Athens Cultural Center - Athens, New York

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Ongoing		Classes for Children: 2010 Archive
	ONGOING PLAYGROUP Free Weekly Baby/Toddler Playgroup Fridays, 9:30 - 11:00 AM This is a free, informal playgroup for 0-5 year olds accompanied by a parent, grandparent or guardian. There are books and toys for the children to play with and at 10:30 there is circle time with songs and stories. Small babies and expectant parents are welcome, as this is a great way to meet other parents in the area. Come, meet, and play! Add your name to the Playgroup mailing list to be notified of special music, story time, and other events. Schedule: Fridays, 9:30 - 11:00 AM Fee: Free Information and mailing list: Leslie Reed at (518) 945-2580 or lesliecreed@hotmail.com
Starting November
	FREE ORIGAMI WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN 7 AND OLDER Saturdays, November 12th & December 3rd 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (register for one or both workshops) These three-hour workshops will explore folding folding simple to intermediate models, including the cup, balloon, sailboat, starbox, crane (bird) the origami lily and more. Bring your own dollar bill and we'll also make a dollar bill origami t-shirt. Instructor: Ruby Silvious has been folding paper since she was five. Early influences include her Japanese great grandmother who taught her how to fold her first crane (bird). She now specializes in making traditional origami models into unique art forms. Ruby is a painter, printmaker and graphic designer whose award winning art was recently exhibited in Albany and Greene counties. She lives in Coxsackie with her husband and son. For more of her work, please visit www.rubysdesign.com. Schedule: Saturdays, November 12th and December 3rd, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sign up for one or both sessions) Workshop Fee: The workshops are free, however, pre-registration is required. Materials: Included Information and Registration: classes@athensculturalcenter.org
	DREAMING-DRAWING-BUILDING Free Workshop With Matt Bua for children ages 6-12 Tuesdays, November 1st - 22nd 4:00 - 5:30PM What would it look like if a group of young minds drew their most fantastical ideas of dwellings and realms on paper and then proceeded to build them collaboratively as a single small scale model? In this after school art workshop students will be asked to envision their dream structures, record them on paper with words and images, and then be taught simple model making techniques that will stress how to build structurally integral objects. The initial ideas and drawings will then be compiled into a Zine for all to enjoy. Students will gain experience in drawing, basic painting, collage/ bricolage, sculpture and model making techniques, zine making, and brainstorming and researching ideas. Instructor: Matt Bua makes Roadside Attractions and inhabitable dwellings out of what he finds around himself. His recent work takes form in large-scale fantastical spaces that redefine and re-imagine found objects and sustainable resources as functional elements in architecture. His current projects are B-Home Studio (http://www.bhomepark.blogspot.com), which is the construction of small scale examples of vernacular, experimental, and visionary architecture on a piece of land in Catskill, Catamount People's Museum (http://www.bobcathouse.blogspot.com) at 21 West Bridge Street in Catskill, and Visionary Drawing Building (http://www.drawingbuilding.org), a collaborative project with Max Goldfarb. Schedule: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm November 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd Class Fee: Free!! Materials: Materials are supplied. Registration and information: classes@athensculturalcenter.org
	STENCIL PAINTING FOR TEENS Free Four Week Workshop with Yura Adams Thursdays, November 17 through December 15 6:00 - 8:30 PM Stencils are an exciting way to abstract figures and have become a popular expression in our contemporary culture. In this workshop, students will learn how to create a stencil from found images or from their own photographs and then learn how to utilize the stencils to make paintings. The workshop is free and materials are provided. Teens at all levels of art making experience (beginner to advanced) are welcome to join. Instructor: Yura Adams holds an MFA and BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and has teaching experience at IS183, CGCC, and Rhode Island School of Design. She has been the recipient of two National Endowment Grants and is a 2009 New York Foundation for the Arts Mark participant. In 2010, she was awarded the Individual Artist Grant, from New York State Council on the Arts/DEC/Greene County Arts Council. She is represented by John Davis Gallery in Hudson, NY. http://yuraadams.com Schedule: Thursdays, November 17th, (no class 11/24) December 1st, 8th, and 15th, 6:00 - 8:30 PM Class Fee: Free Materials: Materials are supplied. Information: classes@athensculturalcenter.org Registration: To register, send an email to classes@athensculturalcenter.org, including the name and age of the student and parent or guardian contact information.
Past Classes
January
	FREE PRE-TEEN & TEEN PORTRAIT WORKSHOP (Ages 10-19) Free Workshop with Robert Lahm January 9th through February 6th (Five Classes) Noon to 4 PM This free 5 Sunday Class meets each week at the Athens Cultural Center, on Second Street, Athens. The goal of this class is to have students achieve an understanding of the art of "catching a likeness" in portraiture. Students will work from a live portrait model in pencil on paper. Schedule: Sundays, January 9th through February 6th, Noon-4PM (Five Classes) Class Fee: Free Materials: Materials will be supplied. Registration and Information: Ronald A. Coons at ymiron@aol.com or 518-945-3731
April
	FREE PORTRAIT AND ANIMAL PORTRAIT PAINTING CLASS FOR TEENS April 3rd through May 1st Sundays, Noon - 4:00 PM Free five-week drawing and painting class with instructor Robert Lahm for continuing and beginning students. Schedule: Sundays, April 3rd through May 1st, Noon - 4PM Class Fee: Free Materials: Materials will be supplied. Registration and Information: Ronald A. Coons at ymiron@aol.com or 518-945-3731
	ATHENS ACTING: Free Acting Class for Teens Sunday, April 17th, May 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, and June 4th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM Taught by actress and director Dani Minnick, the workshop is designed to give the novice performer a place to explore core-acting elements. Students will be exposed to theatre games and exercises designed to demystify the art of performing and then move on to clarify dramatic motivation of characters and plot. The program strives to encourage growth in students' understanding about human behavior, themselves, and the world in which they live. Click here for a complete class description. Schedule: Sunday, April 17th, May 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, and June 4th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM Class Fee: Free Materials: Materials will be supplied. Registration and Information: Dani Minnick at daniminnick@gmail.com
	FREE ORIGAMI WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS AND TEENS Three-Hour Workshop with Ruby Silvious Saturday, May 7th, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Learn the basics of paper folding! This three-hour workshop will include folding a cup, a water bomb (ball), a box, and if time allows, the traditional crane. Bring your own dollar bill and we'll also make a dollar bill origami t-shirt. Instructor: Ruby Silvious has been folding paper since she was five. Early influences include her Japanese great grandmother who taught her how to fold her first crane (bird). She now specializes in making traditional origami models into unique art forms. Ruby is a painter, printmaker and graphic designer whose award winning art was recently exhibited in Albany and Greene counties. She lives in Coxsackie with her husband and son. For more of her work, please visit www.rubysdesign.com. Schedule: Sunday, May 7th, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (One-time session) Class Fee: Free Materials: Included Information and Registration: classes@athensculturalcenter.org.
	TEEN PLEIN AIR PAINTING IN THE PARK WITH ROBERT LAHM Free Five-Week Class May 15th through June 12th Sundays, Noon - 4:00 PM Paint en plein air in the Athens Riverfront Park with noted local instructor Robert Lahm. The class will explore numerous techniques including oil, acrylic, watercolor, and egg tempera. Instructor: Robert A. Lahm has worked as a commercial illustrator for more than 35 years and is an avid landscape and wildlife painter. See more of his work at: www.francomm.com/home/ralahm/ Schedule: Sundays, May 15th through June 12th, Noon - 4:00 PM (Five Classes) Class Fee: Free Materials: Included Information and Registration: Ronald A. Coons at ymiron@aol.com or 518-945-3731.
	FREE SUMMER ART CLASSES FOR AGES 7-11 Six Free Weekly Workshops with Natalie Boburka July 5th- August 11th Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10:00 AM - 12 Noon All class and waiting list spots for all six weeks have been filled. Talented art teacher Natalie Boburka returns for a sixth year to guide kids through a summer of art and expression. Each week has a different focus and project. Students can register for all six weeks or for individual weeks. Note that we ask students to attend all three sessions during registered weeks as instruction progresses from day to day. Advance registration is required. The program culminates with an art show, Major Works by Minors, which features the best work of each students work! Click here for complete worshop descriptions. Week 1: ABSTRACT LINE AND SHAPE DESIGN! Tuesday July 5th throughThursday July 7th Week 2: FROTTAGE, ART RUBBINGS Tuesday July 12th through Thursday July 14th Week 3: STACKING PAINTINGS Tuesday July 19th through Thursday July 21st Week 4: 3-D LIZARDS, BEETLES, AND FISH! Tuesday July 26th through Thursday July 28th Week 5: THE ADVENTURES OF... Tuesday August 2rd through Thursday August 4th Week 6: MEDIA MADNESS! (For those who have attended at least 2 weeks!) Tuesday August 9th through Thursday August 11th Special Session: Friday August 12th, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Special session for students to learn how to prepare their work for presentation in the student art show, Major Works by Minors, which will open September 12th at the Athens Cultural Center. Class Fee: Free Materials: Supplied Information: classes@athensculturalcenter.org.
	FREE SUMMER ART CLASSES FOR AGES 12 and up Six Free Weekly Workshops with Natalie Boburka July 5th- August 12th Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM Talented art teacher Natalie Boburka returns for a sixth year to guide kids through a summer of art and expression. Each week has a different focus and project. Students can register for all six weeks or for individual weeks. Note that we ask students to attend all three sessions during registered weeks as instruction progresses from day to day. Advance registration is required. The program culminates with an art show, Major Works by Minors, which features the best work of each students work! Click here for complete workshop descriptions. Week 1: MEDIA MADNESS! Tuesday July 5th through Thursday July 7th Week 2: DISTRACTED BY ABSTRACTION Tuesday July 12th through Thursday July 14th Week 3: FROTTAGE - CREATING ART RUBBINGS Tuesday July 19th through Thursday July 21st Week 4: COLLOGRAPH Tuesday July 26th through Thursday July 28th Week 5: CREATE A CANVAS Tuesday August 2rd through Thursday August 4th Week 6: METAL TAPE SCULPTURE Tuesday August 9th through Thursday August 11th Special Session: Friday August 12th, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Special session for students to learn how to prepare their work for presentation in the student art show, Major Works by Minors, which will open September 12th at the Athens Cultural Center. Class Fee: Free Materials: Supplied Information: classes@athensculturalcenter.org. Registration: To register, send an email with the following information to classes@athensculturalcenter.org: Name and age of the student(s) Parent or guardian name, address, and phone number Specify whether you are registering the child for all 6 weeks or indicate the specific weeks being requested.
	MAKE YOUR HAT FOR THE ATHENS STREET FESTIVAL HAT PARADE! Free Workshop with Yura Adams Thursday, July 7th, 4 - 8 PM Yura Adams will be in charge of a free, fun, family oriented workshop to make party hats for the annual Athens Street Festival Hat Parade on Saturday July 9th. Schedule: Thursday, July 7th, 4 to 8 PM. Workshop Fee: Free Information: info@athensculturalcenter.org Click here for more information.
	ATHENS ACTING: WORKSHOP FOR TEENS Six Free Weekly Workshops with Actress and Director Dani Minnick July 10th through August 15th Sundays, 4:00 - 6:00 PM Taught by actress and director Dani Minnick, the workshop is designed to give the novice performer a place to explore core-acting elements. Students will be exposed to theatre games and exercises designed to demystify the art of performing and then move on to clarify dramatic motivation of characters and plot. Students who complete the 6-week class, will have additional rehearsals for a performance at the opening reception of the, "Major Works by Minors" exhibition. Instructor: Dani Minnick Schedule: Sundays, July 10th through August 15th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM (Six Classes) Performance: Sunday, September 10th, 7:00 PM Class Fee: Free Registration and Information: Dani Minnick at daniminnick@gmail.com Click here for more information.
	TEEN PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP Free Four-Week Workshop with Yura Adams July 25th, August 1st, 8th, and 15th Mondays, 6:00 - 8:30 PM Interested in creating a strong portfolio for college or for promotion of your artwork? Would you like help developing your artistic voice? Topics will include editing, how to photograph artwork, rounding out the portfolio, and otherwise preparing the portfolio for submission including specific requirements of schools and other institutions. Because a portfolio consists of about 15-20 pieces of solid work, the class will also include studio time. Studio projects will include painting, drawing and design and will be directed towards developing a cohesive portfolio. All mediums are invited; painting, drawing photography, installation and video. Instructor: Yura Adams holds an MFA and BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and has teaching experience at IS183, CGCC, and Rhode Island School of Design. She has been the recipient of two National Endowment Grants and is a 2009 New York Foundation for the Arts Mark participant. In 2010, she was awarded the Individual Artist Grant, from New York State Council on the Arts/DEC/Greene County Arts Council. She is represented by John Davis Gallery in Hudson, NY. Schedule: Mondays, July 25th, August 1st, 8th, and 15th, 6:00 - 8:30 PM Class Fee: Free Materials: Materials for studio projects included Information: classes@athensculturalcenter.org Registration: To register, send an email with the following information to classes@athensculturalcenter.org: Name and age of the student(s) Parent or guardian name, address, and phone number Click here for more information.
Starting October
Fall session canceled due to family emergency. The next session of Spanish will begin in January 2012.
	FREE CHILDREN'S CLASS Spanish Language for Elementary School Children Sundays, October 9th through November 16th Returning Students: 9:30am - 10:30am New and younger students: 11:00am - 12:00pm Athens Cultural Center continues the free beginning and continuing Spanish classes for elementary school children. Students learn basic words and phrases in Spanish as an introduction to a second language. Each class will have a different theme, and students will learn a Spanish language song related to that theme. Instructor, Monica Chicana de Gallagher was born in Peru, South America and has a BA in Education, specializing in children under 6 years of age. She taught pre-school in Peru for 14 years before coming to the United States in 2001. She currently works for the Greene Count New and younger students: 11:00am - 12:00pm Class Fee: Free Registration: classes@athensculturalcenter.org (include child's name and age) Schedule:Sundays, October 9, 16, 23, 30 and November 6 and 13 Returning Students: 9:30am - 10:30am
	FREE YOUTH ART CLASS Animal Portrait Painting Class For youth ages 10-19 Sundays , October 23 through November 20th Noon - 4:00 PM This is a unique opportunity for young artists to paint portraits of their favorite pets, backyard wildlife or wildlife. Students should bring clippings or photographs to work from. Instructor: Robert A. Lahm has worked as a commercial illustrator for more than 35 years and is an avid landscape and wildlife painter. See more of his work at: www.francomm.com/home/ralahm. Schedule: Sundays, Noon - 4:00 PM, October 23, 30; November 6, 13, 20 Class Fee: Free Materials: Materials are supplied Registration and information: ymiron@aol.com (include child's name and age)



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