Fall Classes!

 

There will be four exciting art classes to choose from this October.

Particulary fun for all ages will be the
Paint Your Own Pottery
with Kathy Christensen, October 9^th from 6pm to 9pm,
October 10^th and 11^th from 1pm to 4pm.
Tuition is $10 for 2 hours, plus a $5 to $15 bisque fee. Sign up by email, kc.researcher@gmail.com or telephone Kathy at (434)-386-1855 to register.

For adults there will be the following classes:
An Introduction to Stained Glass
NEW START DATE !
with Laurie Cardinali Kester, October 14th, from 9am to 1pm
Tuition is $24 with a $25 materials fee.
You will have a completed project to take home.
Telephone Laurie at 343-6599 to register.
and
Printmaking Workshop
with Bill DeMott, Tuesdays in October from 7pm to 9:30pm.
Tuition is $60 for the month of October. Participants will need to bring their own tools and materials for the second night of class. All inks will be provided.
Telephone Bill at 342-1800 to register

For 15+ and adults there will be
Still Life With Colored Pencils
STARTING OCTOBER 9th
with Hayley Snyder, Fridays in October from 5pm to 9pm.
Tuition is $18 per Friday evening. Use of a large selection of colored pencils will be available. The paper will be $2.00. Email haywatts@gmail.com or telephone Hayley at 216-4471 to register.

All classes will be held at the AAO which is located in the former Fort Ontario Quarter Master’s building, the first of the red brick buildings at the end of East 4^th Street. There is a discount in class fees for AAO Members.

Upcoming Classes

Introduction to Printmaking will be offered on Monday and Wednesday, July 20th and 22nd, from 6-9 pm. This class will focus on making Monotypes–one of the simplest yet most expressive methods of printmaking. Participants will also learn the basics of using a Dickerson combination press.

A second class will be offered to explore Mixed Media. Participants will be guided through the process of combining drawing, painting and collage into abstract compositions, both large and small. This class will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday, July 21st and 23rd, from 6-9 pm.

Brainfreeze
mixed media by Bill DeMott

Classes will be taught in the printshop at the Oswego Civic Arts Center across from Fort Ontario. They are intended for adults and teenagers, but no previous art experience is necessary. Cost for each class $30 for Art Association members and $36 for nonmembers. New or renewed memberships can be arranged on the first night of class, if desired. Please contact instructor Bill DeMott at 342-1800 to sign up and find out what to bring.

Summer Children’s Classes

Click here to see some Pics from Kreative Kids classes !

The Kreative Kids Program

The Art Association of Oswego and the Oswego Children’s Theater have developed a program scheduled for this July called “Kreative Kids.”

“Kreative Kids” promises to be a dynamic and unique children’s program that will follow the New York State Standards and Benchmarks for the Arts. Our first summer (2008) met with initial success. The “Kreative Kids” program has grown and will not only focus on Fine Arts & Crafts and Theater Arts but, for the first time, will also include Music, Dance/Movement and Yoga for Kids. All activities will be based on a four week schedule beginning July 6th and ending July 31st

The Kreative Kids program has received a grant for $1500.00 from the Cultural Resources Council and the NY State Council on the Arts Decentralization Grant Program. Unfortunately, this grant will not cover all our costs. Our hope is to offer this program to ALL the children of our community. A 15 hours class will cost a student $25.00 and a 7 ½ class will cost $15. In reality, the class will cost the organization $90 and $52 per student respectively. The Kreative Kids program is relying heavily on donations to make up the difference between what we have and what we need to run the program.

We feel that this program is vitally important to the children of our community. If you are interested in making a tax deductible donation, we would display your name as a sponsor. Also, donations need not be in the form of money – a donation of art materials would be welcome. Please send to:

Kreative Kids Donations
Art Association of Oswego
PO Box 271
Oswego, New York  13126

Link to the Kreative Kids page

  

 

This program is made possible with Funds from New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Grant Program,
a State Agency and the
Cultural Resources Council a regional Arts Council.