WINE & ART
6-8 pm Thursday, June 6
Pop with Collage with Gloria Burlingame
$15/student; all supplies provided
Pre-registration required
Enjoy interesting, fun studio art activities paired with a glass of wine, light hors d’oeuvres and great conversation during Wine & Art nights at the Figge. Featuring a different art medium each month, you’ll create finished art works to display in your home in these cool, casual studio sessions. To pre-register for any of the sessions, contact Heather at 563.326.7804 x2045 or
haaronson@figgeartmuseum.org.
Download a flyer.
Upcoming dates:
July 11 • Oil Pastels with Bruce Carter (note special date)
August 1 • Pastel Panoramas with Allen Holloway
ART LOVERS BOOK CLUB
1 pm Wednesday, June 5
Free; members-only program
All art lovers with a
Figge Museum membership are invited to join a lively discussion in the Figge cafe about artistic literature. Each program includes a short introduction, discussion led by a Figge docent, and group discussion. Bring a brown bag lunch if desired.
Download discussion questions.
For more information, contact Heather at 563.326.7804 x2045 or
haaronson@figgeartmuseum.org.
Book for June meeting:
Private Lives of the Impressionists by Sue Roe
Upcoming books
July Inside the Painters Studio by Joe Figg
August The Lade in Gold by Ann Marie O'Connor
September DeKoonig Bicycles by Robert Long
October Seven Days in the Art World by Susan Thornton
November Stealing the Mystic Lamb by Noah Chaney
STUDIO CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
May
WATERCOLOR · ALL LEVELS
Instructor: Ralph Iaccarino
Noon-3 pm Thursdays, May 16–June 13
$95/member; $105/non-member
Supply list
Learn watercolor basics, from paper types and brush styles to color theory and more in this artistically-satisfying studio course. Class discussions on the art elements and design principles basic to all art, including color, value, shape, pattern, balance, space and rhythm will aid students in creating vibrantly-colored, flowing watercolor paintings. Find your artistic vision and personal style in this fun, relaxed studio experience.
June
ACRYLIC PAINTING WORKSHOP · POP ART
Instructor: Colleen Tomlinson
10 am-4 pm Saturday, June 8
$50/member; $60/non-member
Supply list
Students should bring a sack lunch
Class begins with a docent-guided tour of the
American Pop exhibition
Go beyond the pale in this cool acrylic painting class! Inspired by the Figge’s
American Pop exhibition, students will use updated techniques and materials to create interesting, bold paintings informed by the historic Pop Art movement lead by iconic artists such as Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Gladys Nilsson and Wayne Thiebaud. Take a walk on the wild side and express your artful muse!
MOSAICS WORKSHOP
Instructor: Mary Stringer
10 am-4 pm Saturday, June 15
$20 materials fee payable to instructor on the day of class; bring a sack lunch $50/member; $60/non-member
Supply list
Students should bring a sack lunch
Liven up a small table, chair, mirror frame, tray, or other household item using the age-old art of mosaic imagery. Students will learn the techniques of embedding small ceramic squares and reclaimed pieces of broken glass dishes in a plaster base to create flowing, rhythmic, colorful patterned pictures that will add texture and interesting detail to your home decorating.
July
ACRYLIC PAINTING BEGINNERS
Instructor: Allen Holloway
Noon-3 pm Tuesdays, June 25–July 9
$75/member; $85/non-member
Supply list
Explore color theory, a variety of acrylic painting techniques, composition, perspective and more in this fun basic painting class. Learn the secrets to painting fluffy clouds, how to create “distance” on a 2D surface (your canvas), how to mix colors (do blue and yellow really make green?!) and lots more information that will help you go from beginner to the next level in this exciting acrylic painting adventure.
August
WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP
Instructor: Cindy Bergthold
12pm-4pm Saturday, August 17
$35/member; $45/non-member
Supply list
Students may bring a snack
Artist and teacher Cindy Bergthold will lead students in a full exploration of the watercolor painting medium in this exciting studio experience. From basic brush stroke techniques, paper types and treatments to color mixing, glazing, salt additives and more, students will come away with a true understanding of how to use watercolors as an expressive, meaningful art form.
POP WITH COLOR - DRAWING
Instructor: Gloria Burlingame
12-4pm Saturday, August 31
$35/member; $45/non-member
Supply list
Students may bring a snack
Class begins with a docent-guided tour of the
American Pop exhibition
The Figge’s
American Pop exhibition will inspire this unique studio experience. Students will draw/paint a series of color-drenched self-portraits based on a 4”x6” (minimum) self-portrait photograph using water soluble color pencils. A discussion of Andy Warhol and his iconic celebrity silkscreen portraits will inform the class on this shift in the cultural art experience and help light each student’s particular creative spark.
WINE & ART - PASTEL PANORAMAS
Instructor: Allen Holloway
6-8pm Thursday, August 1
$15/student; Pre-registration required
All materials provided
Learn tips, techniques and secrets to successful pastel painting in this artfully delightful studio experience. Enjoy some wine, refreshments and cool conversation as you create a pastel landscape panorama worthy of hanging in your home.