Arts Center East (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center) offers the following Fall art classes for children and adults:
The Joy of Painting (Ages 7-12)
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In this popular painting class, young artists will make colorful artworks inspired by famous artists. Students will learn to apply acrylic paints expressively using bold brushstrokes. The exciting and dynamic results will be suitable for framing. The class will culminate with an exhibit and discussion for students and their families.
Instructor Debra Gag has broad experience teaching a variety of media and techniques to adults and children. She has been a professional artist and art teacher with the Vernon Public Schools for 33 years. Her paintings and pottery have been exhibited in galleries and are in private collections. Debra creates a classroom environment where everyone feels free to develop new skills and to follow their inspiration.
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Dates: Monday Sept. 14 – Monday Oct. 26 (Six classes – No class Oct. 12 Columbus Day)
Time: 4:15 – 6:15
Fee: $125 + $20.00 for materials. Make check payable to Arts Center East (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center) or pay online below. 10% discount for members.
Register early as there is a class minimum of five students and a maximum of twelve.
Place: Arts Center East, (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center)709 Hartford Tnpk. (Route 30) Vernon, CT. For more information, please call ACE at (860) 871-8222.
Music Together (Ages birth – 7)
Begins: Monday Sept. 21 -- Nov. 23 (Ten classes)
Time: 5:45 – 6:30
Begins: Wednesday Sept. 23 – Wed. Nov. 25
Time: 9:30 – 10:15
We are excited to announce that Arts from the Heart, llc will be offering Music Together classes at Arts Center East (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center). Music Together is the internationally recognized leader in Early Childhood Music and Movement with classes for children ages birth to 7 and the grown ups who love them! Tuition includes all materials for the class and access to the online Music Together Family Zone. To register for our Spring session, go to www.artsfromtheheart.net. Call 860-338-3038 for more information.
Art for Home Schooled Children
This class offers home-schooled students an opportunity to create 2-dimensional art using a variety of materials. Students will choose which art media they would like to use, select what type of artwork they would like to create, and work at the pace that works best for them. If desired, parents are welcome to stay during the class and participate with their child. The class will culminate with an exhibit and discussion for students and their families.
Instructor Lauren Gottier is a former Vernon Public schools art teacher. She is state certified and has a masters degree in Art Education. Mrs. Gottier encourages her students to be independent artists who can set goals for themselves and make artwork that is different than anything ever created before.
Dates: Wednesdays Oct. 14th - Nov. 18th
Time: 10:00 am- 12:00 pm
Fee: $125 Make check payable to Arts Center East (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center) or pay online below. 10% discount for members.
10% discount for second child, same family.
Register early as there is a class minimum of five students and a maximum of twelve.
Place: Arts Center East, (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center)709 Hartford Tnpk. (Route 30) Vernon, CT. For more information, please call ACE at (860) 871-8222.
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ADULT CLASSES
Drawing – Essential and Elegant
Known for her positive and upbeat teaching style, Shauna will help any student achieve a solid foundation for their personal artistic journey. Geared for the novice, or the experienced artist, this class will be a conduit to your ability to see essential shapes, the shape of light and shadow, and the negative and positive shapes defining the subject. The first class will be a narrated demonstration discussing first, the joy found in the search for excellence, then, the reasons why each decision is made, including concept, layout, value development, and finally, the composition that brings it all together into a successful drawing. The last two classes will have a clothed model.
At the first class, a supply list will be available and a model fee of $10.00 per student will be collected.
Instructor Shauna Shane has been a professional artist for 34 years and is a former Resident Artist at Yellowstone National Park, and, more recently, The New Britain Museum of American Art. Her paintings are in the collections of the Montana Capitol, Yale New Haven Hospital and former CT Senate President Pro Tempore, Donald Williams. Shauna works with confidence and color, reflecting years of solid academic training in drawing and painting. Her artwork conveys her ability to communicate not only the energy, but also the unique emotion of the scene. Shauna’s goal, deceptively simple, is to share her love for the poetry of artistic expression, and her appreciation and delight in the natural world and its inhabitants.
Dates: Mon. Sept. 14 – Oct. 19 (Six classes)
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Fee: $125 . Make check payable to Arts Center East (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center) or pay online below. 10% discount for members.
Register early as there is a class minimum of five students and a maximum of twelve.
Place: Arts Center East, (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center)709 Hartford Tnpk. (Route 30) Vernon, CT. For more information, please call ACE at (860) 871-8222
Painting with Acrylics – Beginner to Intermediate Students
Enjoy painting on canvas with professional grade acrylics in a relaxed, supportive environment. In this popular class, participants learn to mix colors on a palette and create depth in their still life and landscape paintings with special attention to light and shadow. Acrylic paints are a great alternative to oil paints as clean up is quick and easy with just soap and water.
Instructor Debra Gag has broad experience teaching a variety of media and techniques to adults and children. She has been a professional artist and art teacher with the Vernon Public Schools for 33 years. Her paintings and pottery have been exhibited in galleries and are in private collections. Debra creates a classroom environment where everyone feels free to develop new skills and to follow their inspiration.
Dates: Tues. Sept. 15 – Tues. Oct. 20 (Six Classes)
Time: 3:45 – 6:15 (2 ½ Hour Class)
Fee: $175 + $30 for materials. Make check payable to Arts Center East (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center) or pay online below. 10% discount for members.
Register early as there is a class minimum of five students and a maximum of twelve.
Place: Arts Center East, (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center)709 Hartford Tnpk. (Route 30) Vernon, CT. For more information, please call ACE at (860) 871-8222
Painting with Watercolors -- Evening Class -- All Levels Welcome
Learn to paint with watercolors, capturing nature through color and light. You will create landscapes and floral paintings with a well known, award-winning artist. Bring any watercolor supplies you may have to the first class. Arches watercolor paper is recommended. Additional supplies will be discussed at that time.
Instructor Lynette Goric is an impressionistic artist whose paintings are bathed in atmospheric light. Her work is in many private and corporate collections throughout the United States. She has exhibited widely and taught classes for over 25 years. Lynette studied at the University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts and is a member of the Connecticut Watercolor Society.
Dates: Tuesday Sept. 15 – Tuesday Oct. 20 (Six classes)
Time: 7:00 – 9:00
Fee: $125. Make check payable to Arts Center East (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center) or pay online at vernonarts.org. 10% discount for members.
Register early as there is a class minimum of five students and a maximum of twelve.
Place: Arts Center East, (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center)709 Hartford Tnpk. (Route 30) Vernon, CT. For more information, please call ACE at (860) 871-8222
Starting An Animated Short Film (Adults and Teens)
Begin an animated short with this fun, exciting class. Participants are guided through the steps of animation pre-production and will develop the story premise, storyboards, character designs, and background designs necessary to create their own animated cartoon. This is perfect for adding to a portfolio or jump starting a new passion. Please bring 11x14 drawing paper, tracing paper, HB pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, and gray markers (preferably Prismacolor).
Instructor Tracy MacLauchlan is an award-winning animator with a love for story and cartoons. She earned a BFA in classical character animation at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and works in all areas of animation production. Her professional credentials include creating animated shorts and character properties for Hallmark Cards, pitching an animated series to Warner Bros., and animating for Joe Murray’s (Rocko’s Modern Life, Camp Lazlo) webtoon, Frog in a Suit.
Dates: Wed. Sept. 16 -- Wed. Oct. 21 (Six classes)
Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm
Fee: $125 . Make check payable to Arts Center East (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center) or pay online at vernonarts.org. 10% discount for members.
Register early as there is a class minimum of five students and a maximum of twelve.
Place: Arts Center East, (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center)709 Hartford Tnpk. (Route 30) Vernon, CT. For more information, please call ACE at (860) 871-8222
Pastel Painting – All Levels Welcome
In this class you will learn various underpainting techniques as you work with pastels to create finished pieces. Topics will include building a strong composition, understanding values, creating light and shadow, and developing cohesive color harmony. All levels of experience are welcome. Please see the attached materials list.
Jane Penfield is a signature member of the Connecticut Pastel Society, and a juried member of the Pastel Society of America and Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod. Her work is part of the collection in the Connecticut Governor’s Residence, and she has completed commissions for Prudential’s Hartford Office. She has won numerous awards, including Best in Show at the Vernon Community Arts Center’s juried multimedia show. She is enthusiastic about sharing techniques of working in the versatile pastel medium with all who would like to participate. Jane’s work can be seen on her website at www.JanePenfield.com
Time: 2:30 - 4:30
Dates: Thursday Sept. 17 – Oct. 22 (6 Weeks)
Fee: $125 Make check payable to Arts Center East (formerly Vernon Community Arts Center) or pay online at vernonarts.org. 10% discount for members.
Register early as there is a class minimum of five students and a maximum of twelve.
Place: 709 Hartford Tnpk. (Route 30) Vernon, CT. For more information, please call ACE at (860) 871-8222
Weekly Ongoing Watercolor Class
Ongoing watercolor classes are taught using a step by step paint-along method which students of all levels (including beginners) find fun and easy to follow. A new painting begins approximately every three weeks with varied subject matter allowing students to learn a wide variety of techniques.
Instructor Beth Parys was originally in the field of advertising and design. For the last fifteen years, she has enjoyed teaching watercolor classes and workshops in the Connecticut/ Massachusetts area.
Dates: Thursday mornings – Classes resume September 17
Time: 9:30 – 12:00 To register or for more information call Beth Parys at (413) 245-3295.
