Studio Courses



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Phone / 423.265.4282 - 104
email / mshoup@avarts.org

Periodically, AVA offers studio art classes in conjunction with University of Tennessee Chattanooga and Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Past courses include Studio Drawing, Mold-Making and Casting, and Intaglio Printing. Below is a listing of various studio classes offered in the area.

New Studio Classes at Townsend Atelier
A variety of new studio classes are being held at Townsend Atelier. All classes meet at Townsend Atelier, 201 West Main Street. For more information, contact Peggy Townsend at 423-266-2712 or peggy@townsendatelier.com.
www.townsendatelier.com
  • Acrylic Painting & Mixed Media
    Wednesdays, June 15 - July 27,
    9 am - noon
    Instructed by Sandy Washburn All levels are welcome. To register and for more info visit Townsend Atelier's website.
  • Pastels: 2 days of still life and portraits
    July 16 & 17, 9 am - 5 - pm
    Instructor Melissa Hefferlin will introduce students to a special technique that yields beautiful bold color. For more information and to register visit Townsend Atelier's website.
  • Introduction to Portraiture
    July 30 & 31, 9 am - 4 pm
    Instructor Mia Bergeron will introduced students to oil portrait painting with a live model. For more information and to register visit Townsend Atelier's website.
  • How to Draw: Fearless Drawing instructor Rebecca Gates
    Wed., July 27 & Aug. 1, 6-8 pm
    Whatever your current level of mastery or what intention you have this class offers the opportunity to learn to see form to get accurate shape to work the magic of creating the illusion of 3-dimension on paper. Working from a still life made of everyday things and drapery students will learn how to use charcoal. After this you will boldly make art with confidence. Pre-registration required.
  • Open Life Drawing Studio
    Every Thursday, 6-8 pm
    Open studios are non-instructed sessions with live models. A combination of short and long poses will be done. Participants may work at their own pace and with whatever medium they wish to work with. Drop in any session for $15 ($10 with student ID) or receive a discounted rate by pre-registering below for a package of four sessions for $40.
Open House and Painting Demonstration by Mia Bergeron 
Friday, July 29, 6-9 pm
Townsend Atelier, 201 West Main Street 
Come and join us! A chance for everyone to visit Townsend Atelier enjoy some food and drink and watch the artist do a live painting demonstration from a model. Mia will be demonstrating all of the techniques to be taught during the workshop. Those who are registered for the workshop are encouraged to attend but participating in the workshop is certainly not required to attend this fun informative and lively demo. Make an evening of it and visit other studios and galleries alogn Mitchell and Main for the monthly Southside Stroll! Open the the public free of charge. 
For more information, contact Peggy Townsend at 423-266-2712 or peggy@townsendatelier.com.
www.townsendatelier.com
 
Sketch Nights in August
Thursday nights in August
Shuptrine's Gold Leaf Designs
Drop in any Thursday night for an informal sketch workshop. Subjects will be figurative and still life. Bring your supplies and choose your own medium. Charge is $15 per session. Call to reserve an easel if needed 423.266.4453 and check our events page on www.shuptrines.com for more workshop information.
423-266-4453
 
Music City Paint-Out
September 14-16, 9 am - 4 pm
Join us in downtown Nashville to capture the vitality of this energetic city and its people. Internationally known artist Gayle Levée leads this plein air workshop for artists familiar with working outdoors, using plein air equipment, who are ready to boost thier work to the next level of excellence while having fun in doing it. Format: Morning demo and afternoon painting with indivualized instruction. Last day review: 2:30 on September 16. Please bring all of your paintings to the review. Class limit: 15 Workshop Fee: $400, with a non refundable deposit of $175.
For further information and to register, please contact Rachel Blair at rachelmblair@comcast.net.
 
Art Classes
The Masters Studio
Hours: By Appointment
Ongoing individual or group lessons. All mediums, all ages. I have a Master's Degree and Tennessee teaching license grades K - 12. For more information, contact Larry Bullington at 423-883-9295 or larryjudybulling@bellsouth.net
 
Studio Arts Classes
Ongoing
Studio, 736 Intermont Road, Chattanooga, TN
Judith Mogul offers painting, drawing and 3-D art classes to children, teens and adults.  For more information, contact Judith at 423.645.3418.
 
Open life-drawing at UTC
Every Tuesday, 6-9 pm
Room 414 in the Fine Arts Building at the corner of Vine and Palmetto. $10 a session to cover fee for model. Contact Mimi Herbert for more information, mimiherbert@comcast.net
 
MinorWorks pottery classes
Wednesday nights 6 - 8 pm
MinorWorks Studio, 817 Brynwood Dr.
Victoria Minor is instructing pottery classes. $40 per class or $200 for a six-week session. Materials included. Class is limited to two students. For more information call Victoria Minor 423-322-0988 or email vlminor2@comcast.net
 
Art Classes
Art classes acrylic mostly (some oil and watercolor, and mixed media). Fun and learn about different mediums and textures as you create paintings of your choice. Evelyn Marie Williams 423-605-7234.

 

PAST STUDIO COURSES OFFERED

Zen and the Art of the Repetitive: Mold Making & Casting Techniques @ CSTCC
This two-day course will walk students through a variety of mold-making and casting techniques using silicone and urethane materials. Through lecture and demonstrations, students will be instructed how to make a one piece and a two piece re-usable mold, how to make castings, and how to create a variety of post-finishes. Lunch provided. $175 AVA Members / $225 non-members

Life Drawing @ UTC
AVA, in cooperation with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, present a life drawing class for intermediate and advance students. Working from live models, students will study anatomy and the expressive forms of the human body. $95 AVA Members / $135 Nonmembers

Intaglio Printmaking @ UTC (5 weeks / 10 hours)
Instructor:  Juanita Tumelaire
AVA, in cooperation with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, presents a 5-week intaglio printmaking class for beginning and intermediate students. This class is designed to teach participants how to apply traditional etching techniques to create a sequence of related prints. These could take the form of book pages or comprise a portfolio. Students will receive a materials list, and a fee payable to the instructor will cover etching plates and proofing paper.
$125 AVA Members / $145 non-members

ava association for visual arts chaatanooga is funded by ava members, allied arts and the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC)

Association for Visual Arts
30 Frazier Ave.
Chattanooga, TN 37405
423.265.4282
contact@avarts.org