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Period 1
9 - 10:15 am
Period 2
10:30 - 11:45 am
Period 3
1 - 2:15 pm
Period 4
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Period 5
4 - 5:30 pm
Evening Events
6:45 pm +
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Art and Nature with Mixed Mediums
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Explore drawing and painting nature using mediums including pastel, paint, charcoal and more
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Colored Pencil Illustration with Kelsey Wailes
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn the techniques to create a wide variety of illustration types, from cartoonish to realistic.
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Period 5
Class Spans
1 Period
Cubist-Inspired Portraits w Randall Gornowich
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Create at WHOLLY unique Multi-Faceted Cubist Inspired Personal Portrait.
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Earth Colors: Making Pigments from Plants and Minerals w P Brodowski & K Koons
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Discover how to transform pigments extracted from plants and minerals into a variety of artist paints and inks.
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Evening Events
Class Spans
Gallery Talks
Available:
Week 1
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Gallery Talks: Monday through Friday at 6:30 PM ET ~ Artist talks on various art forms. FREE Week 1: Streaming on the Common Ground on the Hill YouTube Channel Week 2: In Person AND Virtual! Gallery Talks at Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
I Didn't Know My iPhone Could Do That! with Cary Wolfson
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Take your cell phone images beyond good photography and into the realm of fine art.
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
IPhone Macro Photography: Up Close in the Garden
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
Get into your garden like never before with iPhone Macro Photography!
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Open Road Smartphone Photography with Phil Grout
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn to use your smartphone for photography in outdoor locations.
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Photoshop 101 and Beyond with Don Elmes
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
Beginner
Learn to use the many features of Photoshop, including layers, layer masks, selection tools and more.
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Plein Air Painting with Pat Brodowski
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn to paint in the great outdoors!
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Silkscreen Printing from Chinese Papercut Patterns with Irene Chan
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Silkscreen printing with paper stencils inspired by Chinese papercuts
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Watercolor Composition: Ties That Bind w Ellen Elmes
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Explore negative space of sky shapes using watercolor painting techniques.
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Watercolor Monoprints w Sue Maseth
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Use watercolor to create prints using plexiglass as a printing plate.
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Something For Everyone
Schedule a week or two, or three! Or, just sprinkle some classes in between other commitments.
Week 1
6/24/24
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6/28/24
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Week 2
7/7/24
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7/12/24
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