Introduction to Clay Puppetry and Film (In-Person)

The Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center is a multi-purpose cultural space in the Southeast community of Newport News, Virginia. Originally built as the Walter Reed School in 1917, our historic building has been restored and open to the public since October 2008.In addition to the 276-seat Ella Fitzgerald Theater, we haverooms for meetings and events, as well as studio space for visual and performing arts. The Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center is a facility of theCity of Newport Newsdepartment of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.

Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center

Learn the fundamentals of design, script-writing, and video editing through the art of puppetry from a master puppeteer, James Cooper

<h3>This class is being offered online and in-person. To switch to the online registration,<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-clay-puppetry-and-film-online-registration-138305757243"> click here.</a></h3><p>Through this six-week course, students will learn the fundamentals of design, script-writing, and video editing through the art of puppetry. Participants will be challenged to model, sculpt and paint their own puppet; create an original short story and film their project to be featured in the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center online creative arts gallery.</p><h3>Class Details:</h3><ul><li><strong>Class Dates:</strong> Tuesdays, April 13 - May 18, 2021 (April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18)</li><li><strong>Class Meeting Time: </strong>6:00 pm – 7:30 pm</li><li><strong>Class Location:</strong> Available In-Person and Online in Music Room B or via Zoom Video Conferencing Software respectively.</li><li><strong>Cost: </strong>$50  (Same price for online and in-person, Classes not sold separately)</li><li><strong>Ages:</strong> 5+ (Families Welcome!)</li><li><strong>Registration Deadline(s): </strong>Friday, April 9, 2021 at 11:59 pm</li><li><strong>Instructor:</strong> James Cooper</li></ul><h3>Additional Details:</h3><p>Supplies for this class are included with the in-person option. Online participants are responsible for their own supplies. Recommended supplies are as follows:</p><ul><li>4-8 oz. Model Magic Clay</li><li>Paint Set w/ Paint Brush</li><li>Hot Glue Gun w/ glue sticks</li><li>Construction Paper</li><li>24"x30" piece of any fabric</li><li>Bamboo Skewers</li><li>12" to 18" dowel rod</li></ul><h3>About the Instructor:</h3><p>Master puppeteer James T. L. Cooper, provides creative opportunities for children from 3 to 103 years young. Mr. Cooper boasts over twenty years of theatre arts and technical theater experience, fifteen plus years of professional puppet and prop design experience, and more than ten years of experience in teaching and program development.</p><p>In addition to TLC Puppet Workshops, James runs The Venue on 35th, is a teaching artist with Young Audiences of Virginia, and a resident lighting designer with the Virginia Arts Festival. Mr. Cooper aims to increase children’s awareness of the world around them in a creative environment while providing inspiration that lasts a lifetime.</p><h3>Registration Policy:</h3><p>To view the full Registration Policy, please visit our website at <a href="http://downing-gross.org/registration-policy" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">downing-gross.org/registration-policy</a></p><h3>COVID-19 Building Practices:</h3><p>To learn more about how business practices have changed to slow the spread of COVID-19, please visit our website at <a href="http://downing-gross.org/covid" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">downing-gross.org/covid</a></p>

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