DRAWING CENTER STUDIO

Open Figure Drawing Sessions
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 7-9pm
Uninstructed drawing sessions with a live model. Walk-ins welcome. Student discounts. Limited spaces available. Preregistration and ticket sign-up required – at least 3 hours in advance.

The Plein Air Atelier:
Guided Outdoor Creative Adventures
Saturdays, 9am-12pm
** ONGOING ENROLLMENT **
Start any Saturday!
Weekly, outdoor classes focusing on individualized instruction and the continued exploration of plein air drawing and painting!
Taught by a rotating group of landscape artists from throughout the region.

The Natural World: An Earth-Works Class Connecting Us to the Beauty of Our Environment
Sundays, 10am-1pm
June 6-August 1*
An 8-week, earth-works class focused on the exploration of natural materials, our region’s diverse ecosystems, and our creative relationships with it all!
Taught by Scholar-in-Residence Ed Erdmann

Open Studio/Cast Lab
Fridays, 1:30-4pm
Sundays, 4:30-7pm
FREE weekly access to the Drawing Center’s main studio, furniture, and cast collection. All artists and varieties of studio work welcome.
Limited spaces available. Preregistration and ticket sign-up required – at least 3 hours in advance.

Drawing as Mindfulness
A Weekly Re-orientation to Life and Being in the World
Mondays, 7-9pm, Year-round
** ONGOING ENROLLMENT **
Start any open Monday! Now back in-person!
Weekly Instructed sessions focused on activities (drawing, discussions, writing) promoting mindfulness of self and context.
Taught by Brigid O’Kane

Lasting Impression: A Monotype Intensive Course
Sundays, 1:30-4:30pm
May 16-July 18*
An 8-week, printmaking class focused on an exploration of the unique world of monotypes and their amazing connections to traditional drawing, painting, and design principles!
Taught by Ron Prigat

Drawing Essentials
Optical Color/Perceptual Color
Thursdays, 6-9pm
June 3-24
A 4-week, foundations-level drawing course.
Taught by Resident Instructor Samantha Haring

Reminiscing the Gesture:
Building the Figure from Color Masses in Soft Pastels
Sundays, 10am-1pm
May 23-July 18*
An 8-week, drawing class focused on investigating the human form through color and value masses, while instilling your drawings with a vitality by emphasizing gestural movement!
Taught by Mike Bale

Darkroom Orientation or
Darkroom (Re)fresher*
Sundays, 4:30-5:30pm
Review of safety procedures, basic work flow, darkroom guidelines, and the cleaning responsibilities of everyone using the photo facilities.
Limited spaces available. Preregistration and ticket sign-up required – at least 24 hours in advance.
Moderated by Michael Wilson

*3:30-5:30pm (first Sunday of each month only)
Orientation info plus demos of both film processing and photo printing.

Introduction to Black & White Film Photography
Sundays, 1:30-4:30pm
4 meetings: May 23, June 6, June 20, and July 11
A 4-week, photography class introducing the essential tools, materials, and processes of black and white, analog photography! (FREE access to our Community Darkroom facilities with registration.) Taught by Laura Lair

Painting Essentials
Painting on the Cutting Edge – Boundaries and Transitions
Wednesday, 6-9pm
June 2-23
A 4-week, foundations-level PAINTING course.
Taught by Resident Instructor Samantha Haring

Introduction to Digital Photography
Mondays, 6–9pm
4 Meetings: May 24, June 7, June 21, and July 5
A 4-week, photography class introducing the essential tools, materials, and processes of digital photography!
Taught by Manifest Scholar in Residence, Seth Adam Cook