Summer Session 2024
10-Week Session: May 14 – July 20
5-Week Session 1: May 7 – June 8
5-Week Session 2: June 25 – July 27
NO CLASS: July 4 (Holiday)
Fall Session 2024
16-Week Session: August 13 – December 14
7-Week Session 1: August 13 – September 28
7-Week Session 2: October 15 – December 14
NO CLASS:
November 5-9 (Holiday Tables)
November 26-30 (Thanksgiving Break)
Winter Session 2025
10-Week Session: January 7 – March 15
TUESDAY
SCULPTURE FOR ALL SKILlS (TUESDAYS)
Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy! *Clay available for purchase.
Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Norma Nicks
Tuesday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
10 Weeks
Jan. 7 – Mar. 11
Location: Sculpture Studio
Public Price: $330 | Member Price: $300
SCULPTURE FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS (TUESDAYS)
Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy! *Clay available for purchase.
Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Norma Nicks
Tuesday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
16 Weeks: Aug. 13 – Dec. 10 (No class Nov. 5 & 26)
Location: Sculpture Studio
Public Price: $421 | Member Price: $378.90
WEDNESDAY
EXPLORE THE STUDIOS
In this 5-week course, students will have the opportunity to experience a variety of workshops in Mark Arts’ studios. Each week will be led by a different instructor who teaches weekly classes in their medium. Workshops will all be beginner level in mediums including acrylic painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, and metalsmithing/enameling.
Ages: 16 + | Instructors: See Studios Below
Wednesday, 6-9 p.m.
5 Weeks
Session 1: May 8 – June 5
May 8 – Ceramics
May 15 – Sculpture
May 22 – Printmaking
May 29 – Metals
June 5 – Easels
Session 2: June 26 – July 24
June 26 – Ceramics
July 3 – Sculpture
July 10 – Printmaking
July 17 – Metals
July 24 – Easels
Public Price: $185.00 | Member Price: $166.50
EXPLORE THE STUDIOS
In this course, students will have the opportunity to experience a workshop in every one of Mark Arts’ 7 art studios. Each week will be led by a different instructor who teaches weekly classes in their medium. Workshops will all be beginner level in mediums including acrylic painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, cooking, and metalsmithing/enameling.
Ages: 16 + | Instructors: See Studios Below
Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
6 Weeks
Session 1: Aug. 14 – Sept 18
Aug. 14 – Hand-building (Troy Becker) – Location: Sculpture Studio
Aug. 21 – Watercolor (Bernadette Bradshaw) – Location: Sculpture Studio
Aug. 28 – Culinary (Sue Corriston)
Sept. 4 – Printmaking (Doug Billings)
Sept. 11 – Ukrainian Egg Decorating (Svitlana Tarauk) – Location: Sculpture Studio
Sept. 18 – Acrylic Painting/Easels (Gayle Bryson Clayborn)
Public Price: $222 | Member Price: $200
7 Weeks
Session 2: Oct. 9 – Dec. 4
Oct. 9 – Enameling/Metals (Jennifer Walterscheid)
Oct. 16 – Hand-building (Troy Becker) – Location: Sculpture Studio
Oct. 23 – Watercolor (Bernadette Bradshaw) – Location: Sculpture Studio
Oct. 30 – Culinary (Sue Corriston)
Nov. 13 – Printmaking (Doug Billings) – No class Nov. 6
Nov. 20 – Ukrainian Egg Decorating (Svitlana Tarauk) – Location: Sculpture Studio
Dec. 4 – Acrylic Painting/Easels (Gayle Bryson Clayborn)- No class Nov. 27
Public Price: $258 | Member Price: $232.20
THURSDAY
MINIMALIST SCULPTURE
This course teaches the assemblage of organic materials – such as sticks, paper, fabric, and yarn – to create abstract sculptures. Students can expect to become comfortable experimenting with organic materials, creating sculptures that may be temporary or unresolved, working with mythological and personal themes, and to become familiar with artists working in this way.
*Clay available for purchase.
Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Maryanne Evans Lombe
Thursday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Sculpture Studio
10 Weeks
Jan. 9 – Mar. 13
Nonmember Price: $289 | Member Price: $262.73
FRIDAYS
SATURDAYS
CERAMIC SCULPTURE FOR ALL (MORNING)
Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy. *Clay available for purchase.
Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Casey TZ Smith
Saturdays, 10 a.m-1 p.m.
10 Weeks
Jan. 11 – Mar. 15
Location: Sculpture Studio
Public Price: $330 | Member Price: $300
SCULPTURE FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS SATURDAY MORNING
Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy. *Clay available for purchase.
Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Casey TZ Smith
Saturdays, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
7-Weeks:
Session 1: Aug. 17 – Sept. 28
Session 2: Oct. 19 – Dec. 14 (No class Nov. 9 & 30)
Location: Sculpture Studio
Public Price: $155 | Member Price: $139.50
CERAMIC SCULPTURE FOR ALL (AFTERNOON)
Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy.
*Clay available for purchase.
Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Casey TZ Smith
Saturdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
10 Weeks
Jan. 11 – Mar. 15
Location: Sculpture Studio
Public Price: $330 | Member Price: $300
SCULPTURE FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy.
*Clay available for purchase.
Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Casey TZ Smith
Saturdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
7 Weeks
Aug. 17 – Sept. 28
Oct. 19 – Dec. 14 (No class Nov. 9 & 30)
Public Price: $155 | Member Price: $139.50
Sculpture Open Studio
Fridays, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Students currently enrolled may attend open studio free of charge.
For previous students not currently enrolled, open studio is available for $25 per session.
Clay is available for purchase.
ALTERNATIVE FIRING TECHNIQUES
This class explores alternative firing processes such as Raku and low-fire salt fuming. These styles of firing give unpredictable but exciting results with hands-on experience of the firing process. All skill levels are welcome.
Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Troy Becker
Thursdays, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Dates: October 22 – December 10
Nonmember Price: $172 | Member Price: $154.80
BEGINNING SCULPTURE
From masks to molds, students will learn a variety of sculpting techniques in this introductory course. Realistic, stylized and abstract sculpting methods are all demonstrated in this class so that students can explore and develop their artistic voice.
Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Casey Smith
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – noon
7 Week Course
Session 1: August 21 – October 9 (no class September 25)
Session 2: October 23 – December 18 (no class November 13)
Nonmember Price $172 | Member Price $154.80
