Open Studio Pass – Monday Gallery Painting
$3.00Available
Mondays – Gallery Watercolor & Painting Open Studio Pass
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Store pickup only:
Friends of the Visual Arts
2330 17th St NE Salem, OR
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Out of stock 08Apr
Saturday Beginning Wheel – Amanda Ohrn
$234.00Out of stock
Explore the basic skills of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn a variety of throwing, trimming and glazing techniques. We will have you making plates, mugs, and bowls in no time at all. No experience is necessary.
One 25 lb bag of clay provided. Open studio included. Limited to 10 students age 18 years & up.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Saturday April 8 – Saturday April 27
Out of stock 17Jun
Saturday Beginning Wheel – Jesse Breon
$146.00Out of stock
Explore the basic skills of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn a variety of throwing, trimming and glazing techniques. We will have you making plates, mugs, and bowls in no time at all. No experience is necessary.
One 25 lb bag of clay provided. Open studio included. Limited to 10 students age 18 years & up.
$146 for 5 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Saturday June 17 – Saturday July 29 (No class July 8 & 15)
17Jun
Saturday Kids Can Draw – Deanna Edwards
$60.008 Available
All you have to do to get started is gain some knowledge about basic skills needed and practice! Student interests will be used in exploring different topics in the weekly lessons. Learn in a non-judgmental and relaxed atmosphere. Ages 8 years and up. This is a 5-week class.
All skill levels welcome. Limited to 8 students age 8 years & up.
$60 for 5 weeks
Class meets weekly from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Saturday June 17 – Saturday July 29 (No class July 8 & 15)
Bring your own:
- 48 pack watercolor paint set: Shuttle Art 48 pack watercolor paint kit includes 36 vibrant colors watercolor paint, 10 paint brushes, 1 palette and 24 sheets (190gsm) artist grade watercolor pad.
- Drawing pencils
- Colored pencils
- Paper blending stump
- Paper sketchbook
- 1 Eraser
- 1 Pencil sharpener
- 1 Eraser
OR
- Purchase from instructor
17Jun
Saturday Watercolor – Deanna Edwards
$146.0010 Available
Whether you are new to watercolor or skilled in other mediums, you will find the beauty of watercolors is unlike other painting mediums. Delicacy, transparency, imagination, all flow and dissolve into one fluid creation. Painting with watercolors offers a unique creative freedom.
All skill levels welcome. Open studio included. Limited to 10 students age 18 years & up.
$146 for 5 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Saturday June 17 – Saturday July 29 (No class July 8 & 15)
Bring your own:
- Watercolor paint – 12 assorted colors or more
- Assorted paint brushes – flat, round and liners
- 1 palette
- Artist grade watercolor pad
OR
- Purchase from instructor
Out of stock 06Apr
Thursday Intermediate Wheel – Fred Hamann
$234.00Out of stock
Students will explore more challenging throwing techniques and pottery forms, as well as design and glazing techniques. Altering thrown forms and texturing will be explored. Students must be proficient in centering clay.
One 25 lb bag of clay provided. Open studio included. Limited to 12 students age 18 years & up.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Thursday April 6 – Thursday May 25
Out of stock 04Apr
Tuesday Beginning Wheel – Kevin Herzberg
$234.00Out of stock
Explore the basic skills of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn a variety of throwing, trimming and glazing techniques. We will have you making plates, mugs, and bowls in no time at all. No experience is necessary.
One 25 lb bag of clay provided. Open studio included. Limited to 10 students age 18 years & up.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Tuesday April 4 – Tuesday May 23
Out of stock 04Apr
Tuesday Creative Clay with Kids – Nikki Svarverud
$75.00Out of stock
Students will make projects using hand building techniques of coil, pinch and slab. The projects will vary from animal figures to functional wares. Previous clay experience is not necessary.
Clay provided. Adult may enroll if related to child in class. Limited to 10 students age 8 years & up.
Class meets weekly from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm. Tuesday April 4 – Tuesday May 23
Out of stock 13Jun
Tuesday Garden Art – Heather Skinner
$176.00Out of stock
Spring is here and its time to start creating art for your garden space! This class is intended for beginning students and beyond. Each week we will explore a new project that you can incorporate into your garden area. These projects include planters, wind chimes, luminaries & much more. Instructor will demo each project, and will guide you in building yours so that you can put your own unique spin on it!
One 25 lb bag of clay provided. Open studio included. Limited to 10 students age 18 years & up.
$176 for 6 weeks
Class meets weekly from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Tuesday June 13 – Tuesday July 25 (No class July 4)
13Jun
Tuesday Handbuilding – Nikki Svarverud
$176.006 Available
This class focuses on hand-built functional and decorative pieces. Students will use a variety of techniques (slab, extruded, and coil construction) and explore texture mats and stamps to create unique pieces for home and garden.
One 25 lb bag of clay provided. Open studio included. Limited to 8 students age 18 years & up.
$176 for 6 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Tuesday June 13 – Tuesday July 25 (No class July 4)
Out of stock 14Jun
Wednesday Evening Beginning Wheel – Nikki Svarverud
$176.00Out of stock
Explore the basic skills of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn a variety of throwing, trimming and glazing techniques. We will have you making plates, mugs, and bowls in no time at all. No experience is necessary.
One 25 lb bag of clay provided. Open studio included. Limited to 10 students age 18 years & up.
$176 for 6 weeks
Class meets weekly from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Wednesday June 14 – Wednesday July 26 (No class July 5)
11Jul
Drum Workshop – Jim Ransom
$100.005 Available
Make a drum! Participants will receive a bisqueware drum. They will glaze and raku fire the drum then attach the drumhead during the first day of the workshop. The second day will involve finishing the drum and trying it out. All materials to complete a drum will be provided as well as a demonstration on throwing a drum barrel.
Materials to complete a drum will be provided; however students will need a flathead screwdriver and a washcloth. Limited to 8 students age 16 years & up.
$100 for 2 day workshop
Tuesday July 11. 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM & Thursday July 13. 6:00PM – 7:00 PM
05Jun
Mindful Sculpting – K.D. Rowell
$45.004 Available
Come join us for a two session mindful clay sculpt and drawing processes. With the use of blind scribbling, round robin art process and mindful sculpting, participants have the opportunity for creative exploration while practicing grounding techniques, energy release and the magic that comes when we are not looking.
Clay provided. Limited to 7 students age 18 years & up.
$100 for 2 day workshop
Monday June 5 & Tuesday June 7. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
14May
Moms Do Clay Day – Michelle Blumenthal & Christine Lamoureux
$45.001 Available
Fire up your creativity on Mother’s Day! Join us for the 1st Annual Willamette Art Center “Moms Do Clay Day.” Learn something new and create a “Buddy Vase or Planter,” a unique pottery piece to be cherished for years to come. Our instructors will walk you through simple techniques – no skill or experience necessary. Invite a friend and/or your mom, sister, aunt, grandmother too. The work you make will be glazed, fired and ready within about 2 weeks. Gift cards are available – makes a great Mother’s Day gift.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Michelle and Christine are donating their fees to the WAC.
Includes all materials and firing. Limited to 10 students, age 18 years & up.
$45 for 1 day workshop
Sunday May 14. 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Out of stock 30Mar
Wiggle Wire Texturing Workshop – Dana Field
$25.00Out of stock
Join Dana Field for a fun, interactive workshop. Dana will demonstrate wiggle wire texturing techniques. She will guide students through the process as they complete their choice of several handbuilt and thrown projects.
- Project #1: Make a tumbler from a textured slab.
- Project #2: Make a textured facet-cut vase.
- Project #3: Make a mug or bowl with stretched texture.
Participants must have completed a beginning handbuilding or wheel class. Dana is donating her fee to the WAC Scholarship Fund.
Materials are included. Limited to 10 students age 18 years & up.
$25 for 1 day workshop
Thursday March 30. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM