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January
/ February 2009 Class Schedule
Contact
Meg
Skaggs
417.623.0183 |
Sunday,
January 11
The Art of Possibilities 2009
It's a Spiva tradition and a great way to gain clarity on
your 2009 goals while creating a visual reminder you'll refer
to throughout the year. Ann Leach, a life coach and author
of the book Goal Sisters, will guide you through a goal-setting/collage-making process
designed to assure you that your life will be mighty fine
in 2009! Space is limited!!! Sign up early.
**Bring magazines and a piece of poster board for this high-impact
session.
1:00-4:30 p.m. | 18 and up
| Cost: $15
Tuesday,
January 13 & Thursday, January 22
Painting from a Photo with Jim Bilgere
Students will learn how to use their own photos and turn them
into an
oil or watercolor painting.
After moving to Vienna, Austria in 1995, Jim studied
European art in its true element as well as the current trends
of European art. Don’t miss this two-part series of
painting workshops taught by a world renowned artist.
**Supply list provided upon registration.
5:30-7:30 p.m. | Ages: 14 and
up | Cost: $15 per class
Wednesday,
January 14
Sketchbook Series: Line and Contour
with Randy Wright
Students focus on the most direct form of drawing...line.
Bring a 9x12 sketchbook and we’ll provide the rest.
3:30-5:30 p.m. | Ages: 8 and
up | Cost: $15
Thursday
January 15 & Tuesday January 27
Surrealism
Painting with Jim Bilgere
Learn to tap into your inner vision. Bring your favorite magazines.
5:30-7:30 p.m. | Ages: 14 and
up | Cost: $15 per class
**Supply list provided upon registration.
Friday
January 16
Lunch n’ Learn! American Studio
Ceramics:
Contemporary Pottery in the US
with clay artist Frank Pishkur, Head, MSSU Art Department
Bring your lunch, and learn!
Noon-1 p.m. | Free! (Voluntary
contributions appreciated!)
**Reservations Requested
Saturday
January 17
Coffee-can Bongos and Flowerpot Bells:
Design and Build Your Own Musical Instruments!
The perfect class for budding artists and musicians! **Materials
Provided
10-12 noon | Ages: 5-10 | Cost:
$15
Saturdays
January 17 & 24
Storytelling Vessels: 2 Part Class
Students will use hand building clay techniques to create
a vessel form, then
enhance it with bas relief sculptural techniques.
Students will use real fired clay instead of air dry.
Follow up day to apply glazes is January 24, 3-5pm.
3-5 p.m. | Ages: 8 and up |
Cost: $35 for both classes
Sunday
January 18
Painting from Imagination with Jesse
McCormick
No talents or special skills needed! Join this wonderful artist
for a fun afternoon of painting!
1-4 p.m. | Ages: 14 and up |
Cost: $25
**Bring a 16x20 canvas and we’ll supply the acrylic
paint.
Tuesday
January 20 & Thursday January 29
Abstract Painting with Jim Bilgere
Learn to design your own abstract painting.
5:30-7:30 p.m. | Ages: 14 and
up | Cost: $15 per class
**Supply list provided upon registration.
Wednesday
January 21
Sketchbook
Series:
Focus on Perspective with Randy Wright
If you can draw a box, you can draw a table, a chair, a room,
a building! Students learn key concepts and make it happen.
Bring a 9x12 sketchbook and we’ll provide the rest.
3:30-5:30 p.m. | Ages: 8 and
up | Cost: $15
Saturday
January 24
Jewelry Making the Calder way
This class will explore the work of Alexander Calder and some
of the techniques he used to make his jewelry. Brass or copper
wire will be provided along with various hand tools. If you
have a favorite hammer, pair of pliers, or wire cutters feel
free to bring your own.
10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Ages: 12 and
up | Cost: $40
Sunday
January 25
Art in the Afternoon! The Journey:
Letting your life be expressed through your work
Join clay artist Jed Schlegel on his recent journeys of clay
and whitewater river trips.
This slideshow and lecture are part discovery of exactly how
intertwined life and work are, and part encouragement to other
artists to explore their own themes and progression in their
work. After the lecture, Jed will offer a guided tour of Clay
Nation, the current exhibit of his personal collection of
work by contemporary clay artists from across the nation.
Don't miss it!
2 p.m. | Free! (Voluntary contributions
appreciated!) **Reservations Requested
Wednesday
January 28
Sketchbook Series: Shape and Space with Randy
Wright
Students learn that a donut isn't a donut without a hole…
and how to draw what is not there actually creates what is
right before your eyes.
Bring a 9x12 sketchbook and we’ll provide the rest.
3:30-5:30 p.m. | Ages: 8 and
up | Cost: $15
Saturday
January 30
Inside the Mind of the Artist: Rivers
and Tides
(Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time)
This amazing documentary from T won the Golden Gate Award
Grand Prize for Best Documentary at the 2003 San Francisco
International Film Festival.
Film nights are sponsored by The Current.
7 p.m. | Cost: $3 voluntary
contribution requested
Sunday
February 8
Art in the Afternoon! “Art as
Revolution”:
Bohemian Paris and New York 80’s
Focused on “Art as Revolution” and how artists
used their work to reshape the way we look at art and the
world. Jim Bilgere will give a lecture on artists and their
work from
Bohemian Paris (1910 -1930) and the 1980’s New York
Art scene.
Sun, Feb 8 | 2 p.m. | $3 voluntary
contribution requested
Saturday
February 14
Loving your Life
Join Ann Leach as she leads you through a journaling/art experience
designed to assist you in discovering all the things you can
love about your life.
Bring a notebook, a favorite pen, and an open mind.
XXOO
Sat, Feb 14 | 10-12 Noon | 18
and up | Cost: $15
Saturday
February 14
Furniture Painting Class with Tricia
Courtney
Learn a painting style inspired by Jackson Pollock. Bring
your favorite piece of furniture!!
1-4 p.m. | Ages: 16 and up |
Cost: $25
**Bring your own furniture. Paints and brushes are provided.
Wednesday
February 18
Sketchbook Series: Light and Shadow
with Randy Wright
Students learn to model form using different grays from white
to black
to create the drama of light and shadow. Bring a 9x12 sketchbook
and we’ll provide the rest.
3:30-5:30 p.m. | Ages: 8 and
up | Cost: $15
Wednesday
February 25
Sketchbook
Series: Drawing People with Randy Wright
It’s fun to draw your friends when you know about proportions,
gesture, and structure.
Bring a 9x12 sketchbook and we’ll provide the rest.
3:30-5:30 p.m. | Ages: 8 and
up | Cost: $15
Spiva offers lots of classes, but enrollment is limited!
Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis with full
payment. Classes may be canceled due to limited enrollment.
Tuition is non-refundable unless class is canceled by Spiva.
Payment may be made via cash, check, credit card (MC/Visa)
during business hours: Tues–Sat, 10-5; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
If you are interested in teaching, please contact Meg Skaggs,
meg@spivaarts.org or call 417.623.0183
Spiva — where imagination
lives!
Spiva Center for the Arts is located at Third and Wall in
downtown Joplin. Spiva Galleries,
Gift Shop, and the seasonal Great Holiday Gift Bazaar are
open Tuesday through Saturday,
10 a.m.—5 p.m. and Sundays, 1—5 p.m. Admission
to the AT&T Main Gallery and the Regional Gallery is by
voluntary contribution. Suggested donations are $2 for Adults;
$1 for children. FREE ADMISSION FOR MEMBERS! For additional
information, please call 417.623.0183.
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