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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Workshop Classes

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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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  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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  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)