Summer COURSES

MAY - JULY

REGISTRATION IS OPEN + CLOSES MAY 10

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All skill levels are welcome. Studio 3. Adults + Grades 10-12.

Welcome to the sensational world of ceramics! In this beginner-experienced friendly course, students learn basic wheel-throwing and hand-building ceramic techniques. Experienced students can deepen their pottery knowledge and evolve their skills through various surface designs, forms, and glazing combinations using our new glazes. Grab a friend or family member and explore the art of ceramics together. No class on Monday, May 27. No class on Wednesday, June 19.

Faculty: Andrea Serafino, Ami Kamerer, Stephanie Miller-Davis

Resident: $275 /Nonresident: $285

24XOAC203 May 20 - July 1 Monday 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

24XOAC15 May 20 - July 1 Monday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

24XOAC207 May 21 - June 25 Tuesday 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

24XOAC72 May 21 - June 25 Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

24XOAC204 May 22 - July 3 Wednesday 9:30 am- 12:30 pm

24XOAC77 May 22 - July 3 Wednesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

24XOAC21 May 23 - June 27 Thursday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

All skill levels welcome. Studio 3. Adults 18+.

Ceramics Open Studio Fridays is now available for currently enrolled students. Join us for an open studio and get independent time to work on projects, experiment with glaze combinations, and decorate! No outside glazes or clay permitted; please use this time to continue working on your current OAC class projects. Clay disbursements are not provided at this time. A Studio Tech will be present if you have questions! The Open Studio is designed as a pay-as-you-go or purchase multiple sessions ahead in increments of $25.

Studio Tech: Ami Kamerer

Resident/Nonresident $25 per session

24XOAC219 May 24 - June 28 Friday 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

All skill levels are welcome. Studios 1 + 2. Adults 18+

Anyone can draw, really! Beginners and students who need a refresher course will start with drawing basics from which you will gain skill and confidence. Learn about various drawing tools and techniques such as contour drawing, shading, perspective, and portraiture. Each class will feature a brief lesson about an artist to expand your knowledge of art history. This foundation course is applicable and carries over into other mediums as your artist journey progresses. A supply list is provided at the time of registration. 6 sessions. Prerequisite to Drawing 102.

Faculty: Eddie Mitchell

Resident:$250 /Nonresident: $260

24XOAC200 May 21 - June 25 Tuesday 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

All skill levels are welcome. Studios 1. Adults 18+

Advance your drawing skills with Drawing 102! Using the drawing skills procured in Drawing 101, you will embark on exciting art projects to help them take your artwork to the next level! This session will include drawing landscapes with pen & ink and an intriguing montage of your favorite images. This course will also explore some of the most famous art movements, such as Impressionism, Surrealism, and Abstraction, for applying to your work and expanding your artistic perspicacity. The classroom environment balances open dialog and in-depth learning, where students are often surprised at their results. A supply list is provided at the time of registration. 6 sessions.

Faculty: Eddie Mitchell

Resident: $250 /Nonresident: $260

24XOAC220 May 21 - June 25 Tuesday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

All skill levels are welcome. Studios 1.  Grades 10 - 12 + Adults 18+

This class will introduce the fundamentals of visual storytelling and experiment with creative self-expression through traditional illustration. In this class, students will learn how to take their drawings to the next level by establishing a narrative to their work that conveys emotion and message. Numerous illustration categories will be explored such as picture books, editorials, portraiture, character design, and more! By the end of the class, students will have completed a body of work that reflects their artistic journey through the lens of illustrating! All skill levels are welcome; beginners are encouraged! 6 sessions.

Faculty: Audrey Spuzzillo

Resident: $250 /Nonresident: $260

24XOAC312 May 23 - June 27 Thursday 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

All skill levels are welcome. Studio 2. Supplies included. Adults + Grades 10-12.

All skill levels are welcome! Curious students are invited to explore the fascinating world of precious metal clay. This revolutionary product allows you to design using a moldable material made of microscopic particles of fine silver and an organic binder to form a moldable jewelry medium. Once your creation is dried, it is fired in a jewelry kiln; the organic binder burns off, and the silver particles sinter, leaving you with a solid metal piece! No prior silversmith skills are required; all are welcome! Learn about jewelry design and construction, and most importantly, have fun as you create. All skill levels are welcome. Adult evening courses are open to grades 10-12. Silver materials paid directly to the instructor are estimated at $65. 5 sessions.  No class on Wednesday, June 19 and Wednesday, July 3.

Faculty: Terri Hickey

Resident: $200 /Nonresident: $210

24XOAC224 June 5 - July 17 Wednesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

All skill levels are welcome. Studio 2.  Adults + Grades 10 - 12

Be bold and get creative with this new class! In this 6 week course, students will learn the basics of relief printmaking with linocut (linoleum block carving) and explore a few of the many possibilities that can be achieved with this unique but accessible medium. Learn how to design your own handmade cards, patterns, and fine art! Linocut is a printmaking technique in which a design is cut or carved into the linoleum surface. Ink is then applied to the surface area that is left uncarved, creating a stamp that can be printed onto paper, fabric, and a variety of other materials. Adult evening courses are open to grades 10-12. A supply list is provided at the time of registration. 6 sessions. No class on Wednesday, June 19.

Faculty: Meryl Engler

Resident: $250 /Nonresident: $260

24XOAC307 May 22 - July 3 Wednesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

All skill levels are welcome. Studio 1.  Adults 18+

Grab a friend and sign up for this new and exciting printmaking class! Gelli printing is a new type of printmaking where you can create beautiful, original monotypes without a printing press! This technique creates high-quality prints with simple materials. Learn the basics using stencils, stamping cutouts, and pastels. Looking to make a more textured print? Add flowers and found objects to your gelli! Beginners and experienced students will love the process of making gelli prints! A supply list is provided at the time of registration. 6 sessions.

Faculty: Ami Kamerer

Resident: $250 /Nonresident: $260

24XOAC308 May 24 - June 28 Friday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

New and experienced artists welcomed. Studio 2. Adults 18+

Are you looking for an artist community of painters? Look no more! This painter-designed studio setting will inspire you as you explore the world of painting with oils. Learn to use oil-based mediums and paint with techniques unique to slow-drying oil painting. As drawing skills are needed, OAC offers Drawing 101 and 102. All painters are welcome in this open studio environment. A supply list is provided at the time of registration. 6 sessions. No class on Wednesday, June 19.

Faculty: John A. Sargent III

Resident: $250/Nonresident: $260

24XOAC3 May 21 - June 25 Tuesday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

24XOAC8 May 22 - July 3 Wednesday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Beginners welcomed. Studio 2. Adults 18+

It’s not short, it's fun-sized! In this 4-week course created specifically for first-timers, students will receive a crash course in all things watercolor! Learn the basic techniques of paint application, color mixing, and more! Best of all, you will leave this class with a new tool to add to your creative toolkit! A supply list will be provided at registration. 4 sessions.

Faculty: Annie Peters

Resident: $165 /Nonresident: $175

24XOAC6 May 22 - June 12 Wednesday 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Beginners welcomed. Studio 2. Adults 18+

The masters created still paintings, so why not you? Students will find understanding and develop new skills in the art of observational painting. Acrylic paints and mediums will add ease to working directly from life. Various techniques will be covered, including finding composition, blocking in shapes, using structural components, paint handling, and mixing accurate colors based on observation of objects and their arrangement and the effect of lighting. A supply list is provided at the time of registration. 6 sessions.

Faculty: Lorri Ott 

Resident: $250/Nonresident: $260

24XOAC79 May 23 - June 27 Thursday 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

All skill sets are welcome. Studio 2. Adults 18+

Beautiful paintings are made from the eye of the beholder, but they can also be made from the eye of your camera lens! In this exciting course, students will learn how to navigate the different challenges and discoveries of painting from life versus painting from an image. Using acrylic or oils, students will have the opportunity to follow along with short-run projects or produce a series of painting studies. Throughout the course, students will learn about the process of painting (both from life and images), and explore color theory, shape, shade, and line. A supply list is provided at the time of registration. 6 sessions.

Faculty: Lorri Ott 

Residents: $290/Nonresident: $300

24XOAC311 May 24 - June 28 Friday 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

All skill levels are welcome. Studio 3. Grades 6 - 12.

Calling all creative teens! This new ceramics course is for you! From hand-building to wheel throwing, beginners and experienced students alike will learn all they need to know about the art of ceramics. Throw beautiful vases, mugs, and bowls on the potter's wheel or hand-build custom boxes and jewelry dishes! Have another project in mind? Great! This class is designed to explore your creativity through various ceramic techniques, funky surface design, and glaze combinations. Grab a friend and join us for summer intensive camp alternative! Supplies are provided. 6 sessions. 

Faculty: Ami Kamerer

Resident: $160/Nonresident: $170

24XOAC300 May 21 - June 25 Tuesday 3:30 pm - 5 pm

All skill levels are welcome. Studio 1. Grades 6 - 9

This young adult illustration class will explore the fundamentals of visual storytelling and experiment with creative self-expression. In this after-school class, students will understand the design process and nurture imagination through various techniques to execute an array of illustrations. Students will learn how to take their drawings to the next level by establishing a narrative to their work that conveys emotion and message. Illustrate with us and embrace in-depth opportunities to study numerous illustration categories such as character design & conceptualizing, portraiture, editorial and picture book, visual development, and more! Supplies are provided. 6 sessions. No class Monday, May 27. 

Faculty: Audrey Spuzzillo

Resident: $160/Nonresident $170

24xOAC302 May 20 - July 1 Monday 3:30 pm - 5 pm