Spring Semester is April 5 - June 18
Join Artspan for classes at the Munroe Center for the Arts building!
Registration is open!
Life Drawing
Adults
Session 1: April 5th, 12th, 26th
Mondays 10:30am - 12:30pm
$120
Session 2 : May 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
Mondays 10:30am - 12:30pm
$160
Instructor - Laurel Smith
Join us making art with the human figure as a subject. This class is an open life drawing studio. We provide space, models, easels, tables, music and community; you bring all supplies and yourself. Join us for two hours of informal, uninterrupted creative time. All levels welcome!
Adults
Session 1: April 5th, 12th, 26th
Mondays 10:30am - 12:30pm
$120
Session 2 : May 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
Mondays 10:30am - 12:30pm
$160
Instructor - Laurel Smith
Join us making art with the human figure as a subject. This class is an open life drawing studio. We provide space, models, easels, tables, music and community; you bring all supplies and yourself. Join us for two hours of informal, uninterrupted creative time. All levels welcome!
Introduction to Figurative Painting
Adults
Session 1: April 7th, 14th, 28th
Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:00pm
$150
Session 2: May 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:00pm
$200
Instructor - Brendan Lehman
Explore expressive techniques and improve painting skills. Expressive painting with a model offers the opportunity to combine non-traditional and traditional techniques resulting in new artwork that pushes boundaries. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or an advanced artist, you’ll discover expressive techniques on your own and with guidance available when needed. Demonstrations are primarily in oil paint but students are encouraged to work in any medium: acrylic, drawing, gouache, water color.
Adults
Session 1: April 7th, 14th, 28th
Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:00pm
$150
Session 2: May 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:00pm
$200
Instructor - Brendan Lehman
Explore expressive techniques and improve painting skills. Expressive painting with a model offers the opportunity to combine non-traditional and traditional techniques resulting in new artwork that pushes boundaries. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or an advanced artist, you’ll discover expressive techniques on your own and with guidance available when needed. Demonstrations are primarily in oil paint but students are encouraged to work in any medium: acrylic, drawing, gouache, water color.
Plein Air at Munroe: Painting the Great Outdoors
Adults
5 Thursdays 10:30am - 1:30pm
April 8th - May 13th (no class 4/22)
Instructor - TBD
$300
Bring your easel (or use ours) and join us behind the Munroe Center this spring to take in the beautiful, ever-changing, great outdoors. This class is an in-depth exploration of colors, nature, and form. Each week there will be a demonstration on different painting techniques and color mixing. All levels welcome!
Adults
5 Thursdays 10:30am - 1:30pm
April 8th - May 13th (no class 4/22)
Instructor - TBD
$300
Bring your easel (or use ours) and join us behind the Munroe Center this spring to take in the beautiful, ever-changing, great outdoors. This class is an in-depth exploration of colors, nature, and form. Each week there will be a demonstration on different painting techniques and color mixing. All levels welcome!
Private Ceramics Class
Adults
April 5 - June 18
Instructor - Carmela Fratus
$60.00
*NEW* Coordinate a private class with up to two guests for an in-person tutorial. This time can also be used for glazing, additional practice time or crafting individual goals with an instructor.
Email Carmela@munroecenter.org to coordinate a class.
Adults
April 5 - June 18
Instructor - Carmela Fratus
$60.00
*NEW* Coordinate a private class with up to two guests for an in-person tutorial. This time can also be used for glazing, additional practice time or crafting individual goals with an instructor.
Email Carmela@munroecenter.org to coordinate a class.
Beginning Pottery
Adults
Fridays 10am - 1pm
April 9 - June 18 (no class 4/23)
Instructor - Ellie House
$480
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 returning students.
Adults
Fridays 10am - 1pm
April 9 - June 18 (no class 4/23)
Instructor - Ellie House
$480
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 returning students.
Ceramics Independent Study
(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 6 students. This course is only for current and returning ArtSpan ceramics students. Some additional mid week and weekend studio hours will be available for reservations after classes begin.
Students new to our studio can schedule an introductory, private class with the ceramics program manager by emailing Carmela@munroecenter.org
Morning sections 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
9 Mondays April 5 - June 14 (no class 4/19 and 5/31 ) - $432
10 Tuesdays April 6 - June 15 (no class 4/20) - $480
10 Wednesdays April 7 - June 16 (no class 4/21) - $480
10 Thursdays April 8 - June 17 (no class 4/22) - $480
Evening section 6pm-9pm
10 Tuesdays April 6 - June 15 (no class 4/20) - $480
10 Thursdays April 8 - June 17 (no class 4/22) - $480
(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 6 students. This course is only for current and returning ArtSpan ceramics students. Some additional mid week and weekend studio hours will be available for reservations after classes begin.
Students new to our studio can schedule an introductory, private class with the ceramics program manager by emailing Carmela@munroecenter.org
Morning sections 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
9 Mondays April 5 - June 14 (no class 4/19 and 5/31 ) - $432
10 Tuesdays April 6 - June 15 (no class 4/20) - $480
10 Wednesdays April 7 - June 16 (no class 4/21) - $480
10 Thursdays April 8 - June 17 (no class 4/22) - $480
Evening section 6pm-9pm
10 Tuesdays April 6 - June 15 (no class 4/20) - $480
10 Thursdays April 8 - June 17 (no class 4/22) - $480
Making Big Pots with Carmela Fratus
Adults
March 20 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Instructor - Carmela Fratus
$35
Challenge yourself with more clay. We'll learn different centering and throwing techniques specific to large pieces. We'll also hand build through coils and slabs. Be sure to stretch first and wear an apron. It's likely to get messy.
(Pots are limited to the size of the kiln)
Adults
March 20 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Instructor - Carmela Fratus
$35
Challenge yourself with more clay. We'll learn different centering and throwing techniques specific to large pieces. We'll also hand build through coils and slabs. Be sure to stretch first and wear an apron. It's likely to get messy.
(Pots are limited to the size of the kiln)
Sgraffito Techniques -
Surface Design in Clay
Adults
Saturday, April 10 12:00pm-4:00pm
Instructor - Celia Feldberg
$48
Sgraffito, meaning ‘toscratch’ in Italian, is the process of applying a slip or underglaze to an unfired piece,then carving through it to reveal the contrasting clay color beneath. After experimenting with different methods of drawing on clay this has become the primary method that Celia currently uses in her
work. "It’s simple, you can get really nice line qualities, and it feels similar to drawing with a pen on paper."
More about Celia and her work can be found on her website www.celiafeldberg.com
Surface Design in Clay
Adults
Saturday, April 10 12:00pm-4:00pm
Instructor - Celia Feldberg
$48
Sgraffito, meaning ‘toscratch’ in Italian, is the process of applying a slip or underglaze to an unfired piece,then carving through it to reveal the contrasting clay color beneath. After experimenting with different methods of drawing on clay this has become the primary method that Celia currently uses in her
work. "It’s simple, you can get really nice line qualities, and it feels similar to drawing with a pen on paper."
More about Celia and her work can be found on her website www.celiafeldberg.com
Raku Pottery - Outdoor Firing
Adults
May 15 10:00am - 12:00pm
May 22 10:00am - 4:00pm
Instructor - Mike Roche
$145
Join us for this rare opportunity to learn about Raku, a Japanese based firing
process in which work is removed from a hot kiln and placed in a reduction
chamber of combustible materials.
Bring bisque pots of choose from made pottery from the studio.
Free to observe.
Adults
May 15 10:00am - 12:00pm
May 22 10:00am - 4:00pm
Instructor - Mike Roche
$145
Join us for this rare opportunity to learn about Raku, a Japanese based firing
process in which work is removed from a hot kiln and placed in a reduction
chamber of combustible materials.
Bring bisque pots of choose from made pottery from the studio.
Free to observe.
* For the Winter 2021 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.