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Sedona Arts Center — New Online Offerings!

by Community Contributor • June 29, 2020 • Comments Off

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Re-Framing the Ordinary
An Online Workshop with Stuart Shils
July 24 – 26, 2020
FREE INTRO NIGHT
Note: The first meeting is an evening orientation talk with Stuart Shils that will be open to the public: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I NOTICE JACK NICHOLSON?
Thursday, July 23, 4:30 – 6:00 pm (Arizona time)

The workshop itself will be three lively mornings exploring the relationship between drawing and observation, examining how close and clarified observation can hone our visually analytical minds, regardless of what it is we are looking at. Each day will begin with either a slide talk or a guided conversation exploring issues like:

-visual confidence
-the meaning of simplification
-the shaping and reshaping expectations
-where to begin and how to begin
-what matters on paper

Followed by a sequence of guided exercises intended as tools for carrying back to your workaday studio lives. This is not about recipes nor techniques but rather, addressing the evolution and structure of your own visual literacy. Materials will be pencils and paper and a few other materials for collage.

July 23, 4:30 – 6:00 Intro Talk Free to the Public
Workshop dates July 24 – 26, 2020 | Maximum enrollment 12.
July 24 9:00am – 12:30pm (3.5 hours) (Arizona Time
July 25 & 26 9:00 – 11:30am (2.5 hours a day with a follow-up meeting of 30 minutes arranged with each student individually after the workshop. Maximum enrollment 12.

RE-FRAMING THE ORDINARY ONLINE WORKSHOP : LEARN MORE

STUDIO TOUR WITH STUART SHILS ON YOUTUBE : CLICK HERE

Creating the Abstract Landscape
An Online Workshop with Amanda Hawkins
August 13 – 15, 2020
There is a sweet spot of overlap between the traditions of abstraction and contemporary landscape painting where mark-making and the implications of planar structure combine with color and light to create a magical realm of newly discovered space.

This 3-day online painting retreat explores abstraction, color and mark through the lens of landscape painting. Abstraction is explored in a structured and intuitive way, meant to give students the tools and confidence to take risks and make informed decisions on the canvas. This workshop will explore unconventional color palettes, investigate one’s own unique mark, pay careful attention to color as value, and most importantly transform reference imagery into rich, energetic, abstract paintings.

Each morning the class will meet remotely via Zoom to engage in discussion and complete a few relevant yet experimental warm-up exercises. Each afternoon will be spent working on larger, and more involved paintings in the comfort of your home studio. Expect demonstration videos for each exercise and at least 1-hour of live painting per day by the instructor.

Despite distance, there will be ample individual attention consisting of daily 1:1 personal meetings. At the conclusion of each day, students have the option to tune into 1-hour of Q&A with the instructor, talk to their cohorts, and share painting updates.

CREATING THE ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE : LEARN MORE / SIGN UP

iPhoneography Online Crash Course
with Kelli Klymenko
July 18, 2020
9am Arizona Time
9am Arizona Time, 12pm ET, 11am CT, 9amPTIn today’s technological world, even professional photographers and artists are recognizing the iPhone as a useful (and even practical) photographic tool. Join photographer artist, Kelli Klymenko in his one-day workshops for beginner and advanced students and you’ll go beyond the basics and learn to shoot professional quality photographs with your iPhone.

In this 1-day workshop you will learn how to shoot, edit and share remarkable landscapes, portraits and the macro world around you using only your iPhone. Kelli will guide you through simple tips and tricks that will take your photography to the next level. Discover how to capture the essence of a place and your subjects rather than just taking a picture. You will also learn basic video and video editing techniques for use with apps such as Facebook and Instagram.

iPHONEOGRAPHY ONLINE CRASH COURSE : LEARN MORE

Visit Our Online Gallery Today!

Due to the complete shut down of our physical gallery in April and May we were able to do something that we have wanted to do for a long time…present our beautiful and diverse gallery online with a quality presentation that would expand audience for the over 100 artists that we represent. The online gallery represents a full spectrum of the diversity of artists represented by the arts center. Visit us today!

We have now re-opened our physical gallery to the public! The Gallery is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm. The Fine Art Gallery at 15 Art Barn Rd. in Uptown Sedona showcases the largest selection in Sedona of artwork by local artists.The Arts Center is a 501(c)3 organization that offers all purchases without sales tax – nearly a 10% savings.

Loving Bowls in the Gallery

Sedona Arts Center proudly presents its annual Loving Bowls charity fundraiser in a new way this year. $10 Loving Bowls and special $50 Salad Bowls are available in the Fine Art Gallery on an ongoing basis starting June 5, 2020. Over 1500 bowls will be made and lovingly glazed in a variety of finishes by professional volunteer potters. Proceeds from this ongoing event will go to the Sedona Food Bank, Sedona Community Center, Humane Society of Sedona, Verde Valley Santuary, and educational programs at Sedona Arts Center.