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		The RMAC offers classes on a quarterly basis... Children’s Clay: Wind Bells

	Children Classes: Children’s Clay: Wind Bells Fun with Drawing and Painting Adult Classes: Approaches to Drawing and Acrylic Painting Clay: Creating Textured Surfaces Weekend Workshops Ink Wash and Pen Line Workshop Printmaking Workshop Landscape Nature Photography Impasto Acrylic Painting Beginning Fused Glass Contact Information: Ellen K. Moore, Ph.D. Curator of Education Roswell Museum and Art Center 100 West 11th Street Roswell, NM 88201 575-624-6744, extension 22 moore@roswellmuseum.org
Section I Instructor: Georgene Smyth Age: 5 Wednesdays for 6 weeks April 2 – May 7 3:30 - 4:30pm $40 members; $50 non-members Section II Instructor: Aria Finch Tuesdays for 6 weeks April 1 – May 6 Age: 6 - 8, beginners and up 3:30 - 4:30pm $40 members; $50 non-members Section III Instructor: Aria Finch Age: 9 - Teen, beginners and up Tuesdays for 6 weeks April 1 – May 6 4:30 - 5:30pm $40 members; $50 non-members	Students will create whimsical creatures to celebrate the spring winds.
Fun with Drawing and Painting

Instructor: Uzma Saleemi Age: 8 - 12 years, beginners and up Mondays for 5 weeks March 31 – April 28 3:30 - 4:45pm $40 members; $50 non-members	Students will learn drawing and painting in a fun environment, using techniques such as freehand sketching and pencil shading, and will discover how to use color, light, and shadow with soft pastel and acrylic paint. Students will create still lifes, gesture drawings, and paintings.
Approaches to Drawing and Acrylic Painting

Instructor: Uzma Saleemi Adult, Beginners and Up Mondays for 4 weeks March 31 – April 21 9:00 - 11:30am $50 members; $60 non-members	Students will discover techniques of drawing and painting from realism to abstraction, using soft pastel and acrylic paints. Students will create still lifes, portraits, and landscapes. Supply list available upon registration.
Clay: Creating Textured Surfaces

Section I Instructor: Aria Finch Intermediate to advanced Tuesdays for 8 weeks April 1 – May 20 9am - Noon $80 members; $105 non-members Section II Instructor: Aria Finch All Levels Tuesdays for 8 weeks April 1 – May 20 7 - 9:30pm $80 members; $105 non-members Section III Instructor: Aria Finch All levels Thursdays for 8 weeks April 3 – May 22 9am - Noon $80 members; $105 non-members	Students will experiment with a variety of tools and found objects to create surfaces that are complex and mysterious. Lab fee is included in class price.
	All day Saturday workshops include a lunch break.
Gratton Fellowship Workshops Thanks to the generosity of Lorene Johnson Gratton, a life-long supporter of our studio class program, the Roswell Museum and Art Center is able to offer a concentrated weekend workshop once per annum for adults. These workshops are designed for adults who normally might not be able to take advantage of such opportunities. Gratton Fellowships are open to 12 members of the community who demonstrate a strong art interest and financial need for scholarship assistance. They are awarded on a competitive basis. For details, contact the Education Department.	Ink Wash and Pen Line Workshop

Instructor: Dorothy Peterson Age: 15-Adult, beginners and up April 12, 19; May 3 9:30am - 3:30pm, Saturday 1:00 - 3:30pm, Sunday $50 members; $60 non-members	Discover the beauty and versatility of painting and drawing in ink wash with pen line. We will work from still life, your sketches, and photos. Supply list available upon registration.
Printmaking Workshop

Instructor: Stephen Ackerman Age: 9-Adult, beginners and up April 12, 19; May 3 10:00am – noon, Saturday $40 members; $50 non-members	Learn how to produce a printing plate and make multiple copies from an original drawing or design. Students will become familiar with printmaking processes, tools, and techniques by making monoprints and linoleum block prints. Emphasis will be placed on individual creative growth. Adult projects require $10 supply fee at registration.
Landscape Nature Photography

Instructor: Bruce Gaucher Age: Adult, beginners and up April 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24 1:00pm - sunset, Saturday $80 members; $90 non-members	IStudents will meet at the Museum in the afternoon from 1:00 to 3:30 pm to discuss the technical and artistic aspects of photography, review film and digital cameras, and critique images. In teh late afternoon, students will travel to a field location for a photographic demonstration and shooting - learning to capture their own visions. Requirements: 35mm SLR film cameras, or 35mm digital SLR cameras, or digital compact cameras, (manual settings are helpful), tripod, preparedness for outdoor activity and transportation to our four field locations: White Sands, Three Rivers Petroglyphs, Ruidoso, and one location to be announced.
Impasto Acrylic Painting

Instructor: Theresa Pfarr Age: 15-Adult, beginners and up May 3 & 4 10:00am – 3:30pm, Saturday 1:00 - 4:30pm, Sunday $50 members; $60 non-members	Learn to make acrylic paintings that simulate the look of oil painting. Through still life, landscape, and figurative painting, students will learn paint mixing, application techniques, and color theory. Supply list available at registration.
		Beginning Fused Glass

		Instructor: Sue Johnson Age: 15-Adult, beginners and up May 17 & 24 10:00am – 2:00pm, Saturday, May 17 1:00 – 2:30pm, Saturday, May 24 $30 members; $40 non-members	This class will teach the skills and supplies needed to make fused glass art. Participants will design and fuse up to six of small pieces each (examples: pendants, pins, bolos, earrings) using space age dichroic glass. Supply fee of 12.50 required at first class.
	Register in person or by mail to: CLASSES Roswell Museum and Art Center 100 West 11th Street Roswell, NM 88201 For online registration, please mail or drop off your payment to the above address.	Student Name* Parent Name (If student is child) Address 1 Address 2 City State Zip Email* Telephone* Class* Day* Time* Amount that you'll be sending to RMAC $* Notes
		Registration fees for each class differ. Materials for adult classes are normally not provided and a supply list can be obtained at registration. Materials for children’s classes are normally provided. Full payment must accompany registration. Space may not be reserved prior to payment. Class fees will only be refunded during the first two weeks of class. Students needing special accommodations should provide advance notice to Ellen Moore, Curator of Education, well before the class starts. Scholarships for children are available on a limited basis and funded by the Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation. Contact Ellen Moore, Curator of Education, for details: 575-624-6744, extension 22, or moore@roswellmuseum.org. Stephen Ackerman is a printmaker, originally from Philadelphia. He holds a BFA from Tyler School of Art and is currently a Visual Arts teacher in the Roswell Independent School District. His work centers on myth, story, and the conversation. Aria Finch holds a BA degree in Art Education from the University of Texas, El Paso, and has attended graduate school at North Texas State University and Texas Women’s University. After 7 years of teaching in the public school system, she joined the Museum teaching staff in 1979, and has subsequently built the Ceramics Program into a powerhouse. Bruce Gaucher is a nature and travel photographer and a counselor. He has worked on a photographic project for the Fuji Corporation in Oaxaca, and Taxco, Mexico. His photographic journeys have taken him to Peru, Mexico, Canada, and many National Parks throughout the United States. He has been a featured artist at the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center, the Roswell Fine Arts League, and the Flickinger Center in Alamogordo. Sue Johnson, a native of Roswell, has always had a love for glass art and began fusing glass in 2001. She has taken fused glass classes in Santa Fe and Portland, OR. Currently she teaches at WeCree8 Gallery in Ruidoso and will teach at EMNU-R starting summer 2008. Her work can be seen at The Gallery in Roswell. Dorothy Peterson is an award-winning artist who has maintained a studio in Roswell since 1980. Locally and regionally, she has offered workshops and has taught college-level drawing and painting. She is listed in Who’s Who in American Art, and is a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society. Theresa Pfarr holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, a BFA from the University of Cincinnati, and has studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She has taught both basic and advanced painting courses. She is a past artist-in-residence at the RAIR program in Roswell and is a 2006 Puffin Foundation Grant recipient. Georgene Smyth is a potter who assists with the Ceramics Program at the Museum, is a member of the Pecos Valley Potters Guild, and was a kindergarten teacher in the Deming Schools. Uzma Saleemi holds a BFA degree in Graphic Design. Her work in painting and clay has been exhibited in various shows in New Mexico and Chicago. She works as a freelance graphic and interior designer.

The RMAC offers classes on a quarterly basis...

Children’s Clay: Wind Bells

Children Classes:
Children’s Clay: Wind Bells
Fun with Drawing and Painting

Adult Classes:
Approaches to Drawing and Acrylic Painting
Clay: Creating Textured Surfaces

Weekend Workshops
Ink Wash and Pen Line Workshop
Printmaking Workshop
Landscape Nature Photography
Impasto Acrylic Painting
Beginning Fused Glass

Contact Information:

Ellen K. Moore, Ph.D.
Curator of Education
Roswell Museum and Art Center
100 West 11th Street
Roswell, NM 88201
575-624-6744, extension 22
moore@roswellmuseum.org

Section I
Instructor: Georgene Smyth
Age: 5
Wednesdays for 6 weeks
April 2 – May 7
3:30 - 4:30pm
$40 members; $50 non-members

Section II
Instructor:
Aria Finch
Tuesdays for 6 weeks
April 1 – May 6
Age: 6 - 8, beginners and up
3:30 - 4:30pm
$40 members; $50 non-members

Section III
Instructor: Aria Finch
Age: 9 - Teen, beginners and up
Tuesdays for 6 weeks
April 1 – May 6
4:30 - 5:30pm
$40 members; $50 non-members

Students will create whimsical creatures to celebrate the spring winds.

Fun with Drawing and Painting

Instructor: Uzma Saleemi
Age: 8 - 12 years, beginners and up
Mondays for 5 weeks
March 31 – April 28
3:30 - 4:45pm
$40 members; $50 non-members

Students will learn drawing and painting in a fun environment, using techniques such as freehand sketching and pencil shading, and will discover how to use color, light, and shadow with soft pastel and acrylic paint. Students will create still lifes, gesture drawings, and paintings.

Approaches to Drawing and Acrylic Painting

Instructor: Uzma Saleemi
Adult, Beginners and Up
Mondays for 4 weeks
March 31 – April 21
9:00 - 11:30am
$50 members; $60 non-members

Students will discover techniques of drawing and painting from realism to abstraction, using soft pastel and acrylic paints. Students will create still lifes, portraits, and landscapes. Supply list available upon registration.

Clay: Creating Textured Surfaces

Section I
Instructor: Aria Finch
Intermediate to advanced
Tuesdays for 8 weeks
April 1 – May 20
9am - Noon
$80 members; $105 non-members

Section II
Instructor: Aria Finch
All Levels
Tuesdays for 8 weeks
April 1 – May 20
7 - 9:30pm
$80 members; $105 non-members

Section III
Instructor: Aria Finch
All levels
Thursdays for 8 weeks
April 3 – May 22
9am - Noon
$80 members; $105 non-members

Students will experiment with a variety of tools and found objects to create surfaces that are complex and mysterious. Lab fee is included in class price.

All day Saturday workshops include a lunch break.

Gratton Fellowship Workshops

Thanks to the generosity of Lorene Johnson Gratton, a life-long supporter of our studio class program, the Roswell Museum and Art Center is able to offer a concentrated weekend workshop once per annum for adults. These workshops are designed for adults who normally might not be able to take advantage of such opportunities. Gratton Fellowships are open to 12 members of the community who demonstrate a strong art interest and financial need for scholarship assistance. They are awarded on a competitive basis. For details, contact the Education Department.

Ink Wash and Pen Line Workshop

Instructor: Dorothy Peterson
Age: 15-Adult, beginners and up
April 12, 19; May 3
9:30am - 3:30pm, Saturday
1:00 - 3:30pm, Sunday
$50 members; $60 non-members

Discover the beauty and versatility of painting and drawing in ink wash with pen line. We will work from still life, your sketches, and photos. Supply list available upon registration.

Printmaking Workshop

Instructor: Stephen Ackerman
Age: 9-Adult, beginners and up
April 12, 19; May 3
10:00am – noon, Saturday
$40 members; $50 non-members

Learn how to produce a printing plate and make multiple copies from an original drawing or design. Students will become familiar with printmaking processes, tools, and techniques by making monoprints and linoleum block prints. Emphasis will be placed on individual creative growth. Adult projects require $10 supply fee at registration.

Landscape Nature Photography

Instructor: Bruce Gaucher
Age: Adult, beginners and up
April 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24
1:00pm - sunset, Saturday
$80 members; $90 non-members

IStudents will meet at the Museum in the afternoon from 1:00 to 3:30 pm to discuss the technical and artistic aspects of photography, review film and digital cameras, and critique images. In teh late afternoon, students will travel to a field location for a photographic demonstration and shooting - learning to capture their own visions. Requirements: 35mm SLR film cameras, or 35mm digital SLR cameras, or digital compact cameras, (manual settings are helpful), tripod, preparedness for outdoor activity and transportation to our four field locations: White Sands, Three Rivers Petroglyphs, Ruidoso, and one location to be announced.

Impasto Acrylic Painting

Instructor: Theresa Pfarr
Age: 15-Adult, beginners and up
May 3 & 4
10:00am – 3:30pm, Saturday
1:00 - 4:30pm, Sunday
$50 members; $60 non-members

Learn to make acrylic paintings that simulate the look of oil painting. Through still life, landscape, and figurative painting, students will learn paint mixing, application techniques, and color theory. Supply list available at registration.

Beginning Fused Glass

Instructor: Sue Johnson
Age: 15-Adult, beginners and up
May 17 & 24
10:00am – 2:00pm, Saturday, May 17
1:00 – 2:30pm, Saturday, May 24
$30 members; $40 non-members

This class will teach the skills and supplies needed to make fused glass art. Participants will design and fuse up to six of small pieces each (examples: pendants, pins, bolos, earrings) using space age dichroic glass. Supply fee of 12.50 required at first class.

Register in person or by mail to:

CLASSES
Roswell Museum and Art Center
100 West 11th Street
Roswell, NM 88201

For online registration, please mail or drop off your payment to the above address.

Registration fees for each class differ.

Materials for adult classes are normally not provided and a supply list can be obtained at registration.

Materials for children’s classes are normally provided.

Full payment must accompany registration.

Space may not be reserved prior to payment.

Class fees will only be refunded during the first two weeks of class.

Students needing special accommodations should provide advance notice to Ellen Moore, Curator of Education, well before the class starts.

Scholarships for children are available on a limited basis and funded by the Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation. Contact Ellen Moore, Curator of Education, for details: 575-624-6744, extension 22, or moore@roswellmuseum.org.

Stephen Ackerman is a printmaker, originally from Philadelphia. He holds a BFA from Tyler School of Art and is currently a Visual Arts teacher in the Roswell Independent School District. His work centers on myth, story, and the conversation.

Aria Finch holds a BA degree in Art Education from the University of Texas, El Paso, and has attended graduate school at North Texas State University and Texas Women’s University. After 7 years of teaching in the public school system, she joined the Museum teaching staff in 1979, and has subsequently built the Ceramics Program into a powerhouse.

Bruce Gaucher is a nature and travel photographer and a counselor. He has worked on a photographic project for the Fuji Corporation in Oaxaca, and Taxco, Mexico. His photographic journeys have taken him to Peru, Mexico, Canada, and many National Parks throughout the United States. He has been a featured artist at the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center, the Roswell Fine Arts League, and the Flickinger Center in Alamogordo.

Sue Johnson, a native of Roswell, has always had a love for glass art and began fusing glass in 2001. She has taken fused glass classes in Santa Fe and Portland, OR. Currently she teaches at WeCree8 Gallery in Ruidoso and will teach at EMNU-R starting summer 2008. Her work can be seen at The Gallery in Roswell.

Dorothy Peterson is an award-winning artist who has maintained a studio in Roswell since 1980. Locally and regionally, she has offered workshops and has taught college-level drawing and painting. She is listed in Who’s Who in American Art, and is a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society.

Theresa Pfarr holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, a BFA from the University of Cincinnati, and has studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She has taught both basic and advanced painting courses. She is a past artist-in-residence at the RAIR program in Roswell and is a 2006 Puffin Foundation Grant recipient.

Georgene Smyth is a potter who assists with the Ceramics Program at the Museum, is a member of the Pecos Valley Potters Guild, and was a kindergarten teacher in the Deming Schools.

Uzma Saleemi holds a BFA degree in Graphic Design. Her work in painting and clay has been exhibited in various shows in New Mexico and Chicago. She works as a freelance graphic and interior designer.