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at GnarWare Workshop - Lower West Side 1838 West Cermak Rd, Chicago, Illinois 60608
This class explores wheel throwing vessels, and different strategies for alter the symmetrical forms with methods like cutting, pressing, and stacking. Students will finish 4-8 pieces Includes 25 pounds of clay and firing. $2/pound to purchase more clay (price includes glaze) Students have open access to the studio during open hours for the...
This class explores wheel throwing vessels, and different...
Read moreSunday Jan 19th, 12pm - 2pm
(6 sessions)at GnarWare Workshop - Lower West Side 1838 West Cermak Rd, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Learn the basics of screen printing on clay with Liz Born of Hoofprint Workshop. Transfer hand-drawn, photographic, or digital imagery to slabs and cylinders directly or with slip transfer. Each student will receive a screen, and learn to use photosensitive emulsion to expose their image. Suitable for all levels of skill, but some prior experience...
Learn the basics of screen printing on clay with...
Read moreMonday Jan 20th, 6pm - 8pm
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at Evanston Art Center - Evanston 1717 Central St, Evanston, Illinois 60201
Learn the basics of silicone mold making. Create one- and two-part molds from a variety silicones and rubbers, either taken from a created or found object. A variety of materials can be used alongside our molds, including wax, plastic, clay, plaster, and concrete. Designed to help you with production and will allow you to make multiples quicker, whether...
Learn the basics of silicone mold making. Create...
Read moreThursday Jan 9th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
(5 sessions)at Evanston Art Center - Evanston 1717 Central St, Evanston, Illinois 60201
In this seminar we'll explore a constellation of modern and contemporary artists who have re-defined the practice of painting by exploring what it is not. From Tibetian sand mandalas to Joan Miro's burnt canvases to Katharina Grosse's painting/sculptures, we'll learn how artists use ideas of absence, silence and erasure to push the boundaries of painting...
In this seminar we'll explore a constellation of...
Read moreWednesday Feb 19th, 1pm - 3pm
(4 sessions)at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Joining fabrics to cover the body and create shelter has been a prized skill in the progress of civilization. Students will build on that tradition by learning fundamental seams and finishes used in modern day garment construction. Industry standards of sewing are emphasized and all techniques are taught and practiced on professional, industrial sewing...
Joining fabrics to cover the body and create shelter...
Read moreMonday Jan 13th, 9am - 4pm
(5 sessions)at Spudnik Press Cooperative - West Town 1821 W Hubbard St Ste 302, Chicago, Illinois 60622
Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that favors organic, gestural, textural, and ephemeral marks and imagery. This process is incredibly immediate, playful, and a multi-faceted type of printmaking, and therefore well suited to first time printers and artists who typically work with paint, mixed media, and sculpture. These prints usually begin from...
Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that favors...
Read moreWednesday Feb 19th, 1pm - 5pm
(4 sessions)at Digital Photo Academy - The Loop 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, Illinois 60602
Millennium Park is a fantastic combination of art, culture, nature, and urban life. With some of the most unique architecture and most interesting art work in the city, not to mention the free tours, concerts, exhibitions, and family events, Millennium Park is understandably one of the greatest attractions in Chicago. Join your Digital Photo Academy...
Millennium Park is a fantastic combination of art,...
Read moreSaturday Apr 4th, 11am - 2pm
at School of the Art Institute of Chicago - The Loop 280 S Columbus Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60603
This course offers an introduction to drawing as an exciting means of expression through writing, discussion, sketchbooks, and individual and group projects. Students explore a variety of drawing techniques and approaches to build their technical, spatial, and creative abilities, including essential elements of 2D design and art. Working with...
This course offers an introduction to drawing as...
Read moreSaturday Feb 15th, 9am - 12pm
(12 sessions)at School of the Art Institute of Chicago - The Loop 280 S Columbus Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60603
There are so many options available to artists today, blending traditional and digital processes, public and private works, and individual and collaborative practices. This course is designed for students who want to explore some of these contemporary artist materials and techniques. Students are exposed to what is happening right now in the art world...
There are so many options available to artists today,...
Read moreSunday Feb 16th, 10am - 1pm
(12 sessions)at Evanston Art Center - Evanston 1717 Central St, Evanston, Illinois 60201
Learn to sculpt a portrait from a live model. Improve your observation skills and clay techniques while learning strategies for placing proportional features, anatomical differences and surface modeling in this fun and challenging course. Finished sculptures will be hollowed out, dried and fired. The class will include presentation of contemporary...
Learn to sculpt a portrait from a live model. Improve...
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at Evanston Art Center - Evanston 1717 Central St, Evanston, Illinois 60201
Learn to sculpt a portrait from a live model. Improve your observation skills and clay techniques while learning strategies for placing proportional features, anatomical differences and surface modeling in this fun and challenging course. Finished sculptures will be hollowed out, dried and fired. The class will include presentation of contemporary...
Learn to sculpt a portrait from a live model. Improve...
Read more6 sessions
at GnarWare Workshop - Lower West Side 1838 West Cermak Rd, Chicago, Illinois 60608
Make your own pipe! and other various smoking devices. Rachel Ward will provide a two hours of instruction and the rest of the time you can make a pipe! Clay and underglaze provided. Pieces will be available for pick up two weeks later.
Make your own pipe! and other various smoking devices....
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at Evanston Art Center - Evanston 1717 Central St, Evanston, Illinois 60201
Learn to create abstract 3D art forms by exploring non-objective, organic and figurative themes. Stoneware clay, along with metal, glass, and found objects may be used. Instruction in slab and coil building techniques will be investigated. Some sculpture experience is recommended.
Learn to create abstract 3D art forms by exploring...
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at GnarWare Workshop - Lower West Side 1838 West Cermak Rd, Chicago, Illinois 60608
This class is an experiment in research based classes at gnarware, bringing in discussion and research to drive the pieces made in class. Participants will contribute their own research and ideas as they work through their projects. Class Project Objective: Research a specific ancient culture’s iconology by following the path of a specific...
This class is an experiment in research based classes...
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at Chicago Botanic Garden - Glencoe 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, Illinois 60022
The Chicago Botanic Garden is home to 20 world-class sculptures. Outdoor sculpture is brought to life by changing seasons, light, and weather. Learn how to approach photographing sculpture using perspective, focal length, and aperture settings. Each week, photograph a few of the Garden’s sculptures, and review and critique previous work. DSLRs...
The Chicago Botanic Garden is home to 20 world-class...
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