vinny Davis
Ages 12 & up
Saturdays, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Session #1: 3 classes beginning January 23
Session #2: 3 classes beginning March 27
Vincent Davis (professional t-shirt designer and owner of relictees.com) instructs students on how to design, scan and transfer their original hand drawn designs onto the t-shirt of their choice. Everybody wears "Their Art" home with them!
FEE: $130 (per session - members receive discount)

TEEN

NEW! How to Draw Science Fiction Characters
Ages 12 - 17
Mondays, 3:45 – 5:15 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 25
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 12
Students learn how to develop and draw creatures from another world in this highly imaginative and entertaining class! Wizards, Dragons, Trolls and Centaurs are just some of the characters you will learn to create while improving on your drawing skills. Additional lessons included in this class are: figures in motion, perspective, drawing hands, and shading techniques.
FEE: $215 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Creating Artist Trading Cards!
Ages 12 - 17
Tuesdays, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 6
Artist Trading Cards – or ATCs – are miniature works of art – a handmade variation of the mass produced sports trading card. Join this class, and create your works of art in almost any medium to trade with your friends! Painting, drawing, mixed media and more will be incorporated. Visit http://www.atcsforall.com to see some examples.
FEE: $135 (per session - members receive discount)


35mm Photography with Leslye Smith
Ages 12 - 17
Wednesdays, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Session #1: 6 classes beginning January 20
Session #2: 6 classes beginning April 7
Using a 35mm camera and darkroom equipment students will learn how to take, look at, and develop their own photographs. Students must bring a 35mm camera and a role of black & white Tri-X film (ASA 400) to the first class. Fee includes darkroom supplies.
FEE: $300 (per session - members receive discount)


Classical Drawing with Ismael Checo
Adults/Teens
Thursdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 8
See description page
FEE: $270 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Ceramics with Mari Ogihara
Ages 12 - 17
Fridays, 3:45 – 5:15 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 9
This hands-on course will guide you to creating functional and/or decorative clay pieces that will be glazed and kiln-fired. We will explore the fundamentals of working with the clay itself, necessary tools, glazing, and more. Supplies included.
FEE: $265


NEW! Keeping a Sketchbook for Teens
Ages 14 - 17
Fridays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 9
A sketchbook is extremely useful for every kind of artist. You can use it to record information, as a memory jogger, as a sounding board for ideas or you may consider your sketchbook to be a work of art in itself. In this class students will discover the many forms a sketchbook can take by creating their own personal sketchbooks. Students will find this course most beneficial if they are able to spend time working on their sketchbooks between classes. We will be working in a variety of mediums. Call for a supply list.
FEE: $200 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Cartooning (Inter. /Adv.) with Daniel DeNapoli
Ages 12 - 17
Fridays, 6:45 – 7:45 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 9
In this class, students who have previously taken cartooning (any style) will continue to hone their skills, and benefit from Daniel’s knowledge and expertise in a number of mediums. Advanced color will be discussed, as well as composition, shading techniques and more.
FEE: $180 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Portfolio Development for Teens with Daniel DeNapoli
Ages 15 - 17
Saturdays, 11:00 – 12:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 23
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 10
Thinking of applying to an arts school? Daniel's years of experience guiding students through the sometimes difficult process of portfolio development will make the job easier and fun! Through critiques and studio work, your portfolio will grow and stand out in the crowd. Daniel's knowledge of what school recruiters look for in a portfolio will help to prepare you for entrance into any school. Topics covered, but not limited to: fundamentals of art and design, life drawing, graphic design, various painting/drawing mediums, and more. Supply list will be discussed in class.
FEE: $240 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! SKATEBOARDERS! Paint Your Boards with Ann Ferencz
Ages 12 - 17
Saturdays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Session #1: 2 classes beginning March 6
Session #2: 2 classes beginning May 8
Redesign your skateboards or snowboards with your own artwork! Come to the workshop with your ideas, and Ann will help you realize them! Ideas will be sketched out, boards will be sanded down, drawn on and painted, then poly-urethaned to finish – very cool! (RAC not responsible for damaged boards.)
FEE: $120 (per session - members receive discount)


WORKSHOP How to Draw Science Fiction Characters with Vinny Davis
Ages 12 - 17
Saturday, 1 – 2:30 pm
WORKSHOP: April 17
Students learn how to develop and draw creatures from another world in this highly imaginative and entertaining class! Wizards, Dragons, Trolls and Centaurs are just some of the characters you will learn to create while improving on your drawing skills. Additional lessons included in this class are: figures in motion, perspective, drawing hands, and shading techniques.
FEE: $35 (members receive discount)

ADULT

The Beauty of Colored Pencils with Marilyn Rabetz
Mondays, 10:00 - 12:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 25
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 12
This course will give the student a thorough understanding of how to use this extremely versatile medium to produce works of surprising vitality and intense color. This medium is capable of creating works so rich they can appear to be paintings. The course will use realism, and will deal with methods of improving seeing, composition, and the use of color. Also includes basic drawing skill instruction. For anyone, but especially good for people with some drawing experience. Please call for a supply list.
FEE: $290 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Acrylic & Oil Painting with Elizabeth Derderian
Mondays, 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 25
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 12
Explore the characteristics and properties unique to these very versatile media. Students learn as they paint, and have the opportunity to develop and nurture their own style of expression, with an emphasis on drawing, form and color. Different techniques will be presented that achieve varying effects. Please bring a sketch pad, pencil and eraser to the first class, and a supply list will be distributed. Teens and adults welcome. Depending on the weather, returning students will have the option to paint en plein air for the first session. Class is limited to 8 students.
FEE: $290 (per session - members receive discount)


Painting For Intermediates with Larry D’Amico
Tuesdays, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 6
This course will encourage students to develop their own vision through a variety of subject matter, still life, landscape, and the figure. Independent projects will be used as well. Concepts and techniques of painting from modern to Old Masters will be discussed and applied. Call for a supply list.
FEE: $350 (per session - members receive discount)


Felting: “Painting with Wool” with Jeannie Thomma
Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 6
Discover the magical process of felting! The perfect introduction to the art of felting, this ancient alchemical art is 1 part joy and 1 part imagination…so get ready for an incredible art experience! In this week-long workshop, students will be introduced to the process of two-dimensional felting. Each class, students will create a different kind of wool painting. A variety of "wet-felting" techniques will be explored. Also to be discussed: color, design, materials, etc. The sky's the limit! FEE INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS.
FEE: $325 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Jewelry (Beginner Class) with Flo Flaxman
Tuesdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session #1: 4 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 4 classes beginning April 6
Learn how to make beautiful beaded jewelry by using simple stringing and wire wrapping techniques. No prior experience necessary. Simply bring with you a selection of beads and your creativity. Tools will be available for your use during class. Finishing materials such as crimp tubes and clasps will be supplied. Please feel free to contact instructor with any questions.
FEE: $140 (per session - members receive discount)


Between Representation and Abstraction with Larry D’Amico
Tuesdays, 12:30 – 3:00 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 6
There is a dialogue between Representation and Abstraction in contemporary art. This course will engage in some of that anything goes dialogue through the exploration of concepts and techniques. Using still life, landscape, the human form, and pop imagery as source material as well as nonobjective painting, the exercises in this course are designed to loosen up paint application and allow imagery to emerge. By exploring a range of mark marking such as gestural brush strokes, dripping or purring paint, the grid, collage, etc., the students will be encouraged to develop their personal iconography. Call for a supply list. Open to beginner/intermediate students.
FEE: $315 (per session - members receive discount)


35mm Photography with Leslye Smith
Adults/Teens
Tuesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Session #1: 6 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 6 classes beginning April 6
Using a 35mm camera and darkroom equipment students will learn how to take, look at, and develop their own photographs. Students must bring a 35mm camera and a role of black & white Tri-X film (ASA 400) to the first class. Includes darkroom supplies.
FEE: $300 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Life Drawing with Debbie Hennes
Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 19
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 6
Working from the model, students will explore the human figure while using their choice of dry and/or wet drawing materials. This class is designed for all levels, and it will incorporate a diversity of model types and a variety of long and short poses, and will include both nude and clothed models. The instructor will work with students to develop their understanding of proportions, planes, and principles of light and dark that can be used to create an impression of structural form in the human figure. Both beginning and advanced students are welcome.
FEE: $290 (per session - members receive discount)


Transparent Watercolor for All Levels with Brigitte Loritz
Wednesdays, 9:30 - 12:30 pm
14 classes beginning January 20
Learn basic techniques of watercolor or develop more advanced skills. Principles of design and composition are incorporated. Please call for a supply list.
FEE: $585 (members receive discount)


Jewelry - Intermediate/Advanced with Flo Flaxman
Wednesdays, 10:00 - 12:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 20
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 7
This course is designed for those with some previous beading experience. Although basic methods will be reviewed the emphasis will be on more intricate design techniques including the use of color, texture and form to create unique jewelry pieces. A demonstration project will be available each week, however, students are welcome to work individually on pieces of their choosing.
FEE: $285 (per session - members receive discount)


Acrylic & Oil Painting with Elizabeth Derderian
Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 20
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 7
Explore the characteristics and properties unique to these very versatile media. Students learn as they paint, and have the opportunity to develop and nurture their own style of expression, with an emphasis on drawing, form and color. Different techniques will be presented that achieve varying effects. Please bring a sketch pad, pencil and eraser to the first class, and a supply list will be distributed. Teens and adults welcome. Depending on the weather, returning students will have the option to paint en plein air for the first session. Class is limited to 8 students.
FEE: $325 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Landscape Painting with Patti Mollica
Thursdays, 9:00 - 12:00 pm
8 classes beginning April 8
Using photos as a reference, Patti will instruct you on how to paint a great landscape. Even if you have experience, this class will help reinforce your skills, concentrating on perspective, lighting, and composition. Students are invited to work in either acrylic or oil. Class will also paint plein-air, weather permitting. Call for supply list.
FEE: $360 (members receive discount)


Transparent Watercolor with Brigitte Loritz
Thursdays, 9:30 – 12:30 pm
14 classes beginning January 21
Previous experience required. Learn basic techniques of watercolor or develop more advanced skills. Principles of design and composition are incorporated. Please call for supplies.
FEE: $585 (members receive discount)


Portrait Painting with Ismael Checo
Thursdays, 10:00 – 12:30 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 8
Beginners and Advanced students are welcome to sign up for this extraordinary opportunity to learn or perfect their practice in painting the portrait. Classically trained from an early age, and apprenticed to one of the world’s finest portrait painters, Ismael Checo breaks the code of successful portrait painting into his lessons so students of every level will achieve results. Attention is given to composing the painting color theory explained like never before and to techniques achieving a truer likeness to the sitter. Oil paint is the medium, and this class is limited to five students. Please call for a supply list - price does not include model fee.
FEE: $405 (per session - members receive discount)


Intensive Color Workshop with Ismael Checo
Thursdays, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 8
Classes are based on exercises that prepare a firm foundation for continued growth in painting. Weekly critiques and a combination of still life and models. Students will begin to identify the shape of light and shadow in grisalle with still life light & shadow with color incorporating color values in light and shadow with models and then bringing all different aspects together. Please call for a supply list.
FEE: $325 (per session - members receive discount)


Classical Drawing with Ismael Checo
Adults/Teens
Thursdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 8
This course is open to teens who are interested in a classical atelier atmosphere. Students will benefit from this method of learning how to see and draw. We will study how to separate light and shadow, working from large masses to smaller shapes, using charcoal. With various still life & model settings, we will be able to create a solid foundation for growth in any medium. Call for a supply list.
FEE: $270 (per session - members receive discount)


Painting the Figure in Oil with Ismael Checo
Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Session #1: 9 classes beginning January 21
Session #2: 9 classes beginning April 8
Students will explore the different ways to approach a painting and how to make it work. We will emphasize the importance of composition, design, technique and how to break bad “old” habits. Please call for a supply list - price does not include model fee.
FEE: $325 (per session - members receive discount)


Transparent Watercolor for All Levels with Brigitte Loritz
Fridays, 9:30 – 12:30 pm
14 classes beginning January 22
Learn basic techniques of watercolor or develop more advanced skills. Principles of design and composition are incorporated. Please call for supplies.
FEE: $585 (members receive discount)


Ceramics for Adults with Mari Ogihara
Fridays, 10:00 - 12:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 9
This course will cover basic hand-building and wheel-throwing skills. Let's discover what method best suits your work and aesthetic sensibility. Each class will have a demonstration for a project and one-on-one attention for those of you pursuing a more advanced agenda. Clay is a living material and therefore challenging both technically and conceptually as an art medium. Let's have fun with it!
FEE: $350 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! Fast, Loose & Bold Painting (class) with Patti Mollica
Fridays, 9:00 - 12:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 9
This is a class for painters who want to loosen up and learn a fun, expressive way to paint, as well as BEGINNERS WHO WANT TO GET UP TO SPEED QUICKLY. You will learn a step by step method of painting a simple still life using big brushes, lots of paint and work in a bold, expressive manner. You will quickly see that "its not about WHAT you paint, it’s about HOW you paint it." The most common everyday objects can become a work of art, when you paint them according to this method. The focus will be on capturing the large shapes and colors rather than rendering small details. Students will be encouraged to work quickly and decisively with as few brush strokes as possible. All will be prompted to use color intuitively and boldly.
FEE: $430 (per session - members receive discount)


NEW! All-Level Figure Drawing in Charcoal with Erin McGrath
Fridays, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 22
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 9
The purpose of this course is to strengthen the connection between the student and what is being seen. Using an approach that strives to “keep it simple,” students will work with a figure model in a series of short poses, with the understanding that it is our task to capture the what is essential first subtlety and details must be subordinate to the big, simple abstract pattern of light and shadow. In this course, students will become proficient at that first stage. Using charcoal, students will use a “wipe-out” technique to study concepts including gesture, proportion, and light effect. Demonstrations and individual critiques will be conducted regularly. Drawing experience not necessary.
FEE: $290 (per session - members receive discount)


Mixed Bag: Drawing and Painting in Different Mediums with Sarah Rinaldi
Saturdays, 9:00 – 11:00 am
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 23
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 10
This class will explore drawing techniques as well as watercolor, acrylic and oil mediums. This class will also focus on enhancing your drawing and painting skills through a disciplined approach, with special attention given to composition, shading, and proportion. If you are looking for a structured class, but enough room to encourage free thinking, then this is it. This class is open to students of all levels. Please call for a supply list.
FEE: $290 (per session - members receive discount)


WORKSHOP The Portrait with Erin McGrath
Adults/Teens
Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
WORKSHOP: March 6, 13 & 20
What does it mean to capture a “likeness” in drawing? In this three-day intensive workshop, learn the basics of portraiture, and how to capture the essence of the sitter. Concepts to be covered include basic anatomy of the head and neck, gesture, & proportion. We will discuss and study various examples of portraiture, throughout history, throughout traditions, with the intention of coming away with a deeper awareness of the intention of the portrait.
FEE: $210 (members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Precious Metal Clay (Jewelry) with Shana Capozza
Adults/Teens
Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
WORKSHOP: March 6
WORKSHOP: May 8
Precious Metal Clay (PMC) can be formed the same as any other type of modeling clay. The magic happens when it is fired and it turns into fine silver! Learn to make charms, earrings, a pendant, or a name bracelet with this amazing material. Through demonstration and hands on instruction you will be guided to create your own unique pieces of jewelry. Class fee includes a materials fee of $30. This fee provides you with 18g of clay and other supplies. Additional clay can be purchased. Please contact the office for more info.
FEE: $100 (per session - members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Painting with Wool with Jeannie Thomma
Adults/Teens
Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
WORKSHOP: March 13
Discover the magical process of felting! The perfect introduction to the art of felting, this ancient alchemical art is 1 part joy and 1 part imagination…so get ready for an incredible art adventure! In this workshop, students will be introduced to the process of two-dimensional felting. A variety of “wet-felting” techniques will be explored. Also to be discussed: color, design, materials, sourcing, books, tools, etc. Participants will have the choice of creating a variety of felted “swatches” for future reference, or spending their time on a larger, singular piece….the sky is the limit!
FEE: $100 (members receive discount)


NEW! Figure Drawing Demo with Jon DeMartin
Adults/Teens
Saturday, 10:00 - 3:00 pm
WORKSHOP: March 27M
Details TBA.
Fee: $150


WORKSHOP Portrait Drawing Workshop with Dan Thompson
Adults/Teens
Saturday, 9:00 - 4:00 pm
WORKSHOP: April 10
Brooklyn artist Dan Thompson will guide you to use proportions, lighting and angles to create expressive portraits in this one-day intensive workshop.
FEE: $200 (members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Fast, Loose & Bold Painting with Patti Mollica
Adults/Teens
Saturdays
(TBA)
See class description on this page. See website for available dates/times


WORKSHOP Art Business and Marketing Workshop with Liron Sissman
Adults
Saturday, 2:00 - 5:30 pm
WORKSHOP: April 24
Please see www.ryeartscenter.org for full description. This interactive workshop will help artists develop a winning portfolio, professionally present themselves to the right galleries, secure shows, spread the word, create a buzz, and sell their artworks.
FEE: $95 (members receive discount)


WORKSHOP One Day - Two Scarves: Felting Workshop with Jeannie Thomma
Adults/Teens
Saturday, 12:00 - 4:00 pm
WORKSHOP: April 24
Create dreamy hand-felted wool journals, lovingly adorned and inspired by your own creative spirit. Enjoy several journaling exercises to enhance right brain, out-of-the-box thinking! Learn the basic techniques of felting as well as color, design, materials and tools. No experience necessary. The instructor will provide wool and other supplies/tools with a materials fee of $30 to be paid to the instructor. Please see supply list for additional supplies to bring to the workshop.
FEE: $100 (members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Intensive Color Workshop with Ismael Checo
Adults/Teens
Saturday, 9:00 - 4:00 pm
WORKSHOP: May 8
Please see www.ryeartscenter.org for description.
FEE: $200 (members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Composition for the Landscape Painter with David Lussier
Adults
Saturday & Sunday
WORKSHOP: May 22 & 23
This is an indoor weekend workshop all about learning to compose the best painting from the subject at hand. We will discuss and demo various ways to improve the composition of a small plein air panel into a finished larger format painting. Bring along that small sketch that you've been wanting to make into a big painting. We will give you the guidance to accomplish this goal with success.
FEE: please call for details.

ART APPRECIATION

NEW! The ART of ART: Art Appreciation/Studio Course with Mardie Luppold
Ages 8 and up
Saturdays, 10:30 - 12:30 pm
Session #1: 8 classes beginning January 23
Session #2: 8 classes beginning April 10
In the first hour, students will meet art and artists spanning centuries via slides and films in the first phase. The second hour, students will explore mediums and techniques related to the material they encountered in the first half. We will cover art from the Lascaux, Altamira and Combarelle caves, Australian Aboriginal dot painting, pre-Renaissance Giotto, Massaccio, Leonardo, on up through Durer, Hals, Leyster, Vermeer, Rembrandt to the Impressionists, Fauves, Post-Impressionists and on to Chagall and Klee. Parents are invited to stay for the lecture!
FEE: $270 (per session - members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Eye on Art: The Many Facets of Cubism with Gail Harrison Roman, Ph.D.
Adults
Mondays, 10 - 11:45 am
WORKSHOP: April 12
Discover how to distinguish the many nuances of Cubism as practiced by Picasso, Braque, Gris, Leger, and Popova. Learn about the different stylistic and theoretical variations of Cubism that were introduced by artists in Paris in the early 1910s.
FEE: $20 (members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Eye on Art: The Future is Now and Forever the Past is Dead (Again)! with Gail Harrison Roman, Ph.D.
Adults
Mondays, 10 - 11:45 am
WORKSHOP: April 19
This lecture will address how Futurist Art and Literature briefly challenged aesthetic traditions and bourgeois sensibilities in Europe in the years preceding the First World War.
FEE: $20 (members receive discount)


WORKSHOP Eye on Art: Geometrics and Politics: Russian Revolutionary Art, 1910-1930 with Gail Harrison Roman, Ph.D.
Adults
Mondays, 10 - 11:45 am
WORKSHOP: April 26
Excited by the promise of changes wrought by sociopolitical revolutions in Russia, artists created new styles and meanings for art. Black squares, red circles, and metal spiral forms became symbols of the triumph of the Revolution and hope for a progressive world order.
FEE: $20 (members receive discount)