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Art Classes

Created in 2022 after his death, the Barry Bauman Art Institute honors the generosity of the Chicago-based art conservator, who donated over a million dollars in free restoration services to Hoyt Sherman Place over 10 years. His work includes The Repentant Magdalene and Apollo and Venus, two of the showpieces in the Hoyt Sherman Place Art Gallery. Implementing programming for students and adults to foster and grow their interests in the arts will ensure Bauman’s legacy continues.

Sunday, January 7
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Instructor: Betty Walker
$50, Ages 14-Adult
4-10 Students
Come and paint with coffee and learn botanical inking with Betty Walker. All skill levels are welcome. Students will be guided step-by-step through the process of drawing a floral subject in pencil and then inking it out in pen. After, students will enjoy the loose fun of painting with coffee and gold metallic. This painting project exemplifies how mixed mediums can create interest and fun in a piece.

2-Day Class
Sunday, January 7
Sunday, January 21
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Instructor: Carissa Dannen
$55, Ages 8-12
4-10 Students

Do you love anime and want to improve your drawing skills? Join this class to learn how to draw your favorite characters and create your own! The class will cover how to draw anime characters, and their facial expressions, and students will have the opportunity to develop their unique style by creating their own characters. If you enjoy art and love anime, this is the class for you! All materials are included for this class.

2-Day Class
Sunday, January 7
Sunday, January 21
4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Instructor: Carissa Dannen
$55, Ages 12-16
4-10 Students

This 2-day class is designed for people who love anime and want to improve their drawing skills. During the class, students will learn various techniques such as character design and the storytelling that is created when making manga books and anime. The course will cover the basic anatomy of anime characters, facial expressions, and body proportions, and students will have the opportunity to develop their unique style, while also learning the importance of paneling and creating stories to fit your characters. All materials included for this class.

3-Day Class
Sunday, January 7
Sunday, January 21
Sunday, January 28
3:00 PM-5:00 PM
Instructor: Cynthia Mercati
$150, Adult
3-8 Students

What is a memoir? It’s an intimate look at a special moment or event in your life, and your thoughts on the experience. Is there a holiday or family trip you want to remember? Or perhaps a first encounter with a friend, or saying goodbye to a loved one? Maybe you want to write down your memories to preserve them for the next generation.

In “Writing Your Memoir,” you will learn how to bring to life those moments that are unique only to you, the moments that make you, you. If you have memories, you can write a memoir.

We will begin each class with a discussion about memoirs and how to write them, focusing on description and action to create story, how to convey characters and use dialogue. How to create place and atmosphere, and how to build to the moment of reflection.

We’ll then focus on the specific memory each student wants to write about, and they’ll write half a draft in class, the draft I call, “The Messy Imperfect Getting It All Out” draft. The assignment will be to finish the draft, bring it back the next week, and read it to the class. The ears always pick up things the eyes sometimes do not.

In the second week, there will be an assignment to write a second draft and share it the following week.

The final assignment will be to write the last draft paying attention to everything we’ve discussed in class and any questions the students might have.

Sunday, January 21
4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Instructor: Betty Walker
$60, Ages 21+
4-10 Students

Join this paint and sip class where we will walk through the processes of painting a modern and loose watercolor floral. In this class, we will learn about different watercolor techniques while creating different floral and leaf patterns. All skill levels are welcome. Betty is a teacher and will not leave you behind as we paint this floral step-by-step together. This class also leaves room for creative control within our color palette and the ability to practice before taking risks. Wine,non-alcoholic drinks, and snacks are provided.

REGISTER FOR CLASSES

Members: Hoyt Sherman Place Members get One FREE Art Class per membership. To redeem this offer and register for a class, contact Janet Mootz at 515.452.0610 or by email using our contact form.

Refund Policy: All refund requests must be received 7 days prior to the start of class. Registration fees will be refunded less a 15% cancellation fee. To request a refund, contact Janet Mootz at 515.452.0610 or by email using our contact form.

Hoyt Sherman Place reserves the right to cancel classes due to insufficient enrollment with no incurring obligations. If a class get canceled by Hoyt Sherman Place, you will receive a full refund with no cancellation fee.

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WENT IN TO THE CLASS AS A SOMEWHAT NERVOUS BEGINNER, BUT I WAS IMMEDIATELY MADE COMFORTABLE BY THE INSTRUCTOR. I FELT ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE CLASS, AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, LEFT CONFIDENT IN MY ABILITIES TO BUILD ON THE SKILLS I LEARNED. I WILL DEFINITELY CONSIDER TAKING ANOTHER CLASS!

Jeremy