Exploring Art, ages: 18 months – younger 3’s (Session 2: OCT)
2019-10-01 09:15 - 2019-10-22 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, 50010, United States
EXPLORING ART: SESSION 2 (OCT)
Ages: 18 months – younger 3’s
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 9:15 – 10am
Cost: $60 for each 4 week session below.
Session 1 (SEPT): September 3 – 24
Session 2 (OCT): October 1 – 22
Session 3 (NOV): October 29 – November 19
Session 4 (DEC): November 26 – December 17
THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR SESSION 2 (OCT) ONLY. Check the class listing for additional sessions. Register for just one or all four; a separate registration is required for each session.
Description. Children and their adult partner will explore art together in a relaxed environment. Toddlers will create their own works of art while learning new skills like tearing paper, gluing, cutting, coloring over texture, painting with different objects, moving through transitions and imitating art making processes. Activities will focus on age appropriate, playful, artistic and sensory materials.
Limit: 6 adult/child pairs.
Instructor: Beth Weninger
Location: Hunziker Studio
Registration closes when the class fills or on at 6am on 9/27/19. Students cannot be added after the registration closes.

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Comic Book Class, ages 8-13 (SEPT/OCT)
2019-09-28 09:00 - 2019-10-12 10:30
Comic Book Class
Ages: 8-13 years old
Day/Time: Saturdays, 9 – 10:30 am
Dates: September 28 – October 12 (3 weeks)
Cost: $70
Description: Learn the basics of what it takes to create your very own comic book. Students will learn basic layout and design, Story structure, and how to create effective dialogue.
Instructor: Tim Read
Location: Adams Studio
Class limit: 12
Registration closes when the class fills or on at noon on 9/26/19. Students cannot be added after the registration closes.

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A Prairie Seed AUTUMN ROZARIO HALL
2019-09-28 - 2019-10-26
LOCATED IN THE SMALL WALL GALLERY
Artist Statement
I first fell in love with the prairie when studying art at UNI. Wandering the twisting paths of the restored prairie calmed my mind. As I drank in grasshopper droning, late summer’s scent of grass, the pollen, the leaves, and the many colors, I felt grounded and renewed. The prairie sang to me in a way that allowed me to simply be. I began my prairie series after I moved to Des Moines. I immersed myself in the local prairie, sketching and collecting photos, and samples for reference. I wanted this series to capture the feelings I had while wandering those prairie paths. This idea blossomed into the series Prairie Seed Dreaming. The series explores the relationship between woman, plant, and pollinator, through botanically accurate renderings of native plants, and dreamlike imagery of women immersed in the prairie
landscape. As the divide between woman and prairie blurs, the roles separating them blur, each becoming wholly dependent on the other. Through these paintings I invite the viewer into the prairie. I will use this series to raise awareness about the importance of prairie restoration and open a dialogue about the benefits of planting natives for both pollinators and people.
Artist Bio
Autumn Rozario Hall is a painter, dreamer, and collector of stories. Autumn grew up by the banks of the Mississippi river. Although she lived in town, she always sought the wild places, where the brambles overran the houses, and the gardens outgrew their yards. These wild places inspire her art which seeks to capture a sense of wonder. Autumn currently lives in Des Moines, Iowa and works in acrylic and mixed media. She had her first solo exhibition in 2014, and has since participated in group shows in several states including, California, Maryland, Texas, Michigan, Iowa, and one international show in Portugal. She also participates in community art projects, and is a member of the Urbandale Art Gallery Committee. Her work explores folklore and human connectivity to nature.
https://www.autumnrozariohall.com/

Intermediate Oil Painting, ages 16+ (SEPT/OCT, 4 weeks)
2019-09-23 18:00 - 2019-10-14 21:00
Intermediate Oil Painting
Ages: 16 years old and up
Day / Date / Time: Mondays, September 23 – October 14(4 weeks), 6 – 9 pm
Cost: $140
Description: Suitable for beginning/intermediate experienced painters who would like to dive deeper and paint with others. This 4 – week intensive class will include work done in the classroom as well as homework between sessions. Each week we will focus on a specific skill: composition, color, paint application, and completing a painting. Please bring an apron or wear appropriate painting clothes. See supply list below for required materials.
Instructor: Sara Merritt
Location: North Studio
Class Limit: 12
Supplies:
Please bring the following supplies. The Octagon will have some palette knives, some brushes, limited student oil painting kits available for students to borrow if needed.

Paint (titanium white, zinc white, alizarin crimson, cadmium red light, cadmium yellow, lemon yellow, yellow ochre, ultramarine blue, Prussian or pthalo blue, raw umber, raw sienna, burnt umber, burnt sienna, van dyke brown, mars or ivory black)
Brushes (mostly hog’s hair/stiff bristle brushes in various sizes, and some soft bristle/sable brushes in various sizes)
Paper palettes and cardboard or other support
Masking tape
Color wheel (I can bring this if needed)
12 x 16 stretched canvas per person
Easels (standing and/or tabletop)
Turpenoid or Gamsol
Rags & glass jars with lids
Refined linseed oil
Palette knives (metal, various)
Baby oil (optional)

Registration closes when the class fills or on at 6am on 9/13/19. Students cannot be added after the registration closes.

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Very Silly Monster Creative Adventure, ages 5 – 8 (SEPT)
2019-09-18 16:00 - 17:30
Very Silly Monster Creative Adventure
Ages: 5 – 8 years old
Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, September 18, 4 – 5:30 pm
Cost: $40
Description: Join children’s author and Illustrator Tim Read as he embarks on a Very Silly Creative Adventure. Students will learn how to draw Very Silly Monsters, make puppets, bookmarks, mini books, and more!
Instructor: Tim Read
Location: Hunziker Studio
Class limit: 8
Registration closes when the class fills or on at 6am on 9/16/19. Students cannot be added after the registration closes.

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Wheelthrowing: Ceramic Bowls and Mugs, ages 16+ (SEPT/OCT)
2019-09-17 18:00 - 2019-10-22 21:00
Wheelthrowing: Ceramic Bowls and Mugs
Ages: 16 years old and up
Time/Day: Tuesdays, 6 – 9 pm
Dates: (6 weeks) September 17 – October 22
Cost: $165 includes 25lbs. of clay, all glazes and firing. [Tuition: $135 + Clay/Glazes/Firing: $30]
Description: Students at all skill levels will learn, review and hone wheel throwing techniques from wedging to glazing. Students will have finished bowls at the end of the course.
Instructor: Suzy Block
Location: Ceramics Studio
Class Limit: 7
Registration closes when the class fills or on at 6am on 9/13/19. Students cannot be added after the registration closes.

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Surface Works PETE GOCHE
2019-09-14 - 2019-11-02
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY (1st FLOOR/STREET LEVEL)
Artist Statement
Using site-adjusted installations as my primary mode of practice, I deploy an integrated and focused approach to both theoretical and practical questions pertaining to the nature and impact of materiality specific to the re-occupation of post-industrial spaces. My works provoke a temporal-spatial encounter that reconciles the simultaneous and complex nature of cerebral and corporeal experience. Each inquiry utilizes a range of domains including art, architecture and anthropology as a means of exploring not only what material cultivations can be, but also what they, in fact, do. Based on a series of modulated experimental actions (material modalities), each installation is driven by the nascent possibility of a persistent desire to intercourse with existing material surrounds pursuant a philosophical position that leverages perceptual notions of chiaroscuro – the disposition of light and dark. By extension, the conscious and unconscious, the seen and the unseen, focus and open awareness and the made and re-made are factors in the realm of understanding and producing space. It is a full-scale, three-dimensional methodology that is followed by exploratory drawing and photography as a means to express its affects (immaterial harmonics).
Artist Bio
Peter P. Goché is a practicing artist, architect and educator. Goché works with the nature of perception and spatial phenomenon in developing his material practice. His works provoke a temporal-spatial encounter that understand the simultaneous and complex nature of cerebral and corporeal experience. He is founder and executive curator of Black Contemporary, a rural field station dedicated to the study of spatial phenomena and perception. His research on material practices has been published in a number of edited books and journals, including Architecture as a Performing Art (Ashgate, 2013) and Architecture and Culture (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2016). Goché has exhibited and lectured on his creative practice and scholarship at many conferences and cultural institutions throughout North America and Western Europe. He has lead multiple academic workshops including “CautionWet Floor: Slipping Into Deep” at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale (Venice, Italy). As educator in the Department of Architecture and foundational design at Iowa State University, Goché holds both B. Arch and M. Arch degrees in architectural studies from Iowa State University. He taught in the Department of Art at Drake University before joining the faculty at the Iowa State University.
http://www.goche.com/

ANGIE HUFFMAN & ROBERT JINKINS
2019-09-07 - 2019-10-26
LOCATED IN SWEENEY GALLERY (3RD FLOOR)

Angie Huffman
I try to render scenes from generally unremarkable life events that bring me joy when I first see them. Though mundane, they reach out with a harmonious balance of composition and color. Quiet and wordless, they imply a visual narrative and ask for further consideration. Transporting these moments in time onto canvas allows me freeze them in a state where others also have the opportunity to reflect on their harmony. Hopefully the viewer will to go forth and find unexpected moments of personal radiance in their daily lives as well, like mindfulness meditation for the visual soul. Beauty and the mundane do not need to be not mutually exclusive.
I have called my work portraits for lack of a more accurate term, but I never feel their environments are subservient to their figures. They work together and do not compete. My source material is captured when life’s visual variables align in a fortuitous way and beg to be documented or (more commonly) is found in photographs previously judged unremarkable and left in storage. Painting a scene gives me ownership over every element in a way photographic reproduction could not, and the level of control I crave in all things.
Some critics have argued that realism is an outdated relic, perfected centuries ago and more recently replaced with photographic reproduction. I have never understood how reality, true human existence, could be unilaterally discounted. Now more than ever (in my short lifetime), reality itself is attacked and called into question. What better time to embrace realism once again?
Everyone sees the world through their own eyes, but the fabric of existence is still the same. With the endless problems and downfalls that life has, I will always focus on and celebrate what positivity it does provide.
Angie Huffman was born and raised near Dallas, Texas. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a BFA in Drawing and Painting in 2010. The school’s focus on contemporary and postmodernist work challenged her to find a way to act on her attraction to realism and portraiture while avoiding banality.
In 2014, after critical evaluation of her everyday life, Huffman relocated to Eastern Iowa. Lower costs of living and a healthier work-life balance have allowed her to devote more time and energy to her paintings. Her work has been included in exhibitions in Texas and throughout the Midwest.
http://angiehuffman.com/

Robert Jinkins
Growing up on a farm that has been in my family since 1849, I gained an admiration and reverence for the land that so many of my family members have worked upon. Like ghosts or spirits that walk the place, monument-like markers exist signifying the actions and lives of those who came before me: a tractor may remain parked as it has been for years since the last time it was driven; a broken crock full of metal now slowly sinks into the earth under years of maple leaves falling from the massive trees that my grandfather planted when he was six year old. I find stories on this farm and record them in my art. Recent additions to the farm and surrounding landscape, like some older relics, have almost cosmic significance to me—a dead cow in a low-lying pasture may represent sin, death, and redemption. I enjoy painting every blade of grass while allowing a disconcerting ambiguity to lurk below the surface in order to encourage viewers into a deeper dialogue with the paintings. The entire world is portrayed within each individual line of graphite or stroke of acrylic ink from which my drawings and paintings are woven.
Robert Jinkins is currently an MFA student at Iowa State’s Integrated studio arts program and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Platteville. Robert Jinkins is an emerging regional artist whose graphite and acrylic mixed media work focuses upon the people and landscape of the Midwest. Much of Robert’s subject matter comes from the family farm in Wisconsin that was homesteaded by an ancestor in 1849. In his work, strives to reflect the strength of the people and their history.
https://robertjinkins.carbonmade.com/

Creative Explorations, ages older 3’s - 5 years (Thurs. Session 1: SEPT)
2019-09-05 09:15 - 2019-09-26 10:00
CREATIVE EXPLORATIONS: THURSDAYS, SESSION 1 (SEPT)
Ages: older 3’s – 5 years
Day/Time: Wednesdays OR Thursdays, 9:15 – 10:00 am (Sign up for the day that suits you best!)
Cost: $60 for each 4 week session below.
WEDNESDAYS
Session 1: September 4 – 25
Session 2: October 2 – 23
Session 3: October 30 – November 20
THURSDAYS
Session 1: September 5 – 26
Session 2: October 3 – 24
Session 3: October 31 – November 21
THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR THURSDAY, SESSION 1 (SEPT) ONLY. Check the class listing for additional sessions. Register for just one or all four; a separate registration is required for each session.
Description.This class is dedicated to the process of exploration through materials such as paint, charcoal, fabric, plastic, sculpture media, cardboard, paper, ink etc…Use of scissors and proper handling of materials will be covered. Practice of arranging materials, and basic color mixing projects will also be explored.
Class Limit: 6
Instructor: Beth Weninger
Location: Hunziker Studio
Registration closes when the class fills or on at 6am on 9/3/19. Students cannot be added after the registration closes.

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Creative Explorations, ages older 3's - 5 years (Wed. Session 1: SEPT)
2019-09-04 09:15 - 2019-09-25 10:00
CREATIVE EXPLORATIONS: WEDNESDAYS, SESSION 1 (SEPT)
Ages: older 3’s – 5 years
Day/Time: Wednesdays OR Thursdays, 9:15 – 10:00 am (Sign up for the day that suits you best!)
Cost: $60 for each 4 week session below.
WEDNESDAYS
Session 1: September 4 – 25
Session 2: October 2 – 23
Session 3: October 30 – November 20
THURSDAYS
Session 1: September 5 – 26
Session 2: October 3 – 24
Session 3: October 31 – November 21
THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR WEDNESDAY, SESSION 1 (SEPT) ONLY. Check the class listing for additional sessions. Register for just one or all four; a separate registration is required for each session.
Description.This class is dedicated to the process of exploration through materials such as paint, charcoal, fabric, plastic, sculpture media, cardboard, paper, ink etc…Use of scissors and proper handling of materials will be covered. Practice of arranging materials, and basic color mixing projects will also be explored.
Class Limit: 6
Instructor: Beth Weninger
Location: Hunziker Studio
Registration closes when the class fills or on at 6am on 8/30/19. Students cannot be added after the registration closes.

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Exploring Art, ages: 18 months – younger 3’s (Session 1: SEPT)
2019-09-03 09:15 - 2019-09-24 10:00
EXPLORING ART: SESSION 1 (SEPT)
Ages: 18 months – younger 3’s
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 9:15 – 10am
Cost: $60 for each 4 week session below.
Session 1 (SEPT): September 3 – 24
Session 2 (OCT): October 1 – 22
Session 3 (NOV): October 29 – November 19
Session 4 (DEC): November 26 – December 17
THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR SESSION 1 (SEPT) ONLY. Check the class listing for additional sessions. Register for just one or all four; a separate registration is required for each session.
Description. Children and their adult partner will explore art together in a relaxed environment. Toddlers will create their own works of art while learning new skills like tearing paper, gluing, cutting, coloring over texture, painting with different objects, moving through transitions and imitating art making processes. Activities will focus on age appropriate, playful, artistic and sensory materials.
Limit: 6 adult/child pairs.
Instructor: Beth Weninger
Location: Hunziker Studio
Registration closes when the class fills or on at 6am on 8/30/19. Students cannot be added after the registration closes.

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70K: The Biennial Community of Artists Exhibit
2019-08-30 - 2019-11-09
LOCATED IN MAIN GALLERY
Let’s do a little math! A = πr2 There are 70,686 square miles in a circle with 150 square mile radius. Thus the name for this exhibit… 70K is a juried exhibition of artists located 150 miles from Ames or nearer. This focus on local and regional artists is an important part of the mission of the Octagon Center for the Arts.
Opening Reception: August 30, 2019, 5-7pm. Awards at 6pm.

Juror:
Allison Sheridan
Museum Collections Manager,
Publications Coordinator, &
Farm House Museum Manager
Sheridan is a two-time Iowa State University graduate with a B.S. in History (’01) and a M.S. in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (’11). She began with University Museums at ISU in 2001 as the Education Assistant and has since moved on to the role of Collections Manager, Publications Coordinator and Farm House Museum Manager. In that capacity, she is in charge of the many museum collection works of art – over 30,000! She researches, coordinates, authors, edits and designs all aspects of University Museums’ publications including the popular Campus Beautiful (2015). She is the staff member in charge of the Farm House Museum, the oldest campus building, and routinely curates exhibitions, presents programs and outreach, provides tours, and coordinates strategic planning. She has served as the chair of the Ames Public Art Commission, on the State of Iowa Technical Advisory Network and grant review committees, Iowa Museum Association conference planning committee, and recently consulted with the City of Clive on their public art master plan.

Accepted Work:

Penny
Adam
Birch Grove 3

Tilda
Brown Swanson
Orange Maple Leaf

Nanette
Catigbe
Three’s Company

Anna
Chukharevakhudilayn
Forest Ride

Anna
Chukharevakhudilayn
Golden Rider

Ruthellen
Cunnally
Coral Reef

Ruthellen
Cunnally
Gauze

Judith
Eastburn
Wild Parsnips, Elkader Iowa

Caroline
Freese
Claire

Caroline
Freese
Deep Dish Pie Pan with Blue Whale Pattern

Caroline
Freese
Red Fox Face

Jan
Friedman
Earth Series: Spiral

Jan
Friedman
Before It’s Too Late

Rex
Heer
Thinking of Flamingos

Rex
Heer
Cool Flamingos

Victoria
Herring
Woman in Havana Street

Marcia
Joffe-Bouska
Emblem

Marcia
Joffe-Bouska
Sacrifice

Marcia
Joffe-Bouska
Equivalence

Mary
Johnson
Faded Bouquet

Holly
Kellogg
Construct

Linda
Lewis Lieberman
Cow Henge

Linda
Lewis Lieberman
Joyous Dawn

Diane
Michaud Lowry
Fog Rolling In

Diane
Michaud Lowry
Reflections on Sullivan Lake

Pat
Millin
Idomeni

Chuck
Oulman
In Stockholm

Jarred
Pfeiffer
Tide Pool

Jarred
Pfeiffer
Arctic Circle

Isaac
Prior
Muspelheim Gateway

Isaac
Prior
Asgard Gateway

Jeremy
Roy
Insight: Justin and Andrew

Connie
Sherman
Yellow Dress 89

Connie
Sherman
Midnight Dress

Audrey
Staples
Wintertime (Grasses)

Teresa
Townsend Miller
Minus One

Rob
Wallace
The Naked Truth

Hands on Harps, August 24
2019-08-24 10:00 - 11:30
Hands on Harps (Ages 15+)
August 24 at 10:00-11:30
$40/class
Learn more about the harp and try out different sizes of folk harps. Participants will have the opportunity to learn to play simple melodies and chords, in unison and in rounds. The harp is a very beginner friendly instrument (even mistakes sound good on the harp!) No musical experience necessary.
Class limit: 12 students
Instructor: Barb Evanson
Location: Community Gallery
Registration closes on at 5pm on 8/22/19 or when the class fills.

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A Few of My Favorite Things MEGAN ANDERSON
2019-08-24 - 2019-09-21
LOCATED IN THE SMALL WALL GALLERY
From Megan Anderson:
I have always been in awe of nature and its beauty. I see the world through a
photographer’s eyes and always wish I had a camera permanently attached to my hand.
With the invention of cell phones, my dream came true. I want to show that it doesn’t
matter what fancy equipment you possess, you can still capture beautiful and interesting
photography. Art is what you make of it. I have been fortunate enough to be able to
capture my every day experiences involving my animals and the nature around me, and
turn that into a creative outlet.

I don’t typically take photos for others, but find joy in them for myself. Over time, family
and friends have shown interest and I’ve been honored to give my photographs as gifts.
This will be the first time the public is receiving my work. I hope I can continue to grow and
improve in my photography skills and potentially parlay a hobby into a living.
Megan Anderson’s Bio:
Megan Anderson is a local amateur photographer. She feels fortunate to have grown up
on a farm in Northern Iowa where her love of animals and the outdoors was apparent from
an early age. What started out as taking photographs for 4H, evolved into taking photos
for personal entertainment. Megan attended Iowa State University and currently works as
an equine veterinary technician. She has been able to combine her love of photography
and animals into a hobby revolving around her own

Clay Workshop (ages 12 – 15) August 5-8
2019-08-05 13:00 - 16:00
Clay Workshop, ages 12 – 15
August 5 – 8
1 – 4 pm
$145
Learn key handbuilding techniques including pinch, coil and slab construction, plus surface decoration and glazing. Students will create functional and artistic projects to be glazed, fired and picked up two weeks after class ends.
Instructor: Jasmine Beul
Ceramics Studio
Class Limit: 8
Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/31/19 or when the workshop fills.

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Visiting Artist Workshop: Creating a Tonal Image in Charcoal and Paint
2019-07-27 13:00 - 17:00
Creating a Tonal Image in Charcoal and Paint
Saturday, July 27
1 – 5 pm (4 – 5 pm critique session)
North Studio
Class Limit: 16
$250 Member discounts may not be applied to this special workshop.

In this workshop we will learn the basics of charcoal drawing to get a quick impression of any image. These skills are crucial for planning tonal schemes in drawing and painting. The same basics can be applied to drawing in paint. The backbone of a quick painting is a good drawing with organized values. We will make a monotone drawing in paint using the same principles of charcoal. These skills will be enormously helpful in all varieties of quick sketch.

Please bring the following supplies:
Vine or willow charcoal (paper and canvas to be supplied by me)
Small tube of raw umber oil paint
A few brushes of varying size. One of those little brush kits at hobby lobby is fine.
A small bottle of Gamsol or Odorless mineral spirit of your choice.

Visiting Artist: Ananda Fetherston, a Slater, Iowa born fine artist, was educated under Jacob Collins at the Grand Central Atelier in New York City. She has exhibited in New York where she lives with her husband, a fellow painter. In addition to oil painting and drawing, Ananda is a printmaker.

Ananda will also be teaching a workshop on Thursday, July 25, Creating a Precise Linear Drawing for Painting.

Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/25/19 or when the workshop fills.

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Visiting Artist Workshop: Creating a Precise Linear Drawing for Painting
2019-07-25 18:00 - 20:00
Creating a Precise Linear Drawing for Painting
Thursday, July 25
6 – 8 pm
North Studio
Class Limit: 16
$90 Membership discounts may not be applied to this workshop.

Learn the fundamentals of making a linear drawing in preparation for painting. We will discuss accurate shapes, proportional agreement and identifying important information needed during the painting. We will learn the transfer process that has been used by centuries of painters to preserve an accurate drawing throughout the painting. These techniques translate particularly well to portraiture, still life and any image involving complicated perspective. Participants need no paint or canvas for this workshop.

Please bring these supplies: Drawing Paper, graphite pencil and sharpener, eraser of choice

Visiting Artist: Ananda Fetherston, a Slater, Iowa born fine artist, was educated under Jacob Collins at the Grand Central Atelier in New York City. She has exhibited in New York where she lives with her husband, a fellow painter. In addition to oil painting and drawing, Ananda is a printmaker.

Ananda will also be teaching a workshop on Saturday, July 27, Creating a Tonal Image in Charcoal and Paint.

Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/23/19 or when the workshop fills.

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Art Camp: Junk Robot Sculptures, July 22-25
2019-07-22 09:00 - 11:30
Robot Sculptures, ages 8 – 10
July 22 – 25
9 – 11:30 am
$140
Study the basics of 3D design and build a sculpture that is out of this world. Draw your prototype, experiment with building techniques, and use wire, cardboard, found objects, and repurposed electronics to construct your extraterrestrial sculpture.
Instructor: Susan Norris
Class Limit: 12
Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/17/19 or when the camp fills.

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Diary of a Mad World DERRICK BURBUL
2019-07-20 - 2019-09-07
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY
Diary of a Mad World
Artworks by Derrick Burbul
July 20 to September 7, 2019
Artist Statement
My images and writings have sometimes been juxtaposed, but never combined, until this body of work. The relationship between images and words can be traced back all the way to fourth century B.C. Greece to the Poet of Simmias of Rhodes, who wrote his writings in the forms of images, much like the Futurist poets of the early 20th Century. The relationship between images and words in the visual arts is often tumultuous, and
sometimes harmonious, and is a very rich part of the contemporary dialogue. My desire to mix images and words has led me to create images, which at first glance appear to be grainy black and white images in a modernist style. I use composition to capture the viewers attention, and large scale images-all images range from the smallest at 8.5”x 18” to the largest at 40”x 40”, which allow me to add minute details in the form of
text to play with the images content and meaning. What the viewer sees as “grain” from a distance, become words as the viewer is drawn in closer to the image through the variety of styles in how the “grain” is structured. The “grain” structure is sometimes more random, other times more patterned, or even structured to visually simulate poor reception on an analogue television. Sometimes the words are more visually obscure and other times they are visually overt. The words are original poems, stories, diary entries, and sometimes critical writings on art and photography. No matter what the words are, they are designed to allow the viewer space to reconcile the meaning between the images and words for themselves. This is my Diary of a Mad World photographic series.
Artist Bio
I received my Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts with an emphasis in Photography from the University of Idaho in May of 2000 and my Bachelors of Science in English with a minor in photography from the University of Wisconsin—Superior in 1996. I am currently a Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska at Kearney teaching Foundations Design and Photography. Previously, I taught photography and various studio art courses at Graceland University, Iowa State University, and the University of Minnesota at Duluth. My creative work explores the environment and our relationship to it. This has resulted in many bodies of work including my Diary of a Mad World series. Regardless of the process or academic nature of my work, it all revolves around gaining a deeper understanding of our environment and our place in this world.

Art Camp -- Painting: Myths and Dreamscapes, July 15-18
2019-07-15 13:00 - 15:30
Painting: Myths and Dreamscapes, ages 10 – 14
July 15 – 18
1 – 3:30 pm
$140
Unleash your creativity and imagination as you develop foundational painting skills with acrylic paints and watercolors. Learn about ancient myths from Egypt, Asia, and Latin America, and then travel space and time as you create a fantasy world of your own.
Class Limit: 12
Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/10/19 or when the camp fills.

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Art Camp: Mixed Media Faces, July 15-18
2019-07-15 09:00 - 11:30
Mixed Media Faces, ages 6 – 12
July 15 – July 18
9 – 11:30 am
$140
Students will create expressive faces and portraits from life, photos, and imagination, while being inspired by artists from the past as well as the present, from abstract to real. A variety of media – collage, charcoal, paint, string, glass mosaic, modeling compound, ink, etc.… will be employed to create a number of self-portraits, as well as random faces of anyone, in different styles. How your child sees themselves and the faces of others around them culminate into amazing artwork to keep for years to come.
Class Limit: 16
Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/10/19 or when the camp fills.

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Hard and Soft: Contrasts in Nature Expressed Through Clay ELIZABETH SHRIVER
2019-07-13 - 2019-08-25
LOCATED IN SWEENEY GALLERY
From Elizabeth Shriver:
I work with clay to create an array of graceful, organic forms. These pieces are
constructed using a combination of hand-building methods such as slab-building, coiling,
pinching, and forming with molds. Rarely relying on glaze, I use textures, stains, and
colored clay to add visual and tactile interest. I am drawn toward neutral earth tones, and
my work reflects the natural landscape, plant, and undersea life that are my inspiration.
The curving lines of nature inherent in my work generate an illusion of movement, giving
each piece an almost lifelike quality. A successful piece is one that begs to be touched as
well as explored visually.

I am a native Iowan and a 1987 graduate of the University of Iowa. My interest in art
began during my childhood, when I would often spend my free time painting and
drawing. My focus turned to clay in 1985, when my I took my first course at the University of
Iowa Ceramics Department. I became fascinated with the malleable properties of clay,
and the sculptural possibilities inherent in the medium. Though I was majoring in
psychology rather than art, my newfound interest led me to continue on through all four
semesters of undergraduate studio ceramics.

As I maintained my interest in ceramics into my adult life, I set up my own studio where I
could hone my skills and experiment with new forms. Over the years, I have exhibited my
ceramic sculptures in galleries, and in both solo and group exhibitions throughout the USA.
Most recently, I’ve enjoyed participating in juried exhibitions exploring themes of nature or
“biomorphism.”
https://www.elizabethshriverceramics.com/

Handbuilding with Clay (ages 16+), July 11 – July 25
2019-07-11 18:00 - 21:00
Handbuilding with Clay, ages 16+
Thursdays, 6 – 9 pm
July 11 – 25 (3 weeks) $120
Learn key handbuilding techniques including pinch, coil and slab construction, plus surface decoration and glazing. Instructor provides individual guidance for all levels of experience with special attention to newcomers. Experienced potters may pursue independent projects.
Instructor: Jasmine Beul
Ceramics Studio
Class Limit: 8
Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/8/19 or when the class fills.

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Wheelthrowing: Beginner Bowls (ages 16 +), July 8 - July 22
2019-07-08 18:00 - 21:00
Wheelthrowing: Beginner Bowls, ages 16 +
Mondays, 6 – 9 pm
July 8 – 22 (3 weeks) $85
Create beautiful bowls using the potter’s wheel. Price includes 12 lbs of clay, glazes and firing.
Instructor: Jackie Comito
Ceramics Studio
Class Limit: 7
Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/3/19 or when the class fills.

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Art Camp: Paint, Rattle, and Roll, July 8-10
2019-07-08 13:00 - 15:00
Paint, Rattle, and Roll, ages 9 – 12
July 8 – 10
1 – 3 pm
$110
Groove to your favorite songs as you improve your drawing and painting skills. Play with color, shape, and texture and let the music set the mood for your painting. Discover new tunes from British pop to Brazilian bossa nova, and create a visual melody.
Class Limit: 12
Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/3/19 or when the camp fills.

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Art Camp: Puppets & Masks, July 8-11
2019-07-08 09:00 - 11:30
Puppets & Masks, ages 5.5* – 12
July 8 – 11
9 – 11:30 am
$140
For celebrating, playing, scaring, hiding and general mischief making, we will explore the significance of masks, especially as they relate to a child’s individual self-expression and heritage. A variety of materials will be used to create sturdy, multi-dimensional masks and puppets. Puppets, as an art form and instrument of communication will be created simultaneously throughout the week. Children are encouraged to bring special treasures from home to add to their creations.
Class Limit: 16
*Must have completed one year of kindergarten or pre-K program
Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/3/19 or when the camp fills.

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Maker Night -- Glass Light Catchers/Indoor Wind Chimes, June 27
2019-06-27 18:30 - 21:00
Maker Night — Glass Light Catchers/Indoor Wind Chimes (ages 21+)
Thursday, June 27
6:30 – 9 pm
$45
Create a fused glass light catcher with colorful glass pieces to hang in your home or “wind proof” porch. Pieces will be fired and ready for pick up one week after class ends.
Class Limit: 12
Registration closes on at 5pm on 6/24/19 or when the class fills.

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Drawing Workshop (ages 16+), June 24
2019-06-24 13:30 - 15:00
Drawing Workshop, ages 16+
June 24 – 27
1:30 – 3 pm
Use pencil and/ or pen to learn classic drawing techniques as a foundation for all 2 dimensional art work. Perspective, value, composition, and proportion will all be practiced. All levels of experience are welcome.
Instructor: Rebecca Erickson
North Studio
$110
Students should bring the following supplies: HB and 6B Drawing pencils, small handheld pencil sharpener, 9” X 12” or larger drawing paper, kneaded and/or plastic eraser, and a clear plastic ruler, 12” or longer
Registration closes on at 5pm on 6/19/19 or when the class fills.

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Watercolor Workshop (ages 16+), June 17-20
2019-06-17 13:30 - 15:00
Watercolor Workshop, ages 16+
June 17 – 20
1:30 – 3 pm
Explore the beauty of watercolor painting and learn techniques to apply to your painting.
All levels of experience are welcome.
Instructor: Rebecca Erickson
North Studio
$110
Students should bring the following supplies: Set of watercolor paints, tube or paper, 90# watercolor paper 9” X 12” or larger, 3-4 watercolor brushes in a range of sizes, ¾” roll of masking tape.
Registration closes on at 5pm on 7/12/19 or when the workshop fills.

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Art Camp: Puffle and Plushie Design Camp, June 17-19
2019-06-17 09:00 - 11:00
Puffle and Plushie Design Camp, ages 7 – 9
June 17 – 19
9 am – 11:00 am
$95
Design your own Puffles (furry stuffed creature) or your own unique Plushie or soft sculpture characters and make them come to life! Design, draw patterns, stuff, and sew your new friend using felt, fun fur, feathers and buttons. Create accessories for your new pet, and then use them as characters in imaginative drawings and paintings.
Class Limit: 8
Registration closes on at 5pm on 6/12/19 or when the camp fills.

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