SAS Summer 2012 Classes

Summer Painting Studio Youth Workshop at The Tinman                           

Instructor: Tresia Oosting            Age: 4 – 12 yrs                        

Fridays: July 13, 20, 27,

August 3, 10, 17, 24                    1- 2:30 pm

$10. per session + $5. Lab fee

Come in and create a masterpiece using collage and paint.  Develop your own style and learn about a famous 20^th century artist, such as Monet, Matisse, or Warhol.   This class is so much fun you’ll never want to leave!  Paint with acrylics on a real artist’s canvas board.

Beginning Ceramics at Center Pointe   

Instructor: Michael McCarthy        Age: 11+

Mon, Wed                             

July 16, 18, 23, 25, 30          3:30 – 5:30 pm

Aug 1, 6, 8, 13, 15                

$80+           $10. Lab fee

Students will learn to work with clay and glazes to create functional and creative works of art.  An emphasis on craft and structural integrity will be taught so that students work will last throughout the ages!

Youth Introduction to Ceramics at Center Pointe

Instructor: Mark Moore                 Age: Adult 11+

Tues, Thurs                                     

July 17, 19, 24, 26, 31             3:30 – 5:30 pm

Aug 2, 7, 9, 14, 16,     

$80+           $10. Lab fee                 

Ceramics students will learn the skills they need to create lasting three-dimensional objects using clay and glazes.  This introduction to hand building and throwing teaches studio techniques and clay characteristics.  Participants will develop knowledge of the materials and processes needed to successfully construct functional and sculptural work.

Ceramic Sculpture at Center Pointe

Instructor: Michael McCarthy        Age: Adult

Mon, Wed                             

July 16, 18, 23, 25, 30          6:30 – 8:30 pm

Aug 1, 6, 8, 13, 15                

$80+           $10. Lab fee

Students will learn the fundamentals of hand building and casting ceramics along with glazing and joinery techniques so that they can create lasting and dynamic ceramic sculptures and functional ware.

After School Art at Center Pointe

Instructor: Michael McCarthy        Age: Adult

Mon, Wed                             

July 16, 18, 23, 25, 30          6:30 – 8:30 pm

Aug 1, 6, 8, 13, 15                

$80+ supply list

Students will learn art appreciation and basic techniques in a variety of media creating expressive and beautiful works of art that will last for generations.  K-12 Visual Arts instructors welcome!  EALRS and CBPA requirements met.

Drawing at Center Pointe

Instructor: Michael McCarthy        Age: Adult

Tues, Thurs                            

July 17, 19, 24, 26, 31             3:30 – 5:30 pm

Aug 2, 7, 9, 14, 16,               

$80+ supply list

Students will learn the fundamentals to represent what they see in still lifes.  Each class will introduce new skill set and will enable the student to develop quickly and gain appreciation of what the artist sees.

To register call 509-325-1500

About the instructors….

Tresia Oosting has been a working artist for many years and is especially known for her creative rapport with young students.  Oosting is currently the instructor with the SAS’s Crosswalk program. She offers workshops and classes for young people throughout the region.  

Mark Moore creates ceramic art using recycled and natural materials.  He has been making stoneware pots for over 25 years.  Moore is the co-owner of Trackside Studio, a contemporary ceramic gallery in downtown Spokane, Washington.  He and collaborators fire the “Boxagama” wood fired kiln.

Michael McCarthy has many years of experience in the educational field including diverse populations such as physically and developmentally disabled adults and seniors.  He has worked in several capacities for the Spokane Art School, including summer camp instructor, and coordinator of its senior Artreach program.  McCarthy has a BFA from Eastern Washington University.

By Tobe Harvey



DRAWING MARATHON
With Cyndy Wilson and Tobe Harvey
Spokane Art School’s Tradition Lives On
Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17, 2012 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Spokane Art Supply, 1303 North Monroe St. Spokane
Tuition: $100. + $30 model fee
Adults 16+ years Tobe Harvey

Supply List Available 

Spend the weekend completely absorbed in an intensive investigation of seeing and drawing. This marathon involves working
with models in an energetic atmosphere of exploration. This workshop gives you an opportunity to work with two different
instructors for six hours a day over a two day period. Helpful to students and teachers of all levels, figure drawing is the
ultimate challenge for an artist.

Two nude models will be provided for the two days. Each instructor brings his/her own perspective to the figure drawing
process and works in a different way, setting up problems and contexts for working with a model. These instructors are
particularly passionate about drawing, both work distinctly, and both are experienced with the teaching and drawing of the
figure.

About the Artist/Instructors
Cyndy Wilson teaches art at Spokane Falls Community College and is a printmaker.

Tobe Harvey was born and raised in Eastern Montana and currently works as an artist and instructor at Spokane Falls
Community College. He holds degrees from WSU and Montana State University-Bozeman. Harvey says of his work, “As
an artist I am able to create the best moments of my existence through personal reflection and the arrangement of visual
elements.”

For more information contact karen.kaiser@northwestmuseum.org or to register, send a check and a copy of the attached form to:
The Tinman Gallery, 811 W. Garland Ave. Spokane, WA 99205

DRAWING MARATHON

Registrant Name:______________________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address:_____________________________________City/State:________________________________ Zip_____________
Day Phone________________________Evening Phone_________________________ email_________________________________
Makes checks payable to: Spokane Art School

You can also register at Drawing Marathon

Spokane Art School Upcoming Events

Spokane Art School is working hard to reestablish its place in the Spokane and regional art community. Although there have been setbacks some programs continue with the help of generous donors, and the MAC Foundation. We are pleased to say that our work with outreach programs such as Crosswalk and the Martin Luther King, Jr. after school program were reinstated last year.  Of course, Yuletide was back thanks to scores of volunteers and the turnout was great.  Many of you expressed a real delight in seeing the return of this annual tradition.  Plans are in the works for some new partnerships. 

Here is a look at what we have in store for 2012

·         The Volunteers of America Crosswalk Program continues…

·        A partnership with Center Pointe to begin ceramics classes in the summer of 2012

·        Partnership with Holy Names Music Center to begin after school classes at Havermale School incorporating music and art for the fall of 2012.

·        Drawing Marathon, a two day drawing workshop in partnership with Spokane Art Supply in June 2012.

Visit spokaneartschool.net for more information

Yuletide Postcards

Created by Mari Anne Figgins. She is one of our Yuletide artists.

Yuletide is Almost Here!

The 5th and Final Tree for the Yuletide Raffle - Ringing in the New Year

The Spokane Jewelers Guild was very generous this year and made us this most amazing tree.

All 5 of the Traveling Trees are now on view at Tinman Gallery, 809 W. Garland Ave., Spokane WA until Thursday, December 8th. Raffle tickets are just $1.

Uprooted Christmas

This unique creation is a collaboration by Liz Bishop and Sami Perry. This tree has fused glass ornaments and wire and copper "roots". The light covered branches are enclosed in a glass jar.

"Uprooted Christmas"

Liz Bishop and Sami Perry