Painting the Landscape

David Schock

Sunday, June 9th, 10am-4pm

Members $95/Non-Members $115

Materials Fee $45
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Class Description

“Art School in a Day!” is a one day version of “Art School in a Week!”: an intensive art experience created by artist David Schock to rapidly and effectively teach the basics of drawing and painting taught in the first year of art school.

Art school usually involves a great deal of wasted time on discussion and lengthy, repetitive analysis. This class cuts through all this and directly teaches hands on skills needed by the art student quickly and powerfully.

This one day class focuses on the unique skills necessary to paint landscapes. Students will be taught the basics of seeing, drawing and painting while working on a landscape painting, to be completed in class. Subjects will include composition, palette, brushes, working method and how to finish a painting.
materials included

Instructor David Schock has been a professional full time artist for over twenty years, exhibiting in fine
galleries in the USA and England, including one-man galleries in Carmel, CA and Newport, RI. . Over
thirty thousand originals and prints of the artist’s works are in circulation world wide.
He is an award winner in painting at the Copley Society in Boston, has been honored as a featured artist with the “Boston Pops“, and is in the collection of the New England Sports Museum at TD Garden.
David’s artwork can be seen at:  davidschock.com, the David Schock Gallery on facebook, and
davidschock.blogspot.com

Wickford Art Association

36 Beach Street, Wickford, RI
401-294-6840

An Intermediate Level Workshop with Jan Armor

Saturday, June 8th, from 10am-3:30pm

Maximum of 8 participants

$100 for members, $125 for nonmembers
www.armorphoto.com

I have been working with this powerful program since the beginning and have taught many aspiring photographers how to use it. During this workshop you will learn many tips and tricks and by the end of the day be able to take your own shots to a new level.
This is a hands on class. Bring your own photos. We will work in synch on your photograph and my big screen so everyone can see the process. Together we will create a variety of visual possibilities. Students must already be familiar with the program and must be running Lightroom 3 or 4 on their computer. This will be a small class of 8 participants, max, and is not for beginners.

AS220.ORG

Papermaking

July 8-August 16 on weekdays from 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Kids crave stimulation and that’s what they’ll get with art workshops like Make a Monster, Improv Comedy, Painting, Jewelry Making, Drawing, Cartooning — and more.  Summer Art Camp runs Monday-Friday with three weeklong workshops at 9:00-11:00, 11:30-1:30, 2:00-4:00. Workshops are taught by experienced instructors with emphasis on trying new materials, stretching imaginations, and having fun in a safe, encouraging atmosphere. Cost of each weeklong workshop is $80.00; cost for a week of 3 workshops is $225 (a savings of $15.00).  Registration is easy by phone with MasterCard or Visa, or stop by with cash or check. More info and registration forms at www.warwickmuseum.org. Register soon for best workshop selection!
Warwick Museum of Art, 3259 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886 401-737-0010

newportartmuseum.org
76 Bellevue Ave.
Newport, RI 02840

Try Us for Your Next Art Class!
It’s the perfect time to try The Coleman Center for Creative Studies for the first time. In celebration of our 100th year of art education, we’re offering significant savings to all first-time students.

Non-Members Save
If you are a first-time student (you’ve never taken a class through the Newport Art Museum or we haven’t seen you since 2003), you can enroll in your first class
at the member price*

Members Save More
If you’re a member and you’ve never taken a class (or this is your first class since 2003), you can enroll for

15% off the member price*

How to Register: View our class list here. Make a note of the class name and time, then call 401.848.2787 or stop by our office at 76 Bellevue Ave. to register. Be sure to say “I’m a first-time student” to receive the special price. It’s that simple.

Become a Member: Join Newport Art Museum now and take advantage of the extra savings. Let us know that you’re a new member when you call.

We look forward to welcoming you and your family members as new students at The Coleman Center for Creative Studies at Newport Art Museum.

*The fine print: Savings apply only to class tuition, and do not apply to model, studio, materials or other fees. Yes, summer camp is included if the child is a firs-time student. Sorry but Visiting Artist Workshops and Art History Talks are not included. The offer is valid for classes that will be completed in 2013. One offer per person.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS from the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston

Saturday, May 11, 10:00am – 11:45am
BSA, 290 Congress Street
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Jo-Ná Williams, Esq., J.A. Williams Law P.C.

Learn about the current legal business entities you can create and the benefits/disadvantages of each
Learn how to determine which business entity is right for you and when you should file
Know the key documents that will keep you out of legal hot water!
Understand how you can use the law to set up your career for long-term success
Register

In celebration of Portsmouth’s 375th anniversary, award-winning artist
Jonathan Small will be conducting plein air workshops at scenic locations
throughout Portsmouth. Painters of all abilities working in any medium are
welcome. The locations are as follows:
May 5      Melville Ponds
May 12    Prescott Farms
May 19    Glen Farm
May 26    Greenvale Vineyards (tentative)

Tuition:  $30/25 PAG members for each session. Drop ins are welcome
but we encourage people to register beforehand by sending in a check and
registration to PAG Workshops  PO Box 1181  Bristol, RI 02809. For those
who register beforehand, tuition will be $90/75 for all 4 sessions. There
will be a rain date for any classes cancelled due to weather. For more
information and/or directions to the sites please contact Suzanne Lewis
401-245-1668 or workshops@portsmoutharts.org

June 17 -21

June 24 – 28
8:00-12noon

4 hours of Dance and Fun
Each camp will be divided into levels.

Dancers 3-6 Creative Movement

Dancers 7-14 Ballet, Tap, Choreography, Theatre Skills
Senior J! Members + Artistic Director, Mary Paula Hunter will teach classes, dividing older dancers into appropriate levels.
Place: East Side Location

Cost: $300
Camps will run if there is sufficient enrollment. Sign up now!

Inside of any classroom, there are numerous previous classrooms. The same for bedrooms, kitchens, driveways and other architectures: for every architectural habitus, there is, in this sense, an archeology. In this studio, we’ll explore the object world and its evocations. We’ll send plumb lines down into the literal places where we live, and we’ll warm-up memory by way of sound and touch. We’ll play with false memories or dreamories—exclusive of traumatic forgetting, and with writing the synchronous rather than forcing a chronological coherence.

Participants will be enjoined to write in response to a set of richly conceived prompts; to read and discuss choice examples from Osip Mandelstam; Dawn Raffel; James Agee; and Virginia Woolf; and, to devote ample time to the production of drafts borne of new vantage points that they can bring into their writing life beyond the studio.

Writers who wish to use this studio to work with specific objects should bring such materials with them. If possible, the instructor will provide on-line access to the OED, but students are encouraged to bring whatever dictionary or other etymological guide they most enjoy having to hand, especially as we come to treat words as things.

Memory. Object. Word. Place. This constellation will comprise the mini-orbit of our time together, with the aim of your giving shape to a newly formed planet of prose. Writers of all abilities are welcomed.

To register, or to learn more about Frequencies spring and summer classes,
please visit http://frequencyprovidence.com/spring-summer-courses/

Instructor: Mary Cappello
Date: Saturday, April 27, 10:30am-2pm (with a brief break for lunch)
Location: 186 Carpenter Street
Tuition: $65

VRA 31 continues the tradition of offering exceptional professional development experiences and opportunities that feature inspiring programs, speakers and special events.  The 2013 Visual Resources Association‘s Annual Conference will be held April 3-6 in Providence, Rhode Island, the “Creative Capital.”

“Capitalizing on Creativity” is the theme chosen for VRA 31.  Providence, historically a haven for freedom, non-conformity, and innovation, provides an ideal setting for professional engagement (and interesting walks). Conference organizers, Steven Kowalik and Cindy Abel Morris, working with the local arrangements group, have planned an informative and stimulating program of sessions, meetings, and entertaining events. The conference program offers popular formats as well as exciting new conference experiences, with highlights including:

• Distinguished plenary speakers: art historian, author, and critic James Elkins, and accomplished aerial photographer Alex MacLean
• Relevant and thought-provoking sessions and case studies on subjects covering archaeological and public art resources, teaching with new technologies, digital asset management, collaborative ventures, facilities design, visual literacy, documenting indigenous art, archival digitization, the digital humanities, and data visualization
• Unconventional VRACamp, based on the unconference model of an informal participant-driven workshop that seeks to build community among curators, librarians, archivists, technologists, vendors, and more and provide a forum for spontaneous conversation, the launching of innovative ideas, and the sowing of seeds for future collaboration
• Critical skill-building workshops (including two FREE workshops) covering presentation skills, embedded metadata, broadening access to content, and enhancing Photoshop techniques
• Stimulating Opening Reception, New Members and First Time Attendees Breakfast, Members and Awards Dinner, Sponsors Event, and Business Meeting Breakfast in the grand and elegant rooftop spaces of the historic Biltmore Hotel
• Memorable off-site entertainment planned by the Local Committee and designed to highlight the lively culture, New England hospitality and the creative cuisine of our host city Providence
• Traditional mainstays continue with Committee and Chapter meetings, as well as Special Interest/Special User Group meetings and Birds of a Feather luncheons
• Fascinating FREE morning architectural walking tours with local guides and experts, conveniently scheduled so as not to conflict with the conference programs

image courtesy of the Providence Biltmore Hotel

Our conference hotel is the historic Providence Biltmore, located in the heart of the downtown, just blocks from the train and bus stations, both of which connect up with the airport just a few miles south of Providence.  The hotel is a five minute walk from RISD and another five to ten minutes up the hill to Brown University.  The Biltmore was constructed as a distinctive luxury hotel in 1922 in a Beaux-Arts style and is today listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The rooftop Grand Ballroom offers sweeping views of this city of many bridges, waterways and architectural gems, including the stately Neoclassical Rhode Island State House built around the turn of the century in gleaming white marble.

There are unique and interesting restaurants in every direction within walking distance from the hotel, whether you are looking for lively bistros popular with students (Thayer Street) or quiet and elegant dining experiences (Federal Hill).  Either way, you won’t be disappointed.

Join us for an exciting conference in early April in the “Creative Capital” Providence, Rhode Island!

To find out about registration, click here.

Mondays, 3-6pm
May 6th – May 27th
4 weeks
Members $120/Non-Members $140

In this 4 week class, students will explore and learn the basics of portraiture and discover some different ways to approach and create a portrait. Although the class will have structured exercises and demonstrations that look at things like anatomy, materials, and art history. Students will be encouraged to follow their own direction and develop their confidence to create portraits unique to them in a variety of artistic expressions!
Liliya Krys is an immigrant from Russia and who now lives and works in Rhode Island as a professional artist. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from UMass Dartmouth, and BS in Art Education, and BA in Studio Art from RIC. Liliya has a substantial exhibiting and teaching experience.
Please visit or contact the Wickford Art Association at 401-294-6840 to sign up for the class and receive the materials list.
36 Beach Street
Wickford, RI 02852
www.wickfordart.org

Monday, May 20th 10am – 2pm
Members $79/Non-Members $99
Ideas, advice, marketing, answers,
And all round common sense steps to improve your art career!
This is a no-nonsense approach to developing knowledge of the ever changing art world as it applies to YOUR world. Theresa will provide a guide for your new direction as you pursue your artistic goals. It is not just about marketing, it is also about an assessment of where you fit in to achieve optimal success.
Realistic advice on commissions, pricing, galleries, framing and general practices from Theresa’s actual hands on studio management. Artists and non artists of all venues are welcome. (Spouses too!) So do it your way or learn from my mistakes!
Theresa Girard is a successful award winning artist who works in Narragansett, RI and Bonita Springs Florida.  She is a juried artist member of the Providence Art Club, and a signature member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters.
www.tgirard.com

Please visit or contact the Wickford Art Association at 401-294-6840 to sign up for the class and receive the materials list.
36 Beach Street
Wickford, RI 02852
www.wickfordart.org

On April 19 and 20, local choreographers Ali Kenner Brodsky and Betsy Miller will present “a + b”: a shared evening of contemporary dance. From intimate solos, to vaudevillian duets and athletic ensemble pieces, the performances will feature a mixture of new premieres and reconstructed repertory hits by both artists. The performances will be held in the John Bowab Studio Theatre at Providence College’s Smith Center for the Performing Arts, and will be followed by a peer-moderated post-performance Q&A. Prior to the performances, the choreographers will hold a technique and repertory masterclass open to intermediate-advanced level dancers and professionals.
“a + b” is the first joint venture between Miller and Kenner Brodsky, and was conceived of as an opportunity to employ local artists in the creation of high-caliber dance works. Aptly timed, this collaboration comes at a time of robust growth of independently-produced dance in Providence, a city already well-known for its other indie art scenes. Artists involved in the performance include dancers Jamie Arnold, Shura Baryshnikov, Jessika Davis, Amanda DelPrete, Jessica Howard, Kim Johnson, Audrey Maclean, Amanda Narciso, Emily Sulock, and Stephanie Turner, music by local band Brown Bird and lighting design by Stephen Petrilli.
The performance will include seven works. Kenner Brodsky’s trio Hidden (premiered at Salve Regina University in 2012) is a reflection on the artist’s emotional process in dealing with her mother’s battle with lung cancer. Set to music by Michael Wall, Miller’s solo, Just Me, Circe (premiered at the Provincetown Dance Festival, 2011) investigates the mythological demigoddess most famous for her appearance in Homer’s Odyssey. Miller re-imagines the sorceress through a personalist lens, offering audiences a new view at a complex character. Additional works include new group works by both artists, a solo by Kenner Brodsky, and two whimsical duets.

a + b is supported in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. The project is also supported by the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film at Providence College.

PERFORMANCE DETAILS:
Friday, April 19 at 8pm with Q&A to follow
Saturday, April 20 at 8pm
John Bowab Studio Theatre
Smith Center for the Performing Arts
Providence College, Providence, RI
Tickets: $15, door sales only

MASTERCLASS DETAILS:
Wednesday, April 17 1:30-3:15pm
Dance Studio, Smith Center for the Performing Arts
Providence College, Providence, RI
Class Fee: $15; free for Providence College students

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Ali Kenner Brodsky Ms. Kenner Brodsky draws on everyday life scenarios as a jumping off point for her dance pieces, delving deeper into the emotionality and theatricality of human interactions. Hailed by the New Jersey Star Ledger for her “gentle and sensuous movement style,” Ms. Kenner Brodsky, originally from Rhode Island, moved to New York City after receiving a BA in Dance and Psychology from Skidmore College. She began her choreographic studies under Debra Fernandez and Martha Myers and had the great fortune of being mentored by Phyllis Lamhut, while an Artist-in-Resident at Joyce SoHo (2003-2004). While in the Big Apple, her work was shown at Joyce SoHo, Movement Research at Judson Church, Skidmore College, SWEAT (NJ), OK Harris Art Gallery, WAX, University Settlement, Dixon Place, dancenow downtown arts festival, the Dumbo Dance Festival, the former DanceSpace Center, Dance New Amsterdam, as well as The Carriage House (RI) and in Cambridge, NY. She had her inaugural season in her hometown Providence, RI in 2001 and has since self-produced two evening-length performances at the Joyce SoHo and has been produced by the Puffin Room, NYC. Since her return to Rhode Island, Ms. Kenner Brodsky has had the pleasure of being a guest choreographer at Salve Regina University and Providence College. Currently, Ms. Kenner Brodsky is on the adjunct dance faculty at Salve Regina and Dean College in Franklin, MA. She dances with and serves as rehearsal director for LostWax Multimedia Dance.
Betsy Miller
Hailing from Wooster, Ohio, Betsy Miller is a dance artist and educator currently based in Pawtucket, RI. In her choreography, Miller delves into issues of gender and power, transforming both personal memory and cultural reference into dance work that is both viscerally-motivated and delicately nuanced. She is a freelance choreographer and co-director of Propel-her Dance Collective (www.propelherdance.com), and is a Special Lecturer in Dance at Providence College. She currently performs with Fusionworks Dance Company, and has danced in works by Terry Creach, Pascal Rioult, Deb Meunier, Doug Varone, Michael Kelly Bruce, Ming Shen Ku, Kristin O’Neal, Shawn Hove, and Marden Ramos, and in collaborations with Matthew Cumbie, Maggie Bennett and Erik Abbott-Main. Her choreography has been presented in various venues in New York City, Ohio, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Texas. She holds an MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University and a BA in Dance from Connecticut College. Brown Bird Brown Bird is the Rhode Island based musical duo of David Lamb and MorganEve Swain. Utilizing the compelling combination of cello, violin, bouzouki, electric guitar, percussion and wordless vocalization they have incorporated a cross-section of their various international influences to create the score for Kenner Brodsky’s ‘Magnification Observation.’ In Brown Bird’s 10 years of existence they have released 6 full length albums, toured extensively including an opening tour for Low

Wheel-Throwing with Rose Esson-Dawson
adults

Learn to use the potter’s wheel to create simple yet functional works of art! No experience is needed, but more experienced potters will take their works to the next level!

Rose’s class is fun and inspiring, students keep signing up for more! Class size is limited, so payment is necessary to hold your place in class! Open studio time is included in the cost of class, see the drop-in classes for hours.

Thursday Evenings, 6-9:pm
May 2- June 6
$150 tuition, plus $30 for materials

This class fills quickly, so reserve your place early~

Teen Wheel Class with Adam Ferbert

Students 12-18 will learn the basics.  Each student will learn to center, create simple form such as cups and bowls and glaze.

Saturdays, 2-4:pm
March 30 – May 4
$150 includes materials

Last chance to get into this class, call to sign up!

Ask about our upcoming slip casting and tile design classes

Membership costs only $80/month and includes access 24/7 with storage space for works-in-progress!

Kids classes
with Ellen Blomgren

Kids will create several, hand-built garden sculptures during this 6 week program.
open to kids 1st grade and up (larger class will be split into age groups.

Sundays, 10:am-12:pm
~or~
Tuesdays, 4-6:pm
$150, includes materials

$25 discount for multiple enrollment

Drop-In classes

4 visits for $70, includes materials

Thursday evenings, 6-9:pm (adults)
Fridays, 11-3:pm (adults)
Sundays 1-4:pm (adults, teens or families)

Mudstone Studios
30 Cutler Street #129
Warren, RI 02885
ww.mudstonestudios.com
(401) 297-9412
ellen@mudstonestudios.com

April Vacation will be here before you know it. Sign up your child, tween or teen for one of these great school vacation art camps.

Under the Big Top: Circus Art (ages 6-9)
Monday – Friday, April 15 – 19, 9am – 3pm

Weaving and Fiber Art Camp (ages 10-13)
Monday – Friday, April 15 – 19, 9am – 3pm

Adobe Photoshop Studio Camp (ages 13-16)
Monday – Friday, April 15 – 19, 10am – 2 pm

Adult Classes

Looking for a creative outlet this Spring? These inspiring classes start on the following dates:

April 2 – Art Around Town: Drawing from Observation

April 4 – Raku Morning

April 6 – Travel Photography for Digital Photographers

Monday – Yoga in the Galleries

Contact the Coleman Center
(401) 848-2787

April Vacation Art Camp for Ages 6-11
The new schedule for April Vacation Art Camp was just announced by WMOA. Art Camp runs Monday 4/15 – Friday 4/19 and children’s workshops run each morning from 9:00-12:00 noon. The new schedule includes:
* Monday – Painting
* Tuesday – Make a Mosaic
* Wednesday – Drawing
* Thursday – CD/Album Cover Art
* Friday – Improv Comedy
Workshops cost $25.00 each and are taught by experienced instructors. More info and a Registration Form is available on Facebook. Reservations can also be made by phone with MasterCard or Visa, or by stopping by WMOA during regular hours (Thursday/Tuesday 12:30-7:30 pm or Friday/Saturday/Wednesday 12:30-4:30 pm) with cash or check payment. Warwick Museum of Art, 3259 Post Road, Warwick, 4010737-0010
NEW April Vacation Art Workshops for Ages 12-16
For the first time ever, art workshops have been created for teens and ‘tweens during April Vacation which runs Monday 4/15 – Friday 4/19. The new workshops run each afternoon from 1:00-4:00 pm and include:
* Monday – Drawing
* Tuesday – Watercolor Painting
* Wednesday – Mixed Media
* Thursday – Jewelry
* Friday – Improv Comedy
Workshops cost $25.00 each and are taught by experienced instructors. More info and a Registration Form is available on Facebook. Reservations can also be made by phone with MasterCard or Visa, or by stopping by WMOA during regular hours (Thursday/Tuesday 12:30-7:30 pm or Friday/Saturday/Wednesday 12:30-4:30 pm) with cash or check payment. Warwick Museum of Art, 3259 Post Road, Warwick, 4010737-0010