Youth & Family
Bouquet for Mom
Instructor: Sue Chegari
Ages: 9-12
Fee: $30 resident / $45 non-resident
Date & Time: Sunday, May 4, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Register for Bouquet for Mom
Let’s create a beautiful bouquet for Mom! Young artists will design and create a vase and flowers on a tile out of clay while using simple hand-building techniques and decorating it with colorful underglazes. Projects will be left for firing and available for pickup approximately two weeks after the class. All supplies included. 1 session.
Teen
Creative Level Watercolor
Instructor: Aurelis Lugo
Ages: 12-15
Fee: $85 resident / $100 non-resident
Date & Time: Saturdays, May 3-17, 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Register for Creative Level Watercolor
Take your watercolor skills to new heights in this imaginative class for teens! Discover advanced techniques like wet-on-wet blending, layering, and adding unique textures to your artwork. You’ll experiment with color mixing, create expressive and detailed pieces, and develop your own artistic style. Get ready to unleash your creativity and bring your watercolor visions to life in bold, unexpected ways! All supplies included. 3 sessions.
Teen Wheel I
Instructor: Julie Rowe
Ages: 11-15
Fee: $145 resident / $160 non-resident
Date & Time: Saturdays, May 17-June 21, 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Register for Teen Wheel I
Level up and get behind the potter's wheel! Spend six afternoons with other creative teens in the new Pullen Arts Center wheel classroom, learning the fundamentals of wheel throwing. In this small group class, students will receive individualized attention from the instructor. The focus will be on learning about the creative process and persistence, the properties of clay, wedging, centering, throwing, refining shapes, trimming/finishing, and glazing. Pieces will be glazed during the last class meeting. Pieces will be left for firing and available for pickup between 2-3 weeks after the last class. All supplies included. 6 sessions.
Fibers
Recycled Materials Workshop with Deborah Kruger
Instructor: Deborah Kruger
Ages: 16+
Fee: $15
Date & Time: Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Register for Recycled Materials Workshop with Deborah Kruger
International environmental fiber artist, Deborah Kruger, brings her most popular workshop to the Pullen Arts Center on Saturday April 26th from 10am - 2pm. This half day workshop is perfect for fiber artists, crafters and creatives who want to learn two new techniques using recycled materials. In the first half of the workshop, your bags of stray yarn, trim and fabric scraps will be transformed into a beautiful new fabric using a technique using a base fabric and tulle. The second technique uses Solvy, a dissolvable stabilizer product. Your scraps will take on a new life as a completely re-imagined one-of-a-kind piece of fabric. Both projects yield beautiful samples that have exciting possibilities as clothing patches or pockets, purses and phone cases, and frameable fiber art. If you love to recycle, re-use and up-cycle, this is the perfect workshop for you. Come with a friend or family member and enjoy learning exciting new techniques. You can see a solo show of Ms. Kruger’s environmental artwork at the Block Gallery in downtown Raleigh through April 25th.
Jewelry
Studio Refresher Workshop
Instructor: Amy Veatch
Ages: 16+
Fee: $165 resident/$180 non-resident
Dates & Time: Saturday, April 26 - Sunday, April 27, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Register for Studio Refresher Workshop
Are you a beginning jeweler looking for a studio membership pass to Pullen Arts Center? This workshop was designed with you in mind! If you have experience in a jewelry studio other than the one at PAC, have not worked in the PAC jewelry studio recently, or are new to jewelry but have a strong commitment to growing your skills, this studio refresher will meet the requirement of a 6 week Beginning Class in a weekend. You will make a simple project that demonstrates your skills using our tools and equipment! You may learn a new technique or two, also! Some experience sawing, filing, riveting, texturing, and soldering is helpful but beginners are welcome. Supply kits will be available for purchase at Pullen Arts Center for $25. This class qualifies students for a Jewelry Studio membership. 2 sessions.
Torch Fire Enamel Intensive
Instructor: ndidi kowalczyk
Ages: 16+
Fee: $155 resident/$170 non-resident
Dates & Time: Wednesdays, May 7-June 11, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Register for Torch Fire Enamel Intensive
Whether you’re new to torch enameling or have experience, you’ll find something for you in this offering by artist ndidi kowalczyk. She will guide you through basic torch fired enameling techniques to intermediate skills with weekly demonstrations and ample class time to practice. A required supply kit will be available for purchase at Pullen Arts Center for $25. 6 sessions.
Jewelry – Earrings Earrings Earrings!
Instructor: Amy Veatch
Ages: 16+ years
Fee: $145 resident/ $160 non-resident
Date & Time: Monday, May 12-June 23, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
Skip: Monday, May 26
Register for Earrings Earrings Earrings!
Earrings are one of the oldest forms of jewelry. Otzi the Iceman's body was found in the Alps in 1991. His 5,000 year old naturally mummified body had pierced ears. Sailors wore earrings to commemorate journeys across the equator, to ward off misfortune, and to pay for their funeral in case their body washed ashore. What do earrings mean to you? Come and make three different pairs of earrings with your unique designs inspired by earrings that came before! Students may bring their own supplies, buy a jewelry kit at Pullen Arts Center for $25, or both. There will be some extra supplies offered for small fees. 6 sessions.
Pottery
Instructor: Emily Malpass
Ages: 16+
Fee: $40 resident / $55 non-resident
Dates & Time: Wednesdays, May 7-14, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Register for Pottery Parliament
Did you know a group of owls is called a “parliament"? They make the perfect quirky handbuilt garden ornaments to nestle among your spring flowers, or give as a unique gift! Come make a collection of owl sculptures using simple handbuilding techniques (pinching, joining, altering, and adding texture) and you’ll apply bright, colorful stroke-and-coat glazes directly to your pieces before firing. All levels welcome, no experience needed, and all materials provided. Pieces will be fired for pickup 2-3 weeks after the second class. 2 sessions.
Printmaking
Block Printing Explorations
Instructor: Jocelyn Steslicke
Ages: 16+
Fee: $162 resident/$177 non-resident
Dates & Time: Thursdays, May 1-June 5, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Register for Block Printing Explorations
Not all blocks are equal; different people enjoy different textures and a different firmness to their printing block. But with all the options out there, how do you know where to start? In this class we will explore a variety of different blocks to carve designs into, see how they print, and discuss the pros and cons of each one, how different materials lend themselves to different techniques and linework, and how that can affect the images you choose to print. This class is beginner friendly, but also suitable for more experienced printmakers who are used to only one kind of block and want to try something new! Supply list prints on receipt. This class qualifies students for a Print Studio membership. 6 sessions.
