Spring Classes
Youth Classes:
- Advanced Animation
- Animation
- Anime & Manga Cartooning Workshops
- Cartooning
- Cartooning for Juniors
- Fashion Design & Illustration
- Introduction to Graphic Design
- Introduction to Handbuilding
- Jewelry Design Weekend Workshop for Teens
- Jewelry Making
- Sew a Doll
- TOTventure
Advanced Animation
Ages 10 - 14
Designed for students who have taken at least TWO animation classes at VisArts, this class will introduce more advanced techniques involving sound, camera, and armatures in the animation process. CD or DVD transfer is available upon completion of class.
Tuition: $130 ($120 members)
Sections:
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Kirk O’Brien
6 Sundays
January 19 – February 23
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Animation
Ages 9 - 13
Grasp the secret process of bringing inanimate subjects to life as you design and produce your own 2-D and 3-D animation sequences, working with drawings, paper cut-out and clay. CD or DVD transfer is available upon completion of class.
Tuition: $130 ($120 members)
Sections:
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Kirk O’Brien
6 Saturdays
January 19 – February 23
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Anime & Manga Cartooning Workshops
Ages 9 - 13
Learn to draw Anime and Manga style characters! This workshop will cover illustration techniques that will help young cartoonists develop their own characters and scenes drawn in the popular Japanese cartooning styles. (These are three sections of the same class.)
Tuition: $95 ($85 members)
Sections:
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Section A
Kirk O’Brien
3 Saturdays
March 1 – March 15
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Section B
Kirk O’Brien
3 Saturdays
April 5 – April 19
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Section C
Kirk O’Brien
3 Saturdays
May 3 – March 17
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cartooning
Ages 9 - 13
Students will create their own cartoon characters and stories as they learn drawing methods used by professional cartoonists.
Tuition: $130 ($120 members)
Sections:
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Kirk O’Brien
6 Saturdays
March 1 – April 12
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
No class March 22
Cartooning for Juniors
Ages 6 - 8
Students will create their own cartoon characters and stories as they learn drawing methods used by professional cartoonists.
Tuition: $130 ($120 members)
Sections:
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Kirk O’Brien
6 Saturdays
March 2 – April 13
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
No class March 23
Fashion Design & Illustration
Ages 11 - 16
Students will learn to design and illustrate their own fashions and fabrics using fabric swatches, watercolor, ink and colored pencils. Discussions will include a brief history of fashion and illustration as we explore fashion through art.
Tuition: $145 ($135 members)
Sections:
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Section A
Catherine Southall
6 Thursdays
January 24 – February 28
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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Section B
Catherine Southall
6 Thursdays
April 3 – May 8
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Introduction to Graphic Design
Ages 11 - 15
Do you ever look at a poster or a T-shirt and think, “I could do better than that!” This course gives you a chance to prove it. We will work on Mac G5s to learn the basics of Adobe PhotoshopCS and produce personalized designs for T-shirt transfers, CD covers and more!
Tuition: $130 ($120 members)
Sections:
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Katie McBride
6 Saturdays
January 26 – March 1
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Introduction to Handbuilding
Ages 9 - 12
Using ceramics techniques used for thousands of years by ancient cultures, students will produce both functional and sculptural form from clay that reference tribal designs, motifs and patterns.
Tuition: $185 ($175 members)
Materials fee: $20
Sections:
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Matt Issacson
8 Wednesdays
February 6 – April 2
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Jewelry Design Weekend Workshop for Teens
Ages 12 - 16
Learning metalsmithing techniques, students will work with copper, brass and silver to fabricate a pin, bracelet, or other piece of artistic jewelry. Students will use files, hammers and patinas to create their own look to their piece.
Tuition: $70 ($60 members)
Materials fee: $30
Sections:
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Jay Sharpe
2 Sundays
March 9 – March 16
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Jewelry Making
Ages 9 - 12
In this series of classes, beginning students will develop an understanding of jewelry design and technique and returning students explore new methods of design. In each section, we will build skills by working on three projects, creating artistic jewelry out of brass, copper and other mixed media.
Tuition: $160 ($150 members)
Sections:
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Section A
Maria Carra Rose
6 Sundays
January 20 – February 24
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Section B
Maria Carra Rose
6 Sundays
April 6 – May 18
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Sew a Doll
Ages 10 - 14
Explore hand-sewing and embroidery techniques to create your own wool felt doll. Embroidery details will be used to create faces, and each student will learn how to stitch secure, straight stitches and decorate their doll’s clothes with stitched art.
Tuition: $125 ($115 members)
Materials fee: $20
Sections:
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Noelle Rose
5 Sundays
April 6 – May 4
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
TOTventure
Ages 3 - 5
A hands-on art class, this class is designed for a parent and child to explore together art history and the various materials and tools of drawing, painting and mixed media. Class is designed for a parent/adult to accompany child in class.
Tuition: $75 ($65 members)
Sections:
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Section A
Jessica Bauserman
6 Tuesdays
January 23 – February 26
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
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Section B
Jessica Bauserman
6 Tuesdays
March 4 – April 8
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Craft & Design
Now accepting artist applications for 2008 at zapplication.org. Deadline: May 25
Adult Summer Classes
The 2008 adult class schedule is now posted!
Artventure
Check out the Summer Artventure class schedule!
