SPRING 2015 125 N. Water St. • Decatur Illinois 62523 • www.decaturarts.org 217-423-3189 • 217-423-3194 (fax) • [email protected] Classes for Kids and Adults Cocktails and Creations (Adults only) This adults-only series invites you to round up some pals, your favorite drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) and snacks, and have a fun arts experience while socializing with friends. All materials are provided. Charming Decoupage Coasters Learn how to make your own beautiful and unique tile coasters in this easy, but fun class. Bring your own photocopied pictures to create a personalized gift. They must be photocopies, and not copies from a home printer as the ink will smudge. Thursday, Feb. 26, 6-8pm Members $15/Non Members $17 Geninne’s Ink and Watercolor – Sim- ple Birds and Woodland Creatures Check out the beautiful and whimsical work of artist Geninne Zlatkis and create your own ink drawings of birds, animals, and nature in her style. Paint with watercolors to make them come alive! Thursday, March 19, 6-8pm Members $15/Non Members $17 Still Life Drawing Workshop with Cezanne Look at the beautiful still life paintings and drawings of Paul Cezanne, and then create your own using objects you bring or ones provided. Learn how to use line, shape, color, contrast, space and shading to create realistic looking drawings. Jan. 24, 10:30am-1:30pm (bring lunch) Member $20/Non Member $25 Watercolor Tech- nique Landscapes Learn a variety of easy watercolor techniques using salt, dry brush, wet on wet, alcohol and other mediums to create beau- tiful painted surfaces. Once dry, cut your paper, and create a simple, but lovely landscape from your techniques. Feb. 7, 10:30am-12:30pm Member $15/ Non Member $17 Hinamatsuri (“Girls Day” in Japan) Art Activities Celebrate this fun Japanese holiday for girls in this three-hour arts experience. Learn about the traditions and activities, eat a sweet traditional treat and make lots of fun projects, including kokeshi dolls, necklace or earrings, wall hanging, and paper doll bookmarks or cards. Feb. 28, 10:30am-1:30pm (bring lunch) Member $20/Non Member $25 Zentangle Watercolor Animal Portraits If you are an animal lover, then this is the perfect class for you! Using the fun, but easy, zentangle drawing techniques, you will create up-close pen and ink portraits of your favorite animal, and then paint with vibrant water- colors. March 14, 10:30am-12:30pm Member $15/Non Member $17 Pysanky Ukrainian Easter Eggs (ages 8 to adult) These beautiful eggs look so complicated, but they are much easier than you might think! Learn this fun technique that produces stun- ning results! This would be a perfect parent/ child class. March 28, 10:30am-12:30pm Member $15/Non Member Mixed Media Cityscape Relief Sculpture Do you like working with different mediums? This class combines assemblage, paint- ing and drawing, and the results are vibrant and stunning. A fun project that is perfect to hang on any wall. This would make a terrific Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gift, and is great for all ages. April 4, 10:30am-12:30pm Member $15/Non Member $17 Earth Day Woven Tree of Life Wall Hanging To celebrate Earth Day, create an easy, but lovely woven tree hanging. Using objects from nature and different materi- als, you will create a tree that will last forever! April 25, 10:30am-12:30pm Member $15/Non Member $17 PARENT ADD $ 10 A parent can join their child in a class for only $10. Tango no Sekku (“Boys Day” in Japan) Art Activities Celebrate this fun Japanese holiday for boys, which was recently extended to girls. You will eat a sweet traditional treat and create art projects, including vibrant painted fish flags, metal can robot sculptures, animal prints, and much more. May 2, 10:30am-1:30pm (bring lunch) Member $20/Non Member $25 Mother’s Day Art with Geninne’s Ink and Watercolor Check out the beautiful and whimsical work of artist Geninne Zlatkis and create your own ink draw- ings of birds, animals, and nature in her style. Paint with watercolors to make them come alive! May 9, 10:30am-12:30pm Members $15/Non Member $17 Exploring Michelangelo In this three-hour class, you will learn about the great Michelangelo, watch a fun ani- mated DVD about him, and make several art projects in his style. Learn to make fresco paintings using wet plaster that you make yourself, paint lying down like he did when he painted the Sistine Chapel, and create your own sculpture using clay. May 23, 10:30am-1:30pm (bring lunch) Member $20/Non Member $25 Minecraft Party (ages 6 and up) If you love Minecraft then this is the perfect event for you! Minecraft art activities in the studio, movies and popcorn in the classroom, and Minecraft games and activities, prizes, pizza, and snacks on the third floor! (Kids may be dropped off.) Friday, May 15, 6-9pm Fee: $20/child (adult free with paying child) Free Wi-Fi and Coffee in the Schmalz Classroom offered to parents while their children take classes in the Barnett Arts Studio. Register: • Online - www.decaturarts.org • By phone - 217-423-3189 • By mail - Complete the form on the back and mail • At the DAAC office - Complete the form and drop by Whimsical Trees on Canvas Look at Karla Girard’s colorful paintings and learn how to paint in her easy, but dynamic style. Thursday, April 16, 6-8pm Members $15/Non Members$17 Earrings Galore Making earrings is much easier than you might think. Using special tools, you will create several pairs of earrings that you design yourself. Lots of lovely beads to choose from! Thursday, May 21, 6-8pm Members $15/ Non Member $17