Arts Education and Classes

Adult Classes

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Winter 2012

Explore your own creativity with our expert teaching artists! This winter the CAC offers a wide variety of arts instruction with something for everyone to enjoy - cartooning, illustration, drawing, painting, photography, violin, singing & piano. Come learn with us & have fun doing it!

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Adult Classes

String Lessons - $25.00 per Lesson Intro to Concept Art - $95.00 Intro to Illustration Art - $95.00 Digital Photography - $50.00 Glass and a Class-$30.00 Ceramics for Adults - $75.00 Adult Acrylic Painting - $45.00 Landscape Class - $40.00 Stepping Stones - $45.00 Advanced Stained Glass - $45.00 Private Voice Lessons - $25.00 per Lesson Private Piano Lessons - $25.00 per Lesson

NOTE: If you are a CAC member, please contact the CAC
to receive your discount for classes and events at
770-949-2787. Please send your registration form to cultureOM@earthlink.net

Children's Classes

Online Payment options can be found BELOW THE CLASS LIST. Register & pay on-line TODAY!!

WINTER 2012

Help your child to explore their own creativity with our expert teaching artists! This fall the CAC offers a wide variety of arts instruction with something for everyone to enjoy - cartooning, illustration, drawing,  painting, photography, violin, singing & piano.

Register today! Come learn with us & have fun doing it!

Click here to meet our Teaching Artists

Click here for CAC Class & Workshop REGISTRATION FORMS

Click here for a CAC Class & Workshop Brochure

PRIVATE STRINGS LESSONS
Eleanor Bennett
Violin & Viola – Beginning to Advanced Classes
Cello & Bass - Beginning Classes
(All ages)
Wednesdays & Thursdays
Private lessons will include technique, music reading, music theory, practice and performance. Lessons are offered to beginners and those who are continuing their string training.
$25 per 30-minute session

THEATRE DAYZ ****************NEW
David Dixon and Houston McPherson
(9- 15 year olds)
Saturdays 9- 11:30 a.m. (Starting 1/14)
Each student will be given insight into the theatre world and ways in which they can become involved. Students will be encouraged to attempt each of the experiences offered, and through this will receive a survey of the different places one can work in the theatre.
$50 for 4 sessions

INTRO TO CONCEPT & SEQUENTIAL ART
Design for Movies, Video Games, Animated Features & Comic Books
Joe Falligan
(Teens, adults & former students)
Tuesdays, 6 – 8 p.m. (Starting 1/10)
Learn to work with directors, producers and writers to develop characters, costumes, vehicles, environments, and creatures for movies and animated features, and how to create illustrations for page layout, comic books according to a script and level development for video game developers.
$95 for 8 sessions (materials list provided)

INTRO TO ILLUSTRATION & STORYBOARD ART -- Design for Comics, Graphic Novels, Medical Illustration & More
Joe Falligan
(Teens, adults & former students)
Thursdays, 6 – 8 p.m. (Starting 1/12)
Learn to draw, ink or color comic books or graphic novels, commercials, films and animated features from a script and provide visual representations of a story. Learn to create visual material for medical textbooks, advertisements, journals and exhibits, using traditional and computer-generated images.
$95 for 8 sessions (materials list provided)

LET’S MOVE MONDAYS: DANCE CLASS ***NEW
Joi Jamison
(7-16 year olds)
Monday, 6 -7:30 p.m. (Starting 1/9)
Each week students will learn basic fundamentals of various dance forms and why dance is essential for today’s youth. Each class will begin with an interactive warm-up, followed by the learned dance discipline of the week and finally a cool down. During the end of each three-month session, a final performance will take place highlighting all that they have learned.
$60 per month

CERAMICS FOR KIDS
Marcella Kuykendall
(6-13 year olds)
5:30-7 p.m.
Thursdays Only (Starts 1/12)
Learn how to play with clay where everyone can be creative! Pottery is fun for everyone who does not mind getting a little dirty. During this six-week course students explore basic hand-building and surface design techniques. All work will be dinnerware safe.
$75 for 6 sessions
(additional $15 fee for materials & firings)

ART FOR KIDS
Tuesday 5 - 7 p.m. & Wednesdays 5 - 7 p.m.
ART FOR HOMESCHOOLERS
Wednesdays, 10 – noon
Tamara Morgan
Monthly (Starting 1/17)
Aspiring young artists, ages 5 through teens, learn drawing and painting techniques to increase their artistic abilities while exploring various art mediums to help them grow their skills. Through process and technique, they learn about color and color mixing, creating form through the use of values, creating visual texture, and really how to “see” in their minds what they look at with their eyes.
$60 monthly ongoing classes
(additional $6 materials fee paid to teacher)

LANDSCAPE CLASS******************** NEW
Ken Paradise
(Teens & Adults)
Weekly
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8 p.m. (Starting 1/12)
Release your inner artist. For beginners through intermediate. Paint and explore such artistic elements as composition, color theory, value, and brushwork. Couples welcome.
$40 per month

PRIVATE VOICE LESSONS
Nancy Whittenburger
(7th grade - adults)
Mondays only
Voice lessons include proper use of the vocal instrument, vocal exercises, repertoire, practice and performance. Lessons can benefit individuals who are preparing for All-State Chorus auditions, competitions & other events.
$25 per 30-minute lesson

PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS
Nancy Whittenburger
(8 years old & up)
Mondays only
Private lessons include piano technique, music reading, music theory, practice & performance. Lessons are offered to beginners and others who are continuing their piano training.
$25 per 30-minute session

Children's Classes

String Lessons - $25.00 per Lesson Theatre Dayz - $50 for Four Sessions Intro to Concept Art - $95.00 Intro to Illustration Art - $95.00 Let's Move Mondays - $60.00 per Month Ceramics for Kids - $75 Art for Kids - $60 Landscape Class - $40.00 Private Voice Lessons - $25.00 per Lesson Private Piano Lessons - $25.00 per Lesson

NOTE: If you are a CAC member, please contact the CAC
to receive your discount for classes and events at
770-949-2787. Please send your registration form to cultureOM@earthlink.net

MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY

An annual spring celebration for children and their families, THE MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY is scheduled for Saturday, March 17th at the Cultural Arts Center in Douglasville’s historic district. Presented in partnership with the Douglas County Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association, THE MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY offers educational fun in a children’s festival from 10:30 until Noon. The event is created for children from three to ten years old.

Tickets are $25 for the first child and accompanying adult; $15 for each additional child, $10 for each additional adult.

Mad Hatter's Tea Party

First Child and Adult Each Additional Child Each Additional Adult

WYNN WORKSHOPS

PLEASE NOTE: The following information is for our Wynn Workshops 2011. To view pictures from this year's Wynn Workshops - become our friend on Facebook! 

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WYNN WORKSHOPS: 2011 SUMMER ARTS WORKSHOPS

The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County presents its annual WYNN WORKSHOPS for talented children and young people who are interested in in-depth arts instruction, suggested for ages ranging from 7 to 17 years old. CAC offers to the community an opportunity to work with expert and experienced teaching artists to explore a single artistic medium. This year our artists will lead workshops in ceramics, dance, pastel drawing and paper crafts. The 2011 Wynn Workshops are scheduled weekly from the beginning of June until the 1st of July, Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Fees for each week of half-day arts camp are $65 for the first child ($50 for CAC family level members) with a $5 discount for siblings who are registered for the same weekly workshop session. All materials and art supplies are supplied and covered in the fee. Campers should bring their own mid-morning snack and plan to have lunch at home after their half-day workshop sessions.JUNE 6-10, 2011
Marcella Kuykendall - Ceramics

JUNE 13-17, 2011
Joi Jamison - Dance & Creative Movement

JUNE 20-24, 2011
Tamara Morgan - Drawing & Painting with Pastels

JUNE 27-JULY 1, 2011
Terumi Todd - Paper Crafts

Wynn Workshops

Week 1 - Mosaic Glass Stepping Stones Week 2 - Comic Book Art & Illustration Week 3 - Drawing & Painting Week 4 - Dance & Creative Movement

2011 SUMMER ARTS CAMP

PLEASE NOTE: The following information is for our Summer Arts Camp 2011. To view pictures from this year's Summer Arts Camp -  become our friend on Facebook!

Click here for a press release for the SUMMER ARTS CAMP

Click here for printable SUMMER ARTS CAMP flyer

Click here for printable SUMMER ARTS CAMP Registration Form

The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County presents a full week of intensive hands-on arts exploration of the wonderful world of the arts 2011 SUMMER ARTS CAMP, at Hunter Park, Monday, July 11th through Friday, July 15th, led by expert and experienced teaching artists for children, 7-11 years old, offered in partnership by the Douglasville Department of Parks & Recreation.

During our Summer Arts Camp art campers will explore and learn about the disciplines of dance, visual arts and ceramics. Campers (a total of 30 can be registered) will be divided into three groups of ten by age. The daily schedule, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., will include three art-making sessions, morning and afternoon breaks, and a lunch period. Campers should bring two snacks and lunch. On the final afternoon the campers will present an original performance and exhibit their visual art creations during the Celebration of Achievements, Friday, July 15th, from 4 until 5 pm. Families, friends and the community will be invited to attend!

Summer Arts Camp

1 Camper - $100 1 Camper - $75 (CAC Member)

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS

PLEASE NOTE: The following information is for our Wonderful Wednesdays Workshops 2011.
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WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS:
2011 SUMMER EXHIBITION WORKSHOPS

The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County is offering its annual Wonderful Wednesday Workshop program for children and young people, 7 to 15 years old, again this year at the Cultural Arts Center on the second, third, fourth Wednesdays in July from 2 until 4 p.m. During these hands-on workshops, led by expert and experienced teaching artists, participants will explore the art and ideas on view at the Cultural Arts Center this summer, featuring “The Flower Show,” an exhibit of fine crafts and floral motifs created by West Georgia artisans.

Come learn with us & have fun doing it! Fees for the workshops are $7 per child / $5 for CAC family members. Listed below are the details for each workshop:

Wednesday, July 13th
Ceramics with Marcella Kykendall

Wednesday, July 20st
Drawing & Painting with Pastels with Tamara Morgan

Wednesday, July 27th
Paper Crafts with Terumi Todd

Wonderful Wednesday Workshops

1 Wonderful Wednesday Workshop - $7 1 Wonderful Wednesday Workshop - $5 (CAC Member))

2011 SPRING BREAK ART CAMP

SAVE THE DATE:
CAC’s Annual Intensive
SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP
Monday – Friday, APRIL 4 - 8, 2011
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE: The following information is for our Spring Break Arts Camp 2011. Please check back next January for more information on next year's camp. To view pictures from this year's Spring Break Arts Camp - become our friend on Facebook!

Click here for a press release for the SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP

SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP REGISTRATION FORM

SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP 1 CHILD - $75.00 1 CHILD (MEMBER) - $60.00

ARTISTS IN SCHOOLS

Berry College Dance Troupe
November 2009
4th & 5th grades Dance performance linked to curriculum goals.
Last year’s theme was “Nightmares & Daydreams.”

The Berry College Dance Troupe performs at Lithia Springs Elementary in 2007

Lee Bryan
January 2010
Pre-K - 3rd grade
Atlanta-based puppeteer, Lee Bryan or "That Puppet Guy" is nationally recognized touring artists who combines live vocal characterizations and songs with innovative puppet designs. Classic life lessons were learned at this year's performance of "Aesop's Fables."

Georgia Shakespeare Festival
February 2010 11th grade
Dramatic performance with question & answer with the players. The host high school will also be offered a free workshop for an advanced drama class. This year's performance was "Macbeth."