Enrollment:
PLEASE ENROLL EARLY
°Classes with less than 5 students enrolled one week prior
to the start date of the class, WILL BE CANCELED.
°Registration / Enrollment - Students should be enrolled
one week prior to the start date of their class.
°Late Registration / Enrollment - Effective October 1,
2009: Any student enrolling less than one week prior to the start date of the
class will be charged a late registration fee of $10.
Class
Sessions:
°Each
Session is made up of six classes meeting once a week for 6 weeks. See class
description for exact class dates.
°You must be registered for the full session to attend
classes. No pro-rated or single class attendance will be offered.
Supplies / Materials
Fee: (Effective August 18, 2009)
°Students will need to provide their own supplies for most
classes.
°A materials fee will be
charged for classes that provide supplies.
Tuition
and Fees: (Effective August 18,
2009)
°Tuition and any other fees must be paid in full at the time of
registration.
°To receive
discounted tuition you must provide your membership card or employee ID at the
time of registration.
°Individual
memberships apply only to the individual member. Household level memberships
and above apply to all members of the family residing in the
household.
°Discounts are applied to
tuition only. Discounts do not apply to materials or late fees.
Refunds:
-All refund requests will be subject to
the following guidelines-
°Full Refund
- withdrawal must be requested in writing, 2 weeks prior to the start date of
the class.
°Half Refund - withdrawal
must be requested in writing, prior to the second week of the
class.
°No Refund will be provided for
withdrawal after the second week of class.
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*ARTS FOR ADULTS- FALL 2009/
SPRING 2010 CLASSES*
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ART & POETRY
CLASSES
ACRYLIC PAINTING:
WEEKENDInstructor: Richard Kelver
Saturday Mornings
Time: 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Session I:
Jan. 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6,13, 20Session 2: March, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24Session 3: May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12,19
Session 4: July 10, 17,
24, 31, Aug. 7,14Session 5: Sept. 4,11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9Session 6: Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, Dec.
4,11Tuition per Session:
(please indicate which session when making payment in the
special instruction section)
$180 non members or $165 TAACCL members
Explore various
techniques available to the acrylic painter. Students will be encouraged to
develop their own style and pace of painting.
OIL PAINTING: ALL LEVELS
Instructor: George Gonzalez
Monday
EveningsTime: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.This class meets for 5 weeks only.
Session M1: Jan. 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8
Session M2 - March 8, 15,
22, 29, April 6
Tuition per Session: (please
indicate which session when making payment)
Tuition:
$150 non members or $135 TAACCL members.
Wednesday
EveningsTime: 6:30-9:30 p.m. This class
meets for 5 weeks only.
Session W1- Jan. 13, 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10
Session W2 - No Wednesday
class available for session 2
Tuition per Session: (please
indicate which session when making payment)
Tuition:
$150 non members or $135 TAACCL members.
Discover the
techniques of realistic oil painting in the tradition of the Old Masters, but
with a contemporary palette. Painters of all levels welcomed. The instructor
will assist you with your choice of subject matter; please bring your own study
or photo reference. A supply list will be given at registration. Gonzalez has been painting professionally since 1993, and has
been teaching privately since 1996. Various galleries throughout the U.S. and
Europe represent his work. He has won numerous awards, and his artwork has been
published in several national magazines including Southwest Art Magazine and
American Art Collector. To view examples of George's artwork, please visit:
http://www.gonzalezstudios.com
DRAWING MATTERS
Instructor: Georganna Tapley
Monday Evenings
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Session 1: Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15,
22 Tuition per Session: (please indicate which session when making
payment)
$180 or $165 TAACCL
members.
Learn to see your world and you can learn to draw your
world! Drawing is a skill that can be taught. It is not a gift or the touch of
a magic wand. Each week, this beginning course will give you tools to be
confident and independent in handling drawing, composition, and shading using a
variety of media. This course is designed to encourage, explore and develop the
creative side of being.
PAINTING FLOWERS
Instructor: Carla Gauthier
Tuesday Mornings
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Session 1: March 23, 30, April 6,13,20,27
Tuition per Session: (please
indicate which session when making payment)
$180 non members or $165
TAACCL members.
Paint the colors of spring! In this class you will learn
to paint all kinds of flowers, choosing colors that infuse your painting with
vitality. We will concentrate on painting different effects to create a strong
focus in your floral paintings. We will paint from photos and from life.
COLOR CRASH COURSE
Instructor: Carla Gauthier
Tuesday
MorningsTime: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Session 1: Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9,
16, 23
Tuition per Session: (please
indicate which session when making payment)
$180 non members or $165
TAACCL members.
Learn the basics of color theory, relationships, and ways
to choose colors to give your work unity. Each week we will concentrate on
different color combinations so that you can make educated color decisions when
working at home.
LIFE DRAWING
Instructor: Carla Gauthier
Sunday
EveningsTime: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Session I: Jan. 17,24,31 Feb.
7,14,21
Session 2: March 21, 28, April 6, 13, 20,
27
Tuition per Session: (please
indicate which session when making payment)
$180 non members or $165
TAACCL members.
This instructed life drawing class uses all media and
features live models for long and short poses.
DRAWING & PAINTING: ALL AGES, ALL MEDIA
Instructor: Gay Paratore
Thursday Afternoons
Time: Noon - 3:30 p.m.
Session I: Jan.7, 14, 21, 28, Feb.
4,11
Session 2: March 4, 11, 25 April 1, 8,
15
Session 3: TBA
Tuition per Session: (please
indicate which session when making payment)
$180 non members or $165
TAACCL members.
Learn basic drawing and painting skills. Explore the
mediums of pastel, oil, watercolor, pencil, acrylics, or charcoal. Beginning to
advanced students welcome. Learn to create still life, floral, sunsets,
landscapes and portraits of people and animals.
STROKES OF GENIUS: A Whole-Brained Art Experience (12 to Adult)
Instructor: Georganna Tapley
Friday
MorningsTime: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Session 1: March 5, 12, (19th no
class) 26, April 2, 9, 23
Tuition per Session:
$180
non members or $165 TAACCL members.
This six week session will involve learning about
individual artists, their histories, influences, and styles. Students will use
the information and discussions as creative stimuli to create a personal
response through their art work. This is an integrated approach to learning
where students use left-brain learning and communication, to inspire
right-brained creativity and works of art. This class is a good supplement for
home school art programs.
POETRY
DISCOVERY (12-ADULT)Instructor: Sherry
Crowson
Wednesday
EveningsTime: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.Session I: Feb. 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10,
17
Tuition per session:
$120 non members or $96 TAACCL members
This class is designed to
introduce you to a wide variety of poets and poetry styles. There
will be reading and responding to poetry in a variety of ways, including
visual, verbal, and written. Shared techniques will help those who wish to
write their own poems, using writing from prompts and exercises to respond to
poetry, and make the most of your ideas. This workshop will have something
for all people interested in poetry, from the novice to those more familiar
with poetry, from someone who just wants to know more about poetry to those who
wish to go deeper into writing their own poems. What to
bring: a notebook, something to write with, copy of a favorite poem, and
your enthusiasm. Willingness to experiment and share your insights will be
necessary for this workshop.
ACTING
WORKSHOPS
ACTOR'S WORKSHOP- (AGES 17 TO ADULT)
Instructor: Vincent J. Privitera
Tuesday
EveningsTime: 6:15 - 8:00 p.m.Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9
$110 non members or $88 TAACCL members.
Come work on your acting skills with Vincent J. Privitera.
Vincent studied acting and diretion at The Dramatic Workshop in New York City.
He has both written and directed feature films, directed several stage
productions and has over 25 years of experaince in teaching the craft of
Acting.
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ART & POETRY
WORKSHOPS
PAINTING ON GESSOED PAPER
Instructor: Carla Gauthier
Saturday, Jan. 23,
2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Fee: $60 non
members or $54 TAACCL members.
Learn to paint over textured paper. An advantage to this
technique is the ease of making changes to your work. Bring a sack
lunch.
HOW TO WORK & UNDERSTAND YOUR CAMERA- For all camera users!
Digital or Film; Point & Shoot or DSLR
Instructor: Ruth A. Burke, internationally published and
local fine art photographer.
Thursday,
Feb. 11- 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13 - 6:00 a.m - Noon
Tuesday, Feb. 16 - 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
LAST DAY- to register is Thurs.,Feb. 4,
2010
Click here for class flyer
Tuition: $150 non members or $135 TAACCL members for
12-hour / 3 day workshop.
In this 12-hour workshop, half of the instruction will
take place in the classroom and the other half will occur in the field. Learn
to use your own equipment to take great photographs that can translate into
fine art prints. The field instruction will provide practical and hands-on
application to allow attendees the opportunity to achieve their own vision.
THE BASIC PEYOTE STITCH
(12-ADULT)
Instructor: Sherry Crowson
Saturday, Feb.13,
2010Time: Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Fee: $40 non members or $34 TAACCL
members.
(Price includes $15 materials fee)
Want to experiment with color and design? Want to learn to
make simple components that can be used to create designs for jewelry from
funky to elegant? The basic peyote stitch can be used
to make an almost infinite variety of designs. This class will teach the basic peyote stitch and how to create
a basic bracelet. Students will be supplied with a
basic kit which includes: two packs of Delica beads, beading pad, triangle,
needle, and spool of Nymo thread. Additional beads, thread, needles, and clasps will be
available at minimal cost. (To make available a range of color choices,
embellishments, clasp styles, and replacements for lost and/or forgotten
items.)
WATERCOLOR: 911
Instructor: Carla Gauthier
Saturday, Feb. 20,
2010Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m.
Tuition:
$65 non members or $58 TAACCL members.
Learn techniques to fix those watercolors that have gone
wrong.
PROTRAIT IN OIL
Instructor: Gay Paratore - a Nationally Recognized
Portrait Artist
Saturday, Feb. 20 & 27, 2010Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Tuition:
$96 non members or $77 TAACCL members.
During this workshop, students will learn about facial
proportions, how to mix flesh tones highlights and shadows, how to apply them
to the canvas without drawing the face and how to integrate a portrait in to a
contrasting background.
*Bring a sack
lunch*
MINI-BEADING: MAKING BEADS FROM
THE PEYOTE STITCH (12-ADULT)
Instructor: Sherry Crowson
Saturday, Feb.27, 2010
Time: Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Fee: $40 non members or $34 TAACCL
members.
(Price includes $15 materials fee)
Did you know that you could make beads using the basic
peyote stitch? This class will teach you how to
make a mini-bead out of peyote stitch, and help you to design jewelry using
mini-beads as a component. The basic kit will be
available for purchase for $15, if you have not already purchased one in the
Basic Peyote class.
Supplies to bring with
you: If you have purchased the basic kit, or have your own pad, Nymo thread,
and beading needles, you will only need to purchase additional beads and/or
possibly thread to match. These beads only take a
small amount of beads to make, so additional colors will be made available for
minimal cost.
Prerequisite: 101: The Basic Peyote Stitch or you must already
know the basic peyote stitch. Additional beads, thread, needles, and clasps will be
available at minimal cost. (To make available a range of color choices,
embellishments, clasp styles, and replacements for lost and/or forgotten
items.)
SOFT PASTEL PAINTING
Instructor: Pam Hatch
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00
p.m.
Tuition:
$50 non members or $40 TAACCL members.
Students will experiment with soft pastel on various
surfaces, learn ways to underpaint and mix color and leave with a better
understanding of this luminous and often under appreciated medium.
TWO-DROP PEYOTE STITCH
(12-ADULT)
Instructor: Sherry Crowson
Saturday, March 13,
2010
Time: Noon - 2:00 p.m. Fee: $40 non
members or $34 TAACCL members.
(Price includes
$15 materials fee)
This class will teach a variation of the basic peyote
stitch that works up quickly and makes cuff bracelets, or chokers, variety of
jewelry components. The materials fee will
include two packs of size 8 Delica beads. [It seems the price is $3.60 -4.00 a
pack]Supplies to bring with you: If you have
purchased the basic kit, or have your own pad, Nymo thread, and beading
needles, you will only need to purchase the two packs of size 8 Delicas, and
possibly thread to match. The basic kit will be
available for $15 and will include all your basic supplies. Additional beads,
thread, needles, and clasps will be available at minimal cost. (To make
available a range of color choices, embellishments, clasp styles, and
replacements for lost and/or forgotten items.)Prerequisite: 101: The Basic Peyote
Stitch or you must already know the basic peyote
stitch.
PAINTING ON YUPO PAPERInstructor: Carla Gauthier
Saturday, March 20,
2010Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m.
Tuition:
$75 non members or $68 TAACCL members
Be bold and paint loosely
on this synthetic surface which allows for fun effects, experimentation and
easy changes. ( $10 Materials fee included in Tuition)
C.L.A.W
2nd and 4th Saturdays Of the Month
Time: 10 a.m.- Noon
FREE Workshop
Clear Lake Area Writers is a writer's critique group.
It meets the second and fourth Saturday
from 10 a.m.-noon each month to share work with other writers, getting
constructive criticism from each other. Participants
need not be professional writers, but fictional prose is preferred to other
forms of writing; though all are welcome, writers and critics alike. If help is
needed crafting a tale, please consider joining Clear Lake Area Writers.
It is here to help. For more information,
please contact Jacob Silvia at:
jacob.silvia@gmail.com. To follow the
group's blog, which contains helpful information about the group, please go
top: http://clearlakeareawriters.blogspot.com
THE WORD FACTORY
3rd Saturday of the
MonthTime: 10:00 a.m. - Noon
FREE Workshop
Upcoming dates: Feb. 20, March 20 & April 17
Poets need inspiration, fresh perspectives, and new
avenues of thought. THE WORD FACTORY, which meets monthly on the third
Saturday, welcomes the fresh diversity of alliance between the written and
spoken word, and other art forms. A supportive environment for writers and
poets to work on their craft—NOT a critique group!
To view the current Word Factory Flyer, please click
here More information: Lisa Grable at back2word@aol.com. Call
ahead to confirm meeting dates.
TEXTURES IN WATERCOLOR
Instructor: Carla Gauthier
Saturday, April 17,
2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuition: $65
non members or $58 TAACCL members.
Learn many Different techniques to create texture in
watercolor to heighten the realism of your paintings or to strengthen your
non-objective works.
SMALL AND QUICKInstructor: Carla
Gauthier
Saturday,
May 15, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuition per session:
$65 non members or $58 TAACCL members
Want a fun way to speed
up learning and get your creativity to flow? Working small and quick is a tool
that can help you do just that.
PAINTING PORTRAITSInstructor:
Carla Gauthier
Saturday, June 19, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuition per session:
$65 non members or $58 TAACCL members
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