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Archive of past events: 2004 through 2014


Gualala Arts Past Workshops - 2010

  Advanced Watercolor Portraits Workshop Monday - Friday, November 15 - 19
Advanced Watercolor Portraits
Instructor: Myrna Wacknov

This workshop is designed for those who are already familiar with the basics of portraiture.

  Lindsay Whiting Saturday, November 13
Get Published:
Independent Publishing and Self Publishing Today

Instructor: Lindsay Whiting

With the help of today's technology there are now more
affordable ways than ever to publish your own book.

  Sugar Skull Sunday, October 31
Skull Making
Instructors: Bernadette Garcia Ambers and Phyllis Garcia Wade

You don't have to be a child or even have children to enjoy this wonderful Mexican tradition.

  No Rules - Painting With Texture Saturday - Sunday, October 30 - 31
No Rules - Brushless Painting
Instructors: Jane Head & Jan Fogel

The artists will demonstrate brushless painting techniques using common workshop tools or kitchen utensils.

  Reap As You Sew: Quilting Retreat Week of October 22 - 29
Reap As You Sew: Quilting Retreat
Instructors: Chris Boersma Smith & Suzan Friedland

Explore the connections between spirituality and textile art or quilt making.

  Gualala Arts Center Tuesday - Wednesday, October 19 - 20
50 Years ~ 50 More
Facilitator: Gail Taylor

Celebrations of the last 50 years
Visions for the next 50 years

  Beginning Quilting Wednesdays & Thursdays, October 6 - 7 and 13 - 14
Beginning Quilting
Instructors: Janice Carter & Kalynn Oleson

A class for beginning quilters with no previous experience or for those that would like to brush up on the basics.

  Digital Nature Photography Weekend: Kathy Adams Clark Saturday - Sunday, October 2 - 3
Digital Nature Photography Weekend:
Basics to Advanced

Instructor: Kathy Adams Clark

This weekend workshop will be a blend of classroom presentations and 60-90 minute outdoor shooting.

  Quilt Color Thursday, September 16
Color: How to Make an 'Oh Wow' Quilt
Instructor: Liz Berg

We will explore color theory and do a number of color exercises that will lead to a greater understanding of successful use of color in our quilts.

  Quilt Design Wednesday, September 15
An Introduction to the Elements & Principles of Design
Instructor: Liz Berg

This one day class will get you started in understanding some basic composition ideas utilizing the elements and principles of design.

  Tie Dye black red heart Thursday, July 8
Tie Dye
Instructor: De Williams

Experience the surprise that is part of what makes Tie Dye an exciting and interesting art form.

  Summer Art Program for Youth Tuesday - Friday, July 6 - 16
Summer Art Program for Youth
Multiple instructors

All children are invited to participate in the Summer Art Program for Youth, sponsored by Gualala Arts. This program has been extremely popular in its past 19 years.

  Susan Cornelis: Travel Sketchbooking Saturday - Sunday, June 26 - 27
Travel Sketchbooking
Instructor: Susan Cornelis

Learn to make painting so portable that you can do it on a hike, in the woods, at the beach or around town.

  Paste, Papers, Books and Beyond Saturday - Sunday, June 19 - 20
Paste, Papers, Books and Beyond
Instructor: Susan Gross

An age-old method of mixing paste and pigment, layering it, and then using tools to scrape, scratch and draw through the layers.

  Language of Landscape: Watercolor Workshop Friday - Sunday, May 21 - 23
Language of Landscape: Watercolor Workshop
Instructor: Dale Laitinen

The visual poetry of the landscape as discovered through the watercolor brush is the goal of this workshop.

  Jewelry Making With Precious Metal Clay Saturday - Sunday, May 15 - 16
Jewelry Making with Precious Metal Clay
Instructor: Mary Neuer Lee

Create beautiful jewelry with Precious Metal Clay.

  Clay Studio April 19, 21, 26 and May 10, 2010
Evening Claysters
Instructor: Barbara Tocher

Make a mug, box, pitcher or any straight-sided object.

  Rachel Clark: The Fancywork Coat Wednesday - Thursday, April 14 - 15
The Fancywork Coat
Instructor: Rachel Clark

This workshop is designed to use some of the materials that the student may have collected over the years for that special garment.

  Introduction to Argentine Tango, with Raquel Mashiach & Walter Stillman Tuesdays, March 23 - April 27
Introduction to Argentine Tango
Instructors: Raquel Mashiach & Walter Stillman

Argentine tango is the archetypical partners dance, the distillation of male and female energy, art in motion.

  Jewelry: Cold Clasp Using Wire Saturday, March 20
Jewelry: Cold Clasp Using Wire
Instructor: Iris Sandkühler

Why spend all of that time creating a unique, handmade piece and then top it off with a predictable machine-made clasp?

  Ceramics: Slab Vessel with Texture - Barbara Tocher Saturdays, March 13 & 27
Ceramics: Slab Vessel with Texture
Instructor: Barbara Tocher

Students will make a bowl or a platter which is shaped with a slump mold.

  Gerda Randolph Saturday - Sunday, March 6 - 7
Pine Needle Basket Making
Instructor: Gerda Randolph

Join this class and learn to make beautiful baskets from pine needles.

  David Skibbins Mondays, March 1 - April 12
Actor's Boot Camp
Instructor: David Skibbins

This seven week workshop is designed
to take your acting skills to a new level.

  Exploring Your Movement Intelligence, with Jamie McHugh Tuesdays, February 9 - March 16
Somatic Expression: Bringing Your Body Alive
Instructor: Jamie McHugh

Somatic Expression is a creative approach to
physical practice and mind / body integration.

  Living into Art: Journeys Through Collage Saturday, February 6
Living into Art: Journeys Through Collage
Instructor: Lindsay Whiting

Create successful and satisfying artwork with cut-magazine collage.

  A Weekend of Felting Saturday - Sunday, January 23 - 24
A Weekend of Felting
Instructor: Carin Engen

Learn or continue your learning of the felting
process during this weekend workshop.

  Martial Arts, with Lini Lieberman-Erich Saturday, January 16
Women's Self Defense
Instructor: Lini Lieberman-Erich

This self-defense class is all about empowerment.



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Gualala Arts offers a full array of workshops
plus ongoing classes and studios throughout the year.



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The Gualala Arts Center, located at 46501 Old State Highway in Gualala, CA,
is open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and weekends from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Please call (707) 884-1138 for more information, or email info@gualalaarts.org.

Serving the coastal communities of northern Sonoma & southern Mendocino Counties.