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The Center offers a multitude of art classes and seminars for all ages and learning levels. Both short and long term classes in varied forms of art and crafts will be offered throughout the year. You can obtain more information by contacting Jenni Kirby at 804-278-8950 or email: jkirby@crossroadsartcenter.com. You may also use the contact form at the bottom of this page.

CATEGORIES
PAINTING – DRAWING – MOSAIC - COLLAGE - SPECIAL WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES – KIDS CLASSES

Printable Class Registration Form
Teachers Wanted
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Acrylic Painting classes with Adele Castillo
Another acrylic painting class with Adele Castillo is in the works. If you are interested in learning all about acrylics, want to study color, simply want to paint your pets or any combination of the above, then this may be for you. (other subject matter is acceptable). Classes are planned for Monday night, 6 - 9 p.m at Crossroads Art Center, this is an 8 week session.
Cost per person $180, non-refundable. A per class fee is available for those who know they'll not attend the entire session. Payment due by the first class.
E-mail or call Adele if you are interested.
Adele Castillo, 11155 Bugle Lane, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 -804-550-7201
http://www.adelecastillo.com

Watercolors with Greg Youngs
Mondays, 1:00pm - 3:30pm Classes Forming. Call to be put on contact list.
Ongoing sessions - 6 week sessions at $132
Beginning watercolor is for those with some drawing experience who would like to add color dimension to their work. Instructions will include color mixing, principles of design, watercolor techniques and special effects. Still life setups will be provided or bring your own subject matter to paint. Each class will begin with a discussion of various aspects of watercolor followed by an exercise and open studio. -- A materials list will be provided.

Acrylics & Oils
Class Mondays, 10:00am -12:30pm
5 week sessions $132 -- Start Date April 7th
Instructor: Clinton Helms
Subjects for this class will range from still life set-ups, to painting from photos of people in your life, or places that you have visited. To view my works please visit my website: www.chelmsstudio.com I look forward to working with each of you, and hope that you will enjoy learning and painting with me. A supply list will be provided. www.chelmsstudio.com/bio.html

Figure Drawing with Clinton Helm
Class Starts Monday June 2nd and runs through July 7th
1:00pm -3:30pm or
Tuesday, June 3rd and runs through July 8th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
6 week sessions $132 -- ONGOINING CLASS

To view my works please visit my website: www.chelmsstudio.com I look forward to working with each of you, and hope that you will enjoy learning and painting with me. A supply list will be provided. www.chelmsstudio.com/bio.html

Material Supply List

Charcoal pencils
Compressed and vine charcoal sticks
Conte' crayons in earth tone colors
(2) HB or Ebony pencils
18" x 24" New Print pad
18" x 24" Toned color Pastel paper pad
(2) Rolls of Brown Craft paper
24" x 30" Drawing Board, something lightweight and easy to carry around.

*You will also need a portable easel.

In this course the student will get a better opportunity to understand how to draw the human form using rhythms, proportions, and framing. Most of the studies completed in the class will be done in sanguine, sepia, and charcoal. We will be working from both clothed and nude models.

"TILE ONE ON" MOSAICS Spring & Summer Classes
Instructor: Jennifer Kirby, Email: jkirby6@aol.com , 804-278-8950

Wednesday, May 14th, 21st, June 4th 6pm – 9pm
Monday, June 16th, 23rd, 30th 6pm-9pm
Monday, July 14th, 21st , 28th 6pm-9pm
Wednesday, August 13th, 20th, 25th 6pm – 9pm

Choose between two classes – 3DAY BASIC OR 2-DAY STEPPING STONE Both classes will be taught each night.

3 DAY-BASIC MOSAIC ART CLASS
Learn basic tile setting and grouting techniques. Become familiar with different types of tile, glazes, adhesives, grouts and additives. You will leave with your very own finished Mosaic. No art or mosaic experience necessary. All materials will be supplied. Enrollment is limited to ensure a more personalized class.
Tuition is $95 when working on a FLOWER POT
$110 when working on a TRAY or FUN PLAQUE
$130 when creating a FUN MIRROR

PLEASE TELL JENNI IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON A FLOWER POT OR TRAY OR A FUN MIRROR WHEN SIGNING UP FOR CLASS.

OR 2 Day - STEPPING STONE CLASS
Create your very own stepping stone from pouring the mortar to adding the colorful decorations. All materials provided. Tuition is $35.

OR Open Studio
If you have taken the 3 day Basic Mosaic class before, please join us for an open studio class. Work on your project with assistance and have materials at arms length. Classes are $15 each day. Call to save a place at the table!! Open studios will be held when classes are scheduled or call for a more convenient time.

For a printable flyer click on Printable Flyer & Application (PDF file opens to a new window).

Brenda Bickerstaff-Stanley is a native of Richmond, Va. She began painting in her early years in college and found it so intriguing that she never looked back to her other studies. Seeking out the unique flavor of different cultures, Brenda transforms places into colorful and lively images. Her travels have taken her to South Africa, Italy, France, the Caribbean Islands, Key West, New Orleans, and Mexico where she has kept walking journals of the landscapes and people.

Brenda is a colorist and her paintings speak of this form of expression. “If I had only one color …it would be red! How wonderful it is that I am able to find my life’s work through painting”. Painting in both watercolor and acrylics allows Brenda to explore a subject through color washes on paper or full body strokes on canvas. This enthusiasm is passed on to her students in her more than 25 years of teaching workshops locally and worldwide.

Brenda belongs to the Virginia Watercolor Society and Metro Richmond Artists Association. She exhibits her works both locally at Crossroads Art Center and in numerous shows throughout the United States.

Lose the Photo/Find the Painting
Day 1: Brenda will demo a contour drawing of flowers and use watercolors in her painting. We will all work from photos we have brought with us (extras will be available). However, you may paint landscapes, still life, flowers, or other images at any time during the workshop and in watercolor or acrylics. This first day will be spent painting fairly realistically, or in your normal style. Brenda will spend most of her time working with you.

Day 2: Let’s branch out. How do you want to paint? Taking the painting from Day 1 we will begin to interpret our work, rather than painting what we see. No photos allowed! This will move us towards that loose and juicy look we hear so much about.

Day 3: Let’s really play with our painting. We will need to bring magazines with us that have BIG pictures, no catalogues. We will mix the media we are using. Acrylics, watercolors, brushes, glue, crayons, pencils, etc. Bring your usual painting supplies and the workshop will provide the rest.

Make checks payable to:
Garry-Lou Upton, LLC
Mail to:
Garry-Lou Upton
Arts in the City
11740 Durrington Dr.
Richmond, VA 23236

Click for printable flyer and application: Application

Maymont Photography Experience
June 2008

Beautiful gardens, a waterfall, fountains, wildlife, a vintage home and outbuildings, farm animals, Maymont has it all! Join me in June photographing this beautiful landmark. We’ll start with a 2 hour lecture on the basics of photography. Learn techniques for shooting in a variety of situations, what equipment to use and when the best times to go out are. Then we’ll spend 3 hours in the field on the following Saturday at Maymont shooting. Finally we’ll meet back the following Tuesday evening to critique and review the images everyone made! This class proves to be fun and exciting and a great way to get into the field to shoot a variety of subjects. This class works well for SLR or point & shoot cameras.

Dates: June 5th Thursday 7-9pm lecture at Crossroads Art Center; June 7th Saturday 10am-1pm at Maymont; June 10th Tuesday 7-9pm critique and wrap up at Crossroads Art Center.

Contact Victoria at 434-295-9391 or victoria@victoriasimages.com to register

When: Slash Coleman, Saturday June 21, 2008, Gallery 1, Crossroads Art Center

        1pm – 4pm: Turn Your Art into Real Money

        4pm-5pm: Free Artist Marketing with My Space & Facebook

Cost: Part 1 = $65 + $25 curriculum fee

       Part 2 = $45 + $25 curriculum fee

       Or sign-up for both for $100 and there is no curriculum fee and you save $90!

The Center offers a multitude of art classes and seminars for all ages and learning levels. Both short and long term classes in varied forms of art and crafts will be offered throughout the year. You can obtain more information by contacting Jenni Kirby at 804-278-8950 or email: jkirby@crossroadsartcenter.com. You may also use the contact form at the bottom of this page.

Class guidelines and cancellations policies

Registration Guidelines

• Classes without sufficient enrollment five to seven days prior to the first class will be canceled.
  
• Late registrations are welcome with space available and instructor's permission.
  
• Full payment must accompany registration.
  
• Class fees will not be pro-rated for any reason.
  
• Payment may be made by cash, check, or charge card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express).
  
• Unless otherwise noted, classes are open to ages 16 and above.

Cancellations and Refunds

• The Crossroads Art Center reserves the right to cancel any class with insufficient enrollment. Fees are 100 percent refundable if the class is canceled by the Crossroads Art Center.
  
• Fifty percent of class fees are refunded if withdrawal notice is received seven days or more prior to the first class.
  
• No refunds will be made if withdrawal notice is received less than seven days prior to the first class meeting.
  
• The Crossroads Art Center does not issue credit vouchers for class withdrawals.

The Crossroads Art Center may on occasion need to substitute an instructor for a course. This is done with the recommendation of the scheduled instructor and does not diminish the quality of instruction

Looking for Teachers to Expand our Class Offerings –
Crossroads Art Center Classes

The Center offers a multitude of art classes and seminars for all ages and learning levels. Both short and long term classes in varied forms of art and crafts will be offered throughout the year. You can obtain more information by contacting Jenni Kirby at 804-278-8950 or email: jkirby@crossroadsartcenter.com. You may also use the contact form at the bottom of this page.

Art classes have been held at the Crossroads Art Center since it opened almost 5 years ago. Most of the art programs and classes have been run by the art teacher for each class and not by Crossroads. Crossroads has always helped the teacher fill the classes by placing class information on the website, by handing out flyers for the class and by creating and sending out emails to our mailing lists.

The scoop --
We will have space for 40 classes (2.5 hours each) a week.
We would like to schedule classes in 6 or 10 week sessions.
We will pay the teachers $25 an hour.
We will need a minimum of 6 people per class for the class to make.
We will have a maximum of 10 students in Gallery 1 and a maximum of 12 students in Gallery 2 unless the teacher has other requirements.
Class Times would run:
Mon. – Thurs. 10am – 12:30, 1pm – 3:30pm, 4pm – 6pm, 6:30pm – 9pm
Fri.& Sat. 10am – 12:30pm, 1pm – 3:30pm
Sunday – 1pm – 3:30pm, 4pm – 6pm
We will also look at teaching weekend workshops – tell us what you are thinking.
If you have more ideas let us know ---

Contact us for teaching the following media –
Beginning Drawing
Intermediate/Advanced Drawing
Introduction to Watercolor
Introduction to Acrylics and Oils
Introduction to Pastels
Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor
Intermediate/Advanced Acrylics and Oils
Intermediate/Advanced Pastels
All Media Painting & Drawing – All Levels
Photography
Faux Finishing
Fiber Art
Knitting
Rug Hooking
Silk Scarf Painting
Jewelry – Wire Crochet with Glass Beads, Precious Metal Clay, Rope
Faux Finishing
Writing – Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Dance – Yoga, Salsa, Belly Dancing, Swing, Ballroom
Self-Defense Classes
Creating classes for Home Schooled Kids
Creating Classes for Pre-School – K (Age 2 –4) – 45 minute classes

We will need a resume, an artist statement and a list of classes you have taught and where those classes were taught. Please feel free to pass this on to anyone you may think who would like to teach or take classes.

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