The E.L. Cord Museum School of the Nevada Museum of Art is now accepting enrollment for the Spring/summer 2008 class schedule. Classes are limited in size, therefore early registration is recommended. Scholarships are available for all ages. All classes will be held in the E.L. Cord Museum School at the Nevada Museum of Art. Please call the NMA for details at 775.329.3333. SPRING/SUMMER CHILDREN'S CLASSES     Archictecture Workshop For Youth   Go beyond Lego building and sample what it’s like to be an architect in this one-day workshop. In conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful exhibition, students will be taught by AIA (American Institute of Architecture) architecture designer Steven Fitzgerald. Build your own a three dimensional model from a two dimensional plan using cut and paste materials while learning how to build models from a working architect.     Instructor: Steven Fitzgerald Session 1: Saturday, June 14, 10 AM to 2 PM  Ages: 10 and up Cost: $36 NMA members, $40 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts).           Clay Turds For Toddlers   Parent and toddler will explore the wonderful textures and forms that can be created using clay. This fun and tactile approach will allow you and your tot to discover the many possibilities that can result from squishing, pounding, rolling and building with this muddy material. You will sculpt, fire, and glaze your clay "turds" during this exciting and experimental development opportunity for parent and child. Price includes one parent and one child.     Instructor: Melanie Berner Session 1: Saturdays, August 9 to 30, 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM  Ages: 1 - 3 with parent Cost: $24 NMA members, $27 non-members, $12 for each additional parent and/or child -- to register an additional person please call Jennifer Ishimatsu at 329-3333 x 260.           Drawing: Dinosaurs & Dragons   Children will learn how to draw fantastic dinosaurs and dragons in this class. Your child will learn the step-by-step process of character creation and the technique of drawing basic shapes, using shading and blending and the development of an environment and background.     Instructor: John Coleman Session 1: Saturdays, June 21 to July 19, 10 AM to 11:15 AM (no class 7/5) Ages: 6 and up Cost: $55 NMA members, $65 non-members           Fencing   Introduce your child to the tradition and practice of fencing while promoting physical fitness. Students will use protective equipment in a safe and fun environment as they gain basic fencing knowledge and improve strength, balance, coordination and self confidence. Class will be held in the outdoor plaza in front of the NMA.     Instructor: Eric Momberg Session 1: Mondays, May 12 to June 23, 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM (no class 5/26) Ages: 7 - 14 Cost: $60 NMA members, $68 non-members           Four Hands Playing: Clay For Parent & Child   Take time in the morning for clay play with your child under six. You will sculpt, fire, and glaze with all four hands working together to make this a wonderful learning experience and development opportunity for parent and child. Price includes one parent and one child.     Instructor: Melanie Berner Session 1: Saturdays, August 9 to 30, 10:30 AM to 12 Noon  Ages: 3 – 6 with parent Cost: $48 NMA members, $54 non-members, $24 for each additional parent and/or child. To register for an additional person please call Jennifer Ishimatsu at 329-3333 x 260.           Kindercamp: Cute & Creepy Critters   Kids ages 6 - 8 who love animals are invited to participate in this week’s camp where students will make art that incorporates the animal kingdom -- from cute to creepy. This session offers different media including sculpture, painting, drawing, collage and printmaking.     Instructor: Melanie Berner Session 1: Daily, June 9 to 13, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 6 – 8 Cost: $160 NMA members, $180 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts) & an old T-shirt or apron to wear.           Kindercamp: Underwater & Outer Space   Children will explore the wonders of sea life and the frontiers of space through a variety of art projects in this week’s camp. Kids will use paint, paper, ceramics and other materials to reflect on creative worlds while developing their basic art skills.     Instructor: Melanie Berner Session 1: Daily, July 7 to 11, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 6 – 8 Cost: $160 NMA members, $180 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts) & an old T-shirt or apron to wear.           Summer Art & Design Camp: Design For People & Places   In this camp, get inspired by the Frank Lloyd Wright & the House Beautiful exhibit and design cool things for people and places. Explore art and design and make mini models of houses, create interiors, and design a landscape. Different media will be explored, such as drawing, painting, printmaking, and clay.     Instructor: Melanie Berner Session 1: Daily, June 23 to 27, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 8 – 12 (age flexible) Cost: $160 NMA members, $180 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts) & an old T-shirt or apron to wear.           Summer Art Camp: Creative Creatures   Create artwork inspired by fun and stylized creatures in this weeklong camp. Kids will create cartoon-like animal art and creature murals while expanding on their basic art skills. Students will explore the theme through an introduction to various art media including drawing, clay, sculpture and printmaking.     Instructor: Ron Rash Session 1: Daily, July 14 to 18, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 8 – 12 (age flexible) Cost: $160 NMA members, $180 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts) & an old T-shirt or apron to wear.           Summer Art Camp: Printmaking & Clay   Kids who like to get their hands dirty will love this camp session where students will work with the printmaking medium and make their own clay sculptures. Printmaking will be explored using a variety of materials and methods. Children will learn to build ceramic sculptures that are then glazed and fired in the kiln. By the end of camp, your children will take home their own unique art creations.     Instructor: Melanie Berner Session 1: Daily, July 21 to 25, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 8 – 12 (age flexible) Cost: $160 NMA members, $180 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts) & an old T-shirt or apron to wear.           Summer Art Camp: Robots, Planes & Hot Rods   In this camp, make cool artwork inspired by vehicles such as robots, planes, spaceships and hot rods. Students will explore real and imagined vehicles through an introduction to various art media including sculpture, drawing, painting and printmaking. At the end of camp, your children will take home their unique projects.     Instructor: Ron Rash Session 1: Daily, July 28 to August 1, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 8 – 12 (age flexible) Cost: $160 NMA members, $180 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts) & an old T-shirt or apron to wear.           Summer Art Camp: Sculpture & Clay   If your kids like to get their hands dirty, they will love this camp session where students will work in clay and make their own sculptures. Children will learn to build using clay that is then glazed and fired in the kiln. Sculpture that is created using a variety of other materials will also be explored. By the end of the week, your children will take home their own artistic creations.     Instructor: Melanie Berner Session 1: Daily, June 16 to 20, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 8 – 12 (age flexible) Cost: $160 NMA members, $180 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts) & an old T-shirt or apron to wear.           Summer Drama Camp: Theater Exploration   Students will experience the fun of theater exploration in this weeklong camp while building their self-confidence and performance skills in a friendly environment. The class will explore developing body talk, pantomime play, voice coaching, improv games and participate in small group skits. No memorization nor previous experience is required. Parents are invited to watch students perform their theater activities in the NMA’s Primm Theater on Friday, August 8 from 12 – 1 pm.     Instructor: Carroll Charlet Session 1: Daily, August 4 to 8, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 8 – 12 Cost: $160 NMA members, $180 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts).           Summer Eco Camp: Natural Wonders   Kids will explore the wonders of the natural world, participating in projects and art activities inspired by nature and ecology. In relation to the Chris Drury: Mushrooms | Clouds show, students will take a look at Drury’s artwork and make projects that incorporate art and natural science. Students will make art using natural and recycled materials, gain inspiration from native plants and animals, and create sun prints.     Instructor: Megan Berner Session 1: Daily, August 11 to 15, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 8 – 12 (age flexible) Cost: $160 NMA members, $180 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts) & an old T-shirt or apron to wear.           Teen Art Studio: Illustrated Icons   During this week-long studio, teens will investigate various themes and media inspired by cartooning, street art and sign painting with local artist, Ron Rash. Students will paint graphic icons on a variety of surfaces such as wood and found objects. This class will also include collaborative projects and explorations in ceramics and printmaking.     Instructor: Ron Rash Session 1: Daily, August 18 to 22, 9 AM to 1 PM  Ages: 13 - 19 Cost: $160 NMA members, $180 non-members, Bring a sack lunch (please no foods containing nuts) & an old T-shirt or apron to wear.         SPRING/SUMMER ADULT CLASSES     Airbrush I & Ii: Beginning / Intermediate Airbrushing   In this beginning to intermediate class, students will learn basic airbrushing techniques through step-by-step demonstrations. Students will become skilled in this versatile medium, including equipment and materials, paints, freehand application, color gradation, rendering texture and more. Enrollment is limited to 8.     Instructor: Armando Serrano Session 1: Mondays, June 16 to August 13, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM  Ages: 15 and up / Beginning – Intermediate Levels Cost: $130 NMA members, $150 non-members           Beading   This workshop will introduce you to the delicacies of beading and the satisfaction of creating your own jewelry. Students will develop a working knowledge of materials and beading methods in order to create a variety of finished pieces. After meeting for a class introduction, beginning students will travel with the instructor to Reno Bead Shop to explore and purchase materials. Returning students can refine their beading skills while also learning additional style and sculptural elements using hard wire. Plan to leave class with at least two finished pieces.     Instructor: Lisa Kornze Session 1: Saturday, June 21, 10 AM to 4 PM  Ages: 15 and up (younger with approval) / All Levels Cost: $56 NMA members, $63 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in the Cafe Musee.           Book Arts: Wright Meets Mackintosh   In conjunction with the exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright & the House Beautiful, this class will explore typefaces inspired by the styles and time periods of architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Through hand-writing the alphabet, students will examine letter proportion and construction and make cards, books and construct an accordion-folded paper that fits inside the drawers of a tiny dresser. An approximate materials fee of $10 is due to the instructor the first day of class.     Instructor: Carol Pallesen Session 1: Tuesdays, May 6 to 27, 6 PM to 9 PM  Ages: 15 and up/All Levels Cost: $96 NMA members, $108 non-members           Clay Works   This beginning-intermediate clay class will learn hand-building, glazing and how to use the wheel. Create beautiful and original, fired ceramic pieces while improving your technique and receiving personalized instruction. Clay may be purchased from the museum at an additional cost of $9.     Instructor: Jacy Robinson Session 1: Thursdays, July 17 to August 21, 6 PM to 9 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members           Costume Making: Get Ready For Burning Man   Bring in some old clothes to create your own costume for Burning Man with costume-maker and longtime burner Geoffrey Nelson. Use battery-operated electroluminescent wire and a buttoneer to embellish a piece of clothing so that it will glow in the dark. Cover a hat with imitation fur and sequins and make accessories such as bracelets, necklaces and anklets out of lights. Electroluminescent wire and other materials will be available for purchase during the workshop, along with many other free embellishments. Contributions and bartering of supplies is encouraged.     Instructor: Geoffrey Nelson Session 1: Saturday, July 19 to Sunday, July 20, 12 Noon to 5 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $80 NMA members, $90 non-members, or $45 NMA members , $55 non-members for one day. To register for one day call Jennifer Ishimatsu at 329-3333 x 260.           Drawing I: The Figure   The focus of this life drawing course is the nude human figure. Students start each class with gesture drawings and then proceed to longer poses which result in detailed renderings of the human form. The instructor will address anatomy, line, shading and composition through demonstrations and critiques.     Instructor: Martha Voyevidka Session 1: Thursdays, May 8 to June 12, 9 AM to 12 Noon  Ages: 18 and up / All Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members           Drawing Ii   Offered to intermediate and continuing Drawing I students, Drawing II is an exploration of linear perspective as applied to the elements of a landscape composition. Students will then use these compositional methods to accompany an introduction to portraiture. Observational drawing techniques will be employed to render a head study from a live model. Instruction will also be provided through demonstrations and slide presentations.     Instructor: Wes Lee Session 1: Thursdays, July 10 to August 14, 6 PM to 9 PM  Ages: 15 and up / Intermediate Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members           Green Design Workshop   In this one-day workshop, explore green design with interior designer Kimberly Phipps-Nichol of Blue Water Studio. Offered in conjunction with Frank Lloyd Wright & The House Beautiful, this class will introduce you to living in a healthy and positive space. Explore color and texture, learn how to work with a designer, assess the sustainability of materials and find current financial incentives for green building and remodeling.     Instructor: Kimberly Phipps-Nichol Session 1: Saturday, June 14, 10 AM to 2 PM  Ages: All/15 and up Cost: $44 NMA members, $48 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in the Café Musee.           Landscape Studies In Oils   Brush up on the basics of landscape painting and refresh your creative insight into the world around us. Held in conjunction with the exhibit Chris Drury: Mushrooms | Clouds, students will create small landscape studies using oils. The works produced will serve as a preliminary foundation and inspiration for larger paintings. The class will focus on composition, value, color harmony and the importance of edges.     Instructor: Luverne Lightfoot Session 1: Wednesdays, August 6 to 27, 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $128 NMA members, $144 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in the Café Musee           Life Drawing: Open Studio   Improve your life drawing techniques and skills while working freely from a nude model. An instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction if requested. Both male and female models will be drawn. Students may register for 4 or 6 classes.     Instructor: Jerry Stinson Session 1: Wednesdays, May 14 to June 18, 6 PM to 9 PM  Session 2: Wednesdays, July 9 to August 13, 6 PM to 9 PM  Ages: 18 and up / All Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members, or $96 NMA Members / $108 for non-members for 2 sessions. To register for 4 sessions, please call Jennifer Ishimatsu at 775-329-3333 ext. 260.           Mixed Media: From Realism To Abstraction   Transform a realistic artwork into an abstract image using the medium of your choice. Each stage of the process will be an evolution of several stylistic changes which will result in a non-objective representation of the original subject. Lectures, critiques and demonstrations will be the basis for this intermediate design course.     Instructor: Martha Voyevidka Session 1: Thursdays, May 15 to June 12, 6 PM to 9 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $120 NMA members, $135 non-members           Painting: Acrylics   In this dynamic acrylics course, the exciting and versatile qualities of acrylics will be explored. Students will cover several different techniques possible when using this medium as they paint from a variety of subjects including the clothed model and the still life. Beginners as well as painters of all levels are welcome to participate in this class.     Instructor: Ron Spears Session 1: Mondays, May 12 to June 23, 6 PM to 9 PM (no class 5/26) Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $144 NMA members, $162 non-members           Perspective   In this three-week course, learn the classic skill that architects, designers and artists use to create the illusion of depth in two dimensions. In conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful exhibit, improve your drawing skills by learning how to use one, two and three point perspective. Ellipses, foreshortening and other perspective concepts will also be explored.     Instructor: David McCamant Session 1: Thursdays, June 12 to 26, 6 PM to 9 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $72 NMA members, $81 non-members           Pine Needle Basketry   In this one-day workshop, explore basket making with local artist, Audrey Frank. The basket making tradition of Frank's Native Nevadan Washoe/Paiute background includes a weaving technique that combines many natural materials. Weavers will learn from her methods using materials such as pine needles, sinew and raffia.     Instructor: Audrey Frank Session 1: Saturday, August 9, 10 AM to 3 PM  Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $55 NMA members, $60 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in the Café Musee.           Plein Air Workshop: Urban Landscape   Spend a summer day along the Truckee River in Wingfield Park in this beginning plein air workshop. Using acrylic paints, learn how to paint buildings in simple perspective surrounded by the area’s natural and historic urban scenery. In conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful show, students will tour the exhibit before going outdoors to paint.     Instructor: Kirah Van Sickle Session 1: Saturday, June 21, 10 AM to 4 PM  Ages: 15 and up / Beginning-Intermediate Levels Cost: $60 NMA members, $66 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in the Café Musee.           The Wright Furniture: A Model Making Workshop   In this one-day workshop, students will build a scale model of a piece of furniture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Learn how to interpret plans, elevations, and sections with local architect, Erik Fong. The class will also plan the interior space of a Wright architectural floor plan and tour the exhibit, Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful.     Instructor: Erik Fong Session 1: Saturday, June 7, 10 AM to 4 PM  Ages: 18 and up / All Levels Cost: $60 NMA members, $66 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in the Café Musee.           Visiting Artist Workshop: Painting With Robert Beckmann   Work with renowned visiting painter Robert Beckmann, the artist of Body of a House in the NMA’s permanent collection. Beckmann's work has been exhibited in museums and institutions throughout the country. Bring in a finished sketch to translate to a painting or a painting in progress that you would like feedback on or to work on in class. Learn about Beckmann’s work and background, get tips on your ownwork, and surviving as an artist.     Instructor: Robert Beckmann Session 1: Saturday, May 17, 10 AM to 2 PM  Ages: 15 and up / Intermediate - Advanced Levels Cost: $85 NMA members, $95 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in the Café Musee.           Watercolor: Reno Skyline   Inspired by the Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful exhibit, students in this one-day workshop will paint vistas of the downtown Reno skyline in light and shadow -- creating a colorful foreground and distant mountains. Students will learn how to simplify a complicated subject into a charming scene using linear and atmospheric perspective.     Instructor: George Drews Session 1: Saturday, May 17, 10 AM to 3 PM  Ages: 15 and up / Intermediate - Advanced Levels (experienced beginners welcome) Cost: $45 NMA members, $50 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in the Café Musee.           Watercolor: Seascapes   In this two-day workshop, students will create colorful and dramatic water scenes using several experimental techniques. Learn how to paint waves, sand dunes, thunderous seas, whitecaps, sea spray and an island featuring trees, rocks and a sailboat. The class will explore painting wet in wet to achieve a dramatic ocean using the lightest to darkest values.     Instructor: George Drews Session 1: Saturdays, August 23 to 30, 10 AM to 3 PM  Ages: 15 and up / Intermediate - Advanced Levels (experienced beginners welcome) Cost: $80 NMA members, $90 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in the Café Musee.           Weaving: Triangle Loom   In this two-day workshop, students will learn how to weave using a 4-foot loom. This technique is easier and produces a more supple fabric than traditional triangle loom weaving. It can be used to produce a shawl, scarf, baby blanket or throw. The class will learn how to set up a jig, embellish the weaving, join woven triangles and other finishing techniques. The class materials include a hand-made loom to keep at a deeply discounted price. No previous experience is necessary.     Instructor: Adrienne Van Nalts Session 1: Saturdays, July 19 to 26, 1 PM to 4 PM  Ages: 18 and up / All Levels Cost: $60 NMA members, $66 non-members, Bring a sack lunch or dine in the Café Musee.         SPRING/SUMMER WORKSHOPS   SPRING/SUMMER VISUAL DESIGN STUDIO SERIES     Photo Studio I With Jeff Ross   Gain working knowledge of professional photography in-studio with renowned local photographer, Jeff Ross. In this six week introductory course, students will learn how to develop technique, streamline workspace, market their work and begin building a portfolio to further their visual education or apply to art and design schools. Class will be held at the instructor’s professional studio and includes a session in the light studio with an artist’s model and makeup artist. To view Ross’ work, visit his website at jeffross.com. Students must have access to a 35mm digital camera. This class is a prerequisite to Photo Studio II, which will be held in the fall.     Instructor: Jeff Ross Session 1: Tuesdays, June 17 to July 29, 6 PM to 9 PM (no class 7/1) Ages: 15 and up / All Levels Cost: $180 NMA members, $198 non-members           Product & Transportation Design I With Todd White   In this ten week introductory course, draw products and vehicles with professional designer/illustrator, Todd White. White has extensive experience in product design and conceptual illustration for major companies and the entertainment industry such as Disney, Warner Bros, Universal Studios, and Sony Entertainment Group. Draw using perspective and marker rendering techniques, explore illustration projects, and begin building a portfolio in order to further their visual education or apply to art and design schools. View White’s work at twhiteillustration.com. This class is a prerequisite to Product & Transportation Design II, which will be held in the fall.     Instructor: Todd White Session 1: Tuesdays, June 10 to August 19, 6 PM to 9 PM (no class 7/1) Ages: All / 15 and up Cost: $280 NMA members, $300 non-members           Visual Design Fundamentals   Have you considered a career in graphic design? This six week entry-level class will be taught by AIGA (American Institute for the Graphic Arts) graphic designers, Suzanne Vincze and Erik Flippo in the studio of architectural firm, Cathexes. Begin your design education by developing a visual vocabulary through hands-on projects while learning the history of design. Projects will be completed at home using cut and paste media -- no computer is required for this course. This class is foundational and is prerequisite to the fall session’s Graphic Design I -- where students will begin to build a portfolio to further their design education or apply to design schools. Enrollment is limited to 15 students.     Instructors: Erik Flippo and Suzanne Vincze Session 1: Tuesdays, June 17 to July 29, 6 PM to 9 PM (no class 7/1) Ages: 18 and up / All Levels Cost: $180 NMA members, $198 non-members