Workshops, Classes, Summer Kids Camps, Paint Outs at L’Auberge and More!
Creekside Plein Air Event at L’Auberge de Sedona June 13, 2018, 9 am to 1 pm
Artists and the public are invited to enjoy a morning at L’Auberge!
Artists will be painting or drawing in any medium along the creek at L’Auberge de Sedona.The public is invited to attend and watch artists as they complete plein air art, working from life along the banks of Oak Creek at L’Auberge de Sedona. Any artist can register online to participate using whatever artistic medium they prefer.
Artists will set up anywhere along the L’Auberge Creekside with subject matter ranging from calm to rushing water, foliage, sky and reflections, architecture, people, and ducks! Artists can begin painting upon arrival and stop painting at 11am. Finished works may be displayed on the Creekside lawns using your own painting easel and they may be for sale. The Arts Center will present awards at 11:15am and will process any sales from 11–11:30am.
Sedona Magic Trolley will be shuttling artists and the public from the Sedona Arts Center lower parking lot to nearby L’Auberge resort back and forth from 8am to 1pm, leaving plenty of time after the event for lunch at L’Auberge restaurant, Cress on Oak Creek.
Gretchen Lopez Painting For All Levels June 15, or 29, 2018
Gain the confidence to be a painter!
From the beginning to the experienced student, this one-day class in oil or acrylicwill guide and teach students how to approach the painting process with confidence, while exploring the basics of value-pattern, composition and color. Students may work from life and/or photos. Instructor demonstrations and lots of individual attention provided. Students should take a drawing class prior to attempting painting. The materials list is available below.
Gretchen Lopez Basics of Painting Crash Course June 16–17, 2018
Gain the confidence to be a painter!
Get to know your brushes and how they can work for you, with a bolder and looser approach to painting. If you want to loosen up and learn to build your skills of observation, this crash course is for you. Learn how simple shapes and a limited palette of color, can help build a landscape. Students will leave with small studies and a finished painting, and also with the inspiration to paint more.
With materials included all barriers have been removed so that you can explore the fun of painting! All you bring is yourself and clothing that you could get some paint on!
Imagine watching clouds drift slowly across the sky changing shape as they go. You may see an animal, a face or any number of things. Seeing familiar shapes in clouds is an experience all human beings share and it can be a relaxing pastime. Karen developed Kumomi as an effective way to calm the body and mind in a busy world. Kumomi brings the essence of cloud gazing, combines it with art and music to invoke a merging of the senses for a powerful form of meditation. Kumomi can be practiced any time and anywhere!
Bryan Reinhart Summer Kids Camp: The Art of Filmmaking Camp Dates: June 18–29, 2018 / July 9–20, 2018
Summer Art of Filmmaking Camps at the Sedona Arts Center provide a rich artistic environment for youth ages 10 – 14. Students begin by deconstructing scenes from contemporary favorites, examining all the aspects that make a scene work. Students then develop their own unique storyline to bring to the big screen.
Filmmaking is a very collaborative process that involves all the arts. Students will explore writing, story development, acting, camera work, lighting, editing, graphics and presentation. The process creates a great opportunity for students to discover new interests and skill sets. The camp culminates in a screening of the final film but students have the opportunity to create their own individual edit during camp from the footage they have developed together.
Rayna Griffin Hands in Clay Summer Art Camp June 18–22, 2018 10:00 am – Noon
Our hands are our most important tools! Hand-building is both fun and presents endless possibilities. 30,000 years ago, before the potters wheel, people were making small travel-sized figurines of human and animal forms. Pinch pots were developed for cooking and coil forms that led to larger vessels. Together you will discover and explore ‘ancient’ hand-building methods that are still fun today. Class is limited to 8 students. No experience necessary.
Kelli Klymenko iPhoneography Crash Course Saturday, June 23, 2018 from 9am to 3pm
In this 1-day workshop you will learn how to shoot, edit and share remarkable landscapes, portraits and the macro world around you using only your iPhone. Kelli will guide you through simple tips and tricks that will take your photography to the next level. Discover how to capture the essence of a place and your subjects rather than just taking a picture.
Dennis Ott Ceramics For All Levels 6-Weekly Sessions Beginning June 25, 26, and 27, 2018
Mondays 4–7pm, Wednesdays 9am–Noon, Thursdays 9am–Noon
Through demonstration and one-on-one instruction, students will learn to throw a variety of forms on the potter’s wheel or techniques to create hand-built works. Slab roller, extruder and forms are also available to create functional and decorative pieces. Tuition includes the first 25-pound bag of clay, firings and glazes, and one open studio session per week.
Thomas Connery Pottery Wheel for Beginners 6-Weekly Sessions Beginning June 25, 2018
Saturdays 9am–Noon
This six week course is designed exclusively for those who are new to wheel work and is open for ages 12 through adult. Have fun while gaining confidence on the potters wheel. Small class size ensures that each student receives personalized, one-on-one instruction and encouragement for a fascinating hands-on experience that will bring out the potter in you.
Naomi Martnick Hand-Stamped Jewelry Crash Course June 28, 2018 from 5 to 7pm, all materials included
In this class we will learn the techniques to create hand-stamped jewelry using copper, brass, or nickel discs and niobium ear wires! Make a stunning pair of texture earrings and a hand-stamped pendant with a word that speaks to you.
First, we will learn how to texture metal with hammers and pick the design, shape, and texture of your earrings.
Next, we will create a hand-stamped pendant that is custom for you. Think of a word you want to stamp on your necklace and what texture you would like, too.
Finally, we will adorn the earrings and necklace with a wire-wrapped bead.
Cyndi Thau Glazing Crash Course July 10–19, 2018
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 – 4
Four sessions completes your oil painting using the glazing technique. Color, Light, Shadow, Translucency… these are the ingredients that you will work with to create a beautiful painting to take home. Beginners to advanced painters will develop skills in composition, color mixing and layering. In this four-session class you will learn the glazing style of applying thin layer upon layer of oil paint to achieve the depth and translucency associated with all things in nature.
Sedona Arts Center is one of Northern Arizona’s most well-established cultural organizations and serves as the creative heart of Sedona. Founded in 1958, the nonprofit organization is based at the Art Barn in Uptown and offers year-round classes, exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events that enhance the creative life of the Verde Valley. The Center’s Fine Art Gallery, open daily from 10am to 5pm, promotes the original works of over 100 local artists and regularly offers special assistance for collectors and art buyers, offers private studio visits, and fosters hundreds of arts education opportunities each year. For more information, call the Administrative Office at 928-282-3809, the Fine Art Gallery at 928-282-3865 or visit us online at SedonaArtsCenter.org.
