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Promoting public interest and participation in the arts since 1961.

Archive of past events: 2004 through 2014


Gualala Arts Past Workshops - 2012

  Annie Murphy Springer Saturday - Sunday, November 10 - 11
The Wonders of Watercolor
Instructor: Annie Murphy Springer

Join Annie as she introduces you to the freshness, simplicity, and spontaneity of transparent watercolor.
 

  Understanding Photographing Art Saturday, November 10
Understanding Photographing Art
& Basic Digital Skills for Artists

Instructor: Jay Daniel

A special two-part workshop for visual artists that will help you photograph your art and then submit digital images to juried shows.
 

  Painting by Jane Head Saturday - Sunday, November 3 - 4
No Rules - Brushless Painting with Venetian Plaster
Instructor: Jane Head

The artist will demonstrate brushless painting techniques on venetian plaster using common workshop tools, kitchen utensils and other texturizing implements.
 

  Italian Conversation for Beginners Thursdays, October 25 - January 10
Italian Conversation for Beginners
Instructor: Mark Moramarco

Begin or continue an exciting journey of the delightful Italian culture and language with this Conversational Italian / Beginners class.

  Purses By Design Thursday, October 18
Purses By Design
Instructors: Pamela Day and Roseanne Lauters

Kicking it Up - A Purse in a Day.
 

  Digital SLR Sunday, September 30
Basic Digital SLR Camera Class
Instructor: John Howry

In this four-hour class you'll learn all the basic features of your digital SLR camera.
 

  Point & Shoot Camera Saturday, September 29
How Does My Digital Point & Shoot Camera Work?
Instructor: John Howry

This basic picture taking class is designed for a point and shoot digital photographer.
 

  Quilt Play Wednesday - Thursday, September 19 - 20
Come Play with Me
Instructor: Dianne S. Hire

Need to lighten up? Not having any quilting fun? Then this workshop's for you.
 

  Memoir Writing Wednesdays, September 12 - October 17
Memoir Writing
Instructor: Ida Egli

For those of us wanting to write the stories of our lives, this class is the place.
 

  boy pointing at styrofoam on the beach Wednesday, July 11
Ocean Helpers
Instructor: Cyndi Stubbs

Our goal is to educate and empower people to pick up plastic and Styrofoam so it does not end up in the oceans.
 

  Summer Art Program for Youth Tuesday - Friday, July 10 - 20
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 20 years.
 

  Ralph Lee Hopkins
Wednesday - Sunday, June 13 - 17
Digital Nature Photography: Discovering Your Passion
Instructor: Ralph Lee Hopkins

Take your nature photography to the next level by discovering your passion.

  Mike Henderson - Self Portrait Saturday - Sunday, June 9 - 10
Back to the Basics: A Drawing Workshop
Instructor: Mike Henderson

The two-day workshop is designed for both intermediate-level artists to revisit and firm up their drawing foundations and for raw beginners to get off on the right foot toward sketching and drawing independence.

  Slab Forms with Kazuko Matthews
Saturday - Sunday, June 9 - 10
Slab Forms
Instructor: Kazuko Matthews

Work with slab form constructions that will be manipulated to make some of the iconic, whimsical, structural forms that are Kaz's personal style.

  Point Arena Lighthouse at Night, photo by Richard Skidmore Sunday - Monday, June 3 - 4
Introduction to Night Photography
Instructor: Tim Baskerville

Learn how to make proper exposures (either film or digital) after dark, both by the light of the moon and by existing artificial light.

  Atmospheric Landscapes Saturday - Sunday, May 19 - 20
Atmospheric Landscapes
Instructor: Patricia Osborne

Have fun and express yourself while painting atmospheric landscapes.

  Hot Quilts from Cold Scraps
Wednesday - Thursday, May 16 - 17
Hot Quilts from Cold Scraps
Instructor: Alison Schwabe

Sew it, don't throw it! A scrap quilt workshop.

  Conversational Italian Thursdays, May 10 - July 12
Conversational Italian
Instructor: Mark Moramarco

Begin or continue an exciting journey of the delightful Italian culture and language with this Conversational Italian / Beginners class.

  Jewelry Making With Metal Clay Saturday - Sunday, May 5 - 6
Bracelets, Beads, and Boxes:
Jewelry Making With Metal Clay

Instructor: Mary Neuer Lee

This two day workshop in metal clay will focus on intermediate metal clay techniques.

  The Scavenger Hunt Art Quilt Thursday, March 15
The Scavenger Hunt Art Quilt
Instructor: Terry Waldron

Besides found objects, students will bring fabric that they LOVE.

  Quilting Wednesday - Thursday, February 22 - 23
Wednesday - Thursday, February 29 - March 1
Now What Do I Do with All these Quilt Blocks?
Instructors: Janice Carter and Kalynn Oleson

For newer quilters who have a collection of blocks or unfinished projects and need to know how and what to do with them.

  Glimpses of Ancient Greece Wednesdays, February 22 - March 28
Glimpses of Ancient Greece
Instructor: Kosta P'Manolis

Explore Greek history, society, art and architecture.

  Henry Yan: Figure Drawing Friday - Sunday, January 27 - 29
Figure Drawing
Instructor: Henry Yan

This class will focus on various techniques and styles in drawing human figures with charcoal.

  Martial Arts, with Lini Lieberman-Erich Saturday, January 21
Women's Self Defense
Instructor: Lini Lieberman-Erich

This self-defense class is all about empowerment.

  A Weekend of Felting Saturday - Sunday, January 14 - 15
A Weekend of Felting
Instructor: Carin Engen

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

  Images to Life: Creating Poetry Thursdays, January 12 - February 16
Images to Life: Creating Poetry
Instructor: Ida Egli

Participants will be exposed to different poetic styles and techniques and will write their own poetry in class.



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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.