SPRING 2007 CLASSES at the ART HOUSE ACADEMY

TAA offers a full slate of after-school, evening and weekend arts education for children, teens and adults.  Beginners and experienced artists alike can choose from studio art, art history, or musical and theatrical performance education. 

Children’s classes start at age 5, with adult classes starting at 15 or 18.  Classes held on the first floor of the facility are scheduled as listed below.  More classes will be scheduled pending the opening of the second floor of the facility. 

To register for any class, email at [email protected] or call 892-8650

“FINGERPRINTS” CHILDREN’S ART EDUCATION

FINGERPRINTS CERAMICS

MASKS & FIGURES: Ceramics after School (Ages 5-14)

Mentor: Betsy Foreman

Six projects incorporating a variety of ceramic techniques such as pinching, slabbing, coiling and throwing.  Past projects: cups, tiles, masks, bowls, figures, and bird houses.

Mondays and Wednesdays, dates in February and March to be announced.

Student minimum is five, call to reserve space in class.

FEE: $110/$100 STAA members includes materials fee

PHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITAL MEDIA

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Beginning Photojournalism (Ages 7-12)

Mentor: Nicholas Pechon

Single-use cameras and notebooks open kids to the world of documentary journalism.

Saturday, March 3, 9am-12pm and Saturday March 10, 9am-12pm

FEE: $110/100 STAA members, film lab processing fees and supplies included.

STOP MOTION ANIMATION (Ages 9-12)

Mentor: Meghan Garcia

Make inanimate objects come to life.

Dates & Fee TBA—reserve space today

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ART HISTORY & TRADITIONAL ARTS

FLINTNAPPING with GRAYHAWK (Ages 12- Adult)

Mentor: Grayhawk Perkins

Learn the ancient art of making stone tools (arrowheads and blades).

February 3, 10 & 17 2pm-4pm

FEE: $130/$120 STAA members *includes materials and material fee

Other Classes with Grayhawk Coming soon:

THE ART OF STORY TELLING and LEATHER WORKING

CREATIVE THINKING AND MAKING: The Art of Collecting (Ages 13-16)

Mentor: Meghan Garcia

Intro to the concept of collecting, artists who collect & development of individual collecting practices.

4pm-6pm, Dates TBD—reserve space today

FEE: $60

PERFORMANCE with JENNIFER & SHAWN PATTERSON

Instructor bios at:  http://www.dramaandmusic.com/ 

SIGN UP NOW FOR CHILDREN’S SUMMER THEATER CAMP, JULY 9-14, 2007.

A full week of theater camp, five hours each day includes acting and singing for all participants, costumes provided. Two one-act plays at the Greater Center on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.

Performance will be videotaped for community access television. 

Grades 1-10, $125 per child, and 10% discount for members.  Registration forms and a $50 non-refundable deposit is due by June 22nd.

ACTING WORKSHOP (ages 8-16)

Tuesdays at 4:30 pm -5:30 pm starting in late February (Dates TBA)

4 sessions working on auditioning, terminology, scene study, monologue writing, improvisation and characterization.  Course will show the difference between film and theater acting techniques.

FEE: $180/$160 STAA members

ADULT ACTING (Ages 17 and up)

Tuesdays at 4:30 pm -5:30 pm starting in late February (Dates TBA)

4 sessions working on auditioning, terminology, scene study, monologue writing, improvisation and characterization.  Course will show the difference between film and theater acting techniques.

FEE: $180/$160 STAA members

PERFORMANCE CHORUS (ages 8-16)- class in session

Thursdays 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm January 25 – April 20

12 sessions plus one rehearsal and two performances on last week.

Flashy costumes, great songs & splashy choreography makes this a group all will want to be a part of.

FEE: $290/$270 STAA members

BITTY THEATER (ages 5-7)- class in session

Thursdays 4:00-4:30pm January 25 – April 20

12 sessions, performances optional

FEE: $130/$120 STAA members

NOTE: “Performance Chorus” for ages 8-16 and “Bitty Theater” for ages 5-7 classes have begun. 

Register now for fall sessions of these and other performance classes.

“AHA” ADULT ART EDUCATION

DIGITAL MEDIA & PHOTOGRAPHY

GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA- PART 2

Mentor: Daniel Kariko

Friday, February 9, 5-7 pm AND Saturday, February 10, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

FEE: $160/$150 STAA members

*Includes refreshments and lunch on Saturday from Columbia St Natural Food Market.

DRAWING & PAINTING

ENCAUSTIC MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP

Mentors: Dorothy Furlong-Gardner, Assistant Kathleen Lemoine

Thursday-Saturday, February 1, 2, 3; 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

A printmaking class creating wax prints without a press. 

FEE: $425/ $400 for STAA members + $55 for materials

PASTEL PAINTING: BEGINNER TO ADVANCED

Mentor: Ed Dyer

NOTE: Class in session.  Register now for future class; minimum 5 students.

Jan. 3-Feb. 2; Wednesdays 9am – 12 Noon; 6 Sessions/ 3 hours each

FEE: $325/ $300 for STAA members

A classical, all-level pastel painting course focusing on the development of a painting: drawing, composition, values, and color. Learn how to create depth using both soft and hard edges. Painting techniques will be presented; how to paint from photographs and how to solve specific problems.

CHARCOAL DRAWING: ONE-DAY WORKSHOP

Mentor: Billie Bourgeois

February 24, 10-4. Call to reserve space in class and for supply list.

FEE: $80/$70 STAA members

BASIC COLOR THEORY

Mentor: Rene Fletcher

Intro to color and its applications, examining color theories of Chevrel, Josef Albers, Hans Hofmann

Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 am

Beginning in February, Call to reserve space in class and for supply list.

FEE: $165/ $140 for STAA members

INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING- LEARNING TO SEE (Night session)

Mentor: Chris Deris

Tuesdays 7-9pm (8 sessions)

Beginning in February, Call to reserve space in class and for supply list.

FEE: $325/$300 STAA members

INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING- INTERPRETING LIGHT (Night session)

Mentor: Chris Deris

Mondays 6-8 pm (8 sessions)

Beginning in February, Call to reserve space in class and for supply list.

FEE: $325/$300 STAA members

Coming soon: WATERCOLOR PAINTING with Karen Stakelum

Days/Times TBA—Call to reserve space

ART HISTORY & TRADITIONAL ARTS

ART OF ASIA

Mentor: Roberta D. Bruck, Ph.D., JD

An 8-hour art history survey of the art of India and Southeast Asia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan.  Concludes with field trip to NOMA to view Asian collection.

Tuesdays February 6, 13, 27 & March 6 (no class on Mardi Gras, Feb. 20)

FEE: $110/ $100 for STAA members

FLINTNAPPING with GRAYHAWK (Ages 12- Adult)

Mentor: Grayhawk Perkins

Learn the ancient art of making stone tools (arrowheads and blades).

February 3, 10, & 17 2pm-4pm

FEE: $130/$120 STAA members, includes materials and material fee

IKEBANA WORKSHOP

Mentor: Bette Lyons

An introduction to the art of Japanese flower arranging, one day workshop.

March 17, 10am -2 pm

FEE: $60, $50 STAA Members.  Call for materials list.

CERAMICS

BEGINNER WHEEL THROWING

Mentor: Dennis Sipiorski

4 sessions, 5:30-7:30 pm

January 30, 31, February 1 & 8

FEE: $110/$100 STAA members + $40 material fee

SCULPTURE

ADULT CLAY WORKSHOP- MAKE WEIRD, WONDERFUL STUFF WITH CLAY

Mentor: David S. Smith

4 sessions beginning in February, Call to reserve space in class.

Hand-build ceramics and raku firing.  Four evening and weekend sessions. 

FEE: $130/120 STAA members

SCULPTURE: THE PORTRAIT

Mentor: Bill Binnings

No previous experience is required; the course engages student discussions of the structural anatomy of male, female and children’s heads. 

11 Sessions, 1-4 pm.  Beginning date to be announced, call to reserve space.

FEE: $475/$450 STAA members + $40 supply fee.  $35 model fee if model used (prorated)

OPEN STUDIO: See the clay portion of a life-size commissioned statue of Mel Ott during Bill Binnings’ class time.