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Education

  • Classes for Kids
  • Adult and Children Class Instructors
  • Art in Schools
  • Adult classes

Classes for Kids

Please select from the list of classes and camps below. Scroll to the bottom to submit registration, payment, and membership information. The Center for the Arts Evergreen does offer full and partial scholarships to children in need. For a scholarship application click here

Youth Classes

Intro. to Wheel Throwing

Date: 6 Mondays, January 23 - February 27

Time: 4:00-6:30pm

Fee:Class Fee: $145. CAE Member, $160. Non-Member

Firing and Glaze Fee: $25.00

Age: 11-15

Course description: Instruction will focus on teaching the steps to throwing a well-formed and proportional cylinder. Each week students will perfect and hone their technique and will learn to alter forms with shapes and textures. Clay is available in class $15/commercial clay, $5./pugged clay.

Insructor:Angela Lopereno

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Exploring Children's Creativity w/ Pen and Paper

Date: 4 Mondays, February 6 - February 27

Time: 4:30-6:30pm

Class Fee: $91 CAE Member, $100 Non-Member

Materials fee: $5

 Ages: 10-13

Course Description: Through proper story structure, allow your creativity to flow as you write your stories on paper and paint vivid word pictures with your pen. Write about real life or craft fictional stories of fun times and fantasy. All you need to bring is your imagination and come join the magical world of "words".

Instructor: Jo Ann M. Colton

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Registration must be made prior to the start of class. If the class is cancelled, refunds will be given. No refunds will be given five days prior to the beginning of the class, unless cancelled by CAE.

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Adult and Children Class Instructors

Proposals for Instructors for the Summer Semester- Coming Soon

.Nikolo Balkanski studied fine art in Bulgaria and Finland. . He has had major exhibitions in Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, England, France, and the United States. www.nikolobalkanski.com
 Chris McAllister received a BA degree from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He has been a career as a freelance illustrator for over 20 years. He has won numerous awards including from the New York Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts Magazine.
Christina Blume is an herbalist in Denver, CO. She has been teaching classes all across the front range since 1994. . www.blumesfarm.com
 Jan Myers has been a painter for 44 years. A signature member of the Pastel Society of America, Jan's work can be seen in numerous public and corporate collections.
www.janmyers-artist.com
Carolyn Campbell has been teaching poetry for over 35 years. She has written 4 award winning books of poetry, an historical novel, and a play. She is a Colorado Book Award Winner.
 Jonathan Nicklow received his BFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design and his MFA in Printmaking from CU Boulder. He has shown nationally and internationally including the Smithsonian Institute. He is currently the Director of Education at CAE.
Carrie Doman has had a self-directed ceramic education including taking classes at community colleges and attending workshops, many at Anderson Ranch Art Center
 Valerie Nicklow received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her beadwork has been shown in the New York Museum of Arts and Design and has been featured in many publications including Beadwork Magazine.
Pem Dunn was selected into the 2009 and 2010 Colorado Governors Invitational Art Show. His work has been in the Western Art Collector and South West Art magazines. Brady Noble has a BFA from Mississippi State University with an emphasis in Ceramics. As a professional artist she has shown in galleries statewide and nationally.
Sandy Early has an education degree and 30 years experience with clay. She has taught and shown throughout Colorado. Chris Orlikowski received her BA in Fine Arts from the University of South Florida and now spends the majority of her time painting and making jewelery.
Julia Wade Fliss has a MA in Educational Counseling and a BA in Art History, Women's Studies, and Spanish Language and Literature. She is a professional artist and has experience as a Creative Consultant and as an Educator. Kirsty Saalfrank has been a freelance photographer for the past 10 years. She graduated from the Art Institute of Colorado and taught & worked at the Maine Photographic Workshops.
www.kirstysaalfrank.com
Gail Frasier graduated from University of South Florida and has been working in clay for 32 years. Her work has been featured in the Sculpture in the Park, Loveland and in the Evergreen Open Studio Tour. Her work is represented throughout Colorado. Jen Schubert holds a certification in both Elementary and Special Education. In addition to teaching within the public school system, Jen has a background in professional theatre, accessory design, and photography.
Kami Guildner and Susan Williams Kami is a Certified Equine Guilded Educator and is trained in Appreciative Inquiry Change Management. Susan Williams is an equine fine artist and author, she studied photography at the International Center for Photography museum and is certified in the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method. Jean Sharer has a PhD in American Studies, with an emphasis in 19th and 20th c. American Art and Architecture from the University of New Mexico and a MA in art and architectural history from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has taught Art History at Front Range Community College and at Metropolitan State College for many years.
Cathy Jones became interested in impressionist painting while studying for her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Paris and Grenoble, France. When she moved to Colorado she discovered Georgia O'Keefe and began painting flowers. Robin P. Thayer is a self -taught artist, graduating from the University of MN-Duluth. She is the artist behind the popular greeting cards for Studio Lila. Her art and techniques have been well-published in leading international publications. She teaches workshops locally and nationally.
Harold Link has over twenty years experience sculpting the figure. Harold has sculpted hundreds of pieces that reside in over 900 locations around the world. Tom Ware is a longtime sculptor in Evergreen, having studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and the University of Missouri.
Angela Loperena received her B.A. from Stetson University and her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law. She studied ceramics at The Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. Angela has been part of the Morean's faculty where she taught children and adult ceramics classes. Anita Winter is a representational watercolorist who has won regional and national awards for her art. She is a signature member of Rocky Mountain Watermedia, Western Federation of Watercolor and Colorado Watercolor Society.
Sally Davidson Marovich is an award winning artist and a highly regarded instructor who
loves to share her enthusiasm and cheer her students on to success		  

 

Arts in the Schools

The mission of the Arts in the Schools program is to promote and cultivate artistic excellence in the visual and performing arts and to enrich the art experience in our mountian community. Over the past six years this program has benefited many of the schools in Evergreen and our mountain community.

This program is made possible by a matching funds grant from the Evergreen Rotary Club.

Grant recipients

2010 grant recipients: Conifer High School, Evergreen High School, King Murphy Elementary, Marshdale Elementary, Rocky Mountain Academy, West Jefferson Elementary, and Wilmot Elementary.

 

2011 Arts in the Schools Grant Application
 
1. Projects - may include but are not limited to Artist-In-Residence, Art Days, special programs to bring in visiting performers or artists, public arts project such as murals or sculptures. Note: The Center for the Arts Evergreen expects other fund raising efforts to compliment the Art Center's funds.
2. Review Criteria:
  • Artistic excellence and artistic merit of the project
  • Ability to carry out the project
  • Clarity of the projects goals and design
  • Applicant's readiness to accomplish the project
  • Qualifications of key staff who will carry out the project
  • Potential impact on audiences, artists, and the school community
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    3. Requirements of Grantee:
  • Cite support of the Center for the Arts Evergreen, as appropriate, in all promotional materials, programs, and publicity.
  • Use grant funds only for the purpose requested, unless approved by the Center
  • Complete the Grant Evaluation Form within 30 days of completion of the project and submit to the Center for the Arts Evergreen
  • Provide a certificate of liability insurance prior to funding if not covered by school liability
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    3. Requirements of Grantee:
  • Cite support of the Center for the Arts Evergreen, as appropriate, in all promotional materials, programs, and publicity.
  • Use grant funds only for the purpose requested, unless approved by the Center
  • Complete the Grant Evaluation Form within 30 days of completion of the project and submit to the Center for the Arts Evergreen
  • Provide a certificate of liability insurance prior to funding if not covered by school liability
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    Deadline is 5 p.m. July 1, 2011. Notification of award or rejection will be made in September.
     
    Person applying for the grant: required. School:
    Phone: Email:
    Address: required. City: required.
    Summer contact phone: required. Purpose of the grant:
    Description of grant request (1000 words or less): required.Exceeded maximum number of characters.
    Amount of request: required. Total cost of project: required.
    Number of students who will be impacted by the project: required. Does this project have the permission of your school offical or principal:
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    Adult Classes

    Please select from the list of classes below. Scroll to the bottom to submit registration, payment, and membership information.

     

    January 2012

    Beg./Inter. Oil Painting Beginner/Intermediate

    Date: 8 Tuesdays, January 10-Febuary

    Time: 10am-12pm

    Instructor: Pem Dunn

    Course Description: Learn basic theory, design, composition, color mixing, use of brushes, and painting techniques.

    Class Fee: $140 CAE Member, $154 Non-Member

    		 IN SESSION
    Advanced Painting in Oils Advanced

    Date:: 8 Tuesdays, January 10-Febuary 28

    Time: 1-3pm

    Instructor: Pem Dunn

    Course Description: Advanced approach to theory, design, composition, color mixing, use of brushes, and painting techniques.


    Class Fee: $140 CAE Member, $154 Non-Member

    		 IN SESSION

     
    Painting the Clothed Figure in Oils All Levels

    Date: 4 Tuesdays, January 10-31

    Time: 6-8pm

    Instructor: Chris McAllister

    Course Description: Working from life and photographs, this class focuses on breaking down the figure into simple shapes and values. Students focus on proportion, composition, light and shadow. Advanced students explore principals of color, half-tones, edge control and atmosphere.

    Class Fee: $92 CAE members, $102 non-members

    model fee : $16

     

    		 CLOSED
    Figure Drawing All Levels

    Date:
    8 Wednesdays, January 11-February 29

    Time: 9:00am-12pm

    Instructor: Tom Ware

    Course Description: In this class students will be drawing from nude models, studying anatomy/form and learning to "see" using the right side of the brain method.

    Class Fee: $145 CAE members, $160 non-members

    Model Fee: $8 a class

     

     

    		 IN SESSION

     
    Let's Paint Watercolor Winter Landscapes All Levels

    Date: 3 Wednesdays, January 11-25

    Time: 1-4pm

    Instructor: Cathy Jones

    Course description: This class will concentrate on winter landscapes while covering the basics of techniques like color mixing, brush strokes, glazing, masking, textures, and more.


    Class Fee: $112.50 CAE Member, $125 Non-Member

    Materials: $4

     

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    Beginning/Intermediate Pottery Beginner/Intermediate

    Date/Time:
    10 Wednesdays, January 11- March 14
    Session one: 2-5pm

    Session 2: 6-9pm

    Instructor: Carrie Doman

    Course Description: This class is for the beginner to intermediate clay student. The instructor will provide handbuilding projects (coil, pinch pots, slab construction) and progress to wheel throwing. Each student will be guided either with class assignments or help work through their own project ideas. Clay is available in class $15/commercial clay, $5./pugged clay.

    Class Fee: $240 CAE members, $264 non-members
    Glazing and Firing Fee: $35

    		 CLOSED
    Still Life Painting All Levels

    Date:
    4 Wednesdays, January 11- February 1

    Time: 6-8pm

    Instructor: Chris McAllister

     

    Course Description: Learn to approach your oil paintings with confidence. This class will cover the painting process from start to finish, including materials and how to use them, setting up the still life, composition, proportion, seeing proper values, drawing with paint, light and shadow, halftones, edge control and atmosphere.

    Class Fee: $85. CAE members, $94. non-members

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    The Visual Philosophy of Painting All Levels

    Date:
    12 Thursdays, January 12- March 29

    Time: 7-9pm

    Instructor: Dan Oakleaf

    Course Description: Delve into the compositional structures that make a great painting. The focus will be on the "visual approaches" such as light and shadow, local tone, dark light pattern and how to use them effectively in any medium or style.

    Class Fee: $190 CAE members, $209 non-members

     

     

    IN SESSION
    Painting from the Soul All Levels

    Date:
    3 Saturdays, January 14-January 28

    Time: 10am-4pm

    Instructor: Tatiana Lee

    Course description: This revolutionary method will teach you more than just copying nature. Intuition, not your mind, will guide your hand, painting will become joyful, free from anxiety and self doubt. You will experience a breakthrough to your own authentic painting style. All materials included.

    Class Fee: $240 CAE member, $264

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    Mixed Media Workshop All Levels

    Date: Saturday, January 14

    Time: 5-7pm

    Instructor: Emma Ginsberg

    Course description: Use different mediums (chalk, acrylic, graphite, ink, colored pencil, fabric, metal, yarn, etc.) to make interesting textures and complex compositions on
    unconventional substrates that have depth and sophistication.

    Class Fee: $38 CAE Member, $42 Non-Member
    Firing Fee: $10

    		 COMPLETED
    Intermediate & Advanced Pottery Inter./Adv.

    Date:
    7 Wednesdays, January 18- February 29

    Time: 10am -1pm

    Instructor: Sandy Early

    Course description: This class is for those with some wheel experience and a desire to improve on what you already know. This class will give you new directions through
    demonstrations of advanced techniques in throwing and decoration. Clay is available in class $15/commercial clay, $5./pugged clay.

    Class Fee: $240 CAE Member, $264 Non-Member
    Firing Fee:$20

    		 IN SESSION
    Sell More Art! Selling Skills for Artists All Levels

    Date: Thursday, January 19

    Time: : 6:30-8:00pm

    Instructor: Robin Black

    Course Description: A fun and informative workshop for artists wanting to discover the joy of selling. You will learn how to convert conversation into sales, techniques for creating a dynamic selling environment, and the value of relationship marketing.

    Class Fee: $38 CAE Member, $44 Non-Member

    		 COMPLETED
    Try it All Beginner

    Date: 4 Fridays, January 20 - February 10

    Time: 10am -12pm

    Instructor: Sally Davidson-Marovich

    Course Description: Each Session is priced separately. Have you ever wondered what medium might speak to you? In this class we'll experiment with watercolors, soft pastels, and acrylics. We supply the materials for you to create a new artwork every class.
    Supportive, fun, and enriching.

    Class Fee: $100 CAE Member, $110 Non-Member
    Material Fee: $25

    IN SESSION
    Sell More Art! Selling Skills for Artists

    All Levels

    Date: Saturday, January 21

    Time: 10:00-11:30am

    Instructor: Robin Black

    Course Description: A fun and informative workshop for artists wanting to discover the joy of selling. You will learn how to convert conversation into sales, techniques for creating a dynamic selling environment, and the value of relationship marketing.

    Class Fee: $38 CAE Member, $44 Non-Member

    		 COMPLETED
    Discover Ceramic Slab and Texture All Levels

    Date: 5 Fridays, January 20 - February 17

    Time: 1-4pm

    Instructor: Valerie Nicklow

    Course Description: Intro. to Slab Built Vessels: This is a beginning course to learn clay slab construction of functional ware. Students will make unusual shaped vessels that can not be achieved on the wheel. The class will also cover surface treatments that will build up interesting textures on our ceramic ware. Clay is available in class $15/commercial clay, $5./pugged clay.

    Class Fee: $180 CAE Member, $198 Non-Member
    Glaze and Firing Fee: $25

    		 CLOSED

     
    Create Mixed Media Art All Levels

    Date: 4 Mondays, January 23 - February 13

    Time: 12:00-2:00pm

    Instructor:Sally Davidson-Marovich

    Course Description:Each Session is priced separately. Exploration of acrylic, pastels, watercolors, collage, and altered books. A great class to create in mediums you know, but want to take to the next level.

    Class Fee: $100 CAE Member, $110 Non-Member
    Material Fee: $25.

    IN SESSION

    February 2012

    Beginning/Intermediate Pottery Beginning/Intermediate

    Date: 10 Wednesdays, February 1 -April 4

    Time: 2:30-5:30pm

    Instructor: Carrie Doman

    Course description: This class is for the beginner to intermediate clay student. The instructor will provide handbuilding projects (coil, pinch pots, slab construction) and progress to wheel throwing. Each student will be guided with either class assignments or help to work through their own ideas. Clay is available in class $15-commercial clay, $5.-pugged clay

    Class Fee: $240 CAE Member, $264 Non-Member
    Firing and Glaze Fee: $35

    Please register on or before January 26, 2012

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    Magical Copper Clay Jewelery All Levels

    Date: 2 Fridays, February 3 & February 10

    Time: 1:00-5:00pm

    Instructor: Chris Orlikowski

    Course description: Each Session is separately. COPPRclay consists of pure copper, water, & non-toxic binding materials. The binding materials vaporize completely during the kiln-firing process, leaving a solid copper. All copper used to make COPPRclay is recycled. It can be pinched, rolled, sculpted, and manipulated to make unique jewerly pieces. We will be making pendants, charms, and links. This is the perfect class for beginners who have never worked in metal clay and want to learn the basics.

    Class Fee: $75 CAE Member, $83 Non-Member
    Material Fee: $15

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    Color: Theory and Use for all Artists and Crafters All Levels

    Date: Sunday, February 19

    Time: 9:30am-3:00pm
    Instructor: David Cuin

    Course description: Painter or quilter, glass artist, potter or flower arranger, everyone can benefit from an understanding of the four elements of color, standard color models and proven color relationships to create eye-catching and dramatic work. Learn how the elements of color can direct the eye and emphasize the focus of a design and use the psychological effects of color to engage and hold attention. More attention equals better sales. This is a lecture-style class with some practical excercises.

    Class Fee: $60 CAE Member, $66 Non-Member

     

    RESCHEDULED: FOR SNOW DAY-Feb.19,9:30-3:00pm
    Mixed Media Painting: Mastering Multiple Mediums All Levels

    Date: 10 Thursdays, February 9 - April 12

    Time: 3:00-6:00pm

    Instructor: Emma Ginsberg

    Course description: This class will teach students different methods in constructing very interesting mixed meduim pieces using paper, fabric, yarn, wood, spray paints, stencils, and various dry and wet mediums. In acrylic and watercolor painting the instructor will teach ways to manipulate the paint with several easy techniques that allow the paintings to have dynamic textures, colors, and compositions. This class will also concentrate on the importance of basic design principals and the elements of art.

    Class Fee: $295 CAE Member, $325 Non-Member

    CLOSED

     
    Dali's Dreams All Levels

    Date: Wednesday, February 8

    Time:2:00-4:00pm

    Instructor: Jean Sharer

    Course description:A lecture/ discussion of surrealism centering on Dali but including other surrealists such as Magritte, Meret Oppenheim, Max Ernst, Frida Kahlo, etc. Topics covered are : How did Freudian psychoanalysis promote surrealism?, When did it begin?, Why & What prompted this new style, the importance of women surrealist artists and more.

    Class Fee: $18 CAE Member, $20 Non-Member

    		 CLOSED
    Drawing For Those Who Think They Can't Beginner

    Date: Saturday, February 11

    Time: 10:00-3:00pm

     

    Instructor: Anita Winter

     

    Course description: This class is designed to offer encoragement and instruction to those who think they are missing the drawing gene. Drawing exercises and step-by-step instruction will be provided.

    Class Fee: $67.50 CAE Member, $75 Non-Member

    		 CLOSED
    Try it All Beginner

    Date: 4 Fridays, February 17 - March 9

    Time: 10:00-12:00pm

    Instuctor: Sally Davidson-Marovich

     

    Course description:Each Session is priced separately. Have you ever wondered what medium might speak to you? In this class we'll experiment with watercolors, soft pastels, and acrylics. We supply the materials for you to create a new artwork every class.
    Supportive, fun, and enriching.


    Class Fee: , fun, and enriching.
    Class Fee: $100 CAE Member, $110 Non-Member

    Materials fee: $25
    Still Water and Reflections All Levels

    Date: Saturday, February 18

    Time: 9:00-3:00pm

    Instructor: Jan Myers

    Course description: Students will create lovely meditative pastel paintings with the subject of still water.

    Class Fee: $52 CAE Member, $58 Non-Member

     
    Create Mixed Media Art All Levels

    Date: ,4 Mondays, February 20 - March 12

    Time: 1:00-3:00pm

    Instructor:Sally Davidson-Marovich

    Course Description:Each Session is priced separately. Exploration of acrylic, pastels, watercolors, collage, and altered books. A great class to create in mediums you know, but want to take to the next level.

    Class Fee: $100 CAE Member, $110 Non-Member
    Material Fee: $25.
    Basic Portrait Techniques- Tips and Tricks
    		 All Levels

    Date: 2 Saturdays, February 25 and March 3

    Time: 12:00-3:00pm

    Instructor : Kirsty Saalfrank

    Course Description: Learn how to take beautiful portraits by using only natural and available light. This two day course will help you be more confident about photographing and accessing light to make the most of your portraits. We will also demonstrate the little tips and tricks used by professionals. Students should have a basic understanding of their digital cameras.

    Class Fee: $30 CAE Member, $33 Non-Member

    Materials fee: $20
    Still Life Painting in Oils All Levels

    Date: 4 Wednesdays,February 29-March 21

    Time: 6-8pm

    Instructor: Chris McAllister

    Course Description: Learn to approach your oil paintings with confidence. This class will cover the painting process from start to finish, including materials and how to use them, setting up the still life, composition, proportion, seeing proper values, drawing with paint, light and shadow, halftones, edge control and atmosphere.

    Class Fee: $85. CAE members, $94. non-members

     

     

     

    March 2012

    A Step-By-Step Walk Through Writing Class 101 All Levels

    Date: 6 Mondays, March 5 - April 9

    Time: 9:30am-12:15pm

    Instructor: Jo Ann M. Colton

    Course Description: If you've always wanted to be a writer, but didn't know how to get started, this hands-on, step-by-step workshop offers lots of helpful writing-related information, dos and don'ts, and tips of the trade. Whether you've entertained the notion of writing but never put pen to paper, or you have actually jotted down your ideas and are currently unsure of how to proceed, A Step-By-Step Walk Through Writing 101 is designed to guide you as you embark on the writer's journey. Based on Colton's books, So, You Want To Be A Writer and How to Develop Story Line Ideas, this workshop can provide the direction you need to travel the writer's path.

    Class Fee: $155 CAE Members, $170 non-members
    Material Fee: $5
    Beg./Inter. Oil Painting Beginner/Intermediate

    Date: 8 Tuesdays, March 6-April 24

    Time: 10am-12pm

    Instructor: Pem Dunn

    Course Description: Learn basic theory, design, composition, color mixing, use of brushes, and painting techniques.

    Class Fee: $140 CAE Member, $154 Non-Member

     

     
    Advanced Painting in Oils Advanced

    Date: 8 Tuesdays, March 6-April 24

    Time: 1-3pm

    Instructor: Pem Dunn

     

    Course Description: Advanced approach to theory,
    design, composition, color mixing, use of brushes, and painting techniques    .

    Class Fee: $140 CAE Member, $154 Non-Member
    Your Wish is My Command Intermediate/ Advanced

    Date: 10 Tuesdays, March 6- May 8

    Time:Session 1: 9:00am-12:00pm Session 2: 6-9pm
    Instructor: Gail Frasier

    Course Description: Improve your throwing skills by making forms of your choice. Students will be challenged and instructed through demonstrations and one-on-one personal instruction as well as through repetition of form. Clay is available in class
    $15/commercial clay, $5./pugged clay.

    Class Fee: $240 CAE Member, $264 Non-Member

    Firing Fee: $20

    Session ONE-9am-12pm

    Session TWO- 6-9pm

     
    Put a Lid on It Intermediate/ Advanced

    Date: 10 Tuesdays, March 6- May 8

    Time: 1-4pm

    Instructor: Gail Frasier

    Course Description:This class will concentrate on forms and their appropriate lids. We will throw one form at a time with diffferent lids and discuss the aesthetecs of each. Students are also encouraged to throw forms of their choice for technical profeciency. Clay is available in class $15/commercial clay, $5./pugged clay.

    Class Fee: Class Fee: $240 CAE Member, $264 Non-Member

    Firing Fee: $20
    Mountain Storms: Pastel Workshop All Levels

    Date:Saturday, March 10

    Time: 9am-3pm
    Instructor: Jan Myers

    Course Description:This Pastel Workshop will focus on the moods of the dramatic Colorado mountains. The class will have fun as they learn to explore the mountain mysteries.

    Class Fee: $52 CAE Member, $58 Non-Member

    April 2012

    Beginning Realistic Oil Painting Beginner/Intermediate

    Date: 4 Wednesdays, April 4- April 25

    Time: 1:00 - 3:00pm

    Instructor: S.Lee Ager

    Course Description: Gain the basics, knowledge, and confidence about composition, color mixing, value, glazing, varnishing and more in 4 fun-filled classes. Learn about oil painting materials and their safe use.

    Class Fee: $85 CAE Member, $94 Non-Member

    Basic Metals All Levels

    Date: 8 Wednesdays, April 4 - May 23

    Time: 6:00 -9:30pm

    Instructor: Caitlin Perun

    Course Description: In this worshop you will develop a solid foundation in cold connection metalsmithing. We will cover the basics: sawing, filing, sanding, textures, finishes,chasing, hammering, etching, oxidizing and simple forming. There will be an emphasis on creative riveting. Students will walk away from the experience with at least one completed piece, and skills and tools to make more.

    Class Fee: $260 CAE Member, $286 Non-Member
    Materials fee: $260 approx. (depends on silver market values)
    Watercolors for Those Who Think They Can't Paint Beginner

    Date: 4 Thursdays, April 5- April 26

    Time: 9:00-12:00pm

    Instructor: Anita Winter

    Course Description: This class is for beginners or those frustrated by this medium. Step by step instruction will be provided including mixing color, watercolor techniques and
    fundamentals of composition and design.

    Class Fee: $160 CAE Member, $176 Non-Member

    Magical Copper Clay All Levels

    Date: 2 Fridays, April 6 & 13

    Time: 1:00-5:00pm

    Instructor: Chris Orlikowski

    Course description: Each Session is separately. COPPRclay consists of pure copper, water, & non-toxic binding materials. The binding materials vaporize completely during the kiln-firing process, leaving a solid copper. All copper used to make COPPRclay is recycled. It can be pinched, rolled, sculpted, and manipulated to make unique jewerly pieces. We will be making pendants, charms, and links. This is the perfect class for beginners who have never worked in metal clay and want to learn the basics.

    Class Fee: $75 CAE Member, $83 Non-Member
    Material Fee: $15
    The Principles of Painting Still Life in Oil All Levels

    Date: Saturday, April 14

    Time: 9:00- 4:00pm

    Instructor: Nikolo Bakanski

    Course Description: This class will focus on laying the foundation to masterful painting. Students will learn color, lines, and values as they work from a variety of still life items. This is an excellent one day workshop for beginning to advanced students.

    Class Fee: $50 CAE members, $55 non-members
    Printmaking by Hand All Levels

    Date: 2 Thursdays, April 19 and 26

    Time: 6:00- 8:00pm

    Instructor: Jonathan Nicklow

    Course Description: This class is an overview of basic relief printmaking techniques on fabric and/or paper. This is a perfect class for any quilter wanting to print their own designs or for any student wishing to experiment with basic printmaking. Students will explore styrofoam plates, linoleum block printing and how to combine them with other techniques. Bring ideas and sketches that you would like to see transformed into amazing prints.

    Class Fee: $100 CAE members, $110 non-members
    Material Fee: $20
    Beginning Bead Embroidery with Cabochons All Levels

    Date: Saturday, April 21

    Time: 12.00 -4:00 pm

    Instructor: Valerie Nicklow

    Course Description: In this class students will learn the mixture of stitching techniques to use stone cabochons in bead embroidery. We will also go over fringe possibilities in making a barrette to take home. Supplies will be provided by the instructor. Students are encouraged to bring in seed beeds they would like to use.

    Class Fee: $55 CAE Member, $61 Non-Member Materials fee: $15

    May 2012

    Painting the Clothed Figure in Oils All Levels

    Date: 4 Tuesdays, May 1-May 22

    Time: 6-8pm

    Instructor: Chris McAllister

    Course Description: Working from life and photographs, this class focuses on breaking down the figure into simple shapes and values. Students focus on proportion, composition, light and shadow. Advanced students explore principals of color, half-tones, edge control and atmosphere.

    Class Fee: $92 CAE members, $102 non-members

    model fee : $16
    The Fine Art of Animal Watercolor Painting All Levels

    Date: 5 Thursdays, May 3-31

    Time: 10-12pm

    Instructor: Carol Newsom

    		 Course Description: Achieve incredible effects with watercolors as you learn the skills to successfully paint animals. Learn how to paint beautiful hair, fur, eyes, etc. without overworking. Students will learn the basics like edge control, brush strokes and more, as they master the wonderful medium of watercolor painting.
    Class Fee: $160 CAE Member, $176 Non-Member
    Still Life Painting in Oils All Levels

    Date: 4 Thursdays, May 3-24

    Time: 6-8pm

    Instructor: Chris McAllister

    Course Description: Learn to approach your oil paintings with confidence. This class will cover the painting process from start to finish, including materials and how to use them, setting up the still life, composition, proportion, seeing proper values, drawing with paint, light and shadow, halftones, edge control and atmosphere.

    Class Fee: $85. CAE members, $94. non-members
    Painted Floral Boxes All Levels
     

    Date: 3 Mondays, May 7-May 21

    Time: 5:00-6:00pm

    Instructor: Pamela Rhoades

     

    		 Course Description: Express yourself while creating a personal keepsake. Students will learn how to paint acrylic with tip applicators and brushes to develop a uniquely designed floral pattern on a wooden box.
    Class Fee: $65 CAE Member, $72 Non-Member Materials fee: $10

     

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    Adult Class Instructors

    Hannah Beal is a graduate of RMCAD's painting and drawing department and Metro State's art education program. As a local artist, she shows at galleries in Denver throughout the year. Hannah is a teacher in the Denver Metro area and loves the experiences of the art classroom. Helping students feel creative and inspired to make art is her goal in teaching. She has an Akita named Samson that her and her husband take on hikes all summer long. Chris McAllister received a BA degree from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena California. He has enjoyed a career as a freelance illustrator for over 20 years. He has won awards from the New York Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts magazine, Print Regional Design
    Annual and the Society of Publication Designers. He is a member of the Art Students League of Denver. He has studied with nationally acclaimed artists Harry Carmean, Dan McCaw, Craig Nelson and Ron Hicks.
    Christina Blume is an herbalist in Denver, CO. She has been teaching classes in herbs and flower essences, in addition to animal healing at the Denver Botanic Gardens, Arapahoe Community College, the Community Schools in Denver and the Tagawa Garden Center since 1994. She can also be seen doing an "herb demo" two Sundays a month on the local ABC affiliate, KMGH-TV, in Denver. www.blumesfarm.com Jan Myers has been a painter for 44 years and travels throughout the Southwest photographing and sketching for several weeks at a time. A signature member of the Pastel Society of America, Jan's work can be seen in numerous public and corporate collections including the Adam's Mark Hotel, Rocky Mountain National Park, and the Colorado School of Mines.
    www.janmyers-artist.com
    Carrie Doman discovered clay and its tactile qualities in her early thirties and found that it allowed her to express her artistic spirit. Her ceramic education has been self-directed, taking classes at community colleges and attending workshops including many two and three week workshops at Anderson Ranch Art Center. Over time she was able to combine the little "gems" of information from each instructor to create a unique style that was her own. Carrie's work has been selected for several national shows juried by well known ceramic artists such as Val Cushing, Matt Long, Virginia Scotchie, Tom and Elaine Coleman, Jim Koudelka, Blair Meefeld and Julia Galloway. Jonathan Nicklow is a recent MFA grad from CU Boulder. He also has a BFA from Savannah College of Art & Design. His current work is based on his visual fairy tale titled "The Rabbit Who Married The Bear." Jonathan utilizes printmaking, painting and drawing, film, photography,
    ceramics, fiber arts, hand and machine stitching, sound art, installation, and his own body to make bold statements and lasting impressions.  http://jnicklow.wordpress.com/
    Gail Frasier graduated from University of South Florida, 1968, and has been working in clay for 32 years. Her work will be in Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, in August and in the Evergreen Open Studio Tour in September. Her work is represented in the Quiller Gallery, Crede, CO, the Gallery at Genesee and in the Evergreen Gallery. Kirsty Saalfrank has been a freelance photographer for the past 10 years. After graduating from the Art Institute of Colorado she taught and worked at the Maine Photographic Workshops.
    Kirsty loves to teach others the simple techniques to achieve a great photograph. Along with portrait photography she enjoys photographing nature and still life. Her work can be viewed at:
    www.kirstysaalfrank.com
    Cathy Jones became interested in impressionist painting while studying for her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Paris and Grenoble, France. After graduation from the University of Illinois, Champaign, she moved to New England where she became inspired by coastal scenery. Her interest in landscape expanded when she moved to Colorado where she discovered Georgia O'Keefe and began painting flowers. She is currently represented exclusively at The Evergreen Gallery.
    www.cathyjonesart.com    		 Anita Winter is a representational watercolorist who has won regional and national awards for her art. She is comfortable painting on location and in the studio. She is a signature member of Rocky Mountain Watermedia, Western Federation of Watercolor and Colorado Watercolor
    Society.

     

     

    Arts in the Schools

    The mission of the Arts in the Schools program is to promote and cultivate artistic excellence in the visual and performing arts and to enrich the art experience in our mountian community. Over the past six years this program has benefited many of the schools in Evergreen and our mountain community.

    This program is made possible by a matching funds grant from the Evergreen Rotary Club.

    Grant recipients

     

    2010 grant recipients: Conifer High School, Evergreen High School, King Murphy Elementary, Marshdale Elementary, Rocky Mountain Academy, West Jefferson Elementary, and Wilmot Elementary.

     

    2011 Arts in the Schools Grant Application
    1. Projects - may include but are not limited to Artist-In-Residence, Art Days, special programs to bring in visiting performers or artists, public arts project such as murals or sculptures. Note: The Center for the Arts Evergreen expects other fund raising efforts to compliment the Art Center's funds.
    2. Review Criteria:
  • Artistic excellence and artistic merit of the project
  • Ability to carry out the project
  • Clarity of the projects goals and design
  • Applicant's readiness to accomplish the project
  • Qualifications of key staff who will carry out the project
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  • Cite support of the Center for the Arts Evergreen, as appropriate, in all promotional materials, programs, and publicity.
  • Use grant funds only for the purpose requested, unless approved by the Center
  • Complete the Grant Evaluation Form within 30 days of completion of the project and submit to the Center for the Arts Evergreen
  • Provide a certificate of liability insurance prior to funding if not covered by school liability
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    Deadline is 5 p.m. July 1, 2011. Notification of award or rejection will be made by August 1, 2011
     
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