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Sedona Arts Center update for Feb. 19 — Free Demos, Talks, Presentations and so much more…

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Talks, Demos, Workshops, & More!
Sedona’s Deep Connection to Modern Art
February 22 / 4 to 5pm
Free Talk Presented by Mark Rownd
Sedona holds a significant but little known place in the history of the modern art movement in America during the 20th century. During the 1940’s and 50’s key figures who influenced the formation of the modern art movement in New York traveled to Sedona to live and create art here.  Much of the art created in Sedona during that time period now resides in museums around the U.S and the world, and is still actively being showcased in important historical exhibitions to this day, including an exhibit currently on view at the Tate museum in London, and an exhibition last year at the Museum of Modern Art in NY.

Come learn more about this history of this time period, and see examples of original artworks by Max Ernst, Dorothea Tanning, Jimmy Ernst, Leonora Carrington, and others during this hour long presentation by Marc Rownd. The presentation will include a digital slide show and talk and showcase of original works – including a special find Mark discovered locally.
Out of the Fire
Student Ceramic Exhibition & Sale
February 22–24

This is the once a year exhibition of the students and faculty of the fabulous Sedona Arts Center Ceramics Department. All work in the Exhibition has been produced in the department during Classes and Open Studios. The Ceramics Department is headed by Dennis Ott, winner of the 2018 Governor’s Arts Award of Arizona for Arts Education and the City of Sedona Mayor’s Arts Award for Arts Instruction. Dennis teaches workshops and classes for all levels. Suzy Allan teaches Hand Building Ceramics and Neil Kennedy teaches Pottery Wheel for Beginners.

Out of the Fire features works by Dennis Ott, Suzy Allan, Neil Kennedy, John Foster, John Post, Stephen Williamson, Irene Peake, Linda Bender, Ric Bayles, Laura Pokorny, Brenda Clark, Jeannine Reno, Arlene George, Julie Williams, Franz Herbert, Rosie Hoopen, Stacy Moore, Annie Murray, Shelly Fargo, Debbie Wnuk.

Two Free Demonstrations in the Gallery
March 1 / April 5
Featuring Gretchen Lopez
Fine Art Gallery, Uptown, Sedona

First Friday, March 1st at 6:30 pm Gretchen will be demonstrating her technique with pencil drawing and watercolor in the Arts Center’s Fine Art Gallery in Uptown, Sedona.

First Friday April 5th at 6:00pm Gretchen will demonstrate her water-based oil techniques for live portraiture with Nicole Vargas modeling.

15 Art Barn Road, Uptown Sedona — (928) 282-3865
Gretchen Lopez Workshops & Classes:
Painting For All Levels March 8Gain the confidence to be a painter! From the beginning to the experienced student, this one-day class in oil or acrylic will guide and teach students how to approach the painting process with confidence, while exploring the basics of value-pattern, composition and color. Instructor demonstrations and lots of individual attention provided.
Basics of Painting Crash Course
March 9–10Get to know your brushes and how they can work for you, with a bolder and looser approach to painting. If you want to loosen up and learn to build your skills of observation, this crash course is for you.
Painting For All Levels
March 15Get to know your brushes and how they can work for you, with a bolder and looser approach to painting. If you want to loosen up and learn to build your skills of observation, this crash course is for you. Learn how simple shapes and a limited palette of color, can help build a landscape.
Free Talks / Demos on Painting Materials
Presented by Phil Garrett
The Golden Acrylic Lecture & Demonstration
The Golden lecture/demo is a two-hour free educational presentation that covers in depth , the acrylic paints, gels and mediums that Golden has been well known for since it started making paint in the 1980 ‘s.  It covers information about the different types of pigments, different viscosities and types of paints, grounds and color mixing. Various gels and mediums are demonstrated. You will learn how to extend paint to save money, and how to mix paints with gels to create unique textural surfaces. Learn how to use different products to make surfaces for watercolors, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, oil and soft pastels. Techniques for the use of iridescent and metallic paints will be shown. The lecture covers the lightfastness of pigments, proper acrylic priming techniques, digital mixed media applications , correct varnishing tips and health and safety concerns. A packet of literature and free samples of paint and gels will be available for all those who attend. Limit 25 Students.
Williamsburg Oils Lecture & Demonstration
This lecture and demonstration  will be an introduction to Williamsburg Oils , the paints that the late Carl Plansky initially made for the use of himself and his friends and that  eventually became the gold standard of artists oils and mediums  . The  passion that  drove Carl’s  search for the most beautiful raw materials in the world is evident in the quality and exquisite color  of these paints.

In the spring of 2010 Golden Artist Colors assumed responsibility for realizing Carl’s dream for truly unique paints and mediums that reflect not only the traditions of painting in Europe and North America, but the artist’s passion that drives them forward. Carl himself claimed that only Golden Artist Colors could make oil paints with the same integrity and style of Williamsburg. Literature and free samples of paint  will be available for all those who attend. Limit 15 students.
About Phil Garrett
Phil Garrett did his undergraduate work at the University of South Carolina, and the Honolulu Academy, studying under Gabor Peterdi.  He received his BFA at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1974.  His work is in numerous public and private collections, including the SC State Museum, Greenville County Museum and the State Collections of South Carolina and Hawaii.  He is represented by Hodges-Taylor Art Consultancy, Charlotte, North Carolina .  He has completed numerous artists’ residencies, taught painting, mural painting, printmaking, and watercolor, in Museum Schools and educational programs in the Southeast.  He joined the Golden Artist Colors Working Artist Program in 1998, and teaches acrylic painting in numerous venues. His prints and paintings are in public and Private collections in the USA ,Europe and Japan . In October 2005,  2006 and 2007 he Lectured and taught workshops on Acrylic Painting Methods in Art Schools in the cities  of Osaka, Tokyo ,Nagoya , Kyoto and Fukuoka Japan sponsored by Golden Acrylic and Turner company of Osaka . He is the author of  the book INSIDE ACRYLICS published by North Light  in August of  2013 .
Talk & Presentation
April 4, 7–8:30pm
With Stuart Shils
This talk and digital presentation is free and open to the public but is also the first session of the Stuart Shils course “Emphasizing Abstraction” Stuart reminds us that abstraction – composition with color and shape – is THE foundation, the great engine behind all painting and two-dimensional artwork. As Maurice Denis said at the beginning of the 20th century:
‘Remember: a picture before being a battle-horse, a nude woman or some anecdote is essentially a flat surface covered with colors arranged in a certain order.’
Stuart Shils Workshop at Sedona Arts Center
Emphasizing Abstraction
April 5–7The workshop kicks off with a digital presentation on April 4 at 7pm. next, the focus will be on interpreting visual history, examining forms of abstraction in painting, and drawing by the way of our own responses graphically.
About Stuart Shils
Stuart Shils is a sensitive painter of the abstract, as seen through the composition in his urban work, and the dramatic weather depicted in his Irish coastal work. His Italian series seems to be bathed in warm-to-hot sunlight. An ever-evolving artist, his recent explorations have taken an even more abstract turn involving collage and assemblage. Inspired by work done on his monotype press, his paintings became abstract fields of beautiful hues, and textures with small accents of surprise that punctuate and shape the broad environments of color. Even more recently, his photography of collages in the making and ever changing street scenes reveal an alert eye that constantly sees the shifting compositions of daily life, revealing just how they can be re-contextualized by the artistic eye.
Scholarships
Scholarships help us reach those who have financial need, typically pay half of tuition and are available through a simple application process. We have special funding restricted to Public School Teachers that will cover full tuition on workshops or classes.

Would a scholarship make the difference for you? APPLY NOW
Ongoing Gallery Demonstrations
Sundays – Julie Ronning Talbot 1:30 – 5:00 

Mondays – Ron Schneider 1:30 – 5:00
Wednesdays – Joan Roberts 1:30 – 5:00

Thursdays – Janet Weaver  10:00 – 1:00 

Saturdays – Mary Flasig 1:30 – 5:00

The Center’s Fine Art Gallery showcases the largest selection in Sedona of artwork by local artists. If you are seeking a rare piece of fine art, a gift of exquisite jewelry, appreciate stunning photography, or looking for a lovely keepsake from your visit to Sedona, the Arts Center has it all and more. The Arts Center is a 501(c)3 organization that offers all purchases without sales tax – almost a 10% savings. In addition, membership to the Sedona Arts Center provides an additional 10% off all gallery purchases as well as other benefits.

Not an Arts Center Member? JOIN NOW
Sedona Arts Center is one of Northern Arizona’s most well-established cultural organizations and serves as the creative heart of Sedona. Founded in 1958, the nonprofit organization is based at the Art Barn in Uptown and offers year-round classes, exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events that enhance the creative life of the Verde Valley. The Center’s Fine Art Gallery, open daily from 10am to 5pm, promotes the original works of over 100 local artists and regularly offers special assistance for collectors and art buyers, offers private studio visits, and fosters hundreds of arts education opportunities each year. For more information, call the Gallery at 928-282-3865, the Administrative offices at 928-282-3809 or visit us online at SedonaArtsCenter.org.