Museum School Class Schedule

The E.L. Cord Museum School of the Nevada Museum of Art is accepting enrollment for the below classes. Classes are limited in size, therefore early registration is recommended. Scholarships are available for all ages. Please call the Museum for details at 775.329.3333 ex 260.

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  CARTOONING

  Saturdays, February 4 to February 18 / 10:00AM - 11:30AM

  Kids will have fun learning step-by-step cartooning techniques in this hands-on introduction. Students will explore a variety of cartoon styles, create expression and action in cartoons, and build a basic cartoon strip. Doodling while the instructor is talking is encouraged!

  Instructor: Rex Norman
  Class Begins: Saturday February 4, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
  Ages: 7 - 11 years
  Cost: $32 Museum members, $36 non-members

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  Required Supplies:
  -11" x 17" or 14" x 17" bond paper pad
  -soft lead drawing pencils (2B type)
  -gum eraser
  -ruler

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  MASK MAKING

  Mondays, February 6 to February 27 / 6:00PM - 9:00PM

  Explore the fascinating and ancient craft of mask making. From the mysterious and spiritual to the funny and whimsical, students will learn how to design and create a wide variety of masks. Sessions include hands-on activities in manipulating materials from paper maché to plastic, natural materials, recycled and re-purposed materials and more.
  
  This class is offered for 0.5 teacher in-service credit. Please refer to the Nevada Department of Education's teacher licensing requirements.

  Instructor: Rex Norman
  Class Begins: Monday February 6, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $96 Museum members, $108 non-members

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  Required Supplies: A basic tool kit that includes the following:
  -scissors
  -craft knife
  -hot glue gun (small size works well)
  -a variety of brushes for painting and glue applications

  Suggested Supplies: The instructor will provide materials for the paper maché activity.
  
  After each class, students will be sent on a “treasure hunt” to find natural and man made materials that they will incorporate into their mask projects.
  

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  HISTORICAL COSTUME DRAWING & PAINTING

  Tuesdays, February 7 to March 13 / 6:00PM - 9:00PM

  Experience the fun of drawing & painting live costumed models from different eras while developing your personal technique. Learn perspective, shading, color, and texture techniques using the drawing or painting medium of your choice. Each class will consist of a 3-hour pose. Beginners are welcome. The instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction when requested.
  
  This class is offered for 1 teacher in-service credit. Please refer to the Nevada Department of Education's teacher licensing requirements.

  Instructor: Jerry Stinson
  Class Begins: Tuesday February 7, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $144 Museum members, $162 non-members

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  Suggested Supplies: The following are suggested basic supplies - all media are welcome, so please bring whatever supplies you need for whichever media you are using.
  
  • Drawing board – 20”x 26” or larger (light-weight masonite works best)
  • Newsprint pad – 18”x 24” – rough surface recommended
  • Bull dog clamps or similar to attach pad to board
  
  Medium and Support Items
  • Vine charcoal, thin and fat pieces
  • Choice of conte crayon, 6B graphite pencil or sticks, china marker, compressed charcoal, carbon pencils, or any suitable medium for drawing on newsprint
  • Large kneaded eraser
  • Pink pearl eraser
  • Portable pencil sharpener or utility knife (best for soft/medium pencils)
  • Clean small rags
  • Sandpaper pad for sharpening drawing mediums
  • Stumps for blending (optional)

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  CLAY TURDS FOR TODDLERS

  Saturdays, February 18 to March 3 / 9:30AM - 10:15AM

  Explore the interesting textures and forms that can be created in clay with your toddler. Works will be sculpted, glazed and fired during this fascinating development opportunity. Price includes one parent and one child.

  Instructor: Megan Berner
  Class Begins: Saturday February 18, 9:30AM - 10:15AM
  Ages: 1 - 3 years with parent
  Cost: $24 Museum members, $27 non-members

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  FOUR HANDS PLAYING

  Saturdays, February 18 to March 3 / 10:30AM - 11:30AM

  Enjoy a Saturday mornings playing together with your small child. Sculpt, fire, and glaze different clay projects with all four hands collaborating to make this a wonderful tactile learning experience for parent and child. Price includes one parent and one child.

  Instructor: Megan Berner
  Class Begins: Saturday February 18, 10:30AM - 11:30AM
  Ages: 3 - 6 years with parent
  Cost: $32 Museum members, $36 non-members

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  WOODEN, EMBOSSED METAL & BEADED CHIMES

  Wednesdays, February 22 to March 14 / 1:00PM - 4:00PM

  Create your own unique wooden chimes reflecting the architecture of antiquity. Students will focus on design principles, materials, including favorite jewels and beads, and tools to create miniature works of expressionistic sculpture for our time! A $45 fee is due to the Instructor the first day of class. Enrollment is limited to 8 students.

  Instructor: Carol Foldvary-Anderson
  Class Begins: Wednesday February 22, 1:00PM - 4:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $96 Museum members, $108 non-members

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  Required Supplies:
  - Pencil
  - Scissors
  - Eraser
  - small metal ruler 6" is fine
  - Small head hammer
  - fabric tack or wood glue (vary small amount)
  - Cardboard emery file for nails and great on small items of wood
  - Beads of Choice - that will go well with the Chime of copper or aluminum (Several color combinations will be discussed in the first and second class)
  - Pliers: "Jewelry" needle nose and crimp bead pliers
  - Crimp Beads (shown during the first class, if you are not familiar)
  - Choice in Beading wire or stretch elastic. (Depending on the bead effect desired)
  - Linked Chain (for hanging of the Chime from the top or other uses!)
  - Burndt Umber Brown Acrylic Paint (and other acrylic paint colors that will go well with your favorite beads)
  - Paint Brushes…Small Flat tip, pointed, paint brush.
  - Other decorative paint applications if you so desire. (to be discussed in class)
  - Water dish
  - Clean Wash cloth (for soft surface and protection of wood and metal when pounding)
  - Rag for smearing paint if desired effect is wished.
  

  Suggested Supplies:
  -A digital camera (for referencing ideas is a great tool for this type of work when the ideas just start flowing - capture the moment!)
  

  Instructor Notes: We will complete two Chimes during our time together. The $45 fee goes toward the following materials and the use of tools provided.
  
  - A baggie for each student with wooden blocks (some sanding may be necessary)
  - Several pieces of decorative wooden trim molding (that will need to be measured and cut to size)
  - 1 roll or several sheets of copper and aluminum for embossing
  - Copper tacks and small length nails
  - 1 to 2 sheets of fine grain sand paper
  - Several Screw in Eyelets
  
  and…for Student use the first 2 classes the following tools will be shared (if you are able to bring your own of the following items that would be helpful and wonderful as we will all be taking turns using each one I provide):
  - Miter Box and Saw (cutting of trim molding)
  - Super Easy Cutter (Midwest Products)
  - Hand Electric Drill and Drill bits (setting molding in place before adding tack)
  - Wooden block/hard stone for pounding surface
  - Woodburning tool for easy markings for drilling holes
  - Wood Sanding block
  - Embossing tools (to review… and later to purchase for the next class)
  

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  THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

  Saturdays, February 25 to March 3 / 9:00AM - 4:00PM

  Explore the power and subtlety of the photographic portrait. Learn to capture a subject's personality through lighting demonstrations and photo shoots at the studio of photographer Jeff Ross. Designed for those looking to build their photography portfolio or apply to design schools, three hours of portraiture homework will be assigned each week. Access to a digital SLR is required. View Ross’ work at jeffross.com.
  
  This class is offered for 0.5 teacher in-service credit. Please refer to the Nevada Department of Education's teacher licensing requirements.

  Instructor: Jeff Ross
  Class Begins: Saturday February 25, 9:00AM - 4:00PM
  Ages: 15 and up / Intermediate Levels and up
  Cost: $126 Museum members, $140 non-members

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  Required Supplies:
  - Digital SLR with zoom lens.
  - Laptop computer with CD Burner or USB flash drive—PC or Mac. Computer should have at least 15-20 GB of open hard drive space and at least 1 GB of Ram.
  - The current version of an image editing application installed such as Adobe Photoshop CS2 or CS3, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop Elements, or Aperture from Apple.
  - Ability to download images from your camera to the laptop, edit images using your image editing software, and organize the edited images for critique.
  - Six to ten images to share at the first class session
  

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  PATINA BASICS

  Saturday February 25, 2012 / 10:00AM - 5:00PM

  Learn to enhance metal with vibrant color in this workshop. Students will explore various methods of applying patina to metal, including heat application, submerging, fuming, and resist techniques. Students will create numerous samples of metal with varying colors and a book of recipes to duplicate their results with household materials. A $25 materials fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.

  Instructor: Cindy Kinerson
  Class Begins: Saturday February 25, 10:00AM - 5:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $56 Museum members, $63 non-members

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  Required Supplies: Instructor will provide most of the materials. A materials fee of $25 will be due the instructor at the start of class.
  
  Please bring:
  old toothbrush
  plastic containers with lids (such as clean butter/salsa containers)
  notebook
  pen or pencil
  

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  ACRYLIC PORTRAITURE & THE CLOTHED MODEL

  Mondays, February 27 to April 2 / 6:00PM - 9:00PM

  Explore portraiture and the clothed figure by painting clothed models. First, get familiar with facial structure and value by drawing portraits using charcoal. Then, learn the properties of the fast-drying and versatile medium of acrylics. Study form, edge, value and explore the use of different color palates. Students may work in acrylics or oil.
  
  This class is offered for 1 teacher in-service credit. Please refer to the Nevada Department of Education's teacher licensing requirements.

  Instructor: Daniel Helzer
  Class Begins: Monday February 27, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $144 Museum members, $162 non-members

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  Required Supplies:
  - 6 - 8 canvas boards 12" x 15"
  - Liquitex acrylic OR oil paints:
  White, Black, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cad Red Medium, Dioxazine Purple
  - Liquitex Gloss Medium and Varnish OR oil equivelent
  - assorted acrylic brushes:
  filberts, rounds and flats
  - 1-2 inch cheap brush
  - small metal palette knife
  - disposable paper palettes
  - paper towels
  - newsprint or charcoal pad

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  PAINTING CLINIC: OPEN STUDIO

  Thursdays, March 1 to April 5 / 6:00PM - 9:00PM

  Bring your work to this accessible class to get serious feedback, helpful instruction, and reserved weekly studio time. Students will appreciate and enjoy this supportive, energetic environment to develop existing projects and start new ones. Students may work with oil or acrylic paints.

  Instructor: David McCamant
  Class Begins: Thursday March 1, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $144 Museum members, $162 non-members

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  Required Supplies: Students are encouraged to bring examples of the work they would like help with, their current painting set-up and supplies. They will need a palette, brushes and or painting knives, your palette of oil or acrylic paints including any painting medium you are using and supports (canvas, panels, etc.).

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  DRAWING FROM OBSERVATION

  Fridays, March 2 to April 6 / 9:00AM - 12:00PM

  Learn to draw using line, shape, value, perspective, and composition in this beginning class. Successfully translate what you see into two dimensions by studying observational techniques. Create finished works while exploring different drawing media such as pencil, charcoal, Conté crayon, and ink.
  
  This class is offered for 1 teacher in-service credit. Please refer to the Nevada Department of Education's teacher licensing requirements.

  Instructor: Alison Harris
  Class Begins: Friday March 2, 9:00AM - 12:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $144 Museum members, $162 non-members

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  Required Supplies:
  -Strathmore paper drawing pad 18" x 24"
  -graphite pencils: HB, 2B
  -kneaded eraser
  -good pencil sharpener
  -drawing board, 20" x 26" (or one may be borrowed from the Museum)
  -2 bulldog clips
  

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  A HANDS-ON INTRO TO DALLE DE VERRE

  Saturday March 3, 2012 / 10:00AM - 4:00PM

  Explore this non-traditional stained glass method with visiting artist, Corky Normart. In this one-day work shop students will go through the entire process of Dalle de Verre stained glass. Using cut glass to create a design then suspending that design in a liquid resin, students will create vibrant projects to capture the light.

  Instructor: Corky Normart
  Class Begins: Saturday March 3, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $58 Museum members, $64 non-members

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  Required Supplies: All supplies will be provided.

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  BOOK ARTS: TIPS, TOOL & TECHNIQUES

  Tuesdays, March 6 to March 20 / 6:00PM - 9:00PM

  If you’ve taken a calligraphy class and want to delve in deeper, then this class is for you! The topics will include pens (dip, fountain, etc.), papers (smooth, textured, etc.), layout (rough draft to finished piece), and wet media (watercolor, gouache, inks, etc.). After exploration and experimentation, students will be guided to a finished piece of art. A $15-$18 materials fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.

  Instructor: Carol Pallesen
  Class Begins: Tuesday March 6, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $72 Museum members, $81 non-members

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  LIFE DRAWING: OPEN STUDIO (4 weeks)

  Wednesdays, March 14 to April 4 / 6:00PM - 9:00PM

  Improve your life drawing skills and explore a variety of media while working freely from a nude model in this popular class. The instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction upon request. Both male and female models will be drawn.
  
  This class is offered for 0.5 teacher in-service credit. Please refer to the Nevada Department of Education's teacher licensing requirements.
  

  Instructor: Jerry Stinson
  Class Begins: Wednesday March 14, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
  Ages: 18 and up / All Levels
  Cost: $96 Museum members, $108 non-members

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  Suggested Supplies: The following are suggested basic supplies - all media are welcome, so please bring whatever supplies you need for whichever media you are using.
  
  Drawing board – 20”x 26” or larger (light-weight masonite works best)
  Newsprint pad – 18”x 24” – rough surface recommended
  Bull dog clamps or similar to attach pad to board
  
  Medium and Support Items:
  Vine charcoal, thin and fat pieces
  Choice of conte crayon, 6B graphite pencil or sticks, china marker, compressed charcoal, carbon pencils, or any suitable medium for drawing on newsprint
  Large kneaded eraser
  Pink pearl eraser
  Portable pencil sharpener or utility knife (best for soft/medium pencils)
  Clean small rags
  Sandpaper pad for sharpening drawing mediums
  Stumps for blending (optional)

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  KIDS CLAY CLUB

  Saturdays, March 17 to March 31 / 10:00AM - 10:30AM

  Kids will learn hand-building techniques while discovering the fun and tactile properties of clay. Students will sculpt coil pots, boxes, and more. After finishing the pieces with colorful glazes, projects will be fired in the kiln, creating ceramic works of art to be enjoyed for years.

  Instructor: Kelly Brooks
  Class Begins: Saturday March 17, 10:00AM - 10:30AM
  Ages: 7 - 11 years
  Cost: $38 Museum members, $40 non-members

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  OIL PASTEL SMUDGE

  Tuesdays, March 20 to April 3 / 1:00PM - 4:00PM

  Create miniature landscapes and floral design with your fingers that will entertain and delight. This straightforward and simple artistic style uses oil pastels to create artwork in minutes with satisfying results!

  Instructor: Carol Foldvary-Anderson
  Class Begins: Tuesday March 20, 1:00PM - 4:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $72 Museum members, $81 non-members

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  Required Supplies:
  - PENTEL brand Oil Pastels - small introduction set is appropriate
  - Gray paper Stumps for smudging - Small and Large size
  - Blue Painters Tape
  - Magic Rub Eraser
  - Scissors
  - Ruler / Straight Edge
  - Pencil
  - Plastic Zip lock Baggies Sized 5x7" or larger
  - Non fragrant Hand wipes or wet paper towels in a zip lock bag
  - Scratch paper about 20 sheets
  - Metal erasing shield - optional
  - Inexpensive Hair Spray / Fixative
  
  -Specialty paper will be introduced the first evening of class
  to be purchased during the week
  -Colored Paper - specific colors to be introduced in class
  

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  RELIEF PRINTING

  Saturday March 24, 2012 / 10:00AM - 4:00PM

  Become a printmaker in just a few hours! Create a unique image then learn to cut a linoleum block using special tools. Ink your block with a brayer and hand print your own distinctive prints. Leave the workshop with original works of art for framing, card-making and more, as well skills to take home to make further prints. A $10 materials fee is due to the instructor at the beginning of class – no additional materials are required.

  Instructor: Rachel Kaiser
  Class Begins: Saturday March 24, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $48 Museum members, $54 non-members

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  INTRODUCTION TO INTAGLIO

  Saturday March 31, 2012 / 10:00AM - 4:00PM

  Discover the printmaking method of artists like Rembrant, Dürer, and many more. Students will explore multiple intaglio printmaking techniques using drypoint methods on plexi-glass plates then create original prints to take home.

  Instructor: Rachel Kaiser
  Class Begins: Saturday March 31, 10:00AM - 4:00PM
  Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels
  Cost: $48 Museum members, $54 non-members

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  Required Supplies:
  - piece of clear plex-glass no more than ½ inch thick no larger than 8"x11” square (found at most home improvement stores for a few dollars)
  - a sharp scribe or printmaking needle (found at Nevada Fine Arts for about seven dollars)