Classes
april 2025
This 4-week COURSE meets Friday, april 4, 11, 25, & May 2
(note: class does not meet friday, april 18)
from 1Pm to 3pm
In this class students will explore the visual effects of color and how our eyes and minds perceive it. Students will make a painting a week based upon the various visual effects we will be studying in this class. The supply list is the same as Intro to Color & Design.
This single-session girls’ night out meets
tuesday, april 29th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Ladies! Come explore ways to capture ideas, thoughts, and feelings in the spur of the moment as you create your story through art! Feed your soul and spark your imagination by assembling a unique journal using techniques such as painting, sketching, stamping, collage, and inspired writing. All skill levels are welcome with NO exceptions as we share in the joy of self-expression, creativity, and community!
Open Pottery Studio allows individuals with previous pottery knowledge to freely create new works of art! Resident pottery instructor, Janie Dick, will be in attendance to monitor ceramicists and answer questions, but only minimal instruction is provided. Students receive as much low-fire Gator White clay as they need for $1.00/lb, use of the pottery wheel, slab roller, and all tools and glazes. Students may also bring any low-fire clay, low-fire glazes, and tools, they may want to use. STAA will handle all bisque and glaze firing on site. Firings will take place at the end of the third and fourth weeks of studio, so make sure your pieces are bone dry and ready! Any additional firings will be a $15 charge per firing to the student.
Come and go during the offered dates and times as you please!
THe second tuesday of each month
march through november
6:30PM to 9:00pm
Drawing is the foundation of the arts, the basis of all eventual understanding of every form of painting, including abstract, figure, landscape, etc. Drawing classes stress the comprehension of value, proportion and scale.
Bring your own drawing utensils and paper/newsprint or whatever you wish to draw on. This is a laid back group of art enthusiasts that gather to learn from each other and draw. All levels of experience welcome. Adults only; under 18 with parent permission.
may
This 3-week course meets
Thursday, may 8, 15, & 22
from 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Use the slab roller to handbuild everyone’s favorite Louisiana friend!
Over these three classes, build your platter, create your alligator attachments, and pick a custom color for your reptilian friend!
Creativity is welcomed! If you have clay experience and want to sculpt a different animal on your platter, you are more than welcome to!
Open Pottery Studio allows individuals with previous pottery knowledge to freely create new works of art! Resident pottery instructor, Janie Dick, will be in attendance to monitor ceramicists and answer questions, but only minimal instruction is provided. Students receive as much low-fire Gator White clay as they need for $1.00/lb, use of the pottery wheel, slab roller, and all tools and glazes. Students may also bring any low-fire clay, low-fire glazes, and tools, they may want to use. STAA will handle all bisque and glaze firing on site. Firings will take place at the end of the third and fourth weeks of studio, so make sure your pieces are bone dry and ready! Any additional firings will be a $15 charge per firing to the student.
Come and go during the offered dates and times as you please!
single-session “Couples” Classes
Friday, May 30th at 4:30pm & 6:00pm
Have a special someone you want to create a memorable evening with, or do you and your friends need a night out?
Join us for this “couples” course! Each couple creates hand thrown pieces on the potter’s wheel. Instructor Janie Dick will teach students how to work with clay to throw their very own vessel. Create a variety of pieces, then choose the best one to complete the firing process. Students will work with stamps and tools to add texture to their pieces, attachments, and choose glazes to add color. Pieces are then fired, and students will receive an email when they are ready to be picked up!
Single-Session Class
thursday, may 20th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
B.Y.O.W.
Get the girls together, sip some wine, and build a mug!
Students will learn the basics of handbuilding with clay to create their very own ceramic mug. Students will work with stamps and tools to add texture to their pieces, add attachments, and use glazes to add color. Pieces are then fired, and students will receive an email when they are ready to be picked up!
Single-Session workshop Saturday, June 21st
9:00am - 1:00pm
In this introduction workshop, students take advantage of the nature of acrylic paint and work in multiple layers of transparency and opacity. Students will create a painting from start to finish using a negative painting approach - painting “around” an object to suggest its shape, as opposed to “filling it in!”
This 3 to 4-hour workshop introduces negative painting techniques with demonstrations and mini-exercises to impart basic acrylic painting tips about brushwork, edges, color characteristics, value contrasts and more. As a culmination to the workshop, you will use these tips and techniques to create your own nature-inspired painting!
Students will learn the difference between “positive” and “negative” painting, learn about the color characteristics integral to the technique, conduct transparency tests, and identify fundamental shapes.
In their main project, students will build on their exercises to create a dramatic acrylic painting.
Students will also receive a Workshop Handbook to print out and keep for reference to help you continue your practice and exploration of negative painting at home!
Camps
April
All students should bring a snack and something to drink!
All Supplies Included
Everyone’s favorite pottery camp is back! Resident ceramics instructor, Janie Dick, will explore old and new techniques used throughout history in ceramics with students. Campers will work with clay and use a variety of techniques to create fabulous ceramic pieces. While developing their fine and major motor skills, children will be encouraged to use their imaginations to create functional and sculptural work on the potter’s wheel and through handbuilding techniques.
june
Children are guided in a hands-on learning environment through the basics of painting, drawing and clay, exploring Art History and their own imaginations. Please pack a bag lunch and morning snack.
All students should bring a snack, lunch, and something to drink!
Join us each friday afternoon to see your camper’s work hung in our gallery!
All Supplies Included!
Learn More Here!
Does your child want a summer program where they can immerse themselves in visual art?
The Young Artists Studio summer program educates and promotes teen artists in a hands on learning environment through painting, drawing, sculpture, and mixed-media project. Students will create unique projects while also learning professional art techniques and theories. With only 10 spots available, specialized and personal instruction gives students the opportunity to pick their own path as an artist and develop skills to create a diverse portfolio or art for their personal collection.
july
Everyone’s favorite pottery camp is back! Resident ceramics instructor, Janie Dick, will explore old and new techniques used throughout history in ceramics with students. Campers will work with clay and use a variety of techniques to create fabulous ceramic pieces. While developing their fine and major motor skills, children will be encouraged to use their imaginations to create functional and sculptural work on the potter’s wheel and through handbuilding techniques.