Classes for Adults:
Fall Semester runs October 21 - December 19, 2020 * excluding Veterans' Day & Thanksgiving
Registration opens September 21st. Scroll down to view our in person and online options.
* For the fall 2020 session, the class format will be determined by town and state Covid-19 restrictions. It is our hope that by limiting class size and using masks, gloves and sanitizers as needed, we will provide the personal distancing and safety required for a studio experience.
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Join Artspan for some phenomenal art classes from the comfort of your own home.
Mindful Drawing with Zentangle
Adults 3 Mondays 7:00pm - 8:15pm Oct 19 - Nov 2 Instructor - Patricia Carney (Certified Zentangle Instrctor) $60 If you love to doodle you will enjoy learning Zentangle! Zentangle is a fun and easy way to create patterns that look like intricate drawings. During these Zoom classes, you’ll learn to “tangle” using a black pen and repetitive strokes to create small pieces of art (3.5 sq. in / 4.5 sq. in.). We’ll also create Zentangle-Inspired Art (ZIA), where we incorporate some color into our drawings. In addition to being fun and easy to do, Zentangle is very relaxing - a great way to de-stress! Our primary focus in the class will be more on process than outcome, focusing on our breath and slowing down. 
Intro to Frame Weaving
Adults 9 Mondays 10:30am - 12:30pm Oct 19 - Dec 14 Instructor - Marissa Cote $288 Learn how to create handwoven tapestries and cloth through Intro to Frame weaving. Students will learn the various techniques and skills used in hand weaving through weekly demonstrations and work sessions. Students will be instructed on the basics of frame weaving, such as warping, and plain weave, as well as how to achieve numerous weaving patterns and textures. Through Intro to Frame Weaving, students will develop a personal tool kit of skills to build a weaving practice beyond class together. 
Pattern Design for Ceramic Tiles
Adults 3 Mondays 6:00 - 8:00pm Nov 30 - Dec 14 Instructor - Marek Jacisin $160 Explore the pattern design process for making tiles with craft foam, upcycled styrofoam and cardboard. During this three-session course, students will learn the process of how to create tile patterns both using hand design, Adobe Capture Pattern Maker and Geometric Patterns by D. Wade.This beginning - advanced course allows students to creatively express themselves by designing different tiles using multiple techniques across the sessions. The students will design and make several fun tiles that can be used as wall art, or to show off your creative skills to friends and family. Introduction to Needle Felting
Adults 4 Tuesdays 1:00 - 2:30pm Oct 27 - Nov 17 Instructor - Elizabeth Stubbs $96 Needle felting is quite easy to learn and fun to do. At the start of each class, a weekly assignment will be given along with a demonstration. Students will work on these projects during the remainder of each class, with ongoing conversation with the instructor. It may be necessary for students to put in some time outside of class in order to complete projects. Introduction to Embroidery
Adults 7 Wednesdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Oct 21 - Dec 16 (no class on 11/18) Instructor - Hailey Pierce $224 In this introductory course, students will learn the basics of embroidering decorative stitching by first creating a stitch sampler to display their process of practicing embroidery. Students will begin their samplers by learning how to frame their fabric in a hoop while they work. We will then start with a foundation of outline and border stitches for objects and shapes and to write our names/text, and move on to filling objects and small knot and openwork stitches as students grasp and master the subject material. The goal of this course is to provide beginner students with a working knowledge of important stitches to be able to go on and create their own designs and patterns for further embroidery projects such as embroidered wall hangings, decorative stitching on clothing, and embroidered patches. Paper Beads and Jewelry
Teens/Adults 3 Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:30pm Oct 21 - 4 Instructor - Kelley Katan $67 Learn how to make your own custom beads and create uniquely beautiful jewelry. We will begin with instruction on constructing paper beads and end with beading techniques so you will have your own custom necklace or bracelet. The class is open to teens and adults. Fiber Art Expressions
Adults 8 Thursdays 6:00 - 9:00pm Oct 22 - Dec 17 (no class on 11/26) Instructor - Talia Lefton $384 Fiber art is deeply embedded in human civilization but did not gain recognition in the fine arts world until the 20th century. In the first part of this class we will sample a number of techniques including sewing, embroidery, weaving, and felting, and learn about artists who have used these processes in their work. In the second part of the class students will be guided in designing and carrying out a project using one or more of these techniques to create an original piece of fiber art. This class is for people with no prior experience and those who want to explore fiber arts further. Felted Vessels
Adults 8 Fridays 10:00am - 12:00pm Oct 23 - Dec 18 (no class on 11/27) Instructor - Talia Lefton $256 Learn wet felting techniques for creating 3-D vessels from wool roving. This expressive medium allows for experimentation with color, form, and texture. We will also explore embellishing the wool surface with embroidery, beading, and needle felting. Students will end the class with several felted items and the skills to continue exploring! No prior experience needed. 
Stoneware Tile Making
Adults 3 Sundays 4:00 - 6:00pm Nov 1 - Nov 15 Instructor - Marek Jacisin $160 Learn how to make ceramic low relief tiles. During this three-session course students will explore the whole process starting with design, design transfer, continuing with model making, mold making and final tile making. This beginning - advanced course allows students to creatively express themselves by designing different tiles using multiple techniques across the sessions. The students will design and make several clay tiles that can be used as coasters or wall art. Clay will be provided. Students can choose to have pieces fired and glazed at our studio. 
Gouache Painting
Adults Sundays 6:00 - 8:30pm Session 1: Nov 1 - 22 - $160 Session 2: Nov 29 - Dec 13 - $120 Instructor - Emily Hirtle You will learn the fundamentals of painting in gouache discovering essential techniques and practice painting in a variety of environments. You will learn about different surfaces such as mylar, toned papers, brushes, brands of gouache, and painters that use gouache and how to apply gouache at its right consistency. |
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Watercolor: Exploring Nature Inspired Themes Adults 8 Tuesdays 10:00am - 12:00pm Oct 20 - Dec 15 (no class 11/3) Instructor - Borianna Kantcheva $256 Class meets in a small group on site. Please email Carmela with any questions This class is for everyone who would like to experience watercolors. It will offer a number of projects that use this medium in an experimental and very enjoyable way from learning to use stencils, layers, salt and a variety of texture creating materials. In addition to exploring the medium of watercolor, students will find inspiration in the natural world. Often what one finds in their backyard or while walking on the beach can be all the inspiration needed for a new project. Rocks, branches, fallen leaves and birds are all fair game. And even though we will find inspiration in nature students can choose to work in a more abstract and lyrical way. 
Plein Air at Munroe with Nancy Hart -
Color Study of Sugar Maples Adults 1 Monday 10:30 am - 1:30 pm October 5th Instructor - Nancy Hart $56 Bring your scarf, and easel (or use ours) and join us behind the Munroe Center this fall to take in the beautiful, ever-changing Sugar Maples. This class is an in-depth color exploration and study of these magnificent trees. We will make work using its colors, emblem, leaf lobes and form. Found Materials, a Mixed Media Exploration with Nancy Hart
Adults 4 Mondays 10:30 am - 1:30 pm Oct 12 - Nov 2 Instructor - Nancy Hart $216 The Mixed Media workshops are a hands on found materials investigation. The aim is to grow your studio play into ideas for "new" work. We will gather and use everyday materials such as cardboard inserts, wax paper, scotch tape, string, objects, food, random papers, bits of nature and previous work to piece together and construct unique objects and platforms. Please bring the above materials, plus acrylics, brushes, pens, markers and a notebook. The instructor will supply many more! No previous experience or skill, open to all. PowerPoint presentations of artists who employ random materials each week. Plein Air Intuitive Painting
Adults 8 Wednesdays 10:30am - 1:30pm Oct 21 - Dec 16 (no class 11/11) Instructor: Brendan Lehman $384 Expressive Painting Lessons are recommended for those who are looking for a highly expressive, experimental approach to painting using unconventional tools and techniques. Although expressive painting is the focus, the class will also feature how to combine non-traditional with traditional techniques. In this class the student is encouraged to work from their imagination as well as their choice of reference image if desired. With intuitive painting class, the focus is largely placed on encouraging the individual student to take risks and experiment on their own, after given a demonstration, using their instincts, awareness, conscious and unconscious decision making to create dynamic artwork that pushes boundaries. We also collectively come together as a class to critique and discuss the use of mood, experimentation, color, emotion, aesthetic and other aspects of each other's work. It’s specifically through these lessons, that my goal is to open your mind to the unlimited creative potential you have, as well as the benefits you can experience through the self-explorative process of making art. This class will meet in the field behind the Munroe Center until weather no longer permits. At that time, class will be moved inside where students will be socially distanced. 
Live Model Drawing
Adults 8 Wednesdays 2:00 - 4:00pm Oct 21 - Dec 16 (no class 11/11) Instructor: Brendan Lehman $256 (+$20 model fee) Live Model Drawing class is a monitored and instructed figure drawing class. Working from reference, especially a live figure, is one of the best ways to improve your drawing skills. Live Model Drawing is encouraged for beginner, intermediate or advanced Artists and is the perfect place to explore techniques on your own while given the optional support and guidance of the instructor. Class will consist of a 10 minute example/introduction given by the teacher, followed by 50 minutes of short pose sketching, followed by a 10 minute break, and finished with 50 minutes of long pose drawing. The teacher will be available at all times to individually assist you and answer questions throughout the class if desired. Please note: The model will be partially-nude. 
Painting From Reference
Adults 8 Wednesdays 6:00 - 9:00pm Oct 21 - Dec 16 (no class 11/11) Instructor: Brendan Lehman $384 This Painting From Reference Class is an excellent choice for those who are interested in strengthening their technical skills through the use of Oil Paints. Painting from Reference Class will consist of easy to follow but highly informative instructions on how to create convincing and accurate images from reference. Students will follow along as seemingly difficult reference images are broken down into easy to follow, step by step instructions, breaking down the image along the way to create an accurate, aesthetically pleasing painted depiction of the image. A variety of different images will be presented throughout the course of lessons including, portrait, landscape, still life, and/or the students collective choice on what they want to paint next. Instructions begin with setting the groundwork for an accurate painting, where students learn how to find accurate proportions, shapes, and angles of the reference image. Next students are shown how to correctly depict values (light and shadow) as shown on the reference picture as well as hard and soft edges, to create a convincing, “sculptural”, and aesthetic painting. Beginning Pottery
Adults 8 Fridays 10:00am - 1:00pm Oct 23 - Dec 18 (no class 11/27) Instructor - Ellie House $384 Learn the foundational forming methods in clay: slab building, sculpting, pinching, coiling, glazing and the potters wheel. This class is limited to new learners and those who would like a refresher. 
Ceramics Open Studios
(Current and Returning Adults Ceramics Students) Reserve your time in the studio each week to practice independently of an instructor on your own ceramic work. Classes will be limited to 4 students. This course is only for current and returning ArtSpan ceramics students. 4 morning sections 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 9 Mondays Oct 19 - Dec 14 - $432 8 Tuesdays Oct 20 - Dec 15 (no class 11/3) - $384 8 Wednesdays Oct 21 - Dec 16 (no class 11/11) - $384 8 Thursdays Oct 22 - Dec 17 (no class 11/26) - $384 3 evening sections 6pm-9pm 8 Tuesdays Oct 20 - Dec 15 (no class 11/3) - $384 8 Wednesdays Oct 21 - Dec 16 (no class 11/11) - $384 8 Thursday Oct 22 - Dec 17 (no class 11/26) - $384 |