ADULT d'ART Classes
SUMMER 2010 - ADULT ART Classes
Quality instruction to expand your connection with the visual arts!
A full selection of day and evening courses, at all levels of experience, are offered in virtually all of the fine arts and in a number of highly skilled crafts. d’ART teachers are outstanding, highly qualified professional Artists.
Call or email to enroll: 757-625-4211, connect@d-artcenter.org.
d'ART ADULT EVENING CLASSES
THEORY & PRACTICE OF PAINTING
Karl Watson, Instructor
For ages 15 - Adult, beginning and experienced painters.
This class provides instruction on methods and materials of painting tailored to the individual needs of the students. Exercises and critiques will cover the basics of color, value, shape and composition with an emphasis on the process of seeing. Instruction ranges from painting exercises for beginners to the exploration of highly specific solutions of individualized problems for the more experinced painters. Add in lively art discussions and an occasional trip to local museums and you have ingredients for a fun learning experience.
Mediums include oil, acrylic and watercolor - your choice!
8 Sessions: Mondays, June 21- August 9, 2010, 5:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Tuition: Non-Members $155 and Member $145, includes parking
Beginning & Beyond DRAWING
Ralph Irby, Instructor
For Ages 15- Adult. Learn to see as an artist as you learn to draw. Students will explore basic techniques of art as they use a variety of media including charcoal, pen and ink, pastels, oil sticks, and graphite and experiment with line and form, value and shading, composition and design, visualization and sight measurement. This is a great class for those just starting out or for those who are painting already and want to improve their drawing skills.
8 sessions: Tuesdays, June 22 - August 10, 2010, 5:45p.m.- 8p.m.
Tuition: Non-Members $155 and Member $145, includes parking
INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ~ Evening
Ray Jennings, NEW Instructor
Evening Pottery
8 Sessions: Tuesday Evenings: June22 - August 10 , 2010, 6:15p.m.-8:15p.m.
Tuition: $170 + Material/firing fee: $25 includes parking*
EXTRA WHEEL TIME: Tuition also includes additional use of pottery wheels in clay class room during d’ART Center’s hours of operation and when other pottery classes are not in session.
Beyond Beginning - HAND & WHEEL POTTERY
Ray Jennings, NEW Instructor
Intermediate and advanced pottery students focus on hand building techniques to become more familiar with coil building as an enhancement to wheel and thrown work and as a forming technique in its own right. Will address using slabs of clay in an organic manner. Personal direction encouraged as well as wheel working pointers.
8 Sessions: Wednesdays, June 22 - August 11, 2010, 6:15p.m. - 8:15p.m.
Tuition: $170 Material/firing fee: $25, includes parking*
INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ~ Evening
Ray Jennings, NEW Instructor
Evening Pottery
8 Sessions: Tuesday Evenings: June22 - August 10 , 2010, 6:15p.m.-8:15p.m.
Tuition: $170 + Material/firing fee: $25 includes parking*
EXTRA WHEEL TIME: Tuition also includes additional use of pottery wheels in clay class room during d’ART Center’s hours of operation and when other pottery classes are not in session.
Beyond Beginning - HAND & WHEEL POTTERY
Ray Jennings, NEW Instructor
Intermediate and advanced pottery students focus on hand building techniques to become more familiar with coil building as an enhancement to wheel and thrown work and as a forming technique in its own right. Will address using slabs of clay in an organic manner. Personal direction encouraged as well as wheel working pointers.
8 Sessions: Wednesdays, June 22 - August 11, 2010, 6:15p.m. - 8:15p.m.
Tuition: $170 Material/firing fee: $25, includes parking*
EXTRA WHEEL TIME: Tuition also includes additional use of pottery wheels in clay class room during d’ART Center’s hours of operation and when other pottery classes are not in session.
WORLD IN A PIXEL
Karl Watson, InstructorFor ages 15- Adult. This class will help expand your vision and get the most from your digital camera. Your photography will improve as you learn to better use "the setup" of your digital camera, computer and post camera software (such as Google's free Picasa). From in-class critiques, to mid-week e-mail discussion to a trip to the Chrysler Museum, students will focus on the world of pixels and photography. There will be a strong emphasis on both the basics of photography and creative approaches to taking pictures.
8 Sessions: Wednesdays, June 23 - August 11, 2010, 5:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Tuition: Non-Members $155 and Member $145, includes parking
OIL PAINTING ~ Evening
Anne McNally, Instructor
Students will learn to see shapes instead of lines in this ‘paint what you see, not what you know' approach. Individual instruction will be emphasized in this "Impressionistic" method with a focus on subject matter, composition, materials as well as personal expression. Demonstrations and critiques will also be included. Open to both beginning and more advanced students. Call 757-625-4211 for list of materials.
Session 1
6 Sessions: Thursday, June 3 - July 8, 2010, 5:45p.m.-8:00p.m.
Tuition: Non-Members $116 and Member $108, includes parking
Session 2
6 Sessions: Thursday, July 22 - August 26, 2010, 5:45p.m.-8:00p.m.
Tuition: Non-Members $116 and Member $108, includes parking
SUMMER 2010
MAKE IT & TAKE IT WORKSHOPS
Oil Pastels One Day Workshop
Instructor: Janice Gay-Maker
Oil Pastels are richly colorful and versatile medium! Begin the day with a discussion on materials and technique, students will move on to simple color theory and line exercises. Afternoon will allow students time to complete a project working from a still life or photos.
Saturday, May 22, 2010 from 10:00 AM- 4:30 PM
Tuition $85, Call for a Materials List
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Custom Jewelry WORKSHOP
Deb Munroe, Instructor
For ages 16 and up. Create the jewelry of your dreams! Working with wire students will learn fabrication, design and finishing techniques. Be class end earrings, rings, and bracelets in copper, bronze and sterling will be completed. No experience needed.
This Workshop has Two Sessions:
Sunday, July 17, 1-4p.m. & Sunday, July 18, 2010, 1- 4p.m.
Tuition: $60
Fused Glass Workshop
Ali Rogan, Instructor
Students will explore the process of glass fusing while creating their own designs in jewelry. A wide variety of techniques will be covered to explore the way glass can be layered and fused in the kiln, ecspecially when using different types of fusing glass. A foundation of kiln-fired glass will be covered during the workshop. Instructor will bring a small kiln to demonstrate teh fusing process of raking hot glass to use later in jewelry artwork.
Saturday, July 24, 2010 10 am - 2 pm
Tuition: $45 + Materials firing fee of $10. Bring a bag lunch.
Custom Jewelry with Beads Workshop
Deb Munroe, Instructor
For ages 16 and up. Using glass beads students will learn basic techniques in beading, fabrication and finishing to create custom pieces of individual design. Completed projects will be earrings, pendants and bracelets. No previous experience needed.
This Workshop has Two Sessions:
Sunday, Augsut 14, 1-4p.m. & Sunday, August 15, 2010, 1- 4p.m.
Tuition: $60
PARKING TIPS
Waterside Garage (entrance on Atlantic between Waterside & Main) or Main St. Garage (entrance on Atlantic between Main & Plume); & meters on the street.
*Please present parking receipt at each class.
d’ART Center is supported in part by funds from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Business Consortium for Arts Support and the Norfolk Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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