UW-Green Bay Summer Camps:Arts Enrichment for Adults
About the Program
You are invited to participate in exploring your creative side! Whether you are a professional, a retiree, an at-home parent, or everybody else, people from all walks of life are invited to attend. Together, let's discover your untapped talent!.
This year we are again offering visual arts - a way to express your inner self through sculpture, drawing, painting, beading, quilting, and photography. You might want to take note of the experienced and talented instructors we have enlisted for this endeavor. You will be motivated and inspired by their expertise, attention to detail, attention to you and your works of art. See their detailed biographical information online. Now is not the time to wait for a better "season." A season for creativity and expression is today!
NOTE: Each student will choose 1 art class for the duration of the program. If your first choice class is full at the time you register, we will assign you to your second choice preference. Register early!
Fee
$129 for tuition. Additionally materials fees may be charged as indicated under each course listing. Please include all fees when you register. Fees are payable by check or credit card. For a speedy and secure registration process, please register online:
If you prefer, submit completed registration and payment to:
Arts Enrichment for Adults
Office of Outreach and Extension
2420 Nicolet Drive Green Bay, WI 54311
Application Deadline: July 20, 2012
Other Things to Know
- Parking: Upon registration you will receive a confirmation packet in the mail. A parking pass is not required, as your vehicle license plate number will serve as your pass. Be sure to indicate your license # when you register with us. You may park in the Weidner Center Parking Lot.
- Check in on the first day is from 5:30 p.m. in the Studio Arts Cafeteria.
- Normal class hours are from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Monday thru Thursday.
- This is a day program only. Overnight accommodations are not available on campus.
- Materials fees cover supplies the teacher will purchase for you.
- Supply lists are provided so you can purchase these items prior to the start of the class. Bring them with you on the first day.
Sandra Shackelford - Arts Enrichment Coordinator
Sandra Shackelford is a document artist. She received her BFA from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and did graduate work in fine arts at UW-Milwaukee. The artist's work incorporates heroic scale drawings, black and white photographs and narratives from oral histories of people she considers (un) common heroes, the unheralded, and the quietly courageous.
Ms Shackelford's work was used exclusively in the award winning CESA television program, "But Names Can Hurt Forever" and in the documentary film, "Westbound" which documents the life of a hobo historian.
Ms Shackelford teaches art and creative non-fiction and is currently at work on a major project, "The Memorial Wall of Hope and Healing." She is the co-director for UWGB's longstanding Summer Art Studio Camps, offered each summer for middle and high school students.
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Relief Woodcarving: Yes You Can!
Relief carving is like painting a picture with shadows. Discover this art form by creating a relief carving to celebrate Halloween, Christmas, or the 4th of July. No previous wood carving experience is necessary. You will be amazed with the results and have fun while learning to carve.
Instructor: Cheryl Hackett is a recent retiree from both the US Army and from teaching K-12 Art. She began her artistic career as an illustrator for the US Army, has twenty-four years experience as an art teacher, and currently teaches woodcarving through NWTC at Kewaunee High School. Cheryl is also a partner in a vegetable and craft business, Farm Near the Falls, and sells her creations at farmers' markets and craft shows. She looks forward to sharing her passion and thirty-five years of carving experience with you.
Materials Fee: $10 per student
No additional supplies needed for this class.
Acrylic Painting for Everyone
This acrylic painting class is for everyon! All levels are welcomed into Jason Keller's creative world from beginners to experienced painters, realists and those who would like to experiment with abstraction. Beginning with the basics, you will learn about composition, color mixing, applying paint to the surface and various studio practices. Jason will introduce you to the work of highly respected artists while encouraging you to explore your own subject matter and style. Bring in ideas and images to use as references for the paintings you will create.
Instructor: Jason Keller graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2012 where he obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Art Education with an emphasis in painting. Jason has had the distinct pleasure of working as an assistant over the past three years for the ceramics class held annually during the university's Summer Art Studio for middle and high school students.
Jason's work has been exhibited in both the 407 and Lawton Gallery at UWGB as well as the Rahr West Museum, Manitowoc. His work received both best in show and best painting awards at the Rahr West exhibit and was purchased for the UWGB Campus Art Collection.
Materials Fee: $25
Sew What!!!
Learn a new skill or dust off your sewing skills lost in time! "Sew What" offers the supplies and tools necessary to stitch up your choice of many fun and practical projects. Think about creating a one-of-a-kind gift for friends, grandkids and yourself!
Little Quilt Fridge Frame, draw-string backpack, a travel-size pillow and case, pillowcase to fit any size pillow you need, mini quilt, flannel infant blanket. Create one! Create many! Conversation with each participant prior to class will ensure projects perfect for your individual sewing level. Conversation and fun included. Newbies welcome.
Instructor: A Wisconsin native, Janna Zimmerman, Quiltmaker, grew up among a family of seamstresses, offering an easy path to her love of all things fabric! As an accomplished quilter, Janna combines traditional quilt patterns and techniques with bright, vibrant colors to create a more contemporary, graphic style quilt perfect for today's living and working spaces. Her quilted works are inspired by life around her, often designed so creations can be enjoyed in daily life. Teaching and pattern design keep her busy in her Green Bay studio, appropriately named WE QUILT!
Materials Fee: $25
Ceramics: Hand Building with an Introduction to Wheel-Throwing for Raku Firing
Some say it is their road to creativity. Others say it is their path to relaxation. Whatever your reason, professional potter and teacher, Dean Hoegger will guide you on your journey. Learn to touch the clay and shape it in ways that will satisfy both the novice and experienced potter. Techniques in wheel-throwing and hand-building will be presented and used to create decorative vessels that will be fired by participants using the raku method. Glaze, fire, and smoke will be used to create unique and dramatic glaze affects.
Instructor: Dean Hoegger studied ceramics and education and UWGB in the late 70's and has been making pots and teaching ever since. He has taught weekly adult classes at The Barnsite Art Studio in Kewaunee, Clay on Steele in Algoma, and at his studio in Sturgeon Bay. He currently exhibits at The Flying Pig in Algoma and the Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor.
Materials Fee: $25
Anyone Can Draw!!!
Students will learn how to draw using a grid method. Students will practice creating a composition, experimenting with contour drawing and a variety of ways of creating a life-like, three-dimensional effect as you experiment with various ways of shading. When you complete this exciting and enjoyable drawing class you will have your very own masterpiece to take with you! Ms. Tlachac will help you "learn to see" through a variety of exercises and you'll have lots of fun along the way.
Instructor: Sara Tlachac has been an artist/educator in Green Bay for the past 12 years. She has worked with a variety of students from first grade to adults and has had a blast doing everything from Wildlife Illustration, Messing With Pastels and Figure Drawing from Life. "I always come back to my love of drawing in black and white," Ms Tlachac says. "The drawing process really excites me." In her own work Ms Tlachac focuses on the human form, creating plaster figures and paintings. Her work can be found in Door and Brown counties. If you have ever thought about trying to draw that special photo, or just haven't drawn in years, this incredible instructor will help you work the kinks out of your fingers and get those drawings going again. No experience necessary!
Materials Fee: $25
Book-Making: Uniquely Yours
In this course you will learn how to create your own book. The covers and pages will be created to feel just right as you hold them. Students will create a book of any size you like, with your choice of color and texture. Your book will be YOUR book, as creative as you want it to be, to be used for whatever purpose.
Instructor: Kathy Hackbarth has been an art teacher in Green Bay for many years. Fifteen years ago, she started a small company, "Books That Bind." She has been creating handmade books and journals ever since. Kathy teaches in several studios around Wisconsin and has offered her expertise for our UWGB Summer Art Studio, an art camp for the state's middle and high school students.
Watercolor Inspirations
Watercolor Inspirations is a workshop designed for beginners and advanced students alike. This watercolor workshop will give you the encouragement you need to become a skilled and confident watercolor painter.
You will learn about the importance of using good tools, materials and supplies along with their proper care. Techniques such as color mixing and paint control will be taught along with how to enlarge your sketches and masking out white areas and other technical skills. Creating dominance with hue, value and color intensity are the keys to understanding the beauty of watercolor painting. Workshop atmosphere will be fun and friendly with emphasis on your being proud of your final results.
Paper and paint will be provided and other supplies will be shared.
Instructor: Jennifer Boudreau, started her career as an elementary art teacher in the Wisconsin Rapids Public School District for grades K-8. Emphasizing culture and art history were main themes in the annual art shows. During her summers, she taught introduction courses in watercolor and ceramics. When teaching adults, she believes it is important to find one's true self and inner child creativity. Setting aside time for imagining is an essential part of higher level learning. Jennifer lives in DePere with her family.
Materials Fee: $15
Beading Workshop
More than beads and wire, you will learn how to creatively design your own beaded art pieces. Whether you are a novice or experienced beader, glean from this experienced artist/instructor as you create your own incredible pieces of wearable art.
Instructor: Shelli Peters is an artist, crafter and entrepreneur. She and a friend own "Mother Bead," a unique and charming shop that provides anything a beading heart could desire. Like many other artists and crafters, she has always made things with her hands. Being involved in the arts has been "the fun part" of her life whether it was chairing Artfest in Minot, North Dakota or in participating in art shows across the country. Prior to launching a career as an artist, Shelli was an RN working and teaching in several health care facilities across the U.S. This innovative jewelry artist's work is featured in the Winter 2012 issue of La Bella Magazine in an article titled "Treasures of Time."
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