Classes for Teens
The Mill Art Center & Gallery provides an environment in which the community can express and develop their artistic abilities through instruction, observation and interaction with professional artists. Our unique blend of classroom studios and professional gallery exhibition space encourages students to immerse themselves in art, with inspiration from instructors and the art that surrounds them. Our small class sizes ensure that each student gets plenty of one on one time in every class.
Children and teen classes follow the public school calendar. Arrangements may be made with specific instructors for make-up classes. Gift certificates for art classes and art purchases are available.
Due to a generous member donation and grant funding from the Genesee Valley Council of the Arts, the Mill At Center and Gallery is excited to be able to offer sign language interpreting for classes, talks and related programs. In order to successfully schedule an interpreter, we respectfully ask that requests are made two weeks prior to an event.
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The Basics of Drawing
Looking to learn how to draw and not sure where to start? This 2 session workshop will help you to learn the fundamentals and basic techniques to get started in the craft. Great for teens and adults, absolutely no experience necessary we'll be starting with the very basics of pencil drawing. In the first session well will discuss pencil types and hardness as well as the different types of papers and or surfaces to draw on. We will also practice pencil line weight and shading as well as drawing in perspective. In the second session we'll put into practice what was covered in the first session and practice drawing from a still life.
You will need to bring:
Any manufacture for the following pencils,
2H pencil, HB pencil, 2B pencil
Canson Mixed Media Pad 14X17 or 18X24
Kneaded eraser
Blending Stump medium size
Instructor :: David Thelan
Who :: Teens and Adults
Date :: 2 Tuesdays, April 22nd and 29th from 4 pm - 6pm
Cost :: $75 - Register here and select from Painting and Drawing Class dropdown menu - PayPal, Cash or check made out to Mill Art Center. Our address is 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls, NY 14472
***Sign Language interpreting for this class is available upon request by April 8th. Please indicate your request when completing the registration form. If you have questions or email us at millartcenter@gmail.com. Efforts will be made to accommodate last-minute requests but cannot guaranteed !!!
KITCHEN LITHOGRAPHY Printmaking
Tradition lithography is a complicated, multi-step process which uses many toxic chemicals. In this one day workshop, participants will learn a very simplified, non-toxic version of this printmaking process called Kitchen Lithography. Developed by a French printmaker, Emilie Aizier in 2011, this method uses many products easily found in your kitchen - aluminum foil, cooking oil, and Coca-Cola. The process will be discussed and demonstrated, then participants will have an opportunity to create and print their own lithograph. We will discuss best practices for a successful print, ink and paper choices, as well as a variety of alternate press options. All materials will be supplied. Participants should bring an apron (printmaking can get quite messy) and a pair of latex type gloves.
Instructor :: Katherine Baca-Bielinis
Who :: Older Teens and Adults
Class Date and time :: Thursday, May 1st from 5:30 - 8pm
Fee :: $90 - Register here and select from Printmaking Class dropdown menu - PayPal, Cash or check made out to Mill Art Center. Our address is 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls, NY 14472
***Sign Language interpreting for this class is available upon request by 2 weeks prior to the start of each session. Please indicate your request when completing the registration form. If you have questions email us at millartcenter@gmail.com. Efforts will be made to accommodate last-minute requests but cannot guaranteed !!!
NEUROGRAPHIC ART CLASS
Don’t let this scientific name scare you! Neurographic art is simple, fun and highly addictive! In this class you will learn how to create unique neurographic paintings using Sharpies, acrylic markers, watercolor paper and watercolor brush pens. There will be two demonstrations showing you first, how to create your black neurographic lines and intersections; and, second, how to paint with watercolor pens and acrylic markers, beautifully filling in and enhancing your line work. All supplies are provided. Ages 12+. This is a great class for parent and child to participate together. No art experience is necessary.
Instructor:: Stephanie Kelly Date: Sunday, June 22nd from 12 to 3 pm
Cost: $45 per person - Register here - PayPal, Cash or check made out to Mill Art Center. Our address is 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls, NY 14472
A Taste of Functional Hand Built Pottery
Interested in learning the basics of working with clay? This 3 session workshop helps you to learn 3 different techniques to build confidence and enjoyment working with your hands. Great for teens and adults. Absolutely no experience necessary, but a great refresher course, too. Take just one or all three.
A Taste of Slab Work: Make a Vase
In this class you will learn how to create 3-D forms using slabs of clay, and the basics of working with clay! We will spend time crafting a vase to hold flowers, cooking utensils, or more! Then, we will focus on learning the various ways texture can be applied to the clay surface to decorate and embellish. You will also learn about the glazing and firing process. All materials and firing costs covered in tuition.
A Taste of Pinch Pots: Small Nesting Bowls - May 4th
In this class you learn how to create pinch pots, and the basics of working with clay! (Refresher for returning students). You will learn how to gauge clay proportions and pinching technique to create a small set of nesting bowls and learn about the glazing and firing process. All materials and firing costs covered in tuition.
Who :: Teens and older
Date :: Sundays, March 9th, May 4th and May 11th from 1:30 - 3:30 pm.
Cost :: $55 per class - Register here and select from Pottery Class dropdown - PayPal, Cash or check made out to Mill Art Center. Our address is 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls, NY 14472
No Experience required. 4 people minimum per session.
***Sign Language interpreting for this class is available upon request by two weeks prior to each session. Please indicate your request when completing the registration form. If you have questions or email us at millartcenter@gmail.com. Efforts will be made to accommodate last-minute requests but cannot guaranteed !!!
Abstract Landscape Painting Workshop
In this workshop we will explore creating spirited and compelling landscape paintings. Take a look at any plein air painting you have done, enlarge a section and you will see that you have been working with abstraction all along. We never actually paint what we see, we translate the environment into color, form, line and composition, mentally cropping and tweaking, resizing, and placing it on a flat surface called a painting. We will be working with what you already know and moving toward an abstract vision.
Connie has added a color exercise, exploring primary and secondary color, mass tone and undertone, warm and cool pigments and how they work in a landscape. Open to artists of all levels and working in all mediums. Most materials will be provided.
Day will include:
1. Short overview of some abstract landscape painters 2. Demonstration of paint applications 3. Paint sketching from provided images 4. Discussion on distilling your vision 5. Applying abstraction in the plein air setting 6. Review of dimensional space and flat space
You will need to bring your lunch, and apron, your phone/camera, and an open spirit of exploration!
Instructor :: Connie Ehindero
Who :: 16 and up
Date :: Saturday, June 21st from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Cost :: $155 - Register here and select from Painting and Drawing Class dropdown menu - PayPal, Cash or check made out to Mill Art Center. Our address is 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls, NY 14472
***Sign Language interpreting for this class is available upon request by March 1st. Please indicate your request when completing the registration form. If you have questions or email us at millartcenter@gmail.com. Efforts will be made to accommodate last-minute requests but cannot guaranteed !!!
Your Craft of Encaustic: Exploring the Expression of Voice through Material, Mark, and Unique Maker with guest instructor - Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch
What makes art worthwhile and enduring is its ability to tell a story. For the artist it can be cathartic and freeing to put into color, form, and design the experiences of one's life. For the viewer, the lessons come first in connection to the visual expression, then in the underlying prophetic summation that can be the proclamation of this artistic expression.
My aim in this workshop is to drive you deeper into your unique hand in paint. When we can polish this individuated talent into its fullest shine, the end result holds all of our effort and will in its form. This is why art exists, and why we as artists strive to call it into existence.
You can expect from this workshop to spend some engaging time in consideration of your unique talents (those 'coins' we hold in our hand) and the way in which you pull them together to proclaim your voice across the canvas.
It is going to be not only a deep exploration, but a whole lot of fun, beauty, and communion with oneself and the group! I will spend time in designed group demonstrations as well as answering to group desires. As well, I will paint alongside, AND roam the room to individually answer any calls to help you hone your depth perceptions as well as talent application!
All in all you, if you bring the fullest you, I guarantee this immersive environment will give you a full purse of possibilities to propel you forward. I look forward to you~
Instructor :: Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch
Who :: 15 and older - limited to 16 people
Dates :: Saturday, July 12th and Sunday July 13th from 10 am - 4 pm
Cost:: $385 - and select from the Encaustic dropdown menu- Register here - PayPal, Cash or check made out to Mill Art Center. Our address is 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls, NY 14472
Most materials will be supplied and a supply list will be sent upon registration. Due to the nature of this event, your space is held only after full payment is received.
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
Positive and Negative Shape creation, Unity, Balance, Illusion of space and Focal point are all important design principles in the creation of art. We will work with each element separately to understand their use in compositions and see how other artists have used them in their work. This is a class on concepts and we will use mostly collage materials to study each concept and create many variations in a collaborative workshop environment. These design concepts are applicable to all forms of 2 dimensional art and used in many combinations in drawing, painting and photography.
All materials will be provided.
Instructor :: Denise Heischman
Who :: Teens and Adults
Fee :: $180 Cash or check or Register through PayPal - You can also take the classes individually for $50 a class payable by check.
Dates :: 4 Wednesdays, TBA soon
Minimum of 4 students