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Department of Art


Community Art Center

Classes for Children and Teens - Fall 2008

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

September 20 - November 15
(no class October 11)
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.
$185 (supplies included)
 
 STUDIO SAMPLER Different Lands, Different Art
ages 7-10 

8 Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am

September 20 - November 15
(no class October 11)

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.

$185 (supplies included)
 
 CLAY IS THE WAY
ages 7-11

8 Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am

September 20 - November 15
(no class October 11)

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.

$190 (supplies included)
 
DRAWING & DESIGN
ages 7-10

8 Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am

September 20 - November 15
(no class October 11)

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.
$185 (supplies included)
 
 CARTOONING
ages 10-15 

8 Saturdays, 9:30am-noon

September 20 - November 15
(no class October 11)

This course will provide practical assignments to design and develop drawing and storytelling skills.  After an introduction to cartooning, students will create characters for comic books.  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.

$200 (supplies included)
 
 DRAWING II/PAINTING
ages 11-16 

8 Saturdays, 9:45-11:45am

September 20 - November 15
(no class October 11)

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.

$185 (supplies included)
 
 POTTER'S WHEEL & Hand Building
ages 12-adult 

8 Saturdays, 9:30am-noon

September 20 - November 15
(no class October 11)

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.

$210 (supplies included)
 
ANIMATION
ages 12-18 

3 Saturdays, 9:30am-noon

September 27, October 4, October 18 (no class October 11)

Take cartooning to the next level! Turn your illustrations and cartoons into animated objects and characters created on the computer. This workshop introduces students to computer graphic software programs used in animation. Students will learn basic image editing techniques with Adobe Photoshop and 2-D linear animation using Flash MX. This class is designed for participants of all levels. Some experience with computer graphics and cartooning or drawing helpful. Flash Drives are recommended for saving work.

$125
 
Introduction to GAME DESIGN
ages 12-18 

3 Saturdays, 9:30am-noon

November 1 - November 15

Participants will navigate through Macromedia Flash MX, 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 and/or a blank CD-R /CD-RW.

$125
 
ADULT ART STUDIO
ages 17-adult 

8 Thursdays, 6:30-9pm

Beginning October 9

Students will focus on developing stronger drawing and painting skills and techniques. 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. Classes are tailored to individual abilities and interests.

Baltimore based figurative artist Alexis Vasilos earned her MFA in Painting from the prestigious New York Academy of Art. She continues to work as a practicing artist, exploring avenues of drawing, painting, photography and mixed media. Ms. Vasilos has exhibited work regionally and in New York; she has taught classes and workshops at numerous colleges and museums in Maryland. To read a bio and view her work, please visit www.alexisvasilos.com

$200 (supplies not included)
 
 

 



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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