Workshops
ADULT WORKSHOPS:
Join us for these upcoming weekend workshops of intense artmaking!
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Uncork your Inner Artist—Design with Wine Nights!
Make plans to join us for PCAC at Emerge’s adult workshop series that uses artistic fun as a great excuse to have a night out for you! Grab your friends, and join us for a wonderful art project while enjoying a glass of wine! No art experience is necessary, but a willingness to have fun is! (Participants must be 21 years or older)
Join us for a different class each month!
We provide:
1. All the art supplies needed
2. A great art instructor 3. Light Refreshments
You need to bring:
1. You!
2.Friends! 3. Brown bagged items such as beer or wine if you wish!
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NEW Addition! Design with Wine: Painting
Friday, February 17th
Photo from last Design with Wine: Painting Workshop on January 27, 2012
With our all inclusive step-by-step painting party, a blank canvas and wine at your fingertips, get ready to paint your very own masterpiece! No art experience is necessary! Basic painting techniques will be introduced. This painting party is a great introduction to our adult painting class!
[min 8, max 30]
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited!
Instructor: Cathy Brown
About Cathy: Cathy has lived in eastern North Carolina her entire life. She received her BFA in Painting and Drawing from East Carolina University in December 2010 as well as minors in Business and English. Currently, she teaches the adult Painting and Drawing class here at PCAC at Emerge on Thursday nights in addition to several private lessons during the week with students of varying ages. Proficient in oil, acrylic, and watercolor, she specializes in mixed media and painting portraits.
Friday, February 17, 2012
7pm until 9pm (2 hours) Reg. Code: WND-15
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Design with Wine: Pottery
Friday, March 2nd
A night full of fun with clay! Use this as your opportunity to “try it out,” and join us for a fun filled workshop focusing on the potter’s wheel and handbuilding techniques.
[min 8, max 30]
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited!
Instructor: TBA
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
7pm until 9pm (2 hours) Reg. Code: WND-16
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Design With Wine: Silk Painting
Friday, March 23rd
Just in time for the approach of spring! Join us for this month’s workshop and design a one-of-a-kind wearable hand painted silk scarf! Participants will learn the techniques of silk painting while making their own unique silk scarf. [min 8, max 20]
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited!
Cost: $35 for emerge members, $45 for non-members
Friday, March 23th, 2012
7pm until 9pm (2 hours) Reg. Code: WND-18
About Megan: Megan Erickson is a talented artist and instructor residing in Greenville, North Carolina. She graduated with her BFA in textiles from East Carolina University. She currently works with the Greenville Museum of Art and teaches both children’s and adult classes at the Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge.
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Design With Wine: Wirewrapping
Friday, April 20th
During this fun night out, participants will make their own whimsical spiral necklace out of wire – including the clasp. This workshop is a great way add some pizzazz to your life, meet some great people, enjoy a night outside of the daily routine, all while learning the basics of wire wrapping!
[min 8, max 20]
Instructor: Valda Belyeu
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited!
Cost: $35 for emerge members, $45 for non-members
Friday, April 20, 2012
7pm until 9pm (2 hours) Reg. Code: WND-19
About Valda: A native Washingtonian, she has also lived in Florida, where she received a degree in photography from Daytona State College. She also studied at East Carolina University and Chowan College. After returning to Eastern North Carolina, Valda turned to jewelry, which began with a single class and is now a full time business. Mixing wire, beads, newly acquired metal skills, and her own handcrafted porcelain pendants; she creates jewelry that is distinctly her own style. She also teaches jewelry-making/wire wrapping classes at Riverwalk Gallery and Art Center in Washington; encouraging students not simply to recreate her style, but to learn skills and techniques so that they can create their own pieces.
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Design With Wine: Bookmaking
Friday, April 20th
Join us for a fun-filled night of making your own handmade books. Participants will be making simple and elegant book structures that can be enhanced, ornamented, and built up. We will learn to make pockets, windows, and closures, giving an arsenal of forms and tools to fit your ideas while we wax poetic (and paper). This is a great introduction to be thinking in the book format and creating objects that are endless; the only limits are the ones you set!
[min 8, max 20]
Instructor: Lisa Beth Robinson
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited!
Cost: $35 for emerge members, $45 for non-members
Friday, May 25, 2012
7pm until 9pm (2 hours) Reg. Code: WND-20
About Lisa Beth: Lisa Beth Robinson is the proprietor of Somnambulist Tango Press where she makes aretist books (letterpress, papermaking, and printmaking) and is a teaching instructor at East Carolina University. Her books visualize the relationship between language and experience, making connections between disassociated objects and concerns. Her degrees are from the Johnson Center at the University of Redlands and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Ceramics Workshop: Surface Design
Instructor: Gail Rizter
Join us for this hands-on, two-part workshop, taught by Gail Ritzer, a local handbuilder and ceramic sculptor who excels in the surface treatment of clay works. This workshop is designed for intermediate and advanced ceramicists who wish to explore various surface treatment techniques.
Please note: Attendance to both workshops is not required, but encouraged.
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Workshop I: Wet Clay Surface Design
In this hands-on workshop, participants will experiment several methods to create interesting surfaces on wet clay. This workshop will cover incising/drawing on underglazes and creating texture using small molds, unlikely objects such as shells, stamps, and more! Bring a photo of your favorite impressionist painter (Monet, Van Gogh, etc) and receive instruction on recreating the painterly strokes on your pottery using underglazes.
Saturday, April 28, 2012 10AM-3PM
[min 5, max 10] Reg. Code: GRW-1
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Workshop II: Bisque Clay Surface Design
Join us for part two of exploring the wealth of possibility in creative surface treatment of your bisque clay work. This great workshop will delve into staining, glazing, and painting with acrylic on textured work. Glaze application techniques will also be addressed.
Saturday, May 19, 2012 10AM-3PM
[min 5, max 10] Reg. Code: GRW-2
Please Note: If not attending Workshop I, please bring several textured bisques items to this workshop.
Cost: $50 per workshop for emerge members, $70 for non-members
$90-both workshops for emerge members, $130 for non-members
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Workshop Schedule for Workshop I & Workshop II:
Morning Session: 10AM-12PM
Lunch Break: 12PM-1PM
Afternoon Session: 1PM-3PM
Location: Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge
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Not a Member? Become a member of the Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge today! All memberships are on a yearly basis and are tax deductible as Emerge is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Click here to learn more about our memberships.
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CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS:
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February- Kids’ Art Night Out
Activities: Valentine’s Day Themed Art!
Open to Ages 4 & up (Children will be grouped by age and taught at a skill and pace level sufficient for their needs)
Kids’ Art Night Out provides parents an opportunity to have a night out on the town or enjoy a quiet evening in while their children enjoy a fun night out at the Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge!
Kids will enjoy a pizza dinner and a variety of art activities! Art activities for this session will include making valentine themed art to give to loved ones on Valentine’s Day! We will end the night with a movie on the big screen and popcorn! Kids are encouraged to wear comfy clothes, bring a blanket or sleeping bag, and a pillow for movie time. Please note: The movie shown will be announced two weeks prior to the event. All films shown are PG or G rating. Space is limited! Max 30 participants. Sign up early! Children will be grouped by age and taught at a skill and pace level sufficient for their needs.
Kids’ Art Night Out Fees:
$30 for first child, $15 for siblings – members
$45 for first child, $30 for siblings – non-members
Friday, February 10, 2012 Reg. Code: KANO-12
5:30pm – 9:30pm
Register Online – This workshop is Closed.
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I am the Lorax, I speak for the Trees! –February Workshop
Children’s Saturday Workshop Series
Open to Ages 4 & up – Younger Children may attend if accompanied by an adult (Children will be grouped by age and taught at a skill and pace level sufficient for their needs)
February is the month of love! Through this workshop, children will explore their love of nature and they will let their art speak for the trees! Projects will highlight eco -friendly ways to create wonderful works of art including awesome projects that can be done at home in the future. During the workshop, there will also be a reading of Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax.” Pre-registration is required. Space is limited!
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited!
Saturday Workshop Cost:
$20 for first child, $15 for siblings – members
$40 for first child, $30 for siblings – non-members
Saturday, February 24, 2012
10am until 12noon (2 hours) Reg. Code: SWS-14
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Fly Like the Wind- Kite Making Workshop
Children’s Saturday Workshop Series
Open to Ages 4 & up – Younger Children may attend if accompanied by an adult (Children will be grouped by age and taught at a skill and pace level sufficient for their needs)
Activity: Join us as we prepare for the windy month of March as we construct our very own kites and windsocks! We will make a plastic kite that can really fly, as well as a decorative windsock to take home.
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited!
Saturday Workshop Cost:
$20 for first child, $15 for siblings – members
$40 for first child, $30 for siblings – non-members
Saturday, March 24, 2012
10am until 12noon (2 hours) Reg. Code: SWS-16
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Mother’s Day Workshop –Creative Paper Engineering
Open to Ages 4 & up (Children will be grouped by age and taught at a skill and pace level sufficient for their needs)
Activity: Join us as we make moms a gift from the heart to express our affection and appreciation for all they do! Children will make their own paper bouquet of flowers, handmade pop-up cards and more keepsakes to present to mom on her special day!
$20 for first child, $15 for siblings – members
$40 for first child, $30 for siblings – non-members
Saturday, May 5, 2012
10am until 12noon (2 hours) Reg. Code: SWS-17
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish – Mixed Media Workshop
Open to Ages 4 & up (Children will be grouped by age and taught at a skill and pace level sufficient for their needs)
Activity: Children will dive into the world of mixed media and explore the depths of their own creative ocean world. Participants will use acrylic paints, watercolors, fabric, tempura paints, paper, printmaking techniques, drawing materials, and more to decorate their own species of fish and sea animals! They will expiriment with different materials and everyday objects to create 2D texture while having fun!
Saturday Workshop Cost:
$20 for first child, $15 for siblings – members
$40 for first child, $30 for siblings – non-members
Saturday, May 26, 2012
10am until 12noon (2 hours) Reg. Code: SWS-18
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Not a Member? Become a member of the Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge today! All memberships are on a yearly basis and are tax deductible as Emerge is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Click here to learn more about our memberships.
