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Immerse your child in a creative experience and spark their artistic talents! Your child will acquire drawing and painting skills while exploring mixed media and artistic techniques. A fun, educational, age appropriate art class for the young art enthusiast. After School Art - Students experiment with an array of materials and tools including watercolor and acrylic paints, and chalk pastels. Class is held in your child's school and begins after the school day dismissal. Includes all supplies. You must send a change of dismissal form with your child notifying the school that your child attends this after school class. Once you've registered your child for this class, an email will be sent containing the form. Please fill it out and submit it to your school. If you would like to make arrangements to set up a payment plan; please call The Art Center at 770-623-8448. Please pack an additional snack for your child if they are participating in after school art enrichment. No classes: 4/8

Learn the fundamentals of designing and drawing cartoon characters you can use in comics and fun illustrations!

Beep boop… Loading Fun.exe…Prepare for Art… Beep boop Join us for an exciting multimedia drawing and painting camp featuring robots! Campers can explore a range of art mediums like paint, marker, collage, and 3D crafts to make creative original works of art all about bots, droids, mechs and more!

This wet-on-wet oil painting is for all beginners. There is no need for drawing. No patterns you just need a canvas then you’re ready to create your world. Every time you paint you will find success! Includes all supplies! Painting with Jae! Jae Montano, CRI®, CRFI® The class minimum is set at 4 students with a maximum of ten students. The minimum age to attend this workshop is 14. Member discount does not apply. Class minimum must be met by May 6th for workshop to run. Jae Montano is a Certified Ross Instructor® and Certified Ross Floral Instructor®. With a serious passion for painting, Jae specializes in landscape and floral oil paintings utilizing Bob Ross's painting techniques. Jae believes painting has the power to make you happy and she loves sharing that experience with others. What Jae loves the most about teaching is showing people that anyone can paint while having a fun and enjoyable experience! Her technique is all about making you feel at ease and confident with your brushstrokes. Remember, there are no mistakes, only happy accidents! Jae is heavily inspired by the Bob Ross style of art that was immensely popular in the USA through the highly successful series "The Joy of Painting", which was hosted by Mr. Ross and ran on PBS from the 80's thru the early 90's. Bob Ross was a 20-year Air Force Sergeant who became a masterful art teacher and an expert in oil painting. He is also an iconic American, known and loved by millions. He continued to teach until his early passing in 1995. Jae Montano is passing on Bob Ross's artistic heritage while adding a personal touch and cultural flair to each brushstroke and each step of her artistic journey. She strived to perfect his style. She found that painting makes you happy. When she found that there was a program thru Bob Ross Inc. to get a certification as an instructor, she perused this and received her Certifications. Jae is now the only certified Bob Ross instructor in the Northern Georgia Area. She tries to inspire many others to follow in Bob Ross’s footsteps and try something new. So, if you’re ready to have fun, join Jae and others by attending a class and tap into the creative side that you never knew you had. With just a little practice and a little instruction, you can experience the joy of painting in your life. She would love to be your instructor. March 19th painting shown in sample below.

Get your gears turning with fun steampunk themed artwork. Explore this fantastical sci-fi genre in a range of artistic mediums, including paint and marker, colored pencil and 3D objects.

Fundamentals of Painting This class is designed for the Beginner to Intermediate level painter who would like to explore different painting techniques, gaining a greater understanding of different fundamental concepts of art. Broadening your knowledge will help you to be the artist you always wanted to be! Structured by modules, this class will focus on a different fundamental concept each 8-week session. Examples include Values, Color, Perspective, Light and Shadow, and Design. Focusing on one concept and applying that concept through painting exercises and finished paintings will allow you to develop a deeper understanding of the fundamental concepts of art, making you a stronger artist. In a nurturing and welcoming environment, you will create intentional paintings that allow you to demonstrate the theme concept of the session. I will provide you with structured guidance while promoting your own creative voice. Demonstrations will be made with oil paint, however, the student may choose to use oil, water based oil or acrylic. iPads or tablets are recommended but not required. Supply List: Sketch pad (9x12), pencils, pencil eraser and kneaded eraser Color Wheel Palette knives: 1 Sm & 1 Med. RGM brand preferred for flexibility. Brushes: Bring any brushes that you have, a good supply to start with is: Synthetic brushes in Flat: sizes 12 - 4; Filbert: sizes 8-2; Round: sizes 2-1 Paints: Any brand you like, we will be using a limited palette: Cadmium yellow light, pale, or lemon Cadmium red light Ultramarine blue Titanium white Chromatic black Canvases: 1, 12x16: any other small size canvas you like to use: 8x10, 9x12, 11x14 Paper towels: Scott's Blue Shop or Viva Signature Cloth are best If you prefer to wear gloves, please use latex free disposable If you are using oils please have the following: Masterson's Palette box 12 x 16 Gray Matters Palette paper for oil Solvent: Gamsol oderless mineral spirits and solvent container Medium: Gamlin non-solvent medium for oils If you are using acrylics please have the following: Masterson's Palette box 12x16 Acrylic palette paper & sponge to fit box so paints do not dry out. Small spray bottle Water container For all painters: Most of the above supplies can be found at Blick's, Binder's, and Jerrysartarama.com. Michaels' & Hobby Lobby have some but not all. Bring what you have on the first day and we will discuss additional supplies at that time.

Learn how to create fun, decorative, and functional clay projects! Students will explore fundamental clay skills like pinch, coil, and slab to build their own ceramic creations. They will then learn glazing and surface decorating techniques to finish off their one-of-a-kind creations! Projects differ week to week.

Colored Pencil Society artist Susan Calderon will walk you through the stages of a colored pencil drawing. Learn techniques for creating rich and layered pieces in this versatile medium from this sought after instructor. Supply List Set of 24 Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (Be careful not to buy Prismacolor Scholar or Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils Pencil Sharpener White vinyl eraser HB graphite pencil 1 sheet of steel gray Canson Mi-Tientes paper (we will cut this to size)

Immerse your child in a creative experience and spark their artistic talents! Your child will acquire drawing and painting skills while exploring mixed media and artistic techniques. A fun, educational, age appropriate art class for the young art enthusiast. After School Art - Students experiment with an array of materials and tools including watercolor and acrylic paints, and chalk pastels. Class is held in your child's school and begins after the school day dismissal. Includes all supplies. You must send a change of dismissal form with your child notifying the school that your child attends this after school class. Once you've registered your child for this class, an email will be sent containing the form. Please fill it out and submit it to your school. If you would like to make arrangements to set up a payment plan; please call The Art Center at 770-623-8448. Please pack an additional snack for your child if they are participating in after school art enrichment. No class: 4/9

This middle-grade camp will guide young writers at the beginning of their creative journey through the fundamentals of prose writing. Campers will learn the power of word choice, sentence structure, and a good hook, as well as explore concepts like mood, voice, and genre. Through individual and group exercises, campers will be tasked with brainstorming original characters, plots, conflicts, and worlds. By the end of the week, campers will produce a short work of their own creation.

Joanne Easlick's Collage-Clip-Compose-Create Workshops are perfect for adults and teens looking to relax, recharge and get creative! We have a lot of fun in these workshops. Excellent for those that have collage as well as those that haven't yet explored this fun art form. These workshops will include using every printable material you can possibly imagine. Each session focuses on a different aspect of collage creation. We all need a little inspiration to pick up our spirits. In this collage workshop each person will choose an inspirational message that has a unique meaning meant to motivate or a goal they may want to achieve. Some examples: "Peace Begins with a Smile", "Learning has No Limits", "Kindness is free", Yes Girl You Can". Each person will complete a 4" x 6" canvas board collage, using scrap book papers, magazine photos and embellishments of their choice. Supplies: -If you have small scissors you like to use, please bring them along. All other supplies will be provided by the instructor. -If you'd like to bring in your choice of message, please send ahead of time so I can have it printed out and ready to go. Email message to: joeaslick@gmail.com Workshops available to adults and teens 13 years and up.

Fri AM Ceramics - Instructor Andrew Herman *Included in the price of your class is a 25lb bag of clay as well as 2.5 hours of open studio time per week, to be used immediately following your class. Students may purchase 1 additional bag of clay from The Art Center over the course of the session. For a total of 50lbs maximum per session. Tool kits must be purchased by students and are available at most Dick Blick and Michaels stores. *Upcharge for porcelain clay: 1st bag $20, 2nd bag $50. Clay can be purchased at the front desk.