SPRING 2023 ART CLASSES

DRAWING, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Ages 7 and Up (Parents are welcome to register)

Instructor: Tiffany Miller

In this class students will discover the beauty, magic, and power of drawing. Participants will learn to draw from real life and express their personal visions, ideas, and observations. With a focus on composition, the class includes sketching, figurative drawings of master artists, illustrators, and photographers. Students will be drawing with graphite, medium-soft charcoal pencils, color pencils, markers, ink, and pastels.

PAINTING, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Ages 7 and Up (Parents are welcome to register)

Instructor: Jonathan Berry

This class is an introduction to the skills and techniques for working in painting. Students are guided through the fundamentals of the painting experience and are introduced to the tools and techniques of the medium. Participants learn to work with acrylic, watercolor, and pastels while being introduced to the basic concepts of painting exploring color, form, and composition.

MANGA CARTOONING, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Ages 7 and Up (Parents are welcome to register)

Instructor: Gregory Maldonado

This class focuses on learning about the structures of manga / anime characters using shapes and anatomy for movement. Students will focus on the creation of Chibi Style caricatures, and will learn to develop pacing, setting up scenes using panels, working with depth, and the use of lighting and shadow techniques. Students will work on developing their own manga and anime characters to tell their own stories.

DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Ages 11-15, Teens & Adults

Instructor: Maria Ferrari

Arm yourself with the best tools possible for creating Digital Art using raster graphics - Adobe Photoshop. This class teaches basic skills and good work habits that are essential to mastering Digital Illustration, and its complex range of possibilities. Geared for ages 13 and up, this class helps participants create their portfolio for school applications and expand job opportunities for adults in the digital design fields. In this course you will have great fun exploring your creative vision on the computer.

CERAMICS - HANDBUILDING, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Ages 7 and Up (Parents are welcome to register)

Instructor: Ray Barsante

Building Up with Clay by Hand. Learn how to build pots, cups, plates, vases and other vessels in class using only the simplest hand building techniques. Begin with a slab of wet clay and through the course learn what it takes to create your vessels from the bottom up. Decorate your creation with glaze before we fire them in our kilns for you to take for home use or display.

NOTE: For younger students, preliminary skills needed for this class. Taking Introduction to Art (Painting and Sculpture) first is highly recommended.

POTTERY - WHEEL THROWING, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Teens & Adults

Instructor: Ray Barsante

This course introduces students to the use of the potter's wheel by creating ceramic forms and pottery objects. A range of techniques will be demonstrated as starting points to using the wheel as a tool for creating forms. The design, function, decoration, and presentation of the thrown forms will be emphasized through course assignments.

NOTE: Preliminary skills needed for this class. Taking Ceramics first is highly recommended.

INTRODUCTION TO ART (PAINTING AND SCULPTURE), 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Ages 7 and Up (Parents are welcome to register)

Instructor: Jennifer Tomaiolo

Do you want to try out all kinds of art and art materials? In Intro to Art we will draw, paint and make 3D sculptures! We will look at art & artists from all over the world to inspire our creativity and learn a new skill each week. Projects will explore a variety of media – we will learn drawing and painting skills and how to make 3D art with clay, paper and non-traditional materials. Try them all and find out which you like best! You can take this class as a beginner or you can develop the skills you already have. Students who have taken Intro to Art previously are welcome back.

SPRING 2023 OPEN LAB, 3:00 - 7:00 PM

Open Studios for All Registered Students!
Drop-Ins Welcome with $10/Hr Suggested Donation!
Registered students in BRAC's Spring 2023 education program are able to make use of BRAC's Digital Media Lab and Fine Arts Studio on Friday afternoons from 3pm to 7pm for art-making outside of class hours. $5 suggested donation. Drop-ins from non-registered students are also welcome with permission and a minimum donation fee of $10/hour.

PRINTMAKING & DRAWING, 11 AM - 1 PM
Ages 7 and Up (Parents are welcome to register)

Instructor: Tammy Wofsey

In this class students learn the skills of printmaking and drawing. Participants will make their own sketch books to be used throughout the semester, and will learn to draw from life and incorporate this in our printmaking artwork. Printmaking allows students to duplicate artwork. Printmaking uses material that can be drawn, carved or chosen from material such as leaves, cloth or paper that is then placed on an inked plate. Printmaking is best described as a surprise using ink and paper. Using our wheel press, students will hand craft and crank through their artwork.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, 11 AM - 1 PM (BEGINS MAY 6TH)
Teens & Adults

Instructor: Vicky Azcoitia

Participants will learn how to analyze, create, and speak about the images they see in their everyday lives. By discussing the technical aspects of digital photography students will learn about composition, framing, and form to better understand the deeper meaning of photographs. Students will have the opportunity to create their own original photos during every class in BRAC's Media Lab and the immediate surroundings, BRAC's garden and Green RoofTop.

CERAMICS - HANDBUILDING, 11 AM - 1 PM
Ages 7 and Up (Parents are welcome to register)

Instructor: Ana Ruiz-Castillo

Building Up with Clay by Hand. Learn how to build pots, cups, plates, vases and other vessels in class using only the simplest hand building techniques. Begin with a slab of wet clay and through the course learn what it takes to create your vessels from the bottom up. Decorate your creation with glaze before we fire them in our kilns for you to take for home use or display.

NOTE: For younger students, preliminary skills needed for this class. Taking Introduction to Art (Painting and Sculpture) first is highly recommended.

POTTERY - WHEEL THROWING, 2 - 4 PM
Teens & Adults

Instructor: Ana Ruiz-Castillo

This course introduces students to the use of the potter's wheel by creating ceramic forms and pottery objects. A range of techniques will be demonstrated as starting points to using the wheel as a tool for creating forms. The design, function, decoration, and presentation of the thrown forms will be emphasized through course assignments.

NOTE: Preliminary skills needed for this class. Taking Ceramics first is highly recommended.

DIGITAL ANIMATION, 2 - 4 PM
Ages 7 and Up

Instructor: Hector Canonge

Through the use of applications, demonstrations, and hands-on learning students will learn the tools and techniques for creating their own animations. Hands on computer applications, the class uses Adobe Photoshop to introduce participants to the notions of frame by frame Digital Animation. By the end of the course students will have created their own animated short stories and will be able to share them with family and friends.

ADVANCED PAINTING, 2 - 4 PM
Teens & Adults

Instructor: Jaron Newton

This course will cover foundations of color theory, composition ideas, and canvas layout. Students will refine their technical skills using acrylic and watercolor as well as other techniques and methods in painting in order to expand their painting vocabulary. This course will culminate in an instructor-led multi week project aimed at producing a finished painting based on participants interests and themes.