Monthly Archives: March 2012

Amarillo Art Institute Wish List

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Dear friends of Amarillo Art Institute,
Amarillo Art Institute (AAI) is growing and moving forward in new and exciting directions. We are creating many new classes and workshops and we are working to get our space in order for creativity to flow!  If you or a friend   knows of anyone who has any extra of the following items now or in the near future, AAI would very gratefully be able to put them to use!
Kitchen; 3 Coffee Pots,  Salvaged Kitchen Cabinets (top and bottom) Any serving/cooking pieces, and other items to shape up our kitchen.
Model Quality Lighting (light fixtures and stands for workshops and classes). Costumes, heater for live models for Open Studio, workshops and classes.
Art Supply Room: Aprons, Smocks, Men’s Short-sleeve Button-up Shirts, Canvases,  Masonite Board, Table Easels, Mirrors, Watercolor Paper, Sketch Pads, Cardstock, Butcher Paper, Any Size of Cabinet Doors (new/used), Frames of any size, Crayons, Pastels, Colored Pencils, Acrylic Paints, Oils, Watercolors, Paintbrushes, Balloons, Yarn,  Ribbon, Sponges, and any art supplies that be of use in the Institute, interesting objects and any flowers/floral arrangements for still life painting.  And, any supplies you are inclined to share that I have not identified!
Digital Cameras, 4 Sofas,  6 Lamps,  2 Coffee Tables, 6 Floor Lamps,
Sound System for school, Radio/Stereo – CD’s,  Rugs, Vacuum,  Air Compressor, Shop Vac, Tools—specifically a drill.
Please join us in supporting and promoting  the visual arts in the Amarillo community.  Thank you for being a part of Amarillo Art Institute!
We inspire, educate, and enrich  lives through ART!!
Please call me if you have any questions.  806.354.8802
Thank you,                                                                                                                                Spunky Harrell                                                                                                                      Director of Amarillo Art Institute

 

Kids’ Art-Extravaganza Summer Fun is shaping up!

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  Clay Camp is going to be awesome!

 Kids Clay Camp 
 June Clay Camp 18th – 21st.
Monday thru Friday 9 am – Noon  for 6- 10 yr old artists with Bryan George
1 – 4 pm for 11 – 14 yr old artists with Nannette Womack
$95 All supplies included
Glazing Day: Saturday, July 28  -  11 to 4 (open)  $10 per student

 July Clay Camp  July 16th – 19th
Monday – Thursday from 9am to Noon for ages 8-14                                                      Glazing Day: Saturday, July 28  -  11 to 4 (open)  $10 per student

*Parents have the option to take the bisque pieces home or keep them at the Art Institute until the glazing day.
*Parents may pick up glazed pieces on or after August 6, any time during AAI regular business hours.
Clay camp has proven to be a favorite with kids of ALL ages,
and with good reason, they are able to “get their hands dirty” in ceramic clay.
Students receive instruction on the basic hand building techniques, pinch, coil, and slab,
as well as trying their hand at throwing on the potters wheel.
Students are encouraged to be creative and produce pieces that express their individual style. All pieces will be bisque fired and ready for pick up one week after the camps
conclusion.

Printmaking Class rocks!
June 5th – June 26th
Every Tuesday
9 am – Noon

Chinese Brush Art with John Eder
June 2nd – June 30th
Every Saturday
10:30 – Noon
Cost: $79 for Members
$95 for Non-members
(supplies included)
Stay tuned for awesome details and more developing classes!

 

Watercolor Testdrive with Debbie Hannah Skinner
June 2- Watercolor Test Drive
10-Noon Kids (parents may come and observe, but not paint)
2-4 PM- Adults
Description: Before you buy a car, you take a test drive to see how it rides. Why not do that with watercolor? If you’ve always wanted to learn watercolor, but don’t know where to begin, Watercolor Test Drive is a great place to start!
All materials are provided- you just come and paint!  You’ll create at least 2 little watercolors, learn about materials needed to get started, discover classes that can help you learn, and have lots of fun in the process.
Cost:  Members- $30   Non-Members- $40

‘Just Horsin’ Around’ workshops with AQHA
June 13  Wednesday
Ages 4-7
10 am – Noon
Mop Pony Project and learning with hands-on horse equipment.
Ages 8 – 15
American Quarterhorse project and learning with hands-on horse equipment.
Cost:  Members $40

AQHA Equine Adventure Day at Amarillo Art Institute
July 19 Tuesday
Age 5 to 8  10 a.m. to 12 noon
AQHA education with hands-on equipment learning, one apron, and AQHA painting project  
Age 9 to 15  1 p.m. to 3 p.m
AQHA education with hands-on equipment learning and an AQHA drawing book and a take home project .
Cost: Member – $40

AQHA Workshop 102 at Amarillo Art Institute
August 1 Wednesday
10 a.m. to 12 noon  Age 4 to 7
AQHA education with hands-on equipment learning, one apron, and an AQHA painting project -
1 p.m. to 3 p.m  Age 8 to 15
AQHA education with hands-on equipment learning, apron, and an
AQHA painting project -
Cost: Member – $40

 

 

 

 

Spring Break Kids Camp Pictures

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Spring Break Art Escape was Terrific!  We had an exciting week of great fun with amazing teachers, projects, and new friends.  Amarillo Art Institute is appreciative to our truly talented instructors and students for a fabulous week!  Our incredible artist/instructors were Dianna Price, Melanie Dunn, Bill and Michelle Martinez, Jancee Bennett, Colton Castillo, Flynn Harrell, and Allan Price!  We were also very thankful for Billy Oliver pinch-hitting when we needed him!  We had 15 incredible and talented artist create fabulous masterpieces over the week. Stay tuned for information about upcoming summer classes, workshops and camps for children 6-16 years old.  Here are some pictures from our most awesome Spring Break Art Escape 2012!

Sign-up today! Master Workshops with Nationally Recognized Watercolorist and Oil Painter Cecy Turner

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Cecy Turner will hold a workshop in May, 2012.
May 21 – 23, 2012 – Oil Painting Landscapes
and Watercolor Painting Landscape 9 – 4 pm
3-days: $250 for AAI Members and $270 for Non-Members

Deposit of $100 must be paid at registration, which will hold your spot in the workshop.

The Amarillo Art Institute is proud to announce a painting workshops by Cecy Turner in May, 2012. Cecy is a Signature Member of National Watercolor Society, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, American Plains Artists, Women Artists of the West, plus many other organizations.  Her most recent awards include the Best Landscape Award in the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society 2010 “Best of America,” the Irving Art Association $1,000 Award of Excellence in the 2010 Texas and Neighbors Exhibition, the Landscape Merit Award in the 2011 Salon International at Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio and the Award of Excellence in the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society 2011 “Best of America.” Continue reading →

Michelle Chrisman Plein Air Workshop

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Plein Air Painting with Palette Knife in Oils
3-day Workshop
with Michelle Chrisman
Contemporary Colorist Painter
May 18th – 20th
$250 per student

This is a workshop you will not want to miss if you are a plein air artist.  We are excited to welcome Michelle to our wonderful community.  I hope you will come out and join us!

All levels of oil painters welcome: beginner to advanced

ARTIST’S STATEMENT: I love the visual beauty of New Mexico & the West.  I am a Contemporary Colorist & Modernist.  What excites me most about painting is “seeing” the abstract shapes & patterns in the visual world.  I paint  mostly
“en plein air,” painting the figure & landscape from life.
I am an Impressionist & Expressionist.
I strive to remain grounded in the principals of
“how the visual world works,” while at the same time,
responding emotionally
(and viserally) to the beauty of the visual world that I am
capturing in paint!
The medium of oil paint is also very important to me
- letting the medium speak, and not being afraid of the
calligraphy of impasto painting.
Please contact Amarillo Art Institute at (806) 354-8802 or email us for reservations at director@amarilloartinstitute.org

Beginner to Experienced Oil Painting Class with Vance McSwain

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Oil painting classes with Vance McSwain for beginner to experienced oil painters. Vance will work with you to discover what style and subject matter you want to pursue,  If you already have a style, Vance will help you continue to improve your skills.  Vance’s classes are designed to help you enjoy the exciting journey of artistic discovery.

March 21- May 9
8-week session Wednesdays  at 10 am – Noon
Cost:  AAI Members – $140  Non-Members – $155

Sign up TODAY! Janette Dickerson – Watercolor Simplified

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It’s time!!!

Janette Dickerson is back at the Institute teaching Watercolor!  Whether you are a beginning watercolor painter or have worked with watercolor for some time, this class is for you!
Starting her next 4-week session:
April 4 – 25, 2012.
Wednesdays: 1:30-4:00pm
Cost: Amarillo Art Institute members:$75
Non-members $85
Pro-rated classes when you begin!

 

Amarillo Art Institute Presents – eCommerce Essentials

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eCommerce Essentials - eCommerce Training for the Complete Beginner

Amarillo Art Institute will be presenting eCommerce Essentials. An internet marketing class taught by Kenneth Jackson, owner of Connections Information Systems. This class will focus on building a first class online presence and getting your art, product or service noticed online.

Join us on Tuesday nights from April 3rd – May 8th from 6:30-8:30 pm. The class will be accompanied by an online version that you can follow daily. Every day your will get an email detailing the tasks to be completed in the development of your website. The cost of the workshop will be $160.00 for Members and $175.00 for non members.

Kenneth Jackson has been building websites for over 15 years and has helped hundreds of clients get their products and services online. Kenneth is an expert in website design, ecommerce and internet marketing. In fact, he built our site! Continue reading →