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Gualala Arts

Promoting public interest and participation in the arts since 1961.

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Gualala Arts Workshops

See below for information on On-going Classes & Workshops,
Registration, Payment & Cancellation Policy and Information for Instructors.

To subscribe to our Workshops email list, click on the
(← on the left) Email sign up link and follow the instructions.

See also Groups & Meetings for information on interest group meetings.
Out of town workshop participants: see our Visitor Information page, including lodgings & restaurants.

2012
  Marjie Van Gunten Tuesdays, February 21 - March 27
How Music Works:
New Approaches to Making and Hearing Music

Instructor: Marjie Van Gunten

This workshop is a perfect opportunity discover that music is not just for the "talented."

  Quilting Wednesday - Thursday, February 22 - 23
Wednesday - Thursday, February 29 - March 1
Now What Do I Do with All these Quilt Blocks?
Instructors: Janice Carter and Kalynn Oleson

For newer quilters who have a collection of blocks or unfinished projects and need to know how and what to do with them.

  Glimpses of Ancient Greece Wednesdays, February 22 - March 28
Glimpses of Ancient Greece
Instructor: Kosta P'Manolis

Explore Greek history, society, art and architecture.

  David Skibbins Wednesdays, March 7 - April 18
Actor's Craft Workshop
Instructor: David Skibbins

Acting is incredibly fun, once you know what you are doing!

  Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga Sunday, March 11
Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga: Touching Body Energy
Instructor: Chelsea Rappel

Are you looking to experience the rejuvenating and revitalizing benefits of yoga in a way that is less rigorous and physically demanding?

  The Scavenger Hunt Art Quilt Thursday, March 15
The Scavenger Hunt Art Quilt
Instructor: Terry Waldron

Besides found objects, students will bring fabric that they LOVE.

  Jewelry Making With Metal Clay Saturday - Sunday, May 5 - 6
Bracelets, Beads, and Boxes:
Jewelry Making With Metal Clay

Instructor: Mary Neuer Lee

This two day workshop in metal clay will focus on intermediate metal clay techniques.

  Hot Quilts from Cold Scraps Wednesday - Thursday, May 16 - 17
Hot Quilts from Cold Scraps
Instructor: Alison Schwabe

Sew it, don't throw it! A scrap quilt workshop.

  Atmospheric Landscapes Saturday - Sunday, May 19 - 20
Atmospheric Landscapes
Instructor: Patricia Osborne

Have fun and express yourself while painting atmospheric landscapes.

  Point Arena Lighthouse at Night, photo by Richard Skidmore Sunday - Monday, June 3 - 4
Introduction to Night Photography
Instructor: Tim Baskerville

Learn how to make proper exposures (either film or digital) after dark, both by the light of the moon and by existing artificial light.

  Mike Henderson - Self Portrait Saturday - Sunday, June 9 - 10
Back to the Basics: A Drawing Workshop
Instructor: Mike Henderson

The two-day workshop is designed for both intermediate-level artists to revisit and firm up their drawing foundations and for raw beginners to get off on the right foot toward sketching and drawing independence.

  Ralph Lee Hopkins Wednesday - Sunday, June 13 - 17
Digital Nature Photography: Discovering Your Passion
Instructor: Ralph Lee Hopkins

Take your nature photography to the next level by discovering your passion.

  Summer Art Program for Youth Tuesday - Friday, July 10 - 20
Summer Art Program for Youth
Multiple instructors

All children are invited to participate in the Summer Art Program for Youth, sponsored by Gualala Arts. This program has been extremely popular in its past 20 years.

  Painting Abstraction, with Jan Sitts Monday - Wednesday, July 23 - 25
Painting Abstraction
Instructor: Jan Sitts

Jan Sitts uses aggressive textures and unusual media, bringing the various raw pieces and layers of materials into their final stages within the whole of a painting.

  Quilt Play Wednesday - Thursday, September 19 - 20
Come Play with Me
Instructor: Dianne S. Hire

Need to lighten up? Not having any quilting fun? Then this workshop's for you.

  Cherokee Wheel Basket Saturday, September 22
Cherokee Wheel Basket
Instructor: Cat Mena

This is a great basket for beginning weavers as well as more experienced weavers.

  Watercolor: Design and the Creative Process with Fred Graff Monday - Thursday, October 8 - 11
Watercolor: Design and the Creative Process
Instructor: Fred Graff

Explore conceptual and innovative watercolor approaches that will further develop and enhance your own personal style of painting.

  Purses By Design Thursday, October 18
Purses By Design
Instructors: Pamela Day and Roseanne Lauters

Kicking it Up - A Purse in a Day.



Past workshops: 2012
Past workshops: 2011
Past workshops: 2010
Past workshops: 2009
Past workshops: 2008
Past workshops: 2007
Past workshops: 2006
Past workshops: 2005



 


On-going Classes & Workshops


Open Clay Studio Monday - Friday
Open Clay Studio
Instructors: Doric T. Jemison-Ball II & others

The Clay Studio offers a drop-in Open Studio facility for local artists and visitors, where they can learn how to make and decorate hand-built pottery items.

Martial Arts, with Lini Lieberman-Erich Mondays & Wednesdays
Martial Arts
Instructor: Lini Lieberman-Erich

Martial Arts classes are for everyone
- the young, the old, the fit and the not so fit.

Genevieve Wilson - Ali Tuesdays & Thursdays
Exploring Drawing & Painting
Instructor: Genevieve (Genny) Wilson

This hands-on class will give you the history, language and an explanation of the tools of drawing and painting.

Life Drawing Wednesdays
Life Drawing
Call: Mike Mee

The Life Drawing group works with a single, unclothed model each Wednesday.

Gualala Arts Center Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays
Aerobics
Instructor: Debbie Langwell
Tai Chi Saturdays & Tuesdays - Beginners
   Sundays & Tuesdays - Advanced
Tai Chi
Instructor: Justine Rosenthal

Learn the Yang style, long form of Tai Chi Chuan, a series of 108 graceful, flowing movements which are both challenging & rewarding.



Registration, Payment & Cancellation Policy

Register at Gualala Arts Center, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or call (707) 884-1138. We accept Visa and Mastercard. Please call if you need directions or information on lodging.

Class must be paid in full at registration. Payments can be refunded until the "register by" date; after that date, no refunds. Classes are filled on a first come first served basis until all spaces are filled. All classes are subject to minimum and maximum enrollment. If the class does not fill, you will receive a full refund. Please check that your class has filled before the first meeting date.



Information for Instructors

If you would like to propose a workshop, please contact Gerda Randolph, randolph@mcn.org.

All proposals are subject to Workshop Committee and Executive Director approval.
Please download the guidelines, application form and contract for:

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The Gualala Arts Center, located at 46501 Gualala Road in Gualala, CA,
is open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and weekends from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Please call (707) 884-1138 for more information, or email info@gualalaarts.org.

Serving the coastal communities of northern Sonoma & southern Mendocino Counties.