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CAC Member registration begins Saturday, April 26, 9am-noon.
General registration begins Saturday, April 26, noon-3pm.
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Teens ages 12-16
Week 1, July 7 to 11
Drawing Big and Tall
TS0801; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Philip Holman
Using traditional and non-traditional drawing media, experiment with unusual drawing methods to create large, bold artworks. Experiment with scale and its effects on how artwork is created and viewed. Explore the possibilities of drawing large scale and focus on personal expression and style.
Members $80/Non-members $95
Reuse, Recycle, Renew
TS0802; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Rachel Nicole Dunavant
As consumers, it is easy to take for granted the items we use and discard. Through Reuse, Recycle, Renew, students discuss environmental issues and reuse fabric swatches from old clothing, found objects and embellishments to re-create custom artworks such as fashion accessories, wall hangings and sculptures. Artists such as Adia Millett, Joseph Cornell and Jean Dubuffet provide creative inspiration throughout the course.
Members $80/Non-members $95
Week 2, July 14 to 18
Ceramic Forms: Vessel, Sculpture, and Wall Pieces
TS0803; 12:15-3pm Monday-Thursday only; continues on Friday of Week 3
Instructor: Barbara Kobylinska
From beginning hand-building clay techniques to intermediate projects, students learn the fundamentals of ceramics while investigating natural, human and animal forms. Explore a variety of techniques including pinch pots and slab vessels and experiment with pattern, texture and finishing techniques.
Members $90/Non-members $105
Monotypes: Painting and Printmaking in Half the Time
TS0804; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Philip Holman
Experiment with monotype processes, which blend the speed, fluidity and expressiveness of painting with the serendipitous nature of printmaking. Create a series of sequential thematic prints and focus on personal expression and style.
Members $80/Non-members $95
Week 3, July 21-25
Original You: Screen-Printed T-Shirt
TS0805; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Helena Navarro
How does what you wear reflect who you are? Tap into your inner designer as you design and print a personal t-shirt that reflects the “original you” using screen-printing techniques.
Members $80/Non-members $95
Ceramic Forms: Vessel, Sculpture, and Wall Pieces
TS0803; 12:15-3pm Friday only; continued from Week 2
Instructor: Barbara Kobylinska
Week 4, July 28-August 1
Leave your Mark: Batik
TS0806; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Helena Navarro
Learn the ancient tradition of batik, a technique comprised of applying melted wax to fabric and dyeing the fabric to reveal the characteristic deep rich colors and fine crinkle lines of batik. Leave your mark on a batik banner full of personal meaning and style.
Members $80/Non-members $95
Express Yourself!
TS0807; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Kylene Hoff
Explore two-dimensional and relief painting techniques to create interesting compositions that explore the ways that artists can communicate visually. Experiment with acrylic paint and a variety of found objects such as fabric, metal, paper and plaster to express messages that are personally and culturally relevant.
Members $80/Non-members $95
Week 5, August 4-8
Encaustic Painting
TS0808; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Martine Strohmeyer
Discover the ancient technique of encaustic painting to create a series of prints. Encaustic paint is made from pure pigment, beeswax and resin and is applied hot using a variety of tools, revealing a velvety matte finish when cool. The medium can then be textured, scraped, incised, embossed, sculpted and mixed media can be imbedded. Experiment with a variety of designs and embellishments to create unique and original artworks.
Members $90/Non-members $105
Art for the Masses: Printmaking and Popular Culture
TS0809; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Philip Holman
Explore a variety of printmaking techniques including, woodcut, linocut and collagraph. Express ideas that are important to you and create artworks with personal meaning through this graphic medium.
Members $80/Non-members $95
Week 6, August 11-15
The Glass Lab
TS0810; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Ali Rogan
Experiment in the glass lab and explore how glass can be recycled from everyday use into art, using techniques such as glass casting and fusing amongst others. Create a cast glass sculpture, mixed media glass collages, fused glass jewelry, a mosaic glass block and more.
Members $115/Non-members $130
Books that Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop-Up, Twist and Turn!
TS0811; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Jacqueline Poutasse
Using a variety of materials, create handmade books of different shapes, techniques and styles and experiment with different methods of embellishment.
Members $80/Non-members $95
Week 7, August 18-22
Origami Paper Sculpture
TS0812; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Rich Gray
Learn the basic forms used in traditional Japanese and contemporary paper folding techniques. Explore a wide range of origami papers and discover the rich history of this medium. Learn how line, texture, color and shape can be used to turn flat sheets of paper in the three-dimensional sculptures of birds, flowers, animals and more.
Members $80/Non-members $95
What’s Your Style?
TS0813; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Holly Ackiss
Explore and define your evolving artistic style and develop a body of work that sends a message about you! Experiment with collage, assemblage, self-portraiture and visual poetry using an assortment of mixed media.
Members $80/Non-members $95
Week 8, August 25-29
Encaustic Painting
TS0814; 3:30-6:15pm
Instructor: Martine Strohmeyer
Discover the ancient technique of encaustic painting to create a series of prints. Encaustic paint is made from pure pigment, beeswax and resin and is applied hot using a variety of tools, revealing a velvety matte finish when cool. The medium can then be textured, scraped, incised, embossed, sculpted and mixed media can be imbedded. Experiment with a variety of designs and embellishments to create unique and original artworks.
Members $90/Non-members $105
















