Events
Jazz Bridge- Bassist Ed Wise and his New Orleans Sound; 7:30-9pm. Join the Neighborhood Concert Series and start the New Year with music in your life! $5 students/ $10 adults.
Philly Writes! continues with a two local young adult authors on January 11, 2012, from 7pm-8pm. This is an excellent evening for parents and children to enjoy together.
Pat Raccio Hughes, author of Five 4ths of July and Catherine Gilbert Murdock author of Wisdom’s Kiss will read from their works and take questions and discuss their answers.
$5 students/ $10 adults.
School’s Out/ Art’s In
Instructors: Center Staff
Monday, January 16, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Class #CW13C
Tuition: $65 (Members: $50) per child per session
During the fall session there are four days when schools are closed when we are having a mini art camp. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 will spend the day at the Center working on small projects in painting, clay, 3 dimensional design, and other craft.
Beginner Precious Metal Clay
Instructor: Bea Batt Behar
Monday, January 16, 10 am - 4 pm, Class #W15
Tuition: $135 (Members: $120)
Additional materials fee payable to the instructor based on the market price of metals.
Yoga with Maryann Sims
Instructor: Maryann Sims
Tuesday 8 - 9 am, Class # Y10
Walk in - $10 per session payable at class.
Learn and practice calming the mind, while developing strength, balance and increased flexibility in your body. All levels welcome. Please bring a large towel or yoga mat to class and wear loose comfortable clothing.
Maryann Sims is a moving arts instructor with 30 years of experience teaching dance and yoga. She creates a supportive and empowering environment for her students. She currently teaches at Cheltenham Adult School, the Gym in Elkins Park, Abington Fitness and also instructs teachers at local elementary schools.
Clay for Kids! (Ages 5 -8)
Instructor: Ellen Pine-Litwin
Saturdays, 9 – 10:30 am, Class# C16
Tuition: $130 (Members $115)
Children will be encouraged to develop their creative skills learning the basics of working with clay. Throughout the 8 week session they will create themed works of art emphasizing imaginative use of traditional techniques.
Ellen Pine LitwinBFA, Ceramics, Phila. College of Art, Grad. studies in Ed., MCCC, Temple U., Cheltenham Clay Guild, Vermont Craft Center, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. Taught at (GYW-YWCA), Mount Airy learning Tree, Wyncote Academy, Vermont CC. Exhibited at The Clay Studio, Abington Art Center, Cheltenham Art Center, Vox Populi Gallery, Artists League of Mount Airy.
Painting, Mixed Media and Collage
Instructor: Anthony Ciambella
Fridays, 10 am - 1 pm, Class #D37
Tuition: $235 (Members: $220)
With growing interest in mixed media art, the lines between painting and sculpture become blurred. This hands on course will help students make informed practical decisions about the most appropriate materials and how to delineate their idea. All levels of students are welcome. Individual attention is given to each student.
All media and levels of experience welcome!
Anthony Ciambella
Anthony is a painter, sculptor, mixed media and digital artist. He received a Certificate from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and completed the Conservation Apprenticeship Program. He was a conservator at the Academy for many years and now maintains a private practice in art conservation. He also teaches at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts.
Foundation Drawing (Ages 13+)
Instructor: TBA
Saturdays, 10 am – 12:30 pm, Class #: C-26
Tuition: $135 (Members $120)
Developed for the beginning artist, the foundation drawing class is intended to serve as a thorough introduction to technical and aesthetic issues in drawing, covering all aspects of representation in black and white media. Students will have a solid grasp of rendering light and shade, line, mass and volume, as well as depicting perspective with respect to still life compositions and the figure in the environment at the end of the class.
Clay for Aspiring Artists (Ages 9 -12)
Instructor: Ellen Pine-Litwin
Saturdays, 10:30 am – 12pm, Class #: C17
Tuition: $130 (Members: $115)
This class is open to all aspiring artists of any skill level. Students will work on both wheel and hand building projects planned for each class. Students will produce decorative and functional pottery as well as sculpture.
Ellen Pine LitwinBFA, Ceramics, Phila. College of Art, Grad. studies in Ed., MCCC, Temple U., Cheltenham Clay Guild, Vermont Craft Center, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. Taught at (GYW-YWCA), Mount Airy learning Tree, Wyncote Academy, Vermont CC. Exhibited at The Clay Studio, Abington Art Center, Cheltenham Art Center, Vox Populi Gallery, Artists League of Mount Airy.
Intermediate and Advanced Jewelry - Evening
Instructor: Marthe Roberts Shea
Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, Class # E39
Tuition: $260 (Members: $245)
Students with basic skills will be able to further their work by exploring a wide range of jewelry making processes. You will learn non-complex metal forming, mechanisms and joining techniques.
Marthe Robers - Shea
Marthe Robers/Shea graduated from Moore College of Art, in Philadelphia, with a double Major in Advertising and Illustration. She has been Managing Art Director for Dupont de Namours Pharmaceuticals - Delaware, and CIGNA Corporation - Philadelphia. She has successfully run her own business, Taxi Graphics, Incorporated, since 1990. Skilled in electronic illustration and Graphic Design, she has created numerous award-winning pieces. She illustrates regularly for several Magazines. Her ability to communicate and grasp sometimes obscure ideas and concepts, and translate them into "client-pleasing" pieces is her primary strength. Marthe is a member of the Art Directors' Club of Philadelphia. Marthe was recently elected the President of the American Society of Goldsmiths.
Intermediate/Advanced Hand Building Techniques
Secrets Revealed!
Instructor: Patti Nelson
Wednesdays, 1 - 4 pm, Class #D15
Tuition: $260 (Members: $245)
This class will reveal secrets of top ceramic artists for more successful hand building. From building large, to building thin and strong, patch and repair, avoiding cracks, plus paper clay, staining, marbling clay and much more.
This demonstration/tutorial class is sure to inspire and stretch imagination and skills for functional and sculptural artists at all levels.
Patti Nelson
Patti Nelson has an MFA in Ceramics from SUNY New Paltz, where she was a Sojourner Truth Fellow. She has a BA in Fine Art with departmental honors from Hunter College, NYC, and majored in Integrative Studies, International Relations and Women Studies with a minor in Comparative Religion from Hendrix College, Conway, AR. Patti Nelson has shown nationally and internationally including DC, Seattle, and NYC (Chelsea and Brooklyn), and Budapest, Hungary. She has taught at the university level, in elementary schools, at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY and currently teaches at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts in Philadelphia where she is the ceramics artist in residence.
Jazz Bridge- Featuring the Venissa Santi Quartet; Wednesday, February 1, 7:30-9pm. Join the Neighborhood Concert Series and connect with your community. No Advance Sales $5 students/ $10 adults.
Intermediate and Advanced Jewelry Making
Instructor: Marthe Roberts Shea
Thursdays, 10 am - 1 pm, Class #D39
Tuition: $260 (Members: $245)
Students with basic skills will be able to further their work by exploring a wide range of jewelry making processes. You will learn non-complex metal forming, mechanisms and joining techniques.
Marthe Robers - Shea
Marthe Robers/Shea graduated from Moore College of Art, in Philadelphia, with a double Major in Advertising and Illustration. She has been Managing Art Director for Dupont de Namours Pharmaceuticals - Delaware, and CIGNA Corporation - Philadelphia. She has successfully run her own business, Taxi Graphics, Incorporated, since 1990. Skilled in electronic illustration and Graphic Design, she has created numerous award-winning pieces. She illustrates regularly for several Magazines. Her ability to communicate and grasp sometimes obscure ideas and concepts, and translate them into "client-pleasing" pieces is her primary strength. Marthe is a member of the Art Directors' Club of Philadelphia. Marthe was recently elected the President of the American Society of Goldsmiths.
Non-Toxic Printmaking
Instructor: Merle Spandorfer Thursdays, 12:30-4:30 pm, Class # D26
Tuition: $250 (Members: $235)
Class includes demonstrations, critiques and instruction in a variety of printmaking media. Collographs, monoprints, monotypes, silkscreen, dry point etching, lino-cuts and wood cuts all with waterbased inks.
All levels welcome.
Merle Spandorfer
Merle holds a BS from Syracuse University.mHer work is in collections of PA Academy of Fine Arts, Phila. Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. She has had solo shows at Marian Locks Gallery, Mangel Gallery and Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo. Co-author of "Making Art Safely" published by Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Beginning Jewelry Making - Basic Bench Skills
Through instructor demonstration and "hands-on" practice, students will learn the fundamentals of Jewelry making:sawing, filing, soldering and polishing.
No experience necessary.
Instructor: Jennifer Herman
Thursdays, 10am-1pm (8 class sessions)
Tuition: $260 (Mem.$245)
