Classes
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Fine Art: The Art House gallery has teamed with established artists and art professors to provide classes from introductory to advanced levels in various styles of painting, pottery, mixed media and other fine arts. From beginners to serious students, the experienced and talented Art House faculty will offer programs that will enlighten all to the wonders of art and give you the instruction you need to master a new skill.
Private Instruction: Interested in improving your drawing skills or painting in colored pencil or watercolor? Artist I. Lynn Garriott Porter also offers one-on-one lessons at Art House. Contact us for more information or to set up a class.
Private Group Parties: Looking for a unique holiday, birthday or family reunion party idea? How about a great team-building experience for your office? Art House offers group art classes in which you are guided step-by-step in creating your own masterpiece. We have instructors in different mediums capable of teaching various group sizes. If your group is too large to fit into our classroom area, Art House instructors may be able to come to you. Find a suitable location and contact us to start planning your large group party.
Fun Art: We host a series of art classes that celebrate the pure joy and creativity of making art. These classes range from paints on canvas, acrylic pour, Play with Clay (air dry clay) to Zen doodling and more. Students are invited to bring beverages and snacks, let loose and have fun! Designed to be fun for all ages. Check the calendar, then call ahead to sign up.
February Classes and Exhibits
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Call to Create Art for Upcoming
March Exhibit: Mimic the Masters
02/21/2019 Thursday: Drawing with Jane Mudd, 6pm-8pm, $10, Ages 18-Adult
- These sessions are for intermediate to advanced artists.
- WWU Art Professor Jane Mudd will be offering her knowledge to assist artists in improving their art.
- Bring your own paper, charcoal, or other drawing medium, and drawing surface and your favorite beverage.
02/23/2019 Alpaca Rug Crochet with Ann Mayes, 1pm-4pm, $45, Ages 12-Adult
- Treat your feet! Crochet a beautiful rug from alpaca/wool roving.
- Take it home to felt in your washer or by hand.
- Students will receive one pound of alpaca/wool roving, size N crochet hook, net bag for felting, complete written instructions and a bag to carry it all home in.
March Classes and Events
03/15/2019 Mimic the Masters, 5 pm-7:30 pm
03/20/2019 Drawing with Jane Mudd, 6pm-8pm, $10, Ages 18-Adult
- These sessions are for intermediate to advanced artists.
- WWU Art Professor Jane Mudd will be offering her knowledge to assist artists in improving their art.
- Bring your own paper, charcoal, or other drawing medium, and drawing surface and your favorite beverage.
“Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats“What men or gods are these? What maidens loth? / What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape? / What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy?” You will always want to know, but those eloquent pagans keep their secrets. Keats’s urn is probably a composite of several museum items.
03/22/2019 Lecture & Power Point Presentation on Ekphrastic Poetry given by Clarence Wolfshohl, 6 pm-7:30 pm, FREE, All ages
Ekphrastic Poetry that uses other artistic pieces as subject matter. Just as an artist get inspiration from the works of other artist, poets often use artwork as stimulus for their writing. Perhaps the image of a painting suggests a poetic treatment about the artist or the painting makes a philosophical or social comment that the poet puts into words. This lecture- in keeping with the “Mimic the Masters” Exhibit- will explore some of these ekphrastic poems and the artworks that inspired them.
Dutch artist.
Vincent Van Gogh was an artist whose work is one of the formative influences of 20th-century art and whose life of suffering has become legendary.
03/30/2019 Watercolor Explorations New Surfaces & Part 2 of Mimicking a Master with I Lynn Garriott Porter, 9:30 am- 3:30 pm, $50, Ages 12-Adult
- This month we will be exploring New Surfaces and since Mimicking a Master is a popular loved theme, students have requested a repeat to create. Morning session will have us making small studies of the elements in the paintings we want to mimic with the option to create it on a new surface
- Afternoon session will have students creating an 11 x15 painting using a photo of a Masters painting they have brought in for reference.
- Class will break for lunch around 11:45 am and resume at 12:45 pm.
- Lynn will supply all art materials and instruction to aid everyone in creating their own unique work of art.
April Classes and Events
04/13/2019 Beginning/Intermediate Pastel Workshop 1 with Vic Mastis, 10 am- 3 pm, $65, Ages 18+
- First we go over materials and learn different ways to apply the pastel.
- You will learn about value, composition, color and shapes.
- Then you will paint a pastel painting along with instructor using her supplies and instructions..
04/17/2019 Drawing with Jane Mudd, 6pm-8pm, $10, Ages 18-Adult
- These sessions are for intermediate to advanced artists.
- WWU Art Professor Jane Mudd will be offering her knowledge to assist artists in improving their art.
- Bring your own paper, charcoal, or other drawing medium, and drawing surface and your favorite beverage.
04/27/2019 MORELS & MICROWBREWS
Come to the historic Brick District of Fulton, MO on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from noon to 4 pm for the 7th annual Morels & Microbrews Festival. This event is free but for $20, one can sample microbrews and spirits in a commemorative glass. The event will kick off Friday evening with live music at the Brick District Playhouse.
Morel mushrooms will be sold fried and raw with a live auction of raw morels taking place at the end of the event. Proceeds benefit the Brick District. At 3 pm on the Courthouse lawn, there will be a mushroom hunt, sponsored by Central Bank, for children 8 and under.
Live music tentatively scheduled: Mercer & Johnson on Friday evening. The Kay Brothers, Saturday afternoon.
Full details and ticket information to be posted soon.
Don’t see a class you want to take, contact Art House to coordinate a private group class or private individual class designed for you!
Helpful Tips:
All students are asked to arrive 15 minutes prior to class start time and to come prepared to create. We can get messy so don’t wear your Sunday best and/or bring an old shirt or apron to protect your clothing.
While we do love additions of students to our classes, if a class is full in advance the instructor may not be able to accept walk-ins, so please call ahead. If not enough students sign up in advance for classes, instructors may cancel the class.
Payment in advance is preferred and sometimes required. This not only secures your spot and gives instructors a head count, but it enables the class to start on time. You may pay in person or call 573-592-7733 to pay with a credit card.
