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Spring 2012 Museum Academy Schedule of Classes for Children, Teens & Adults
Our spring schedule includes classes for preschoolers through adults. The Academy’s programs are held in two classrooms, Chrysler Corporation Classroom and Colonial Bank Classroom, on the Plaza Level in the Museum, overlooking Big Spring International Park.
All materials are provided for the children’s classes. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 256-535-4350 x222 or Register Online HERE. Space is limited, so REGISTER NOW!
Preschool Classes
Space is limited to 10 students per class.
Splish, Splash into Spring! Ages 3-5
Learn about color, line, shape, and texture using clay, collage, and paint. Projects include paintings and sculpture of fish, frogs, rabbits, and turtles. Read such tales as The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister and Splash by Ann Jonas. All New Projects!
Instructor: Sheila Cape
Dates: March 20, April 3, 10, 17, May 1, 8 (6 Tuesdays)
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $40 members/$50 non-members
Alphabets & Animals: Ages 3-5
Explore the sounds, words, and art through the alphabet in this visual art exploration. Media include clay, paint, oil pastel, and collage. We’ll take a look at Alphabets Are Amazing Animals by Anushka Ravishankar and Christiane Pieper.
Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Dates: March 21, April 4, 11, 18, May 2, 9 (6 Wednesdays)
Time: 3:45-4:45 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $40 members/$50 non-members
BIG & small: Mixed Media, Ages 3-5
Create sculptures, drawings, and paintings that express huge and tiny spaces. Subject matter includes animals, flowers, bugs, and landscapes as seen in the tale George Shrinks by William Joyce.
Instructor: Sheila Cape
Dates: March 22, April 5, 12, 19, May 3, 10 (6 Thursdays)
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $40 members/$50 non-members
Explore & Create: SPRING! Ages 3-5
Budding artists learn about color, line, shape, and texture using clay, collage, and paint. Create artful paintings and drawings of butterflies, ladybugs, flowers, birds and more. Be inspired by It’s Spring by Linda Glaser and Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert.
Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Dates: April 13, 20, May 4, 11, 18 (5 Fridays)
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $35 members/$45 non-members
After School Classes for Children
Space is limited to 12 students per class unless noted. Museum gallery visits included for inspiration.
Whimsy Art in 3-D! Grades K-4
Create 3-D whimsical artwork of contraptions, kinetic art, do-hickeys and thing-a-ma-bobs. This fun class will teach students’ basic mechanical principles, safe use of tools, and above all inventiveness. Media include paper, clay, paint, wire, wood and more.
Instructor: Sheila Cape
Dates: March 20, April 3, 10, 17, May 1, 8 (6 Tuesdays)
Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members
Mixed Media: Ages 10-14
Experiment with various art media to explore the possibilities of full expression in mixed media, drawing and painting as well as collage. Learn about color, composition and principles of painting and drawing along with learning how to see with an artist’s eye. Media include marker, pastel, acrylic on canvas, watercolor, and more.
Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Dates: March 20, April 3, 10, 17, May 1, 8 (6 Tuesdays)
Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members
Drawing & Painting: Grades K-4
Students explore drawing and painting tools as they learn about line, shape, form, composition and perspective through a variety of techniques. Media include graphite, pastel, watercolor, and tempera.
Instructor: Sheila Cape
Dates: March 21, April 4, 11, 18, May 2, 9 (Wednesdays)
Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members
Clay Creations: Grades K-4
Create a variety of clay vessels and sculptures. We’ll glaze our pieces, too!
Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Dates: March 22, April 5, 12, 19, May 3, 10 (6 Thursdays)
Time: 4-5:30 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $60 members/$70 non-members (includes clay, glazes & firing)
Ceramics: Ages 10-14
Learn handbuilding techniques––coil and slab construction, and glazing methods. Wheel throwing techniques introduced. All levels. Space is limited to 8 students. All New Projects!
Instructor: Lisa Roth
Dates: March 22, April 5, 12, 19, May 3, 10 (6 Thursdays)
Time: 4-5:30 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $60 members/$70 non-members (includes clay, glazes & firing)
Saturday Classes for Children
Space is limited to 12 students per class unless noted. Museum gallery visits included for inspiration.
Studio Art Adventures: Go Figure! Ages 10-14
Inspired by the works in the Connections: Marilyn Murphy & Robert Trotman exhibition, create a figurative character using Scratch-Art® scratchboard.
Instructor: Kristy Jane From-Brown
Date: February 18 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $15 members/$25 non-members
Studio Art Adventures: Shamrock Mobile a la’ Matisse! Grades K-5
Inspired by Henri Matisse’s Cut-Outs, create your very own shamrock mobile to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Instructor: Kristy Jane From-Brown
Date: March 17 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $15 members/$25 non-members
Studio Art Adventures: Awesome Assemblages! Ages 6 & Up
After touring the Encounters: Sloane Bibb exhibition, create your own mixed media masterpiece using paint, marker, found objects, tooling foil, nuts and bolts, and other materials for embellishment.
Instructor: Sheila Cape
Date: April 14 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $15 members/$25 non-members
Studio Art Adventures: ArtRAGEOUS Masterpieces! Grades K-5
Explore the use of color and line to create an expressive masterpiece with acrylics on canvas to give to Mom for Mother’s Day. Lots of FUN!
Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Date: May 5 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $15 members/$25 non-members
Saturday Classes for Parent & Child
Awesome Animals! Ages 5 & Up
Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my! Create your very own 11”x14” painting masterpiece of your favorite animal. A Roaring Good Time! Space is limited to 16 participants.
Instructor: Kristy Jane From-Brown
Date: February 25 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $25 members/$35 non-members per parent/child group OR $15 members/$25 non-members per student
Create a Ceramic Easter Bunny! Ages 5 & Up
Decorate your own ceramic Easter Bunny holding a basket for the upcoming holiday. Space is limited to 16 parent/child participants.
Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Date: March 31 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $25 members/$35 non-members per parent/child group OR $15 members/$25 non-members per student
Art for Homeschooled Students
Art in 3-D
This art program introduces sculpture media (air-dry clay, papier-mâché, wire, wood and other materials), techniques, and subject matter into the homeschool curriculum. All levels. Space is limited to 15 students per class.
Class I: Ages 5-8
Instructor: Anna Sue Courtney
Dates: March 22, April 5, 12, 19, May 3, 10 (6 Thursdays)
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $50 per student
Class II: Ages 9-13
Instructor: Anna Sue Courtney
Dates: March 20, April 3, 10, 17, May 1, 8 (6 Tuesdays)
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $50 per student
High School & Adult Classes
*Supply list will accompany class confirmation.
Introduction to Printmaking – Got Ink?
Learn how to carve and print linoleum blocks with relief carving tools. Create an original work of art. Lots of fun-filled demonstrations! Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Kristy Jane From-Brown
Date: March 3 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (hour lunch break/bring a sack lunch)
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $45 members/$55 non-members
Creative Jewelry Making
Learn basic techniques for combining wire, chain and beads to create earrings, necklaces and bracelets with glass beads. Discover stringing, wire wrapping, making ear wires and design styles. Create professional quality jewelry to give as gifts or keep for yourself! All levels. Materials included. Space is limited to 10 students.
Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Date: March 17 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (hour lunch break/bring a sack lunch)
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members
Exploration in Drawing
Learn about line, shape, form, color, space, perspective, proportion, and value to create still lifes and landscapes. Media include graphite and charcoal. Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 12 students.
Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Dates: March 20, April 3, 10, 17, May 1, 8 (6 Tuesdays)
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $75 members/$85 non-members
Seeing the Landscape Through a Painter’s Eye
Discover creative ways to portray natural and manmade environments using traditional oil painting techniques. Learn about composition, design, color and value choices, light patterns and atmospheric perspective for a sense of distance in the landscape. Explore color mixing and the palette. Capture the essence of the photograph used as reference. All levels. Space is limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Conor O’Brien
Dates: March 20, April 3, 10, 17, May 1, 8 (6 Tuesdays)
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $75 members/$85 non-members*
Acrylic & Oil Painting Techniques
Learn more about color, composition and finding your own style by translating a personal photo or photographs into paintings. Each student gets personal attention from the instructor helping them with drawing, painting and turning their photographs into works of art. All levels. Choose either acrylic or oil. Space is limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Gayle Power
Dates: March 21, April 4, 11, 18, May 2, 9, (Wednesdays)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $75 members/$85 non-members*
Stained Glass Sun Catchers
Learn about glass-cutting, pattern-making, copper-foiling, soldering, and construction. Discover the beauty of stained glass in this one-day workshop. Create spring-inspired sun catchers. Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Melinda Ortner
Date: March 31 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (one hour lunch break/bring a sack lunch)
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members
Old Masters Painting Techniques
Do you wonder about the work of artists such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Rubens? Learn about the oil painting techniques used by the old masters in canvas preparation. Create a sketch on the canvas by under painting first in an umber wash. Then add in a grisaille layer of grey tones from black to white. Final paintings will include color over the grisaille layer. All levels. Space is limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Robert Bean
Dates: April 5, 12, 19, May 3, 10, 17 (6 Thursdays)
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $75 members/$85 non-members*
Ceramics: Altering Wheel Thrown Forms
A class for wheel-throwers who want to work outside of the circle, this class will teach methods of manipulating and altering wet or leather hard clay. Demonstrations will cover a variety of functional forms. Prior wheel throwing experience is helpful. Materials included. Space is limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Greg Datcher
Dates: April 5, 12, 19, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 (8 Thursdays)
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $170 members/$180 non-members (includes clay, firing, & glazes)
Watercolor
Learn various watercolor techniques—such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry—and explore ways to create abstract or realistic imagery. Subject matter includes elements of landscape and close-up still life. For beginners and experienced students. Space is limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Linda Ruhl
Dates: April 13, 20, May 4, 11, 18 (5 Fridays)
Time: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $75 members/$85 non-members*
Art to Wear: Felting a Flower from Wool Fibers
April showers, bring spring flowers! Learn the unique techniques of wet and needle felting. You will be provided with a colorful scarf for you to pin your created flower onto to take home. Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 12 students.
Instructor: Jackie Miller
Dates: April 14 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (one hour lunch break/bring a sack lunch)
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members
Stained Glass Jewelry Box
Students design and create a stained glass jewelry box. In the class, glass will be cut, fitted, copper foiled, soldered, and finished to create at 4”x4” top-hinged box. Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 6 students.
Instructor: Becca Mauldin
Dates: May 5, 12, 19 (3 Saturdays)
Time: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $90 members/$100 non-members
Pastels: Paint a Pet Portrait
Learn to paint your favorite animal from photos. Explore a variety of pastel techniques for creating a successful portrait. Begin by selecting your own reference photos, transferring the image and complete your pet portrait. Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Linda Ruhl
Dates: May 12, 19 (2 Saturdays)
Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members