2011 Workshop Schedule

Workshops are open to all members and non-members. Members receive a 10% discount on all workshops.

If you are interested in teaching a workshop, know someone who is, or have a suggestion for a workshop you’d like to see offered, contact the Gallery. Check in at the Gallery for a complete workshop schedule throughout the season.

Please remember that all workshops require a minimum number of participants to run, as well as have a limited number of slots for participants. Be sure to reserve your slot in a workshop early, and learn something new this year!

 

For the Kids!

This past summer (2010) the AAA was pleased to host a series of workshops for children featuring local children’s book authors and visual artists, Amy Guglielmo and Steven Kellogg.

Amy Guglielmo, author of the Touch the Art book series, held two workshops this summer. The first gave children an opportunity to create their very own puppets, introducing them to master painters. Amy returned in September with a very special “Monet’s Garden Party” workshop for young artists aged 4 to 6. Every realm of creativity was touched upon - from baking “Impressionist Toast,” to crafting “Garden Party Crowns” and painting their own place mats...all with Monet as their muse.

Steven Kellogg inspired 4 to 8 year olds with his uplifting and energetic reading from his Pinkerton books and invited the children to make up their own story. Not a sound was made as the young artists immersed themselves in the creation of their very own story that they then went on to share with all.

This series was supported by a grant from the Essex Community Fund. Many thanks to Nina Favata for organizing and to Dee Myers for supervising, and a huge “Thank You” to Amy and Steve for engaging our young minds. We look forward to providing more of these type of workshops!

To learn more about Amy, visit www.touchtheart.com

To learn more about Steven, visit www.stevenkellogg.com

Artists’ Workshop Series 2010

This summer two workshops were held to give people the opportunity to learn or expand their technique in two different areas of media.

Kevin Raines, one of our featured artist for the 2010 opening exhibit, provided a workshop in July on Plein Air that got students outside and responding to their surroundings while learning watercolor techniques and refining landscape forms.

James VanHoven, Jr taught a two-day workshop on printmaking techniques. The workshop was held at the Atlas Silo Studios where six eager students learned intaglio, woodblock, collagraph, and etching techniques. Many were refreshing their printmaking skills, while others introduced new methods to their processes. A jam-packed weekend that resulted in a great variety of prints and tired participants.

This workshop series was made possible, in part, with a Developing Community Arts Grant with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program administered locally by the Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks.

Please visit both of these artist’s spectacular websites to view their work.:

Kevin- www.kevinrainesart.com

James- www.settlementstudio.com