Acrylic Techniques: Carrie Burns Brown
Tuesday, April 12–May 3, 9:00–noon 4 sessions, $89
301D05, GCMA Studio 4

Explore the full potential of acrylic paint as a transparent, translucent, and opaque water medium. Students may pursue their interests in realistic or abstract forms, emphasizing color families to obtain unity and harmony in their work. This class is appropriate for beginning and intermediate students or advanced students interested in refining skills. Materials list will be mailed with the registration confirmation.

Brown is a full-time exhibiting artist and teacher; she has taught water media for the last two decades at the Greenville County Museum of Art and workshops throughout the United States and Canada .

Painting the Essence of Nature: Jeanet Dreskin
Thursday, April 14–May 5, 10:00–noon, 4 sessions, $69
303D05, GCMA Studio 4

Learn to look more closely, see more, and interpret the essence of nature. Explore the fundamentals of good composition with the elements of shape, form, line, and color. Water- based media enriched with graphite, resists, transfer, and collage will be used. Demonstrations and individual critique are included in each session. This class is designed to help intermediate and advanced students develop their individual styles, with emphasis on the impact of observation, selection, and imagination. Materials list will be mailed with registration confirmation.

Dreskin is a full-time exhibiting artist and popular educator who earned a graduate certificate in medical art from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA from Clemson University. Her work is featured in the Museum’s exhibition In Depth: Five South Carolina Artists.

The Painterly Print: Phil Garrett, Artist-in-Residence
Tuesday, June 14–Saturday, June 18, 10:00 am–5:00 pm 4 sessions, $259
305D05, GCMA Printmaking studio

A week-long workshop to explore the spontaneous and dynamic medium of monotype printmaking, using non-toxic inks, water-soluble drawing materials, and acrylic paint. Sessions will begin with simple reductive methods and progress through multi-plate prints, covering intaglio press techniques and printing without a press. Use of 8x10" plates will also be included. Materials list will be mailed with the registration confirmation. Some ink and papers will be provided. Approved for Greenville County School District in-service points.

Garrett has been making monotypes since the mid-1980s. He has a BFA in printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work is in numerous public and private collections in the United States, Europe, and Japan, including the Greenville County Museum of Art. Garrett has worked with master printers and has taught and lectured extensively about the monotype process.

Acrylic Collage and Mixed Media: Patti Brady
Tuesday, May 3–May 24, 6:00–9:00 pm4 sessions, $129
302D05, GCMA Studio 4

In this four-week class, create your own collage elements with acrylic gels and paints. Learn simple image transfer techniques of personal drawings, patterns, reference photos, and computer-generated images. These elements will be applied to altered surfaces that students make. Included are transparent collage images, disappearing paper adhesions, marbled gels, and paint, all incorporated in finished collages. This is a great class for mixed media, altered book artists, and anyone wanting to learn more about a wide variety of acrylic uses. Some materials will be provided. Additional materials list will be mailed with the registration confirmation. Approved for Greenville County School District in-service points.

Brady graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute. She is a practicing artist represented by the Pelter Gallery in Greenville, City Art Gallery in Columbia, and the Hodges Taylor Gallery in Charlotte. Brady serves as Director of the Working Artist Program for Golden Artist Colors, and she cofounded Greenville Open Studios in 2001.

Drawing for People Who Think They Can’t (or want to try something new!): Paul Flint
Thursday, April 7–May 12, 6:00–9:00 pm 6 sessions, $149
306D05, GCMA Studio

Learn how to create positive and negative spaces, contour lines, and spatial relationships through basic drawing techniques using charcoal, graphite, and conté crayons. Classes include still life drawing, sketching in the Museum galleries, and working from a live model. This is a class for beginning students who want to try their hand at drawing and for intermediate students who would like to refine their basic skills. Materials list will be mailed with the course registration confirmation. Approved for Greenville County School District in-service points.

Flint received his BA in art from Furman University. He has taught painting classes through Furman’s Division of Continuing Education. Flint is a practicing artist and maintains a studio in the ArtBomb Co. in Greenville.

Figure Drawing: Glen Miller
Thursday, April 7–May 19, 6:00–9:00 pm, 7 sessions, $169
307D05, GCMA Studio 3

This is a figure study group for those who want to improve their skills in working from a live model. Instruction includes classical methods, using basic anatomy and contemporary approaches to the figure as a means for exploring individual interpretation and expression. This class is designed for intermediate to advanced students and includes time for discussion and shared critique. The primary medium for this class is charcoal, with occasional use of wash techniques. Artists may add a medium of choice as the class progresses. Materials list will be mailed with the registration confirmation. Approved for Greenville County School District in-service points.

Miller has a BFA from East Tennessee State University and an MA in art and education from the University of South Florida. He has taught art in secondary schools, private colleges, and to adult groups since 1979. The artist works and teaches in several media and is represented locally by Hampton III Gallery.

Self-Directed Figure Drawing: Glen Miller
Thursday, June 2–July 7, 6:00–8:00 pm, 6 sessions, $100
308D05, GCMA Studio 3

This open studio format gives self-directed intermediate and advanced students the opportunity to work independently from a model.

Garden Pots: Pots for the Garden—Jay Owens
Tuesday, April 5–May 17, 6:00–9:00 pm 6 sessions, no class on May 10, $169
309D05, GCMA Ceramics studio

This is a class for students who enjoy rolling up their sleeves to get creative—in the garden or the ceramics studio. Students will make functional garden pots of various sizes using the pottery wheel and hand building. Classes will include demonstrations and discussions of construction, aesthetics, and decorative styles of garden pots from around the world. Red earthenware clay and low-fire underglazes and glazes will be used. All skill levels are welcome. Clay and glazes are provided. Additional materials list will be mailed with the registration confirmation. Approved for Greenville County School District in-service points.

Owens holds a BFA in ceramics from Utah State University. In 2001 he traveled to Niger to investigate traditional forms of indigenous pottery. This experience furthered his interest in using saturated color and incised line to infuse intense energy into his work.

Tiles: A Surface to Build On, A Surface to Use: Jay Owens
Tuesday, April 12–May 10,10:00–noon4 sessions, (no class on May 3) $89
304D05, GCMA Ceramics studio

Create a 4-tile mural while learning how to design a ceramic surface. Using examples, students will draw and paint personalized designs on tiles, using low-fire glazes and underglazes. Finished murals will be mounted and could be installed at home or elsewhere. Previous ceramics, drawing, or painting skills are helpful but not required. Clay tiles and glazes will be supplied. Additional materials list will be mailed with the registration confirmation.

Owens holds a BFA in ceramics from Utah State University. In 2001 he lived and worked in Niger, absorbing an understanding of African pottery. This experience furthered his interest in using saturated color and incised line to infuse intense energy into his work.

Courses for Children

After School Special: The Art of Nature, with Heather Gentry
K4&5, Tuesdays, April 12–May 10, 4:00–5:00 pm 5 sessions, 310D05, $59
Grades 1–3, Wednesdays, April 13–May 11, 4:00–5:30 pm5 sessions, 311D05, $69

With the exhibition, RiverRun: Art of the Reedy as a backdrop, children will explore the relationship of art and nature. They will create wind chimes and wet sand plaster reliefs of natural materials and make kites decorated with organic dyes. The course includes a session with photographer Polly Donohue, whose work is included in the RiverRun exhibition. Materials are provided.

Gentry has extensive experience sharing the visual arts with students of all ages. In addition to teaching at the Museum, she teaches at the Pelham Road Montessori School and the Spartanburg County Museum of Art.

Summer Art Camps

Youngsters at all grade levels can find fun and enrichment in our summer art classes. The classes are stimulating and fun, and they’re scheduled in a compact format that makes it easy to plan the family vacation. Art Camps at the Museum are unique because the facility offers a blended experience. Children can see art in the galleries and then experiment in the studio with what they have learned. All classes are held at the Greenville County Museum of Art

Select class by rising grade level. Materials will be provided along with a Museum tee shirt for each student

Explore with Your Eyes, Experiment with Your Hands: Alexia Timberlake, Marilyn Wood
Grades 3–5, Alexia Timberlake, Tuesday–Friday, June 21–24, 9 am–noon, 314D05, $100
Grades 6-8, Marilyn Wood, Tuesday–Friday, June 21–24, 9 am–noon, 315D05, $100

Pique the powers of observation as you learn about major periods of art, go on gallery walks in the Museum, and then experiment with what you have learned in the studio. This class offers a fun and innovative way to learn the vocabulary of visual art and energize imaginations in a variety of art projects.

Timberlake is Senior Preparator and Assistant Program Director for the Center for Museum Education. She received an MFA from Clemson University and has taught art classes since 1992. She is a working artist and a member of ArtBomb Co. in Greenville. Wood, a full-time art teacher at Christ Church Episcopal School, has taught kindergarten through college students. She received a BA in art from Columbia College and an MAT from the University of South Carolina.

Design your own Museum—in Miniature
Grades K–2, Heather Gentry, Tuesday–Friday, June 28–July 1, 9 am–noon 312D05, $100
Grades 3–5, Alexia Timberlake, Tuesday–Friday, June 28–July 1, 9 am–noon 313D05, $100

Create a small-scale museum exhibition while learning about the elements of art. We will study line, shape, texture, and form as we go on gallery walks in the Museum, and then apply what we have learned in drawing, painting, and sculpture projects in the art studios. Young artists will create and take home a museum diorama filled with their own masterpieces.

Rhythm in Art: Jeff Holland
Grades 3–5, Tuesday–Friday, July 12–15, 9 am–noon, 302A05, $100

Join percussion artist Jeff Holland for an upbeat experience combining the joy of art and music. Using the Museum’s exhibition, A History of Color, for inspiration, students will create canister drums, gourd shakers, and other instruments. At the end of the week, students will give a percussion performance and have their own artistic creations to bring home.

Holland is an instrument-maker, multi-percussionist, and instructor, who has experience working with a broad range of students. He has participated in artist-in- residence programs, offers individual and group instruction, and is active as a performance artist.

The Fantasy and Function of Face Jugs: Jay Owens
Grades 6–8, Tuesday–Friday, July 12–15, 9 am–noon, 303A05, $100

Travel with ceramist Jay Owens on a whimsical journey to discover the history and design of face jugs while building your own. In this class students will hand-build jugs, learn to sketch facial expressions and personalities, and then turn sketches into 3-D images on clay jugs. Face jugs will be painted with colorful glazes, then fired and readied to bring home.

Owens holds a BFA in ceramics from Utah State University. In 2001 he traveled to Niger to investigate traditional forms of indigenous pottery. Owens has taught at the Center for Museum Education since 2003 and is an instructor in the Tanglewood Middle School Project.

An Array of African-Inspired Arts: Heather Gentry, Jill Plumley
Grades K–2, Heather Gentry, Tuesday–Friday, July 19–22, 9 am–noon, 300A05, $100
Grades 3–5, Jill PlumleyTuesday–Friday, July 19–July 22, 9 am–noon, 301A05, $100

Join us for a rich array of African-inspired art projects including mask making, akindera cloths, and contemporary creations inspired by the Museum’s current exhibition, A History of Color. Each class includes a visit to the Museum’s galleries to view artwork and a hands-on project inspired by what our young artists have seen. Students will bring home a wonderful portfolio of work showing how cultures influence art and our own creations.

Gentry has extensive experience sharing the visual arts with students of all ages. She also teaches at the Pelham Road Montessori School and at the Spartanburg County Museum of Art. Plumley, a full-time teacher at Five Oaks Academy, has taught a variety of arts programs to elementary school children. A Montessori instructor for the past 11 years, she also actively pursues a “second career” as a mixed media collage artist.High School and Young Adults

High School and Young Adults

Drawing in the Museum: Paul Flint
Thursday, June 2–23, 6–8 pm 4 sessions, 316D05, Museum galleries, $75
Thursday, July 7–28, 6–8 pm, 4 sessions, 304A05, Museum galleries, $75

Would you like to build your portfolio or perhaps try something new this summer? Join instructor Paul Flint on Thursday evenings from 6–8 pm to draw in the Museum galleries. Students will begin with group exercises and then find a spot in the galleries to sketch. Classes will include time for discussion and individual critiques. Each 4-week class will conclude with a hands-on session about presentation skills for visual artists.

Flint received a BA in art from Furman University. He has taught painting classes through Furman’s Division of Continuing Education. Flint is a practicing artist and maintains a studio in the ArtBomb Co. in Greenville.