Week 1: August 3-9
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Click on each workshop to read full class descriptions, instructor bios, supply lists, and material fees. Students are limited to 1 class per week.
Color as Portal - Experimental Material & Methods
Instructor: Bonnie Paisley
This workshop will begin with a multisensory dive into COLOR. We will begin with exercises designed to enhance your ability to see, remember, smell, taste, talk, and think about color. We will then tackle the task of working with color as a material. Using the processes of drawing, collage, mixed media, painting, and sculpture we will walk along a path to making work that involves play, experimentation, failure, and thoughtful engagement of the senses.
Open Studio
Instructor: Christopher Shotola-Hardt
This class is for you if you need time and space to focus and crave a bit of feedback on your projects. Your instructor enjoys sharing ideas along the way and supportive critiques for further exploration. All painting media are welcome.
Way Out Collage
Instructor: Cynthia Lahti
This unconventional collage class will encouraged students to push their collage to new intellectual and aesthetic levels through individual projects. Constructive critical discussion with the instructor and group critiques will aid in the students artistic growth.
Cuttlefish Bone Casting for Jewelry
Instructor: Junko Iijima
Would you like to learn the art of carving molds into cuttlebones, pouring molten silver, and applying finishing techniques to create beautiful jewelry? In this workshop, we will cover basic metalsmithing skills to incorporate your cast pieces into finished jewelry.
Freedom and Mark Making in Illustration
Instructor: Lettie Jane Rennekamp
Freedom and Mark Making in Illustration—This class will explore art making using a wide variety of materials while discussing the use of visual narrative, basic design, and symbols in your practice.
Study in Mosaics - Portraits & More
Instructor: Monica Currie-Johnson
Study in Mosaics - Beginners to advanced. Mixed media, stylized portraits and abstracts!
Dynamic Still Life Painting in Oil & Acrylic
Instructor: Sarah Sedwick
My curriculum is a combination of demonstrations, quick fun exercises, and plenty of supported student work time. My goal for this year at CAC is to foster a relaxed, creative atmosphere with
just enough guidance and inspiration for students to feel free to problem solve on their own during at least part of each day. Critiques and group reviews of a day's painting are a big part of
my classes, and the final art exhibit of the week is sure to be a highlight for all.
Mood, Magic and Atmosphere in Soft Pastel
Instructor: Sondra Holzman
In this unique workshop, learn to create mood and atmosphere that will make your paintings stand out and evoke a certain 'magic.' Using the medium of soft pastel as a focus, and working in small format, we will develop a new way of seeing through the use of additional materials and tools, along with acute observational skills resulting in evocative and intriguing works of art.