Waterworks Visual Arts Center

Introduction to Wheel Pottery II / Grades 6-8 Learn to throw on the potter’s wheel, and then glaze your own clay work of art! Students will learn how to center the clay on the wheel and how to make basic clay pieces, such as bowls and pots. This class is for students who have never used the wheel and also for those who want to improve their skills. Have fun while learning! Class limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Brenda Gariepy
2-4:15pm

A Bug’s Life / Grades 1-2 (FULL waitlist only)
Students will learn pinch, coil, and slab building techniques in the clay studio while creating artworks centered on nature and the life of a bug! Projects may include bug rattles, bug mugs, garden signs, branch tree pots, and more.
Instructor: Beth Wright

Drawing Portraits / Grades 3-5
Students will learn to draw and paint portraits of themselves, family, and friends using pencil, charcoal, pastels, watercolors, tempra, and acrylics. We will use mirrors, photos, and lots of imagination!
Instructor: Andrea Miller

Pottery with a Purpose! / Grades 3-5  (FULL, Waitlist Only)
Students will explore a variety of techniques necessary for creating hand-built pottery forms. Unlike sculptural pottery forms, these works will function as mugs, wall pockets, and storage containers. Students will gain a greater appreciation for the idea that art can be both beautiful and functional.
Instructor: Beth Wright

Exploring Painting and Sculpture / Grades 6-8
Using a variety of painting and sculpting techniques, students will create unique works of art that reflect the styles used by master artists. Using paints, plaster, sculpting wire, and more, students will create their own contemporary versions of famous artworks.
Instructor: Jessica Buckwalter

MORNING CLASSES 10:30-12:45
Let’s Visit the Zoo! / Ages 4-5
We will create a zoo full of animals while learning about their habitats. Students will explore clay and paper-craft, as well as pretend to be animals through song and movement. The week concludes with a parade of student "animals" and a brief performance for family and friends.
Instructor: Debbie L. Hoffman

The Treasure Box Project / Grades 3-5
This week-long project will have students working on treasure boxes of all kinds, from origami creations to memory boxes, using paper, wood, paint, fabric, stones, and much more. Use lots of imagination to embellish your boxes!
Instructor: MT Sidoli

AFTERNOON CLASSES 2-4:15
Beach Party / Grades 1-2
Get ready for some wet and sandy fun! Design your own sun-visor, dance to beach party music and create mixed-media "underwater" art. Enjoy spray bottle painting and create seashell creatures. Students will create a hula skirt or beach cap.
Instructor: Debbie L. Hoffman

Face Jugs and More / Grades 3-5
Students will examine the rich cultural history of North Carolina Pottery from the Catawba Valley to Seagrove. The study and application of a variety of hand-building techniques and slip trail glazing techniques will be explored as students create face jugs, chicken whimsies, whistles, and fish bottles.
Instructor: Beth Wright

Fun Fiber Art! / Grades 6-8
Learn to dye wool fibers with cake icing gels, and then use these fibers to make wool beads to create a charm bracelet! Students will also work with their wool fibers to wet-felt a colorful geode pendant and a flower lariat. Dress to get messy and bring your own large bath towel.
Instructor: Vickie Clontz

MORNING CLASSES 10:30-12:45 (FULL, Waitlist Only)
Fairyland / Ages 4-5
Using mixed media, students will create a fairytale world complete with costumes, fairy crowns, magic wands, and more. A brief performance with songs and dance will conclude the week. Prince Charming will join the celebration, looking for the matching glass slipper.
Instructor: Debbie L. Hoffman

Blue Dog & Cheshire Cat / Grades 1-2 (FULL, Waitlist Only)
Students will examine the portrayal of cats and dogs in famous artworks, including George Rodrigue’s Blue Dog and Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat. They will then create clay sculptures of their own version of famous cats and dogs. Get your hands and your imagination into clay!
Instructor: Beth Wright

Memories in Mosaic / Grades 3-5 (FULL, Waitlist Only)
Students will explore the materials and techniques of working with mosaics. They will create mosaic picture frames, terra cotta pots, and tile trivets, as well as a group mosaic project. Learn to work with glue and grout to design and create your unique mosaic art!
Instructor: Kimber Rae Hoyt

AFTERNOON CLASSES 2-4:15
The Magic of Paper! / Grades 1-2
Paper is all around us! Explore the methods used to make paper and the many different kinds of paper used by artists. You will use your imagination to create paper masterpieces—as you decorate it, mail it, wrap it, crown it, flower it, "horse" it, and weave it!
Instructor: MT Sidoli

Introduction to Wheel Pottery / Grades 3-5 (Full Waitlist only)
Learn to throw on the potter’s wheel, and then glaze your own clay work of art! Students will learn how to center the clay on the wheel and how to make basic clay pieces, such as bowls and pots. This class is for students who have never used the wheel and also for those who want to improve their skills. Have fun while learning! Class limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Brenda Gariepy

Mosaic Workshop / Grades 6-8
Learn to use tile nippers to shape broken china and create your unique mosaic designs! Students will create mosaic terra cotta pots, tile trivets, and picture frames, as well as a group project. Learn about grouting and polishing your art to complete art pieces to take home.
Instructor: Kimber Rae Hoyt

MORNING CLASSES 10:30-12:45
Messy Art II / Ages 4-5
The fun continues with another week of Messy Art. Get messy and creative. Explore hands-on artistic media that include clay, paint, and paper-craft. Learn the FUNdamentals of art!
Instructor: Debbie L. Hoffman

Claygos! / Grades 3-5
Students will explore the creative process of designing and building modular shapes of clay. Modular units-- like Lego units--allow students to examine the possibilities of building more complex sculptures using multiple connected units. The possibilities are endless and only limited by your imagination! Instructor: Beth Wright

Printmaking Power / Grades 6-8
Students will study the prints of famous artists and learn a variety of printmaking techniques—some conventional, such as collographs and monoprints—and some not so conventional! Make your own stamp and learn to use a printing press. Bring an item from home (t-shirt, bag, etc) on which to create your own unique silkscreen print.
Instructor: Leah Tweel

AFTERNOON CLASSES 2-4:15
Crazy about Collage / Grades 1-2
The famous artist Picasso coined the word "collage" from the French word "coller", meaning "glue". Use your imagination to glue paper and many other objects--beads, fabric, ribbon, specialty papers, leather, stones, & more--to paper or canvas to create your own unique collage. Be Creative!
Instructor: MT Sidoli

Prints on Parade! / Grades 3-5
During this class, students will learn a variety of simple printmaking techniques. Did you know you could print with food? We’ll use fruits, veggies, and gelatin, as well as more traditional methods such as monoprinting with plexiglass, using a printmaking press, and Styrofoam printmaking. The grand finale will be a book featuring an artwork created with each method.
Instructor: Leah Tweel

Beginning & Intermediate Wheel / Grades 6-8 (FULL Waitlist only)
Use the potter’s wheel to make cups, mugs, bowls, vases, and more! If you’ve never used the wheel, you’ll learn the skills to make pottery. If you’re a returning student, we’ll focus on improving your skills. Come play with clay! Class limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Brenda Gariepy

MORNING CLASSES 10:30-12:45
Monsters vs Aliens / Ages 4-5
Students will create a universe full of unusual creatures of all descriptions using paper maché, clay, and recycled items. They will make alien slime and goop, and even dance the Monster Mash!
Instructor: Debbie L. Hoffman

Little Masters / Grades 1-2
Explore the art of Picasso, Van Gogh, Dali, and others. Students will study different art styles and techniques while creating a masterpiece of their own! Instructor: Jessica Buckwalter

Try the Wheel! / Grades 3-5 (FULL, Waitlist only)
Discover clay "throwing" techniques and tricks of the trade. Learn to use the potter’s wheel to make bowls, vases, and much more. Learn and have fun in the clay studio! Class limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Beth Wright

AFTERNOON CLASSES 2-4:15
Paper Mache Sculptures / Grades 1-2
Students will work with paper, fibers, fabric, and—who knows what else!—to create a sculpture to take home. They will also work on a group sculpture project for the Summer Student Exhibition.
Instructor: MT Sidoli

Learning from the Masters / Grades 3-5
Picasso, Miro, and Dali, just to name a few. Modern art includes many artists, styles, and techniques including Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism and Impressionism. Students will explore the history of these modern movements while creating masterpieces of their own.
Instructor: Jessica Buckwalter

Amazing ARTitecture / Grades 6-8
Future designers, engineers and architects will have the opportunity to create an individually designed building created from clay. Pottery techniques in slab construction, the use of scale, and the idea of design and function will be explored.
Instructor: Beth Wright

MORNING CLASSES 10:30-12:45
Where the Wild Things Are / Ages 4-5
Sail to the land of Wild Things! Imaginations will soar as we experience this classic children’s story. Students will create the unusual creatures from the Wild Forest and Sea of Imagination using mixed-media such as clay and paper-craft. Then discover your "inner animal" through movement and song.
Instructor: Debbie L. Hoffman

Drawing FUNdamentals / Grades 3-5
Drawing is a way of seeing and communicating. Train your "artist eye" as you discover the basic techniques of drawing: composition, design, and perspective—all the basic skills to create a great drawing!
Instructor: Ray Moose

AFTERNOON CLASSES 2-4:15
Claymation! / Grades 3-5 (Full, Waitlist only)
If you want to make your own movie, then come to the Claymation Studio! Create a clay character, make a story board, and animate your creation using stop-motion animation. Students will use digital video equipment, choose sound effects, and create an animated short film. The movies will be edited and each student will receive a DVD. Class limited to 6 students.
Instructor: Jackie Black

Drawing for Real! / Grades 6-8
Learn composition, perspective, and shadows and light—the elements necessary to make your drawing look like the real thing. Practice drawing from 3-D objects using easels, pencil, and charcoal, as you train your "artist eye" to produce great drawings.
Instructor: Ray Moose

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Members registering for three or more classes per family at the same time will receive a 10% discount. Discounts will not be retroactive.
Class fees are due at registration. You may register in person (preferable) or by phone with VISA or MasterCard during regular business hours. Registration is not complete until payment is received. We appreciate your patience when registering by phone.
Annual Membership must be valid at time of registration to receive member rate and multiple-class discount.
No refunds will be given for cancellations fewer than three weeks (15 calendar days) before the start date of any class.
In an effort to prevent overbooking, please register your children for classes you are sure they will be able to attend.
No refunds for withdrawals will be given after class sessions have begun.
WVAC reserves the right to cancel any class with insufficient enrollment and will refund 100% of your class fee.

To ensure a quality experience for all involved, WVAC reserves the right to refuse/remove a student due to behavioral problems. If a student is asked to leave, class fees will be forfeited with no refund.
Scholarships are available. Deadlines for summer 2010 scholarship applications are May 15 for June sessions or June 15 for July and August sessions. For more information and an application, please contact WVAC Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, 704.636.1882