Workshops

• Beginning Ink
Sunday, May 18 • 10 am - 3pm • Ink Lounge Gallery • 445 S. Saulsbury Street, Unit H • Lakewood
This one-day workshop will cover the basics of screen printing on paper. We'll cover art and film preparation, screens - mesh, emulsion, exposure, cleaning and registration. You'll walk away with general knowledge of screen-printing, a small booklet of resources, and about 10 prints of your work. Visit us for more info and examples: http://www.inkloungegallery.com/pages/ws-screenprint.01.html. Ink Lounge Gallery, located in Lakewood's Belmar Center, hosts printmaking exhibits and workshops. The gallery is curated by two graphic designers with a desire to share their passion for the craft of printmaking with the community, and donates 50% of each exhibit opening proceeds to two non-profits. For more information go to inkloungegallery.com

• Golden Paints Workshop on Contemporary Acrylic Techniques
Friday, April 18, 2008 • 10am-3pm • Fee • Washington Park Recreation Center Art Room • 701 South Franklin Street • Denver
In this popular workshop we'll cover the many new Golden Products including the latest Digital Grounds for laser printers. Also learn how to transfer xerox and drawings into gels, create collage elements with pours and marbleized colors, glazing, mix new colors with iridescent paint, and try the best fabric painting medium. All paints, gels, medium and prepared grounds are provided by Golden with plenty of product to take back to your studio. Sign up by emailing Mary Morrison at morrison.mary@q.com for details on payment info, directions and a short supply list. All events are listed on www.goldenpaints.com, click on working artists, then click on Mary Morrison.

Classes

• Art Students League Classes & Workshops
Art Students League of Denver • 200 Grant Street • Denver
Most Ongoing Classes meet once or twice a week from September through May and are designed to provide students the opportunity to learn in an open, individualized studio environment. The League encourages students who do not have a strong art foundation to participate in the Fundamentals of Art and Introduction to Art Media classes before pursuing an Ongoing Class. To further master a specific art form or skill, specialty workshops and seminars are offered throughout the year for students of all abilities. Visit www.asld.org or call (303) 778-6990 to register.

• Evergreen Arts Center Art Classes
Evergreen Arts Center • 32003 Ellingwood TRL • Evergreen
The Arts Center has three classrooms on the top level and publish a new class schedule three times per year featuring classes and workshops for adults, teens and children. Classes are in partnership with the Evergreen Park and Recreation District. For more information visit evergreenarts.org or call (303) 674-0056.

• Foothills Arts Center Classes & Workshops
Foothills Arts Center • 809 Fifteenth Street • Golden
Foothills Arts Center offers a variety of workshops and classes for students at all skill levels in painting, crafts, creative writing and the business of art. Instructors including Steve Tracy, Carolyn Campbell and Kathy Beekman are available to help tap the creative potential in their students. Registration is required; go to www.foothillsartcenter.org/calendar/cal.php for a current calendar of events. For more information visit foothillsartcenter.org or call (303) 279-3299.

• Mizel Museum Classes/Lectures/Workshops
Mizel Museum • 400 South Kearney Street • Denver
The Mizel Museum provides programs in the visual, performing and literary arts to the Jewish community and the community at large. The work of the Mizel Museum is based on a belief in the importance of the arts as an expression of the human spirit and as a key to the creative, spiritual and historical identity of the individual and the community. Programs expose the community to the rich cultural heritage and history of the Jewish people and serve as a catalyst for exploring diversity and understanding among the multiplicity of cultures. Inherent in all program initiatives is a commitment to professional excellence, high artistic standards, educational value and accessibility. Go to www.mizelmuseum.org/adultart.html or call (303) 316-6360 for more information. The Mizel Museum also provides art education for kids, Visit www.mizelmuseum.org/art.html or call (303) 316-6319 for more information.

• Open Studios School of Art
Open Studios • 3020 Carbon Place #100 • Boulder
In response to the public interest in pursuing the creative arts, Open Studios School of Art offers classes taught primarily by Open Studios artists as well as other talented and professional instructors. Classes include a variety of mediums, with a variety of skill levels addressed; and in a spirit of exploration and mutual support, will lead students to a new or renewed creative experience. The Open Studios School of Art is an exciting and stimulating artistic venture for Boulder and beyond. For more information and to download class calendars visit Open Studios School of Art online, email artschool@openstudios.org or call (303) 442-4754.

• Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center Education and Classes
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference • 210 N. Santa Fe Avenue • Pueblo
Education is an integral part of the Arts Center’s mission, and our three building complex provides a variety of studio and classroom spaces. Over 100 arts and leisure classes are offered per quarter for adults and children. These classes span from single day workshops to several weeks of learning in a vast range of topics and skills. The Arts Center also offers a variety of courses for educators. A copy of our current class schedule can be accessed online, or to propose teaching a class, please contact our Curator of Education at (719) 295-7210.

• The Taos Art School Workshops and Expeditions
Taos, New Mexico
Art Workshops, calligraphy, Navajo art, pottery, work shops, Frida Kahlo, Canyon de Chelly, Art Expeditions, tours and painting, in the Heart of the Southwest. For more information visit us at taosartschool.org, email tas@laplaza.org or call (575) 758-0350.

• Life Drawing Group
CORE Gallery • Wednesday Nights • 7:00-9:30pm •
$8.00 for drop in, $25 for a 4-pack
Come draw with other artists in a relaxed, non-judgemental atmosphere. CORE is located at 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Go to www.jonkoenigsberg.com/JK_Dwg_Group.htm or contact Jon Koenigsberg at (303) 816-2295 for more information. To find out more about CORE Gallery go to www.corenewartspace.com or call (303) 297-8428.

• Figure Drawing Class
Lakewood Cultural Center • Thursday Nights • 6:30-9:30pm • $7.00 per class
The Lakewood Cultural Center is located at 480 S. Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226. Call (303) 987-5436, visit www.lakewood.org or click here for more information.

• Life Drawing Classes
2441 Eliot St., Denver • Monday & Wednesday Nights • 7-10pm • $5.00 per class
Artist-run, drop-in, non-instructed, great atmosphere, the longest running life-drawing sessions in Denver. 2441 Eliot Street is located at 25th and Eliot near Safeway on Federal. Artists and models may contact Rene at (303) 837-0667.

Societies

• Colored Pencil Society of America: Colorado Chapter 220
Meetings: Rocky Mountain PBS, 1089 Bannock St., Denver • 2nd Saturday of every month • 10am-Noon • Chapter dues $15 per year • CPSA dues $40 per year
The Colorado Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) invites you to become a part of its steadily growing statewide and beyond membership. There are no qualifying criteria for becoming a CPSA member, except that you must be 18 or older, though you must be a member of CPSA to join Colorado Chapter 220. As a member of CPSA 220, you'll get an opportunity to exhibit your artwork and share with others who have the same interest and passion for the colored pencil medium. Chapter 220 meets the second Saturday of most every month and also keeps you informed through a monthly newsletter. For more information about the Colorado chapter contact Heather McGarey CPSA at (303) 604-0774 or email denver-dc220@cpsa.org.

• Colorado Watercolor Society
Meetings: First Plymouth Congregational Church, 3501 So. Colorado Blvd., Englewood • 3rd Tuesday of every month, except July, Aug., Dec. • 7pm • CWS dues $35 per year
The Colorado Watercolor Society is an organization dedicated to uphold the highest standards and principles of art and to promote, encourage and foster an interest in fine art in all media, especially watercolor. The Society sponsors two annual juried shows, which include the State Watermedia Exhibition at the Colorado History Museum and the Botanic Gardens Show. In 1997 the CWS became a member of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, thus allowing our members to enter its annual show. We shall in turn host the WFS exhibition in the year 2007. Other shows are held throughout the metro area and occasionally in other communities within the State. A juror's workshop is held each year during the State Exhibition.

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