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One and two day classes in creative writing, art appreciation, and all visual art media.

Workshop

Beginner Wheel Throwing In Clay

Learn to throw cups and bowls over the course of two Saturdays. The first Saturday will be centering the clay and making the cups and bowls with wet clay. As the clay slowly dries over the week, it will be ready to trim contours into and attach handles the following Saturday. This workshop is for people who have minimal to no experience wheel throwing. The first Saturday will cover centering clay on the wheel and making cylinders into cups or bowls. Be ready to make a mess and laugh a little!
Date/Time:
Saturday July 13 &20, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet Member $145
Instructor:
Matthew French
Supplies:

Supply fee $25
Clay, tools, firing and glazing fees are included.

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Workshop

Double The Plate, Double The Fun! Drypoint + Monotype

Incorporating Drypoint and Monotype leads to unique and interesting works of art. Two plates create one image. First a repeatable image is created on drypoint plate. Use your own original drawing/photo or one provided. A second process, a monotype, adds color. Experiment with color mixing and layering, incorporating stencils, and creating textures. Both plates are printed on top of each other to create the final one-of-a-kind image. Work abstractly or realistically, no experience needed.
Date/Time:
Saturday, July 20, 10am - 4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $96 / Not-yet Member $120
Instructor:
Antoinette Vogt / Donna Moore
Supplies:

$15 supply fee provides all necessary materials.
Bring personal image or choose from studio resources.

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Workshop

PEOPLE AND PLACES

Come draw or paint from models and photos, exploring PEOPLE and then the PLACES that we see these people! Restaurants, museums, sitting on a park bench~ draw from life and/or draw from photos, just come draw!
Date/Time:
Saturday and Sunday, July 27-28, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet Member $145
Instructor:
Jeri Greenberg
Supplies:

Photos will be supplied. Bring Charcoal, Paper, Tape for your boards and your favorite medium to paint in: Pastels, Acrylics, Watercolor, Oils, Etc.
$20 Model Fee

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Workshop

Watercolor Explorations of Nature

Using natural items for reference, beginning watercolor techniques will be explored. Students will also learn about watercolor materials including paints, brushes, micron pens, and papers. No experience is necessary.
Date/Time:
Saturday, July 27,10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet Member $65
Instructor:
Tina Maloch
Supplies:
$20 Supply Fee will include a painting kit with project paper.
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Adult

Paste Paper pARTy

Join the fun of learning all there is to know about creating beautiful and functional paste papers. Try for yourself the different recipes, paint and pigment types, tools and papers. pARTy is the key word with an emphasis on leaving any inhibitions at home and joining in to freely create while having a lot of fun and learning a historical surface design technique for paper. Paste Paper has a place in this world whether as a book cover, endpaper, decorative arts, collage or fine art inclusions.
Date/Time:
Saturday, August 3, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet Member $65
Instructor:
Catherine Cross
Supplies:
All supplies provided by the instructor. Five dollar Supply fee donation towards expendable supplies is appreciated.
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Adult

Basket Making

In this 2-day workshop. Learn introductory Basket Weaving skills and materials. Build and create as complicated or as simple as you feel comfortable. You will learn dying techniques, weaving techniques, and how to source local materials from your backyard.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, August 3-4, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $108 / Not-yet Member $135
Instructor:
Shannon Gehen
Supplies:

$25 Supply Fee.
please bring: Small claps, Wire Cutters/tin snips, Flat head screwdriver, Dress making measuring tape

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Adult

Wet Felting Workshop – Sphere Resist Method

Wet felting is a time-honored art process for turning wool into beautiful art, both 2D and 3D. Your creation will be 100% unique and can be used as a utilitarian piece or as a decorative piece for display. The sphere resist technique can be applied to many types of wet felting projects. The process requires only soap, water, and wool. Students will learn techniques for wet felting and will create a finished piece to take home. No experience is necessary.
Date/Time:
Saturday, August 10, 10am-12:30pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet Member $65
Instructor:
Tina Maloch
Supplies:

$20 Supply Fee - This will provide each student with a felting kit including all items needed to create the felting project and an additional small felting project when they get home.
All other supplies will be provided by the instructor.

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Workshop

Watercolor for Beginners – Full Please Call

This is a watercolor class for beginners. It will cover the characteristics of watercolor paint on WC paper. I will cover the use of the color wheel, explaining warm and cool colors. Included as how to achieve soft edges and hard edges, composition and value studies, proportion of how much paint to water for desired effect and how to achieve distance in painting. There will be some exercises to try these methods and small paintings to experiment with what we learned. Handouts will be provided
Date/Time:
Saturday- Sunday, August 24-25, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $160 / Not-yet Member $200
Instructor:
Janice Castiglione
Supplies:

email:
[email protected] for supply list

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Workshop

The Camera in Your Pocket I

It’s time to stop thinking of your smart phone as a phone with a camera in it and think of it as a camera with a phone in it. I am often asked, “What is the best camera to have.” I have always felt that it is the one in your hand, or pocket. Today’s smart phone comes equipped with a capable camera. Using algorithms to assist in compiling the image, the results can be stunning. In this workshop we will explore the native photographic capabilities that are already in your smart phone and tablet.
Date/Time:
September 6, 10AM – Noon
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet member $65
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Bring any digital device, smart phone, tablet or digital camera.
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Adult

Urban Landscape Drawing Workshop

Let's see the world around us and put it down on paper. There are great "stories" in your neighborhood diner, park bench, or street corner. Bring photos or use mine but learn how to crop them. and see what's important in the scene and why you want to paint it. Strengthen your drawing skills and tell your own story in the scene you've chosen to draw.
Date/Time:
Saturday, September 7, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $80 / Not-yet Member $100
Instructor:
Jeri Greenberg
Supplies:
charcoal pencils, pastel pencils, ink, whatever medium you would like to work in. Appropriate paper for your choice of medium, and tape for your board.
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Adult

Drawing the Human Figure

Rendering a believable human figure is the ultimate artistic achievement. We will work from live models in quick poses and long poses as we discuss gesture, measuring, form and depth
Date/Time:
Sunday, September 8, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member $100 / Not-yet Member $125
Instructor:
Todd Carignan
Supplies:

18"x24" Strathmore spiral-bound charcoal pad, Winsor & Newton medium or soft vine charcoal, Prismacolor kneaded rubber eraser, General's charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal, medium blending stump, Krylon Workable Fixatif spray
Model fee: $20

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Workshop

The Camera in Your Pocket II

Knowing you have a capable camera with you all the time is just the beginning. Understanding the function of the native camera app and its use is a good start. Now is the time to delve deeper into the many creative ways to use it. We will learn how to create images using motion blur, time lapse and much more. We will also explore photo composition techniques made so easy using the iPhone. Every manufacturer’s smart phone is unique in its capabilities and operation.
Date/Time:
September 13, 10 – Noon
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet member $65
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Bring any digital device, smart phone, tablet or digital camera.
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Adult

Elements of Design

Learn or review the 7 Elements of Design and incorporate them into your work or be a trail blazer and learn them to “break the rules”. We begin with line, shape and color and explore the others as we create a painting with gouache.
Date/Time:
September 13-15, 1pm-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $136/ Not-yet Member $170
Instructor:
Judith Chandler
Supplies:
Supplies furnished
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Workshop

Felted Landscapes

Through this workshop, students will explore wet felting as a medium for creating unique landscapes. Felting is a process of turning wool into beautiful art, both 2D and 3D. The process requires only soap, water, and wool. Students will explore color, texture, and composition to create a landscape from fiber. The class will also include a needle felting demo.
Date/Time:
Sunday, September 15, 1pm-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet Member $65
Instructor:
Tina Maloch
Supplies:

$20 Supply Fee - This will provide each student with a felting kit including all items needed to create the felting project and an additional small felting project when they get home.
All other supplies will be provided by the instructor.

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Workshop

Cynotype Coffee Mug

Use a Cyanotype process to create multi-layer designs on a premade bisque mug. This process is created using layers of glaze to create depth and varying values. Traditional cyanotype is made using the sun, instead, this process uses layers of glaze to form the design.
Date/Time:
Thursday, September 19, 6pm-9pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $64/ Not-yet member $80
Instructor:
Shannon Gehen
Supplies:
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Adult

Intentional Camera Movement

How many times have you ruined a photograph with camera shake or using a longer shutter speed longer than you expected? Don’t delete it, rename it. You have created an ICM image. Intentional Camera Movement is a great way to create wonderful abstract images. When done with intention, ICM, these images can become cherished photographs. Participants will learn the process of creating ICM images in a camera by selecting the subject, lens and camera setting. No special equipment or computer skills needed.
Date/Time:
September 21-22, Saturday–10AM-12PM/ Sunday 12pm–2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet Member $65
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Bring your DLSLR or mirrorless camera and a medium zoom or prime lens, 50-100mm, to the Carolina Beach State Park marina from 10 until noon on Saturday. The following day we will meet at the Pancoe Center, CAM to share and discuss our work from 12pm until 2 pm.
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Adult

Watercolor Landscape and Seascape

1st day is painting a landscape; 2nd day is painting a seascape. A photo will be given for the subjects of the paintings. Starting with a drawing. Composition and design will be discussed as the instructor demonstrates the painting's beginning stages. Together we will paint skies, trees, bushes, flowers, buildings, sand and water. Color theories discussions will include the color wheel, warm and cool colors, and the watercolor's characteristics.
Date/Time:
Saturday/Sunday, September 21-22, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $172 / Not-yet Member $215
Instructor:
Janice Castiglione
Supplies:
#8 & #10 silver black velvet brushes. 2" flat brush, water container, viva paper towels, watercolor palette, #140 arches watercolor paper, can be a block or full sheet cut in quarters(11"x14" approx.)Paint- cadium yellow, cadium orange, cadium red, alizaren crimson, burnt sienna, burnt umber, Phalo green, ultramarine blue, Extra colors -optionial- olive green, cobalt blue, raw sienna, quinactradone gold, rose madder. board to support painting, painters tape.
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Workshop

Freeform Baskets

Weave free and uninhibited. Work with wild plant vines and traditional basket making reed. Use indigo dye. Go home with beautiful functional baskets.
Date/Time:
Saturday, September 28, 10am-2 pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $80 / Not-yet Member $100
Instructor:
Catherine Cross Tsintzos
Supplies:
The instructor will provide supplies. Students should bring their own cover up/aprons, dye proof gloves and garden gloves as well as their own hand garden trimmers if them have one. The instructor will have a few extra available tools. Dress for working permanent indigo dye. Feel free to bring in fresh cut vines from your yard and garden. The class will work with wild plant materials and traditional basket reed.
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Adult

Oil Painting for Beginners

This class will break down the entire process of oil painting. We will go over important concepts of value and composition as well as color theory. You will also learn what materials are needed, how to get set up, and the techniques used to apply paint.
Date/Time:
Sunday, September 29, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $100 / Not-yet Member $125
Instructor:
Amy Gibson
Supplies:
Supplies Provided $5 supply fee
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Adult

Alla Prima Portraits

The term "alla prima" is Italian for "at once" or "at first attempt". This technique is often used in a single sitting. Some of the more famous painters from that period who worked in an alla prima style are as diverse as Paul Cezanne, John Singer Sargent, Sarrolla and Monet.
Complete a portrait in one sitting. Learn how to capture the likeness of a person with fewer brush strokes. Students will learn color mixing, composition, and how to capture facial features.

Date/Time:
Saturday, October 5, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $100 / Not-yet Member $125
Instructor:
Amy Gibson
Supplies:

Paint is provided. Please bring an 8x10 canvas or panel (ampersand gesso panel)
and a few of your favorite paint brushes, palette knife and glass or paper palette.
Photo References will be provided.

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Adult

Batik

This Batik Workshop uses the traditional batiking processes with tjantings (jan- ting), brushes, and cotton buds. You begin working with a drawing of your unique design then copied onto a silk scarf with hot wax. It is a fun and challenging process that brings some surprises and ends with a beautiful and personal work of art you will be proud to wear.
Date/Time:
October 11-13, 1pm-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $136/ Not-yet Member $170
Instructor:
Judith Chandler
Supplies:
Supplies are furnished. $40 Supply Fee
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Adult

From Pen to Print – Quick & Easy Lithography

Printmaking couldn’t be easier than this! No carving, cutting or etching required. Unlike relief or intaglio printmaking, lithography is done from a flat surface using the repelling properties of oil and water. Polyester plates make the process even easier. Drawings or designs can be easily traced or drawn onto the printing plates. Step by step instructions will be given and students will go home with a small edition of prints. Please bring an image or idea no larger than 6’ x 8” to use for your plates.
Date/Time:
Saturday, October 12, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $80 / Not-yet Member $100
Instructor:
Antoinette Vogt
Supplies:

Mark making supplies: New black Sharpie permanent markers: fine point and ultra fine point, black ballpoint pen, china marker
Soft rubber brayer apx. 4”
1 ½” flexible flat putty knife
2 Soft cellulose sponges
2 bowls or buckets to hold water (about 20oz each)
Disposable gloves (i.e. surgical gloves or cooking gloves);
Old magazine, absorbent paper towels, soft rags for clean up

Printing plate, ink, printing paper and other supplies will provided by instructor
$15 supply fee

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Workshop

Weaving with Meaning

Students will use a lap loom to create a weaving that incorporates meaning through color, texture, and alternate material selection. No previous weaving skills are required. A discussion of theme will be used as a starting point to initiate a woven piece on a lap loom. Each piece will be unique. Various weaving techniques will be taught, as well as the preparation of the loom and display techniques for completed pieces.
Date/Time:
Saturday, October 26 & November 2, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $76 / Not-yet Member $95
Instructor:
Tina Maloch
Supplies:
The $20 supply fee will include a lap loom that the student will keep for future use. All other supplies provided.
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Adult

Painting on unusual surfaces

Have fun painting on wood, old records, found objects or anything that inspires you! Create with primers, modeling paste and acrylic paints! We will use any mixed media available.
Date/Time:
Saturday/Sunday, October 26-27, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $172 / Not-yet Member $215
Instructor:
Carolyn Faulkner
Supplies:
Bring in anything you wish!
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Workshop

Film is Not Dead

Yes, you can still purchase and process film. Time to pull that old 35mm camera from the back of the closet and put it to use. Don’t have one? I can provide a limited number of cameras for the day. Participants will spend the morning photographing downtown and the waterfront on Kodak Gold 35mm film. Cameras are manual, handheld meter readings will be used to set shutter speed and aperture. While Fotomat is no longer around to provide 1 hour processing, film is still processed.
Date/Time:
October 26, Sat 9-12pm / November 9, Sat 12pm–2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet Member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:

The extra time between our fieldwork and class discussion is to allow for your images to be printed and returned to you. Film will be provided.

Material fee: $15

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Adult

Holiday Christmas Trees

Hand-build holiday trees for table tables and mantles. These are created using the slab method and are perfect for all year long!
Date/Time:
Thursday, October 31, 6pm-9pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $64/ Not-yet member $80
Instructor:
Shannon Gehen
Supplies:
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Workshop

Yupo

Paint with watercolor paint and watercolor materials on this archival plastic paper. Discover the exciting characteristics of this slippery surface and enjoy painting with freedom.
Date/Time:
Saturday, November 2, 10am -4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $100 / Not-yet Member $125
Instructor:
Janice Castiglione
Supplies:

for the supply list, email [email protected]

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Adult

Watercolor Wrangling: Welcome to the Rodeo!

Let's kick up our watercolor wrangling skills a notch and explore intermediate and advanced color theory and painting techniques. This one-day workshop focuses on building depth, powerful color, brush-handling confidence and is great for the student-artist ready to expand on watercolor fundamentals. Seasoned beginners to experienced levels welcome.
Date/Time:
Sunday, November 3, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM MEMBER $112/ Not-yet Member $ 140
Instructor:
Kirah Van Sickle
Supplies:

Supplies:
Basic watercolor palette: typically 12 colors included (QoR, Winsor & Newton, Koi or Daniel Smith)
Watercolor paper pad of 140# cold press: Canson, Strathmore, Arches, Fabriano, etc
Watercolor brushes in #10 round, 1/4, 1/2 and 1" flats, and a mop brush
Paper towels, water cup, apron, sketchbook for notes and sketching
Small set of water-soluble colored pencils
White gel pen

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Adult

Slab Built Sugar and Creamer Set

Hand-build a sugar and creamer set, perfect for brunch and holiday parties. You will create a sugar bowl, a creamer pitcher, and a tray to store it on.
Date/Time:
Thursday, Nov 14, 6pm-9pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $64/ Not-yet member $80
Instructor:
Shannon Gehen
Supplies:
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Adult

It’s All Black and White!

Come explore working on dark papers and light pencils, or pastels, or your favorite medium. And then light papers and dark mediums!
Think Dark to light vs light to dark! Strengthen your drawing skills and get the values correct.

Date/Time:
November 23-24, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $172 / Not-yet Member $215
Instructor:
Jeri Greenberg
Supplies:
black or dark colored paper or panels, white or light colors of drawing or pastel pencils, soft pastels or your favorite medium.
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Workshop

Beginner Wheel Throwing In Clay

Learn to throw cups and bowls over the course of two Saturdays. The first Saturday will be centering the clay and making the cups and bowls with wet clay. As the clay slowly dries over the week, it will be ready to trim contours into and attach handles the following Saturday. This workshop is for people who have minimal to no experience wheel throwing. The first Saturday will cover centering clay on the wheel and making cylinders into cups or bowls. Be ready to make a mess and laugh a little!
Date/Time:
Saturday July 13 &20, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet Member $145
Instructor:
Matthew French
Supplies:

Supply fee $25
Clay, tools, firing and glazing fees are included.

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Workshop

Double The Plate, Double The Fun! Drypoint + Monotype

Incorporating Drypoint and Monotype leads to unique and interesting works of art. Two plates create one image. First a repeatable image is created on drypoint plate. Use your own original drawing/photo or one provided. A second process, a monotype, adds color. Experiment with color mixing and layering, incorporating stencils, and creating textures. Both plates are printed on top of each other to create the final one-of-a-kind image. Work abstractly or realistically, no experience needed.
Date/Time:
Saturday, July 20, 10am - 4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $96 / Not-yet Member $120
Instructor:
Antoinette Vogt / Donna Moore
Supplies:

$15 supply fee provides all necessary materials.
Bring personal image or choose from studio resources.

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Workshop

PEOPLE AND PLACES

Come draw or paint from models and photos, exploring PEOPLE and then the PLACES that we see these people! Restaurants, museums, sitting on a park bench~ draw from life and/or draw from photos, just come draw!
Date/Time:
Saturday and Sunday, July 27-28, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet Member $145
Instructor:
Jeri Greenberg
Supplies:

Photos will be supplied. Bring Charcoal, Paper, Tape for your boards and your favorite medium to paint in: Pastels, Acrylics, Watercolor, Oils, Etc.
$20 Model Fee

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Workshop

Watercolor Explorations of Nature

Using natural items for reference, beginning watercolor techniques will be explored. Students will also learn about watercolor materials including paints, brushes, micron pens, and papers. No experience is necessary.
Date/Time:
Saturday, July 27,10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet Member $65
Instructor:
Tina Maloch
Supplies:
$20 Supply Fee will include a painting kit with project paper.
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Adult

Paste Paper pARTy

Join the fun of learning all there is to know about creating beautiful and functional paste papers. Try for yourself the different recipes, paint and pigment types, tools and papers. pARTy is the key word with an emphasis on leaving any inhibitions at home and joining in to freely create while having a lot of fun and learning a historical surface design technique for paper. Paste Paper has a place in this world whether as a book cover, endpaper, decorative arts, collage or fine art inclusions.
Date/Time:
Saturday, August 3, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet Member $65
Instructor:
Catherine Cross
Supplies:
All supplies provided by the instructor. Five dollar Supply fee donation towards expendable supplies is appreciated.
Register
Adult

Basket Making

In this 2-day workshop. Learn introductory Basket Weaving skills and materials. Build and create as complicated or as simple as you feel comfortable. You will learn dying techniques, weaving techniques, and how to source local materials from your backyard.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, August 3-4, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $108 / Not-yet Member $135
Instructor:
Shannon Gehen
Supplies:

$25 Supply Fee.
please bring: Small claps, Wire Cutters/tin snips, Flat head screwdriver, Dress making measuring tape

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Adult

Wet Felting Workshop – Sphere Resist Method

Wet felting is a time-honored art process for turning wool into beautiful art, both 2D and 3D. Your creation will be 100% unique and can be used as a utilitarian piece or as a decorative piece for display. The sphere resist technique can be applied to many types of wet felting projects. The process requires only soap, water, and wool. Students will learn techniques for wet felting and will create a finished piece to take home. No experience is necessary.
Date/Time:
Saturday, August 10, 10am-12:30pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet Member $65
Instructor:
Tina Maloch
Supplies:

$20 Supply Fee - This will provide each student with a felting kit including all items needed to create the felting project and an additional small felting project when they get home.
All other supplies will be provided by the instructor.

Register
Workshop

Watercolor for Beginners – Full Please Call

This is a watercolor class for beginners. It will cover the characteristics of watercolor paint on WC paper. I will cover the use of the color wheel, explaining warm and cool colors. Included as how to achieve soft edges and hard edges, composition and value studies, proportion of how much paint to water for desired effect and how to achieve distance in painting. There will be some exercises to try these methods and small paintings to experiment with what we learned. Handouts will be provided
Date/Time:
Saturday- Sunday, August 24-25, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $160 / Not-yet Member $200
Instructor:
Janice Castiglione
Supplies:

email:
[email protected] for supply list

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Workshop

The Camera in Your Pocket I

It’s time to stop thinking of your smart phone as a phone with a camera in it and think of it as a camera with a phone in it. I am often asked, “What is the best camera to have.” I have always felt that it is the one in your hand, or pocket. Today’s smart phone comes equipped with a capable camera. Using algorithms to assist in compiling the image, the results can be stunning. In this workshop we will explore the native photographic capabilities that are already in your smart phone and tablet.
Date/Time:
September 6, 10AM – Noon
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet member $65
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Bring any digital device, smart phone, tablet or digital camera.
Register
Adult

Urban Landscape Drawing Workshop

Let's see the world around us and put it down on paper. There are great "stories" in your neighborhood diner, park bench, or street corner. Bring photos or use mine but learn how to crop them. and see what's important in the scene and why you want to paint it. Strengthen your drawing skills and tell your own story in the scene you've chosen to draw.
Date/Time:
Saturday, September 7, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $80 / Not-yet Member $100
Instructor:
Jeri Greenberg
Supplies:
charcoal pencils, pastel pencils, ink, whatever medium you would like to work in. Appropriate paper for your choice of medium, and tape for your board.
Register
Adult

Drawing the Human Figure

Rendering a believable human figure is the ultimate artistic achievement. We will work from live models in quick poses and long poses as we discuss gesture, measuring, form and depth
Date/Time:
Sunday, September 8, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member $100 / Not-yet Member $125
Instructor:
Todd Carignan
Supplies:

18"x24" Strathmore spiral-bound charcoal pad, Winsor & Newton medium or soft vine charcoal, Prismacolor kneaded rubber eraser, General's charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal, medium blending stump, Krylon Workable Fixatif spray
Model fee: $20

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Workshop

The Camera in Your Pocket II

Knowing you have a capable camera with you all the time is just the beginning. Understanding the function of the native camera app and its use is a good start. Now is the time to delve deeper into the many creative ways to use it. We will learn how to create images using motion blur, time lapse and much more. We will also explore photo composition techniques made so easy using the iPhone. Every manufacturer’s smart phone is unique in its capabilities and operation.
Date/Time:
September 13, 10 – Noon
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet member $65
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Bring any digital device, smart phone, tablet or digital camera.
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Adult

Elements of Design

Learn or review the 7 Elements of Design and incorporate them into your work or be a trail blazer and learn them to “break the rules”. We begin with line, shape and color and explore the others as we create a painting with gouache.
Date/Time:
September 13-15, 1pm-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $136/ Not-yet Member $170
Instructor:
Judith Chandler
Supplies:
Supplies furnished
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Felted Landscapes

Through this workshop, students will explore wet felting as a medium for creating unique landscapes. Felting is a process of turning wool into beautiful art, both 2D and 3D. The process requires only soap, water, and wool. Students will explore color, texture, and composition to create a landscape from fiber. The class will also include a needle felting demo.
Date/Time:
Sunday, September 15, 1pm-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet Member $65
Instructor:
Tina Maloch
Supplies:

$20 Supply Fee - This will provide each student with a felting kit including all items needed to create the felting project and an additional small felting project when they get home.
All other supplies will be provided by the instructor.

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Workshop

Cynotype Coffee Mug

Use a Cyanotype process to create multi-layer designs on a premade bisque mug. This process is created using layers of glaze to create depth and varying values. Traditional cyanotype is made using the sun, instead, this process uses layers of glaze to form the design.
Date/Time:
Thursday, September 19, 6pm-9pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $64/ Not-yet member $80
Instructor:
Shannon Gehen
Supplies:
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Adult

Intentional Camera Movement

How many times have you ruined a photograph with camera shake or using a longer shutter speed longer than you expected? Don’t delete it, rename it. You have created an ICM image. Intentional Camera Movement is a great way to create wonderful abstract images. When done with intention, ICM, these images can become cherished photographs. Participants will learn the process of creating ICM images in a camera by selecting the subject, lens and camera setting. No special equipment or computer skills needed.
Date/Time:
September 21-22, Saturday–10AM-12PM/ Sunday 12pm–2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet Member $65
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Bring your DLSLR or mirrorless camera and a medium zoom or prime lens, 50-100mm, to the Carolina Beach State Park marina from 10 until noon on Saturday. The following day we will meet at the Pancoe Center, CAM to share and discuss our work from 12pm until 2 pm.
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Adult

Watercolor Landscape and Seascape

1st day is painting a landscape; 2nd day is painting a seascape. A photo will be given for the subjects of the paintings. Starting with a drawing. Composition and design will be discussed as the instructor demonstrates the painting's beginning stages. Together we will paint skies, trees, bushes, flowers, buildings, sand and water. Color theories discussions will include the color wheel, warm and cool colors, and the watercolor's characteristics.
Date/Time:
Saturday/Sunday, September 21-22, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $172 / Not-yet Member $215
Instructor:
Janice Castiglione
Supplies:
#8 & #10 silver black velvet brushes. 2" flat brush, water container, viva paper towels, watercolor palette, #140 arches watercolor paper, can be a block or full sheet cut in quarters(11"x14" approx.)Paint- cadium yellow, cadium orange, cadium red, alizaren crimson, burnt sienna, burnt umber, Phalo green, ultramarine blue, Extra colors -optionial- olive green, cobalt blue, raw sienna, quinactradone gold, rose madder. board to support painting, painters tape.
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Freeform Baskets

Weave free and uninhibited. Work with wild plant vines and traditional basket making reed. Use indigo dye. Go home with beautiful functional baskets.
Date/Time:
Saturday, September 28, 10am-2 pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $80 / Not-yet Member $100
Instructor:
Catherine Cross Tsintzos
Supplies:
The instructor will provide supplies. Students should bring their own cover up/aprons, dye proof gloves and garden gloves as well as their own hand garden trimmers if them have one. The instructor will have a few extra available tools. Dress for working permanent indigo dye. Feel free to bring in fresh cut vines from your yard and garden. The class will work with wild plant materials and traditional basket reed.
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Adult

Oil Painting for Beginners

This class will break down the entire process of oil painting. We will go over important concepts of value and composition as well as color theory. You will also learn what materials are needed, how to get set up, and the techniques used to apply paint.
Date/Time:
Sunday, September 29, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $100 / Not-yet Member $125
Instructor:
Amy Gibson
Supplies:
Supplies Provided $5 supply fee
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Adult

Alla Prima Portraits

The term "alla prima" is Italian for "at once" or "at first attempt". This technique is often used in a single sitting. Some of the more famous painters from that period who worked in an alla prima style are as diverse as Paul Cezanne, John Singer Sargent, Sarrolla and Monet.
Complete a portrait in one sitting. Learn how to capture the likeness of a person with fewer brush strokes. Students will learn color mixing, composition, and how to capture facial features.

Date/Time:
Saturday, October 5, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $100 / Not-yet Member $125
Instructor:
Amy Gibson
Supplies:

Paint is provided. Please bring an 8x10 canvas or panel (ampersand gesso panel)
and a few of your favorite paint brushes, palette knife and glass or paper palette.
Photo References will be provided.

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Adult

Batik

This Batik Workshop uses the traditional batiking processes with tjantings (jan- ting), brushes, and cotton buds. You begin working with a drawing of your unique design then copied onto a silk scarf with hot wax. It is a fun and challenging process that brings some surprises and ends with a beautiful and personal work of art you will be proud to wear.
Date/Time:
October 11-13, 1pm-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $136/ Not-yet Member $170
Instructor:
Judith Chandler
Supplies:
Supplies are furnished. $40 Supply Fee
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Adult

From Pen to Print – Quick & Easy Lithography

Printmaking couldn’t be easier than this! No carving, cutting or etching required. Unlike relief or intaglio printmaking, lithography is done from a flat surface using the repelling properties of oil and water. Polyester plates make the process even easier. Drawings or designs can be easily traced or drawn onto the printing plates. Step by step instructions will be given and students will go home with a small edition of prints. Please bring an image or idea no larger than 6’ x 8” to use for your plates.
Date/Time:
Saturday, October 12, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $80 / Not-yet Member $100
Instructor:
Antoinette Vogt
Supplies:

Mark making supplies: New black Sharpie permanent markers: fine point and ultra fine point, black ballpoint pen, china marker
Soft rubber brayer apx. 4”
1 ½” flexible flat putty knife
2 Soft cellulose sponges
2 bowls or buckets to hold water (about 20oz each)
Disposable gloves (i.e. surgical gloves or cooking gloves);
Old magazine, absorbent paper towels, soft rags for clean up

Printing plate, ink, printing paper and other supplies will provided by instructor
$15 supply fee

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Workshop

Weaving with Meaning

Students will use a lap loom to create a weaving that incorporates meaning through color, texture, and alternate material selection. No previous weaving skills are required. A discussion of theme will be used as a starting point to initiate a woven piece on a lap loom. Each piece will be unique. Various weaving techniques will be taught, as well as the preparation of the loom and display techniques for completed pieces.
Date/Time:
Saturday, October 26 & November 2, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $76 / Not-yet Member $95
Instructor:
Tina Maloch
Supplies:
The $20 supply fee will include a lap loom that the student will keep for future use. All other supplies provided.
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Adult

Painting on unusual surfaces

Have fun painting on wood, old records, found objects or anything that inspires you! Create with primers, modeling paste and acrylic paints! We will use any mixed media available.
Date/Time:
Saturday/Sunday, October 26-27, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $172 / Not-yet Member $215
Instructor:
Carolyn Faulkner
Supplies:
Bring in anything you wish!
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Workshop

Film is Not Dead

Yes, you can still purchase and process film. Time to pull that old 35mm camera from the back of the closet and put it to use. Don’t have one? I can provide a limited number of cameras for the day. Participants will spend the morning photographing downtown and the waterfront on Kodak Gold 35mm film. Cameras are manual, handheld meter readings will be used to set shutter speed and aperture. While Fotomat is no longer around to provide 1 hour processing, film is still processed.
Date/Time:
October 26, Sat 9-12pm / November 9, Sat 12pm–2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet Member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:

The extra time between our fieldwork and class discussion is to allow for your images to be printed and returned to you. Film will be provided.

Material fee: $15

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Adult

Holiday Christmas Trees

Hand-build holiday trees for table tables and mantles. These are created using the slab method and are perfect for all year long!
Date/Time:
Thursday, October 31, 6pm-9pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $64/ Not-yet member $80
Instructor:
Shannon Gehen
Supplies:
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Yupo

Paint with watercolor paint and watercolor materials on this archival plastic paper. Discover the exciting characteristics of this slippery surface and enjoy painting with freedom.
Date/Time:
Saturday, November 2, 10am -4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $100 / Not-yet Member $125
Instructor:
Janice Castiglione
Supplies:

for the supply list, email [email protected]

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Adult

Watercolor Wrangling: Welcome to the Rodeo!

Let's kick up our watercolor wrangling skills a notch and explore intermediate and advanced color theory and painting techniques. This one-day workshop focuses on building depth, powerful color, brush-handling confidence and is great for the student-artist ready to expand on watercolor fundamentals. Seasoned beginners to experienced levels welcome.
Date/Time:
Sunday, November 3, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM MEMBER $112/ Not-yet Member $ 140
Instructor:
Kirah Van Sickle
Supplies:

Supplies:
Basic watercolor palette: typically 12 colors included (QoR, Winsor & Newton, Koi or Daniel Smith)
Watercolor paper pad of 140# cold press: Canson, Strathmore, Arches, Fabriano, etc
Watercolor brushes in #10 round, 1/4, 1/2 and 1" flats, and a mop brush
Paper towels, water cup, apron, sketchbook for notes and sketching
Small set of water-soluble colored pencils
White gel pen

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Adult

Slab Built Sugar and Creamer Set

Hand-build a sugar and creamer set, perfect for brunch and holiday parties. You will create a sugar bowl, a creamer pitcher, and a tray to store it on.
Date/Time:
Thursday, Nov 14, 6pm-9pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $64/ Not-yet member $80
Instructor:
Shannon Gehen
Supplies:
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Adult

It’s All Black and White!

Come explore working on dark papers and light pencils, or pastels, or your favorite medium. And then light papers and dark mediums!
Think Dark to light vs light to dark! Strengthen your drawing skills and get the values correct.

Date/Time:
November 23-24, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $172 / Not-yet Member $215
Instructor:
Jeri Greenberg
Supplies:
black or dark colored paper or panels, white or light colors of drawing or pastel pencils, soft pastels or your favorite medium.
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