Workshops & Classes

Workshops

Kid’s Art Camp
This long running program has offered the opportunity for summer art training for area youth in workshop form for many years. Each years Kid’s Camp provides this opportunity for 12 children aged 7-9 years and 12 children aged 10-12 years. This program is unique in that each child that is enrolled is able to experience learning in 4 different traditions. These are visual, sculptural, literary, and performance arts. Teachers in each tradition create a curriculum for each of the age groups.

  Kid’s Art Camp -August12-August 22nd 2008.
There morning session for 7-9 year olds is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00. The afternoon session for 10-12 year olds is scheduled from 12:30 to 3:00p.m. The fee for Kid’s Art Camp is $65.00, which covers the cost of tuition and materials. The Arts Center will also provide a snack for the participants in each session.  Bring A Smock and Join Us!

Class sizes are capped at 12 to ensure individual attention.
Once again the Arts Center is offering children the opportunity to be creative and to have fun in an environment that is home to many well known local artists. Our teaching staff is made up of some of our past instructors together with some new faces bringing their own unique styles of expression.

Dance:  This fun-filled class is a great way to introduce and develop the joy of dance.We’ll use our   imaginations in exercises exploring; shapes, space, levels, dynamics and locomotion. Instructor: Jenn Smith

Pottery: Explore hand building pottery techninques Instructors:  Terry Tippin and Debra Kuhns

Creative Writing: Write-it-down!  Be prepared to play with your imagination.  Together we will explore light and color, shape and sound, taste and smell.  We will stir it all together to build deliciously creative word pictures, stories, and poems.  Instructor: Diane Wager.

Visual Arts: Kandinsky watercolor painting to music, paper flowers made from tissue paper, and a melted crayon drawings.  Instructor: Katrina WeberRegister now for Kid’s Art Camp by calling the

Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts at 315 823-0808 or email  Director@MohawkValleyArts.org
401 South Ann St. Little Falls, NY  13365

Painting with Frank Wilcox
Classes begin Thursday, September 11th 9-11:30 AM at the Arts Center.

This class is designed for those interested in various media (oil, acrylic, etc.) and students may choose their own subject matter and style. Frank guides and instructs students at their own speed and skill level. Drop-ins are welcome! 10 Weeks. $135 members $165 non-members

WATERCOLOR
with Giorgia Talarico
Classes begin Wednesday, September 10
from 9 a.m. -12pm at the Arts Center.

Giorgia Talarico will demonstrate watercolor technique while instructing on the principles of design and the elements of composition using watercolor. This is an intermediate level class limited to 8 students. 10 Weeks. $135 members $165 non-members

PASTELS
with Giorgia Talarico
Classes begin Friday, September 12th
9-11:30 AM at the Arts Center.

Giorgia Talarico will demonstrate and instruct the class in the use of hard and soft pastels on various types of papers, focusing on technique. This is an intermediate level class limited to 8 students. 10 Weeks. $135 members $165 non-members

PINE NEEDLE BASKETRY
Saturday, October 18th 9:30am -12:30pm at the Art Center
with Barbara Sweeny. Come and learn the traditional techniques used in pine needle basketry. By weaving together the natural materials of gourds and pine needles with beads, thread and other found objects, you can create your own baskets as well as carry on the tradition of this unique art. This one day class is held on for a small workshop fee of $25. Students interested in pursuing the art can arrange for further workshops.

Performances
The Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts will be presenting a series of Chamber Music performances this fall. Look for details to follow. Events will also be posted on our website. 

Willow Sciathog (Irish Potato Straining Basket) 

 One-day Workshop:  Wednesday, NOVEMBER 19th 9AM to 1PM  Instructor: Barbara Boucher

Tuition: General $20, MVCA Members $15 Limit - 6 students   Level: Adult/ Young Adult— All Levels

Materials fee: $48 Barbara Boucher

 This classic Irish frame basket is traditionally used for straining and serving boiled potatoes. Pre-carved and dried rims are provided for students. Students will carve ribs and weave with different colored homegrown willows. This basket is nice for fruit. (Materials fees are expensive for making willow baskets, because the material itself is hard to find and quite expensive.) These baskets, when made, sell for hundreds of dollars. Barbara has been studying willow basketry with Bonnie Gale and Peggy Spencer Berhendt and pine needle basketry with Barbara Sweeney. Student supplied equipment: sharp pruning shears, large old bath towel that will be wetted to keep willow damp, ruler, and a spray bottle with water

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BEADING WORKSHOP

 Saturday September 27th 12-3pm
Tuesday October 14th 9-12am

Workshop cost $15 materials cost  $15    

Basic intro to beaded jewelry making. This is a good class for anyone who has never beaded before but is interested in learning. Kim Hergert of the newly opened Fall Hill Bead and Gem shop will lead the workshop.

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MVCA:      DRUM CIRCLE:

open drum circle will be available this season on evenings of the Autumn full moon. All percussion instruments welcome. Some drums available

Monday September 15th         7-9pm
Tuesday October 14th             7-9pm
Thursday November 13th       7-9pm
Friday December 12th            7-9pm

FLUTE and PIANO LESSONS: with instructor Leslie Kubica beginning-advanced flute lessons, all ages.

beginning piano lessons, all ages.

NYSSMA preparation also available. Schedule by appointment starting September 1st.  $20 half hour and $40  full hour.  Classes will be scheduled in groups of four.

Educational Philosophy -I believe that every individual has the inert ability to express their own ideas and the ideas of others in a musically artistic way, no matter the age and/or ability. The basis of my educational approach exists on two planes: that of the creative, emotional individual and that of the analytical, cerebral mind. Through the study of the traditional classical flute repertoire and other styles of music and art from cultures around the world, my students not only gain the instrumental facility to increase their musical expression and ability, but will also increase their intellectual and cultural knowledge.  This creates a greater appreciation for the art form in which they are taking part and how it relates to the world around them.     

Unlike some traditional approaches, I choose not to use a set curriculum unless it is useful for a specific student.  By doing this, the learning environment becomes a flexible and creative space. Together, the student with his or her own interests combined with my own experience and knowledge, creates a more holistic base on which to learn and progress.

Learning through improvisation, listening, ear training and reading music the student will develop a solidified approach to learning, discipline and most importantly artistic expression in music and in life.

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