Art Classes at the Arab American Center

Arab American Cultural and Community Center

Visual Art Classes
Join us for Art classes at the Arab American Cultural and Community Center. Classes will be offered once a week, with the option of either attending the Monday or the Saturday session. 
Start Date:
Monday Classes will start January 30, from 10- 11:30 a.m. Ends May 14th
Saturday classes will start Saturday February 4, from 10- 11:30 a.m. Ends may 20th
There will be no classes in the Week of March 13th- 18th due to Spring Break
Class Cost: $60/Month (one class per week)
Full Payment Discount: $205 All classes
Supplies: Students are responsible to bring their own supplies
This Workshop will challenge the student to express individual observations, ideas, and thoughts through various painting techniques.
The students will start by learning the basic painting vocabulary. Then, and as class progresses, the students will learn to:
-Paint with different objects
-Experiment technique in watercolor and acrylic
-Use gesso surface for acrylic
-Demonstrate the proper use of tools and equipment for painting
-Create paintings from direct observation, imagination and experience
-Drawing a still life
-Explain the material needed
-Work on different kind of techniques by artists. (cross hatching, rubbing).
-Use dark and light values in a composition to create form and dimension.
-Use collage for a still life
- Understand the 2Design
-Design and create painting expressing personal solutions and expressions
-Use mixed media and collage
-Employ and apply a variety of media within one single composition
-Develop a painting exploring color theory
-Mix colors and apply them on canvas
-Discover possibilities of painting on surfaces other than white paper and canvas
-Explore painting with rice, sand and salt, ceramic… etc.
The teacher will be also assisting and helping student in their art work they bring to class.
RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY SIGNING UP TODAY. A MINIMUM DEPOSIT IS NEEDED.
For more details, please contact the ACC at 832-351-3366 
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