Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Art Escapes Fall 2008

Art Escapes Fall 2008 (October 30–November 2)

A three-day “Art Escape” awaits you at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute of the University of Arkansas System. Held in a relaxing retreat environment atop Petit Jean Mountain, these art workshops are a great way to refresh your creative spirit and enrich your artistic skills. Choose from these three workshops, each taught by a working artist:

· Wildlife Painting with Duane Hada

· Plein-Air Oil Painting with Bill Garrison

· Watercolor Painting with Gloria Garrison

The artists will provide 16 hours of instruction, including individual assistance and critiques. Meals and evening programming will allow more time for sharing and creative interaction. Registration deadline is October 15. Space is limited. For more information, visit www.uawri.org or call 501.727.6220.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Study Watercolor in Italy with Jim Chapman

Gainesville, GA artist Jim Chapman is teaching a 10-day watercolor workshop for the University of Georgia’s Studies Abroad Program in the Tuscan village of Cortona, Italy.

Chapman, whose work has been featured in Watercolor Magic and The Artist’s Magazine, will lead an on-location session (“Experience Cortona”) that runs Sept. 14-24.

There are still a few openings for students, and interested artists – beginning to advanced – are encouraged to sign up.

Chapman, based in Gainesville, works with Morton Vardeman & Carlson and teaches at Brenau University in the Art & Design department as an adjunct instructor.
For more information on the trip, please visit: http://art.uga.edu/index.php?pt=5&id=39, or, for an online brochure, please visit: http://art.uga.edu/files/cortona/CortonaEx-2008.pdf or contact Jennifer Messer, Director of Development at the Lamar Dodd School of Art in Athens at 706-542-0068 or jlmesser@uga.edu.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Art Classes for Home School Children - Monroe, GA

Saturday Art Class for Home Schoolers

(1-3pm) Drawing & Shading 6 weeks

starting September 13th
By: Miss Gwyn McCaslin

This class will be focusing on drawing basics that will build to a finished piece of artwork. This class will be faith friendly.
Class is open for home school children ages 7 to 13 or grade 1st- 6th. If there are more than 20 children, classes will be divided in two age groups with the classes being offered from 8-9:50 and 10-11:50.
WILD CHILD ARTS,INC | 120 N. Wayne St | 770-266-7437 | Monroe | GA | 30655

Monday Art Class for Home Schoolers (9 - 11 am) Pen and Ink drawing 6 weeks

starting September 8th

By: Miss Gwyn McCaslin

This class will be a beginning introduction to ink pens and how to shade using crosshatching (lines) and stippling (dots). There will also be some drawing basics included in this class. These classes will be faith friendly.
Class is open for home school children ages 7 to 13 or grade 1st- 6th. If there are more than 20 children, classes will be divided in two age groups with the classes being offered from 8-9:50 and 10-11:50.



Cost:
o $10.00 Per class hour or $120.00 per child.
o Families can receive a 10% discount for referring another student/family for the classes. (max of 5 families = 50% discount.)
o All supplies are included in the fee.
Supplies:
o Students will be supplied with a personal set of art pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B, and 6B) and higher quality paper for their main and final masterpiece.
o Students will need their own sketchbook for at home practice. Each student will be responsible to bring their supplies to class.
*Faith Friendly - Although not Sunday school, the classes will be taught from the perspected that we are created in the image of a very creative God, who makes us all unique. He is the ultimate artist!

Saturday Art Class for Home Schoolers

(1-3pm) Drawing & Shading 6 weeks

starting September 13th
By: Miss Gwyn McCaslin

This class will be focusing on drawing basics that will build to a finished piece of artwork. This class will be faith friendly.
Class is open for home school children ages 7 to 13 or grade 1st- 6th. If there are more than 20 children, classes will be divided in two age groups with the classes being offered from 8-9:50 and 10-11:50.
Cost:
o $10.00 Per class hour or $120.00 per child.
o Families can receive a 10% discount for referring another student/family for the classes. (max of 5 families = 50% discount.)
o All supplies are included in the fee.
Supplies:
o Students will be supplied with a personal set of art pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B, and 6B) and higher quality paper for their main and final masterpiece.
o Students will need their own sketchbook for at home practice. Each student will be responsible to bring their supplies to class.
*Faith Friendly - Although not Sunday school, the classes will be taught from the perspected that we are created in the image of a very creative God, who makes us all unique. He is the ultimate artist!

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If there are Middle and High School students interested in classes one may be offered on Saturday from 3-5pm with enough interest.


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wildchildarts@yahoo.com

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

paint out in Tunnel Hill, GA

The Art Alliance of North Georgia is participating in the annual "World Wide Paintout" sponsored by the International Plein Air Painters group. Our paintout will be in conjunction with the "Battle of Tunnel Hill" Civil War reenactment held on September 6th and 7th. There is no entry fee - just the main gate admission which is $5.

The property has 83 acres of rolling meadows, woods, a pre-Civil War plantation house, and several other structures. During the event, there will be many reenactors in period dress, period campsites, horses and a 45 minute battle reenactment.

We're inviting all plein air painters to participate.

For more information, please contact BJ Wright at beejw@charter.net.