Workshops
2011-2012 WORKSHOPS (Additional details will be included in our newsletters and emailed announcements.)
"Image Transfers: Creating Family Portraits"
Date: Sat, Oct 22 & Sun, Oct 23, 2011
Instructor: Linda Soberman
Location: Washtenaw Community College
Create a wonderful montage of family portraits using image transfers and a variety of collage techniques.
"Photos to Heirlooms: A Watercolor Workshop"
Date: Sat, Mar 24, 2012
Instructor: Michael C. Konas
Location: Washtenaw Community College
Discover a new way of seeing and painting watercolor while you turn photos of your favorite ancestors into paintings.
ONGOING CREATIVE OFFERINGS:
Non-Instructed Life Drawing/Painting - Life drawing is an exercise that benefits all creative mediums, and this group hires a model for non-instructed lsessions each week. There's a $5 drop-in fee, and the group meets every Saturday from 10am - 1pm at Eastern Michigan University in the Sherzer Building, Room 201.
Plein Air Painting Sessions- AAWA artists meet monthly to paint/draw outdoors in various local beauty spots. Sessions normally begin at 10am and end when you're done. Bring lunch, art materials, and whatever the weather calls for. Come paint/draw, have lunch, have fun, and follow this great art tradition. Consult our blog, newsletters, and emailed announcements for upcoming sites. For more information, or to to be added to the Plein Air email list, contact Sandra Difazio (see member directory for contact info).
Portrait Studio Sessions - Portraiture presents the greatest challenge to the artist... and offers the most satisfaction. This group meets weekly at the Northfield Senior Center on Main Street in Whitmore Lake on Mondays from 1:00pm to 3:30pm for clothed figure drawing/painting. $6 fee. You are cordially invited to join us. For more details, contact Peggy Brewer (see member directory for contact info).
Saturday Morning Artists - a local group of diverse artists who meet at the University of Michigan School of Art and Design on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. throughout the academic school year. A wide of variety of art techniques and projects are explored weekly, and there is no cost for attending (although there may be minimal material fees, depending on the project). To be added to the email list and receive a complete schedule of projects and instructors, please contact coordinator Joan Secrest (see member directory for contact info).
