The Johnson County Center for the Arts Fall Class schedule includes some much loved courses and expands on new ones. They are also offering more evening and weekend classes to better serve students’busy schedules. Classes are held at both the Gallery on Main at 129 W Main Street and the Arts Education Center at 127 College Street.
ARTS EDUCATION CENTER
At the Arts Education Center the focus is on ceramics. Potters Tara Belk and Paige Janeri have put together an extensive curriculum that will introduce pottery to the beginner or challenge the most experienced student.
Both Tara and Paige are offering six-week courses that will introduce students to slab building, coils, molds and the wheel. Paige’s Beginner Wheel Throwing and Handbuilding will be offered on Friday evenings from 5 pm to 8 pm and Tara’s Create with Clay will be on Saturday afternoons from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Along with individual student classes, Paige has put together a few classes that are perfect for families and seniors. There is also a special Veterans Clay Circle class designed for a veteran and one of their friends or family members.“I have witnessed first hand the importance and therapeutic benefits that working with clay has on my students,”said Paige.“Learning the art form of pottery is tactile, useful, and meditative. Its unique and formative properties feel healing to work with and capture creativity in a moment.”
Classes:
•Family Clay: Wednesdays, Sept.3 through Oct. 8 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
•Veterans Clay Circle: Sundays, Oct. 5 through Nov. 9 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
•Clay and Company (senior discount): Wednesdays, Oct.15 through Nov. 12 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
GALLERY ON MAIN
At the Gallery on Main, students will find a mix of mediums to learn about. Painting classes focused on creating with acrylics, watercolors, and oils, as well as other classes that delve into fabric arts, collage creation, and cyanotype printing.
Some classes added more advanced levels, like broommaker Dustin Cecil returning with an introduction to Broommaking and an intermediate class. While other teachers have broadened their scope; Karin Bell has added a beginner landscape lesson to her Fall Watercolors Class.“I have many return students to my classes and I want to build on the knowledge they have already gained,”said Karin.
Classes:
•Collage Creations; Layering Stories in Paper: Saturday, Oct,11 from 12 -2 p.m.
•Introduction to Broom Making with Dustin Cecil (Session One): Saturday, Oct.18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
•Midsize/Intermediate Broom Making with Dustin Cecil: Saturday, Oct.18 from 3-6 p.m.
•Fall Watercolors with Karin Bell: Wednesday, Oct.22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
•Portraits in the Style of the Old Masters with Cristy Dunn: Thursdays, Oct.23 through Nov. 20 from 2-4:30 p.m.
•Acrylic Pouring with Joanni Fluette: Friday, Oct.24 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
•Watercolor Magic; Color Mixing & Texture Techniques with Cristy Dunn: Saturday, Oct.25 from 12-2 p.m.
•Make A Clay Christmas Ornament Drop in Class with Tara Belk: Saturday, Nov.29 from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
•Scrappy Happy Holiday with Connie Moody: Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
To see the full list of classes, times, and descriptions visit www.jocoartcenter.org or stop by the Johnson County Center for the Arts’Gallery on Main at 129 W. Main St., Mountain City, Tennessee, and pick up a printed Fall Classes Catalog.
