Learn how to safely shape and bend glass with a flame, starting with a candle, and progressing to a propane torch. These skills are important both in advanced glass fusing and in bead making. The class, taught by Carrie Spahr, will meet on Fridays, April 1 and 8, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Class fees $60 for 2011 members, and $75 for non-members. Includes most supplies.
Lampwork Members Deposit $20
Lampwork Members $60
Lampwork Non-Members Deposit $25
Lampwork Non-Members $75
Learn the basics of stained glass and make your own small masterpiece. This class, taught by Olga Maria Caballero, begins on Friday, April 15, and will meet every Friday night through May 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Students will learn to cut and grind glass, apply copper foil and patinas, and use a soldering iron. No experience necessary. Ages 16 and up; space is limited to five students. Fees include most materials; $125 members; $150 non-members.
Stained Glass 2011 Members$125
Stained Glass Non-Members$150
We welcome all glass artists to use our space and equipment on Friday nights from 6 to 8 p.m., starting February 4. Fees are $50 for 20 hours or $12 a session, not including supplies. This is a communal work night, not a class, so participants should not expect instruction.
Studio Nights Glass $5 0
Tap and jazz dance lessons for children four years and up will begin on Thursday, February 24. Lessons will be held from 4-5 p.m. and will last for eight weeks (ending April 14). Instructor Cindy Bunce comes to us from the Academy of Dance Arts. Students must provide their own tap shoes (available at Payless Shoes and the Yellow Shop). Class fees are $125 for 2011 members and $150 for non-members. No experience is necessary.
Dance for Kids Members $125
Dance for Kids Non-Members $150
The first pot coming off of the new potter's wheel!
Georgette Sanders will lead a class in hand building and wheel techniques. Students will refine their throwing skills and progress to making larger, more complex forms using tools, slabs, coils, and the wheel, with special attention to trimming and glazing techniques. Class meets every Monday and Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. beginning February 28, March 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, and April 4. At least one session will include an outdoor pit firing.
Class fees for 2011 members are $150, non-members $175. Tuition includes glazes and firing, but students must purchase their own tools and clay. The Arts Center will order these supplies, so students need to register at least two weeks before class begins. We now have two wheels, but class size is limited.
Pottery for Adults Members Deposit $45
Pottery for Adults Members$150
Pottery for Adults Non-Members Deposit $55
Pottery for Adults Non-Members$175
Learn the basics of stained glass and make your own small masterpiece. This class, taught by Olga Maria Caballero, begins on Friday, October 8, and will meet every Friday night through November 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Students will learn to cut and grind glass, apply copper foil and patinas, and use a soldering iron. No experience necessary. Ages 16 and up; space is limited to five students. Fees include most materials; $125 members; $150 non-members.
Shirley Wrixon offers piano lessons to students from the second grade up, at the Arts Center. Students should expect to practice every day, but anyone who does not have access to a piano or keyboard at home is welcome to schedule practice times at the McClellanville Arts Center. Each student receives a weekly 30-minute lesson for $17
Interested in stained glass, warm glass, or flame work? Meet with Olga M. Caballero in our studio on Friday, September 17, 2010 at 7 p.m. to see the Arts Center’s glass working equipment and talk about glass projects. Sign up for Olga’s guided tour of glass suppliers in the area-she will set the date to suit the schedules of those who want to participate. Free!
Want to get your hands dirty and make something beautiful? Join Georgette Sanders in our pottery studio to learn basic hand-building and wheel throwing techniques. Two six-week sessions will be offered: Session One will meet on Mondays, October 11, 18, and 25, and November 1, 8, and 15, 2010 from 6 to 9 p.m. Session 2 will meet on Tuesdays, October 12, 19, and 26, and November 2, 9, and 16, 2010 from 6 to 9 p.m. Class size is limited to 10 students; no experience necessary, though participants must be at least 16 years old. Class fees include most materials: $125 members; $150 non-members.
Play with clay! Georgette Sanders will teach hand-building techniques for children from 5 to 15 years old. Students will form sculptural and functional objects like bowls and masks, and each participant will take home four to five pieces of glazed pottery. Classes will be held on Saturdays, October 16 and 23, and November 13 and 20, 2010 from 10 a.m. till noon. Fees include all materials; members $60 and non-members $75. Class size is limited to 10 students. Students should wear old clothes, since clay and glazes may stain.
