Workshops

Quick Sketch in Oils
November 7-9 , 10am-4pm • $585• Instructor: Kim English • Loveland Art Academy • 183 SW 12th Street • Loveland
Limited Enrollment. All skill levels welcome. Visit lovelandartacademy.org or call (970) 663-1915 for more information.

Sculpting in a Painterly Manner Portrait & Figure
October 31-November 2, 9am-3pm • $330 + supplies • Instructor: Andi Mascarenas • Loveland Art Academy • 183 SW 12th Street • Loveland
Water based clay. All skill levels welcome. Visit lovelandartacademy.org or call (970) 663-1915 for more information.

Textures, Marks and Seductive Surfaces
September 26, 10am-3pm • $80 • Instructor: Mary Morrison • Cottonwood Artists School • 25 Cimino Drive • Colorado Springs
This workshop is designed for everyone who has taken the first workshop, Contemporary Acrylic Techniques, but will work for everyone. Because acrylics dry quickly they lend themselves to layering of color, texture and pattern. Learn how to incorporate this idea of layers in your work to create wonderful surfaces. We'll go into the best paint and gels for stenciling , hand-carved stamps and transfer prints from found objects to create textural/patterned surfaces and areas within paintings. We'll make new marks with a more "print-making" type of application that can be worked on top of. We'll work with special formulas to create the look of Encaustic painting(beeswax medium). Layering gels to create images that float on top of underlying colors. See which pastes work best for embedding found objects. We'll cover collage, matte gels that accept drawing transfers and seal drawings so no glass is used in framing, and experiment with pours to do multiple layerings and build up unique surfaces. This workshop will help you to think more three-dimensionally in painting and works for both abstract and representational folks. For all levels. To sign up email Mary Morrison at morrison.mary@ q.com and you'll be sent a payment address, short supply list and directions or call (303) 863-8175 for more information.

The Color of Light
September 23-27, 9am-4pm • $695 + supplies • Instructor: Sally Strand • Ouray Community Center, Massard Auditorium • 6th Avenue • Ouray
Color and light will be the focus of the week, along with essential elements of strong composition. Students will explore color by working from costumed models and still life. Optical mixing of layered color, as well as the analysis of the effect of light and substructure of values and termperature will be stressed. Each student will receive individual attention and critiques. Demonstrations, lectures and a slide show are designed to give students tools to achieve intensely beautiful color. Visit www.weehawkenarts.org/Strand.html or call (970) 318-0150 for more information.

Intuitive Painting, Art for People Who Think Too Much, course #1583U
September 20, 10am-5pm • $55 member, $64 non-member, $15 materials fee payable in class • Instructor: Joanna Whitney • Colorado Free University • 7653 East 1st Place (near 1st & Quebec) • Denver
If you’re a blocked or bored artist or a novice who has always wanted to create art, this workshop will get you on your way. Engaging in process painting gets you out of your head! Silence your inner critic and play with childhood materials —bright, colorful (quick to dry and washable) tempera paint. Learn to let the paint inform your consciousness rather than the other way around. Joanna Whitney has a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Fine Art and has been using this technique on a daily basis since 1988 to keep her own creative energy flowing. Experienced artists find the process puts their judging mind and product-oriented ego aside and freshens their work. Beginning artists find this method a wonderful way to tap into creativity and experience the joy of creating art. Bring a variety of your own brushes to add to those available in class. Class will break for lunch. To register go to www.freeu.com/register.html or call (303) 399-0093 for more information.

The New OPEN Acrylic
September 19, 10am-3pm • $80 • Instructor: Mary Morrison • Longmont Museum • 400 Quail • Longmont
This workshop will introduce you to the new paint from Golden, OPEN. It stays wet on your palette for days and handles beautifully for slower, wet into wet applications and blending. The perfect paint for plein aire painting as it stays wet just like oils! We will complete a small paintings and several exercises so students come away with a solid working knowledge of these paints. Great for people wanting to switch from oils, to get away from the solvents yet retain the slow dry time of oils. OPEN is still a water based acrylic! And then we'll cover the Interference and Iridescent colors in the fluid paint line use these paints to their fullest advantage. Fluids work great for fabric and mixed media applications. All paint and mediums supplied. Contact Mary Morrison at morrison.mary@q.com or call (303) 863-8175 for more information and to sign up.

Contemporary Acrylic Techniques Workshop
September 12, 10am-3pm • $80 • Instructor: Mary Morrison • Washington Park Recreation Center • 701 So. Franklin St. • Denver
Much of contemporary painting is knowing how to use materials in non-traditional ways. Acrylics have so many possibilities and this workshop will show you some of the latest techniques. We will cover gel transfers of photocopies and drawings,collage and stencils, pours and marbleizing, fluid and heavy body paint, glazing and explore different gels used as unique surfaces to draw or paint on. This is a great overview of acrylic paints and gels. Intended for any skill level to energize your process and give you some fresh ideas. All paint , mediums, gels and boards are provided by Golden so you'll have lots of materials to experiment with and take back to your studio. To sign up email Mary Morrison at morrison.mary@ q.com or call (303) 863-8175 for more information.

Kids & Youth Art Workshops
Kids: Saturdays, 1:30-2:30pm, ages 4-8 • The Other Side Arts • 1644 Platte Street • Denver
Youths: Thursdays, 3:30-5pm, Saturdays, 1-2:30pm, ages 12-17 • The Other Side Arts • 1400 Dallas Street • Aurora
The education program teaches young people the value of art and its uses as an expressive tool by offering free, weekly workshops to children and youth. Through diverse classes the Education Program serves the youth of the Denver and Aurora areas. Instructors offer classes in their fields of expertise facilitating participants’ expression of their own unique artistic voices. Through regular exposure to art children become more tolerant of others, learn to value culture and validate their own personal experience. After school arts programs provide students with increased opportunities to create. The most effective way to bridge the academic achievement gap is through participation in the arts. Visit theothersidearts.org or call (303) 561-3000 for more information.

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.

Artful Journey School of Fine Arts Classes and Workshops
Artful Journey School of Fine Arts • 3721 Evergreen Parkway • Evergreen
Teaching the process of making art for over 14 years to Evergreen and the surrounding mountain communities, Artful Journey offers children, teens and adults fine art, performing arts, photography and workshops year round in our vibrant classrooms and studio. All classes are set in supportive, lively, funfilled, non-competitive environments that allow students to explore their creativity while providing enough structure to ensure skill development. Mentorship programs, apprenticeships and exhibition programs are also in place to enhance a students journey through their course of learning at the school. Visit www.artfuljourneyschool.com or call (303) 674-0446 to register.

Artist Trading Cards
CORE Gallery • 2nd Saturday of every Month • 10am-Noon •
900 Santa Fe Drive • Denver
Artist Trading Cards are cool little miracles of miniature art. They are originals, small editions created by artists and artist wanna-a-bees. The idea is that you trade them with other people who produce cards, either at trading sessions or wherever you meet another ATC trader in person. For more information about trading cards at CORE contact: Victoria Regina at veregina_coeli@hotmail.com. To find out more about CORE Gallery go to www.corenewartspace.com or call (303) 297-8428.

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.

Loveland Art Academy Classes & Workshops
Loveland Art Academy • 183 SW 12th Street • Loveland
Life Drawing Sessions:
-Saturdays, 9am-Noon • Quick pose, uninstructed, drop-in • Artist model • $10/session
-Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30pm • Long pose, uninstructed, drop-in • Costumed model • $10/session
Classes:
-Fundamentals of Painting: Still-Life, Figures and Portraits • On-going classes with monthly registration, Thursdays, Sept. 4-25, 4-7pm • Instructor: Daniel Edmondson • Tuition: $108 + $19 model/prop fee • Learn the fundamentals of painting in a fun, no pressure environment. Paint along with the instructor, one on one instruction and demonstrations.
-Laptop and Photoshop 1 for Artists • 16 hour class, F-Su, Oct. 3-5 & 10-12, 2-5pm • Instructor: Dave Santillanes • Tuition: $195 • Bring your Mac or PC
-Laptop and Photoshop 2 for Artists • 16 hour class, F-Su, Oct. 17-19 & 24-26, 2-5pm • Instructor: Dave Santillanes • Tuition: $195 • Bring your Mac or PC
More classes are being scheduled for fall and winter, 2008. For more information visit lovelandartacademy.org or call (970) 663-1915.

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 •
$10.00 for 1 drop in session, $40.00 for 5 sessions
Come draw with other artists in a relaxed, non-judgemental atmosphere. CORE is located at 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Go to www.corenewartspace.com/1events.htm or contact Sarah Haney at sarah@sarahhaney.com or www.sarahhaney.com. 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 Street, 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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