Youth & Teen
Teen Handbuilding
Instructor: Anne Terry
Ages: 12-16 years
Fee: $146 Resident / $161 Non-resident
Date & Time: Tuesdays, September 9 – October 14, 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Register for Teen Handbuilding
This class explores handbuilding techniques using the slab roller, using molds and making stamps from textures. All Levels. All Supplies are included. 6 Sessions.
Preschool
Mini Monets
Instructor: Michelle Davis Petelinz
Ages: 1.5 – 2.5 years
Fee: $66 Resident/ $81 Non-resident
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 9 -October 14, 9:30 am-10:15 am
This class introduces little ones to a variety of art materials through hands-on learning. Discovery and creative play encourage the development of motor skills and group social skills. A parent or caregiver attends with child; only child should be registered for class. Supplies included. 6 sessions.
Youth
Game Creators
Instructor: Michelle Davis Petelinz
Ages: 7-11 years
Fee: $115 Resident/ $130 Non-resident
Date & Time: Thursday, September 11 – October 16, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
If you've ever wanted to make up your own board game where you set the rules, design the board and create the game pieces, here's your chance! We'll find out what makes a fun game, so that you can become a game designer and dream up an entire game with a book of rules, pieces and more. On the last day of class, we'll play everyone's game! Supplies included. 6 sessions.
Imagination Station
Instructor: Sarah Clover
Ages: 5-11 years
Fee: $101 Resident/ $116 Non-resident
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 9 – October 14, 4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Register for Imagination Station
Let your imagination soar! This class will focus on fundamentals of art by exploring a variety of materials, techniques. Creating unique art with drawing, painting, collage, paper craft and sculpture. Supplies included. 6 sessions
Photography
The Art of Capturing Shadows: Cyanotype Photography
Instructor: Sarah Ann Austin
Ages: 10+ years
Fee: $95 Resident / $110 Non-resident
Date & Time: Sunday, September 14, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Register for The Art of Capturing Shadows: Cyanotype Photography
Learn to expose your favorite plant silhouette onto cotton fabrics. This class will teach you the basics in coating fabric, drying it, exposing, rinsing, and washing. When it come to coating cyanotype on fabric there are different nuances that are inherently different to your typical paper coating process. We will experiment with a few basic tried and true techniques and show you how to accomplish the deepest Prussian blues. The fabric artworks, once dry, can be used in a variety of projects such as: quilt squares, patches, garment making, wall hangings, and much more. Students will provide $20 to instructor for fabric supplied. All Levels. 1 Session.
Jewelry
Beginning Metals
Instructor: Lauren Markley
Ages: 16+ years
Fee: $146 Resident / $161 Non-resident
Date & Time: Mondays, September 8 – October 13, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Design and construct earrings, pins, pendants, charms or other small objects and tokens in this basic metalworking class. Students will learn to saw, file, hammer and solder wire and sheet metals to create individual projects. Students may purchase and bring in their own silver for projects. Optional jewelry kits will be available for purchase. The kit will provide each student with solder, sawblades, drill bits, sandpaper and a small amount of copper to get started on projects. 6 sessions.
Pottery & Ceramics
Shadow a Coordinator
Instructor: Pottery Studio Staff
Ages: 16+ years
Fee: $30 Resident / $45 Non-resident
Date & Time: Monday, September 8, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Register for Shadow a Coordinator
Follow a studio coordinator as they pull back the curtains on the mysteries of the kiln room. Ever wonder why some pots get picked to fire and others sit on the shelf? Want to learn the best practice for loading a kiln? Ever wonder why we choose to fire your glazed work at 2235 degrees? This is your chance to spend a morning asking your kiln staff all the questions you have as you watch them load and unload the community studio kilns. This is not a hands-on experience; you will not be responsible for other patron’s work. Cotton clothing, long hair pulled back and closed toed shoes required for participation. This program is only available to Pullen and Sertoma ceramics studio members. 1 Session.
Fibers
Meditational Stitching
Instructor: Patrizia Ferreria
Ages: 16+ years
Fee: $97 Resident/ $112 Non-resident
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 2 – September 23, 9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Register for Meditational Stitching
New to embroidery? Savvy embroiderer, looking for a new approach? This class is for you! In this workshop students will learn techniques for free-styling with stitches on fabric. I will share with you an intuitive way to start a textile art piece from scratch. How I combine fabrics, colors, textures and specific stitches. How I go about developing a composition and letting serendipity lead the way. All Levels. 4 Sessions.
Tapestry Weaving for Beginners
Instructor: Leeman Smith
Ages: 16+ years
Fee: $136 Resident/ $151 Non-resident
Date & Time: Thursday, September 18 – October 23, 7:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.
Register for Tapestry Weaving for Beginners
In this course, students will be given a comprehensive introduction to the wonderful art of hand woven tapestries. Through hands-on instruction, creative exploration, and personalized guidance, students will embark on a journey of artistic discovery, gaining the skills and confidence to create beautiful tapestries of their own. Each student will finish the class with full knowledge of the processes involved in tapestry weaving and will have successfully made 1-2 hand woven tapestries. A Supply fee of $30 to be paid to the instructor at the beginning of class. 6 Sessions.
Painting
Intro to Painting with Peter Marin
Instructor: Peter Marin
Ages: 16+ years
Fee: $145 Resident/ $160 Non-resident
Date & Time: Thursday, September 4 – October 9, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Register for Intro to Painting with Peter Marin
This course introduces the student to the practice of painting by examining practicing the fundamental languages of painting such as color, form, composition and narrative. Comparative methods will be used to develop the foundations of a personal visual vocabulary with the aim of supporting a painting practice. Technical and theoretical issues will be discussed to form a frame of reference to serve as a reference point into painting. Class consists of slide lectures, studio time and take-home assignments. Any wet media welcome. NO experience required. Supply list available on Sertoma's webpage. 6 sessions.
Specialized Recreation
Sensory Friendly Creative Saturdays
Instructor: Max Pulley and Sertoma Arts Center Staff
Ages: All ages
Fee: Free
Date & Time: Monthly on the Second Saturdays, September 13 -December 13, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Register for Sensory Friendly Creative Saturdays
Sensory Creative Saturdays are every second Saturday of each month. This free drop-in format series allows attendees to create a masterpiece in the setting of their choosing with the help of Sertoma Arts Center staff.
Sensory Friendly Saturdays will offer accessible accommodations for individuals with Sensory Processing Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The Arts Center will provide an accepting and inclusive environment, modifications to sound and lighting, noise-canceling headsets, and a quiet room. All ages and abilities welcome.
Pre-registration is encouraged. This is a floating/drop-in event; families can come/leave at any time during the event. No class: November 8
