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Camp Kick Off (featuring Nick Live!)
Sat., Mar 28, 2009
12 pm - 4 pm
Cost: FREE
FREE to the public: Come explore Midland area summer camp possibilities at the Summmer Camp Kick Off in the brick lobby from noon to 4 pm. In addition, there will be two performances of the Nick Live! in the Auditorium, which is a ticketed event.
Tickets for Nick Live! must be purchased and cost $8 per person. Call MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649 or 989-631-8250 or buy online. .
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Nick Live!
Sat., Mar 28, 2009
Session One:
1 pm - 2 pm
Session Two:
4 pm - 5 pm
Cost: $8
Ages 2-12 with adults
Nick Live! is a live event bringing the excitement and behind the scenes action of Nickelodeon to Midland. Two exuberant hosts of the show select participants from the audience to compete in a series of wacky games and cool challenges based on Nickelodeon’s most popular properties including Dora the Explorer and The Fairly OddParents, an action-packed, pie-in-the-face, 45 minute interactive Nickelodeon adventure. Learn more or Buy Tickets Online!
Tickets for Nick Live! must be purchased and cost $8 per person. Call MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649 or 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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Family Music for Babies
Wednesdays: 12:30 pm - 1 pm, 12 Weeks
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, RRA
Jan. 21 - Apr. 22, 2009 - no classes March 4 or April 8
Cost: $130, Members $120, Materials $35
Ages newborn - 18 months
Designed for parents and their babies to take together. This 30-minute weekly class helps you learn how to play musically with your baby. Increase your child's curiosity about music. Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online. |
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Family Music for Toddlers
Wednesdays: 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm., 12 Weeks
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, RRA
Jan. 21 - Apr. 22, 2009 - no classes March 4 or April 8
Cost: $130, Members $120, Materials $35
Ages 15 months- 3 1/2 years old
Participate with your toddler for 30 minutes each week by singing, chanting, moving, dancing, listening and playing simple instruments. Help develop a strong musical bond with your child and closer family ties. Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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Cycle of Seasons
Wednesdays: 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm., 12 Weeks
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, RRA
Jan. 21 - Apr. 22, 2009 - no classes March 4 or April 8
Cost: $160, Members $150, Materials $48
Ages
3-5 years old
Celebrate your child's love of nature and growing independence through activities involving the four seasons during this 45-minute class.
Musical play activities nurture a 3-year-old's ability to use language and participate in dramatic play within a musical context. Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online. |
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Carnivale Mask Making
Saturday: 1 pm - 4 pm - two day class
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, RR3
Jan. 31 & Feb. 7, 2009
Cost: $35, Members $30, Materials $15
Grades 4-8
Design and sculpt masks to resemble the leather masks of the festivals. They will finish details, paint and decorate masks and develop a character and do improv work with them. Just in time for Mardi Gras! Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online. |
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Mother Goose on the Loose - Act I
Saturday: 1 pm - 2:30 pm (4 weeks)
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, RR2
Feb. 7-28, 2009
Cost: $60, Members $55
Ages 4-6
Class designed for non-readers age 4 - 6. Explore fairy tales with our own Grandma Goose! Develop characters and "act" them out! Performance for parents on the last day of class! Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online. |
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Mother Goose on the Loose - Act II
Saturday: 3 pm - 4:30 pm (4 weeks)
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, RR2
Feb. 7-28, 2009
Cost: $60, Members $55
Ages 6-7
Prerequisite: Mother Goose on the Loose Act 1. Explore scripts and learn about lines and cues and developing a character to put on a show the last day of class for parents.
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
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Introduction to Acting
Saturdays: 10 am - 12:30 pm (4 weeks)
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, RR3
Feb. 7-28, 2009
Cost: $70, Members $65
Grades 2-3
Introduction to the basics of theatre: projecting your voice, reading from scripts, stage movement, theatre etiquette, everything an actor to be should know! Even a backstage tour! Performance for parents on the last day! Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online. |
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Audition Tips (grades 4-5)
Saturday - one day class
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, RR2
Mar. 7, 2009 - 10 am - 12:30 pm
Cost: $15, Members $12
Grades 4-5
Learn the audition process. Walk through each step from filling out the audition sheet to the actual audition itself. Learn what to wear, how to project your voice, practice readings, improvisation and calming nerves. Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online. |
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Getting to Know The Costume Craft
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm - one day class
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, RR1
Feb. 28, 2009
Cost: $35, Members $30
Grades 5 & up
Introduction to costume design by the Center's own Costume Designer! Learn about designing and construction as the role of a costumer in the theatre.
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online. |
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Painting FUNdamentals
Monday 4:30- 6:30PM 6 weeks, Studio 3
February 9 - March 16, 2009 (12 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $70, non-members $85
(ages 7 - 12)
Encouraging the discovery of art. Create your own colorfully layered paintings using familiar shapes, faces, flowers, still life and imagination...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
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Drawing FUNdamentals
Wednesday 4:30- 6:30PM 6 weeks, Studio 3b
February 11 - March 18, 2009 (12 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $70, non-members $85
(ages 7 - 12)
Students will learn and experiment with different drawing materials using pencils, markers, colored pencils, and more...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
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Centered on Ceramic
Tuesday 4:30- 6:30PM 9 weeks, Studio 4
February 10 - April 14, 2009 (18 hours)
Cost: ABDM members $85 + $20 materials = $105
non-members $95 + $20 materials = $120
(ages 8 - 13)
Roll, pinch, coil and throw yourself into the medium of clay. Students will learn many different ways to manipulate clay and be introduced to the potter’s wheel...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
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Art Ventures
Saturday 10 AM - Noon 6 weeks, Studio 3a
February 14 - March 21, 2009 (12 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $70, non-members $85
(ages 6 - 9)
n this inventive class we will create works with a wide variety of materials such as paper, paint, markers, pastels, fabrics, paper mache, and clay...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
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Clay All the Way
Wednesday 4:30 - 6:30PM 9 weeks, Studio 4
February 11 - April 15, 2009 (18 hours)
Cost: ABDM members $85 + $20 materials = $105
non-members $95 + $20 materials = $120
(ages 6 - 9)
From Japanese tea cups, Hopi coiled pots and self-portrait masks to new, exciting works of art...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online. |
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Think It's Magic? It Might Be Chemistry
Thursday 5 - 7 PM 6 weeks, Studio 3a
February 12 - March 19, 2009 (12 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $70, non-members $85
(ages 8 - 12)
When you try new things, you are experimenting. Take that curiosity and put it to work in this exciting class. Understand your world better with this look into the world of chemistry...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
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Sea, Sky and Land - The Wild Animal Kingdom
Saturday 10 AM - Noon 6 weeks, Studio 7
February 14 - March 21, 2009 (12 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $70, non-members $85
(ages 7 - 12)
Discover the world around you! Lizards and snakes are just a few of the animals you will learn about in this fun exploration of the world of animals. Help discover what they eat, where they live and how they impact YOUR life...
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Fantasy Art
Thursday 4:30 - 6:00PM 6 weeks, Studio 3b
February 12 - March 19, 2009 (9hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $55, non-members $70
(ages 10 - 16)
Fantasy art animals, dragons, unicorns, Pegasus, imaginary characters and more come to life on the page in pencil, marker, pastel and ink...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
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Name of Class
Thursday 4:30 - 6:00PM 6 weeks, Studio 3b
February 12 - March 19, 2009 (9 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $55, non-members $70
(ages 10 - 16)
Fantasy art animals, dragons, unicorns, Pegasus, imaginary characters and more come to life on the page in pencil, marker, pastel and ink...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online. |
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Scrapbooking Workshop
Sat., Jan. 17, 2009
9 am - 5 pm
Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center
Cost: $25
Join us for a relaxing day of scrapbooking fun! We'll provide you with space to work on your albums! Supplies will be available for purchase from a variety of scrapbooking vendors (vendors to be announced) and demonstrations will be held throughout the day. Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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Art of Faux Painting
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm - one day class
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, Little Theatre Shop
Jan. 24, 2009
Cost: $55, Members $45
Ages 16+
Learn the many techniques of faux painting from our own resident expert! Learn the different techniques and then try your own hand at it! Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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Got Jazz? Performance Skills for the Vocal Jazz Student
Thursdays: 7 pm - 9 pm (8 weeks)
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, Lecture Room
Jan. 29 - Apr. 2, 2009
Cost: $190, Members $180
Ages 13-21
Study and perform jazz singing concepts including stylization, repertoire building, improvisation, working with a rhythm section, microphone techniques, stage presentation and professionalism for the vocalist Culminates in a live performance i with a jazz trio accompaniment. Pre-approval by instructor required.
Pre-approval by instructor is required. Please call Jim Hohmeyer at (989) 631-5930 x 1605 to schedule an audition. This event can not be purchased online.
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 .
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How to Sell a Song
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm - one day class
Location: Midland Center for the Arts,RRB
Feb. 7, 2009
Cost: $55, Members $50
Grade 9 & up
Bring your own music for a song you'd like to perform or have performed. An accompanist will be provided. Learn to dissect the song, pick out the "selling points" and perfect your performance with a professional vocalist. American Idol, here I come! Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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Know your Tools
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm - one day class
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, Little Theatre Shop
Feb. 28, 2009
Cost: $55, Members $55
Ages 16+
Learn to identify all the tools used in our own "shop" where sets are built. Learn the different uses, the proper way to use them and even some tricks!
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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Drawing Rodin
- Armin Mersmann
Monday: 5 pm- 6 pm., 8 hours
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, Studio 3
Jan. 5-Feb. 9, 2009
Cost: $75, Members $50
This is your opportunity to spend quality time amongst the timeless sculptures of Auguste Rodin. In this
six-week class you will meet with other students and the instructor to learn about the sculptures, ask
questions, draw from the sculptures themselves and gain insight and inspiration from what others are
doing. Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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Write Your Life
Tues. - Thurs., Jan. 13-15, 2009
10 am - 2 pm
Whitman Room
Cost: $75, MCHS Members $65
A lifetime of living deserves to be recorded and preserved. While passing on family stories is both enjoyable and beneficial to family history, often the spoken word inadvertently allows for misunderstandings, alterations, and incorrect information. Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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The Art and Skill of Painting II
- Michelle Courier
Mondays: 7 pm - 10 pm, 12 Weeks
Midland Center for the Arts, Studio 3
Feb. 2- Apr. 27, 2009
Cost: $165, Members $140
Session II (12 week Winter/Spring) The Art and Skill of Painting II (winter/spring) Diversity of personalities, styles and techniques are what makes this painting session a must for the developing artist. Join us and stretch your artistic ability to paint images both real and imagined. Reach beyond what is known and familiar to you. Open studio times are provided, when classrooms are not in use. Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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The Art and Skill of Drawing II
- Armin Mersmann
Thursdays: 7 pm - 10 pm, 12 Weeks
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, Studio 3b
Session II: Feb. 5 - Apr. 30, 2009
Cost: $165, Members $140
Session II (12 week Winter/Spring) The Art and Skill of Drawing II (winter/spring) will refine the fundamentals and concentrate on the human face and features and bring more concepts and ideas into your drawings. The two classes may be taken separately or you can secure your place in both now and SAVE $35. This class is open to beginning and intermediate students. All students will receive individual instruction, no matter what their level.
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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Theatrical Lighting
- Jim Ely/Wendi Johnson
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm - one day class
Location: Midland Center for the Arts, Little Theatre Shop
May 2, 2009
Cost: $57, Members $47
Theatre Guild technical staff members Jim Ely and Wendi Johnson teach lighting techniques including hanging, positioning, and computer light board usage.
This workshop will be held along with the set-up for the production of "Urinetown, The Musical."
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online.
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Painting the Portrait in Acrylic
Wednesday 7-10PM 12 weeks, Studio 3a
February 4 - April 29, 2009 (36 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $140, non-members $165
In this class we will be studying the human portrait. We will start with the proportions of the face in pencil, and move on to a study of the face in black and white acrylic paint. Depth, shading, blending, and proportion will be stressed...
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The Art and Skill of Drawing II
Thursday 7-10PM 12 weeks, Studio 3b
February 5 - April 30, 2009 (36 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $140, non-members $165
This is an essential class for those who want to draw and is a great starting point for those who would like to move into other media such as painting, pastels, photography, sculpture and digital art...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
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Figure Drawing
Tuesday 6:30-9:00PM 9 weeks, Studio 3
February 3 - March 31, 2009 (22.5 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $140, non-members $165
Figurative drawing has always been the most challenging and exciting subject matter for artists. This is a class for anyone who has always wanted to learn how to draw the human figure...
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Independent Study in 2D
Saturday 10:30AM - noon 9 weeks, Studio 3
February 7 - April 4, 2009 (15 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $70, non-members $95
This class is for the intermediate or advanced drawing or painting student who wants to work independently and yet have access to critiques, instruction, projects suggestions and the use of an open studio...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
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Assemblage, Collage and Montage
Thursday 9:30AM - 12:30PM 9 weeks, Studio 3b
February 5 - April 2, 2009 (27 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $110, non-members $135
This class is for the student who wants to experience working outside the world of paint and canvas. Learn how to create art using found objects and images. Instruction will be given in collage techniques, preparation of substrates as well as sources of tools and materials. Techniques for creating papers and other pieces to be used in collage will be taught...
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Chinese Brush Painting: Birds
Wednesday 9AM - Noon 6 weeks, Studio 3
February 4 - March 11, 2009 (18 hours)
ABDM Members $85 non-members $110
sign up for both:
Cost: ABDM Members $140, non-members $165
Learn how to paint from a feather to a whole bird in both Chinese Spontaneous and detailed styles. This class is for both intermediate and beginning students. Step by step, complete your artwork with Chinese calligraphy and seals...
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Chinese Brush Painting: Tulips and Crocus
Wednesday 9AM - Noon 6 weeks, Studio 3
March 18 - April 29, 2009 (18 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $85, non-members $110
To greet the joy of springtime, learn “Tulip and Crocus” in both Chinese Spontaneous and detailed styles, possibly some insects will be added to the flowers as well. This class is for both intermediate and beginning students...
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Advanced Water Media
Tuesday 9:30AM - 12:30PM 12 weeks, Studio 3
February 3 - April 28, 2009 (36 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $140, non-members $165
Learn advanced water media techniques, interact with fellow students and participate in interesting critiques...
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Aquamedia: Breaking the Rules Abstraction and Experimentation
Wednesday 7-10PM 12 weeks, Studio 3b
February 4 - April 29, 2009 (36 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $140, non-members $165
This class will focus on experimental process and painting abstractly in watermedia. It is designed for those who know “the rules” and want to break them. Students will learn to depart from the representational through simplification and exaggeration...
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Beginning Photography, Digital or Film
Tuesday 7-10PM 9 weeks, Studios 7,8
February 3 - March 31, 2009 (27 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $120, non-members $145
This course deals with traditional film and digital photography. It begins with “getting to know your camera.” Then it explores basic concepts of photography....
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Architectural Photography
Thursday 7-10PM 12 weeks, Studio 7
February 5 - April 30, 2009 (36 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $140, non-members $165
Taking artistic photos of architecture requires a unique and imaginative understanding of perspective, composition, light, angles and camera function. Once introduced to photography of these subjects, you will see the creative possibilities are endless. Special access to unique architectural landmarks and homes will be incorporated and guest architects will speak to the class...
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Beginning Ceramics: Hand Building
Tuesday 7-10PM 6 weeks, Studio 4
February 3 - March 10, 2009 (18 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $95, non-members $120
sign up for both:
ABDM Members $155 non-members $180
In this class for beginners, the fundamentals of ceramics will be introduced. We will explore both form and surface, and how each are important in the creation of a successful piece of work. We will create clay projects of your choice involving several basic building techniques and glazing applications...
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Beginning Ceramics: Potter's Wheel
Tuesday 7-10PM 6 weeks, Studio 4
March 17 - April 28, 2009 (18 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $95, non-members $120
In this class the fundamentals of working on the potter’s wheel will be covered. The class is intended for those who would like to learn to throw on the wheel to those who need assistance with throwing fundamentals...
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Discover Low-Fire Ceramics
Monday 7-10PM 9 weeks, Studio 4
February 2 - March 30, 2009 (27 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $125, non-members $150
Try your hand at pottery with the bright possibilities of low-fire clay. You will make pieces with either basic hand building or wheel throwing techniques. Instruction in basic hand building projects will be part of the class for beginning students. What differentiates this class from others is the rainbow of colors possible by firing in the electric kiln at a low temperature...
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Independent Study in Ceramics (Open Studio)
Tuesday 6-7PM 12 weeks, Studio 4
February 3 & 24, March 17 and April 14
Class ends April 28, 2009
(4 hours plus open studio hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $140, non-members $165
This class is for advanced students who have achieved a self-sufficient working level in ceramics. Students will work independently to achieve goals set by the student and instructor...
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Intermediate Ceramics
Tuesday 9:30AM - 12:30PM 12 weeks, Studio 4
February 3- April 28, 2009 (36 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $155, non-members $180
Class participants will explore form, surface texture, and decoration on handbuilt pieces and wheel-thrown forms. Bisqueware made in the first few weeks of class will be utilized during a study of glaze techniques...
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Fundamentals of Jewelry Lost Wax Casting
Tuesday 1-4PM 6 weeks, Studio 1
February 3 - March 10, 2009 (18 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $95 + $30 materials = $125
non-nembers $120 + $30 materials = $150
In this six-week class we will cover basic techniques of sculpting a variety of waxes for casting, the lost wax casting process, soldering, sawing metal, and knotting pearls...
Learn more or Buy Tickets Online
Register at: MCFTA Ticket Office 800- 523-7649, 989-631-8250 or buy online. |
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Jewelry: Fabrication
Thursday 6-9PM 12 weeks, Studio 1
February 5 - April 30, 2009 (36 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $150, non-members $175
Soldering and the use of a jewelers saw are among two of the fundamental jewelry manufacturing techniques students will become proficient at when working in gold or silver....
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The Art of Weaving
Monday 7-10PM 12 weeks, Studio 2
February 2 - April 27, 2009 (36 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $160, non-members $185
Beginning students will learn the basics of floor loom weaving. Intermediate and advanced students, who have a basic knowledge of weaving structure, and who can read a draft and work a loom, will be encouraged to focus on a project of their choice....
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Jewelry: Lost Wax Casting
Tuesday 7-10PM 12 weeks, Studio 1
February 3 - April 28, 2009 (36 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $150+ $30 materials = $180
non-nembers $175+ $30 materials = $205
Take your idea from paper to a wax model through the casting and finishing process to a completed piece of jewelry. Learn the various techniques and process involved in creating sterling silver or 14K gold jewelry...
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Stained Glass: Copper Foil
Monday 6:30 - 9:30PM 12 weeks, Studio 1
February 2 - April 27, 2009 (36 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $150, non-members $175
In this class students will learn the making of stained glass with the copper foil technique. The course will cover designing for glass, cutting glass, using copper foil, and soldering skills...
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Drawn from Nature
Fri 1:00- 5:00PM, Sat, Sun 10:00AM - 5:00PM Studio 3
March 27, 28, 29, 2009 (17 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $160, non-members $175
In this two-and-a-half day workshop the focus is primarily on sketching and drawing subjects from the natural world. We will start with a review of some basic drawing techniques, materials and exercises, then work on the important skill of observing and knowing your subject matter for the accuracy needed in nature drawings...
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"Isms": An Overview of Modern Art
Monday 6 - 8 PM 9 weeks, Studio 7
February 2 - March 30, 2009 (18 hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $75, non-members $90
This class is for art lovers, artists, and those who are just plain curious. Overview presentations and discussions will cover the beginning, development and changing of each movement. Was it a natural transition from the last or a rebellion in response to tradition? Join in this journey through the movements of modern art...
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Architectural Appreciation: Understanding and Enjoying Our Built Environment
Wednesday 6 - 8 PM 5 weeks, Studio 3
Class starts May 20, 2009 (12 Hours)
Cost: ABDM Members $130, non-members $155
Architecture is more than just buildings! This workshop is an introduction to architecture for people ages 12 to 98. Learn to distinguish architecture from construction, appreciate the art and technology, as well as the rich variety and heritage of architecture in this community...
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Elementary School Students
Centered on Ceramic - begins Feb. 10
Clay All the Way - begins Feb. 11
Cycle of Seasons - begins Jan. 28</ | |
