All Level Wheel Throwing
All Level Wheel ThrowingCornelius Arts Center: Ceramic Studio Feb. 26 – Apr. 1, 2024 Price: $175.00 Mondays, 6:30pm – 9pm Instructor: Keith Meyers Perfect for beginning students or the more experienced ones, this is an all-level ceramics class that will focus on form, shaping and textural methods on the clay wheel. Learn how to add handles, and other ornamental designs to your pieces while also discovering new techniques through demonstrations and one-on-one instructions No Pre-Requisites ***Cornelius Residents will use RESCODE for Cornelius resident price.***
Mixed Media Painting & Collage 2
Mixed Media Painting & Collage 2Cain Center for the Arts – Room 115 Feb. 26 – Apr. 1, 2024Price: $165.00 Mondays, 6 PM – 8 PM Instructor: Kathy Murray In this class we will create small as well as a larger mixed media piece using collage and acrylic paint. Many master painters like Matisse, Bearden and Picasso used collage so why not try it? We will first create collage papers with acrylic paint on various papers, then create mixed media pieces by combining paint with the collage papers. In each class will be a short lesson/demo and then the teacher will assist students with their projects. Basic art principles like composition, value, color, etc will be reviewed as to how they relate to students’ pieces.Good to have experience, okay for beginners looking for a creative challenge. No Pre-requisites needed. ***Cornelius Residents will use RESCODE for Cornelius resident price.***
Youth: School of Color
School of ColorCornelius Arts Center: Studio BJan. 11 – Feb. 15, 2024Price: $125.00 Ages: 7-12 Thursdays, 6 PM – 8 PM Instructor: Maria Roca This is a beginners class where participants will learn to approach creativity and artistic expression through the personal interpretation of color and texture. Participants will work on a variety of projects receiving specific direction on how to use the brushes and acrylic paint to create interesting results. Participants will be exposed to some of the greatest painters of all times as reference and inspiration. Topics might vary from nature, to portraits, to cartoon characters. Medium: acrylics on canvas board. ***Cornelius Residents will use RESCODE for Cornelius resident price.***
Watercolor 102
Watercolor 102Cain Center for the Arts: Classroom 115Jan. 11 – Feb. 15, 2024Price: $175.00 Thursdays, 1 PM – 3:30 PM Instructor: Gail Kolenda This class will continue to teach skills and techniques in creating watercolor paintings. It is strongly suggested that you attended the Watercolor 101 session first. Each week we will delve into a particular technique. Wk1 – Simple Washes; Wk2 – Vignette; Wk3-Negative painting. Wk4 Stippling; Wk 5 -Wet in wet; Wk6 – Final large painting. As we learn these techniques we will also reflect and use the skills taught in the Introduction class Watercolor 101. ***Cornelius Residents will use RESCODE for Cornelius resident price.***
Let the Pencil be Your Friend – Drawing 101
Let the Pencil be Your Friend – Drawing 101Cain Center for the Arts: Classroom 115Feb. 29 – Apr. 4, 2024Price: $175.00 Thursdays, 1 PM – 3:30 PM Instructor: Gail Kolenda This class is for those who want to learn to draw and those who want to sharpen their drawing skills. This skills weekly you learn will mirror the skills of the master and their journey.Wk1 – Picasso and Contour/Blind drawingsWk2 – Jackson Pollock Gesture/abstract drawingsWk3 – Rembrandt/Da Vinci – Values and shadingWk4 – Van Gogh – A master in compositionsWk5 – Matisse – Use of linesWk6 – Creating your own masterpiece ***Cornelius Residents will use RESCODE for Cornelius resident price.***
Pre-Composition Drawing & Layout
Pre-Composition Drawing & LayoutCornelius Arts Center: Studio BFeb. 27 – Apr. 2, 2024Price: $165.00 Tuesdays, 6 PM – 8 PM Instructor: Chris Boudon Students practice drawing everyday objects, faces, figures and animals while learning techniques and compositional strategies in preparation for painting class.***Cornelius Residents will use RESCODE for Cornelius resident price.***
Youth: Drawing 3-D
YOUTH- Drawing 3-DCornelius Arts Center: Studio B Feb. 25 – Apr. 1, 2024Price: $150.00 Ages : 11-14 Mondays: 4:30 PM-6 PM Instructor: Chris Boudon Students will draw and color in imaginary 3-D landscapes, using geometric forms such as cones, pyramids, cubes, and rectangles. Explore various media such as pencil, marker, crayon, and color pencil. Explore perspective drawing. ***Cornelius Residents will use RESCODE for Cornelius resident price.***
Intermediate/ Advanced Wheel Throwing
Intermediate/Advanced Wheel ThrowingCornelius Arts Center: Ceramic Studio Feb. 28 – Apr. 3, 2024Price: $175.00 Wednesdays, 6:30pm – 9pm Instructor: Ken Lambdin The goal of this class is to take a student with a fair amount of experience at the wheel, and elevate them to a level of greater skill in throwing and shaping potsWe will dissect the techniques of ‘centering’ and ‘pulling’ to make taller pots. We will focus on techniques for shaping pots with an eye for form and proportion. We will look at techniques for making lids and handles, with a goal to improve these complementary skills in making beautiful pots.Pre-Requisites: Must be able to comfortably center and throw 5 lbs of clay ***Cornelius Residents will use RESCODE for Cornelius resident price.***
Intermediate/ Advanced Wheel Throwing
Intermediate/Advanced Wheel ThrowingCornelius Arts Center: Ceramic Studio Jan. 10 – Feb. 14, 2024Price: $175.00 Wednesdays, 6:30pm – 9pm Instructor: Ken Lambdin The goal of this class is to take a student with a fair amount of experience at the wheel, and elevate them to a level of greater skill in throwing and shaping potsWe will dissect the techniques of ‘centering’ and ‘pulling’ to make taller pots. We will focus on techniques for shaping pots with an eye for form and proportion. We will look at techniques for making lids and handles, with a goal to improve these complementary skills in making beautiful pots.Pre-Requisites: Must be able to comfortably center and throw 5 lbs of clay ***Cornelius Residents will use RESCODE for Cornelius resident price.***
Youth: Create with Clay
YOUTH- Create with ClayCornelius Arts Center: Ceramic Studio Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2024Price: $155.00 Ages: 10-16 Thursdays, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Instructor: Taisia Mills This ceramics class provides the opportunity to explore the joy and the challenges of working with clay. Students will learn how to make pottery on the wheel while also while learning how to roll coils, build slabs, & create textures and unique surface patterns while sculpting their own unique pieces***Cornelius Residents will use RESCODE for Cornelius resident price.***