First I saw the mountains in the painting;
then I saw the painting in the mountains.
- Chinese Proverb

Don't forget - Arts Center members receive $5 off classes, workshops and Summer Camp fees!

PAINTING

Oil Painting
Tuesdays, May 6 -June 10, 6-8:30 pm, $90
Instructor: Sam Morrow
Don’t delay registering for this highly motivating studio class for both beginners and seasoned painters. A supply list will be given upon registration.

Adventures in Acrylic Painting II
Thursdays, May 8 - June 12, 1:30 -4 pm, $90
Instructor: Libby Scroggin
Learn about composition, color mixing and brushwork as you explore landscapes from photographs as well as from our inspiring view of the mountains. A supply list will be given upon registration.

NEW! Portraiture in Oils
Tuesdays, June 17-July 22, 6-8:30 pm, $80
Instructor: Steve Reeves
An exciting and inspiring painting experience in traditional oil painting techniques. Working from reference photos or a model, students will explore composition, anatomy, proportion, value, color and techniques of application and develop form using light, shadow and tone. Students may bring previous work for constructive critique. Prior experience helpful, but not required. A supply list will be given upon registration.

CLAY

Clay for Spring Gardens
Tuesdays & Thursdays, May 6 - 22, 6-8:30 pm, $90
Instructor: Cecelia Pippin
Use terra cotta and earthen-colored stoneware clays for hand building and learn about textures and color-glazing techniques. $10 clay fee payable to instructor.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography: A Bridge between SLR & Digital
Thursdays, May 8 - June 12, 6-8:30 pm, $90
Instructor: Barry Carrier
Bring your camera, instruction manual and lap-top if you have one. Carrier will help you bridge these tools whether using a Single Lens Reflex or Digital to provide a clear understanding of all the camera has to offer. Working with a lap top, Carrier will share how this desk-top darkroom can aid in making your photos the best they can be!

A second session of Photography will be taught Thursdays, June 19- July 31, (skip July 3), from 6 to 8:30 pm

DRAWING

Drawing
Thursday, June 26, and/or Thursday, July 31, 6-8:30 pm, $15 each day
Coordinator: Pat Jessee
Bring your favorite medium to this intermediate to advanced level open studio with model.

WORKSHOPS

Personal Mandalas
Saturday, May 17, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm, $55
Instructor: Henry Reed
Create your personal Mandala with watercolor. If this is a new medium for you don’t worry -- Reed’s step by step method teaches you the wonderful effects you can get with watercolor in an easy to follow manner. As the Director of the Edgar Cayce Institute of Intuitive Studies, Reed has a special relationship with this art form exhibited in his Daily Mandala blog as well as many workshops across the nation. $10 supply fee payable to instructor.

Collage
Saturday, May 31, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm, $60
Instructor: Anne Armentrout
A one-day exploration of portraits in collage. Create your own symbolic portrait showing the colors, textures and images of the subject. Ease into summer art with this fun class and fun teacher! $5 supply fee payable to instructor.

An Introduction to Stained Glass
Saturday, June 28, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm, $60
Instructor: Robert Delapp
Perfect for beginners or for those who need brush up on forgotten techniques. Explore the tools, glass materials, do’s, don’ts and safety facts for this ancient form of art and illumination. Take home your completed glass to display in your window. Examples of Delapp’s recent work can be seen on State Street in Bristol, Va.

Dancing on the Wall Paper! No partners needed
Saturday, July 26, 1:30-4 pm, $60
Instructor: Pat Jessee
Beginners to advanced artists are welcome to come draw on large 4’ x 30’ paper, vertical on the wall. Participants will literally dance on the paper using thick, soft graphite sticks to mark movements inspired by music. All supplies and music for inspiration provided, but students are welcome to bring CDs or instruments for playing live, to add to the mix. This will be a physical, fun experience, so dress comfortably.

Registration Policy

All Art Center members get $5 off classes, workshops and summer camps

Pre-registration is required for all classes, workshops and summer camps

Registration deadline is 1 week prior to start date

Full payment required upon registration

$20 registration fee for classes, workshops and summer camps included in cost, is refunded only if a 2 week notice is given. Full refund if cancelled by WKRAC

Registration taken by phone, fax, mail or in person

Class and Workshop registration form can be downloaded on WKRAC web-site at wkrac.org. Please call for summer art camp registration form

Methods of payment, VISA – MasterCard – Check - Cash

Summer Art Camps
Join us for week-long art camps where children’s imagination and creativity run wild! Summer camps provide children with a variety of hands-on and educational art experiences. Summer camps are offered at the ArtsCenter and out in the neighboring counties.

Art activities will include perspective drawings, model assemblage projects, jazz action drawings and portraits, abstract paintings, collages, sculptures, and more.

In-House Art Camps
10 am - 2 pm, grades Pre-K-8, $95

Choose a camp week from one of the following dates:
June 16-20
June 23-27
July 7-11
July 14-18
July 21-25

Campers will be grouped according to grade levels. Pre-registration is required and begins Tuesday, March 11, 10 am- 6 pm. Register at the Arts Center, by mail or by phone.


Download a registration form here, Camp Registration Form

Outreach Art Camps
$65, times vary according to camps
Once locations are determined, information will be made available to the schools and on our website. Registration for children in grades K - 5 will begin Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Register by mail, at the Arts Center or by phone.

School programs are available for pre-K through 12, both on site at the Abingdon museum and directly in the schools through our VanGogh Outreach Program.

On-Site Programs

HOMESCHOOL ART PROGRAM
Every first and third Wednesday, February 6 - May 7
1-3 p.m.
$60
Developed especially for homeschool children ages 5 – 12, the program will include guided tours of the Museum galleries and hands-on art activities each session.

ART EXPRESS
A program for third graders, ART EXPRESS offers youngsters across the region a full day's visit to the Arts Center. During their day, students tour the art museum - a first-time experience for many children - then take part in two art activities related to what they have seen in the galleries. Pre and post-visit classroom activities enable teachers and students alike to maximize the experience.

Tour and TourPlus
These programs - available for grades pre-K through 12 - provide school groups a tour and, in the case of TourPlus, an age-appropriate, related art activity. These programs are generally shorter than ART EXPRESS and can be tailored to meet the needs of individual classroom groups.

ArtShops
A special program for high school students, ArtShops provide 4-hour workshops in a visual arts medium not readily available in the regular curriculum. Previous workshops have featured everything from papermaking to printmaking to found object sculpture.

ArtWorks
Designed for grades K-12 to provide a more in-depth study and hands-on approach of various art processes to include painting, book arts, clay and printmaking. 3-hour program.

Heritage Express
An SOL-based program for fourth grade Virginia History students which focuses on our rich cultural heritage. The 3.5 hour program offers opportunities to enrich and reinforce students' classroom learning experiences through guided tours of the cultural heritage galleries at the Arts Center and the Fields-Penn 1860 House Museum and a hands-on art project.

Outreach Programs

VanGogh Outreach
Van Gogh Outreach takes the art room directly into the second grade public school classroom four times a year with SOL-based lessons and an emphasis on the visual arts using the study of China, Egypt and Native American Indians. Classes are 90 minutes in length with a 30-minute lecture and a 60-minute art project.

Outreach Art Camps
Camps are offered to grades K-5 and in counties throughout the region. Children are given many opportunities to explore and create art using a wide range of mediums.

Outreach Art Enrichment
Custom-designed classes to meet the needs of teachers and coordinators directing activites for elementary students after the close of the regular school day. A wide range of art experiences are provided in 90-minute sessions to promote creativity and reinforce the standars of learning in a fun, relaxed and hands-on environment.

For more information on school programs contact the Education department at 276-628-5005.