Spring Catalog - Guilford Art Center

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Linda Edwards, Metalsmithing, Weaving • Anita Griffith, Pottery
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 5:30-7PM
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CANCELLATIONS
Students notified and full tuition refunded if a class cancelled. Those who
withdraw from a class up to 2 weeks
before the first class are eligible for a full
refund.Upto1weekbeforethefirstclass,
students who withdraw are eligible for a
credit, less a $25 registration fee. After
that, no consideration given without a
written medical excuse. Students missing
a regularly scheduled class will not receive
a refund or makeup class. Please note:
Students may or may not be permitted to
join a class after the first session has taken
place, at the discretion of the instructor.
Tuition cannot be pro-rated.
GAC reserves the right to change/cancel
classes. GAC is handicapped accessible.
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Shop for Spring…
DESIGNERS CIRCUS
A Pop-Up Shopping Event
APriL 15, 10AM-6PM • APriL 16, 10AM-6PM • APriL 17, 11AM-3PM
Designers Circus is setting up in the gallery and filling it with a great selection of unique
and creative clothing and accessories for the spring. Designers Circus is a Boston-based
under-the-radar creative fashion and accessories event, with items by more than 70 designers
andwholesaleprices50-90%belowretail.Theshopwillalsobeopen.Aportionofproceeds from sales will benefit Guilford Art Center’s educational programs. Admission is free.
Color Outside the Lines…
2ND ANNUAL BLACK & WHITE GALA
“Black & White in Color” to Benefit Guilford Art Center
Pine Orchard Yacht and Country Club
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 6:30PM
Join Guilford Art Center for our annual, elegant
Black & White soiree, and this year get on the
bandwagon with the adult coloring book craze.
Color outside the lines, while enjoying cocktails,
sumptuous food, music and dancing, live and
silentauctions.Ticketsare$125perperson,with
proceeds benefiting the Art Center’s educational
and community outreach programs.
For more information about any of these upcoming events,
contact the Art Center, 203-453-5947 or [email protected].
$10,000+
The Community Foundation for
Greater New Haven
The Stoddard Family Foundation
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous
NewAlliance Foundation
Prospector Partners
$1,000-$4,999
The Herman Abbott Family Foundation
Deb Abildsoe & Irving Schloss
Eder Brothers
Andrew Geaslin
Joseph & Cindy Goldberg
Guilford Savings Bank
Richard & Yvette Howard
Jane Kammerer
Madison Polymeric Engineering
Raymond B. & Kathleen V. Rudy,
in honor of Nina V. Donnelly
Allan Starr
Stonycroft Farm Alpacas
Yale New Haven Health
$500-$999
Bailey, Murphy & Scarano, LLC
CK Architects
Arlene & Marshal Elovich
Green Homes
Kebabian’s Oriental Rugs
The Marketplace at Guilford Food Center
MIX Design Store
SPRING
CLASSES
Full class and workshop descriptions can
be found online. Classes are open to all
levels unless otherwise noted.
Beading
LARIAT NECKLACE
[workshop]
Viola Galetta
Saturday, April 23
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Easy knotting technique in combination
with wire wrapping, using various type
of beads: crystals, lamp work, stones
and metal findings. Fee payable with
tuition $25.00
Tuition $36.00
Members $32.40
ORGANIC COPPER PENDANT
& BEAD NECKPIECE
[workshop]
Marcy LaBella
Sunday, April 24
10:00AM - 4:00PM
We will create an organic pendant from
copper using basic metals techniques.
Experiment with colorful patinas such
as guilders paste and more. Students will
make a hand crafted clasp and closure.
Neck pieces will be made using a combination of bead and wire techniques and
by using natural stone beads on waxed
linen using a traditional hand knotting
technique. Learn three fun and beautiful
techniques in one workshop. Fee payable with tuition $20.00
Tuition $72.00
Members $64.80
Monte Financial Group
Rea Algonquin Industries
Stony Creek Quarry
$250-$499
Richard Chorney
Clo & Stephen Davis
Stephanie Dietz
Rebecca Hoblin
Page Hardware & Appliance
The Stone Agency
Cyndi & Richard Tuchman
MEDIA SPONSOR
Shore Publishing
WIRE WRAPPED
BRACELET [workshop]
Viola Galetta
Saturday, May 7
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Learn to wrap and hammer copper wire,
while incorporating one-of-a -kind beads
to create your very own fun and artistic
bracelet. Fee payable with tuition $25.00
Tuition $36.00
Members $32.40
LEATHER WRAP BRACELET
[workshop]
Viola Galetta
Saturday, May 21
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Learn a technique for creating the most
popular bracelet these days, called a Chan
Lou leather wrap, made with leather and
small beads combined with artful stitching. Anyone can learn this intriguing
technique, to wear or to give as a memorable gift. Instructor will supply all materials.
Fee payable with tuition $25.00
Tuition $36.00
Members $32.40
VIKING KNIT BRACELET
[workshop]
Viola Galetta
Saturday, June 4
10:00AM -1:00PM
Viking knit is an ancient wire knitting
technique developed and used mostly in
Northern Europe. We have adapted Viking
knitting to make beautiful jewelry, enhancing them with beads. In this workshop
you will learn, easily and quickly, to make
a silver wire bracelet enhanced with the
choice of your beads. Fee payable with
tuition $25.00
Tuition $36.00
Members $32.40
ORGANIC COPPER & BEADED
EARRING [workshop]
Marcy LaBella
Sunday, June 12
10:00AM - 3:00PM
Create an organic form fold earring with
beautiful beaded elements. Simple basic
techniques will be used - great for beginning metal workers who want to learn to
incorporate beads into their projects. Bead
and wire work will be covered as will be
making different types of handcrafted
headpins. You will have time to create
several pairs of earrings. Fee payable with
tuition $20.00
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
Blacksmithing
INTRO TO BLACKSMITHING
[workshop]
OPEN FORGE
Mace Vitale
Saturday-Sunday, May 14-15
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Mace Vitale
SESSION A: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning April 6
SESSION B: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning May 4
SESSION C: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning June 8
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Open to students with blacksmithing
experience. Here is a chance for Blacksmithing and Bladesmithing students to
continue projects they have started, or start
a new project they have been wanting to
do under the guidance a working smith.
Projects will be tailored to the individual
student. Students will need safety glasses,
leather work gloves, and should wear jeans
andnon-flammablecottonshirt,andboots
or leather shoes. ( Pre-requisite of a beginner blacksmith or bladesmith class). Fee
payable with tuition $20.00
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
INTRO TO THE HAND
FORGED BLADE [workshop]
Mace Vitale
Saturday-Sunday, April 2-3
10:00AM - 4:00PM
This weekend workshop will cover the
basics of forging, grinding, heat treating,
and sharpening of a small utility knife. The
instructor will discuss fit and finish, overall
knife design, how to sharpen and care for
knives, and how to begin making knives on
your own. Students should expect to forge
several blades over the weekend, and get
at least one to the point of a usable knife.
Students should bring safety glasses and
leather work gloves. The instructor can be
contacted prior to the class if there are any
questions or special needs: [email protected] Fee payable with tuition $45.00
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
This workshop will introduce students to
the basics of forging steel to shape using
a hammer and anvil. Points, tapers, curls,
scrolls, twists, and hot punching will be
covered. Students will make an assortment
of small useful items. Fee payable with
tuition $45.00
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
For students who see pots and think food.
Learn wheel throwing, designing and glazing techniques with an eye to the function
of the pot. Sometimes the function of
the pot is to open the potter to the sheer
power and element of unpredictability
inherent to the firing process, so students
will participate in a last-class raku firing.
Fee payable with tuition $30.00
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
EXPRESSION IN CLAY
Matt Parkinson
Saturday-Sunday, May 21-22
10:00AM - 4:00PM
David Frank
10 Tuesdays, beginning March 29
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Open to students with blacksmithing
experience. In this exciting class student
will make all the tools needed to inlay
copper silver or gold into steel. Starting
with a light chasing hammer suitable for
inlaying or hammer engraving, next a set
of graver chisels and setting punch. Using
the tools made in the class the basics of
carving a channel undercutting and inlaying will also be covered. Fee payable with
tuition $40.00
Express yourself making a wide variety of
pottery forms. Both hand building and
throwing skills will be used. Extra attention will be spent on decoration with
clay, slips, and glazes. Fee payable with
tuition $30.00
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
Ceramics
Student’s clay must be purchased in class ($29
or $32/bag); tool kits ($14 + tax) also available. Please bring cash or check. Lab and clay
fees cover costs of firings and glaze materials.
Tuition includes bench time.
FOCUS ON FUNCTION
Alice Chittenden
10 Mondays, beginning March 28
9:30AM - 12:30PM
In this weekend workshop students will
learn how to forge several types of arrow
heads. Forging to shape, sockets, tangs,
clean up, and heat treat will be covered.
Fee payable with tuition $20.00
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
Mace Vitale
Saturday-Sunday, April 16-17
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Deborah Staub Luft
10 Mondays, beginning March 28
7:00PM - 10:00PM
GRAVERS & HAMMER
INLAY [workshop]
This class will focus on the considerations
made when creating functional ceramic
ware. Applications for wheel thrown and
hand built work will each be addressed
through teacher demonstrations and
examples. Instruction in working on the
wheel and hand building techniques will
be group, as well as individual instruction. Glazing basics will be taught along
with more specialized surface treatments.
Students will have the opportunity to
participate in a raku firing held during the
last class. Fee payable with tuition $30.00
FORGED ARROW
HEADS [workshop]
FROM FORM TO FOOD
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
INTRODUCTION TO
THE POTTER’S WHEEL
Claudia Schiavone
10 Tuesdays, beginning March 29
6:30PM - 9:30PM
Make your first pots from start to finish. Participants will learn the basics of
centering clay and throwing bowls and
cylinders on the wheel. Basic surface
decoration and glazing techniques will
also be demonstrated. For beginning and
continuing students. Wear clothes that you
don’t mind getting dirty! Fee payable with
tuition $30.00
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
CORINNE MCMANEMIN
CERAMIC SCULPTURE
Lisa Wolkow
10 Wednesdays, beginning March 30
9:30AM - 12:30PM
Open to students with clay experience
who would like to work sculpturally in
clay, taking full advantage of everything
that a ceramics studio can offer. Learn
ways of experimenting, working and
thinking as sculptors, as well as techniques
for constructing forms, building surfaces
and firing. Students with a background
in wheelwork may explore hand building
skills in conjunction with thrown forms.
Fee payable with tuition $30.00
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
HOW TO MAKE POTTERY
Anita Griffith
10 Wednesdays, beginning March 30
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Learn about pottery shapes and uses, from
cups, bowls and plates to vases, bottles and
teapots. Beginners will make pottery on
the potter’s wheel or with hand building
techniques. Intermediate and advanced
students will design independent projects
with guidance and demonstrations from
instructor. Glaze and surface design included. Fee payable with tuition $30.00
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
POTTERY ON & OFF THE WHEEL
Stephen Rodriguez
10 Thursdays, beginning March 31
7:00PM -10:00PM
This is a chance for beginners to intermediate students to both develop and push
ahead with techniques in forming and
glazing pottery. Explore shape making on
andoffthewheel,workwithstonewareor
porcelain, look at classical pottery forms
and see what we can borrow for your own
work. Fee payable with tuition $30.00
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
BASICS & BEYOND
Robert Parrott
10 Fridays, beginning April 1
9:00AM - 12:00PM
A comprehensive survey of hand building
and wheel throwing, with an emphasis
on form, function, and development of
personal style. Beginners are welcome
and will learn all the basics of forming
and glazing. Intermediate and advanced
students will be challenged to work toward
more refined products on the wheel and to
throw more difficult forms, such as plates,
lidded containers, teapots, etc. Each class
will include demonstrations and access to
the resources of the GAC pottery studio.
Fee payable with tuition $30.00
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
Drawing
Fiber
DRAWING IN COLOR
FASHION SEWING & TAILORING
Karen Bartone
7 Tuesdays, beginning March 29
1:00PM - 3:30PM
Isabelle Gasser
10 Mondays, beginning March 28
9:30AM - 12:30PM
For those wishing to advance their use of
value and color in their drawings. Includes
the exploration of working on toned paper,
working with color media such as water
color pencils and pastels, and the development of a personal approach to drawing.
Have you always wanted to sew and do
your own alterations, or learn to make
your own clothes? Learn the basics of
sewing and more depending on your level.
Choose from a base of European pattern
books, or a commercial US pattern and
learn to cut, sew, and build a garment usingdifferenttechniques.Learntousethe
sewing machine, fabric properties, take
measurements and do fitting.
Tuition$175.00
Members $157.50
BASIC DRAWING
Karen Bartone
7 Wednesdays, beginning March 30
1:00PM - 3:30PM
Learn to depict objects through proportion, perspective and placement using
pencil, charcoal and pastels. Achieve volume through the use of light and dark
values, beginning with basic shapes and
advancing to still life. More advanced
students may bring pastels to first class.
Tuition$175.00
Members $157.50
FEARLESS DRAWING
Marcy LaBella
8 Thursdays, beginning March 31
6:30PM - 9:30PM
Intimidated by traditional drawing classes?
Can’t draw a straight line? Experiment
with drawing and mark making exercises.
Learn to create expressive drawings and
move into paint. For beginners and those
who want to loosen up and tap into their
creativity.
Tuition: $240.00
Members $216.00
CHARCOAL DRAWING FOR
BEGINNERS [workshop]
Tuition $300.00
Members $270.00
TEXTILE PRINTING
EXPLORATIONS
Claudia Mathison
5 Fridays, beginning April 1
9:30AM - 12:30PM
Glass
Be a fabric designer and transform cotton
and linen textiles with delightful patterns
using hand carved stamps, stencils and
nature items. Basic printing techniques
as well as fabric selection, fabric weight
and color theory. Emphasis on exploring
techniques, tools and printing styles. Fee
payable with tuition $15.00
STAINED GLASS FOR
BEGINNERS
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
MACHINE SEWING TECHNIQUES
Claudia Mathison
5 Fridays, beginning May 6
9:30AM - 12:30PM
This is an opportunity for beginning and
experience sewers to learn new skills or
improve existing techniques: sewing zippers, embellishing pillows with piping
trim or designing and sewing simple lined
pouches. Sewing machines provided. Fee
payable with tuition $10.00
Dolores Marchese
Saturday, April 2
12:00PM - 4:00PM
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
Get the illusion of the three dimensional
using charcoal to create volume through
light and dark. Good for those who have
done some drawing in the past. Fee payable with tuition $10.00
FELTED SILK INLAID
SCARF [workshop]
Tuition $40.00
Members $36.00
Judy Pascale
Saturday, April 16
11:00AM - 4:00PM
Learn to depict a still life in values of
light and dark. Work from still life using
charcoal and white soft pastel, then move
into color using oil pastel or soft pastel.
Create a scarf that is an interesting combination of a traditional wet felted scarf
with a Nuno silk insert. While the Nuno
silk insert provides the spice and splash
of the scarf, the surrounding felted wool
forms an enhancing dramatic border. In
the designing process, colors coordinating
with the Nuno silk or beads can be added
to the borders. In addition, the bottom of
the scarf will have various finishing options
such as lattice, fringe or leaf designs. Fee
payable with tuition $20.00
Tuition $40.00
Members $36.00
Tuition $50.00
Members $45.00
COLOR [workshop]
Dolores Marchese
Saturday, April 16
10:00AM - 2:00PM
CLAUDIA MATHISON
Fabio Pizzol
10 Saturdays, beginning April 9
9:30AM-12:30PM
Learn to create vibrant and colorful
stained glass works using the copper foil
technique. Students will create at least
one stained glass panel during the class, as
well as gain the ability to create additional
works independently. Kit fee of $85 due to
instructor upon first class. Additional glass
purchased separately.
Tuition $250.00
Members $225.00
LAMP WORKED GLASS
BEADS [workshop]
Stephanie Maddalena
Saturday-Sunday, June 4-5
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Students will learn to use a torch to melt
glass rods, creating personalized colorful
beads. Many decorating techniques will
be demonstrated, including enamels, metal
foils,flowersandmore.Fee payable with
tuition $25.00
Tuition$190.00
Members $171.00
Metals
Tuition includes bench time
METALSMITHING
Linda Edwards
SESSION A: 10 Tuesdays,
beginning March 29
9:30AM - 12:30PM
Learn through demonstration, discussion,
and hands on, how to create works of art
made of fine metals. From jewelry to small
sculpture, students will be introduced to
the tools and techniques to manipulate
copper, brass and silver. Students will learn
sawing, filing, cold connections, soldering,
surface textures, forming, fabricating,
stone setting, and finishing. Other techniques will be introduced according to
class interest. Guidance will be given to
encourage creativity and develop design
skills.Thisclassisofferedtothebeginneras
well as the more advanced student. Please
be sure to attend the first class and bring a
note book and writing utensil. Fee payable
with tuition $30.00
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
In the Gallery
February 26-March 10
CONNECTICUT
BLACKSMITHS
March 21-April 9
SHORELINE ARTS
ALLIANCE IMAGES
JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBITION
April 15-17
DESIGNERS CIRCUS
April 22-May 14
GALLERY ONE GROUP
EXHIBITION
May 20-June 5
HIGH SCHOOL
INVITATIONAL
EXHIBITION
June 17-July 31
BOWLS: NATIONAL
JURIED EXHIBITION
August 12-September 4
POTTERY RESIDENT
EXHIBITION: JASMINE
GONZALEZ
JEWELRY FABRICATION: PART 1
METALS: BEYOND BASICS
Linda Edwards
5 Tuesdays, beginning March 29
6:30PM - 9:30PM
Linda Edwards
10 Thursdays, beginning March 31
9:30AM - 12:30PM
This course will involve the exploration of
fundamental jewelry making techniques.
Demonstrations will include these basic
fabrication skills: sawing, filing, hammer
texturing, soldering, and finishing. Beginners will be guided by demonstrations and
an assigned project. Students with experience may work on their own designs, and
obtain guidance as needed. Fee payable
with tuition $15.00
For the student with previous metalsmithing experience. Focus on enriching design
vocabulary and addressing artistic intent.
Students who wish to expand their design
skills may participate in demonstrations
and exercises or investigate independent
concepts. Bring a sketch book to class. Fee
payable with tuition $30.00
Tuition$165.00
Members $148.50
JEWELRY FABRICATION: PART 2
Linda Edwards
5 Tuesdays, beginning May 3
6:30PM - 9:30PM
This course will focus on contemporary
jewelry making techniques. Emphasis will
be on fabrication skills including: surface
embellishment, cold connections (rivets),
forming, and patina coloring. Beginners
will be guided by demonstrations and an
assigned project. Students with experience
may work may on their own designs, and
obtain guidance as needed. Fee payable
with tuition $15.00
Tuition$165.00
Members $148.50
JEWELRY & METALSMITHING
Lanette Barber
SESSION B: 10 Wednesdays,
beginning March 30
9:30AM - 12:30PM
SESSION C: 10 Wednesdays,
beginning March 30
6:30PM – 9:30PM
Learn through demonstration, discussion,
and hands on, how to create works of art
made of fine metals. From jewelry to small
sculpture, students will be introduced to
the tools and techniques to manipulate
copper, brass and silver. Students will learn
sawing, filing, cold connections, soldering,
surface textures, forming, fabricating,
stone setting, and finishing. Other techniques will be introduced according to
class interest. Guidance will be given to
encourage creativity and develop design
skills to students of all levels. Please be
sure to attend the first class and bring a
note book and writing utensil. Fee payable
with tuition $30.00
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
Tuition $330.00
Members $297.00
LOST WAX CASTING
[workshop]
Lanette Barber
Saturday-Sunday, April 2, 3, 9, 10
9:30AM - 5:00PM
Lost wax casting is a method where a wax
form is made, stabilized in a plaster mold,
the wax is melted out in a kiln, metal is
forced into the cavity, the mold is washed
away and you are left with your work of
art. This class will take you through constructing works out of wax and the basic
method of steam casting. Learn through
demonstration and hands-on experience.
Basic metals experience helpful. Those
with no metalsmithing experience will be
guided to projects requiring less technical
skill. Fee payable with tuition $45.00
SETTING STONES IN PRECIOUS
METAL CLAY [workshop]
Nancy Karpel
Sunday, May 22
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Prerequisite: at least one other PMC
workshop. Take your PMC designs to the
next level! Add color and brilliance to your
pieces by learning to set natural and labgrown stones in PMC. Learn which stones
canbefiredinthekilnandhowtoflush-set
stones to fire in PMC-3. Learn the special
considerations for bezel setting stones in
PMC using fine-silver wire, PMC Flex,
and pre-formed settings. Demonstrations/
discussion of the slip-syringe for setting,
prong setting, and channel setting will be
included as time permits. Materials fee
of approx.* $115.00 includes sufficient
PMC, supplies and significant handouts
to complete class projects. Inexpensive faceted and cabochon stones, and pre-formed
settings will be available for purchase at the
workshop.*Feeisbasedonmaterialscost
at time of ordering. Basic PMC tools, including portable work-surface, are required
and will not be provided. (A small tool kit
may be rented in class for $4.00)
Tuition$100.00
Members $90.00
Painting
Tuition $300.00
Members $270.00
Tuition includes open studio time: Thursdays,
1:00pm-4:00pm, in Studio 6
DISCOVER PRECIOUS METAL
CLAY [workshop]
WATERCOLOR YOUR GARDEN
Nancy Karpel
Saturday, April 16
10:00AM - 3:30PM
It looks like clay, but is actually pure silver
in an organic binder and requires no previous jewelry-making experience. Learn all
the basics for forming, surface texturing,
firing, and finishing PMC, and have the
opportunity to finish and take home your
unique pieces of silver jewelry. Class will
also include flush setting of lab grown
gems to fire in PMC! Great for beginners
(no jewelry making experience necessary),
jewelry students, clay artists, bead makers, and others! Materials fee of approx.
$100.00*ispayabletoinstructoratclass,
and includes PMC, use of tools, supplies,
and handouts. *Cost of PMC fluctuates
with the metals market.
McCrady Axon
10 Mondays, beginning March 28
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Fresh, nuanced color, compositional use of
white space, and calligraphic mark making are the elements that make inspiring
watercolors. It is a classical pastime to the
English, who love to document the garden
isle they inhabit. Watercolor is a process
and a method, and once you learn the
mechanics you can proceed to the expression of spirited paintings of vitality while
documenting your environment.
Tuition $300.00
Members $270.00
Tuition$100.00
Members $90.00
GALLERY HOURS:
Monday-Saturday, 10AM – 4PM
Sunday, 12 – 4PM.
MARCY LABELLA
CONTEMPORARY
PAINTING & DRAWING
McCrady Axon
10 Mondays, beginning March 28
6:30PM - 9:30PM
PAINTING FUNDAMENTALS
Corinne McManemin
8 Thursdays, beginning March 31
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Tuition $300.00
Members $270.00
Let’s study building a painting using water
base oil paints and techniques handed
down to us from the great masters. With
exercises exploring color mixing and
matching, value and light, under-paintings, contour, proportion, composition,
you will learn to see more clearly, render
more accurately and have the understanding needed to start your practice as a fine
artist. We will study still life and weather
permitting, landscape. This class will prepare you for more advanced classes or can
be used to brush up on your skill.
DRAWING FOR PAINTERS
Tuition $240.00
Members $216.00
Brush up your painting and drawing skills
or begin anew, using acrylic, oils, or pastel
in a lively, small group. Start with quick
exercises, colorful still life, landscape and
interior scenes of your choice. Learn clean
and vivid color mixing skills, painterly
layering, glazing techniques, strong composition and problem solving. Plenty of
studio painting time with critique.
Leonard Moskowitz
7 Wednesdays, beginning March 30
9:30AM - 12:30PM
For students of all levels to develop new approaches in painting and drawing and new
ways in which to use them both, alternating painting and drawing week by week.
My approach to drawing is very playful
and basic, centered in the joy of movement
and line. Work with all manner of subjects
and motif, including photos, still life, and
looking out the window.
Tuition$210.00
Members $189.00
ABSTRACT & CONTEMPORARY
PAINTING
Dolph LeMoult
10 Wednesdays, beginning March 30
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Prominent gallery painter, Dolph LeMoult, conducts an ongoing workshop on
how to see things differently and realize
them in paint. Working with students in
a variety of media and styles, he stresses
creative risk-taking and individuality.
Prepare to challenge your comfort zone.
Tuition $200.00
Members $180.00
CALLING ALL
GAC STUDENTS!
Sell Your Work at the Craft Expo!
CraftExpo2016
On the Guilford Green
July15-17,2016
The Student Tent is a great opportunity to promote our school, inspire
prospective students, and have fun
while helping support the Guilford
Art Center and this great summer
event. For more information, contact Maureen Belden at mbelden@
guilfordartcenter.org.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
BOOT CAMP [workshop]
Open To All Ages
Ted Culotta
Saturday, April 2
10:00AM - 4:00PM
INTRO TO 3D PRINTING
[workshop]
Spend six hours getting a solid grounding
in how your camera functions, making it
easier for you, rather than your camera,
to control the results when you press the
shutter release. Attendees should have a
digital camera with the ability to manually
control the elements of picture taking. If
you are considering a camera, guidance
can be provided in the buying process
prior to the class.
Sean Hackett
Sunday, May 22
1:00PM – 3:00PM
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
Tuition $25.00
Members $22.50
INTRODUCTION TO
PHOTOSHOP [workshop]
Photography
Shannon Gale
Saturday, May 7, 14
10:00AM -12:00PM
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
PRIMER
Prerequisite: students must have basic
computer skills. This introductory Photoshop class will teach students the basics
of image editing. Learn to crop, rotate and
color correct your photos. Understand
the basics of resizing images and how to
export your photo for future use in another
program. The final element of the class will
have students arranging their images in a
collage format using Photoshop layers.
Please bring with you 3-5 digital images
you would like to work on. 2 important
notes: All students must bring a laptop to
class, with the free, 30-day trial of Adobe
Photoshop already downloaded. Before
downloading, please wait to hear from
Guilford Art Center via email or phone.
To download, go to www.adobe.com and
follow instructions to download the free
trial of Photoshop. If you encounter any
difficulties in this process, please contact
the GAC.
Ted Culotta
10 Tuesdays, beginning March 29
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Are you interested in learning to use your
digital camera or would like to gain more
control over your image creation? Learn
terminology, the workings of your camera,
elementsofexposure,howsettingsaffect
finalimages,effectivecomposition,complementary tools and software, preparation
for posting and/or printing your images,
and more. Attendees should have a digital
camera, preferably an SLR although “prosumer” level point and shoot with manual
override capabilities will work as well. A
laptop with software to view your images
as part of hands-on review is beneficial, but
notrequired.Classwillnotmeeton4/12.
Tuition$160.00
Members $144.00
INTRODUCTION TO
PHOTOGRAPHY
Shannon Gale
3 Mondays, beginning April 11
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Tuition $45.00
Members $40.50
Sculpture
Whether you use a smartphone, point and
shoot camera or semi-pro gear, there are
basic principles in lighting and composition that will get you the shot you seek.
This course is a combination of lecture &
demonstration on composition, lighting,
staging and gear involved in photography
from the beginner to semi-pro level. Bring
your own cameras, including mobile devices, to practice. A perfect opportunity
for to learn more about photography for
personal and professional purposes. Bring
your gear and your questions!
SCULPTURE IN STONE:
INDEPENDENT STUDIO
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
Tuition $275.00
Members $247.50
See also SPECIAL INTEREST:
Photograph Your Art
Karl Kaufmann
8 Saturdays, beginning April 2
9:00AM to 1:00PM
Students will learn the basics of direct
carving of stone. This is a hands on class
where students physically participate in
the drilling, splitting, carving, flaming,
cutting, grinding, and polishing of the
stone to create sculpture. Fee payable with
tuition $25.00
Learn about the hardware and software
that comprise 3D printing, including
basics of computer animated drafting
(CAD) and design items which can be
printed at the Guilford Free Library.
Bring a computer and mouse. Instructions for software sent after registration.
Special Interest
COLOR THEORY
Karen Bartone
7 Mondays, beginning March 28
1:00PM - 3:30PM
Design principles are explored through the
investigation and understanding of color
interaction, color theory and color mixing.
Emphasis is on pigment mixing, control
of3propertiesofcolor,andvisualeffects
of specific color combinations.
Tuition$175.00
Members $157.50
INTRO TO HAND
PAPERMAKING
Chris Penry
3 Tuesdays, beginning March 29
6:30PM-8:30PM
Learn the basic techniques of Western
Papermaking. Using a mold & deckle and
vats of colored pulps, exploring the infinite
possibilities of lamination, embedding and
collage. Create papers for journals, booklets, or painterly pieces suitable for framing
using over-beaten pigmented pulps—an
art form known as Pulp Painting. Fee
payable with tuition $25.00
Tuition $60.00
Members $54.00
JOOMCHI & BEYOND [workshop]
Jiyoung Chung
Saturday-Sunday, April 9-10
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Joomchi is a Korean traditional way of
making textured handmade paper using
water and eager hands. Learn its history
and practice, as well as techniques and
adaptations into contemporary art form.
Joomchi creates strong, textural and
painterly surfaces by layering and agitating
Hanji (Korean mulberry papers). It can be
incorporated into surface design, collage,
wearable art, and more. Fee payable with
tuition $30.00
Tuition $250.00
Members $225.00
COLLAGE & MIXED MEDIA
[workshop]
PHOTOGRAPH
YOUR ART [workshop]
AGES 2 ½ - 3 ½
Ake Arnerdal
Saturday-Sunday, April 23-24
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Jonathan Weekes
Saturday, May 21
10:00AM-1:00PM
CREATIVE LITTLE HANDS
Explore the intriguing and contemporary
world of collage and mixed media. We
will explore a series of themes and subjects
in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere,
with the opportunity to investigate your
personal interests. We will also examine
historical and contemporary collage and
mixed media methods. Incorporating
shape, color and texture, we’ll use a wide
range of materials, including ready-made
and painted elements, photos, and fabric
combined with traditional painting and
drawing to create the artwork.
Small objects can be challenging to
light and photograph. Artists need
great quality photographs for portfolios, promotion, and online sales. This
workshop will go over some basic techniques for lighting and photographing
small objects on a budget. Useful for
photographing pottery, jewelry, vintage
thrift store goods or any small item for
artist portfolios or listing on ETSY/
eBay/online. Bring an object to be photographed (nothing too large, it must
fit on a table). Digital point-and-shoot,
SLR, or iPhone cameras are all OK.
Tuition$120.00
Members $108.00
Friday Night
Art Socials
FRIDAY, NIGHT ART:
POTTERY [workshop]
Claudia Schiavone
SESSION A: Friday, April 15
SESSION B: Friday, May 13
SESSION C: Friday, June 10
6:30PM - 9:30PM
Join us for one or for all three of these fun
introductory evenings in the pottery studio. Create a unique one-of-a-kind piece of
pottery using simple techniques working
with clay. Various tools and engobes will
be used to add texture and color. Come
have fun with friends and get a little messy.
Feel free to bring your own wine or beer
or refreshment.
Tuition $45.00
Members $40.50
ART NIGHT OUT: DRAWING
& PAINTING [workshops]
McCrady Axon
SESSION A: Colorful Collage of the
Botanical Environment:
Friday, April 15
SESSION B: Colorful Spring Pastel:
Friday, May 13
SESSION C: Paint A Garden:
Friday, June 10
6:30PM - 9:30PM
Enjoy a social group class for one session
thatoffersclassicartskillsinarelaxedsetting, for beginner and continuing artists.
Adifferentmediumandsubject,andall
materials, are provided each time. Inexpensive framing method taught so you can
hang your new art on an empty wall in a
flash!Cuttingcolorfulformsfromglossy
pages, add oil crayon, pastel or paint, like
Matisse. BYO beer, ginger ale, wine.
Tuition $40.00
Members $36.00
Tuition $36.00
Members $32.40
Weaving
Tuition includes bench time.
FLOOR LOOM WEAVING
Lucienne Coifman
SESSION A: 10 Tuesdays,
beginning March 22
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Beginners will learn the fundamentals
of weaving by designing a warp, dressing a loom and weaving a sampler of
plain and patterned weaves. A second
project, of the student’s choice and
tailored to their skill, will complete the
term. Intermediate and advanced students receive individualized instruction
and are encouraged to explore the diversity of the craft on four or eight harness
looms.Classwillnotmeet5/10.
Tuition $300.00
Members $270.00
FLOOR LOOM WEAVING
Linda Edwards
SESSION B: 10 Saturdays, beginning
March 26
9:30AM - 12:30PM
Beginning students will create a sampler
using plain and patterned weaves. Learn
to select material, wind a warp, dress a
loom and some finishing techniques. A
second project of the student’s choice,
and tailored to your skill, can complete
the term. Continuing students receive
guidance in designing and weaving
projects of their choice. Students explore a wide range of weaving styles:
traditional pattern weaves, rug weaving, and tapestry weaving. Beginners
samplerfeeof$12.00payableinclass.
Tuition $300.00
Members $270.00
Claudia Mathison
8 Tuesdays, beginning March 29
9:30AM - 11:00AM
Little ones and their care givers will
explore a variety of art materials in a
warm and nurturing environment. With
spring as our theme, we’ll use colorful
paints, squishy clay, textural papers and
soft fabrics. Time for clay play. Seasonal
stories and outside exploring on the
GAC campus.
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
Ages 3 ½ - 5
ART EXPLORERS
Claudia Mathison
8 Thursdays, beginning March 31
9:30AM - 11:30AM
What better way to celebrate spring
than with beautiful works of art! Paint
flowers,sculptanimalswithclay,design
paper kites and build wooden structures.
Children will experiment with a variety
of materials and techniques. Time for
clay play, spring stories and outside
exploring on the GAC campus.
Tuition$176.00
Members $158.40
Ages 5 – 7
EXPLORATORY ART
Marcy LaBella
8 Mondays, beginning March 28
4:00PM - 5:30PM
In a studio arts format through a series
of guided projects, we try a little bit of
everything in this art class for the younger set. Clay, paint, pastels, collage, fiber
arts and more! Projects follow a seasonal
theme and allow children to experience
a wide variety of art mediums.
STUDENT ARTWORK
TOUR THE WORLD’S
GREAT MUSEUMS
Amy Peters
8 Wednesdays, beginning March 30
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Studentswilllearnaboutadifferentmuseum—from NYC’s Metropolitan Museum
of Art and Museum of Modern Art, to
Europe’s Prado, Tate, Louvre, and more.
Make art in the style of artists featured at
the museums. Projects will use clay, paints,
pastels, charcoal, and more.
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
SPRING CLAY PLAY
Betsy Chichester
8 Thursdays, beginning March 31
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Make critters for the garden, bird feeders,
flowers and weed pots. Using terracotta
clay, learn about hand building techniques
- slabs, coils, and pinch pots. Use nature to
decorate pottery, and learn to glaze before
the final firing.
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
APRIL VACATION
[workshops]
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
Claudia Mathison
Tuesday-Thursday, April 12-14
9:30AM-11:30AM
PAINTING FOR KIDS
SESSION A: Clay Creations
Tuesday, April 12
Marcy LaBella
8 Tuesdays, beginning March 29
4:00PM - 5:30PM
SESSION B: Painting The Masters
Wednesday, April 13
For kids who love to paint - explore
different painting mediums - create
awesome works of art in this fun studio
arts class. Through a series of structured
projectswewilluseandmixdifferent
media - color and creativity abounds.
SESSION C: Build It!
Thursday, April 14
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
Tuition (per session) $25.00
Members (per session) $22.50
Open to ages 5-9. Join your friends for
a fun, creative morning of painting,
drawing and crafts. Bring a snack!
PRINTING WITH
NATURE [workshop]
Betsy Chichester
Saturday, April 30
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Now that spring has sprung, we will use
foliageandflowersforourinspiration.Students will learn how to print with nature
to create a beautiful t-shirt and stationery.
Wear old clothes.
Tuition $25.00
Members $22.50
SATURDAY, PAINT
& DRAW [workshop]
Dolores Marchese
Saturday, June 4
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Using water based paints, pastels and
pencil, young artists will work from their
imaginations and still life. Emphasis will
be on personal expression.
Tuition $25.00
Members $22.50
Ages 8 – 12
POTTERY MAKING
Alice Chittenden
8 Mondays, beginning March 28
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Learn the many ways to make pottery.
Lessons are geared to be comfortable for
beginners while allowing experienced students to sharpen skills. Spend time hand
building and using the potter’s wheel, then
learn to apply engobes and glazes.
Tuition$176.00
Members $158.40
KID’S DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Ted Culotta
8 Mondays, beginning March 28
4:00PM-6:00PM
FUN WITH METAL
DRAWING & PAINTING
Connie Pfeiffer
8 Tuesdays, beginning March 29
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Marcy LaBella
8 Thursdays, beginning March 31
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Stamp, hammer, fold, bend, cut, twist,
shape, and heat metal to make jewelry
and mini sculpture. Students will play
with copper and brass sheet metal and
wire to create 2 and 3 dimensional objects and forms from nature to wear or
hang. Explore using basic hand tools,
such as, hammers, mallets, saws, cutters,
files, pliers, and torches (one-on-one with
instructor) to have fun with metal! Fee
payable with tuition $15.00
We will be working with colored pencils,
graphite, pastel, watercolor and acrylics.
Kids will draw and paint from observation
and improve technical skills. Non- observational drawing will be used as a balance
and to gain dynamic mark making skills.
Tuition$176.00
Members $158.40
PAINT LIKE A MASTER
Constance Manna
8 Tuesdays, beginning March 29
4:00PM - 6:00PM
From da Vinci to Van Gogh to Modernism, students will learn how to paint in the
style of the masters. Students will create
their own works in each of the featured
painting styles: Classical, Pointillist, Fauve
and Modernist. Instruction will include an
introduction to the artists who worked in
these styles and techniques. We will also
touch upon the eras in Art History in
which they lived. Student input and desire
are considered in determining which artists/pieces they will study.
Tuition$176.00
Members $158.40
CREATURE FEATURE
Jackie Heitchue
8 Wednesdays, beginning March 30
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Dragons, ogres, and gremlins, oh my! In
this class we’ll bring to life a menagerie of
silly, scary, and beautiful beasts to express
our own personal stories, hopes, and
dreams. Use paints, papers, fabric, metal
and more to create two and three-dimensional creatures. Fee payable with tuition
$10.00 Classwillnotmeeton4/13.
Learn the basic elements of digital photography in an environment that encourages
them to simply explore with their cameras.
Classroom component covers basics with
plenty of time to just take pictures. Students will also be able to print their best
to share with their families. Any camera,
including a smartphone, will work: the
best camera is the one in your hands!
Tuition$150.00
Members $135.00
Tuition$176.00
Members $158.40
Learn basic sewing machine techniques,
make new friends and design beautiful fabric creations. Sew a spring scarf, head band,
sleep over bag and more. Hand sewing and
embroidery techniques will be taught as
well. Fee payable with tuition $10.00
LET’S GET SEWING
Claudia Mathison
8 Wednesdays, beginning March 30
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Tuition$176.00
Members $158.40
Tuition$176.00
Members $158.40
MAD SCIENCE TOONS
[workshop]
Matt Ryan
Saturday, April 23
1:00PM-3:00PM
Learn to draw using simple shapes and
gestures and then create your own cute or
creepy new cartoon creature! Creativity is
encouraged! Perfect for kids who love to
create strange creatures and love cartoons!
Tuition $50.00
Members $45.00
Teens
TEEN BLACKSMITHING
Mace Vitale
SESSION A: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning April 6
SESSION B: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning May 4
SESSION C: 4 Wednesdays,
beginning June 8
3:30PM - 5:30PM
Open to ages 13+. Learn basic forging
techniques. Students will learn how to
build and maintain a coal fire, and use the
new skills to make several small projects
such as hooks, fire pokers, and hand forged
jewelry. Students will need safety glasses,
leather work gloves, and should wear jeans
andnon-flammablecottonshirtandboots
or leather shoes. Fee payable with tuition
$10.00
Tuition$110.00
Members $99.00
Home Schoolers
Ages 9 - 13
NATURE DRAWING
YOUNG ARTISTS PAINTING
& DRAWING [workshop]
Stasia Penkofflidbeck
8 Wednesdays, beginning March 30
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Using water based paints, pastels and
pencil, the class will work from their
imaginations and still life. Some perspective will be taught.
Opentoages10-16.Bringthefieldsofart
and science together. Learn techniques to
draw from what you see. Examine specific skills needed to create accurate and
aesthetically pleasing drawings of natural
subjects using graphite, pen and ink, and
colored pencils. Feel free to bring a snack
to share. Fee payable with tuition $30.00
Tuition $25.00
Members $22.50
Tuition$176.00
Members $158.40
Ages 10-14
THE POTTER’S WHEEL
FOR HOME SCHOOLERS
Dolores Marchese
Saturday, May 7
1:00PM to 3:00PM
EXPRESSIVE CLAY CONCEPTS
FOR TWEENS, TEENS
Jasmine Gonzalez
8 Wednesdays, beginning March 30
3:45PM - 5:45PM
Explore the variety of techniques and ideas
thatclayhastooffer,focusingmoreonthe
concept of form, than on making perfect
forms. Use the wheel and/or develop or
expand hand building skills, as well as
decorative applications. Beginners can
focus on basic skills as a means to express
themselves in clay. Students with some
experience encouraged to create fun and
freeing objects that make you think outside
the box. Fee payable with tuition $30.00
Tuition$176.00
Members $158.40
Stasia Penkofflidbeck
8 Thursdays, beginning March 31
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Opentoages10to18.Newstudentswill
learn the basics of how to make simple
forms on the wheel. Returning students
will improve on the techniques they
already know in order to create more complex pieces such as mugs with handles and
pots with lids, and learn more advanced
glazing and finishing techniques. Feel free
to bring a snack to share! Fee payable with
tuition $30.00
Tuition$176.00
Members $158.40
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SPRING
2016
SPRING 2016
GUILFORD ART CENTER
CLASSES + WORKSHOPS
Beading
Blacksmithing
Ceramics
Drawing
Fiber Glass Metals Painting Photography
Sculpture Special Interest Weaving Youth Program
NEW! Friday Night Art Socials
Plus: Upcoming Events & Gallery Exhibits
See complete descriptions and register online
@ guilfordartcenter.org today!