Classes and Workshops - Winter 2008

The Center for the Arts is offering a variety of educational opportunities in
THEATER ARTS
VISUAL ARTS
LITERARY ARTS
MORE CLASSES AT THE CENTER

Click HERE to download our Class Registration Form.
To find out how you can support these classes via scholarships, call us at 530-274-8384.

THEATRE ARTS

Elements of Actor’s Craft I
Sundays, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm, Jan. 13 - Feb. 10
Teacher: Sands Hall, MFA
Center for the Arts Van Gogh Room
Cost: $315 / $295 CFA members
Six week acting course, experienced and novice who wish to explore, develop and expand aspects of their craft. Emphasis is given to movement and voice, the use of the body as the actor’s instrument; improvisation and theatre games to enhance particular skills and methods of building effective characters. Throughout we will explore Stanislavsky’s famous injunction; that an actor’s task is not to find oneself in the art, but to ‘find the art in oneself.” Writing implement, journal/notebook required.

Improvisational Theatre
Tuesday, 4pm-6pm, March 11 – April 15
Teacher: Betsey Hayman, MA – Theatre Arts
Center for the Arts Off Center Stage
Cost: $100 CFA Members/ $90 CFA members
Open kids 10 – 18 years old, this is comprehensive, hands-on introduction to improvisational skits . Learn to work with props, become more relaxed and create less tension on stage.
This class is limited to 6–12 participants only.

Mime & the Development of Character
Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Jan. 7 - Feb. 13
Teacher: Vann B. Dart
Center for the Arts Off Center Stage
Cost: $200 / $180 CFA members
Six week class for children 13 – 18 years of age which will introduce them to mime and movement will also touch on other aspects of theatre. Vocal work, building character, group movement, working with others on
stage - theatre games in a learning environment. Serious and fun!

Zen & the Art of Comedy Improv
Tuesdays, 7-9 pm, January 8 - March 18
Teacher: Robert Smith
Center for the Arts Main Stage
Cost: $180 / $170 CFA members
This class is great for artists, performers and anyone (18 and up) wanting to tap into their creativity, free their minds from limiting thoughts which block the creative spirit and the flow of joy and prosperity.
Zen = being one with life = a balanced and successful life. Zen and comedy improv both require you to be present, open, alert and supporting what is happening in the moment. Comedy improv is a great fun way to learn and develop these skills, which contribute to greater aliveness and success in life.
From students: "Robert Smith creates a safe, non-judgmental environment in which to play and be present. It is spiritual practice, therapy and lots of laughs all rolled up in one." Deborah Underwood, MFT
More info: www.sirlaffsalot.com

Acting Shakespeare
Saturdays, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Jan. 12 - Feb. 16
Teacher: Theo Black, MFA in Classical Acting
Center for the Arts Van Gogh Room
Cost: $100/ $90 CFA members
For adult actors tackling specific techniques necessary for acting Shakespeare, to make his language and characters tangibly our own. From a foundation of scansion dynamics, imaging and speech-action we will free his penned characters into flesh-and-blood human beings who speak how they do because it is the fullest way to express what moves them into action.

Introduction to Theatre Arts
Tuesdays, 4pm – 6pm, Jan 22 – Feb 26
Teacher: Betsey Hayman, MA, Theatre Arts
Center for the Arts Center Off Center Stage
Cost: $100/ $90 CFA members
Limited to 6 – 12 participants, ages 10 -18, learn what you need to know about the stage, its parts, onstage areas of movement, stage voice and action. This is an overall introduction to acting on the stage.

VISUAL ARTS

2008 Guest Artist Program
John Hewitt Watercolor Workshop
Monday through Friday, March 24-27
9:00AM to 5:00PM daily, $275.00
Click HERE to download a printable flyer.

Spirit Dolls – Mixed Medium
Wednesdays, 10 am - 3:00 pm, Jan. 16, 23 & 30th
Friday, 10 am - 3:00 pm, April 11th
Teacher: Tricia Burbank
Center for the Arts - Annex
Class Fee: $50 + $15 materials fee / $40 + $15 materials fee for CFA members
For ages 12 years and up, class begins with a guided visualization that will allow you to tap into your inner spirit allowing it to create a very personal expression of itself. Each doll you create may express a different aspect of your inner self and surprise you as it develops. Dolls will be embellished with trinkets and treasures from your own special collections.

Drawing By Touch
6 Classes, Thursdays, 10am – 12pm, Jan. 17, 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21
Teacher: Nanci Shanderá, Ph.D.
Center for the Arts Annex Classroom
Cost: $100 / $90 CFA Members
Fun class for 16 years and older, requires no previous artistic training! Process is simple and the results surprising as the drawings are not fully revealed until completion. An enjoyable experience, meditative, healing, humorous and profoundly expressive! Students must bring 16 x 20 gessoes art board, 16x20” Lexan board or 14x20” plastic sheet (available at Ben Franklin’s fabric department), a 4-6” hard rubber brayer, 4oz tube of black water-mixable oil color (Windsor & Newton Artisian recommended) and a pad of 18x24” newsprint (paper must be larger than board).

Journal Sketching & Drawing
Friday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, February 1
Teacher: Susan Barry
Center For The Arts Van Gogh Room
Cost: $ 75 / $65 CFA members
The basic tool of any artist is a sketch book. This becomes your guide and special journal. In this workshop learn all about the techniques artists use to sketch and draw. Learn the importance of pre sketching before you begin a final art piece. Explore new interesting tool combinations. Some materials supplied. A materials list will be supplied with your registration. Bring a sack lunch.
Adults, 16 yrs. and up

Watercolor Stick Painting
Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, February 2
Teacher: Susan Barry
Center For The Arts Van Gogh Room
Cost: $ 75 / $65 CFA members
Learn all the techniques for painting wet-into-wet watercolor, using a stick! Explore through fun, easy, demonstrations and exercises. All materials are supplied. Learn to paint trees, rocks, and water with the bare minimum of watercolor tools. Enjoy a day of painting with no stress. Open to beginners to advanced artists. Bring a sack lunch and be prepared to have lots of fun!
Adults, 16 yrs. and up

Fine Art for Adults
Monday, 9am – 11am, Feb 4th – March 3rd
Teacher: Ruth Boudreaux
Center for the Arts the Annex Classroom
Cost: $105 / $95 CFA members
Art instruction for adults with a special interest in Fine Art. This is an adult style class taught in a non-traditional method and a great supplement to a technique based art class. Instruction and technique is given upon student request help. This is to reinforce independent thinking and authentic creativity. A list of materials will be given and or you can work in any medium you choose. This class is like having a private lesson in a group setting. Feel free to bring artwork your all ready working if you want.

Introduction to Gourd Art - Mixed Medium
Wednesday, 10 am-2:30 pm, Feb. 6th
Teacher: Tricia Burbank
Center for the Arts Van Gogh Room
Cost: $45 + $10 materials fee / $35 + $10 materials fee for CFA members
For ages 12 and up, get acquainted with “Nature’s Canvas,” the all natural gourd! You will learn about growing, harvesting, cleaning, opening and creating on gourds. One special gourd will surely call out to you to be made into a beautiful bowl, box, vase or rattle. Then you can embellish it with beads and treasures from your special collection.

Pen and Ink Drawing
Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, February 9th
Teacher: Susan Barry
Center For The Arts Van Gogh Room
Cost: $ 80 / $70 CFA members
Open to beginners through intermediate artists. Investigate the variety of tools used in ink drawing and
explore the different techniques used when working with inks. We will additionally explore the use of watercolor pencil, crayon and colored inks through some quick fun exercises. Many tools and supplies will be provided by the instructor, however some materials are required. Materials list available with registration.

My Creative Valentine
Saturday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, February 9th
Teacher: Eileen Blodgett
Center for the Arts Annex 2nd floor
Cost: $40 / $35 CFA members
Shake off your winter doldrums and start thinking creatively, just in time for Valentine’s Day. You will learn and practice simple printmaking concepts (block printing, mono printing), explore collage and dabble in mixed media – all with the goal in mind of creating some very special Valentines. Materials will be supplied for an additional $5 fee. Open to adults, teachers and well-behaved youth. Bring your lunch. Enrollment limited.

Pine Needle Basketry
Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, February 13:
Needles with Caps, February 20: Continuous Coiling, February 27: Advanced Stitches
Teacher: Tricia Burbank
Center For The Arts Van Gogh
Cost: $50 per class or $150 for series / $40 per class or $120 for series CFA members (plus $15 materials).
Create uniquely beautiful pieces by cutting, cleaning and coloring a gourd base on which to build your pine needle basket. Three levels of classes will build on your skills and must be taken in sequence unless you have taken prior classes. We will be using different fibers, threads and stitching techniques to create each project. This can become a meditative and relaxing process.
Adults: 15 yrs. and up

Everyone Is An Artist – Acrylic Landscapes
Sundays, 10am – 3pm pm, Feb 17, March 16, April 20 & May 18
Teacher: Denise Wey
Center for the Arts Annex Classroom
Cost: $75 per class / $65 per class CFA members
Everyone can paint, so give yourself permission. This class welcomes beginners and intermediates alike. Dress down, relax and be inspired. All materials provided except canvas or canvas panel. You will need to bring at least 3 canvas boards sizes 8x10, or 9x12, 11x14, 16x20; two should be smaller for quick sketches and one more for more detailed painting. Bring a photograph if you like.

Introduction to Watercolor Painting
Thursday, 9:00am – 3:00 pm February 21st
Teacher: Susan Barry
Center For The Arts Van Gogh Room
Cost: $ 75 / $65 CFA members
This workshop starts at the very beginning, looking at the tools and use of tools for watercolor painting. Easy demonstrations and paint along exercises will give you a chance to experience how things work. Many materials will be provided. A materials list on what to bring will be supplied at time of registration.
Bring a sack lunch and be ready to have some painting fun!

Renaissance-Inspired Gold Leaf Illumination & Calligraphy Workshops
Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm
Workshop dates - Feb. 23, March 8, April 5 or May 10th
Teacher: Christine Elder
Center for the Arts Upstairs Annex
Cost per workshop: $60 / $50 CFA members
Transform yourself back in time for a day of living history as we explore the time honored crafts of the middle ages. You will experiment with gold leaf, inks, watercolor & gouache paint. You’ll learn how to create traditional Celtic knotted letters and decorative borders & backgrounds. You’ll also practice some calligraphic hands from medieval to renaissance times. Creative inspiration will be gained from viewing examples of famous illuminated manuscripts such as the Book of Kells, Aberdeen Bestiary, Lindisfarne Gospels and the Lutrell Psalter. In these one-day workshops, participants will create a finished project, which may include monogrammed bookmarks, picture frames, greeting cards, etc. For those wishing to repeat the workshop, the instructor will provide additional instruction in more advanced techniques. Create your own gifts for Valentines Day, Mother’s Day, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. or give the workshop as a gift. All materials provided by the instructor. Enrollment limited.

Brown Bag Paper Mache • A Two day workshop • Two Sundays
Sundays, 10:00 am –3:00 pm, February 24 & March 2
Teacher: Susan Barry
Center For The Arts Van Gogh Room
Cost: $ 55 / $45 CFA members
Learn the basics of this fun three-dimensional medium. Come away with a sculpture or mask.
All materials are supplied. No previous experience necessary. Be prepared to have a great deal of artistic fun! Open to adults 16 yrs and up.

Simply Drawing
Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.
Teacher: Eileen Blodgett
Center for the Arts The Annex Classroom
Cost: $95 / $90 CFA members
This class is designed for folks who might say “I can’t draw.” Yes, you can learn to draw or improve your drawing skills by following guided practices of learning to see accurately, learning about proportion, shadow, composition and exploring the tools of drawing. You will draw in a supportive, casual and creative environment. Basic materials (pencils, paper) are provided by the student. Some materials (other drawing media)are provided by the instructor. Open to adults and well-behaved youth. Enrollment limited. Additional $5.00 materials fee due at class.

Paint Wildflowers in Watercolor
Friday, April 11, Saturday, April 12 & Sunday April 13, from 10:00 to 4:00 each day
Teacher: Jan Foss
Center for the Annex Classroom
Cost: $150 / $140 CFA members
Min number of students: 8/Max. 20
For beginners or experienced painters (adults). In this three-day watercolor workshop, we will paint the beautiful matilija poppy, a loose wildflower bouquet, and lupines in a landscape with sunlight filtering through the trees, all in the wet-in-wet style . Each day will include a variety of watercolor techniques including negative painting, lost-and-found edges and many more. Color, composition and value will also be discussed. Lots of demonstrations and individual help.

WRITING & LITERARY ARTS

Life Is But A Dream
6 Classes, Thursdays, 6:30pm – 9pm, February 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27,
April 3
Teacher: Nanci Shanderá, Ph.D.
Center for the Arts Annex
Cost: $105 / $95 CFA members
Expansive course for adults, using dreams as foundational material for writing poetry, prose or plays. You will be guided in inventively revealing the unique actions of dream characters and situations so as to deepen understanding of your inner creative process. This class encourages non-ordinary creativity and expansiveness within writing and perceptions of self. Please bring writing materials to first class.

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Phil Brown Art Classes
Oil & Pastel
Mondays March 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21
Pastels 9:30 am–12:30 pm  
Oils 2:00–5:00 pm
Fee: $130  •  Class Size limit: 10
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Figure Painting
Fridays April 4, 11, 18, 25
Time: 10 am to 1 pm
Fee: $125 (includes model fees)
Class Size limit: 8
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Sharon Griffiths Spring Art Classes
After-school Art
Wednesdays: April 2 through April 30, 3:30-5:00PM
Space still available - $75

New Spring Intro to Art for Adults
Wednesdays: March 26 through April 30, 5:30 to 7:00PM
Thursdays: March 27 through May 1, 3:45 to 5:15PM
$125 Includes all materials.

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