Community Art Center
Classes for Children and Teens - Winter
2012
The following
classes are offered: Young Artist Workshop, Studio
Sampler, Clay is the Way, Drawing & Design, Cartooning,
Drawing II/Painting, Potter's Wheel, Animation and Intro
to Game Design. For a brochure or to register by phone,
please call 410-704-2351. Follow the link below to register
by mail.
· Registration information
| YOUNG ARTIST WORKSHOP Little Hands - Big Art |
ages 5-7 |
8 Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am
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January
28 - March 17
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| Let young imaginations soar!
Creative thinking will be encouraged by exploring
a
variety of media, including
collage, paint, clay, pastel and found objects.
Young artists will discover not only the
building blocks of art - color, line, texture,
shape and composition, but also new ways
to see and express a world of both form and
fantasy. People, animals, landscape, architecture
and the work of other artists will inspire
little hands for big art. This course is
designed so youngsters have fun while learning
about art.
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$205
(supplies included)
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| STUDIO
SAMPLER Different Lands, Different Art |
ages 7-10 |
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8
Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am
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January
28 - March 17
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Students will explore a variety
of materials as they discover different art
from different lands. As they journey from
land to land, students will experience a wide
range of both 2- & 3- dimensional processes,
including painting, printmaking, sculpture
and clay. Each session will vary in theme to
encourage students to discover new and creative
ways of expressing themselves, based on art
forms from around the world. Projects will
vary each session. |
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$205
(supplies included)
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| CLAY
IS THE WAY |
ages
7-11
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8
Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am
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January
28 - March 17
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Children can let their imaginations
take form with the exciting process of handbuilding
with clay. Designed for both the beginning
and continuing student, this class will employ
relief sculpting, slab construction, coiling
and glazing to create fantasy or functional
objects such as figures, vessels and tiles.
Children will learn basic skills and develop
new techniques while exploring a wide variety
of clay handbuilding processes and projects.
Includes firing fee.
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$210
(supplies included)
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| DRAWING
& DESIGN |
ages
7-10
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8
Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am
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January
28 - March 17
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This course is designed for
the student who loves to draw, but needs direction.
Learning to draw what is seen (both real and
imaginary) is a vital step for all other art
forms. Students will learn to hold the pencil
so that it moves with the muscles of the eye.
Using various materials, they will also learn
how to make tonal shaded drawings, contour
line drawings and quick responsive gesture
sketches. The class will focus on understanding
the basic elements of composition and design. |
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$205
(supplies included)
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| CARTOONING,
COMICS & MANGA |
ages
10-15
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8
Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am
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January
28 - March 17
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This course will provide practical assignments
to design and develop drawing and storytelling
skills. After an introduction to cartooning,
students will create characters for their
own comic book or manga stories. A
series of lessons will introduce the basic
steps
in
producing
an
animated
project. These steps include character
design, storyboarding, background design,
inking, painting, and pencil animation. Continuing
students will focus on producing their own
comic book.
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$205
(supplies included)
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| DRAWING
II/PAINTING |
ages
11-16
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8
Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am
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January
28 - March 17
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For older students who wish to sharpen and
refine their drawing skills or for those who
have taken a previous class, we offer Drawing
II. Going beyond the topics offered in the
Drawing & Design I class, advanced themes
will include drawing from reality to fantasy
to abstraction. Students will move from drawing
into painting in water-based acrylics and watercolor.
This class is also recommended for those who
wish to apply to area art schools and need
to build a body of work to strengthen their
portfolios. Continuing students will expand
their skills. |
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$205
(supplies included)
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| POTTER'S
WHEEL & Hand Building |
ages
12-adult
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8
Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am
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January
28 - March 17
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Learn how to use the potter’s wheel
and handbuilding techniques to produce unique
clay objects. Topics include wedging, centering
and wheel throwing, with coiling, slab construction,
and glaze applications. This class combines
demonstrations and hands-on work sessions.
Returning students will be able to concentrate
on the wheel or handbuilt construction. For
beginners and intermediate students. Includes
firing fee.
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$215
(supplies included)
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| ANIMATION
- Cartoons & Anime |
ages
12-18
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3
Saturdays, 9:30am-noon
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January
28 - February 11
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Take cartooning and manga
to the next level, and make your own Anime
and animated cartoons! Turn your illustrations,
cartoons and character designs into moving
images created on the computer.
This workshop introduces
students to the creative world of Anime
and 2D cartoons using Flash and Photoshop.
This class is designed for participants
of all levels; students are encouraged
to have some experience with cartooning
or drawing, and computer use. Participants
should bring a USB Flash drive for saving
work.
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$145
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| Introduction
to GAME DESIGN |
ages
12-18
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4
Saturdays, 9:30am-noon
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February
18 - March 10
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Participants will navigate
through Adobe Flash, learning various animation
styles and scripting codes used in interactive
game design. Participants will successfully
design a basic Flash-based game that incorporates
various animations, scripting codes, and
sounds. This course is a good introduction
for the gamer in all of us. Participants
should bring a USB Flash drive for saving
work.
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$185
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| ADULT
ART STUDIO with Ruth Pettus |
ages
17-adult
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6
Saturdays, 10:00am-12:30pm
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February
4 - March 10
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Study with internationally recognized
artist Ruth Pettus. Students will focus on
developing stronger drawing and painting
skills and techniques, with a concentration
on intuitive approaches to water-based painting.
The course will introduce and explore innovative
techniques including: oil pastels with mineral
oil, chalk pastels with water and creative
work with ink. Concepts will be presented
each week for participants to use as a springboard
in which to focus on specific areas of concentration.
With frequent critiques, students will be
encouraged to develop their own direction.
Returning students can focus on more individualized
projects. Class-size is limited, please register
early.
Instructor Ruth Pettus' paintings
have been exhibited regionally and internationally.
Examples of her 2-D and 3-D work can be viewed
online at her website. |
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$235
(supplies NOT included)
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Community Art Center
Center for the Arts, Room #3103Y (map)
Phone: 410-704-2351
Fax: 410-704-2810
E-mail: cac@towson.edu
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