FIGURE DRAWING with James McDermid
6:30-9:30 PM |
Tuesday
July 8 - July 29
4 weeks
Member: $85 Non-Member: $102 |
This course is an expressive approach to drawing the figure. A variety of materials will be used to represent the figure and the internal relationships of movement, mass and contour line. Individual drawing abilities will be stressed to achieve form. For beginner to advanced students. A materials list will be provided at registration. |
BEGINNING METALSMITHING FOR JEWELRY with Lisa Oristian
6:00-9:00 PM |
Monday
July 7 - August 25
8 weeks
Member: $97 Non-Member: $119
Lab Fee: $15 |
In this class, students will learn the basic metalsmithing techniques necessary to create jewelry. These include annealing and soldering, texturing metal by hammering and other means, utilizing small hand tools, sawing and piercing, chain making and setting stones in bezel settings. Students may purchase metals from the instructor at an additional cost. |
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"Window to the Sun" Square Keum-boo silver & gold |
INTERMEDIATE METALWORKING FOR JEWELRY with Lisa Oristian
6:00-9:00 PM |
Wednesday
July 9 - August 27
8 weeks
Member: $97 Non-Member: $119
Lab Fee: $15 |
In this class, students with prior metalworking experience will build on existing skills to learn more advanced techniques in metalwork for jewelry. Students will learn various kinds of rivets and other types of cold connections, etching, Keum boo (fusing gold to silver), hollow jewelry, reticulation and working with acrylic/Plexiglas. Students may purchase metals from the instructor at an additional cost. |
WHEEL THROWING FOR ALL LEVELS with Vartan Poghosian
7:00-9:00 PM |
Thursday
Session One
July 10 - July 31
Session Two
August 7 - August 28
4 weeks
Member: $58/session
Non-Member: $70/session
Lab Fee: $20/session |
This class covers various throwing techniques for the beginning or more advanced pottery student. Beginning students will learn basic throwing methods, clay types, firing methods and glazing. Intermediate students will work on improving throwing, firing and glazing skills. Demonstrations and one-on-one attention will be provided by the instructor. Lab fee covers all clay, glaze, related materials and all firings. |
 Decorative Vase by Vartan Poghosian
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WHEEL THROWING FOR ALL LEVELS with Vartan Poghosian
7:00-9:00 PM |
Friday
Session One
July 11 - August 1
Session Two
August 8 - August 29
4 weeks
Member: $58/session
Non-Member: $70/session
Lab Fee: $20/session |
This class covers throwing for the beginning or more advanced pottery student. Beginning students will learn basic throwing methods, clay types, firing methods and glazing. Intermediate students will work on improving throwing, firing and glazing skills. Demonstrations and one-on-one attention will be provided by the instructor. Lab fee includes clay, glazes and all firings. |
Plein Air Watercolor Landscapes with W. Ralph Murray
1:00-4:00 PM |
Monday - Friday
July 21 - July 25
Member: $67 Non-Member: $74 |
On location painting at nearby places (if inclement weather the class will meet at the KAC). Some experience in watercolor is required. First session will start out at the KAC. Some demonstration by the instructor. Critiques will be held each day. A materials list is available upon registration. |
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“Early November”
Watercolor
W. Ralph Murray |
FOUNDATION DRAWING with Sean Usyk
1:00-4:00 PM |
Monday
July 7 - August 11
6 weeks
Member: $68 Non-Member: $75 |
This foundation drawing class will teach students basic skills and techniques in drawing from direct observation. No prior skill is needed and all levels are welcome. The direct observation would include still lifes, landscapes, architecture and models. The primary goals are to learn to judge proportion and to depict those observations in drawings that demonstrate an understanding of depth, form and space. A materials list is available upon registration. |
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INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING with Johnel Tracy
1:00-4:00 PM |
Saturday
July 12 - August 16
6 weeks
Member: $68 Non-Member: $75 |
Oil painting basics for beginner and intermediate level painters. This course will help students to understand this chosen medium of the old masters. We will cover the use and selections of brushes and knives along with basic color palette, lean and fat methods and other techniques of the masters. One finished professional-looking painting will be the goal of the course. Open to anyone who wants to explore painting with oils without all the prerequisites of drawing and color theory. A materials list is available upon registration. |
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MOHAWK VALLEY ARTIST'S OPEN STUDIO |
Wednesdays
9 AM - Noon
$5 model fee per class |
KAC members can participate in this weekly open studio with a nude model. A $5 per class fee is required to cover the expense of the model. There is no instructor for these open studio sessions and artists are free to work at their leisure. |
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