CLASSES + WORKSHOPS
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ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Six-Week Class
Thursdays 7pm – 8pm
Cost: $70 per session
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2018-19 Class Sessions
Spring Session 1: April 11 – May 16, 2019
Instructor: Larry LeMasters
Location: Photo Lab, 1st Floor at SCCA
Ages: Adults, 15+
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
If you have taken the Basic Digital Photography Course and want to build on your skills, then this six-week class is for you! Come learn a more in-depth look into the world of photography. In this class we need to have an understanding and working knowledge of: f/stop, shutter speed, ISO, and manually taking images. Items to be covered more extensively are: flash photography, composition, night shooting, posing, using the shutter to blur action in your image, filters, basic computer editing, macro photography, lens filters and other ideas you may have and need more knowledge of to make your images even better.
ART & WINE: TRIP TO THE OCEAN!
1-Day Workshop
Friday: 7pm – 9pm
Cost: $37 per session, supplies and wine included
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Class Sessions
Spring Session: May 3, 2019
Instructor: Genevieve Lawrence
Location: Art Room A, 3rd Floor at SCCA
Ages: Adults, 21+ only
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Class Detail: Enjoy wine, music, and conversation with your favorite people while you learn to make your own ocean view painting! This workshop is fun for beginners as well as experienced artists. The step-by-step process makes this event easy for everyone. Come experience the therapeutic nature of making art in a laid back and jovial environment. All supplies and wine are included, just bring your friends!
ART EXPLORERS
Six-Week Class
Saturdays 10:30am – 11:30am
Cost: $55 per 6-week session
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2018-19 Class Sessions
Spring Session: April 27 – June 1, 2019
Instructor: Brittany Smolonsky
Location: Art Studio A, 3rd Floor at SCCA
Ages: Children, Ages 8-13
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Class Detail: Kids will explore the creative process through a variety of art mediums including painting, printmaking, collage and more. Each class your student will take home a new piece of art and learn about different art techniques. This is a great enrichment class recommended for ages 8-13
BASIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Six-Week Class
Thursdays 6pm – 7pm
Cost: $70 per session
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2018-19 Class Sessions
Spring Session 1: April 11 – May 16, 2019
Session 2: May 30 – July 11, 2019 (No class July 4)
Instructor: Larry LeMasters
Location: Photo Lab, 1st Floor at SCCA
Ages: Adults, 15+
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Class Detail: You have a digital camera, but some of the functions have you stumped! Well, don’t miss those once in a lifetime images. Here we will explore the basics of taking pictures and learn which methods and techniques make for the best photos. Some areas we will cover are: camera body, f-stop, lenses, shutter speed, composition, posing, and flash photography.
BEGINNER OIL PAINTING
Six-Week Class
Tuesdays, 10am-12pm OR 6-8pm
Cost: $105 per session
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2018-19 Class Sessions
Spring Session: April 23 – May 28, 2019
Instructor: Genevieve Lawrence
Location: Art Studio A, 3rd Floor at SCCA
Ages: Adults, 16+
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Class Detail: Learning to paint doesn’t have to be intimidating. With nearly twenty years of experience in oil painting, instructor Genevieve Lawrence will walk students through the basics of creating a painting from life. Students will learn under-painting techniques, color mixing, oil paint and medium properties, glazing, layering, and much more. This class is geared towards beginners, but all are welcome. *supplies list available on Suffolk Center’s website: suffolkcenter.org.
*This supply list can all be purchased online at www.dickblick.com This link takes you to a shopping list with exactly the materials you will need. (usually delivers within two weeks/also free shipping) or similar items can be purchased at Michael’s or Jerry’s Artarama. Just bring the list and ask a sales associate for help. If you can’t find the exact brands, just buy something similar.
Supplies list that students will need to bring to the first class:
- 8×10 in. drawing pad
- 6B drawing pencil
- Two 11×14 in. stretched and gessoed canvases (any brand)
- Painting Palette 11×14 in. or larger, preferably glass or plastic
- Blick Palette Knives by RGM, style 52 (metal)
- Two small glass jars (any kind will do, they don’t have to come from an art store)
- One Blick Studio Bristle Brush, filbert size 12
- One Blick Studio Bristle Brush, filbert size 6
- Three Blick Studio Bristle Brushes, filbert size 2
- One Blick Studio Bristle Brush, filbert size 0
- Blick Scholastic Wonder White Brushes (soft synthetic), filbert sizes 4 and 6
- Gamblin Galkyd oil painting medium, 4.2 oz.
- Gamblin Gamsol Oderless Mineral Spirits, 16.9 oz.
- Blick Studio Oil Colors (student grade) 37 ml tubes in colors: raw umber, burnt umber, raw sienna, burnt sienna, cadmium red hue, crimson alizarin, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow hue, lemon yellow, and titanium white
- Gamblin 1980 Oil Paint 37 ml tube in color Venetian Red
- 2 old rags or t-shirts cut into rags
- 1 roll paper towels
- a handful of Q-Tips
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Six-Week Class
Thursdays 7pm – 8pm
Cost: $70 per session
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2018-19 Class Sessions
Spring Session 1: May 30 – July 11, 2019
Instructor: Larry Lemasters
Location: Photo Lab, 1st Floor at SCCA
Ages: Adults, 15+
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Class Detail: Participants will learn the basics of flash photography: guide number, bounce, diffuse, multiple units rather, manual versus auto, as well as practical applications of flash photography. (Geared toward students who have taken the basic course.)
GLASS BLOWING WORKSHOP
1-Day Workshop
Saturday, 1 hour time slots from 10am-4:30pm
Time slots will be given after registration.
Cost: $50 per person
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2018-19 Class Sessions
1 Day only: May 11, 2019
Instructor: Neil Duman
Location: Outside, rear of the Suffolk Center
Ages: Adults, 15+
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Class Detail: Spend one hour creating your very own glass-blown piece of artwork. You will be able to work with a professional glass artist. Neil Duman shows his love for art through his flowing designs of colorful glass. These symmetrical works portray visions of beauty and relaxation that will catch the eye as light projects through them.
*All supplies are provided. Once registered, you will receive an email scheduling an hour time-slot between 10am-4pm. First come, first serve.
IN PLEIN SITE: A PLEIN AIR EVENT
1-Day Event
Saturday, 8:00am-5:30pm
Cost: $25 per person
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2018-19 Class Sessions
1-Day Only: Saturday, May 18, 2019
Registration deadline: May 11, 2019
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Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Plein Air Information Meeting
May 11, 2019 11AM- 12:30PM
Location: Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
Room: O’Connor Suite
In preparation for the Plein Air Event on May 18th, an information meeting will be held on May 11th from 11AM – 12:30 at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts in the O’Connor Suite on the first floor.
Suffolk artists Barbara Harris and Sandy Waters will be on hand to introduce painters to the concept of “Plein Air” painting and discuss with painters what they will need to bring. This event is free and open to the public.
Plein Air painting is about leaving the studio and painting and drawing in the outdoors. The practice dates back centuries but was made into an art form by the French impressionists.
The event on May 18th is open to all artists. Participants will bring their own paints, easel, and canvases. Artists gather at the Suffolk Center from 8:00-8:30 a.m. for coffee and sign in and then they will disperse to begin painting. Registration will be available at the information meeting, the fee is $25.00.
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JOY OF PAINTING
Six-Week Class
Thursdays 6pm – 8:30pm
Cost: $85 per session
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2018-19 Class Sessions
Spring Session 1: April 11 – May 16, 2019
Spring Session 2: May 30 – July 11, 2019
Instructor: TBA
Location: Art Room A, 3rd Floor at SCCA
Ages: Adults, 18+
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Class Detail: Express yourself through the art of Oil Painting. This class is for all levels of experience and talent. This class is designed for those who want more studio time and relaxation. This class will not have a consistent curriculum or structured lectures. Enjoy sitting back, and enjoying the joy of painting. Materials not provided. Please bring what you need to paint.
MOMMY & ME ART FUN
Three-Week Class
Wednesdays 10am – 11am
Cost: $40 for Mom & Toddler per 3-week session
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2018-19 Class Sessions
Spring Session 1: April 24 – May 8, 2019
Spring Session 2: May 22 – June 5, 2019
Instructor: Brittany Smolonsky
Location: Art Studio A, 3rd Floor at SCCA
Ages: Mom & Toddler
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Class Detail: Bring your preschooler in for a fun workshop celebrating Mom! Enjoy a relaxed setting with your little while you create a special piece of art for mom. This is a 3-week class for mothers/caregivers and their little ones.
TILE MAKING & DECORATING
Six-Week Class
Tuesdays 10:00am-12:30pm and 6:00pm-8:30pm
Cost: $135 per session, $20 lab fee paid directly to instructor.
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2018-19 Class Sessions
Spring 1: June 25 – July 30, 2019
Instructor: Harriette Laskin
Location: Pottery Studio, 1st Floor at SCCA
Ages: Adults, 14+
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Class Detail: Various tile making methods will be explored: pressing, stamping, carving and cavity molds. Hand building experience required but not necessary.
WHEEL THROWING 1
Eight-Week Class
Tuesdays 10:00am-12:30pm and 6:00pm-8:30pm
Cost: $180 per session, $25 lab fee paid directly to instructor.
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2018-19 Class Sessions
Spring 1: April 30 – June 18, 2019
Instructor: Harriette Laskin
Location: Pottery Studio, 1st Floor at SCCA
Ages: Adults, 14+
Registration required. Space is limited and classes are subject to participation minimums. Register online up to a week prior to a session starting or by calling 757-923-0003.
Class Detail: This is an introductory class to learn how to “throw” vases, cups, plates and develop your clay skills using the potter’s wheel. Intermediate and advanced “throwing” students are welcome as well as hand builders because individual attention is given to each student. These students will work on special projects to improve their clay forms and decorative creativity.