IMPORTANT NOTE: There may have been changes to the schedule.

Call the SPA office at 802-479-7069 to register and to get up-to-date information about classes and workshops.

Price information for each class at end of description: Member / Non-member + materials

Refund Policy at end of class listings

All adult classes are available for ages 16 and over. Automatic $10 discount per class for high school students (deduct on registration form or speak with office when registering by phone).

Fine Art & Craft Classes (ages 16+)

Learn Calligraphy
Armand Poulin
6 Mondays:
April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19 & 26
4-6 PM
Calligraphy is Greek for beautiful writing. This course is an introductory one that includes demonstrations of the basic alphabet, as well as an introduction to the methods and techniques of the art of calligraphy. Learning to hold a pen at the proper angle allows you to produce graceful lettering with thick and thin strokes. It is a fun hobby and there are many ways that students can use their skills: poetry, greeting cards, announcements, awards, inspirational quotes, event invitations and much more. What’s more, you will be able to use your newfound, fluid handwriting skills every time you write. Materials list.
Members $110/ Non-members $130

Armand Poulin studied at the University of Oregon, majoring in Fine Art. In the early 1960’s Armand was assistant Art Director at WABI Radio, and a graphic artists at Ad Media, both in Bangor, Maine. Armand was an employee of the State of Vermont as an illustrator from 1967-2000.

Silk Painting
Laura Perry
Wednesdays: April 23, 30 & May 7
5:30-8:30 PM
The course will introduce students to the idea of painting on silk. We will explore examples of batik and silk painting. We will then spend some time drawing from a still life arrangement. From these pictures we will develop suitable designs to use as a basis for a silk painting idea. We will use gutta pens and silk paints to produce our final pieces. The course requires no previous silk painting or drawing knowledge. Materials fee: $15
Members $115/Non-members $135

Laura Perry has been an art instructor in the UK for more than 10 years and now lives and works in Northfield. Laura received her BSc in Textile Design and Technology from Huddersfield University, UK and her Post Graduate Certificate of Education from Leeds University, UK. Her colorful textile collages have been exhibited in galleries in both Vermont and Great Britain.

Garden Design
Mary “Layne” Tharp
May 1, 5, 8, 12, 15 & 19
6-8 PM
This class will guide students in the creation of plans for designing
or renovating their own gardens while learning the basic concepts of
design, garden preparation, plant selection, and maintenance.
Students will need to commit time outside of class for success.

Bring gardening ideas from books and magazines to the first class.
Recommended Materials: ¼” graph paper (8 ½” X 11”), straight edge, #2 lead pencil, quality art eraser, circle drafting template, and access to a camera.
Members $110/ Non-members $130

Layne Tharp, owner of Layne’s Garden Design, has ten years experience as a professional gardener and garden designer.

Art and the Garden
Georgia Landau
2 Saturdays/1 Sunday: May 3, 4 & 10
Saturdays: 9:30AM-12:30 PM
Sunday: 10 AM-1 PM
Working with clay, learn to use hand-building techniques and press molds to create a personal world of sculpture for your gardens – towers, magical beings, animals and people. Firing included; $15 materials fee for clay.
Members $115/Non-members $135

Georgia Landau has been a craftsperson for over 30 years, creating figurative art in a variety of media. She has been teacher clay and other media with adults and children for the past five years, and is one of the founders of both the Artisans Hand and Studio Place Arts.

Textured Surfaces & Sketchbooks
Laura Perry
Mondays: July 7, 14, 21 & 28
6-8 PM
The course will explore the potential of creating visually interesting and imaginative pages within a sketchbook that will enhance and compliment the work collected and recorded upon it. We will play with changing the page shape, texture and color by experimenting with cutting, fastening, painting, sewing and mark-making. We will use a wide variety of art materials such as tape, staples, paint, pastel, fibers and glue to produce subtle and muted effects. Each student will produce a small sketchbook from the pages created. The course is designed for anyone wanting to explore, play and have fun with two-dimensional art materials. No drawing is required for this course. Materials list.
Members $85/Non-members $95

See above for information on Laura Perry (she also teachers Silk Painting).

Pastels & Oils in Plein Air
Candy Barr
2 Fridays: July 11 & July 18
10AM-2:30 PM (with 1/2 hr for lunch)
Enjoy working outdoors in lovely central Vermont with painter Candy Barr. The focus of the plein air class will be to enable participants to simplify the visual information observed and build better paintings. There will be a demonstration followed by participants’ own work. The sessions will encourage individual development (beginners to advanced students are welcome). Students can work in pastel or oil; suggested supply list available.
Members $80/Non-members $90

As a professional artist from Vermont, Candy paints daily on my travels alla prima, in plein air and from models. Candy has a BFA in Painting and MAT in Printmaking from RI School of Design and MFA from University of Norwich. Galleries that represent Candy are in Vermont and Arizona. For more information, visit: http://candybarrartist.com

Summer Sizzler Watercolor Class
Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams
2 Tuesdays & 2 Thursdays, July 15, 17, 22 & 24
1:30-4:30 PM
This is an intensive watercolor class for beginner and intermediate level students. It is a four-part class, which meets on two Tuesday and two Thursday evenings, and includes instruction, demonstration and practice. Homework will be expected of those who have time—preferably done outdoors in your garden or on a favorite hillside vista. Sessions will focus on Vermont landscapes, flowers and other subjects that you wish to examine. The more you paint, the more you will learn! Bring your own supplies or call for a supply list. Beginner sets are available for the first class.
Member $115/Non-member $135

Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams’ special love is the expression of nature through art. She taught watercolor and nature journaling at the Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary before moving to Vermont. A long-time member of the Paletteers, she has been painting, teaching, and showing her work here for over 20 years.

In-Depth Studies in Perspective
Janice Walrafen
2 Tuesdays & 2 Thursdays: July 15, 17, 22 & 24
6-8 PM
In the first two classes students will learn one and two-point perspective and foreshortening. During the time between the sessions, students will have a take home project of drawing interior spaces. With the next two classes, students will take their drawing lessons outdoors. Materials: pencil, eraser, drawing pad, ruler.
Members $85/Non-members $95

Janice Walrafen has been teaching and creating art and community puppet pageantry for over 15 years in central Vermont.

Fine Art & Craft Workshops (ages 16+)

Get Inspired with Watercolors
Pria Cambio
A Workshop for Seniors (Ages 60+)
Wednesday, April 23
1:00-3:00 PM
It’s easy, It’s relaxing. It’s a huge pleasure to learn the basics of painting with watercolors with Pria. Join us for a stress-free, delightfully paced workshop intended for beginners. Bring your own watercolors to become more familiar with their use or kit sets will be available at the workshop.
FREE INSPIRATION!

Pria Cambio has been an art instructor for more than 30 years, including instruction in the public schools of Glastonbury, Connecticut; the head of the Art Department at Community College of Hartford, Connecticut; and at various educational and art institutions in central Vermont.

Introduction to Acrylics
Pria Cambio
A Workshop for Seniors (Ages 60+)
Wednesday, April 30
1:00-3:00 PM
Everyone says that acrylics are easy to use – but what in the world do you do with them? This is a short workshop to introduce students to the medium. Students will explore different ways to apply the paint and mix the colors, with the possibility of creating a painting before the workshop is over. Bring your own materials to learn more about their use – or SPA will have supplies available.
FREE INSPIRATION!

See above for information on Pria Cambio (she also teaches Get Inspired with Watercolors).

Drawing and Painting Birds In Watercolor
Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams
Saturday, May 17
10 AM-3 PM (with 1/2 hr break for lunch)
SPECIAL NOTE: This workshop coincides with the “Birds Eye View” art exhibit in the Main Floor Gallery at SPA. Participants are encouraged to enjoy the show during their lunch break and at the conclusion of the workshop.

Kathy will lead a focused session in the SPA Classroom for lessons on drawing and painting birds and their environment in watercolor. You will also learn how to use Sumi brushes and strokes to create bird paintings.
No experience required. Beginner watercolor sets available for use or bring your own supplies. Suggested supply list available.
Members $45/ Non-members $55

See above for information on Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams (she also teaches Summer Sizzler Watercolor Class).

Make Encaustic Art
Christopher Thompson
Sunday, May 18
1:30-4 PM
SPECIAL NOTE: This workshop coincides with a 3-person art exhibit on encaustic artwork in the Third Floor Gallery at SPA, which includes work by Christopher Thompson. Participants are encouraged to enjoy the show.
The workshop will introduce participants to the basic techniques and equipment required to produce encaustic artwork. You will learn about materials and formulas, safety procedures, and the preparation of supports and grounds. Through demonstrations and hands-on experimentation, participants will learn specific techniques including, fusing, texturing, smoothing, scraping/incising, glazing, collage, monotype, and, combining oil and encaustic.
Encaustic medium, and a limited number of plywood supports will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring additional small pieces of plywood for supports, special papers, strings, threads, and fabric for collage, scraping and incising tools, oil paints, and old or disposable paint brushes.
Members $30/Non-members $40
Chris Thompson is an Artist and Independent Curator living and working in Burlington Vermont. He recently received a 2007 Vermont Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts creation grant and a 2007 Vermont Community Foundation grant. Chris has exhibited his work throughout Vermont including at the Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Furchgott-Sourdiffe Gallery, Studio Arts Place, Helen Day Art Center and McCarthy Arts Center. He has received awards including 2003 and 2004 Arts Alive Festival Award, and a 2004 Vermont Studio Center Vermont Artist’s Fellowship.

Open Printmaking Studio
Now On Tuesdays!
Phillip Robertson
Tuesday, May 20
Tuesday, June 17
Tuesday, July 8
Tuesday, August 19
5:30 - 8:30 PM

SPA will continue offering a 3-hour Open Printmaking Studio opportunity every month—now on Tuesday evenings—with experienced printmaker Phillip Robertson. The Open Printmaking Studio is available to all printmakers who have participated in Intro to SPA Press workshops. The Open Printmaking Studio will take place at SPA from 5:30 –8:30 on the dates listed above. (Enroll for one evening, or the whole season!)

Phillip will help printmakers with printmaking applications including Woodcut, Linocut, Monotype, Drypoint, Collagraphy and Waterless Lithography, and will facilitate a friendly and cooperative printmaking environment.

Contact SPA at 479-7069 to reserve your space (by Friday 5pm the week before the scheduled Open Printmaking Studio). There is a fee of $15 per evening. No minimum number of participants is required; the maximum capacity is 5.
$15 each evening
NOTE: Space is limited: please call us in advance to let us know you are attending.

Phillip Robertson is a father, artist, printmaker and collector. He has been living and working in central Vermont for the last twelve years and currently lives in East Hardwick, Vermont with his wife and two sons.

Clay Masks
A Workshop for All Ages
Janice Walrafen
2 Sundays: June 8 & 15
1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Mask making is an ancient activity of human beings. Masks tell us so much about ourselves, showing us our strengths, our beauty, our fears and nightmares, and express the range of emotions that sing to the heart and soul. Come with hands and heart ready to play with clay and found materials to create masks that may surprise and delight you. The first day we will make masks of red earthenware clay. They will be fired and the next week we will weave natural and found materials into them to add a magical touch. Materials fee to instructor: $10.
Members $40/Non-members $50
Ages 7-11 years: $15 with adult participant/Ages 12-16: $25

See above for information on Janice Walrafen (she also teaches In-Depth Studies in Perspective).

Introduction to the SPA Press
Phillip Robertson
Saturday, June 14
9:30 AM-12:30 PM
This workshop is a condensed introduction to the Whelan X-Press at SPA. It is recommended that students take the Intro to the SPA Press workshop before taking intermediate class offerings. The workshop will use Monotype techniques to demonstrate basic studio practices, including plate preparation, handling ink and handling tools, paper handling, pulling prints from the press, and the best low-toxic clean-up methods. Students will learn how to create simple yet elegant prints with a minimum amount of preparation and difficulty.
Students will be provided all the basic materials to participate in the class as well as a guide to using the press and a list of resources for more advanced printmaking techniques and materials. Each student will leave the class with at least two original prints demonstrating the basic concepts of how to use the press and how to create black & white prints on the Whelan X-press at SPA!
Materials fee $10.
Members $35/Non-members $45

Paper Capers
Suzanne Rexford-Winston
A Workshop for Seniors (Ages 60+)
Thursday, June 19
1:30-3:30 PM

Suzanne will lead a hands-on workshop showing participants how to make a collage that can be worn, as a pin, necklace, earrings, headgear, etc. In addition, participants will be making Paste Papers – This is an opportunity to be wild and crazy as you design your own decorative papers using “goop” (specially prepared glue to mix with acrylic paint), a variety of texture making tools and your imagination! (You are encouraged to visit the exhibit in the main gallery before or after the workshop, “Leave a Paper Trail.”)
FREE INSPIRATION

Suzanne Rexford-Winston is an artist and arts educator living in central Vermont. She works with found objects and paper, and makes prints and collage pieces; her work ha been shown locally for many years. Suzanne currently teaches at CCV as well as at SPA.

Create with Color
Phyllis Greenway
Saturday, June 21
9:30AM – 4 PM (with ½ hr lunch break)
This workshop will focus on how you use color to bring your painting together. With a color of your choosing and using an old painting or a new one, we'll see how an emphasis on color can make your painting sing. There will be demonstrations, exercises and cross discussion. Phyllis will focus on any media. Bring a color wheel, a couple of old paintings, and plan to work on some new pieces.
Members $50/Non-members $60

Phyllis Greenway: www.phyllisgreenway.com : Recently moved permanently to Northfield. BA in Fine Arts, Saint Mary College, postgraduate studies: University of Kansas, Painting and Drawing, continuation of study in workshop format with nationally known Artists. Teacher in 3 Fine Art Centers, Newport News, Hampton, Matthews, VA, Workshops and series of classes given in Drawing, Painting, Multimedia in those areas, as well a functioning as a Juror and lecturer in that state.

Making Faces in Clay
Georgia Landau
Saturday, June 21 9:30 AM – noon
Sunday, June 22 10 AM-12:30 PM
You’ll be amazed to discover that a crowd of personalities and expressions can be created from a single face. Using a simple step-by-step construction method, we’ll sculpt a face, and then make a plaster mold. The fun really begins as you learn to push, pull, add and subtract clay, creating a new individual each time. Materials fee to instructor: $10.
Members $45/ Non-members $55

Special Program for Teachers:
Enroll by April 30!

Art for Everything:
Teaching Tools for Math, Science and Literature
Janet Van Fleet
Thursday & Friday, July 10 & 11
9 AM - 5 PM (with ½ hr lunch break)

Art is a great tool for teaching and making connections in all the subject areas,
K-8. In this two-day workshop, Janet shows how to use common materials like clothespins and goodies you can find at the hardware store to make people for social studies units, mobiles for math and science, and self-portraits (with art and writing) to begin and end the school year. Traditional art techniques such as
wet-on-wet watercolor and marbleizing paper will be explored. Each day from
9-12 and 1-3 will be filled with suggestions, hands-on activities and brainstorming. The afternoons, from 3-5 will be used for practice and individual exploration of the morning's materials. Participants are encouraged to contact Janet with units they are interested in developing projects for, and she will incorporate these into the workshop.

Members $130/Non-members $150 (enroll by 4/30/08)

Janet Van Fleet formerly was a 1-2-3 multi-age teacher at Union School in Montpelier for 9 years and is now a busy Vermont-based, multi media artist.

The Inspired Image
Robert K. Carsten, P.S.A.
Saturday, July 19
9:30 AM-4:30 PM (with ½ hr break for lunch)

Inspiration will reign in this comprehensive, fun and energetic workshop! Using concepts outlined in Robert's acclaimed article, "Be Your Own Best Critic" in the June 2007 issue of the Pastel Journal, we'll explore intriguing qualities of dramatic and other evocative light effects within our pastel paintings: we will work with tonalism to discover the roles that tonal zoning, pigment density, low-key colors, mass and composition play in achieving a sense of luminosity.

We will work with the properties of color, considering the roles that saturation and temperature, high-key color and edges play in achieving sensational light effects. We'll explore ways to develop painterly, more poetic imagery with emphasis on edges and strokes and more. Class includes demonstrations, discussions, critiques and plenty of working time. All levels are welcome.
Subject matter will be up to each participant: Please bring either photos of landscapes etc. or objects to work from, pastels, paper and a board to work on.
Members $70/Non-members $80
An immensely popular workshop instructor, known for his friendly demeanor and clear, informative teaching style, Robert K. Carsten is an enthusiastic promoter of the pastel medium. A signature member of the Pastel Society of America, he is a frequent writer for The Pastel Journal and The Artists Magazine. His work has garnered top awards at national and international shows and has been featured in books such as Pure Color/ The Best of Pastel, and in many catalogs, journals and magazines. His work graced the cover of, and was featured in, the December, 2004 issue of The Pastel Journal. He is much in demand as an arts juror Robert is the 2008 co- judge of awards for the Academic Artists Association national exhibition and the juror of selection for the 2008 Pastel Painters Society of Maine’s national exhibition.

Programs for Young Artists

Clay Masks
All Ages
Janice Walrafen
2 Sundays: June 8 & 15
1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Mask making is an ancient activity of human beings. Masks tell us so much about ourselves, showing us our strengths, our beauty, our fears and nightmares, and express the range of emotions that sing to the heart and soul. Come with hands and heart ready to play with clay and found materials to create masks that may surprise and delight you. The first day we will make masks of red earthenware clay. They will be fired and the next week we will weave natural and found materials into them to add a magical touch. Materials fee to instructor: $10.
Ages 7-11 years: $15 with adult participant/Ages 12-16: $25

See above for information on Janice Walrafen (she also teaches In-Depth Studies in Perspective).

Reams of Fun with Paper:
A Day-Long Workshop for Teens
(ages 13-17)
Saturday, July 12
10AM-4PM (with ½ hour break for lunch)
Special Note: There will be a major exhibit on paper in the main gallery at SPA from June 10-July 26, 2008.

Morning Session-10AM-12:30PM: Have Fun with Fashion!
Laura Perry
This fun and exciting workshop is aimed at the young student who is interested in fashion design. Using primarily newspaper, black bags and tape students will have fun working in groups: scrunching, twisting, weaving and constructing garments and head pieces that will be worn at the end of the workshop and photographed in a fashion shoot! Let your imaginations run wild to create the most fun and outrageous fashion garments you can imagine. You will be amazed at what you can create using just basic materials.

Afternoon Session-1-4 PM: Paper Gone Wild!
Suzanne Rexford-Winston
Suzanne will lead a hands-on workshop showing teens how to make a collage that can be worn, as a pin, necklace, earrings, headgear, etc. In addition, teens will be making Paste Papers – This is an opportunity to be wild and crazy as you design your own decorative papers using “goop” (specially prepared glue to mix with acrylic paint), a variety of texture making tools and your imagination!

Materials fee: $15
Members $45/Non-members $55

See above for information on Laura Perry (she also teaches Silk Painting and Textured Surfaces & Sketchbooks).

See page above for information on Suzanne Rexford-Winston (she also teaches Paper Capers).

Create A World:
Mini-Camp on Clay
(ages 8-10)
Georgia Landau
Mon., Tues & Wed., July 7, 8, 9 & the following week, Mon. July 14
10 AM-Noon
Working with hand building techniques you will learn to make pinch and coil pots and how to build with clay slabs. Once you learn the basics the next project will be your choice. From cups and bowls to animals, people, monsters and machines! Materials fee: $15.
Members $80/Non-members $90

Camp Creative - a summertime camp for young artists

SPA is offering 2 dynamic, multi-media 1-week camp sessions for young artists this summer during the month of July that will inspire youths to learn through the artistic processes of Henri Matisse.

• Camp Creative for ages 11-14: Week of July 14, Mon-Fri, 9:30 AM-Noon
• Camp Creative for ages 7-10: Week of July 21, Mon-Fri, 9:30 AM-Noon

There will be an art exhibit in the SPA Classroom during Barre Homecoming Days Weekend for Camp Creative participants.

Henri Matisse has made significant contributions to the art world not only for his style, but the manner in which he portrays the relationship between art and perspective. Matisse worked in a wide variety of mediums and often incorporated many different themes that all related back to his source of fluidity. Children at any level are able to successfully indulge in Matisse's masterworks while learning about one of history's most prominent figures. The camp sessions will include learning through the inspiration of Matisse in such mediums as watercolor and acrylic paint, charcoal, chalk, ink and pencil, as well as clay and collage. Some subjects would include copies of masterworks, figure drawing, landscape, still life and studies of favorite animals.

SPA needs to plan for the summer season, so please contact SPA to reserve your space(s) no later than Friday, May 16, 2008. (NOTE: A non-refundable deposit of $40 will be due on May 16th; the remainder of the tuition for the camp session is due by June 30, 2008.)

$90 Members/$100 Non-members

Laticia Hequembourg currently teaches art part-time at St. Monica School in Barre (K-8th grade). She also is a graduate education for the arts student at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, VT. She has a BA from SUNY Potsdam at Potsdam, NY. Her studio concentration consists of drawing and sculpture; she also enjoys painting and photography.

Wand Making Workshop (all ages)
Susan Hayward
Barre Homecoming Days
Saturday, July 26
10:30 AM-Noon
Join us in the SPA Classroom during Barre Homecoming Days to create your own magic wand. With glitter, ribbon and imagination you can make something special. All ages are welcome. Be sure to visit the SPA art exhibits, including the student show by Spaulding HS artists in the second floor gallery.
FREE INSPIRATION

Refund Policy

Cancellations 7 days before first class:
Refund for full paid amount minus $10 registration fee OR 100% credit towards a future class.

Cancellations that occur within 6 days before the first class:
75% refund minus $10 registration fee OR 100% towards a future class.

Cancellations after first class, but before second class:
50% refund of paid tuition minus $10 registration fee OR 100% credit toward future class.

Full refund if SPA cancels. Credits towards future classes must be used within 12 months of date of cancellation.