[1] Louisville’s Metro Arts Center has just released its new schedule of classes for children and adults in the fine and applied arts. If you’re looking to acquire or refine a particular artistic skill - from playing guitar or cartooning to pottery and silversmithing - the Metro Arts Center has a fun, affordable class for you.
YOUTH
Youth Clay
Mon, Jan 7-Mar 4 (no class Jan 21), 6-8 p.m.
Learn to create pottery and other clay pieces,
with Nola Norton. Ages 8-14.
Fee: $60
Youth Painting
Mon, Jan 7-Mar 4 (no class Jan 21), 6:30-8 p.m.
Learn the fundamentals of painting,
with Justin Hall. Ages 8-13.
Fee: $55
Cartooning
Tue, Jan 8-Mar 9,
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Learn to draw original
cartoon characters,
with George Taylor.
Ages 6-12.
Fee: $45
Youth Guitar
Sat, Jan 12-Mar 2, Noon-12:45 p.m.
Learn to play songs on the guitar,
with Ken Lucchese. Students
provide instruments. Ages 8-13.
Fee: $55
Preschool Art
Tue, Jan 22-Feb 26, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Children explore their creativity, with Karen Wyssbrod.
Fee: $45
TEENS • ADULTS • SENIORS
Beginning Flute
Mon, Jan 7-Mar 4 (no class Jan 21), 6-7 p.m.
Learn to play the flute, with Allen Martin. Students
furnish own flutes. Ages 13 and older.
Fee: $60
Adult Pottery
A. Tue, Jan 8-Mar 12, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
B. Tue, Jan 8-Mar 12, 6-9 p.m. ..
C. Wed, Jan 9-Mar 13, 6-9 p.m. .
D. Thu, Jan 10-Mar 14, 6-9 p.m.
Make pottery using the potter’s wheel and other
techniques. Students furnish own clay. Ages 17 and
older.
Fee: $110
Sculpting in Clay
Tue, Jan 8-Feb 26, 6-9 p.m.
Students learn to create animals, human figures, or
abstract forms using clay, with Ann Carter. Ages 14
and older.
Fee: $70
Screen Printing
Tue, Jan 8-Jan 29 , 6-8 p.m.
Learn to make prints using the photo emulsion
method, with Allen Martin. Ages 14 and older.
Fee: $45
Oil Painting
Wed, Jan 9-Mar 13, 1-4 p.m.
Study light, form and feeling, with
Ken Lucchese. Ages 17 and older.
Fee: $90
Watercolors
Wed, Jan 9-Feb 27, 6-9 p.m.
Study the techniques of
watercolor painting, with Ann
Carter. Ages 14 and older.
Fee: $65
Lost Wax Casting
Thu, Jan 10-Feb 28, 6-9 p.m.
Cast objects in metal using the lost
wax method, with Lauri Adkins.
Ages 17 and older.
Fee: $70
Pinhole Camera Photography
Class: Thu, Jan 10-Feb 28, 7-9 p.m.
Lab: Sat, Noon-2 p.m.
Learn photography fundamentals of composition,
lighting and other topics, with Danny Drake.
Ages 13 and older
Fee: $70
Guitar
Sat, Jan 12-Mar 2, 11 a.m.-Noon
Practice chords, rhythms, and musical notation,
with Ken Lucchese. Students furnish own instruments.
Ages 14 and older.
Fee: $60
Mandolin
Sat, Jan 12-Mar 2; 1-2 p.m.
Learn to play the mandolin, with Ken Lucchese.
Students furnish own instruments. Ages 13 and
older.
Fee: $60
Silversmithing
Tue, Jan 15-Mar 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Learn basic fabrication methods of shaping,
joining, and finishing jewelry. Ages
15 and older.
Fee: $60
Painting
Thu, Jan 17-Mar 7, 6-9 p.m.
Study color, light, form and space, with George
Taylor, using oils or acrylics. Ages 14 and older.
Fee: $80
Photo Emulsion Screen Printing
Tue, Feb 12-Mar 5, 6-8 p.m.
Learn to make prints using the photo emulsion
method, with Allen Martin. Ages 14 and older.
Fee: $45
ALL AGES
Family Mud
Sat, Jan 12-Mar 2, Noon-2 p.m.
Use various hand building
and wheel throwing techniques
to create pottery and other clay
objects, with Nola Norton.
Fee: $90/2 students;
$25/each additional student
The Metro Arts Center offers classes for children and adults in the fine and applied arts.
Hours:
Monday-Thursday
10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Friday-Saturday
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
8360 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40258
502/937.2055
E-mail louisvilleky.gov/metroparks/recreation/metroarts [3]
(Images courtesy of The Metro Arts Center)