Studio Courses



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Phone / 423.265.4282 - 104
email / mshoup@avarts.org

Periodically, AVA offers studio art classes in conjunction with University of Tennessee Chattanooga and Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Past courses include Studio Drawing, Mold-Making and Casting, and Intaglio Printing. This fall, AVA is partnering with the Hunter Museum of American Art to offer studio courses at special rates for members of either organization.

SEPTEMBER

Drawing I/Still-Life
Hunter Museum
Instructor: Charlie Newton
This class introduces students to the basic fundamentals of drawing and explores the various styles and techniques necessary to render form. This course focuses on drawing from the still-life, incorporating the practice of drawing from direct observation.

Thursdays, September 16 – October 21/6-8 pm
$125 AVA & Hunter Members/$200 Non-Members
Class Limit: 10

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Mixed Media Now: Photo, Collage & the Digital Process
Instructor: Shane Darwent
Mixed media photography can be a unique way to push the possibilities of your imagination, and with the advent of digital printmaking technology, it is more accessible than ever. This class will explore a non-traditional approach that will combine the use of painting and collage with digital printing. Students will study historical examples of hand-colored and mixed media photography, and will discuss surface preparation, paint and medium options, printing, and varnishing in order to create their own contemporary pieces.
Wednesdays, September 29-October 27/ 6-8pm
$125 AVA Members/$200 Non-Members
Class Limit: 10

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PAST STUDIO COURSES OFFERED

Zen and the Art of the Repetitive: Mold Making & Casting Techniques @ CSTCC
This two-day course will walk students through a variety of mold-making and casting techniques using silicone and urethane materials. Through lecture and demonstrations, students will be instructed how to make a one piece and a two piece re-usable mold, how to make castings, and how to create a variety of post-finishes. Lunch provided. $175 AVA Members / $225 non-members

Life Drawing @ UTC
AVA, in cooperation with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, present a life drawing class for intermediate and advance students. Working from live models, students will study anatomy and the expressive forms of the human body. $95 AVA Members / $135 Nonmembers

Intaglio Printmaking @ UTC (5 weeks / 10 hours)
Instructor:  Juanita Tumelaire
AVA, in cooperation with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, presents a 5-week intaglio printmaking class for beginning and intermediate students. This class is designed to teach participants how to apply traditional etching techniques to create a sequence of related prints. These could take the form of book pages or comprise a portfolio. Students will receive a materials list, and a fee payable to the instructor will cover etching plates and proofing paper.
$125 AVA Members / $145 non-members

ava association for visual arts chaatanooga is funded by ava members, allied arts and the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC)

Association for Visual Arts
30 Frazier Ave.
Chattanooga, TN 37405
423.265.4282
contact@avarts.org