artEAST is pleased to be offering workshops at UP Front [art]. Class size is small and instruction is designed to create a positive learning experience for the novice or professional. At this time, our classes are only offered to adults and to teens age 14 and up.
Art Marketing in the Digital Age -- A Weekend Workshop for Artists
We are pleased to have Gayle Picken back here in January to teach her series for artists: "Art Marketing in the Digital Age-A Weekend Workshop for Artists". Sign up for one day or the whole weekend! In February, she will also be here to teach the workshop "Get Your Artwork Ready for Market." Owner of Gallery by the Bay in Stanwood, WA, Gayle Picken has over 10 years experience promoting and marketing artists and small businesses. She ran a custom web site design firm for five years before becoming a full-time gallery owner. She loves helping artists and small business owners come up with incredible ideas for taking their marketing efforts to the next level.
Day 1: Get Your Web Site up and Running! Start the year with your very own web site! In this information-packed workshop, we'll cover everything you need to know to plan and build your own site! We'll cover technology basics like URLs and hosting, and review other artist sites for best design practices. We'll explore a great web building tool designed specifically for artists and build an actual web site in class. Most importantly, we'll cover the 8 Essential Decisions you must make before starting your site. Bring a notebook, lunch, and a great attitude for learning. This day will fly!
Day 2: Online Marketing-The Future is Here! (And "Free" is the Key...) Take your art marketing to the next level with the power of the Internet and social media. In this day-long workshop, we'll launch your online marketing campaign with search engine optimization techniques, strategies for writing about your art, tools for creating compelling stories, tips for using Facebook and Twitter to fascinate your fans, and a bonus session on photographing your art. Learn how to maximize the free marketing tools available on the Internet and still manage to save time for creating your art! Bring one of your art pieces and lunch and get ready to be energized. You'll come away with more marketing ideas than you thought possible!
Register for whole weekend:
Saturday and Sunday, January 30th & 31st, 10am - 3pm
Or Choose Your Date for a Session
Day 1: Get Your Web Site up and Running! Saturday, January 30th 10am - 3pm
Day 2: Online Marketing-The Future is Here! (And "Free" is the Key...) Sunday, January 31st 10am - 3pm
Get Your Artwork Ready for Market
Monday, February 22nd 6 - 9 pm
In this three-hour workshop, gallery owner Gayle Picken provides insights and answers your questions on the topics of pricing, packaging, portfolio presentation, artist statements, approaching galleries, finding shows, developing mailing lists, and good customer service tips. This is a great workshop for artists new to the market or for professional artists looking to take their career to the next level.
Sundays, February 7th - March 7th 10am - noon (4 sessions; NO class Feb 21st)
What do you notice as you look around you? How deeply do you want to experience the world and your way of seeing? This is a class in perception and finding the way to express your unique experiences. Technique is a small part of this class. Awareness and slowing down are the essential components of SEEING AS MEDITATION. A simple, quiet process that allows insight and sight to merge. "One day on the road..., I noticed a bit of ivy round a thorn stem... and proceeded to make a pencil study of it in my grey paper pocket book, carefully, liking it to more and more as I drew. When it was done, I saw that I had virtually lost all my time since I was 12 years old, because no one had ever told me to draw what was really there! I had never seen the beauty of anything, not even of a stone, how much less a leaf!" -John Ruskin (1819-1900)
Class Fee:
$80 does NOT include materials (Student supply list: 11 x 14 drawing book, fine point black pen, 3 pencils (HB, 2B, 6B), plastic eraser)
Join us for an evening of glass fusing basics and create a set of three beautiful plates - one seven inch square and two four inch companion pieces. You'll learn the fundamentals of glass fusing including choosing, cutting and arranging glass elements. You'll be working with transparent, opaque and iridescent glass as well as frit, stringers, rods and mica. The plates will be fused later at my studio, but we'll discuss the fundamentals of kiln work as well as sources for glass supplies.
Choose Your DateOption 1: Tuesday, February 2nd 6:30 - 9pm
Option 2: Tuesday, March 2nd 6:30 - 9pm
Mixed Media
Art as Yoga
Yoga is about connecting, breath, body, and spirit. Art is about connecting what is seen and felt by offering it to the world as form. Using simple breathing techniques, mindfulness meditation, and gentle stretches, we will observe what we find inside. As images and colors emerge from the sensations of quiet space, we will bring them to canvas, paper, and clay. This is a simple practice of opening to what is and allowing that to be seen.
Choose Your DateOption 1: Wednesday, January 20th 7 - 9pm
Option 2: Wednesday, February 17th 7 - 9pm
Option 3: Tuesday, March 9th 7 - 9pm
Monoprint with Acrylics
Mondays, February 1st - 22nd (4 sessions) 1 - 3:30pm
Monoprint is a simple printmaking technique that consistently produces intriguing, exciting results. Learn how to make one of a kind prints without a press-using acrylic paints and water-based oils. These prints are expressive, immediate, and fun. They combine the textural, unique quality of prints with the spontaneity of painting. The unique texture comes from the pressure of printing you can't get when painting directly onto a surface. AND it's an ideal base for mixed-media pieces.
Class Fee:
$100 includes most materials. You bring paper and paint colors you prefer. I supply basic paint colors.
In this four-hour workshop, create a small, expressive face in German polymer clay (Cernit) The characters you create can be worn as pins, pendants, or used in mixed-media pieces. We'll use dental tools and burnishers to create characters' emotions. Enjoy playing with this doll-making clay.
Do you suspect that there are no creative bones in your body but still hold out hope? Are you a creative person who has so many ideas that you don't know where to begin? This workshop will help you discover your inner muse and give you the tools to turn ideas into reality. Come be delighted and surprised by what you never knew you could do through fun and inspiring exercises guaranteed to ignite your creativity. All materials are supplied.
If you liked playing with crayons when you were a child, you'll love working with oil pastel! This is an introductory workshop in the application of an easy-to-use medium. The no-stress atmosphere will help the beginner or experienced artist feel like a kid again while learning the techniques needed to use oil pastel in a professional manner. This workshop can turn into a multiple-week class if there is enough interest after the introduction. All materials supplied, including oil pastels, paper, turpentine (odorless), brushes, etc.
Remember when you were a kid and you just started pushing paint around with no purpose and you didn't care? It was just plain fun! This class combines that approach with specific technique, materials understanding, a little purpose, and voilą! You have a beautiful painting! This is a no-pressure acrylic-on-canvas class, designed for the beginner to the advanced student. We will go over letting go and just letting the magic happen. If you are feeling a little up-tight about art and putting too much pressure on yourself, this is your time to let loose and make art fun again. Materials supplied, including canvas, brushes, paint, and a few surprises.
Choose Your DateOption 1: Wednesday, January 13th 6:30 - 9pm
Option 2: Wednesday, January 27th 6:30 - 9pm
Option 3: Wednesday, February 10th 6:30 - 9pm
Option 4: Wednesday, February 24th 6:30 - 9pm
Option 5: Wednesday, March 10th 6:30 - 9pm
Option 6: Wednesday, March 24th 6:30 - 9pm
Photography
Elements of Photography
Robb Mitchell takes a unique approach to his photography: looking for the things, events, and happenings that others might pass by. He trained himself to constantly look for photographs, to look for the possibilities in everything that he sees. An award-winning photographer, Robb will facilitate three classes for artEAST. Take one or take them all!
Register for all three sessions:
Tuesdays, January 12th, February 9th, and March 16th, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Or Choose Your Date for a Session
Session I: Seeing Photographs Tuesday, January 12th 6:30 - 8:30pm Have you ever seen someone taking a photograph and wondered what they see that you don't? There are opportunities all around you at every moment. You just have to train your eye to see them. The ability to take good photographs is directly related to being able to see those opportunities. In this class, you will learn how to train your eye to see photographs or their possibility. You will have the opportunity to see how a photo opportunity can be developed, and you will get experience in how to be comfortable with your camera and be able to use it quickly. Students should bring examples of their photographs for some helpful tips on making them better. This workshop applies to both film or digital cameras. For specific help with your camera or its settings, bring your camera and the instruction manual with you to class.
Session II: Photographic Composition Tuesday, February 9th 6:30 - 8:30pm Getting the right elements in the right place in a photograph can be the difference between a good photograph and a great photograph. In this class, we will examine a variety of elements which can take your photograph from so-so to WOW! by learning the tools that can help you to get the best shot. You will gain hands-on experience in setting up situations so you are at an advantage when shooting photos. You will learn how to make the most out of family photos as well as travel photography. Students should bring examples of their photographs for some helpful tips on making them better. This workshop applies to both film or digital cameras. For specific help with your camera or its settings, bring your camera and the instruction manual with you to class.
Session III: Photographic Exposure Tuesday, March 16th 6:30 - 8:30pm What you see is not always what you get when taking a photograph. Exposure is a critical element in getting the most out of your photographs. In this class, you will learn how to set your camera for any situation, what to look for in a scene, and how to avoid the pitfalls of digital exposure. You will gain professional tips that eliminate a lot of work at your computer after taking your photos. Students should bring examples of their photographs for some helpful tips on making them better. This workshop applies to both film or digital cameras. For specific help with your camera or its settings, bring your camera and the instruction manual with you to class.
"Timeless Snapshots of Your Children: 10 Pro Tips!" series
Anne Hilling & Brian K. Williams of Hilling Design will be teaching a three-part series on photographing your children. Take one session or take them all! Bring your camera; no other materials needed. The instructors run a family portrait business, Hilling Design, in Bellevue.
Register for all three sessions:
Tuesdays, March 2nd, 9th, and 16th, 9:30 - 11:30am
Or Choose Your Date for a Session
Session I: Overview and demonstration of the 10 Pro Tips Tuesday, March 2nd 9:30 - 11:30am
Session II: Hands-on student participation; review of session I Tuesday, March 9th 9:30 - 11:30am
Session III: Individual critiques of student work; Question and answer; Our ideas for enjoying and sharing your work! Tuesday, March 16th 9:30 - 11:30am
