WORKSHOPS
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CREATIVE CAMARADERIE - INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS
Uninstructed
Dates: Thursdays, through December 28, 2023
Time: 10 AM to 1 PM
Members: $ 9.00
Non-Members: $ 10.00
Uninstructed painting and drawing sessions. Five Points Arts invites area artists to “Creative Camaraderie” painting and drawing sessions at the Five Points Arts Center located at 855 University Drive in Torrington. The Painting Lab will be open every Thursday from 10 am-1 pm beginning December 1, 2022, for artists of all ages and experience to develop their personal projects using their own materials and sources. There will be a still life setup and mannequins for inspiration if needed; however, “Creative Camaraderie” is uninstructed to encourage imagination and innovation among friends old and new!
Open Figure Drawing - Individual Sessions
Uninstructed
Dates: Wednesdays, August – November
Time: 10AM - 12:30PM
Ages: 18+
Member: $14.40 early registration / $16.20 drop-in
Non-Member: $16 early registration / $18 drop-in
Practice your figure drawing skills during this weekly drop-in workshop. Each session will begin with warm up gesture drawings, and will include a variety of longer poses. No instruction is provided, and artists will need to bring their own materials. Suggested materials include: charcoal, graphite, colored pencils, pens, watercolors, and newsprint or sketchpads. All skill levels are welcome!
Mixed Media Portrait
Instructor: Jenna Gonzales
Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Time: 10AM - 1PM
Ages: 16 - Adult
Members: $67.50
Non-Members: $75.00
Discover the basic techniques of mixed-media collage during this expressive and exploratory class that will guide you through creating a work of art rich with texture and colorful layers.
You’ll explore working with supplies such as patterned papers, paints, texture mediums, and stamps while you create a unique and meaningful artwork on an 8”x10” canvas.
Anatomy of a Cloud
Instructor: Mary-Beth Sasso
Date: Saturday September 23, 2023
Time: 10AM - 4PM
Member: $90.00
Non-Member: $100.00
Ages: 14 and up, all levels of experience welcome!
Have you ever looked at the mesmerizing clouds in the sky and felt the urge to paint them? Creating clouds with pastels may seem simple, but it can be challenging. This workshop, led by pastelist Mary Beth Sasso will guide you through the process and help you master this art form quickly. We'll explore the intricate details between colors, the meaning of edges, shapes, and textures, light temperature, the importance of values, and the effects of atmospheric perspective
Precious Metal Clay Jewelry
Instructor: Barbara Getsinger-Kelemencky
Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
Time: 12PM - 5PM
Ages: 12+
Member: $135
Non-Member: $150
Get introduced to the world of Precious Metal Clay and learn to make beautiful sterling silver jewelry utilizing this innovative clay based metal. No experience required!
Abstraction and Color
Instructor: Aaron Flynn
Dates: Mondays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, and November 6, 2023
Time: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Ages: 14+
Members: $157.50
Non-Members: $175.00
In this workshop you will be exploring color for the sake of color in an abstract realm. You will gain an understanding of color, and how a color behaves interacting with the colors next to it. You will be mixing colors to achieve value, chroma and intensity, and possibly exploring other options to achieve color without using paint!
Charcoal Portrait Drawing
Instructor: Juan J. Moreno
Dates: Fridays, October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023
Time: 1 PM - 3:30 PM
Ages: 16+
Members: $135
Non-Members: $150
All levels are welcome for this relaxed but informative workshop held on Friday afternoons. Each person will have the opportunity to learn at their own pace. Participants will have the opportunity to work from a live portrait model. The instruction includes live demonstrations. The class is instructed in both English and Spanish.
Introduction to Observational Drawing
Instructor: Mark Zunino
Dates: Wednesday, October 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 2023
Time: 6 PM - 8:30 PM
Ages: 14+
Member: $135.00
Non-Member: $150.00
This foundational drawing workshop will help you to draw from life through the practice of still life and interior drawing. Participants will learn a variety of approaches to drawing that will help in understanding how to translate what is seen before you to an image on the paper.
Clay Monoprinting
Instructor: Jenna Gonzalez
Date: Saturday October 14, 2023
Time: 10AM - 2PM
Ages: 14+
Members: $85.00
Non-Members: $95.00
Experiment with an exciting method of monoprinting rarely offered! One-of-a-kind prints are pulled from a bed of wet clay that has been worked with pigments, stencils, slip transfers and more. Learn the terms, the tools and the basics of this unique process and leave with four prints you’ll be proud to display. The print outcomes are gorgeous even for absolute beginners.
Stained-Glass Spider Web
Instructor: Sarah Segovia
Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Time: 10 AM - 2 PM
Ages: 16+
Members: $72.00
Non-Members: $80.00
Embracing the season, create your own jewel-colored spider web in glass to make a home in your doorway! In this workshop, You will learn to make a hanging corner panel. Participants will learn the basic techniques of the copper-foil method of stained-glass to make their own quilt square panel. Participants will learn cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering and finishing their very own stained-glass quilt panel. No experience necessary!
THE PORTRAIT: FORM, LIGHT and GESTURE
Instructor: Dean Fisher
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, October 14 & 15, 2023
Time: 10AM - 4PM
Members: $ 225.00
Non-Member: $ 250.00
In this two-session workshop we will work to create expressive portrait and figure paintings by focusing on capturing the subtleties of human gesture and thinking of creating, through the illusion of paint (or pastels), how form exists in space as opposed to a highly detailed rendering of a face. We will strive to give a sense of weight to our forms as well as a sense of breathable air around our subjects. There will be extensive discussion and live demonstration on capturing the feeling of a specific temperature of light on flesh.
During the second day of this workshop, all participants will have the opportunity to paint the model for a full five hours while I offer instruction as everyone’s painting unfolds.
October Plein Air Painting with Janet Iffland
Instructor: Janet Iffland
Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
Time: 9AM - 12PM
Member: $63.00
Non-Member: $70.00
Janet Iffland will be offering a monthly Saturday Morning Plein Air Class from late summer to fall. This October weekend date will be the third in a series of three. Janet will start class by explaining plein air concepts, the setup of palette, color choices and layout, brushes, canvas choices and mediums. The class will include a 30 minute demonstration. Participants will work independently with individualized critique. Janet Iffland's class is great for both participants with no experience to those who have been in the "field" for some time.
KALLITYPES
Instructor: Jill Enfield
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, October 21 & 22, 2023
Time: 9AM- 5PM
Member: $261.00
Non - Member: $290.00
Kindly sponsored by Still River Editions
Today, kallitypes are a valued option for the experimental photographer. While the process is not as versatile as platinum, it is an economical way of achieving platinum-like print quality, and are often confused with platinum prints because of the long tonal range. Tones can easily change from reddish-brown to darker browns just by changing your developer.
The most important step is a good negative. This class will start by making sure negatives are good then go on to try out different variations of the developer.
Origami Treasure Book
Instructor: Barbara Asher
Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Members: $72.00
Non-Members: $80.00
Ages: 14+
In this workshop students will learn the craft of origami bookmaking. Several pages will be made which will be bound together to make a book. Each page has a pocket and a slot to hold keepsakes, pieces of paper with inspirational quotes, etc., as a unique form of journaling.
Captivating Creations: The Art of Photo & Image Transfer in Mixed Media
Instructor: Karen Tiber Leland
Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Time: 10 AM – 5 PM
Members: $135
Non-Members: $150
If you have ever dreamed of reimagining your photographs and other artwork into additional unique pieces– this is the workshop for you. Hands-on and experimental, you will learn how to use contact paper to take color or black-and-white laser jet copies of your original photographs and artwork to create semi-transparent images. These images are suitable for integrating into mixed media works of art on paper, wood, or canvas.
Moravian Star Stained-Glass
Instructor: Sarah Segovia
Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023
Time: 10AM - 2PM
Members: $72.00
Non-Members: $80.00
In this beginner stained-glass workshop artists will explore the three-dimensional possibilities of working with stained-glass. No experience is necessary! Sarah will discuss the basic techniques of the copper foil method of stained-glass. Participants will learn cutting, grinding, foiling, and soldering and finishing their very own stained-glass Moravian Star.
Herringbone Beaded Cuff Bracelet
Instructor: Barbara Asher
Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Members: $72.00
Non-Members: $80.00
Ages: 14+
No experience is necessary to learn this seemingly complicated jewelry form. The herringbone cuff bracelet is created using beaded ladder and herringbone stitches. The herringbone stitch is a form of African beadwork associated with the Ndebele who incorporate stunning beadwork in their culture.
Layered Color Woodcut/Monoprint Workshop
Instructor Name: Jim Lee
*POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
This course will examine the bold and direct capabilities of woodcut and monotype in combination. It will take the student from preliminary sketches to the carving of blocks, using the multiple block technique together with monotype techniques. By printing multiple layers of transparent inks, images will develop with lush color relationships and luminous surfaces. We will work with carving using hand and power tools, color ink mixing, color registration and printing, and stencils. Monotype techniques will be introduced and will be combined with the carved blocks. During the workshop students first develop a key block, and transfer that image to back-up blocks, including a monotype block. These can over-print more layers, so students can explore multiple color variations. Students should plan to arrive with several simple worked out compositions, either representational or abstract.
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