Learn the foundations of working with acrylic paint with experienced local artist, Mark Crow. Acrylic painting is the simplest and most accessible medium for a beginner to learn how to paint successfully. This class is packed with tips and tricks on creating your own landscape painting. Expect to have fun!
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1001 S Duck Street, Stillwater, OK 74074
(405) 744-1535 | infoartscenter@okstate.edu
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Introduction to Handbuilding
In this course, students explore the basic physical properties of clay by practicing a variety of hand-forming techniques used to create functional objects. Hand-forming techniques will include, pinch pots, slab building, mold slumping, and texture. The objective is not to make pieces to take home, rather learning what is possible and allowing you to get your hands dirty and feel what it's like! No previous experience in clay is needed for this class. (an introduction class is a prerequisite for instructional open studio)
Spring Break Art Camp: Sculpture to Scale
Prairie Arts Center is excited to once again partner with the OSU Museum of Art for this year's Spring Break Camp. Camp will begin with a visit to the museum for an interactive tour of BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art, a whimsical exhibition that explores "the imaginative ways that air is used as a tool to create large-scale sculptures." Students will use these larger than life artworks for inspiration as they collaborate to create a large scale sculpture of their own. We will also visit some of downtown Stillwater's public sculpture, and have the chance to plan and draw out an imagined piece of public art. Finally, as a class, we will create a sculpture garden in miniature, creating works made from polymer clay, cardboard, wood, and more.
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Joseph Foucart Inspired Mismatch Castles
These imaginative ink and watercolor castles are inspired by prominent turn-of-the-century Oklahoma architect, Joseph Pierre Foucart. Foucart was the first architect to establish a practice in the Oklahoma territory and many of his unique and historical buildings remain in use today. They are especially prominent in Guthrie, OK, where Foucart set up his practice in 1889. Foucart brought the influence of European Gothic with him to Oklahoma and helped develop a new style called Prairie Gothic. Foucart was known to break some of the rules of his day, irreverently mixing and matching window, door, and column styles on the same building. Without a doubt, Joseph Foucart changed the landscape of Oklahoma with his love for the fantastical and whimsical. The following lesson plan was used in a mixed-age setting with students ages 6-12. It could be adapted for students up through high school.
Candy Hearts Embroidery Workshop
Join us in learning embroidery techniques while creating a fun candy heart design! You will get to choose different sayings and colors for your hearts. You can also add a pocket on the back for a sweet little note to someone special. Patterns will be provided by the instructor. Through the process, you will learn various stitches for embroidery that will add style to the design! No previous experience required.
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Wet Felted Hand Puppet
Come and create a delightful hand puppet in this wet felting class! The instructor has templates for a bird, a wolf and a sheep, but you can also design your own creature. This is an intermediate class requiring experience in making felt and using resists. Contact the instructor if you have questions about whether or not you have the necessary experience. Be sure to bring water and snacks/lunch as wet felting is very demanding physically.