Art Works on Main
gallery offering traditional to contemporary art, and artists studios, art lessons, and art supplies.

Spectacular Saturdays

Instructors:  Various (Artworks on Main instructors)
Dates: September 25th = Monochromatic (with limited palette) painting
October 2nd = Still Life Painting (or drawing)
October 9th = Collage with mixed media
October 16th = Painting from Photos
October 23rd = Tackling Texture
October 30th = Colored Pencil
November 6th = Ink
November 13th = Critiques and finish the “unfinished”
Time:  1-4 PM
Ages:  teen – adult
Must have drawing and painting experience
Cost:  $20/class or $150 for all 8
Please pre-register by 9/22 online or call 704-664-2414

WORKSHOPS and DEMOS

For Kids:

Magical Mosaics Workshop
Instructor:  Ilisa Howell
Date: Tuesday, October12th
Time: 4:30-6 PM
Ages: 7-11
Cost: $15
Please pre-register by 10/6 online or call 704-664-2414

Holiday Shadow Box
Instructor: Ilisa Howell
Date: Tuesday, November 16th
Time: 4:30-6 PM
Ages: 7-11
Please bring a shoebox
Cost: $15
Please pre-register by 11/10 online or call 704-664-2414

Wrapping Designs
Instructor- Ilisa Howell
Date: Saturday, December 4th
Time: 1-3 PM
Ages: 5-9
Cost: $20
Please pre-register by 11/26 online or call 704-664-2414

For Adults:

Stretching Canvas Workshop
Instructor- Cara Bailey
Date: Saturday, September 18th
Time: 1-3 PM
Ages: Teen - Adult
Cost: $20
Must supply own canvas and stretchers
Please pre-register by 9/10 online or call 704-664-2414

Pastel Demo and Workshop
Instructor- Greg Barnes
A 1985 fine art graduate of Wake Forest, Greg has recently been enjoying the vibrancy of pastels and the drama of charcoals, but he is also well versed in the water and oil mediums.
Check out his website - http://www.barnesstudios.com 
Date: Sunday, October 17th
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM
Ages: Teen – Adult
Cost: $95
Lunch Provided
Please pre-register by 10/11 online or call 704-664-2414

Pastel Demo
Instructor- George Thompson
George Thompson is one of 45 distinguished artists in the world to be formally designated a master pastelist. He has been an Instructor of portrait and landscape painting in pastels at the Pastel Society of America's school at the National Arts Club in New York City for ten years. He is Educational Chairman and Course Coordinator for the Torrell/Phillips School and also Staff Landscape Teacher at the Torell/Phillips School for Pastels at the National Arts Club in New York City, and Muttontown School of Art, East Norwick, Long Island. He now resides in Statesville, North Carolina, and he has agreed to teach a class for us here at Artworks on Main!
Check out his website- http://www.georgeethompson.com/pastels.php
Date: Sunday, October 24th
Time: 1-3 PM
Ages: Teen – Adult
Cost: $20
Please pre-register by 10/18 online or call 704-664-2414

 

 

Artworks on Main is open to all skill levels from the beginner to the professional. A full selection of day, evening and weekend courses is offered in virtually all the fine arts and a number of highly skilled crafts. Artworks on Main instructors are professional artists. Please call during business hours for more information.

Fall Schedule, 2010

CLASSES

Drawing with Gerry
Instructor: Gerry McElroy
Dates: September 13th - November 18th
Times: 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Ages: 8-12
Cost: $110
Please pre-register by 9/9 online or call 704-664-2414

Open Life Drawing Sessions
This monitored open studio is for those who like to work from the model. Students choose their own medium. An experienced monitor is in charge of set-ups and poses. Beginners and professionals are invited.
*Every Saturday 9-12
Drop-in
Cost: $15 per session. (Purchase 4 sessions receive and one FREE!)
**Adults only, please. Those High School students working on their portfolio may attend with written permission from their parents or guardian.

Drawing with Lino
Instructor:  Lino Azevedo
Dates:  August 18th – September 22nd
Time:  5-7 PM
Ages:  8-16
Cost:  $120
Intermediate drawing for kids
Please pre-register by 8/18 online or call 704-664-2414

Drawing Demystified
Instructor:  Gordon C. James
Dates:  September 16th – October 21st
Time:  6-9 PM
Ages:  teen – adult
Cost:  $130
Beginning drawing class
Please pre-register by 8/18 online or call 704-664-2414

Intermediate Drawing
Instructor:  Paul Keysar
Dates:  September 17th – November 1st
Time:  6:30 – 9:30 PM
Ages:  Adult
Cost:  $130
Must have beginning drawing or equivalent
Please pre-register by 9/14 online or call 704-664-2414

Fine Arts for the Young Artist
Instructor:  Lisa Mitchell
Dates:  September 15th – October 20th
Time:  4 – 5 PM
Ages:  5 – 7 years old
Cost:  $90
Please pre-register by 9/10 online or call 704-664-2414

Calligraphy
Instructor:  Isabelle Griesmyer
Dates:  September 10th - October 8th    
No class on September 24th
Time:  10 AM – Noon
Ages:  teen – adult
Cost:  $80
Please pre-register by 9/7 online or call 704-664-2414

Fashion Drawing and Design
Instructor:  Gerry McElroy
Dates:  September 15th- October 20th
Time:  5 – 7 PM
Ages:  9 -14 years old
Cost:  $120
Please pre-register by 9/10 online or call 704-664-2414

Introduction to Painting
Instructor:  Paul Keysar
Dates:  September 13th – November 1st
No class on October 4 and October 11.
Time:  10 – 12:30
Ages:  teen – adult
Cost:  $130
Must have drawing experience
Please pre-register by 9/9 online or call 704-664-2414

Intermediate Painting
Instructor:  Lino Azevedo
Dates:  August 18th – September 22nd
Time:  1-4 PM
Ages:  teen – adult
Cost:  $130
Must have drawing experience
Please pre-register by 8/18 online or call 704-664-2414

Oil Portrait Painting
Instructor:  Gordon C. James
Dates:  August 17th – September 21st
Time:  6-9 PM
Ages:  teen – adult
Cost:  $130 plus model fee
Must have drawing experience
Please pre-register by 8/13 online or call 704-664-2414

Abstract Acrylic Painting
Instructor:  Lee Ann Harrison
Dates:  September 15th – October 20th
Time:  10 AM – 1 PM
Ages:  Adult
Cost:  $130
Please pre-register by 9/10 online or call 704-664-2414

Intuitive Art -Painting
Instructor:  Illisa Howell
Dates:  October 6th – November 10th
Time:  6-9 PM
Ages:  Adult
Cost:  $130
Please pre-register by 9/30 online or call 704-664-2414

Watercolor with JABE
Instructor:  Jayne Ellithorpe
Dates:  September 14th- October 19th
Time:  10 AM – 1 PM
Ages:  teen – adult
Cost:  $130
Please pre-register by 9/9 online or call 704-664-2414

Watercolor in the Fall (afternoon class)
Instructor:  Sandra Siepert
Dates:  September 20th – October 25th
Time:  1- 4 PM
Ages:  Adult
Cost:  $130
Please pre-register by 9/15 online or call 704-664-2414

Watercolor in the Fall (evening class)
Instructor:  Sandra Siepert
Dates:  September 20th – October 25th
Time:  6-9 PM
Ages:  Adult
Cost:  $130
Please pre-register by 9/15 online or call 704-664-2414

Pottery – On the Wheel
Instructor:  Julie Payne
Dates:  August 24th – September 28th
Time:  6-9 PM
Ages:  15 – adult
Cost:  $180 plus $25 materials fee
Please pre-register by 8/20 online or call 704-664-2414

Figurative Sculpture-Live Model (morning class)
Instructor:  Penny Overcash
Dates and Time:  September 16th - October 21st
Time:  9:30 – 12:30
Ages:  Adult
Cost:  $195 (includes first bag of clay) plus model fee
Please pre-register by 9/9 online or call 704-664-2414

Figurative Sculpture-Live Model (evening class)
Instructor:  Penny Overcash
Dates and Time:  September 13th - October 18th
Time:  6-9 PM
Ages:  Adult
Cost:  $195 (includes first bag of clay) plus model fee
Please pre-register by 9/9 online or call 704-664-2414

Portfolio Presentation Classes
Instructor:  Sarah Mann
Critiques by:  Professor Donald Michaels
Dates:  September 25th – October 30th
Time:  2-5 PM
Ages:  High School – Adults preparing for college entry
Cost:  $150
Please pre-register by 9/21 online or call 704-664-2414

Discounts offered for enrollment in mulitple classes or for multiple family members.

If you have questions, please call 704-664-2414 or you are welcome to email us: artworksonmain@artworksonmain.com