Students will be introduced to soapstone as an easy-to-carve artistic material. We will learn about soapstone’s origins, uses and properties, proper use of tools and safety practices. During the class, each student will use rasps and sandpaper to carve and polish one or two small pieces that may be pendants or small sculptures. Students will […]
Adventures with Cold Wax Oil Painting October 11 – 12 – 13 9:00am – noon Instructor: Isabel Kumerz [email protected] In this three-day workshop, we will focus on abstract painting achieved through a layering process and color interactions. We will use cold wax medium, tube oils, pigment sticks, and a variety of tools, exploring new ways […]
Artists participating in the Form & Fire Show should pick up works on Sunday, October 27 between 4-6pm at the Downtown Gallery. We have no storage space so please make arrangements for someone to retrieve your pieces if you are unable.
Less common than acrylic or watercolor–but sharing qualities of both–gouache is a fun and versatile opaque water-based paint. Try your hand at this often-overlooked medium in a session that includes an instructor demo followed by painting a small still-life, and learn techniques that highlight the unique properties of gouache. Students seeking to incorporate gouache into […]
Artists who have registered for the Abstraction Show should bring their piece to the art center in Lemont between 5-7pm on Wednesday, November 13. Please make sure it is ready to hang and labeled on the front and back with the provided labels or else a piece of paper that shows artist name and title.
Artists participating in the Abstraction Show must retrieve their work between 5-6pm on Sunday, November 24. We have no additional storage space so please make arrangements for someone to pick up your piece if you are unable.
For those who pre-ordered a wreath they will be available for pickup in Lemont at the art center on Wednesday, December 4 between 12-3pm
Instructor: Susan Nicholas Gephart 814-360-2116, [email protected] 9am-noon Wednesdays 8 weeks Discover how to see beyond the obvious within the landscape and use your photos, sketches, and plein air studies for inspiration to create a finished studio painting. This class welcomes the beginner and will also enrich and challenge the experienced painter. Susan is a product […]
For the first time ever we are hosting single-lesson, 3-hour gelliplate printmaking workshops with Art Alliance printmaking instructor Ingrid Booz Morejohn at the Art Alliance Gallery Downtown Annex on Fraser Street – just in time to fix all your last minute holiday needs for card making, gift tags, small art and holiday stress relief!!! If […]
with instructor: Ingrid Booz Morejohn For the first time ever we are hosting single-lesson, 3-hour gelliplate printmaking workshops with Art Alliance printmaking instructor Ingrid Booz Morejohn at the Art Alliance Gallery Downtown Annex on Fraser Street (next to the gallery) — just in time to fix all your last minute holiday needs for card making, […]
The Holiday Gift Gallery will be open special hours, Monday, December 23, 12–6pm and Tuesday, December 24, 10am–2pm, for all your last minute gift shopping needs! Great gifts made right here in central PA, items like candle holders, ornaments, wall art, photographs, cards, plates, bowls and mugs, stickers, napkins, throw pillows, arm and hand warmers, […]
(10am – 1pm both Friday, January 3 and Saturday, January 4) We will create an abstract painting using symbols with an intention in mind (in this case words and symbols). This process will strengthen your composition and gestural drawing and keep your focus on shapes rather than color. Through this process you can create all […]
Art Alliance Winter 2020 Classes are up now online! Check them out here (find Adult Classes under the Session Search section and hit “Search”) Here is a PDF file of the classes for you to print out.
January 20 Inservice Day: Join Adam for a combination of creating stories, characters, drawings, and games.
Join Mary McGuire and create Valentine cards you’ll love to give! You will use watercolors and ink pen; all supplies will be provided.