ART AND DANCE CLASSES
POW! Comics with Kate Laster
1-3 p.m. Saturdays, March 31 and April 7 (2 weeks)
A comics class for kids ages 6-12. Experiment with illustration and visual storytelling. $40 (materials included)
Portrait Drawing with Jackie Manning
6:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays, March 6-27 (4 weeks)
Working from a model, class members will examine anatomy and structure to render facial features using charcoal. New and experienced students welcome. $125 (materials included)
Ballroom Dance with Houston Laws
6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, March 6-27 (3 weeks)
Get demonstration and instruction on new techniques. Intermediate and advanced dancers welcome. $8 per day
Foil Wrapped Stained Glass Windows with Joel Abbott
6-9 p.m. Thursdays, March 8-April 5 (5 weeks)
Explore a variety of stained-glass techniques in this beginner and intermediate class, including pattern making and design, glass cutting, soldering and finishing work. Each student will leave with a 24” x 24” leaded stained glass panel. Students are encouraged to come with design ideas and photos of stained glass examples. $275 (materials included).
POTTERY CLASSES
Parent & Child Wheel Throwing Class with Louise Kuntz-Tadda
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, March 3-24 (4 weeks)
Kids ages 5-12 and their parents will explore wheel throwing. $135 for parent and child (materials included)
Face Vases with Misty Ostrowski
2-4 p.m. on Early Release Mondays, March 12 and 26 (2 weeks)
Kids will focus on slab-building small vase sculptures. For youth ages 8 and up. $65 (materials included)
Beginning Wheel Throwing with Misty Ostrowski
1-4 p.m. Wednesdays, March 7-April 11 (6 weeks)
Students will learn basic wheel throwing techniques such as wedging, centering, and throwing bowls, cups, and vase forms. $210 (includes materials and additional open studio sessions during the course).
Intermediate Wheel Throwing with Misty Ostrowski
5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 8-April 27 (6 weeks)
Focusing on lidded vessels, students will stretch their cylinder, bowl, and trimming skills to create interesting and functional pottery beyond the basic forms. $210
Advanced Topics: Dip Glazing and Wax Resists with Misty Ostrowski
1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 4 (1 week)
The focus on this workshop will be mindfulness of glazing processes while applying surfaces to pottery. $50 (materials included)
Advanced Topics: Casseroles with Louise Kuntz-Tadda
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, March 4 and 11, (2 weeks)
Hand build, wheel throw and alter pieces to build a casserole dish. $75 (materials included)
Advanced Topics: Exterior Decorations with Louise Kuntz-Tadda
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, March 18 and March 25 (2 weeks)
Learn a new set of surface techniques from sodium silicate to the stevis tool. Create hand built or wheel thrown pieces and alter their surfaces in this workshop. Some experience with clay necessary. $50 (materials included)
Advanced Topics: Planters with Louise Kuntz-Tadda
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, March 31 and April 7 (2 weeks)
Create planters for deck garden or indoor jungle. $ 75 (materials included)
SPRING BREAK CAMPS AND EVENTS
Stomp Romp and Tell with Kendra Schpok, Jennifer Platt and Mollie Hiebert
9 a.m. to noon each day. Monday-Friday, March 19-23
kids will stomp their way through a jungle of dance, and tell stories using imagination, movement and song.
$150. Funded in part by the City and Borough of Juneau Youth Activities Grant and the Alaska State Council of the Arts
Creative Immersion Workshops with Kendra Schpok, Jennifer Platt and Mollie Hiebert
• Creative Immersion Workshop I
5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday March 20
Explore aesthetic themes to deepen creative practice through the integration of movement, music and art. $35.
• Creative Immersion Workshop II
5:30-8 p.m. Thursday March 22
Work on collaborating with other artists to explore themes like balance, strength, obstacles and connection. $35 or $60 for both workshops.
• Professional Training: Creative Arts Therapy & The Brain
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24
Dance and make music and art in a supportive environment. Learn about neurological research on brain development and how the creative arts therapies increase healthy brain functioning. $75, plus a $10 materials fee
Creative arts workshops funded in part by the Alaska State Council for the Arts
Family event: Leprechaun Traps
12-4 p.m. Sunday, March 11
Be creative with repurposing boxes and cans into a Leprechaun Trap. Bring your own box. $5 donation suggested. Funded in part by a City and Borough of Juneau Youth Activities Grant
