Art Alliance
of Central Pennsylvania
SUMMER 2007
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
FOR ADULTS
Classes began the week of June 12, 2007 unless otherwise noted.
Get a 10% discount on your class fee! Sign up a friend who has never
taken an Art Alliance class before and both of you will earn a 10%
discount on your class fees.
Classes sponsored by Reliance
Bank
Print Registration Form and mail to
the Art
Alliance.
Please help us help you. Sign
up early. Under-enrolled classes must be canceled.
CLASSES
MONDAYS
Monday Afternooners
No Instructor
If you have trouble finding time for your art at home, drop by the open studio:
a great opportunity to finish work, to have work critiqued, or simply to socialize
with other artists. By giving yourself a regular time to focus on your art, you will
see your productivity rise. Call Carol Goldberg (814-466-8714) with questions.
Mondays: 1:30 - 4 pm, ongoing
Each session: $5 members; $8 nonmembers
Beginning Watercolor
Jeff Mathison 814-422-8651 jcmaps@mac.com
Learn the basic approaches to watercolor, including
wet-on-wet and drybrush techniques. Focus is on still
life composition and landscape ideas. For both
beginning and intermediate students. Call or e-mail
Jeff for a list of materials.
Mondays: 7 - 9 pm, 6 weeks
$60 members; $75 nonmembers
TUESDAYS
Pen & Ink and Watercolor
Mary Shay McGuire 814-237-0064 mmcguire@psu.edu
Explore techniques for combining the two mediums.
Emphasis on freedom of expression
and finding your area
of interest. For beginning and advanced students. May work
outside, weather permitting.
Tuesdays: 6 - 8 pm, 4 weeks
$55 members; $65 nonmembers
WEDNESDAYS
Sculpture
Jim Bright 717-667-2807 jrbright@localnet.com
All experience levels welcome for an opportunity to examine and
interpret 3-D form. Choose from a variety of materials and
techniques. Individual instruction encourages progress at your
own pace. Call Jim with questions.
Wednesdays: 9 am - noon, 8 weeks
$110 members; $130 nonmembers
The Model in the Studio: Long Sessions
No instructor
An opportunity to work in the medium of your choice with a live model posing for
an extended time. To ensure an uncongested space, the class will be limited to
ten students. This studio experience is meant for artists already confident in their
drawing ability since there will be no instruction. Please direct questions to the
coordinator, Sandy McBride, at amcbride@mcbstudio.com.
Wednesdays: 1 - 3 pm, 8 weeks
$60 members; $80 nonmembers (price includes model fees)
Open Model Session
No Instructor
An opportunity to drop in and work from a model in the medium of your choice.
Wednesdays: 7 - 9:30 pm, ongoing
Each session: $7 members; $10 nonmembers
For more information, contact: Laura Winn Kane, 814-867-0873 winnkane@comcast.net.
THURSDAYS
Stained Glass
Ken Plattner
814-466-7225 abbeysg@chilitech.com
For beginning & advanced students. Beginners make a small project and learn the basics of copper foil and stained glass work. Call Ken for materials before the first class.
Thursdays: 7 - 10 pm, 8 weeks
$110 members; $130 nonmembers
The Basics of Clay
Kara Michael
814-883-9538 isis328@hotmail.com
An introduction to the different kinds of clay (with an emphasis on
low-fire),
glazes, and firing techniques. Create utilitarian vessels such
as bowl, plates,
and covered jars while you explore basic
handbuilding techniques such as pinch
pots, coiling, wet slab
building, leather-hard slab building, and possibly press
molds.
Thursdays: 7 - 9 pm, 8 weeks
$80 members, $95 nonmembers
Additional material fee of $15 payable to Kara on the first day of class.
MEETS IN THE OPEN STUDIO BENEATH THE GALLERY SHOP
Collage and Assemblage Workshop
Ruth Kempner
814-867-5407
ruthpws@pennswoods.net
August 11: 11 am - 4 pm
$60 members; $70 nonmembers
Celebrate the colors and textures of summer by
creating a piece in this
workshop.
Ruth is well known
for her classes and her own work in these mediums. For more
information please contact Ruth.