Visual Arts
Are you looking for art classes in Greensboro? Take a look at these offerings. Painting, drawing and more. Many of our teachers rank among Guilford County's finest. Register for classes by following instructions in each listing; learn more by contacting The Creative Center at (336) 617-3328 or click here to contact us by email
Handbuilding with Clay Pottery Class
with Dawn Ashby
When: Thursday 6-8pm May 17th, 24th and 31st (3 classes)
Where: Studio 311
Fee: $90 class fee...Create 6-10 pieces. All materials are included with the class fee
To register: 336-455-1618 or debras@greensboroschoolofcreativity.org
Learn a variety of handbuilding with clay techniques. Coil making, pinch pots and slab work are just a few of the methods you'll learn. Experiment with glazes once the pieces are done. Enjoy creating functional and decorative pieces of pottery.
Adult Watercolor Class
with Chris Seiler
When: 1-3 Wednesdays (ongoing)
Where: Room 207
Fee: $20 per class
To register contact: Chris Seiler upupaway@triad.rr.com or 336.270-3315
Work indivudually on personally selected subjects. Open to beginners through advanced painters. Students will be given a supply list, but may use instructors' equipment for first two weeks while they procure their own supplies. This class is intended for personal satisfaction and FUN!
Essential Oil & Acrylic Painting
with Jack Stone
When: 6:30 - 9:00pm Thursdays May 17 - June 21
Where: Room 201, Studio B
Fee: $130
To register contact: Jack Stone at 336.375.7568 or brushfires@bellsouth.net
Join Jack Stone as he walks us through the essentials of painting with acrylics and oil. For Rank Beginners through Ranking Amateurs, this class will cover it all and allow each participant to grow where he or she is as a painter. For those who have already developed their wings, Jack Stone will be there to help you break through impasses and reach higher levels. It all comes down to knowing how to structure form and space - whatever the subject matter- and how to use color to transmit the light and life of it. The structured core of the class will work from still life subjects, whereas those who are ready for a wider range of topics should bring their own selected photos (photos of people or landscape - bring a handful so we can select the best).
Faces of the Soul: Self-exploration through mask making
With Angela Cook and Guest Artist Elizabeth Ramsey (Director of The Magic Art Bus Project)
When: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays, July 11th to August 15th.
Where: Imaginary Studio
Fee: $120 per person for entire 6-class session; materials included, participants may bring additional embellishments but it is not necessary.
To register, contact: Angela Cook at theredeclectic@gmail.com
Deposit of $60 required by June 23 to hold spot. Cancel by July 1st for full refund. Cash, check, Visa, MC accepted.
“Maskmaking is about journeying beneath the masks we wear and touching the soul,” says Matthew Fox in Faces of Your Soul: Rituals in Art, Maskmaking, and Guided Imagery. Masks have been used throughout history for both ceremonial and practical purposes. Masks play an important role in cultures worldwide. From Africa to Asia and North America to Australia, one finds masks to protect from evils, espouse an ideal, communicate with spirits, or seek revelation.
In this class we will use guided imagery, journaling, and maskmaking to dissolve creative blocks; encourage self-awareness; heal the mind, body, and spirit; and expand creative energy…all in an atmosphere of freedom and encouragement. At the completion of this series of classes participants will take home three beautiful works of art, as well as an increased awareness of self and feeling of well-being.
Session 1: Engaging Our Spirit Guide (Exploring the Creative Process)
Session 2: Meeting Our Totem Animal (Masks of Leather, Fur, and Feather)
Session 3: Connecting with Our Ancestors (Ceramic Masks)
Session 4: Experiencing the Self (Plaster Face Molds)
Session 5: Loose Ends (Completing Unfinished Works)
Session 6: Faces of the Soul (Reveal Masks, Share Insights, and Debrief the Experience)
Note: Maskmaking entails covering the face and working with materials such as lotions, vaseline, plaster gauze, clay, paints and glazes, and vegetable tanned leather. Please notify the instructors in advance of any material(s) to which you may be allergic and we will attempt to find a suitable alternative. Also inform the instructors of any concerns you may have. If you have any respiratory problems, such as asthma, you may want to sculpt your masks with open mouths. If you have issues with claustrophobia or darkness, you may want to sculpt your masks with eye-holes. When creating plaster face molds, you may prearrange a signal so that if you feel uncomfortable at any time during the process, you can signal the instructor to remove the mask. The process takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes once the gauze has been applied. Most find the warm gauze to be very relaxing, like a spa treatment. Be aware that it takes only a couple of seconds to remove the mask from your face if need be. It is of the utmost importance that everyone feel comfortable with the process and enjoy his or her experience making the masks.
Story Gourds
With Angela Cook
When: Saturday, July 28, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 29, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Room 201, The Peacock Room
Fee: $60 per person; all materials provided. Please bring a bag lunch and beverage. For an additional $20 you may sponsor and design a second story gourd to hang in the Creative Center’s permaculture garden!
To register: Contact Angela Cook at theredeclectic@gmail.com
Class needs a minimum of 5 participants and maximum of 15. Register early to save your place! Cash, checks, Mastercard and Visa accepted
Join us for a two-day workshop on making Story Gourds! You’ll learn a little bit about gourds and a little bit about storytelling. You’ll have fun designing, painting, and embellishing your gourd. You may want to bring a copy of a favorite quote, a family legend, or your child’s favorite bedtime story to use as inspiration. At the end of the two day session you may (not required) show-off your beautiful creation by participating in a gourd storytelling round with other workshop attendees. Best of all, you’ll have a gorgeous piece of art to take home and share with others! Story Gourds are beautiful displayed on tables or mantles. Even better…hang them from garden fences or trees to make your very own nature library!
Eyes Wide Open - The World Revealed Through Drawing
with Jack Stone
When: TBA
Where: The Imaginary Studio
Fee: $130
For additional information: contact The Greensboro School of Creativity, 617-3328, or Jack at 336-375-7568, or brushfires@bellsouth.net.
Registration Deadline: TBA
Drawing from observation is a quiet, meditative exercise. Beyond a worthwhile pursuit in itself, the drawing skills you learn will be invaluable to painting, photography, or design.
The simple activity of drawing quickly teaches you that you don’t really see what you think you see. But with steady practice, following a number of structured approaches, your accuracy and ability to express will increase.
This is a six-week, incremental course that starts out using the simplest tools in a loose and relaxed way. Anyone can improve from any level. Come join us as we learn to really see what’s all around us, a world we’ve missed in our continual rush.
Topics include: placement and composition; using contour lines and tone to create mass and volume; spatial relationships; rhythm; direction; gesture.
Oil with Cold Wax Workshop
with Alice Bachman
When: TBA
Where: Studio 207
Cost:* $95, payment due upon enrollment ($85 for tenants or paid members of The Creative Center) *$50 cancellation fee
Lunch: $10 for a catered box lunch with many delicious choices
To resigster: contact Alice Bachman, 632-0055, or madbachman@triad.rr.comDeadline for registration TBA. Some of the supplies have to be ordered and this will give ample time to receive them for the workshop. Alice willprovide you with a supply list.
Come, be a part of a fun day experimenting and learning methods of layering oil and cold wax with Alice giving demonstrations and guidance. There is a limit of 10 in the workshop, so sign up early!
Zentangle®
with Lisa Skeen, BFA, CZT
When: See class list below
Where: Blue Room, 307
To register, contact: Lisa Skeen at (336) 312-3969 or send the appropriate payment via Paypal to lpskeen@gmail.com Cash, plastic and Paypal accepted for registration and supplies purchase. Refund for registration will be given if the class is cancelled or if you withdraw with >48 hours' notice.
Zentangle® is an easy-to-learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is a fascinating new art form that is fun and relaxing. It increases focus and creativity while reducing stress. It's portable, non-technical, there's no wrong way to do it, and you WILL be successful! Release your inner artist - even if you think you don't have one! Materials for further exploration will be available for purchase separately during each class. Please note that class fees do include materials for that class. Students are encouraged to bring something to drink and wear comfortable clothing in order to relax and enjoy the class.
Zentangle 1: Beginning Zentangle
When: Monday, June 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Fee: $35 materials included
This class is for the complete beginner, or anyone who wants a refresher course, in Zentangle. You do NOT need to be an artist or even artistically talented to take this class! If you can hold a pen and write your name, you're in business. You will be successful, I promise. Class fee includes mini-kit to keep.
Zentangle 2: A Tangle Further!
When: Monday, June 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Fee: $35 materials included
This class is for those who are ready to learn more complex tangles, including border tangles. We'll be adding some color, as well. Bring your mini-kit from Zentangle 1; all other materials included.
Zentangle 3: White on Black!
When: TBA
Fee: $45 materials included
This is the class where we work with the new black Zentangle tiles, using white ink and charcoal. We'll be learning focus tangles and more shading tricks to make your Zentangles pop! Bring your kit from Zentangle 1; all other materials included.
Furniture Painting Classes
with Dawn Ashby
When: 6-9 pm Wednesdays (Ongoing)
Where: Suite 311
Fee: $125 for 5 week punch card (includes all materials)
To register contact: Dawn Ashby at 336.455.1618 or whimsydawnie@aol.com
Bring in a small piece of furniture and learn a variety of painting techniques.
Adult Art Classes
with Tracey J. Marshall
When: 10 am - 12 pm Tuesdays
10 am - 12 pm Wednesdays (Ongoing)
Where: in Tracey's Studio, Room 207
Fee: Single classes $20.00 per 2 hour class
Punch Cards:
3 month - 11 classes: $200/$18.18 per class ($66.67/mo payment plan)
6 month - 22 classes: $360/$16.36 per class ($60/mo payment plan)
12 month - 44 classes: $640/$14.55 per class ($53.33/mo payment plan)
To register contact: Tracey Marshall at art@artbytjm.com
For beginning to intermediate level students, learn in a creative and fun environment. Bring a picture or work from still-life, and I will help you master the medium and style of your choice. Supplies not included.
Supplies: Not ready to invest in the complete set of supplies yet? Add $95 per 11-class punch card and use my supplies, including maximum of three 16x20 canvases plus access to oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, oil pastels, and mixed media.
Ladies' Night Out
with Tracey J. Marshall
When:
6:30 - 9 pm, Friday, May 25, Acrylic, brush and palette knife
6:30 - 9 pm, Tuesday, June 5, Acrylic, brush and palette knife
6:30 - 9 pm, Friday, June 15, Crackle and more...
2:00 - 4:30 pm, Sunday, June 24, Acrylic
Where: Studio 207
Fee: $35.00 per person (materials included)
To register contact: Tracey Marshall at art@artbytjm.com
Bring a snack and beverage of your choice; wine welcome!
For more information about any of the classes, visit artbytjm.com
Youth Classes ages 8-15
Tracey J. Marshall
When: TBA
Where: in Tracey's Studio, Room 207
Fee: 8 Class Punch Card $200 Punch cards must be used during session time periods
Learn the basics in a creative environment. Each month we will work on a different area at each child's level. He or she may work in a preferred medium or learn a new one. This class is geared toward fine art rather than crafts. Supplies not included.
Adult and Youth Private Classes
Tracey J. Marshall
When: By appointment
Where: in Tracey's Studio, Room 207
Fee: $65 per hour; supplies not included
For more information, contact: Tracey Marshall at art@artbytjm.com
Chinese Brushpainting (Sumi-e)
with Karine Thoresen and Loretta Moskal
When: TBA
Where: The Imaginary Studio, (Room 201, Studio B).
Fee: $246 (supplies included)
To register contact: The Creative Center or Karine Thoresen (336)209-4151 or via email KarineThoresen@yahoo.com
Pre-registration is required as 8 people are needed for this class (12 max.)
This is a 6 week class, beginner through advanced, covering the use and versatility of what is called the Four Treasures and the Four Seasons as depicted in the classic subjects of the Four Gentlemen: The Plum Blossom, the Mountain Orchid, The Bamboo, and the Chrysanthemum.
Brush set, ink and oriental paper is provided (a $26 value included in the fee). Please bring 2 water containers, 2 small white dishes for the ink and paper towels.
In-depth Study of Light and Value
with Steve Brenneis and Karine Thoresen
When: TBA
Where: Studio C
Fee: $130.00
To register: Contact the Creative center or call Karine (336) 209 4151 or Steve (336) 456-3290
Photographer Steve Brenneis and artist Karine Thoresen will help you develop a sound understanding of how light works and how to capture these effects in paint. Everything around you will become an inspiration.
Materials: Call Karine or Steve for materials for the first class. Other materials will be announced at the end of each class. If you are already working in oil or acrylic, only basics are needed. Work with what you have. Light is all around us
Creativity For Kids
smARTs and CRAFTs
with Heather Krupinski
When: 4-5:30, alternating Tuesdays, January 10-May 22 (10 weeks)
Where: Studio 207
Fee: 8 weeks for $120 All supplies, snack, and take-home activity included
To register, contact: Heather Krupinski, 336-686-1895, Diddymom2@gmail.com or diddymom@gmail.com
“Purposeful crafting with a little educational insight and a lot of creative inspiration”
During each session your child will learn a little something in a fun, colorful way as a warm-up to the unique and useful craft he/she will produce. This isn't your typical craft class! Not only will he/she leave with a little more knowledge and a lot more confidence in his/her creative ability, but we will have a lot of fun AND I will send home craft ideas that you, your child, and other members of the family can enjoy related to what we worked on during the session. For full schedule of class dates and topics, click here
smARTest to ARTist
With Heather Krupinski
When: TBA
Where: Studio 207
Fee: $60 for six-week session (supplies included)
To register, contact: Heather Krupinski at 336-686-1895, Diddymom2@gmail.com, or diddymom@gmail.com
We will explore the who, when, where, and why of Artist Trading Cards (the biggest and smallest trend in art today). After learning about the history, we will then create our own ATCs using many different unique techniques. This bi-monthly class will conclude with an ATC swap and artist signing!
For full schedule of class dates and topics, click here
smARTbooks!
with Heather Krupinski
When: TBA
Where: Greensboro School of Creativity, Studio 207
Fee: $80 for eight-week session (supplies included)
To register, contact: Heather Krupinski at 336-686-1895, Diddymom2@gmail.com, or diddymom@gmail.com
Have your kids caught Smash book fever yet? How about making and using junk journals? This format goes way beyond what you typically think of as scrapbooking and encourages kids to make art out of their writing, life experiences, and their own imagination. We will create a book from cover to cover that your child will be thrilled to fill with journaling, pictures, and inspiration. Besides creating a cover and learning to bind the book, each child will complete at least 15 different pages and embellishments to make a unique journal like no other!
For full schedule of class dates and topics, click here