$35/$15
$65
$45
4:00 to 6:00 PM
Wednesdays,
Jan 6,13, 20, 27
10 to teen
Priscilla Barbour
Acrylics & More
The Isle of Wight Arts League
The Arts Center @ 319

319 Main Street in the
Smithfield Historic District

757-357-7707
To sign up for a class...
contact us, or call 757-357-7707
The Arts Center is seeking
Art Instructors and Students
with interest in varying Media.

Please call us if you are interested
in instructing or taking classes!
Contact Sheila Gwaltney at 357-7707
for further information.  
Class
Instructor
Age group /
Skill Level
Dates
Times
Member
fee
Non-Member
fee
Materials
fee
Painting / teens and adults
Ides say March    
Priscilla Barbour
Adult
Wednesdays
Mar 3, 17, 31
1:00 to 3:00 PM
$45
$65
$35/$10
An intermediate class; drawing ability a pre-requisite. Students will create personalized works of art using acrylics & mediums.  Students
choose their own subjects. Materials: $35 for new students, who will receive a full material kit designed to carry them through several sessions.
$5 to 10 for returning students (or supply list available) Register by March 1st.
March into Acrylics
Priscilla Barbour
Age  10 to teen
Wednesdays
Mar 10, 17, 24, 31
4:00 to 5:30 PM
$45
$65
$35/$10
An intermediate class; drawing ability a pre-requisite. Students explore creative uses of acrylics and mediums to produce unique works of
art.  Personalized instruction and freedom of subject. Materials Fee:  $35 for new students First time students will receive a full material kit
designed to carry them through several sessions, $5 to 10 for returning students (or supply list available)  Register by March 5th.
Watercolor Painting
Sheila Gwaltney
Adult
Tuesdays
March 9, 16, 30
10 AM - noon
$45
$65
$10
Wednesdays
March 10, 17, 31
10 AM - noon
Choice of moring or evening class. Students will learn traditional watercolor techniques and “split palette” color theory. Three 2-hour sessions.
Register by March 5th.
Batik for Beginners
Carolyn Jolly
Widmoyer
Age 14 to adult
Saturday
June 12
10 AM - 4 PM
$65
$85
-
Learn the ancient art medium of Batik!  With natural fiber cloth, cotton or silk as the canvas, use fabric dye and hot wax, to create 2 to 3 Batiks.  
All supplies are included.  Register by March 30th.
Jewelry / teens and adults  <-- New
Glass Clay Pendant
Cynthia
Quesenberry
Adult /
Beginner
Saturday,
April 10 and 17
9:00am to
1:00pm
$40
$60
$15
We will use an assortment of colorful glass clay and sculptural techniques to create a glass pendant.  Students will learn glass clay modeling
techniques, basics involving firing the pendant in a glass kiln, and finishing techniques.  The material is easy to work with and no glass cutting
experience is necessary.
The pendants will be designed and constructed in the first class.  After the work is fired we will meet for a second class to add finishing
touches and apply the pendant finding.
Fiber art / teen and adults  <--New
Felting Fun:
Pig in a Blanket
Valerie Johnson
Teen & Adult
Saturday, Apr 24
10 - 11 AM
$10
$30
$10
A one-hour class. A classic of family dining becomes a felted sculpture reality. A whimsical way to meet your Smithfield pork requirements.
Using needle felting techniques, the student will craft their very own porcine sculpture. Deadline to register: April 10th.
The oenological arts  <--New
The art of wine
Prof. R. L.
Williams
Adult
Thursdays,
April 8, 15, 22
2 - 4 PM
$35
$55
$10
This introductory course in the Art of Wine will connect certain aspects of art with the visual and sensory elements of wine.  We will discuss
the contributions of color, aroma, texture and contrast that are common to certain aspects of art and the production and enjoyment of fine wine.

There will be short lectures on the sensory appreciation of the color and sensory aspect of wine while we taste four wines each afternoon.  
The artistic aspects of winemaking and the sensory pleasures of wine will be discussed as we taste and talk about the similarities of the artist
and the winemaker.  Each session will have some interesting snacks to accompany the wines.  

Register by April 2nd. Maximum class size: 12. Must be 21 or older.
Classes at the Arts Center @ 319

Classes are held if the minimum number of students specified by the instructor are enrolled; most classes also have a
maximum enrollment. So sign up early.

Class fees are due no later than the first day of class and payable to the Isle of Wight Arts League.
Materials fees are payable directly to the instructor and may not be applicable for returning students.

Parents / guardians: For safety considerations, you must accompany your child into the Arts Center at the beginning of
class and pick up you child from the Center. Children will only be released from the Center to a parent or guardian.
Isle of Wight County's "Isle be Green Artz" Workshop / for pre-teens and adults  <-- Free
Isle be Green Artz
Donna Drozda
9 - 12
Saturdays,
March 20 & 27
10 AM-12:30 PM
Free
Teen & adults
1:30 to 4 PM
A two-session workshop. A demonstration, by artist Donna Drozda, of a variety of green art techniques each of which will assist the student in
a spontaneous exploration of their personal environment and connection to the natural world. Through hands-on experience student artists will
perceive, synthesize, evaluate and respond aesthetically to images provided by the artist.

This process enlivens curiosity and positive interactions with the biodiversity of the region while expanding observation skills and an
appreciation of the natural environment.

What the students will produce: each student/artist will create an 'Isle Be Green Artz' Animal inspired by images, provided by the artist
presenter, of birds, reptiles or fish that would be found in the local environment.

Materials: Plastic bags, newspaper, masking tape, cereal boxes, gesso, paints...are provided.