Fall '24 Classes
Studio School for Adults
Our roster of professional artists bring fun, skill-developing classes for adults to begin and advance within multiple art forms including drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry, mixed-media and more.
Photography Classes
$175 / $160 (Museum Members)
Students who have outside film experience or have taken the previous Film Photography course will have the chance to continue learning at their own pace with the help of an instructor. Limited studio hours will be available alongside class hours. If students do not have a film camera, they may loan one of five available 35mm film camera from the Center. Students will be responsible for purchasing their own printing materials. Please email the instructor at stephen.photosteph@gmail.com if you have questions.
Instructor Stephen Grewe / Beginners & Intermediate
Ceramics Classes
MON / OCT 28 - DEC 9, 2024 / 6 - 9 PM
$175 / $160 Museum Members
Are you new to the world of pottery? Are you a potter in love with hand building? Join Pam Hart and explore the three major hand building methods: pinch pot, coil, and slab using a project-based approach. Hand building helps students to understand the properties of clay and learn skills all potters need. Every session introduces NEW projects that will allow students to explore making both functional and artistic work. Experienced potters can build on their own work with instructor support. All students are expected to purchase clay from the Center for $40.
Location / Carriage House Hall (directions to be emailed closer to class start date.)
Instructor Pam Hart / Beginners & Intermediate
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TUE / OCT 29 - DEC 10, 2024 / 6 - 9 PM
$175 / $160 Museum Members
Now that you’ve developed your hand building ceramics skills, you may ask yourself, what’s next? Beginner Wheel is for you! Mike will leverage your hand building skills and break down the basic small steps to teach you how to throw on the potter’s wheel with control and confidence. You’ll be applying your new skills in sequence to make cylinders, bowls, and plates while being actively vulnerable, learning from mistakes, and having a lot of fun along in this journey! All students are expected to purchase clay from the Center for $40.
Location / Carriage House Hall (directions to be emailed closer to class start date.)
Instructor Mike Zureich / Intermediate
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THU / OCT 31 - DEC 12, 2024 / 6 - 9 PM
$175 / $160 Museum Members
This semester we will focus on how to improve your wheel skills by throwing matching sets of two! Just for fun, each session will begin with a mini challenge! So far, we have learned how to throw cylinders, mugs, bowls, plates, and vases. Now, let’s set our pointer’s and begin to make equally sized pieces finishing them out with glaze and surface design. Individual goals, sketchbook, and glaze journals will be discussed. Demonstrations and one-on-one assistance will be offered throughout the course. All projects and “just for fun” class challenges are optional. All students are expected to purchase clay from the Center for $40.
Location / Carriage House Hall (directions to be emailed closer to class start date.)
Instructor Becca Waltz / Intermediate & Advanced
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THU / OCT 31 - DEC 12, 2024 / 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
$175 / $160 Museum Members
Now that you have learned the basic forms and techniques, let’s have fun with them! In this class we are going DEEP—by exploring advanced forms, surface techniques, and a bit of sculpture. In addition, we will stretch our minds to think more broadly in the realm of aesthetics and how to create a cohesive body of work around a single theme. Come join us for an adventure as we dive deeper into the vast world of ceramic possibilities. All students are expected to purchase clay from the Center for $40.
Location / Carriage House Hall (directions to be emailed closer to class start date.)
Instructor Beth Nova / Advanced
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Jewelry & Glass Classes
$75 Public / $60 (Museum Members) / PLUS $30 due to instructor day of class to cover materials
Come make some ornaments for someone special! Students will make holiday ornaments by cutting glass and using glass frit before it is fired and fused together. Necessary tools, glass supplies and kiln firings provided. Takes place at the instructor's home studio, so please dress for the weather (no heat, no AC). $30 materials fee due to the instructor on the day of class. Any questions email instructor: emmyheger@yahoo.com
Location / at instructors home studio (directions emailed prior to class)
Instructor Emmy Heger / Beginners
$175 / $160 (Museum Members)
This hand-fabricated jewelry class offers a wonderful opportunity to explore the versatility & endless possibilities of manipulating precious metals & gemstones into objects of adornment. Students will learn fundamental jewelry manufacturing techniques while working in gold & silver, as well as essential geological information about gemstones & how they should be cared for during the manufacturing process. Students must purchase all raw materials.
Location / Carriage House Hall (directions to be emailed closer to class start date)
Instructor Roger Schmidt / All Skill Levels
$175 / $160 (Museum Members)
Take your designs on paper through the process of lost wax casting to create finished jewelry. Beginning students will execute a guided project; intermediate and advanced students will work on their own designs. Wax working, casting, and finishing techniques will be demonstrated. At the start of the class, a group order will be placed for metal and supplies.
Location / Carriage House Hall (directions to be emailed closer to class start date)
Instructor Sharon Berkan-Dent / All Skill Levels
Drawing & Multimedia Classes
$60 / $50 (Museum Members)
Come join us for a spooky night of bottles and brushes! Make your art cute, creepy, or inspired by the beautiful nature unique to this season - it's all up to you! Different materials and techniques will be demonstrated with an open-ended project. We will explore several technique options while we sip and relax with drinks from the Pendulum Lounge.
Instructor Allise Noble / All Skill Levels
$170 / $155 (Museum Members)
Create beautiful illustrations in ink, exploring both realism as well as more whimsical, stylized applications. Learn basic drawing skills with both pen and pencil, and then add a burst of color using watercolor markers. This technique is relaxing and experimental and works with a variety of drawing styles.
Instructor Allise Noble / All Skill Levels
Painting & Mixed Media Classes
$170 / $155 (Museum Members)
Take your drawing and painting skills and apply them to portraiture. Classes will focus on proportion, scale, and perspective as they relate to the human face. We will work on color mixing, using a limited color palette to achieve different skin tones, and study images from Art History. For the most part painting will be from photo references with a focus on how best to take photos for that purpose.
Instructor Jill Tatroe / Intermediate & Advanced
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$180 / $165 (Museum Members)
Transparent watercolor and acrylics are both water-based media. If you have taken a watercolor class in the past, Nancy can help you explore and improve in a class designed for intermediate to professional painters. Bring your paints, brushes, water container and paper or canvas, and get individualized instruction in a non-competitive and welcoming environment. You may choose to work in either acrylic on canvas or watercolor.
Instructor Nancy Philo / Beginners & Intermediate
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Join Our Upcoming Exhibition!
Applications Due OCT 7!
The Studio School Student & Faculty Art Exhibit will feature over 50 original objects by Studio School students and faculty members over the last three years. Students are invited to submit artwork created and inspired by what they learned in class. We salute the Studio School Faculty for providing a place of growth and sharing their talent with their students!
Get Your Kids in the Studio
Youth Art Workshops
Elements of Art: 2D Youth Arts Weekly Workshop
SAT, JAN 18 - MAR 8, 2025 / 10 AM
7-Week Workshop Course For Students in Grades 3 - 5
Join Midland Center for the Arts as we get creative and learn about the elements of art in this new, multi-week workshop. Each week we will focus on a new element of art and build upon what we learn, all while exploring a variety of 2-dimensional mediums. Students can expect to work in graphic, acrylic, and more as they bring their creativity to life with the assistance of a fine arts educator.
Class & Workshop Info
- There is a $3 processing fee per class.
- Refunds/exchanges must be requested at least 1 week before the class or workshop start date. All refunds are subject to a 15% processing fee except for those classes canceled by the Center.
- Class supply lists are given out on the first day of class unless listed in the description. For most classes, students are responsible for the purchase of supplies.
- If you are unable to attend class due to illness, please contact us at education@midlandcenter.org to receive a partial voucher to be used for future classes.