True beginners will see the progress they can make with even one class with Diana. Students will learn which brush to use, the proper water to paint ratio, how to set up a palette, how to mix colors, and whether to use wet on wet or wet on dry techniques. Students will experiment with several techniques and produce a finished painting. No experience is needed! A list of materials will be available upon registering for the class.

This class explores watercolor techniques including wet on wet and use of drawing gum. Students will practice learning different triad palette combinations and pulling and glazing watercolors using personal photographs and still life as inspiration. Use of gouache and egg tempera is acceptable. Painting experience is a must. Students work at their own pace with critique and suggestions. Still life is often provided along with painting from instructors’ photos or students’ own. Demonstrations and assistance will be provided by the instructor.

Turn Trash into treasure at this up-cycling craft day led by World Wide Hope founder, Griselda Jiménez.  Families will learn about caring for the environment while creating art out of recycled materials.  The class will be taught in both English and Spanish.  A parent or guardian must accompany children.

Instruction focuses on journaling with pen and watercolor wash.  Work from your travel or memorabilia photos. We will also feature urban sketching with instruction on perspective for architectural components. Take one class or several with ongoing critique of previous month’s studies.

Suggested materials include:

Basics for the class are a journal, watercolor materials, black ink pen(s), and pencils.
Journals (choose any journal for wet (watercolor) application. Some choices:
Arches Aquarelle Travel Journal; landscape format $20.63 (Dick Blick vendor)
Moleskin Watercolor Notebook; 5 x 8 approx. $30 (Dick Blick)
Canson Watercolor 7×10 pad (Michaels) approx. $13.
Artists Loft Watercolor 5.5×8.5 pad (Michaels) approx. $6.
Pens (choose black ink, fine to medium tips)
Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pens (Michaels)
Micron ink pens
Pencils and rubber eraser

Watercolor Materials
Winsor Newton professional watercolor tubes are best; choose three primaries: e.g.
ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, aureolin yellow or winsor yellow or other colors you may
have. We will practice color mixing to obtain secondaries and build a variety.
Round brushes, sizes 6 and 10; Artists Loft synthetic (Michaels brand) is adequate and cheap
for beginner use. Princeton Select (blue handle) are also inexpensive and available at
Michaels.
Plastic Watercolor Palette (Michaels has a 17 well palette for $5.99)
Paper towels and water container (glass mason jar is good) We have a sink in the studio.
Personal photos Recommend that you bring a few favorite photos, whether travel, nature, or
celebrations of daily life. I will have photos for architectural studies to practice simple
perspective for travel themes. We’ll discuss the many types of journals as well as basic
exercises for artistic expression.

Please bring a bag lunch unless you want to enjoy a local restaurant on our lunch break.

Students will have the opportunity to learn techniques for creating a stained-glass panel. Instruction includes design, cutting, foiling, and soldering. Stress-free, excellent instruction with beautiful results!

“Open Dance” – Building a strong dance community in Dorchester County

Open dance is a new and unexplored idea, whose purpose is to provide a safe space for people to perform, learn, and teach. This new weekly program premieres in the George B. Todd Performance Hall at the Dorchester Center for the Arts on January 11, 6:00-9:00 p.m. While the program will be held each Thursday, there is no commitment to attend every week.

Founder Binny Olson developed this concept out of her love for dance and her deep gratitude for the emotional and physical healing it provides individuals and communities.

The idea of open dance also stems from her love for “open mic”: Open mic provides a safe space where everyday people can perform music among groups who support musicians and their growing and developing perspectives. Open dance is the same, but with dance!

Open dance is designed to be an informal, nonprofessional dance program that encourages people of diverse backgrounds and socio-economic status, ages 17+, to experience dance on several levels:

1. View – To become inspired by watching everyday people perform dance.
2. Learn – To learn basic dance steps in a “line dance” format, taught by everyday people and occasional guest professionals. No partner necessary though some “partner” dances will be taught.
3. Movement – Dance floor opens for dance party

The evening will be divided into those three parts: The first hour is performance. Dancers who wish to perform bring their own music for a 2–5-minute act, as individuals or groups. The second hour is where a line dance is taught. The last part is the dance party. This will be developed as the program moves forward, but this is the starting layout.

Before starting to paint, it is natural for the artist to contemplate the subject for a while, considering the light and shade effects, studying the contrast, analyzing forms and colors, imagining what the finished picture will look like, and this way, entering the field of interpretation, where the artist imagines and mentally changes forms, contrast and color.

Instructor: Katie Cassidy

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Description:

Strong, engaging composition does not appear miraculously at the end of a painting; good composition is built from the beginning. With Katie’s guidance, this workshop will help you unravel the mystery of composition. Katie will take you through the steps of building a successful pastel painting: strong composition, value structure, engaging color, edges, and detail. Working from photos, the student will learn to simplify the subject through a series of notan thumbnails before starting their pastel painting. There will be lots of personal attention as well as group critiques. Katie will contact each student prior to the workshop with advice on photography as a subject matter. The students will work from their own photos – no professional photography is permitted.

Cost: $180 Members, $225 Non-members

Day of the Week/Time: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am – 4pm each day

Dates: September 10 & 11

Location: Classroom

(Deadline to register is August 15)

Material list will available upon registration.

REGISTER NOW

Cassidy graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with a BFA in Art and worked for many years at the Academy Art Museum both as an instructor and head of the adult art curriculum. In 2022, Katie made a bold change in her life by moving to Colorado where, with three partners, she opened Blue Pony Artists and Gallery in Colorado Springs. She continues to teach adult art classes which she considers one of her greatest joys. She has won numerous awards, including several national awards in pastel. Katie looks forward seeing old and new friends when she returns in September to teach a pastel workshop at Dorchester Center for the Arts.

In collaboration with Wednesday Morning Artists

Hosted by Vintage Venue

Parents and children can have fun painting and decorating their selection of bisque fired pottery to take home when completed.

Saturday, May 4
10:30am – 3:30pm
FREE (all materials supplied)

Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Location: Vintage Venue, 415 Race Street, Cambridge, MD

Students will use Fine Silver metal clay to create a leaf pendant that can be worn as a necklace on any chain. We will be using a real leaf impressed into the silver. The pendant may be embellished with optional cubic zirconia. We will fire our work in a kiln during the lunch hour. After the break, we will polish and choose a patina to finish the pieces.

Description: Explore watercolor painting techniques with artist Collin Cessna. Learn new techniques that expand the way you think of painting. (includes ½ hour lunch)

Materials List for participants:

Assorted sizes of paint brushes
A pad of watercolor paper dimensions 8″ x 10″ or 9″ x 12″
Cup of water or water container for cleaning brushes
Paper towels or rags to clean brushes/paint
2H Graphite Pencil
A portable painting surface to rest watercolor paper on like a table top easel, sketch pad with watercolor paper will suffice