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ONSITE: Stained Glass (A)

Learn the basics of glass cutting, foiling, soldering and framing in order to embellish your home with stained glass panels, decorative mirrors or handmade lampshades. By the end of the class,...

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ONSITE: Intermediate Acrylic Painting (A)

Advance your knowledge of acrylic painting by practicing technical applications of paint. Students will develop their own style of painting as they learn advanced techniques. We will learn how to paint...

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A: Funky Sculpey Fridge Magnets with Melissa Duffy (ages 8+ with a registered...

Handcraft your very own colorful magnets! Sculpt an image of a human face, an animal, a flower, or anything else of your choosing and use a variety of sculpey colors to bring your creation to life....

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A: Upcycle your T-shirt with the Magic of Discharge Dyeing with Julia Pfaff...

Work with fiber artist Julia Pfaff to personalize a t-shirt with discharge dye (Like bleach, but not bleach!). Bring in a colored cotton t-shirt (worn or new) and use shibori tie-dye methods to create...

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B: Flameworking Glass Leaf Pendants with Maddie League (ages 15+ with a...

Try your hand at flameworking. Work with glass artist Maddie League to create a unique leaf pendant. Students will experience glass in its molten state and create a wearable treasure to take home....

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A: Creative Airdry Clay Pinch Pots with Claudia Meyer (Adults and Youth 5+...

Work with clay to create pots or sculptures! This class will go over the basic techniques of pinching clay to create a functional or sculptural vessel. Because pinching clay is simple to grasp, all...

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A: Flameworking Glass Leaf Pendants with Maddie League (ages 15+ with a...

Try your hand at flameworking. Work with glass artist Maddie League to create a unique leaf pendant. Students will experience glass in its molten state and create a wearable treasure to take home....

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ONSITE: Plein Air Painting: Moonscapes

This dreamy class will meet under the moon to paint anything the moonlight touches. The first half of each class will be painting under the stars, and the second half of class will retreat indoors to...

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ONSITE: Comic Strips, Comic Books and Graphic Novels (Ages 15–18)

Explore the history and techniques of comic art, a narrative artform that uses a combination of words and pictures. We’ll begin with an overview of the history of comic art, with an emphasis on the...

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ONSITE: Linocut Printmaking: Home Portraits

This course will explore linocut printmaking by defining ‘home’ and creating a print of it. This could be a building, a person, a pet, a park, anywhere that evokes the feeling of home. Sophie will be...

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ONSITE: Design + Hand Build a Tableware Set

Design and construct a full set of handbuilt tableware to adorn your dining table and wow all of your dinner guests. Make a complete set with drinking tumblers, soup bowls, salad + dinner plates, and...

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Close Reading Workshop: Fiction and Non-fiction

For writers of fiction or nonfiction! Each week, we will close-read a short story or essay and discuss the craft elements being used (for example: dialogue as story, braided structure, objective...

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Raku with Abby Lee (Adults and Youth 8+ with Registered Adult)

Join us in VisArts' Cabell courtyard for Raku! Try your hand at raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Bring family, friends, or a date for a fun time! Participants will...

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B: Funky Sculpey Fridge Magnets with Melissa Duffy (ages 8+ with a registered...

Handcraft your very own colorful magnets! Sculpt an image of a human face, an animal, a flower, or anything else of your choosing and use a variety of sculpey colors to bring your creation to life....

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B: Creative Airdry Clay Pinch Pots with Claudia Meyer (Adults and Youth 5+...

Work with clay to create pots or sculptures! This class will go over the basic techniques of pinching clay to create a functional or sculptural vessel. Because pinching clay is simple to grasp, all...

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ONSITE: Learn to Quilt (Ages 12-14)

Learn to quilt! We'll cover the basics of using a sewing machine to create quilts, including some of the most popular stitches, different types of fabric, and more! We'll use simple quilt patterns to...

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ONSITE: Experiments in Generating Quickly: Short Fiction Workshop

Do you: Overthink the first draft? Struggle to get past creative resistance? Every draft is an experiment. In this class, you'll engage with on-the-spot experimental prompts, workshop short drafts, and...

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ONSITE: Experimental Painting (Ages 6-8)

Paint it up! In this class we'll have a blast exploring all the possibilities of paint. You'll be challenged to use a variety of techniques, from the conventional to the more unusual. You'll have a...

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ONSITE: Speculative Worlds: Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Story Writing

Got ideas for a science fiction or fantasy story but aren’t sure how to approach it? Have you wanted to try exploring these imaginative genres but need a push to get started? Looking for like-minded...

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ONSITE: Linocut Printmaking: Home Portraits

This course will explore linocut printmaking by defining ‘home’ and creating a print of it. This could be a building, a person, a pet, a park, anywhere that evokes the feeling of home. Sophie will be...

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