Father Ryan Arts Center:: Arts Education

Youth Pottery (all skill levels) Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10 am – 12 pm
Instructor: Norm Brown (Lower Level, Sculpture Studio)
Beginner to intermediate clay working techniques. The only criteria is getting your hands dirty.
Member Tuition.....................................$102
Non-Member Tuition..............................$120

Youth Silk Painting (ages 10 - 17) Tuesdays 10 am - 12 pm
Instructor: Evi Slaby (Third Floor, Art Studio 1)
Explore the beautiful, ancient art of painting with dyes on silk to create wonderful, wearable creations! Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies

Creative Journaling (ages 8 - 14) Tuesdays 10 am - 12 pm
Instructor: Carolyn Smith (Third Floor, Art Studio 2)
In this workshop students will make their own journal out of household items that would otherwise be headed for the trash. Once they have created and personalized their books, they will be learning how to use journaling to develop and focus creativity. Creativity boosters will include word games, doodling and sketching exercises, scrap booking ideas, and creative blockbusters. How much of their work they choose to share is up to each student, and spelling never counts! Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies

Jewelry Making: Trash to Treasure (ages 13 - older) Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Instructor: Carolyn Smith (Third Floor, Art Studio 2)
Materials such as catalogs, old T-shirts, discarded computers, and outdated costume jewelry will be up-cycled to create a wide variety of contemporary jewelry. Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies

Oriental Painting (ages 14 & adult) Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Instructor: Elaine Bergstrom (Third Floor, Art Studio 3)
Learn traditional Oriental Painting using specific brush strokes to create traditional subject matter. Paint wild orchids, chrysanthemums, bamboo, plum blossoms, pine trees, and a landscape with Sumi ink and watercolors. Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies

Puppet Making with Everyday "Stuff" (ages 8 - up)
Wednesdays 10 am - 12 pm
Instructor: Carolyn Smith (Third Floor, Art Studio 1)
Using primarily trash and recycled items children will make and learn about a wide variety of puppets. These will include: Bunraku (from Japan), hand puppets, found object puppets, marionettes, shadow puppets, stages and masks.
Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies

Intro to Calligraphy (ages 14 - adult) Wednesdays 6-7:30 pm
Instructor: Barb Antel (Third Floor, Art Studio 1)
Have you ever noticed that an envelope that is hand-lettered feels more individualized than one that is printed by computer? Imagine if you were able to make a personal impression with your own calligraphy - the art of beautiful writing. This beginner’s class will introduce you to the basic steps of lettering in “Chancery Cursive” and give you some practical tips for the everyday use of calligraphy!
Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies

Flora Painting (ages 14 - adult) Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 pm
Instructor: Elaine Bergstrom (Third Floor, Art Studio 3)
Explore the beauty of floral painting through the observation of the blossoms, leaves and stems of a flower. Learn the techniques of botanical Illustrators to paint impressionistic or botanically accurate illustrations. Learn to observe the parts of the flower using watercolor wash brush strokes, mixing greens and more.
Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies

Cartooning & Anime (ages 10 - adult) Thursdays 10 am - 12 pm
Instructor: Fabrizio Gerbino (Third Floor, Art Studio 1)
Learn the art of Japanese cartooning (anime and manga) based on realism figures. Study the basic rules of drawing the human figure to translate super heroes and anime characters into a cartoon style while learning about color, form, shading and composition. Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies

Silk Painting (ages 18 & up) Thursdays 6 – 8 pm
Instructor: Evi Slaby (Third Floor, Art Studio 2)
Explore the beautiful, ancient art of painting with dyes on silk to create wonderful, wearable creations! Take a healing, “massage for the soul” as you watch the dye slowly being absorbed by, and spreading onto the silk, it is as if your days frustrations, upsets, disappointments, fears are being absorbed into the silk as well.
Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies

Digital Photography: Urban & Nature (ages 15 - Adult) Saturdays 9 am - 12 pm
Instructor: Christopher Rolinson (Third Floor, Classroom 2)
Explore people and places through the lens while learning how to use your digital camera aesthetically to create works of art. Majority of class time is instructed in the “field.” *(digital camera required)
Member Tuition.....................................$76.50
Non-Member Tuition..............................$90

Plane Green: A Painter’s Road to Self Discovery (ages 18 - Adult)
Saturdays 10 am - 12 pm (Third Floor, Art Studio 3)
Instructor: Amy DiMichele
An enlightening and enjoyable study on the color “green,” its visual impact as well as giving insight into the student’s personal expression. A connection between artist, color, nature, music, and life through organic abstraction. Download: Supply List

Member Tuition.....................................$55.25 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$65 + supplies

Creative Journaling (ages 15 - Adult) Saturdays 10 am - 12 pm
Instructor: Carolyn Smith (Third Floor, Art Studio 2)
In this workshop students will make their own journal out of household items that would otherwise be headed for the trash. Once they have created and personalized their books, they will be learning how to use journaling to develop and focus creativity. Creativity boosters will include word games, doodling and sketching exercises, scrap booking ideas, and creative blockbusters. How much of their work they choose to share is up to each student, and spelling never counts!
Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies

Self Development in Drawing (ages 13 - Adult) Saturdays 10 am - 12 pm
Instructor: Fabrizio Gerbino (Third Floor, Art Studio 3)
Each human being draws before learning how to read and write. Regain or re-conquer your self confidence while learning the fundamentals of drawing. The student will learn how to re-educate the eye to “see” and the mind to “reason” about what it sees and the hand to translate into “signs” of what the mind and the eye has re-discovered. Students will learn monochromatic drawing techniques using pencil, pen and charcoal of every objects and landscapes. Download: Supply List
Member Tuition.....................................$51 + supplies
Non-Member Tuition..............................$60 + supplies