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Imagination Through Time: Ancient and Modern Image Making

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

This class will explore different image-making techniques inspired by the art of indigenous cultures around the world. Learn about different ways ancient and modern humans shared stories through illustrating animals, dreams, landscapes, and their people, while creating your own mixed media artwork. Supplies will be provided. Ages 6-9

Channeling Van Gogh: Add Passion to your Floral Paintings

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Learn to paint florals in the style of Vincent Van Gogh with Dena Peterson, painter/animator for the Academy Award-nominated film, Loving Vincent. Vincent believed in painting what he felt, rather than just what he saw. We will capture the feel and energy of flowers, rather than simply rendering them, combining Vincent’s techniques with your own […]

Event Series Crystalline Glazes

Crystalline Glazes

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Learn how to properly make, apply, and fire crystalline glaze while discovering the most attractive forms for these spectacular glazes. This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your knowledge of glazing in general and produce beautiful pieces of pottery. Supplies will be provided. Level III – This class is for those who have significant experience […]

Virtual: Military Artistic Healing

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Discover techniques to inspire creative skills and gain greater self–awareness. Explore possibilities, develop your creativity, and gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. There are many benefits to using art to express emotions: art can furnish a healthy outlet and an alternate way to communicate something that one cannot always put […]

Drawing with Your Eyes, Head, Heart and Hands

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Learn the practice of drawing through fascinating exercises, intense observations, refined coordination, and connecting with your subjects. Class includes learning about materials, perspective, highlights and shadows, and personal expression. Level 0 – This class is for the true beginner with no prior experience in the medium.

Beyond Relief: Dry Point and Paper Litho

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Have you done some printmaking and want to do more? In this class you will learn to expand your printmaking vocabulary to include paper lithography and dry point. Learn how to use these techniques in addition to relief and mono prints. Level I – This class is for those with some familiarity with the medium. […]

Event Series Intermediate Wheel Throwing

Intermediate Wheel Throwing

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

This re-introduction to wheel throwing will focus on the basic methods of centering clay while throwing bowls and cylinders such as mugs and vases. Use a variety of finishing and glazing techniques to produce finished works of art. Level I – This class is for those with some familiarity with the medium. This could include […]