Classes

2024 Fall II Class Schedule

TimeClassStart DateStudioInstructor
Monday
9:30am - 12:30pmPainting with PatrickOngoing - contact instructorBPatrick Rausch
9:30am - 12:30pmOpen Studio ClayOngoingAVolunteer Monitor
1:00pm- 4:00pmHand Building with ClayOngoing - contact instructorADominique Josef
5:00pm - 7:00pmGuided Open Studio with Pat LentineOngoing - contact instructorBPat Lentine
Tuesday
9:30am - 12:30pmFoundations of Color with Mary GerlachOngoing - contact instructorBMary Gerlach
9:30am - 12:30pmOpen Studio ClayOngoingAVolunteer Monitor
1:00pm - 4:00 pmHand Building Basics with ClayOngoing - contact instructorACindy Weimer
1:00pm - 4:00pmDrawing with Bob StinzianoOngoing - contact instructorBBob Stinziano
6:00pm - 8:30pmLife Drawing with With Squitieri (live models) Ongoing starting 8/208/20 Ongoing - contact instructorBRuth Squitieri
Wednesday
9:30am - 12:30pmExploring Watercolor with Liv WitherowOngoing - contact instructorBLiv Witherow
1:00pm - 4:00 pmOpen Studio ClayOngoingAVolunteer Monitor
Thursday
9:30am - 12:30pmFur, Feathers & Landscapes with Scott HiestandOngoing - contact instructorBScott Hiestand
9:30am - 12:30pmPottery Wheel with De AnnOngoing - contact instructorADee Ann Parker
1:00pm - 4:00 pmHand Building with ClayOngoing - contact instructorACindy Weimer
1:00pm - 4:00pmOpen Studio PaintingOngoingBVolunteer
Friday
9:30am - 12:30pmFoundations of Color with Mary Gerlach9/20/24 - OngoingAMary Gerlach
9:30am - 12:30pmOpen Studio ClayOngoingAVolunteer Monitor
9:30am - 12:30pmOpen Studio PaintingOngoingCVolunteer
1:00pm - 4:00 pmOpen Studio ClayOngoingAVolunteer Monitor
Saturday

Contact Instructors directly to sign up for classes.  Contact information is listed within the blue instructor button for each class.

For further questions please call our offices at (386) 424-9254.

Monday

Painting with Patrick Rausch

Ongoing. Call instructor for dates and fees

Call or message 561-707-8991 or email oilpainter111@gmail.com

Time: Monday mornings 9:30 – 12:30

Studio location: Studios B and C

$120.00 for six weeks. Each class is 3 hours.

These classes are open to all levels of artists, oil or acrylic. You can bring a photo to paint from or paint along with Patrick who will complete a studio painting from start to finish over the six weeks. In  addition, the instructor will  answer questions individually and help with problems during these sessions. Areas covered will be composition, color mixing, drawing, transferring reference photo to canvas, and basic brush techniques.

Materials List

Ceramics with Eylish Coolbeth

Ongoing – contact instructor

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (A)

$180 member $210 non and $50 for clay

INSTRUCTORS

Eylish Coolbeth
386-576-3337
eylish.coolbeth@gmail.com

Let’s play with clay! A fun way to release stress. Learn how to sculpt, coil, repair, and – most important of all – glaze. We’ll be exploring stains as well as glazes. Create your own masterpiece to display or sell in our gallery or just give it to a friend as a gift.

Colored Pencil and Pastel Pencil with Pat Lentine

Aug 14.,
Sept. 4th. and 25th.,
Oct. 9th. and 23rd.,
Nov. 6th and 27th.,
Dec. 4th.
 

Time: 5:00 – 7:00 (B)

Member $25.00 per class.
Non-Member $30.00 per class.

This class is for students who want to improve their colored pencil or pastel pencil art. Bring in a project you want to start, or a project you are working on. Pat will help you figure out how to start, make decisions, solve problems, and give finishing touches to your projects. We will also work on technique and have many tips to share. Everyone will work on their own piece at their own level of skill and interest. If you are a beginner, in pencil, contact me.

Bring any Colored Pencil Supplies you have.

Tuesday

CREATIVE DRAWING with David Fithian

Dates – Tuesdays – ongoing
Times – 9:30 – 12:30
Studio – B
Price – $20 member  $25 non member

If you are already drawing and making art or if you are just curious this class is for you!  We will explore the basic elements of drawing through design, composition, line, texture and color.  This class will give you new ways of approaching drawings as finished works or as ideas for paintings. Strong composition is the foundation of this class along with line, contour, intuitive and memory drawing.  This is an excellent introduction to explore the power and magic of drawing.  For those with more experience this class will give you new perspectives on your current work.   It will be like a creative meditation resulting in new and exciting ways of approaching your own distinct style. 

The goal is to learn more about dynamic drawing techniques and to have fun. An empty sketch book with exercises and assignments will be completed as it evolves from the simple to the complex. 

Drawing with Bob Stinziano

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 

Ongoing contact Instructor for start dates

Studio location: B

Hone your skills as you move from basic line drawing to fully developed works of art. All skill levels welcome. We will work
with Graphite and Color Pencil.

Wednesday

Exploring Watercolors with Liv Witherow

9:30 to 12:30

ongoing

Studio location: B

$80 per 4 week session for members, $100 non

Learn about the best materials to use to achieve the best results. You will learn color mixing and different techniques and styles of painting. We will work from various photos. Liv will start with a demo, then guide you through painting your own creations.

Materials List

Beginner Wheel Throwing with Katrina Scott

Dates – Wednesdays, beginning 5/24, 5 weeks

Time – 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Location – Studio A

Price $200 includes your initial bag of clay. $225 for non-members.

Basic tools are provided or can be purchased. You may want to bring your own towel and apron. Price includes all firings and glazes.

Additional clay can be purchased for $50

Beginner wheel throwing is a scheduled class with instruction and open studio hours for practice. This class is for those who have never used the wheel or have basic skills. This course includes wedging, centering clay, throwing basic cylinder and bowl forms, trimming, finishing and glazing. Potters will receive individual attention as well. Produce and keep all of your pieces.

Creative Drawing with Mike Lynch

1:00pm – 4:00 pm

Ongoing contact Instructor for start dates


Studio location: C
$160 members, $180 non-members (8 week class)
$120 members, $135 non-members (6 week class)

Surprise yourself as you learn to create more expressive and well structured art. Fun and insightful exercises will help expand creativity and drawing ability. Explore both realism and abstraction as we work from still life, photos, and imagination. Deepen your understanding of line, tone, and texture, to produce strong, compelling drawings. Learn new ideas that will enrich your art tremendously, whether you draw or paint. All skill levels welcome!

Materials List

Thursday

Potters Wheel with Eylish Coolbeth

Ongoing – contact instructor

9:30 am – 12:30 pm (A)

$180 member $210 non and $50 for clay

INSTRUCTORS

Eylish Coolbeth
386-576-3337
eylish.coolbeth@gmail.com

Let’s play with clay! A fun way to release stress. Learn how to sculpt, coil, repair, and – most important of all – glaze. We’ll be exploring stains as well as glazes. Create your own masterpiece to display or sell in our gallery or just give it to a friend as a gift.

Fundamental Drawing with Paula McKenna

Dates: Ongoing Starting 9/6
Time: 1:00 to 4:00pm
Location: Studio C
Price: $20 per class members $25 non members

This class is for those with intermediate to advanced drawing skills. It is designed to reinforce and enhance the essential elements of drawing in creative ways.

Students should bring Drawing materials of their choice

Friday

Saturday

Fiber Arts Meeting with Mary McBride

9:30 am – 2:00 pm (B)

for summer dates, contact the instructor

Our group was founded in 2004. ArtsEtc is a group of central Florida artists interested in surface design and textile arts. The group meets monthly for workshops, learning and mutual encouragement.

Sunday

For more information regarding our classes please call 386-424-9254 or email using the form below.