Erie Art Museum Introduces Summer Classes
Erie, PA, May 28, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Erie Art Museum offers art classes and workshops for children and adults year-round. Beginning in June, the Museum will be offering 23 summer classes. Each class has different prices and Museum members receive discounted rates.
Classes are available to beginners and more experienced artists and are offered in quarterly sessions lasting three to ten weeks. All Museum classes are taught by professional artists. Topics offered include, photography, painting, drawing, dance, pottery and more. A complete description of available classes is online at www.erieartmuseum.org.
Advanced Digital Photography
Wednesdays, Starting June 18 7-9 p.m.
Oriental Painting
Mondays, Starting June 16 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays, Starting June 18, 4-6 p.m.
Beginning Drawing and Painting
Tuesdays, Starting June 17, 5:30-7 p.m.
New Approaches to Life Drawing
Tuesdays, Starting June 17, 7-9 p.m.
Landscape Painting
Thursdays, Starting June 19, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Watercolor Painting
Thursdays, Starting June 19, 12-3 p.m.
Beaded Jewelry Creation
Wednesdays, Starting June 18, 5-7 p.m.
African Dance
Saturdays, Starting June 21, 2-3:15 p.m.
Framing Basics Workshop
Tuesday, July 15 and Wednesday, July 16, 6-8:30 p.m.
Sculptural Clay
Wednesdays, Starting June 18, 6-9 p.m.
Wheel Throwing
Tuesdays, Starting June 17, 1-4 p.m., or 6-9 p.m.
Clay Tiles
Thursdays, Starting June 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Focus on the Finish
Mondays, Starting June 16, 6-9 p.m.
Clayspace Independent Study
Contact the Erie Art Museum for additional information
Classes for Kids
Draw, Paint, Print
Thursdays, Starting June 19, 5-6:30 p.m.
African Beadwork for Kids
Saturdays, Starting June 21, 1-2 p.m.
First Fridays – a Preschool Program
Every first Friday of the month from 10-11 a.m. the Museum offers a special program for 3-6 year olds and their families. Museum staff leads adults and kids through exploring one of the exhibits using story, song, and art-making. Cost is $5 per child. Please call to reserve a space in advance.
Art in Action – Tweens and Teens Program
Tuesdays, Starting June 17, 3-4:30 p.m.
Pottery for Young People
Saturdays, Starting June 22, 1:30-3 p.m. or Saturdays, Starting July 27, 1:30-3 p.m.
Clay for Kids
Saturdays, Starting June 21, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. or Saturdays, Starting August 2, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Clay for Little Ones
Saturdays, Starting June 21, 10-10:30 a.m. or Saturdays, Starting August 2, 10-10:30 a.m.
Parent Child Fun with Clay
Wednesdays, Starting June 18, 1-2:30 p.m. or Wednesdays starting July 30, 1-2:30 p.m.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival Bank. It maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well at traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which represents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.
The Erie Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free for members, free on Wednesdays, $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students and $2 for children under 12.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at http://www.erieartmuseum.org/ or call (814) 459-5477.
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Classes are available to beginners and more experienced artists and are offered in quarterly sessions lasting three to ten weeks. All Museum classes are taught by professional artists. Topics offered include, photography, painting, drawing, dance, pottery and more. A complete description of available classes is online at www.erieartmuseum.org.
Advanced Digital Photography
Wednesdays, Starting June 18 7-9 p.m.
Oriental Painting
Mondays, Starting June 16 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays, Starting June 18, 4-6 p.m.
Beginning Drawing and Painting
Tuesdays, Starting June 17, 5:30-7 p.m.
New Approaches to Life Drawing
Tuesdays, Starting June 17, 7-9 p.m.
Landscape Painting
Thursdays, Starting June 19, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Watercolor Painting
Thursdays, Starting June 19, 12-3 p.m.
Beaded Jewelry Creation
Wednesdays, Starting June 18, 5-7 p.m.
African Dance
Saturdays, Starting June 21, 2-3:15 p.m.
Framing Basics Workshop
Tuesday, July 15 and Wednesday, July 16, 6-8:30 p.m.
Sculptural Clay
Wednesdays, Starting June 18, 6-9 p.m.
Wheel Throwing
Tuesdays, Starting June 17, 1-4 p.m., or 6-9 p.m.
Clay Tiles
Thursdays, Starting June 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Focus on the Finish
Mondays, Starting June 16, 6-9 p.m.
Clayspace Independent Study
Contact the Erie Art Museum for additional information
Classes for Kids
Draw, Paint, Print
Thursdays, Starting June 19, 5-6:30 p.m.
African Beadwork for Kids
Saturdays, Starting June 21, 1-2 p.m.
First Fridays – a Preschool Program
Every first Friday of the month from 10-11 a.m. the Museum offers a special program for 3-6 year olds and their families. Museum staff leads adults and kids through exploring one of the exhibits using story, song, and art-making. Cost is $5 per child. Please call to reserve a space in advance.
Art in Action – Tweens and Teens Program
Tuesdays, Starting June 17, 3-4:30 p.m.
Pottery for Young People
Saturdays, Starting June 22, 1:30-3 p.m. or Saturdays, Starting July 27, 1:30-3 p.m.
Clay for Kids
Saturdays, Starting June 21, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. or Saturdays, Starting August 2, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Clay for Little Ones
Saturdays, Starting June 21, 10-10:30 a.m. or Saturdays, Starting August 2, 10-10:30 a.m.
Parent Child Fun with Clay
Wednesdays, Starting June 18, 1-2:30 p.m. or Wednesdays starting July 30, 1-2:30 p.m.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival Bank. It maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well at traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which represents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.
The Erie Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free for members, free on Wednesdays, $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students and $2 for children under 12.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at http://www.erieartmuseum.org/ or call (814) 459-5477.
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814-459-5477
www.erieartmusuem.org
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814-459-5477
www.erieartmusuem.org
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