See Our Class Schedules Below Adult Classes Workshops Home-School Programs Afterschool Programs Summer Camps We believe that everyone has creativity inside them. Our classes will help you find it.   In the process you'll have fun, meet new people, gain skills and a life time of enjoyment! To view some of the art work by our teachers and students, go to our Instructor page Go to the Registration page or call 252-514-2787 to signup for classes.

Adult Schedule  Start Date           End Date  Day    Time    Day/Night   # of Sessions Cost   Course  Instructor  Discription  5/12/08  6/16/08  Mon  6-8pm  Night  6  70  Drawing 1  Chris Mathiot  You will learn to draw what you see using excerises that will emphasize light and shadow, texture, perspective, gesture and contour drawing 5/31/08 5/31/08  Sat  10am-4pm  Day  1  $75  Alcohol Ink  Heidi  Heidi will teach you how to tame this very luminous art technique  6/6/08  6/6/08  Fri  7-9pm  Night  1  $35  Clay Date  Shelley Mathiot  Couples only! You will both experiece the pottery wheel and habd build. We will trim glaze and fire your items for you. which you will pick up at a later date. No we will not be playing the music from Ghost.  6/7/08  6/28/08  Sat  1-3pm  Day  4  $80 Pottery Handbuilding  Shelley Mathiot  Four week class focusing on handbuilding. You are welcome to use the studio anytime while registered in the class.  6/24/08  8/5/08  Tue  1-3  Day  6 ccc  Beginning pottery Wheel sponsored by Craven Community College  Shelley Mathiot  In this class you will learn how to throw a pot on a wheel and hand build unique items. Your firings and glaze is included for three items along with free studio time  6/28/08  6/28/08 Sat  7-9pm  Night  1  $35  Clay Date  Shelley Mathiot  Couples only! You will both experiece the pottery wheel and habd build. We will trim glaze and fire your items for you. which you will pick up at a later date. No we will not be playing the music from Ghost. 9/8/08 10/13/08  Mon  6-8pm  Night  6  $70  Drawing 1  Loretta Berringer  You will be taught Drawing skills through observation, form, shading, perspective, contour, and gesture 1st Wed of each Month  Last Wed of each Month  Wed  10-1  Day  Weekly  $15  Decorative Painting  Kim Fink  Certified One-Stroke instructor, Kim Fink teaches the Donna Dewberry strokes, double loading your brushes. If Interested, provide name and number and Kim will register you  On Going  On Going  Sat  10-1  Day  Bi-Weekly  $15  Decorative Painting  Kim Fink  Certified One-Stroke instructor, Kim Fink teaches the Donna Dewberry strokes, double loading your brushes.  On Going  on going  any day  any time  Day    $55  Jewelry Making Alice Sennott   All Material is included. Call Alice at 349-2577 to schedule a class  On Going  On Going  any any  Day/Night    $20 Art a la Cart  Helen Scott  Custom designed classes available with Helen fit to your style and schedule. Helen teaches watercolor, w/c pencils, calligraphy, pen & ink, and colored pencils tba tba  Thurs  10am-12noon  Day  4  $75  Reckless Watercolor  Norm Robins  Norm coached two of his students into the juried show at the Bank of the Arts.  He has a unique way of assisting artists to see and produce their work with rhythm and unity.  tba tba Tues  6-8pm Night 4  $50  Beginning Watercolor   Heidi  Learn the basics of watercolor painting  tba tba Tues  3:30-5:30  Day  4  $50  Intermediate Watercolor   Heidi  Continue to learn all aspects of watercolor painting tba tba Mon  6-8pm  Night  6  90  Acrylic painting  Vickie Lahman-Mackenzie  Explore acrylic painting with Vickie. You will be working through texture, color, knife work etc...  tba  tba  Thurs  6-8pm  Evening  6  $90  Intermediate Watercolor  Ed Macomber  Ed will focus on color and design.  You will do lots of painting of your favorite. subjects.  tba  tba  Tue  6-8pm  Evening  6  $110  Intermediate Pottery Jim Bisbee  If you can throw, Jim will get you to a new and exciting level in pottery.  The studio is yours throughout the six weeks you are enrolled in the class.  i week will be a Raku firing at Jim's studio  tba  tba Fri  10-11:30  Day  6  60  Chinese Brush Painting   Linda Hastings Taught at her studio in James City Linda will guide you through this ancient art form. Beginners welcome. Register at the store.  Children Schedule  Date    Days     Time   Title           Hours    Cost    Age    Drop-Ins Ok  Discription  5/10/08  Sat  10-11:30  Little Art Explorers  1.5  $15  4-8  Yes  A great project that teaches your child many art skills. 5/24/08  Sat  10-11:30  Little Art Explorers  1.5  $15  4-8  Yes  A great project that teaches your child many art skills.  Summer Camps   Summer Camps Summer  Camps  Summer  Camps  Summer Camps!!!!!  6/16-6/20 M-F   1-3pm  Pottery Wheel 2   $85  9-13  No  These students will focus mostly on learning the techniques of wheel throwing. Some hand building involved. All materials including glaze and firings included up to 3 items.  6/16-6/20 M-F  11-12:30   Little Art Explorer camp 1.5  $70  4-7  Yes   Each day Miss Beth will guide you through very special projects  6/23-6-27  M-F  10-12  Drawing and Painting  2  $75  7-13  Yes  Mr Chris will take you through important and fun techniques that will equip you with skills for a lifetime. You will learn to draw what you see then paint what you drew.  7/7-7/11  M-F  10-12  Pottery Handbilding  2  $80  7-12  No  Miss Shelley will teach you several handbuilit projects that will be fired, glazed and fired again. You will not believe what you can make with mud!  7/14-7/18 M-F  11-12:30   Little Art Explorer camp 1.5  $70  4-7  Yes   Each day Miss Beth will guide you through very special projects  7/21-7/25  M-F  10-12  7 Ways in 5 Days  2  $75  7-12  Yes  This class studies the 7 elements of design and produces projects in the form of line, shape, space, form, texture, color, and value  7/28-8/1 M-F   10-12  Pottery Wheel 2   $85  9-13  No  These students will focus mostly on learning the techniques of wheel throwing. Some hand building involved. All materials including glaze and firings included up to 3 items.  8/4-8/8  M-F  10-12  Medium Exploration  2  $75  7-12  Yes  You will explore soft and oil pastels, Watercolor, Ink, acrylic mediums and water soluable Pencils 8/11-8/15 M-F  1:30-3   Little Art Explorer camp 1.5  $70  4-7  Yes   Each day Miss Beth will guide you through very special projects  8/11-8/15 M-F  1-3pm  Pottery Wheel 2   $85  9-13  No  These students will focus mostly on learning the techniques of wheel throwing. Some hand building involved. All materials including glaze and firings included up to 3 items.  8/18-8/22  M-F  10-12  Acrylic Painting  2  $85  7-12  No  Alway new projects in this class. You will do a realistic, impressionistic,  and abstract painting on canvas.