After-School Art Class: Sports, Art, and Product Design
Wednesdays, October 5-December 7, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
(no class on November 2 and November 23)
Grades 1-5, $90 ($81 for JSMA Members)
Inspired by the exhibition Scrimmage: Football in American Art from the Civil War to the Present and contemporary artists Catherine Opie and Shaun Leonardo, students will explore how images can illustrate significant events. Using Copic markers and mixed-media, students will create their own sports-related products, such as running shoes and helmets.
Registration available online at http://jsma.uoregon.edu/classes-children.
Our commitment is to make museum programs accessible to all. Scholarships are available for financial support.
Classes for Teens and Adults:
Maki-e Gold Leaf Decoration
Instructor: Mami Takahashi
Saturday, November 19, 1-4 p.m.
$40 Adults – Register Now
$20 for Student Members – Register Now
Scholarships are available for students
Discover the beauty of Maki-e decoration, which started in Japan in the 8th century. This technique is recognized worldwide for its delicate usage of gold and silver leaf and the commitment it takes to master this craft. This workshop includes a special presentation and hands-on session to learn how to use unique bamboo tools to pick up sheets of gold leaf and how to sprinkle gold leaf on rice paper. Participants will create works with different colors of gold leaf on a sumi ink (charcoal ink) background.
Icon Elements with Olga Volchkova
WAITLIST ONLY: November 12: Icon Trees and Flowers Email afears@uoregon.edu to be added to waitlist.
Saturday, January 28: Icon Landscape and Water Features
Saturday, February 18: Icon Architecture
Saturday, March 18: Costumes and Fabric
Saturday, May 20: How to Paint with Gold and Gilding Techniques
1-4 p.m.
$50 Adults
$20 for Student Members per session; scholarships are available
With inspiration from the exhibition Splendor and Light: Russian Art from the Collection, artist Olga Volchkova will lead participants in traditional icon painting techniques. All materials are provided.
Registration available online at http://jsma.uoregon.edu/classes-adults.