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Instructor: Robert Bean



Tuition: $42 members; $52 non-members

Friday, Sep 18 & 25, 9:00am – 12:00pm

Bring a lunch.

Location: Studio 8

Class limit: 10 maximum / 5 minimum

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CLASS WILL CANCEL if minimum not registered by: Sep 11

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IF CLASS IS CLOSED please email [email protected] to be placed on a wait list for the current quarter. If we receive sufficient interest we may be able to offer another session.

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This drawing class is one in a series of five 2-week session classes in our Stress-Free Experimentation: Drawing & Painting Basics for the VERY Beginner sampler class. Take all 10-weeks or pick any 2-week session (or more)!



PREREQUISITE: This class is intended for the VERY beginning drawing and painting student. No experience is required – only a desire to learn and fulfill that promise you keep making to yourself – to learn to draw and paint someday! Each session will involve specific exercises designed to help VERY beginning level students build foundational skills. Students will be introduced to The Basics, including supplies, traditional techniques, and vocabulary/terminology. Students will experiment with a various materials in a stress-free environment. Each two-week session is taught by a professional instructor who specializes in each medium. Use this opportunity to try out a new medium, build confidence, and prepare yourself for more advanced classes! A basic get-you-started Supply List will be available on the AAC website at arkansasartscenter.org/museum-school—supply-lists, although much of the needed supplies will be provided.
Classes scheduled every week on Friday starting 9/18/2015 and ending 9/25/2015 at 9:00AM
Instructor: Virmarie DePoyster



Tuition: $42 members; $52 non-members

Friday, Oct 16 & 23, 9:00am – 12:00pm

Bring a lunch.

Location: Studio 8

Class limit: 10 maximum / 5 minimum

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CLASS WILL CANCEL if minimum not registered by: Oct 9

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IF CLASS IS CLOSED please email [email protected] to be placed on a wait list for the current quarter. If we receive sufficient interest we may be able to offer another session.

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This drawing class is one in a series of five 2-week session classes in our Stress-Free Experimentation: Drawing & Painting Basics for the VERY Beginner sampler class. Take all 10-weeks or pick any 2-week session (or more)!



PREREQUISITE: This class is intended for the VERY beginning drawing and painting student. No experience is required – only a desire to learn and fulfill that promise you keep making to yourself – to learn to draw and paint someday! Each session will involve specific exercises designed to help VERY beginning level students build foundational skills. Students will be introduced to The Basics, including supplies, traditional techniques, and vocabulary/terminology. Students will experiment with a various materials in a stress-free environment. Each two-week session is taught by a professional instructor who specializes in each medium. Use this opportunity to try out a new medium, build confidence, and prepare yourself for more advanced classes! A basic get-you-started Supply List will be available on the AAC website at arkansasartscenter.org/museum-school—supply-lists, although much of the needed supplies will be provided.
Classes scheduled every week on Friday starting 10/16/2015 and ending 10/23/2015 at 9:00AM
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Instructor: Robert Bean

Tuition: $208 members; $260 non-members

Mondays, 9:00am – 12:00pm

Begins Sep 14 / Ends Nov 16

Location: Studio 8

Class limit: 10 maximum / 5 minimum

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CLASS WILL CANCEL if minimum not registered by: Sep 7

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IF CLASS IS CLOSED please email [email protected] to be placed on a wait list for the current quarter. If we receive sufficient interest we may be able to offer another session.

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Students will work from life and from photos to translate 3-D objects to a flat picture plane. Basic techniques include line drawing; the use of value, positive and negative shapes; measurement and proportion for accuracy; and perspective. Sketchbook assignments are designed to increase students' skill and understanding. Beginning Drawing or equivalent is the prerequisite that is strongly recommended in order to take other drawing and painting classes. A Supply List will be available on the AAC website arkansasartscenter.org/museum-school—supply-lists.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday starting 9/14/2015 and ending 11/16/2015 at 9:00AM
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Instructor: Robert Bean

Tuition: $208 members; $260 non-members

Tuesdays, 6:00 – 9:00pm

Begins Sep 15 / Ends Nov 17

Location: Studio 8

Class limit: 12 maximum / 5 minimum

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CLASS WILL CANCEL if minimum not registered by: Sep 8

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IF CLASS IS CLOSED please email [email protected] to be placed on a wait list for the current quarter. If we receive sufficient interest we may be able to offer another session.

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Students will continue to work from life and from photos to translate 3-D objects to a flat picture plane. Techniques include line drawing; the use of value, positive and negative shapes; measurement and proportion for accuracy; and perspective. Sketchbook assignments are designed to increase students' skill and understanding. Tuition includes cost of model fees for at least one class session. Beginning Drawing or equivalent is the prerequisite that is strongly recommended in order to take other drawing and painting classes. A Supply List will be available on the AAC website at arkansasartscenter.org/museum-school—supply-lists.
Classes scheduled every week on Tuesday starting 9/15/2015 and ending 11/17/2015 at 6:00PM
Instructor: Emily Wood, Department Chair



Tuition: $162 members; $203 non-members

Tuesdays, 9:00am – 12:00pm

Begins Sep 15 / Ends Nov 17

Location: Studio 8

Class limit: 12 maximum / 5 minimum

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CLASS WILL CANCEL if minimum not registered by: Sep 8

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IF CLASS IS CLOSED please email [email protected] to be placed on a wait list for the current quarter. If we receive sufficient interest we may be able to offer another session.

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PREREQUISITE: This class is intended for intermediate and advanced drawing and/or painting students. Need extra studio time and an opportunity to create in a group setting? Students are invited to paint or draw in any medium on Tuesday mornings. Instructor Emily Wood will be on hand to answer questions. At students' request, individual or group critiques can be arranged.
Classes scheduled every week on Tuesday starting 9/15/2015 and ending 11/17/2015 at 9:00AM
Instructor: Dan Thornhill



Tuition: $162 members; $203 non-members

Fridays, 1:00 – 4:00pm

Begins Sep 18 / Ends Nov 20

Location: Studio 8

Class limit: 12 maximum / 5 minimum

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CLASS WILL CANCEL if minimum not registered by: Sep 11

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IF CLASS IS CLOSED please email [email protected] to be placed on a wait list for the current quarter. If we receive sufficient interest we may be able to offer another session.

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PREREQUISITE: This class is intended for intermediate and advanced drawing and/or painting students. Need extra studio time and an opportunity to create in a group setting? Students are invited to paint or draw in any medium on Friday afternoons. Instructor Dan Thornhill will be on hand to answer questions. At students' request, individual or group critiques can be arranged.
Classes scheduled every week on Friday starting 9/18/2015 and ending 11/20/2015 at 1:00PM
Instructor: Virmarie DePoyster



Tuition: $83 members; $104 non-members

Mondays, 1:00 – 4:00pm

Begins Oct 12 / Ends Nov 2 (4-week class)

Location: Studio 8

Class limit: 10 maximum / 5 minimum

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CLASS WILL CANCEL if minimum not registered by: Oct 5

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IF CLASS IS CLOSED please email [email protected] to be placed on a wait list for the current quarter. If we receive sufficient interest we may be able to offer another session.

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PREREQUISITE: Beginning Drawing or equivalent is strongly recommended. The emphasis of this class will be developing effective compositional design and facilitating a dynamic and sensitive approach to color. Students will explore the pastel medium, drawing techniques, under-painting techniques, value and color studies, surface applications, and effective and creative ways of using photo references. A Supply List is provided by the instructor during the first class meeting.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday starting 10/12/2015 and ending 11/2/2015 at 1:00PM
Instructor: Virmarie DePoyster



Tuition: $83 members; $104 non-members

Wednesdays, 9:00am – 12:00pm

Begins Oct 14 / Ends Nov 4 (4-week class)

Location: Studio 8

Class limit: 10 maximum / 5 minimum

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CLASS WILL CANCEL if minimum not registered by: Oct 7

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IF CLASS IS CLOSED please email [email protected] to be placed on a wait list for the current quarter. If we receive sufficient interest we may be able to offer another session.

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PREREQUISITE: Beginning Drawing or equivalent is strongly recommended. The emphasis of this class will be developing effective compositional design and facilitating a dynamic and sensitive approach to color. Students will explore the pastel medium, drawing techniques, under-painting techniques, value and color studies, surface applications, and effective and creative ways of using photo references. A Supply List is provided by the instructor during the first class meeting.
Classes scheduled every week on Wednesday starting 10/14/2015 and ending 11/4/2015 at 9:00AM
Instructor: Robert Bean



Tuition: $90 members; $113 non-members

Thursdays, 5:30 – 8:30pm

Begins Sep 17 / Ends Oct 15 (5-week class)

Class limit: 10 maximum / 5 minimum

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CLASS WILL CANCEL if minimum not registered by: Sep 10

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IF CLASS IS CLOSED please email [email protected] to be placed on a wait list for the current quarter. If we receive sufficient interest we may be able to offer another session.

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LOCATION: All registered students are required to attend a Welcome Session on Sunday, Sep 6, 2015 at 1:00pm in the Arkansas Arts Center Lecture Hall. Instructor will give further instructions and announce off-site locations at that time.

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Learn how to draw the elements of an urban landscape in this five-week drawing course. The class is designed to help the student become more comfortable with sketching on-site in an urban environment, help him or her develop a greater understanding of how architectural and structural forms work with the human figure, and investigate some of the more abstract elements found in an urban environment, such as, sound and light. This class will meet once at the Arts Center to discuss urban sketching as an art form in and of itself and to go over some of the do's and don'ts of the practice. Each session afterword will meet on-site in downtown Little Rock, with specific locations TBD (To Be Determined) and announced by the instructor. PREREQUISITE: Basic drawing skills are required for this class.

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Materials needed for the class will be simple sketching tools, like graphite, charcoal, ink and watercolor, and a sturdy sketchbook (size is up to the student, but anything bigger than 16 x 20 is not recommended).
Classes scheduled every week on Thursday starting 9/17/2015 and ending 10/15/2015 at 5:30PM