Winter WORKSHOPS & CLASSES 2017Drawing for the True Beginner!Wednesdays, January 18, 25, February 1, 8.6 - 8 pm @ LAC Back by popular demand! Taught with patience and humor, this workshop is designed for absolute beginners who declare they “can’t draw!” With gentle guidance, we will explore fun, creative exercises that release your inner personal style and boost your confidence. Our goal is that you will be able to enjoy drawing for the rest of your life! This class is for ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS! Sketchbook and all materials are provided. Kathryn Sall$40

Mixed Media Expressive PaintingTuesdays, January 24, 31, February 7, 14.6 - 8 pm@ LACGive yourself permission to play with art. Im-merse yourself in color, learn to build various surface textures, and find freedom in movement across paper and canvas. Explore oil, pastels, watercolor, acrylic, collage and stencils. This is a playful, no-fear, stress-free, art making experi-ence and requires no previous experience. You will be surprised at what you can create in the warm, expressive environment Noelle creates in her classes. Noelle Wiemann$55

Lander Art Center

Art Fusion Parties Thursday January 26, February 23, March 23, April 27.6 - 9 pm@ 320 StudioCome enjoy friends, fun and wine while mak-ing beautiful creations at Lander Art Center’s 320 Studio. Each night features short, fun projects where you make beautiful pieces you can take home with you. Get inspired by new materials and get your creative juices flowing. Metal clay jewelry, silk scarves, Zen doodle cards, monoprinting with Gelli plates, wet felting, weaving, batik dyeing, mixed media collage, and leather tooling are just some of the projects we have planned for the winter / spring season of Art Fusion Parties. $35 + $5-$10 material fee

Knitting SocialFridays, January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 17, 24, March 10, 24, April 7, 21, 28.6 - 8 pm @ LAC Come for a social evening of wine, friends and increasing your knitting confidence. From the very beginner, to the more advanced, everyone will boost their knitting skills. This winter Vicky will offer cable knitting projects, including a cowl and fingerless gloves. Vicky is happy to help you with personal projects as well.Vicky BoehmerFREE! Supplies can be purchased at the class

Figure Drawing Studio Drop-inThursdays, January 27, February 2, 9, 16, March 2.6 - 8 pm@ LACCome for fun, informal evenings of figure drawing with a live model. The Figure Draw-ing Studio is non-instructional but there will be a facilitator on hand to guide the process. Whether you are new to drawing or a sea-soned artist, this drop-in provides an oppor-tunity to develop your fundamental drawing skills with the human figure. Materials are provided if you don’t have your own.$8 drop-in, $30 for a 5 class punch card

Little SquirtsAges 2 -3Wednesdays, January 18, February 1, 15, March 1, 15, April 5, 19, May 3, 17.(First and third Wednesday of each month)4:30 pm - 5:30 pm @ LAC This class fosters creativity for children 2 to 3 years old. Students will experience art, move-ment, and storytelling in a fun atmosphere. A caregiver must be present unless discussed with instructor. Jenny Young$10 / class or $45 for a 5 class punch card

Little Picassos Ages 4-6Wednesdays, January 11, 25, February 8, 22, March 8, 22, April 12, 26, May 10.(Second and fourth Wednesday of each month)4:30 pm - 5:30 pm @ LAC Young artists will enjoy this engaging class that will have them painting, sculpting, and drawing. This class is designed to foster the uninhibited creativity and imagination of this age group.Jenny Young$10 / class or $45 for a 5 class punch card

After School Art ClubAges 6 - 9 Wednesdays, January 11 to May 17.(No Class Spring Break, March 29)2:30 - 4 pm @ LACAfter school art club kids will develop creative talents while making unique art pieces. Chil-dren will learn sculpture, clay, mixed media and expressive painting through group and individual projects. After School Art Club is about de-veloping skills, expanding self confidence, using imagination and exploring the power of self expression. Sarah O’Leary$180

Creative Minds:Pottery ClubAges 9 and upWednesdays, January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22.3 - 5 pm @ 320 StudioDive into the endless possibilities of clay. Learn the basic methods of handbuilding - coiling, pinching and building with slabs. Move onto the wheel and learn what goes into making bowls and mugs. You will learn the whole clay process, and come away with finished, glazed pieces that express your individual creativity. Abe Lowham$80

Children and Youth CLASSES

Creative Minds:Book-Binding & PrintmakingAges 9 and upTuesdays, February 28, March 7, 14, 21, April 4, 11.3:30 - 5 pm @ LACCreate your very own journal, using Japanese bookbinding techniques. Learn printmaking techniques so you can create a unique cover. Learn stamp making for colorful and fun pages. This class lets you play with a new medium, and come home with the most original journal ever.Julian Kwasniewski $60

REGISTER for CLASSES & WORKSHOPSONLINE Registration: www.landerartcenter.com

call the Lander Art Center 307.332.5772or stop by at 224 Main Street, Lander

Scholarships available for each class, application is online: www. landerartcenter.com/classschedule

Foundational DrawingTuesdays, February 28, March 7, 14, 21.6 – 8 pm@ LACCome back to the basics with this class geared to all level of artist. Use still life to build your foundational drawing skills. Working in charcoal, pencil, and pastel, train your artist’s eye to see shapes, lights, darks, proportion and color. Find success in drawing simple objects and progress to more complex subjects. Jerry will balance instruction on technique with personal coach-ing based on student’s goals.Jerry Antolik$55

Pysanky: Ukrainian Easter Egg Batik Drop-InWednesdays, March 15, 22, April 5, 12. 6 - 8 pm,@ LACGet ready for Easter with these beautiful hand dyed eggs. Handcrafted pysanky are made using raw eggs, dyes and beeswax in a wax resistant technique similar to cloth batik. Make your own colorful designs. Come for all four classes or drop in for one or two.Maggie Godwin-Bell$10 per session

Renewal and Rebalance: Yoga & Art Mini-RetreatSunday, March 19.5 - 8 pm@ LACCelebrate the Spring Equinox with a renew-ing yoga and art mini-retreat. Join us for a beautiful, quiet evening of yoga and meditation practice along with exploring the art form of mandala-making. The Spring Equinox is a time for creating opportunities for positive change in our lives and the world, as we are poised between opposite forces of light and dark. Use the nourishing space created in this retreat as an opportunity to go inward to touch your own balance. As you create your mandala, find healing and renewal. Artists and non-artists welcome. No experience with yoga or media-tion necessary.Tonya Pepper$30

Create Class: Unleashing Creativity for the Non-ArtistThursdays, March 9, 16, 23.6 - 8 pm@ LACAre you the person who can’t draw? Does the word “Art” make you scared? This class is for you. Wake up your imagination with struc-tured exercises. Creativity takes practice, and this class helps you take the first step. Experi-ment with a bunch of different mediums and surfaces and find your most productive cre-ative space. Redefine the word “mistake” and throw preconceived art rules out the window. Elyse guides a process in a fun, non-judgmental space that gives you permission to play with art! All supplies included. ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.Elyse Guarino$30

Live Animal Art: Drawing the Horse and Other CrittersMondays, April 3, 10, 17, 6 - 8 pm.Saturday April 22, 10 am - 1 pm.@ LAC and outdoor corralsThis drawing class will start in the studio us-ing rules, proportion, geometry and form to capture the basic foundation of animals. Move to drawing live animals drawing on the beauty, dynamism and spirit of the animals we love. We will focus on drawing the horse, but also poten-tially use dogs and raptors as live models. Jerry Antolik$65

Intuitive Portrait Painting Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9.6 - 8 pm@ LACBreak away from your habitual portrait painting foundations to experience your intuitive and en-ergetic energy when painting and drawing from a live model. Paint from your subconscious and explore non-traditional ways of capturing the essence of a human face on canvas. Use unique exercises for a freer portrait approach, such as painting to music and painting blindfolded. Noelle will guide you through an intuitive and permissive approach to painting portraits. Noelle Wiemann$80

Whet Palette Painting Social Check landerartcenter.com for dates.Thursday, January 19Wednesday, February 156:45 - 9 pm@ LACPayment required at time of registration to reserve a seat Come to the Art Center for a fun evening of wine, painting and social time. Make it a girls night, a date night, or connect with a family member. Solo? Come meet new friends! No talent or experience necessary, just come ready to paint! Instructor Stacy Wells and assistants will guide you step-by step. You will be amazed at your very own work of art. Your $35 dollar fee includes 2 glasses of wine “hand picked by Stacy”, light appetizers and all painting supplies. If you feel you need more to release your cre-ative side feel free to BYOB or even bring your own food. Stacy Wells$35 per session

The Lander Art Center Education Program is supported by:

Linocut Relief Multi-Color Print Making WorkshopSaturday, May 27, 9 am - 2 pm Sunday, May 28, 9 am - 2 pm@ 320 StudioMake prints using the subtractive method to create multi-color images with accurate registra-tion (color line ups.) We will also experiment with the blending of inks or the use of other smaller blocks to get even more opportunities to introduce color into the basic principle of printing from a single carved block. If partici-pants have any linoleum blocks previously used, please bring them. There are often possibilities to use them in new ways. Don’t miss this chance to work with Ginnie Madsen and be inspired by her beautiful reduction prints. Ginnie Madsen$80

Clay IntensiveWednesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, April 5, 12.6 - 8:30 pm@ 320 StudioGet ready to get down and dirty. This six-week pottery course will introduce you to the basics of throwing on the pottery wheel. The class is both for beginners, and for those wishing to hone their skills! There will be instruction on how to pull handles, along with some interest-ing ideas for altering the wheel-thrown form. Cost includes 25 pounds of clay, glaze materials

and firing. Abe Lowham$120

320 Clay Open Studio Thursdays, January 12 to May 18.6 - 9 pm @ 320 StudioPotters and Clay Artists are welcome to join the Lander Art Center clay open studio pro-gram at 320 Studio. We have 5 potters’ wheels, a slab roller, a pug mill and lots of table space. We offer electric firing up to cone 6. Open to past LAC clay class participants / Beginner orientation participants and experi-enced potters. Sam Gale$10 drop-in, $40 for a 5 session punch card

320 Beginner Clay Orientation Thursday, February 2, March 2, April 6, May 4.6 - 9 pm @ 320 StudioCurious about clay? Want to make your own pottery? In one night you will learn how to use the equipment in the studio and get a basic introduction to working with clay. After taking the beginner orientation you will be able to drop in at the open studio program and work on your own creations. Abe Lowham$25 includes clay

PapermakingSaturday, May 20, 9 am - 5 pm.@ LACLearn the basics of creating your own hand-made paper with master printmaker Jim Jereb. Create your own high quality smooth paper for printmaking, book-binding or drawing. Par-ticipants will learn the skills of sheet forming necessary for all paper making procedures. You will come away from this workshop with several sheets of 11X15 paper with your own unique watermark. All materials are provided for this one day intensive. Class size limited to 5, so sign up soon. Jim Jereb$50

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