Adult Art Classes
All classes are subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not achieved. Fees are per student. Upon registration and payment you will receive a required supplies list. You will receive a Zoom link a day before your scheduled class.
NEW Acting and Memory Technique
Program Description: This acting course will introduce basic memory techniques which support creativity, character development, and shorten memorization time. Based on modern neuroscience, Memory Acting help actors understand how the brain naturally learns and memorizes. Every actor should have basic memory techniques.
Dates: Thursdays, February 11, 2021 or March 25, 2021
Time: 7:00 - 8:30pm
Fees: $10 for 1 session
Instructor: Dr. Ellen Rooney
NEW Art Journaling
Program Description: Art journaling can relieve stress, clarify thinking, and increase creativity! It’s unique, personal, and very rewarding. Gather your journal and a few art supplies, and I'll show you: prompts to get you started and keep you motivated
tips and techniques to spice up a journal, colorful tools to make it fun.
Dates: Mondays, January 18 - February 1, 2021 or March 22 - April 5, 2021
Time: 6:00 - 7:30pm
Fees: $30 for 3 sessions
Instructor: Karen Koch
National and International Dialects for the Stage
Program Description:Ever wonder how to Sound like Harry Potter or Tony Soprano? Join Cody Swanson as he teaches you the ins and outs of dialects from all over the United States or from different parts of the world. These dialects can be used on-stage or for film work.
Dates: Tuesdays and Fridays, January 19 - March 19, 2021 and/or March 23 - May 28, 2021
Time: 7:30 - 8:30pm
Fee: March- May $150 for 20 lessons (four dialects): $120 for 15 lessons (three dialects):$80 for 10 lessons (two dialects): $40 for 5 lessons (one dialect)
Participants can choose any combo of dates ***PLEASE MAKE A NOTE THAT IF A LESSON OR TWO NEEDS TO BE MISSED FOR CONFLICTS, THAT A RECORDING OF THE LESSON WILL BE SENT TO THE STUDENT.***
Instructor: Cody Swanson
"I love that I can still learn and work on my acting career from home with Shaker Arts Council. Both the classes and the webinars have been genuinely unique and fun learning experiences. There's such a variety of classes, I'm excited for my next class!" - Dallas
Shoes as Art
Program Description: Create a shoe that expresses who you are. In this workshop, you will create a work of 3-dimensional work of art in the form of a shoe. Gather materials you can collage that show your interests. These items can be photos of friends or family, magazine images or drawings; they can include ribbon or fabric or hardware or glitter; things that you can find around your house and that work together to tell a story. Have a pair of scissors and some newsprint or paper you can stuff in a shoe. The only purchase you may need to make is for 2 rolls of 2” clear wrapping tape. Finally, you will need to select your favorite shoe – which I promise will not be harmed in the making of the project!
Dates: Dates: Sunday, April 25, 2021
Time: 1:00 - 2:30pm
Fees: $10 for 1 session
Instructor: Sally Levine
Program Description: This acting course will introduce basic memory techniques which support creativity, character development, and shorten memorization time. Based on modern neuroscience, Memory Acting help actors understand how the brain naturally learns and memorizes. Every actor should have basic memory techniques.
Dates: Thursdays, February 11, 2021 or March 25, 2021
Time: 7:00 - 8:30pm
Fees: $10 for 1 session
Instructor: Dr. Ellen Rooney
NEW Art Journaling
Program Description: Art journaling can relieve stress, clarify thinking, and increase creativity! It’s unique, personal, and very rewarding. Gather your journal and a few art supplies, and I'll show you: prompts to get you started and keep you motivated
tips and techniques to spice up a journal, colorful tools to make it fun.
Dates: Mondays, January 18 - February 1, 2021 or March 22 - April 5, 2021
Time: 6:00 - 7:30pm
Fees: $30 for 3 sessions
Instructor: Karen Koch
National and International Dialects for the Stage
Program Description:Ever wonder how to Sound like Harry Potter or Tony Soprano? Join Cody Swanson as he teaches you the ins and outs of dialects from all over the United States or from different parts of the world. These dialects can be used on-stage or for film work.
Dates: Tuesdays and Fridays, January 19 - March 19, 2021 and/or March 23 - May 28, 2021
Time: 7:30 - 8:30pm
Fee: March- May $150 for 20 lessons (four dialects): $120 for 15 lessons (three dialects):$80 for 10 lessons (two dialects): $40 for 5 lessons (one dialect)
Participants can choose any combo of dates ***PLEASE MAKE A NOTE THAT IF A LESSON OR TWO NEEDS TO BE MISSED FOR CONFLICTS, THAT A RECORDING OF THE LESSON WILL BE SENT TO THE STUDENT.***
Instructor: Cody Swanson
"I love that I can still learn and work on my acting career from home with Shaker Arts Council. Both the classes and the webinars have been genuinely unique and fun learning experiences. There's such a variety of classes, I'm excited for my next class!" - Dallas
Shoes as Art
Program Description: Create a shoe that expresses who you are. In this workshop, you will create a work of 3-dimensional work of art in the form of a shoe. Gather materials you can collage that show your interests. These items can be photos of friends or family, magazine images or drawings; they can include ribbon or fabric or hardware or glitter; things that you can find around your house and that work together to tell a story. Have a pair of scissors and some newsprint or paper you can stuff in a shoe. The only purchase you may need to make is for 2 rolls of 2” clear wrapping tape. Finally, you will need to select your favorite shoe – which I promise will not be harmed in the making of the project!
Dates: Dates: Sunday, April 25, 2021
Time: 1:00 - 2:30pm
Fees: $10 for 1 session
Instructor: Sally Levine
Appreciating Photography - Canceled
Program Description: A survey of creative photography to see how different image makers have used the camera to create meaning throughout the history of the medium. The three-part series examines seminal images and different movements from 1900 to the present.
Dates: Thursdays, January 21 - February 4 , 2021 or April 15 - 29, 2021
Times: 6:00 - 7:30pm
Fees: $30 for 3 sessions
Instructor: Benjamin Hauser
"Benjamin Hauser’s photography webinar was excellent. Well organized, informative and interesting. He encouraged group participation and was respectful and interested in peoples’ thoughts and comments." - Barb
Building An Online Craft Business Using Etsy - Canceled
Program Description: Etsy is a popular marketplace for selling handmade goods. Learn to open your own shop and build your online business. Topics include creating compelling listings, finding your target customers, getting found in search, branding, marketing, taking good photos, pricing strategies, and customer service. The content is geared to new Etsy sellers who do not currently have a shop or have only sold a few items. Sellers who are intermediate to advanced (have sold on Etsy for several years or have more than 20 sales) will find the content to be too basic.
Dates: Saturdays, January 23 - February 20, 2021
Times: 8:00 - 10:30am
Fees: $75 for 5 sessions
Instructor: Karen Koch
Chalk Pastel Portraits - Canceled
Program Description: Chalk Pastel Portraits is a course that teaches students to use chalk pastel to render the
likeness of a face. We will study the proportions from different angles of the face and techniques for blending and matching colors of skin tones and textures for hair.
Topics by week:
1. Proportions of the face
2. Shading and shaping the face
3. Moving the angles of the head/understanding foreshortening
4. Techniques for skin tone, hair textures, and face likeness
Students should have chalk pastels, and a recommended supply list will be provided.
Dates: Thursdays, January 21 - February 11, 2021
Times: 4:00 - 5:30pm
Fees: $40 for 4 sessions
Instructor: Casandra Harner
NEW Dynamic Art - Comic Art- Visual Story-telling - Canceled
Program Description: Sessions for development in dynamic anatomy drawing/ illustration, story-telling thru panel visuals and cinematic placement to project best visual presentation. The class will explore the traditional, cartoon and anime styles of comic illustrations.
Dates: Wednesdays, January 20 - March 24, 2021 or March 31 - May 26, 2021
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm
Fees: $150 for 10 sessions or $135 for 9 sessions
Instructor: Abdul Rashhid
NEW Intro to Flamenco - Canceled
Program Description: Looking for an exciting way to get moving in 2021? Why not flamenco! Students will learn the basics of flamenco dance technique and learn a short flamenco dance choreography. Students will learn about the history of flamenco, the culture, and the musical structures that give the dance form.
Dates: Sundays, January 17 - March 7, 2021
Time: 4:00 - 5:00pm
Fees: $80 for 8 sessions
Instructor: Alice Blumenfeld
NEW The Joy of Movement: A Creative Movement Workshop - Canceled
Program Description: Join Erin & Julia for a workshop that will connect you to the joy of moving! Through guided movement activities, you’ll explore moving with different qualities and body parts. Discover your personal movement style, and create your own short dance phrase. Open to all people, no dance experience necessary.
Dates: Saturdays, January 23, 2021 or March 27, 2021
Time: 2:30 - 5:30pm
Fees: $15 for 1 session
Instructor: Erin Pennebaker and Julia Dillard
Making Art with Code - Canceled
Program Description: Using the Processing Language (a free and open source language based on Java), students will
learn the basics of programming as applied to programming graphic images and shapes. Depending on time, we will touch on programming animation of these shapes and graphics.
Dates: Sundays, January 17 - February 14, 2021
Time: 1:30 - 3:30pm
Fees: $15 for first session or $75 for 5 sessions
Instructor: Steven Gutierrez
Mini Chalk Pastel Portraits - Canceled
Program Description: Chalk Pastel Portraits is a course that teaches students to use chalk pastel to render the
likeness of a face. We will study the proportions from different angles of the face and techniques for blending and matching colors of skin tones and textures for hair.
Dates: Thursday, February 18, 2021
Time : 4:00 - 600pm
Fees: $15 for 1 session
Instructor: Casandra Harner
The Zentangle® Method: ...One Stroke at a Time® - Canceled
Program Description: The Zentangle Method is a fun way to relax and create beautiful art. Using eight easy steps we complete a small masterpiece called a tile, using a pencil and pen. In these sessions, tangle along with a certified teacher to learn the method. You will be amazed! Sharing your work is optional. The instructor can provide personal Zentangle kits. The price for each kit is $10, and includes all of the items needed for the class and to tangle on one's own between and after the class.
Dates: Wednesdays, January 20 - February 10, 2021 or March 3 - 24, 2021
Time: 1:30 - 3:30pm
Fees: $15 for individual sessions or $60 for 4 sessions
Instructor: Lee Kay