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Adult Workshops/Special Events

Marketing Yourself as an Artist with ​Jennifer Jacobson

$350

with Jennifer Jacobson

Calendar Mar 30, 2024 at 11 am

 

Marketing Yourself as an Artist Workshop

Saturday, March 30, 11:00 - 3:00

Ages 16 and up 

I have been working with Jenn for a couple of years - her help has been priceless. I knew "my voice," but she helped me write down this elusive concept. She was also instrumental in all of the publicity that The Studio has received. This will be a great workshop.

 

Have you ever wanted to sell your art but don't know where to start? Not sure what your personal brand is? Do you want to promote yourself, but aren't sure how? In this class, you'll learn the big-picture basics of marketing yourself as an artist and learn how to put yourself and your art "out there." Whether you've already sold a few pieces or are thinking about starting, this class will help you on your path to being known.

 

Please Note: This class is a part workshop and lecture and is very hands-on. You will be encouraged to talk about your personal art and your story and bring select samples (photos) of your work to show the class.

 

Please bring your computer and a pen and notebook to take notes.

You will receive printed digital marketing worksheets you can fill out in class or at home.

 

Class Overview:

 

Making Your Artist Bio: We'll create a compelling paragraph about you as an artist for use in galleries, your website, and press.

 

Audience Psychology: We'll get into "who" your specific audience is, as well as their psychographics, and demographics.

 

Your Artistic Portfolio: We'll help you pick and choose which works of art to share on your website, and how to name and talk about said works.

 

Website Communications Basics: We'll go through basic landing pages your website needs and talk about Weebly, an easy tool for setting up your own website.

 

Social Media Practice: We'll learn strategies for social media communications and growth, as well as reaching your ideal audience.

 

Building Your Community Connection:

Want to get your art into local and regional venues? Looking to connect in meaningful ways with your community? We'll help you develop a strategy and begin your outreach.

 

Your Personal Press Strategy:

We'll help you discover ways to get yourself into local media stories.

 

About the Teacher:

Jennifer L. Jacobson is a Pacific Northwest artist and communications professional with 25+ years experience helping brands get exposure that takes them to the next level. She works with artists, entertainers, startups, nonprofits, special causes, and emerging brands and campaigns with interesting stories. Her clients have been featured in thousands of publications and she has single-handedly replaced global PR firms and achieved better results. For more about Jennifer, and her boutique communications consultancy, visit: https://jacobsoncommunication.com

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Watercolor Club/Open Studio - April, May & June

$200

with Kelly Handley

Calendar Apr 4, 2024 at 9 am

Thursdays, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Quarterly - April, May & June

Ages 18+

All levels welcome. Students are required to bring their own supplies.

Watercolor Club will run 13 consecutive weeks, Thursdays from 9 am-12 noon, beginning April 4, 2024, and ending June 27, 2024.

Watercolor Club intends to engage watercolor painters of any level in a self-directed, weekly practice of building watercolor skills in a supportive community.

Teaching Artist Kelly Handley will introduce brief optional demonstrations at the beginning of Club Time for members who want to focus on building specific skills.

Students bring their own supplies. Minimum supplies to bring to class include watercolor paper, watercolor paints (tubes, pans, or sticks), and watercolor brush/tools. Suggested watercolor paint colors for students to mix their own palettes are Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow (though any preferred yellow will do), and Cobalt Blue. Additional supplies include green DUCK tape to tape individual watercolor sheets (not necessary if using watercolor paper blocks).

Please get in touch with Kelly Handley, Teaching Artist, with any questions; email address: WatercolorClub@KellyHandley.com.

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Gelli Plate Printmaking

$85

with Amy Scherer

Calendar Apr 6, 2024 at 1 pm

Join us for an afternoon of mono print-making experimentation using a flexible gel plate.

Saturday, April 6th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm

All Materials Provided. Ages 15+

A Gelli Plate is like finger jello but much firmer and less tasty! These transparent plates are a delight to work with.

In this two-hour workshop, we will work with 6x6 inch gelli plates, acrylic paint, and bond paper.We will play with textures, stencils, and various tools to create non-objective (aka abstract) and representational images, with singular or multiple passes (impressions with the plate).

The idea is to experiment and make many impressions! That is how you make wonderful discoveries!

All supplies are provided, but feel free to bring your own paint and paper if you want to work with your own materials. Smooth paper gives the best details.

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Embroidery Fabric Landscapes with Melissa Galbraith

$60

with Melissa Galbraith

Calendar Apr 14, 2024 at 2 pm

Sunday April 14th, 2:00 - 4:00 pm

 All supplies included.  Age 14+

Let’s create collage landscapes with fabric!

Learn how to create your own fabric landscape using applique embroidery with fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ.

This two-hour, hands-on workshop will cover how to pair fabrics to create your own unique landscapes, basic applique and beginner friendly embroidery stitches like the running stitch, satin stitch, chain stitch, and fly stitch.

Each participant will receive a full class kitt hat includes an embroidery hoop, cotton fabrics, full skeins of embroidery thread, embroidery needle, sewing pins, backing materials, and printed instructions.

 

Drawing Fun with Pam Carraway

$175

with Pam Carraway

Calendar Apr 20, 2024 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

Let’s have a Dog-gone good time with drawing fun!! 

Young or old, you can learn a new trick!

Saturday, April 20th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm 

Learning to draw can be fun! In this class, we will go over some basic drawing tools.  

We will have fun learning to draw with techniques such as Contour Drawing, Blind Contour Drawing, Straight Line Drawing, a Grid System and plain ol’ scribbling.  

The registration price includes your very own drawing kit: a Strathmore Sketchbook, a set of drawing pencils, erasers, a ruler, and a pencil sharpener. Take the kit home with you to keep practicing your drawing. The drawing kit has a retail value of $50.00.

 

 Bring your joy and playful side to have fun!

 

Beginning Level Workshop - Registration Price includes a drawing kit that you can take with you after the workshop.

 

Beginning Watercolor with Pam Carraway

$125

with Pam Carraway

Calendar Apr 27, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Are you ready to get your feet wet?

Join me for an Introduction to Watercolor Workshop

Saturday, April 27th, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

This 4-hour session will teach you the basics of Watercolor Painting, including paint, brushes, paper, colors, painting techniques, and more.

After this class, you will be ready to paint independently or take more Watercolor Classes.

This is an Introductory Level Class. Students must provide their own supplies.  SUPPLY LIST

Embroidery Fluffy Moth with Melissa Galbraith

$60

with Melissa Galbraith

Calendar May 15, 2024 at 6:30 pm

Sunday May 15th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

 All supplies included.  Age 14+

You’ll be a flutter over these whimsicaland fluffy moths. Do you want to learn to create fluffy stitches?

Join fiber artist Melissa Galbraith for an embroidery workshop.

In a two hour, hands-on workshop we’ll cover a variety of embroidery stitches such as the satinstitch, split back stitch, fly stitch stitch, French knot, and turkey work.

Each attendee will receive a full kit that includes a wooden embroidery hoop, moth transfer designs, an embroidery needle, full skeins of embroidery thread, cream cotton fabric, backing materials, and printed instructions.

This workshop is for makers of all skill levels and no prior embroidery experience is required.

Flower Pocket Embroidery

$75

with Melissa Galbraith

Calendar Jun 9, 2024 at 2 pm

June 9th, 2:00 - 4:30 pm

Give yourself some flowers!

Embellish a bouquet into your pocket. This could be a shirt pocket, pants pocket, or even a dress pocket. Any pocket that needs florals.

Join fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ for a hands-on, 2.5 hour workshop. She’ll show you how to get started with embroidering your clothing and cover stitches like the stem stitch, detached chain stitch, long and short satin stitch, leaf stitch, French knot, and bullion knot.

A full kit is included with this class and comes with full skeins of DMC thread in various colors, transfer designs, a wood embroidery hoop, an embroidery needle, and printed instructions. 

Attendees will need to bring their own garments with a pocket to embroider.





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