Instructors to Offer Free Mini Art Lessons during Festival this Weekend

Do you have artistic aspirations?

Consider participating in a free mini art lesson during this weekend’s , hosted by the Georgia Piedmont Arts Center.

Participants have three different lessons to choose from during Saturday’s event — pastels, cartooning and watercolor painting.

Lessons in pastels will be taught by Joan Duffey at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.

will teach cartooning at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.

Renee Hewitt will offer mini lessons in watercolor painting at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Festival-goers can also observe demonstrations of woodturning by throughout out the day. Mildred Threadgill will demonstrate painting with melted crayons at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Harvest of Art will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Auburn art cottage at 1396 Third Ave. in Auburn. The event will offer fine art and fine crafts, complemented by food, musical entertainment and a free children’s art activity.