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.
When you draw the same object (in this case a figure life model) over and over again you are visually communicating movement. The goal with this process is for you to be able to disconnect the left side of your brain which is the part that judges and analyses. You will be moving out of […]
This playful class will ask your inner critic to take a hike. Thus unweighted, we will embark together into an imaginative evening. Expect drawing and writing activities, some collaborative, inspired by the lessons of Lynda Barry, cartoonist, writer, and teacher. Through these activities, we’ll create characters and discover their stories. Lynda Barry believes that there’s […]
Discover the Art of Intuitive Drawing with Isabel Kumerz Friday & Saturday, Feb. 7–8; 10am–1pm each day $85 Members / $100 Non-members In this 2 day workshop, you will create a black and white drawing following your intuition. Starting with marks and scribbles you will create a powerful three-dimensional artwork working only with charcoal and an […]
“All This and More” A solo exhibition by Rebecca Poarch As a senior Drawing and Painting BFA, my work has strongly developed and realized the blurred line between abstraction and figuration, in conjunction with these developing ideas in the contemporary art world. I seek to share with my audience the alternative world created in my works, as they […]
Students enrolled in the Drawing and Painting BFA program at Penn State are required to have a solo exhibition of their work before they graduate The Art Alliance is proud to present three of these exhibitions in our Gallery Downtown on Fraser St. Rebecca Poarch show “All This and More” will be in the gallery […]
Online registration for our 2020 Summer Camps opens at 9am on Saturday, February 15th. We will be at the Youth Fair at Mount Nittany Middle School that day from 10am-2pm to hand out copies of our schedule and talk with families — come say hello! You can print your own copy of the schedule here: […]
Join us for this annual gathering of area summer camp providers! More than 50 organizations are represented at this one-stop-shop event. We will have our camp brochure schedule on hand for you to take home.
(10am – 3pm both Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22) Welcome to this two day watercolor workshop where we will paint what surrounds us. It could be the beauty of the winter landscape, maybe you have pictures from your garden that you would like to paint. You are free to choose your own subject. […]
Have you ever wanted to learn more about chalk pastel? Join artist Nicole Packard for a short workshop on making chalk pastel landscapes. You will learn a few helpful tips and tricks while creating a beautiful pastel landscape of your own. All supplies provided.
Instructor: Susan Nicholas Gephart 814-360-2116, [email protected] 9am–noon Mondays, 8 weeks Discover how to see beyond the obvious within the landscape or subject of your choice, and use your photos, sketches, and 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 […]
Instructor : Jennifer Kane [email protected] 1–4pm Mondays, 8 weeks Learn how to identify and draw the structure of plants, animals, objects and people so that they look more three dimensional on the page. Apply the principles of linear and atmospheric perspective in order to create the illusion of spatial depth. Materials: Technical pen (micro pen, […]
Instructor: Jennifer Kane [email protected] 1-4pm Tuesdays, 8 weeks Ink is a dynamic art medium that provides high contrast, happy accidents and plenty of opportunity for playful experimentation. During each session a different set of fun techniques will be demonstrated along with step by step guidelines for trying them out in class. Fee: $140 members; $170 non-members Materials […]
Instructor: Susan Nicholas Gephart Wednesdays 9am–12pm, 8 weeks starts January 8 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 […]
Collagraphs are collage-type prints constructed by either assembling and adhering flat objects to a relief surface or by peeling away the plate surface which is then sealed with a medium, inked and printed. The results are highly textured, 3-dimensional prints. This course is designed for the absolute beginner with no printmaking experience as well as […]
Instructor: Ken Plattner 814-360-8571, [email protected] 6:30-9:30pm Wednesdays 8 weeks For beginning & advanced students. Beginners make a small project and learn the basics of copper foil and stained glass work. Call Ken about materials before the first class. Fee: $140 members; $170 non-members Click here to register online
Instructor: Michele Rivera 814-234-3441 [email protected] 9am-noon Thursdays 8 weeks An emotional connection is a bundle of subjective feelings that come together to create a bond. By use of subject matters and color exploration we will strive to achieve paintings that make an emotional connection with the viewers. Both novice and experienced painters are welcome. Fee: $ 140 […]
Coordinator: Tom Mickle 814-686-1881, [email protected] 7-9:30pm Thursdays 8 weeks An opportunity to work from a nude model. No instruction provided. You may attend as suits your schedule . Contact Tom to get on email list for notification of any cancelations. Fee: $10 on a drop-in basis — no registration online
This is a one-day workshop for watercolor beginners. We will cover the basic techniques and there will be lots of time for you to practice and ask questions. See registration for important information about supplies etc. Sign up today online!
