1 day

A Day to Play in Clay: Clay Pumpkins
Instructor: Rachel Montroy
Oct. 16, 1:00-3:00pm
$40 for 1 parent/child, $55 for 2 children, Maximum 12 students
Children (ages 5 and up) & Parents
Location: Art Center
Get ready for Halloween and construct a clay pumpkin lantern out of earthenware clay, using coil and slab techniques. Projects will be glazed and fired. (Materials provided.)
Prices range from $36.00 to $55.00

1 day

Monster Cartooning with Jerry Holbert
Instructor: Jerry Holbert
Oct. 23, 1:00-3:00 pm
$20, Maximum 12 students
Children (ages 6 and up) & Parents
Location: Art Center
Join Editorial Cartoonist Jerry Holbert for an afternoon of outrageous monster-making! Students will draw creatures of all varieties, shapes and sizes while learning the basics of cartooning. Open to beginner and experienced artists. (Materials provided.)
Prices range from $18.00 to $20.00

1 day

Family Comics for Children & Parents
Instructor: Marek Bennett
Nov. 6, 10 am-2 pm
$50 for 1 parent/child, $65 for 2 children, Maximum 12 students
Children (ages 7 - 12) & Parents
Location: Art Center
Create a comic book about your own family! Use pictures and text to create engaging graphic narratives from the stories only YOU can tell. Parents and children interview each other and retell the stories they learn in comics form. Study the visual power of cartoons, the transitions and rhythms of comics, and the fun of designing and publishing your own comic book. (Materials provided. Bring a lunch.)
Prices range from $45.00 to $65.00

1 day

A Day to Play in Clay: Animal Bowls
Instructor: Rachel Montroy
Nov. 20, 1:00-3:00pm
$40 for 1 parent/child, $55 for 2 children, Maximum 12 students
Children (ages 5 and up) & Parents
Location: Art Center
Come and create your own functional animal bowl from coils of stoneware clay. Great for cereal, soup, and ice cream! Projects will be glazed and fired. (Materials provided.)
Prices range from $36.00 to $55.00

1 day

Ceramic Social: Bowls and Platters
Instructor: Rachel Montroy
Oct. 9, 1:00-4:00 pm
$60, Maximum 10 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Art Center

Join us for this afternoon social and learn how to make bowls and platters in all shapes and sizes, custom designed for your favorite meals! We will experiment wiht different techniques such as pinching, coiling, and using molds. All levels of experience are welcome and light refreshments will be served. (Materials provided.)
Prices range from $54.00 to $60.00

1 day

Comics in the Museum
Instructor: Marek Bennett
Oct. 16, noon-4:00 pm
$40, Maximum 12 students
Preteen & Teen
Location: Currier Museum of Art

Create bold new comics inspired by the museum's collection! Bring original voices and action out of our great works of art - old and new - and work your creations into a self-published mini-comic book. Whether you love graphic novels or manga, or even if you've never drawn a comic before, this workshop will help you bring exciting new perspectives to your artwork. (No comics experience required. Materials provided.)
Prices range from $36.00 to $40.00

1 day

Mat Cutting Workshop
Instructor: Alana Johanson
Oct. 16, 1:00-4:00 pm
$95, Maximum 8 students
Adult
Location: Art Center

Does the idea of choosing and cutting mats seem daunting? In this workshop, you will learn to choose and cut mats with confidence as you discover the basics of mat design, types of mat, and how to cut single and double mats. Bring two or more pieces of flat art that you wish to mat, and go home with them matted and ready to frame! (Students are provided with 2 full sheets of archival mat board and 1 full sheet of archival foam board to take home.)
Prices range from $85.50 to $95.00

1 day

Earrings in a Day!
Instructor: Joy Raskin
Oct. 30, 10:00 am-3:00 pm
$70, Maximum 8 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Art Center
Using wire and some sheet metal, we will bend, twist, wrap, coil and hammer delightful earrings that you can wear. Using a variety of wire, mostly copper, brass, and silver, we will use a few hand tools to shape the wire into curlicues, squiggles, and hoops; and by incorporating beads, we can add color. No prior jewelry experience needed and the instructor will provide all the tools and wire needed. (Bring a lunch.)
Prices range from $63.00 to $70.00

1 day

Ceramic Social: Cups and Goblets
Instructor: Rachel Montroy
Nov. 6, 1:00-4:00 pm
$60, Maximum 10 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Art Center

Join us for this afternoon social and learn how to make cups, ranging from goblets to coffee mugs, custom designed for your favorite beverages! We will learn how to carve and add clay to make different textures and also how to make handles. All levels of experience are welcome and light refreshments will be served. (Materials provided.)
Prices range from $54.00 to $60.00

2 days

Fiber Fling: Felting and Weaving Workshop
Instructor: Cheryl Holbert
Sun.,Nov. 7 & 14, 1:00-5:00 pm
$120, Maximum 10 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Currier Museum of Art

This felting and weaving workshop, held during two afternoons at the Currier Museum of Art, is the perfect introduction to fiber arts - as well as, a refresher course for those who want to get back into the medium. Approaching fibers from a fine art perspective, we'll start the class with a tour and discussion of selected works in the museum and then learn how to apply the principles covered to create felted and woven works of art. Open to beginning and experienced fiber artists.
Prices range from $108.00 to $120.00

1 day

Introductory Photoshop for Artists
Instructor: Keith Demanche
Nov. 13, 12:00-4:00 pm
$80, Maximum 12 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Art Center

Do you want to create high resolution digital images of your artwork for submittal to galleries, contests or magazines? Do you have Photoshop or a similar photo editing program, but can't get the results that you want? This workshop will help you learn basic Photoshop skills essential for producing professional, high quality prints and files, including color management, resolution, sizing, file formats and outputting to print and the web. We will also review relevant photo examples and solutions to common photo manipulation problems. (Instructor will host class using a laptop with projector. It is recommended that students bring a laptop to class loaded with Photoshop and artwork photos. If students to not have a laptop, the class still works as a demonstration. Handouts, including a Quick Tip Guide and Tutorials for common imaging problems, will be supplied.)
Prices range from $72.00 to $80.00

1 day

Painting with Glass!
Instructor: Verne Orlosk
Nov. 13, 9:00 am-noon
$60, Maximum 8 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Art Center

Fritography is the process of using crushed glass (frit) and colored glass powders to create fused glass artwork. Learn the process of fused glass and the techniques for creating and assembling these painterly designs. We will produce two tiles using different methods. The result will be amazingly colorful kiln fired glass art! (Materials provided.)
Prices range from $54.00 to $60.00

1 day

Make Your Own Wire Chains!
Instructor: Joy Raskin
Nov. 20, 12:00-4:00 pm
$60, Maximum 10 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Art Center

This one day workshop will demonstrate how to make wonderful chains using just wire, a few hand tools, and your imagination. Chains such as Egyptian spiral, Viking (knitted), wire-wrapped links with beads, and basic link chains will be covered. Using 14g to 26g round wire, we will wrap, bend, knit, hammer and spiral our way to making your own chain samples, and a chain to be worn by the end of the day. (Materials provided.)
Prices range from $54.00 to $60.00

1 day

Holiday Ornaments in Fused Glass
Instructor: Verne Orlosk
Dec. 4, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
$60, Maximum 10 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Art Center

Join us in the Dailey Studio for an afternoon of sharing holiday experiences and creating in fused glass. Ornaments can be used for decorating or special gift giving. Arrive with some inspirations in the form of pictures, sketches or color ideas. Beginners are welcome to experience fused glass and all pieces will be kiln fired overnight for pick up on the next business day. (Materials provided.)
Prices range from $54.00 to $60.00

1 day

Pick a Pocket Vase
Instructor: Verne Orlosk
Dec. 11, 10:00 am-noon
$50, Maximum 8 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Art Center

Simple designs create beautiful kiln fired works of art. Be inspired by the colorful glass and learn some basics in the fusing process. Produce a pocket vase to hold flowers, pencils or an inspired ideas. All levels of fused glass experience welcome. (Materials provided.)
Prices range from $45.00 to $50.00

2 days

Master Class! with Jon Imber
Painting from Nature: Taking Risks!
Instructor: Jon Imber, visiting artist
Sat., Oct. 2, 10:00 am-4:00 pm and
Sun., Oct 3, 11:00 am-4:00 pm
$250, Maximum 12 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Currier Museum of Art and Currier campus

Join notable oil painter, Jon Imber, in this exciting workshop for intermediate to advanced level students. Jon will spend two days with his students, working directly from nature, inspiring them to take risks with their work. Use this time to approach your painting vision with fresh eyes! Workshop includes individual and group critiques, and a painting demonstration by Jon. Continental breakfast and boxed lunch provided on Saturday, and boxed lunch provided on Sunday. (Materials not provided. A supply list is available. Art supplies are available in the Currier Museum Shop at a 20% student discount.)
Prices range from $225.00 to $250.00

6 days

Master Class! with Bruce McColl
Watercolor and Pastel Painting: The Figure
Instructor: Bruce McColl
Wed., Oct. 27 - Dec. 8, 6:30-9:00 pm
$250, Maximum 8 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Art Center

Inspired by the fall exhibition Semblances of Life: Paintings by Bruce McColl at the Alva de Mars Megan Chapel Art Center, Saint Anselm College, students will discover the virtues of painterly watercolor and pastel painting while working from the figure. Rooted in the traditions of modernism, and inspired by painters such as Van Gogh, Matisse, and DeKooning, Bruce will challenge students to broaden their perspective on the figurative tradition using fauvist color and cubist structures. Students will work expressively with these pure and rich media while pushing their skills to new painterly heights. The course is suited for students with experience in pastel or watercolor painting. (Materials not provided. A supply list is available. Art supplies are available in the Currier Museum Shop at a 20% student discount.)
Prices range from $225.00 to $250.00

2 days

Master Class! with Richard Haynes, Jr.
Masterful Crayon Drawing
Instructor: Jon Richard Haynes, Jr., visiting artist
Sat., Nov. 20, 10:00 am-4:00 pm and
Sun., Nov. 21, 11:00 am-4:00 pm
$270, Maximum 12 students
Teen & Adult
Location: Currier Museum of Art

Join notable NH artist, Richard Haynes, as you explore the richly colorful medium that has become the trademark of his work for years: oil-based crayons. Bring a set of photographs from your home collection to work from, and explore the principles and elements of design while creating inspiring images. We will examine the following principles and elements of design: lines, shapes, colors, composition, contrast, emphasis and more. The resulting work will thrill you! Workshop will include individual and group critiques, and a design and drawing demonstration by Richard. Continental breakfast and boxed lunch provided on Saturday, and boxed lunch provided on Sunday. (Materials provided.)
Prices range from $243.00 to $270.00