Thursday, September 23, 2021 | 12:00-1:30pm
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Friday, September 24, 2021 | 9:30-11:30am
Fridays, 9:30am-11:00am
If you like to draw or paint, you are invited to join the Friday Art Group. No matter what your medium or skill level, you will enjoy the creative, pressure-free environment of a colorful group of novice and experienced artists. You can work from your own photos, pictures or illustrations or bring your own still life. There is no formal instruction, but plenty of help and advice from others if you need it. No registration necessary.
Members only.
Location: The Center
Contact: David Reynaud 434)293-5494
Friday, September 24, 2021 | 12:30-3:30pm
There are four separate classes offered. You must sign up for each class individually.
Join artist Jan Settle for a little art history & lots of fun painting time as you learn about Edvard Munch, the Norwegian painter whose work "The Scream" is known throughout the world. With Jan’s instruction & assistance, you will use this iconic painting as a reference but adding your personal creative touch! Class fee: Prime Members free, Standard Members and Guests $15.00 per weekly class. Materials fee $15.00 for all for each class, payable to instructor at time of class. This is the first class in a series of learning & painting like the Masters.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Seats available: 2
Monday, September 27, 2021 | 1:00-3:00pm
Six consecutive Mondays, September 20–October 25
These two simple methods of printmaking are easy to learn and fun to make. You will walk away with a lot of work at the end of this class! Monotypes are fast, involve lots of play and experimentation. Block prints are slower to create with a meditative process—one soft, one crisp, both gorgeous. Award-winning artist Ann Cheeks is the instructor. Prime Members free, Standard Members and Guests $60. Materials fee $30 for all, payable to instructor at time of class.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Seats available: 3
Monday, September 27, 2021 | 1:00-2:00pm
Mondays, June 7-August 9 (8 weeks), 1:00-2:00 pm This series has already started. Registration is now closed.
New Series added! Mondays, August 16-October 11 (will not meet Sept. 6), 1:00-2:00 pm - Register below
If you can play a few guitar chords and strum, this class is for you! In this class you will learn more advanced chords, fingerpicking and strum patterns while having funs and with familiar songs. Join accomplished musician and instructor, Mike D’antoni for this class. BYOG (bring your own guitar!) This class is open to all! Prime members $40 for the 8-week session; Standard members and guests $64.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | 5:30-7:30pm
Tuesday evenings, September 7–October 26, 5:30–7:30 pm (8 weeks)
Working from photographs (your own or ones provided) you will set up your palette, learn to mix color, simplify shape, and create the illusion of depth while discovering the luscious feel of oil paint. Odorless mineral spirits will be used, which eliminates the harmful agents typically associated with oil painting. At the end of the class, you will have two or more finished paintings. Award-winning local artist Ann Cheeks is the instructor. Open to all. Prime members free; Standard members and Guests $80. Materials fee is $40 for all, payable to instructor at the first class.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021 | 11:00-12:30pm
This is a four week class from October 5th to October 26th.
The fall landscape is dramatically different from every other season! That drama can be captured by paying attention to: Color, especially the contrasts of cool against warm, and bright against neutral; light, since the landscape receives more sunlight; and trees, because they reveal their structure. Join popular watercolor artist Jane Skafte – Prime Members: free, Standard Members and Guests $45.00.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Seats available: 3
Thursday, October 7, 2021 | 4:00-6:00pm
Works by BozART Fine Arts Collective and watercolorist Jane Skafte will be on display at The Center during October thru November. The Center invites you to celebrate the opening of the October/November gallery hall exhibit at an artists reception on Thursday, October 7, 4:00-6:00PM. This will be your opportunity to meet the artists as you stroll the gallery halls on the first and second floors of The Center complete with music being played live by the Jazz 1-2-3 combo. Food and drinks will be served. No registration necessary.
“A New Rhythm”, a BozART Fine Arts Collective exhibit will be on display on the first floor. Eleven Central Virginia artists are showing their work with over thirty paintings and photographic art. These are recent works of the artists which will include photography, oils, acrylics and watercolors in both realism and abstraction. The area’s artists represented are Sara Gondwe, Shirley Paul, Brita Lineberger, Craig Lineberger, Julia Kindred, Matalie Deane, Randy Baskerville, Joan Dreiser, Judith Ely, Juliette Swenson and Betty Brubach.
Jane Skafte’s work will be on the second floor. Jane looks to nature as a source of inspiration to create art as a poetic rather than a literal depiction of her subject matter, even when drawn to representational landscapes rendered in watercolor. Jane received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago in textile design, and her MFA is from Syracuse University in studio art. She has had solo exhibitions throughout Virginia, and group exhibitions along the east coast, New York and elsewhere.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Thursday, October 7, 2021 | 6:00-8:00pm
Meets the 1st Thursday of every month, beginning September 2
A jazz jam session is a relatively informal musical event, in which musicians, including both instrumentalists and vocalists, who have not previously rehearsed their performance together, meet to play commonly known standard jazz tunes. The arrangements are created spontaneously by the musicians during performance. There is also a strong focus on individual improvised solos. Musicians may choose to participate in only one song or all songs during the evening.
The styles of jazz music performed during a single jam session can range widely – from early Dixieland jazz from the 1920’s, to big band swing of the 1930’s to 1940’s, popular Broadway tunes, Latin beats, Bebop and Cool jazz of the 1950’s to 1960’s and contemporary jazz from the 1970’s through to today. The jazz jam experience is a fun and educational experience for both participants and the audience. Participants get the chance to practice their jazz improvising skills in front of a live audience and meet other musicians in the local jazz community. Musicians of all abilities and ages from beginners to professionals are welcome to join in. The audience will likely hear some familiar jazz tunes but will also certainly discover new songs performed that they have not heard before.
Steve Brecker will head up this program. He has a music degree from University of Miami and has played jazz trumpet for 50+ years in a variety of music groups. He is a member of the Charlottesville based Sentimental Journey Big Band and the Charlottesville (Municipal) Band.
Free and open to all. Not a musician? Just come and listen!
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Friday, October 8, 2021 | 12:00-3:00pm
Participants will learn all about this colorful and delightfully unpredictable medium – alcohol ink. Each person will experiment using different inks and surfaces to create images using different techniques, and receive lots of one-on-one instruction from artist Jan Settle. Prime members free, Standard Members and Guests 15.00. Materials 20.00 for all participants, payable to instructor at time of class.
About the Artist
Jan Settle received her BFA degree from Virginia Commonwealth Universty and worked in the field of Interior Design for many years. She paints with acrylics, watercolor, pastels, and her new passion is Acrylic Paint Pouring. Jan is a member of the Blue Ridge Art League of Culpeper, the Mid-Atlantic Pastel Society (MAPS) and the Firnew Farm Artists Circle of Madison. Her work can be seen in local galleries and in many of the exhibits held by MAPS. You can follow Jan on Facebook at CastleRock Designs and Workshops.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Sorry, this event has sold out!
Monday, October 11, 2021 | 1:00-3:00pm
2nd Monday of each month, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Join a congenial group of artists who gather to practice their pastel painting skills. Each may bring a work in progress for a constructive group critique.
History
Noting the lack of a chalk pastel society in Virginia, in August 2001, Dick Carpenter invited Charlottesville regional artists in that media to meet at Michaels Arts and Crafts store at Barracks Road shopping center. Many were members of the Central Virginia Watercolor Guild, which had long admitted pastel as a water compatible “mixed” medium, but not as a feature of the CVWG activities. The result of the meeting was, quite purposefully, an “un-organization” with NO membership requirements, bylaws, officers, dues, agendas, minutes, quorum, name-tags, committees, etc. Just like-minded people enjoying meeting to exchange ideas and experiences about pastel materials and techniques, constructive criticism, and “show and tell.” The format is a mutual critique -- an examination, not fault-finding. Suggestions for overcoming problems are a part of critiquing. The choice of subject and style of a painting are not topics of critique. Some elements of Critique: 1. Overall Composition - Division of space. 2. Shapes and values 3. Form –shadows-placement of each of the elements 4. Perspective- Illusion of depth 5. Color harmony 6. Paths for the viewer’s eye 7. Center of interest - 8. Principles of Design. Assuring that there is a “message”. All attending artists are active producers, serious about their work, open to criticism, willing to present “work-in-progress," and constructive in their comments and suggestions. Although pastels are the featured media, other problem-paintings may be introduced.
Click here to join the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82839488707
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | 11:00-12:00pm
Black Fiddlers of Monticello tells the story of the three fiddle-playing sons of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson, as well as their fiddling cousins, the Scotts. Both families played for important events at Monticello and lived in downtown Charlottesville for a time. This multimedia program will teach participants about these fiddlers’ important musical contributions, and you will hear what the music sounded like through a performance demonstration by David McCormick - violinist, scholar, and 2020 Fellow of the International Center for Jefferson Studies. In addition, the slide show presentation will allow participants to learn about the history of local downtown landmarks.
About the Creator and Presenter:
David McCormick is a Charlottesville-based violinist and scholar. He is the founding Artistic Director of Early Music Access Project and Executive Director of Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival. He was a 2020 Fellow of the International Center for Jefferson Studies.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Friday, October 15, 2021 | 10:30-12:30pm
This is a four week class from October 15-November 5th.
This class is designed to give you a good foundation in the basics of drawing. You will become familiar with several drawing styles, rendering techniques, and principles of perspective in order to draw different subjects with ease and accuracy. Artist Jane Skafte will cover still life, drawing from photographs and portraits, in pencil, ink and colored pencil.
Supplies for drawing (please bring these to class):
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Sorry, this event has sold out!
Friday, October 22, 2021 | 12:30-3:30pm
Stretch your creative mind to make a painting of whimsical shapes & colors in this fun class using multiple media with instruction from Jan Settle. Every painting will be a unique expression of your imagination! Open to all. Prime members: Free, Standard Members and Guests 20.00. Materials fee, $10.00 for all, payable to instructor at time of class.
About the Artist
Jan Settle received her BFA degree from Virginia Commonwealth Universty and worked in the field of Interior Design for many years. She paints with acrylics, watercolor, pastels, and her new passion is Acrylic Paint Pouring. Jan is a member of the Blue Ridge Art League of Culpeper, the Mid-Atlantic Pastel Society (MAPS) and the Firnew Farm Artists Circle of Madison. Her work can be seen in local galleries and in many of the exhibits held by MAPS. You can follow Jan on Facebook at CastleRock Designs and Workshops.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Seats available: 3
Friday, November 12, 2021 | 1:00-4:00pm
Have fun felting one of these jolly old souls with fiber artist Donna Markey. Donna is a patient, creative teacher who delights in seeing peoples' creativity come to life as they make their felted masterpieces. No experience necessary - all levels welcome. Prime Members: free, Guests: 20.00, Standard Members: 15.00. Materials fee: $12.00 per person for all participants, payable to instructor at time of class.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Seats available: 12
Friday, December 3, 2021 | 12:00-4:30pm
Learn to make beautiful monoprints, gelatin prints and mixed media for holiday cards and stationery. Jane Skafte will teach simple techniques for creating cards that can be mailed, tied to gifts, or given as art prints. This one-day workshop will cover card design, color mixing, image transfer, lettering and embellishment. Prime Members: free, Standard Members, 15.00, Guests: 20.00. Materials fee 25.00 for everyone, payable to instructor at time of class.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Seats available: 12
Friday, December 10, 2021 | 1:00-4:00pm
Fiber artist Donna Markey will help you choose your colors and show you how to felt your very own angel. Give as a cherished handmade gift or keep for yourself. Prime Members: free, Guests: 20.00, Standard Members: 15.00. Materials fee: $12.00 per person for all participants, payable to instructor at time of class.
Open to all.
Location: The Center
Seats available: 12
