Registration begins September 16 for members and September 20 for non-members. You may mail in your completed registration form or bring it in to the Arts Center. All are welcome. The Corvallis Arts Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin. Partial scholarships are available, contact Jessica Lamb at the Arts Center, 541/754-1551. Please Note: no classes will be held November 24-26.

Children-Youth-Adult Art Classes

#1 Pots for Tots
Keith Moses
Get your hands in the mud! Make cool things to bring home!
Ages 4-6
4 Mondays, Oct 4-25, 2-3pm
CAC $26

#2 Basic Drawing
for Young Children
Claudia Hall
This class introduces students to line, composition, contrast, and the use of various media including charcoal and colored pencil.
Ages 5-7
4 Mondays, Nov 1-22, 2-3pm
CAC $23

#3 Marble Maze
Michael Marks
Learn woodworking skills building this lever-controlled maze which tilts as you guide a steel ball through a series of walls and holes - a Michael Marks favorite.
Ages 8-12
4 Mondays, Oct 4-25, 3:30-5pm
Yellow Annex $38

#4 Beginning Photography
Ingeborg Kolar
Learn to see through a lens! We'll cover the basics of image-making, with an experimental spirit. Bring a camera­disposables are ok. Developing costs not included.
Ages 8-12
6 Mondays, Oct 4-Nov 8, 3:30-5pm
Red Annex $20

#5 Mud with Moses
Keith Moses
Learn to use your hands and the potters' wheel to make beautiful ceramic wares. All levels welcome.
Ages 7-13
8 Mondays, Oct 4-Nov 22, 3:30- 5:15pm
CAC $65

#6 Artful Play in Spanish
Ana Sanchez
Learn Spanish through artful activities, songs, games, and a little conversation.
Level I (A) ages 5-9
10 Mondays, Oct 4-Dec 6, 3:30-4:15 pm
CAC $32
Level II (B) ages 5-9
10 Wednesdays, Oct 6-Dec 15, 3:30-4:15pm
(no class Nov 24)
CAC $32

#7 Artful Play in French, Level I
Nathalie Gerts
Learn French with a native speaker using games, songs, and art activities. Book and tape included.
Ages 6-9
10 Tuesdays, Oct 5-Dec 7, 3-3:45pm
CAC $60
(Please call the Arts Center if interested in a level II class.)

#8 Raku: Fire & Clay
Keith Moses
Experience the traditional Japanese art of raku. We'll hand build wares the first week and glaze/fire the next. Children under 9 are welcome if accompanied by an adult.
2 Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
Session A: Nov 2 & 9
Session B: Nov 30 & Dec 7
CAC $30 ind/$55 parent & child

#9 Make Your Own Toys
Michael Marks
Learn basic woodworking skills while making 4 cool toys with Michael Marks: marble rollers, marble targets, rubberband-launched gliders, and cap poppers.
Ages 6-10
4 Tuesdays, Oct 5-26, 3:30-5pm
Yellow Annex $42

#10 Deluxe Marble Gallery
Michael Marks
Students will use woodworking skills and learn advanced assembly techniques while building this action-packed target gallery. Features include various kinds of targets including some that move, a dial scorekeeper with four changing skill titles, and bonus marbles that are delivered when pre-set scores are reached. All materials, tools, and individual attention are included.
Ages 10 -adult
7 Tuesdays, Nov-2-Dec 14, 3:30-5:30pm
Yellow Annex $115

#11 Plaster Sculpting
Joseph Patterson
Discover the broad versatility of plaster as a sculptural material. Learn how to mix and set, carve and file, and finish with patina.
Ages 8-12
7 Wednesdays, Oct 6-Nov 17, 4:30-6pm
CAC $55

#12 Beginning Colored Pencil
Karen Wilk
Learn a variety of colored pencil techniques to add to your drawing skills: color blending, burnishing, impressed line, 3-color pencil theory, and watercolor pencil use. Discover the limitless possibilities of colored pencils!
Ages 8-14
8 Wednesdays, Oct 6-Dec 1, 4:00-5:30pm
(no class Nov 24)
Red Annex $50

#13 Drawing for Homeschoolers
Karen Wilk
A drawing class exclusively for homeschoolers! We'll cover the basic technique, with an emphasis on use of color, using colored pencils and pastels.
8 Thursdays, Oct 7-Dec 2, 12:30-1:30
Red Annex $40

#14 Multi-Cultural Arts and Crafts Series:
Native American Hand Crafts
Barbara Levine and Susan Korn
Take an arts tour of the world, practicing traditional crafts of various cultures. In this first session, learn about the hand crafts of the Navaho, Pueblo, Great Plains, Inuit, and Ojibwa peoples and have fun making animal carvings, dream catchers, clay storytellers, and much more.
Ages 8-12
6 Thursdays, Oct 7-Nov 11, 3:30-5:00
CAC $43

#15 Drawing in Color
Karen Wilk
Covers basic drawing techniques including line and form, composition, shading, and perspective, with a special emphasis on the use of color. We will use colored pencils and soft pastels, experimenting with still life, nature, landscape, and figure drawing.
Ages 8-14
8 Thursdays, Oct 7-Dec 2, 4- 5:30pm
Red Annex $55

#16 Dance Shop
Julie Wilborn
A new modern dance class especially for teen girls. Beginners welcome.
Ages 12-16
10 Fridays, Oct 8-Dec 17, 4-5:30 pm
CAC $15

#17 Papermaking /Collage
Michelle Anderson
Learn how to make paper out of a variety of materials. Using paper collage, watercolor, and rubber stamps, we'll make beautiful cards, wrapping paper, and books.
Ages 7-12
4 Fridays, Oct 15-Nov 5, 3:30-5pm
CAC $32

#18 Rock, Paper, Scissors
Keith Moses and Karen Anderson
Take a walk on the wild side with Keith and Karen! In this mixed-media art class you'll make paper-mache masks, clay rattles, pebble bowls, and mosaic mirrors.
6 Fridays, Oct 15-Nov 19, 3:30-5:00
Red Annex $53

Weekend Workshops

#19 Shibori Fabric Dyeing: For Adults
Sara Krainik
Quilters, here's a great one for you! Learn how to transform drab, dark cottons into uniquely beautiful fabrics with Shibori dyeing techniques. For adults only. Bring your sewing kit and any solid, dark-colored, 100% cotton fabric you wish to experiment with (remnants are fine).
Ages: Adult
Saturday, Sept 25, 1:00-4:30pm
CAC $20

#20 Pleasing Portraits
Scobel Wiggins
Learn to draw faces so they look like real people!
Ages 8-12
3 Saturdays, October 16-30, 10:00am-noon
Red Annex $30

#21 Candle-Making
Lenny Weaver-Baxter
Sculpt, mold, dip, roll, and pour to create your own unique candles using a variety of materials. Perfect for holiday gifts!
Ages 8-adult
Saturday, Dec. 4, 1:00-5:00pm
CAC $20

#22 Aeromodeling
Mark Allison
High flying fun with rubber-powered balsa wood airplanes that REALLY perform! Planes can reach altitudes of 60-100 ft for 20-30 second flights.
Ages 9 and up
Sat & Sun, Oct 9 & 10, noon-3pm
Red Annex $29

Classes for Teens

#23 Drawing
Mark Allison
We'll cover a variety of drawing skills including still life, high contrast, black and white, memory drawing, and abstract design.
Ages 12-18
8 Mondays, Oct 4-Nov 22, 7:00-8:30pm
Red Annex $55

# 24 Oil Painting, Beginning & Intermediate
Barbara Levine
Experiment with still life, portrait, landscape, and abstract painting. You'll find out how to prepare basic mediums and varnishes, and learn about composition and color theory.
Ages 12-188 Tuesdays, Oct 5-Nov 23, 4-5:30pm
Red Annex $65

Classes for Preschoolers

#25 Early Art
Candace Helm
Little hands welcome here! This class is part of our developmental art series for 3-5 year-olds. Experiment with watercolors, collage, mask-making, dough, and more.
Ages: 3-5
8 Tuesdays, Oct 5-Nov 23, 1-2pm
CAC $54

#26 Jory's Wiggles and Giggles
Jory Aronson
A musical hodge-podge of songs, drama, movement, puppets, & art activities.
Ages 3-5
4 Fridays, Oct 15-Nov 5, 1-1:45pm
CAC $35

Tap Classes

#27 Tap Class: Beginning Adult/Teen, 4:00-4:55pm $89
#28 Advanced Beginning Adult/Teen, 5:00-5:55pm $89
#29 Low Intermediate Adult/Teen, 6:00-6:55pm $89
Mondays, September 20-December 6
(12 weeks)
Linda Erwin

#30 Low Intermediate Adult, 1:00-2:00pm $82
#31 Beginning, Ages 7-9, 3:30-4:10pm $60
#32 Junior Tap Company*, 4:30-5:40pm $93
#33 Advanced Adult / Teen, 5:45-7:15pm $98.50
Tuesdays, September 21-December 7
(11 weeks: no class Thanksgiving week)
Nancy Traina
* (Tech class also required; times TBA)
Note: Junior Tap Company and Advanced Adult /Teen
classes are by teacher recommendation only.

#34 Intermediate I, Ages 8-11, 4:00-4:55 $82
#35 Intermediate II, Ages 10-13, 5:00-5:55 $82
#36 Willamette Valley Tappers*, 6:00-6:55 $82
Wednesdays, September 22-December 8
(11 weeks: no class Thanksgiving week)
Nancy Traina
* (Tech class also required; times TBA)
Note: WVT is by teacher recommendation only.

#37 Beginning Tap, Ages 10-Adult, 6:00-6:55 $61
Thursdays, September 30-November 18
(8 weeks: no class Thanksgiving week)
Beth Butler

School's Out, Art's In!

The Arts Center offers a full day of fun classes on three inservice dates this fall: October 8, October 22, and November 12. Sign up for one class, or come for the whole day. Call the Center at 754-1551 for a complete list of workshops. The following is a partial listing of the October classes only.
When registering, please specify SO/AI.

SO/AI October 8

Colored Pencil Drawing, 9:00-10:30 CAC $7
Make Your Own Toys: Gliders, 10:30-12:00 CAC $9
Figure Drawing, 12:30-2:30 CAC $9
Make Your Own Toys: Cap Poppers, 12:30-2:30 Red Annex $9
Rubber Stamping, 1:00-3:00 CAC $7

SO/AI October 22

Watercolor Pencil Drawing, 9:00-10:30 Red Annex $7
Make Your Own Toys: Tilt-a-Maze, 9:00-12:30 CAC $19
Mixed Media Arts, 1:00-3:00 CAC $9

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