Take a Class at Sertoma Arts Center

Check out some of the upcoming classes at Sertoma Arts Center and use the links below to register online! For a full list of classes available, visit RecLink.

Youth

Fantastic Beasts and How to Make Them

Instructor: Michelle Davis Petelinz
Ages: 6-11 years old
Fee: $100 resident/ $115 non-resident
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 12 - August 16, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Register for Fantastic Beasts

We'll create fantastic creatures, letting our imaginations run wild! We'll build them out of recycles materials, polymer clay, paper, paint, oil pastel, wood, rocks, leaves, fabric, yarn, and more. What will you create? A dingobat? A flying cathopper with webbed feet? A blue tortoise with spiky hair? Come create with us! Supplies included.

Game Creators

Instructor: Michelle Davis Petelinz
Ages: 7-10 years old
Fee: $100 resident/ $115 non-resident
Date & Time: Thursday, July 14 - Aug. 18, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Register for Game Creators

If you've ever wanted to design your own game for which you make up the rules, the board and all the game pieces, here's your chance! Become a toy maker, and create an entire game, including the logo, box, board, playing pieces, and book of rules. Then we'll play everyone's game on the last day of class. Supplies included.

Painted Paper Palooza!

Instructor: Michelle Davis Petelinz
Ages: 6-10 years old
Fee: $100 resident/ $115 non-resident
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 13 - August 17, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Register for Painted Paper Palooza!

We'll use brushes, paints, inks, sponges, body parts (!), feathers, foam, and other wacky things to create a variety of painted papers, using lots of techniques, including sgraffito, marbling, mono printing, bubbling, stenciling and stamping. Then, we'll use those papers to create all kinds of wonderful art, both 2-D and 3-D inspired by the colors, textures and patterns we made! Supplies included.

Pottery - Youth Handbuilding Skills

Instructor: Ashley Bonner
Ages: 9-12 years old
Fee: $85 resident/ $100 non-resident
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 13 - August 3, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Register for Youth Handbuilding Skills

Introduction to Handbuilding with clay. Create decorative and functional ceramic works using different techniques such as slab, coil, and pinch techniques. The last class will be a day for glazing so don't miss it! This class is a great way for youth to explore art and relax! Pieces will be ready for pick-up 2 weeks after the last class. Supplies included.

Teens

Drawing Fundamentals for Teens

Instructor: Anne Terry
Ages: 12-16 years old
Fee: $90 resident/ $105 non-resident
Date & Time: Monday, July 11 - August 15, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Register for Drawing Fundamentals

This class will explore drawing fundamentals such as contour drawing, gesture drawing, value and shading, composition and perspective. We will draw figures, landscapes in realistic and abstract experiments using a variety of drawing materials: pencil, pen, charcoal, colored pencils, pastels and markers. Supplies included.

Pottery - Ceramic Baskets

Instructor: Ashley Bonner
Ages: 12-15 years old
Fee: $60 resident/ $75 non-resident
Date & Time: Monday, July 18 - August 25, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Register for Ceramic Baskets

Celebrate the middle of summer by creating lovely basket dishes! Teens will create their dishes the first day of class. During the second class, they will decorate their creations with vivid glazes. Pieces will be ready for pick-up 2 weeks after the last class. Supplies included.

Painting

Introduction to Painting with Pastels

Instructor: Connie Mansfield
Ages: 16+ years old
Fee: $125 resident/ $140 non-resident
Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, July 23 - 24, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Register for Painting with Pastels

Students will learn the properties and application of pastels. How to layer the color and create crisp realism, abstracts to soft impressionism paintings. You will also learn how to make your own tools to blend and crush the color together rather than using fingers or tortillons. You will leave this workshop with a completed painting, the knowledge of how to use pastels as a painting medium, and the different levels of pastels available to work with.

Intro to Painting with Peter Marin

Instructor: Peter Marin
Ages: 16+ years old
Fee: $115 resident/ $130 non-resident
Date & Time: Friday, July 15 - August 19, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Register for Intro to Painting

This course introduces the student to the practice of painting by examining practicing the fundamental languages of painting such as color, form, composition, and narrative. Comparative methods will be used to develop the foundations of a personal visual vocabulary with the aim of supporting a painting practice. Technical and theoretical issue will be discussed to form a frame or reference to serve as a reference point into painting. Class consists of slide lectures, studio time, and take-home assignments. Any wet media welcome. NO experience required. Supply list available on Sertoma's webpage.

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