Sedona Arts Center Welcomes New Instructors: Mimi, Mike, & Elder for Summer Workshops!
Looking to escape the Arizona heat or ignite your creativity this summer? Sedona Arts Center has you covered! — Three exciting instructors are joining our lineup for a variety of workshops starting in July:
Mimi Damrauer
Specializing in gel plate printing and collage paper creation, Mimi’s vibrant textiles impressed us at Hidden in the Hills in Cave Creek last November. She’ll be offering workshops on both techniques starting July 20th.
Mike Hernandez (SquatchGouache)
Fresh off his feature at the Plein Air Painters of America event, Mike brings his gouache expertise to Sedona. Learn to add gouache to your artistic arsenal with his “Painting Sedona in Gouache” workshop on August 3rd-4th.
Elder Jones
This traveling artist, biologist, and gardener brings his unique wet-carved concrete workshop to Sedona from August 13th to 15th.
Sedona Arts Center is dedicated to offering a diverse range of mediums, so sign up today and explore your creativity!
ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS in Sedona, Arizona
Impressionistic Painting with Gretchen Lopez
July 12 : Friday 10am – 4:30pmI love the “Impressionists”! They had an incredible way with color and light. In this class, we will explore the color mixtures and brush work the Impressionists used, and work from the still life and the landscape! Let’s plan to learn more about the light, and discuss Artists such as Monet, Sorolla and Renoir!
iPhoneography with Kelli Klymenko
July 19 : Friday, 9am – 2pmIn today’s technological world, even professional photographers and artists are recognizing the iPhone as a useful (and even practical) photographic tool. Join photographer artist, Kelli Klymenko in his one-day class for beginner and advanced students and you’ll go beyond the basics and learn to shoot professional quality photographs with your iPhone.
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. You will also learn basic video and video editing techniques for use with apps such as Facebook and Instagram.
Learn how to get the highest resolution images on your iPhone and apps
Practice creative techniques including HDR (High Dynamic Range)
Shoot panoramas
Learn about the latest editing, filters and stylizing apps
Learn about iPhone equipment: remotes, tripods and more
Learn how to use the hottest new tools on your iPhone
This will be an In Person class, to join this class virtually, click here
Can’t make it in person? You can take THIS class ONLINE This will be a LIVE class with virtual students Zooming in (NOT prerecorded)
Click the link below to sign up virtually
Gel Plate Painting with Mimi Damrauer
July 20 – 21 : Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 9am – 4pmLearn to make beautiful one-of-a-kind collage papers using acrylic paints and a gel plate. Mimi will walk the class through a very fun and easy process of gel painting and printing. Even if you have done some Gel Painting before, Mimi will teach you all of her tips and tricks to add to your repertoire so that you get polished results with a simple process!
BUNDLE! Gel Plate Painting & Mark Making with Mimi Damrauer
July 20 – 21 / July 27 – 28 Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 9am – 4pmBundle both of Mimi’s weekend workshops from this page for the discounted tuition of $700 total. The tuition includes 4 days – both the 2-day Gel Plate Painting workshop and the 2-day Making Marks and Creating Collage Papers workshop, a $50 savings. Check out each link for more details on each workshop!
Making Marks and Creating Collage Papers with Mimi Damrauer
July 27 – 28: Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 9am – 4pmLearn to make beautiful one-of-a-kind Collage Papers using a variety of art supplies. All materials are provided, so you can test out different materials and how to use them to create interesting marks before buying your own! Mimi will show you how to work with intimidating supplies, like watercolors, to use them in a simple and fun way.
Mimi will share with you her easy process of making unique marks on papers. You will end up with a gorgeous stash of original collage papers to use in the art pieces that you make together and for your future art projects.
Painting Sedona in Gouache with Mike Hernandez
August 3 – 4: Saturday 10am – 6pmLearn to paint the beautiful vermillion hues of Sedona using gouache or acryla gouache. In this two day workshop, Mike will demonstrate the unique properties and techniques of using this water based medium. Learn to achieve the velvet like qualities of color that is unique to gouache and acryla gouache. Mike will also cover all of the other important fundamentals of landscape painting such as composition, shape design, value and lighting, color theory, grouping and simplification, texturizing.
Wet-Carved Concrete with Elder Garrison Jones August 3 – 4: Saturday 10am – 6pmLearn to build forms, prepare sand mix concrete, sculpt and hand carve in the soft matrix. in this wet-carved concrete workshop. No power tools or hammer and chisel are required. Students will be given a working understanding of Portland cement and the variety of possibilities the technique offers. Choose to make either a planter or sculpture of about 25 lbs. By the end of the carving day everyone will have completed their piece short of it having to sit overnight to cure before handling.
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. Class sessions are 6-weeks long and meet once/week.
Sedona Arts Center’s ceramics instructors are all highly skilled artists and experienced teachers!
Dennis Ott, Instructor and Head of the Ceramics Dept
Puppet Power!
Summer Youth Camp with Jillian Sander Ages 7 – 12 July 22 – 26 : Monday – Friday, 10am – 1pm Explore the wonderfully wacky world of puppets in this camp on all things creature creation! From character design to rigging to physical building, students will learn all the steps needed to build their very own uniquely expressive puppets. This week will combine drawing and sculpting and students will leave with a funny little friend and a toolkit to continue to build their menagerie on their own.
Let’s Go Stop Mo! Summer Youth Camp with Austin Frick Ages 7 – 12 July 22 – 26 : Monday – Friday, 1 – 5pmMake magic through motion! In this stop motion camp course, students will learn to bring characters to life using animation. Austin will cover storyboarding, setting the scene through set building, and all the important aspects to creating a moving picture. Campers will animate 3D puppets and will leave this exciting experience with their very own film!
Sign up early as class is limited to 15 participants.
Please bring a snack.
Tuition: $250.00 – All materials included.
For a full day camp experience parents can sign up for the Camp Bundle to include both Puppet Power! and Let’s Go Stop-Mo! for a discount. Click this link.
ONLINE WORKSHOP: The Living Abstract:
Including Imagery in Your Abstract Painting with Julie Bernstein Engelmann July 12, 19, & 26 : Fridays, 11am – 3pm Arizona TimeThe Living Abstract is a foundational workshop that helps you set your painting up for success and capture the living moment. Since summer is for trying something different, how about including imagery in your abstract painting?
In three weekly sessions, discover ways to let the paint sing, incorporate an image naturally, navigate the mid-process “beautiful mess,” and bring your painting to fulfilled completion—without losing its life force and what makes it beautiful.
On Days 1 and 2, you’ll be guided step-by-step through a sequence of intuitive techniques that build on each other to create a painting that is authentic, dynamic, and deep. You’ll nestle your image into this abstract home. Along the way, you’ll learn about color mixing and composition to enhance your painting.
On Day 3, see your painting through the eyes of depth and flow. This key approach cuts through confusion, so you can complete your painting and bring it to life in a harmonious and soul-satisfying way.
ONLINE: Painting the Bold Brush Landscape with Gretchen Lopez
July 26 : Friday, 9:30am – 2:30pm Arizona TimeIt’s all about observation, bold shapes and brush strokes! Learn to use shape and texture with the use of one brush! I will take you step by step to build the landscape and have some wonderful results in your paintings. We’ll start with technique and learn to observe the big shapes. The “Bold Brush” will help you loosen up and gain strength and drama in your paintings! Photo reference will be provided! Be sure to have a large sash painting brush, about an inch and a half, with an angled edge. You can find these at the hardware or dollar stores!
Please have drawing materials handy plus a canvas no larger than 12×16! Photo reference will be provided plus our Zoom link will be provided!
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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 is based in Uptown Sedona and offers year-round classes, exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events that enhance the creative life of the Verde Valley.
Ceramics – Advanced
