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!
All members who submitted an entry form for the Members Show should bring their piece to the Art Alliance Gallery Downtown — 123 S. Fraser Street, State College — between 4 and 6pm. 2-D work should be ready to hang. Make sure that you have a temporary label/tag on the front and the back of […]
March 2 Inservice Day: Join Adam for a combination of creating stories, characters, drawings, and games.
This course is for students that have already learned the basic techniques of collagraphs and want to explore further. All materials included, you are however encouraged to bring your own printing paper.
This event is going to be held at the Art Alliance Annex in downtown State College, 121 S. Fraser Street, State College, PA 16801, next to the Art Alliance Gallery Downtown. No previous printmaking experience is necessary with this fun, explorative, versatile and simple technique that doesn’t require a printing press – results are immediate […]
This event is going to be held at the Art Alliance Annex in downtown State College, 121 S. Fraser Street, State College, PA 16801, next to the Art Alliance Gallery Downtown. No previous printmaking experience is necessary with this fun, explorative, versatile and simple technique that doesn’t require a printing press – results are immediate […]
Join us at Kish Bank’s Expect More Store as John McKaig, our juror, will be present to announce awards and make remarks about the show as a whole. Following this event, an extended reception will take place at our Downtown Gallery at 123 S. Fraser St. ——————————- The Annual Members Show offers the opportunity for […]
Join us for a continuing reception on Friday, March 6, from 7:30–9pm for the 2020 Members Show as part of the Downtown Improvement District’s monthly First Friday event. The first part of the reception will be held at Kish Bank’s Expect More Store on S. Allen Street from 5:30–7:30pm. —————— Opening Receptions The opening receptions […]
March 9 Inservice Day: Stories through Art: Create graphic novels, collaborative stories, and artwork based on your own and others stories. We will be imagining, drawing, painting, reading together, and doing a little writing.
March 10 Inservice Day: It’s Structural! We’ll play around with the dimensions, creating 2-D to 3-D and back again. A real multi-media day as we construct, make prints, paint with construction materials, combine basic art materials into unusual dimensional art and even create some illusions.
March 12 Inservice Day: Get Into Shapes: architectural sculptures, dimensional collages, painting designs with stencils you create yourself.
March 13 Inservice Day: Freaky Fibers Friday! Did you know that fibers are all around us? Yarn and string are fibers, cloth and weavings are made of fibers and human hair and muscles are fibers! Let’s use wire, string, rainbow colored yarn and our muscles to create projects that will help our environment and ourselves […]
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 […]
The Annual Members Show offers the opportunity for all members, regardless of their level of expertise, to show their work. All work entered into the show will be accepted. John McKaig, juror, will choose award winners. Because of the large number of talented artists who are members we have planned the show to be divided […]
May 2 from 10–11am with instructor Jenn Binus FREE! Click here to register online today! Learn some simple yoga moves, breathing techniques, how to make a doodle journal, and a how to zentangle! Required Supplies Materials: Comfy, loose, but not to loose pants, a comfy place to sit, paper, pencil, crayons, water, paintbrush, and markers. […]
Saturday May 9 from 10–11am Instructor Jenn BInus FREE! Click here to register today! Learn how to create projects using everyday items! In this class, students will learn how to make a no sew mask, lanterns, and a mount Required Supplies Materials: Old t-shirt, Glass jar, glue, water, rice, thin paper (newspaper, magazines), cardboard cereal or […]
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Mondays, 1–4pm May 11–25 (3 weeks) Instructor(s) Ingrid Booz Morejohn Click here to Register Online! Learn the basics of gelliplate printmaking in this online Zoom class. Create colorful, patterned and textured monoprints that can be used for journaling, collaging, book-making, mixed media projects or as stand-alone works of art. Learn basic color theory and composition and […]
Wednesdays 9am–12pm May 13–27 (3 weeks) Instructor Susan Nicholas Click here to register online! Program Description Join Award-Winning Artist, Susan Nicholas Gephart in an upbeat class discovering how to see beyond the obvious within the landscape or subject of your choice. Learn how to use your photos, sketches, and studies for inspiration to create a […]
Wednesdays 1–4pm May 13–27 (3 weeks) Instructor Susan Nicholas Click here to register online today! Join Award-Winning Artist, Susan Nicholas Gephart, in an upbeat class discovering how to see beyond the obvious within the landscape or subject of your choice. Learn how to use your photos, sketches, and studies for inspiration to create a finished […]
Thursdays 1–4pm May 14–June 4 (4 weeks) Instructor Nicole Packard Click here to register online today! Learn to take a painting from sketch to finished product with instructor Nicole Packard. In this 4 week class you will gain experience with several painting techniques including blending, mixing colors, layering, and embracing the chaos of watercolor. This […]
Zentangle Drawing JUNE 12th, 7–9 pm with Nicole Packard Enjoy an evening of art and relaxation from the comfort of your own home! Learn how to create a beautiful and complex pattern called Zentangle, using only lines. Teens welcome! Sign up online today! Contact Diane at (814) 360-6323 with registration questions or issues or email [email protected].
Mondays 1–4pm June 1–15 (3 weeks) Instructor Ingrid Booz Morejohn Click here to register online today! Do you already have a pile of gelliplate prints that you don’t quite know what to do with or that don’t feel quite “finished”? In this online zoom class we will create an original art journal or personal book […]
Unusual Art Making JUNE 19th, 7–9 pm with Nicole Packard Learn how to use materials that you already have in your house to create interesting pieces of artwork. You could use these techniques for handmade cards, wrapping paper, or a piece of art for your wall. Materials: Paper (printer paper, cardstock, or a roll of paper), […]
Photo Editing: A Crash Course JUNE 26th, 7–9 pm with Nicole Packard Are you interested in making your pictures pop and trying out new editing techniques. Artist Nicole Packard will walk you through editing your own photos on Pixlr.com, a free online editor. No photo editing experience necessary. All you need is your computer and your […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED! Join Lena Thynell for a day of watercolor painting where we paint water and seascapes. Please bring your own reference photos. Beginners as well as more experienced artists are welcome. Bring your own lunch or snacks as well as watercolor supplies.
Explore subtractive and additive monoprinting, using a gelatin plate matrix. No previous printmaking experience is necessary to enjoy this fun, explorative, versatile, and simple technique that doesn’t require a printing press. Results are immediate and addictive. Learn how to cut stencils, ink the plate, add and subtract visual layers, and produce finished prints. All materials […]
