For the first time the Shaker Arts Council is sponsoring art related classes  offered through the Shaker Heights Recreation Department.  Registration for the  Fall begins August 1.  Click here to register for classes.

Creative Visions
Ages: 9 - 18
Program Description:  This course sparks imaginative thinking and processing through creative expression.  Classes will focus on identifying and developing each individual students’ creative energy, allowing them the stage to express that creativity through artistic options.  Each class will focus on a selected medium, such as paint, pastels, markers, watercolor paint and color pencils.  An additional materials fee of $25 is payable to instructor at first class.
Location: Thorton Park Community Room
Dates: Tuesdays, Sep 12 - Nov 14
Times: 7 - 9:30 pm
Fees: $45 SHRES/$65 NRES
Instructor:  Abdul H. Rashid
Abdul H. Rashid’s background includes work as an illustrator and art director to various intellectual properties including those distributed by Marvel comics.  He is a fine art instructor and has been a instructor at Interlochen Arts.   His work can be seen at: ahrvisions.com

Epoxy Resin Jewelry
Ages: 18+
Program Description: Transform epoxy resin into a unique jewelry medium using coloring agents and collage materials. We will explore this medium by making  a broach in our first project.  No jewelry skills required.  An additional materials fee beginning at $18 must be payable to instructor at first class (fee varies depending on selection of base jewelry).
Location: STJ Community Bldg Room 115
Dates: Tuesdays, Sep 26 - Oct 17
Times: 9:30 - 11:30am
Fees: $30 SHRES/$45 NRES
Instructor: Grace Fay Chin
Jewelry designer Grace Chin creates one-of-a-kind artistic and fine jewelry. With a background in sculpture, she was trained in jewelry at the Parsons School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Grace Chin also teaches at the Orange Art Center. You can visit her website: gracechindesign.com

Handheld Stories (Hand Casting + Object + Sound Art)
Ages: 10+
Program Description: This workshop is designed for people who are new to life casting and are interested in applying sound in artworks. Students will cast their own hand and bring a handheld object. The instructor will then guide participants to audio record their voices while telling stories hidden behind the objects. In the final section, students will be introduced to a microcontroller board and learn to connect sound to artwork. Through the workshop every object held in each plaster hand will be assembled as a collaborative
artwork. The voices of participants telling stories contained in the objects will be displayed and shared to the whole community when the audience touches the plaster hand sculptures. Additional $30 materials fee payable to instructor at first class.
Location: STJ Community Bldg Room 114
Dates: Tuesdays, Oct 3 - Nov 7 (No Class Oct 31)
Times: 6:30 - 8 pm
Fees: $45 SHRES/$65 NRES
Instructor: Meng Husan Wu
Meng Husan Wu is a multi-disciplinary artist originally from Taiwan. Her work is focused on community engagement to explore one’s identity and insights into life in a specific time and place. By actively engaging the viewers' participation, she questions their physical and mental sense of existence.  Website: meng-hsuan-wu.blogspot.com/


Painting with Pastels
Ages: 55+
Program Description:  This course entails learning how to paint with pastels using traditional and contemporary methods, including sketching, field trips to local sites, learning how to handle and care for pigments, brushes, pencils, and instruction in contemporary materials safely.  Find the joy and pleasure of translating what you see into a picture on paper and fabric. 
Location: STJ Community Bldg Room 115
Dates: Wednesdays, Sep 6 - Oct 18
Times: 1 - 4 pm
Fees: $112 SHRES/$132 NRES
Instructor: Patricia Fallon
Patricia Fallon has taught drawing, painting, and printmaking at Ursuline College for 34 years, retiring in June 2016.  A gifted teacher and contemporary artist whose work is shown in the US, Europe and Latin America, she shares the joys of image making. Visit .patfallon.com to view her artwork, philosophy, resume, CV and awards earned.    
 
Portrait Painting
Ages: 18+
Program Description:  You will learn how to paint a portrait using oil, paint, achieving realism in sharp detail and color accuracy.  An additional materials fee of $25 is payable to instructor at first class.
Location: Thorton Park Community Room
Dates: Saturdays, Sep 16 - Oct 28
Times: 10:15 - 2:15 pm
Fees: $160 SHRES/$180 NRES
Instructor: Thomas L. Hudson
Thomas Hudson is an artist specializing in pencil and oil paint media, drawing and painting realistically.  He is a graduate of Cleveland’s Cooper School of Art.  His clients include the American Cancer Society, United Way, Harcourt Brace & Company, The Cleveland Playhouse, University Hospitals, and Holt, Rinehart & Winston.  Visit his website: thomashudsonart.com.

Epoxy Resin Jewelry
Class has been canceled due to low enrollment.
Ages 18+. Transform epoxy resin into a unique jewelry medium using coloring agents and collage materials. We will explore this medium by making a brooch in our first project. No jewelry skills required. An additional materials fee beginning at $18 must be payable to instructor at first class (this fee varies depending on selection of base jewelry).
Location: STJ Community Building Room 115
Dates: Tuesdays, Jan 30 - Feb 2
Times:  10:30 – 11:45 am
Fees:$25 SHRES / $35 NRES
Instructor: Grace Chin
Jewelry designer Grace Chin creates one-of-a-kind artistic and fine jewelry. With a background in sculpture, she was trained in jewelry at the Parsons School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Grace Chin also teaches at the Orange Art Center. You can visit her website: www.gracechindesign.com
 
Observational Drawing
Ages: 18+
Program Description: This course teaches basic drawing skills. Through the observation and analysis of natural and manufactured
forms, students will learn how to structure their sketches and how to compose what they are exploring.
Location: Thorton Park Community Room
Dates: Tuesdays & Thursdays, Jan 9 - Mar 1 ( Two Sessions)
Times: 9:30 - 10:30am
Fees: $15 SHRES/$25 NRES
Instructor: Maria Balcells
A Catalan artist. Maria Balcells graduated from hhe University of Barcelona with a degree in fine arts and has more than 3o years of exhibition work.  Her latest drawing exhibition was held in Barcelona in 2015.
Website:  mariabalcellsforrellad.blogspot.com