Teens & Adults Classes
The Mill Art Center & Gallery provides an environment in which the community can express and develop their artistic abilities through instruction, observation and interaction with professional artists. Our unique blend of classroom studios and professional gallery exhibition space encourages students to immerse themselves in art, with inspiration from instructors and the art that surrounds them. Our small class sizes ensure that each student gets plenty of one on one time in every class.
Children and teen classes follow the public school calendar. Arrangements may be made with specific instructors for make-up classes. Gift certificates for art classes and art purchases are available.
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POP - UP SPECIAL FOR MOMS
POP - UP CLASS - A MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL - INTUITIVE PAINTING CLASS
Treat yourself this Mother's Day to a fun and relaxing art class! No experience is necessary and all supplies are provided--you just bring you...and maybe a friend, daughter, niece, mother, grandmother! In this class you will learn how to make a beautiful watercolor background that you will then paint with gouache, acrylics and gel pens, making shapes, patterns, and marks that are an expression of you. There is no "getting it right" or "figuring anything out" because you will be tapping into YOUR unique creativity and freeing yourself up to play and have fun! ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED, NO ART EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
Class Date: Saturday, May 11th - ***CLASS IS FULL
Class TIme: 10:00-1:00 p.m.
COST: $45 MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL (REGULARLY $65)
Open Studios for Figure Drawing and Gelli Plate Printmaking and Collage
OPEN Studio FIGURE DRAWING
The Mill Art Center has arranged for live model sessions. There will be no instruction in these sessions, but there will be a monitor present who will set up the poses according to the wishes of the participants. Usually the sessions start with short warm up poses and progress to long poses. **Models can be nude or clothed. Easels and drawing boards are available but participants bring their own drawing materials.
Cost: $18 per session payable with check or cash. You must register and pay in advance as space is limited. No drop-ins allowed.
*** New Policy - 24 hours notice is required if you have to withdraw from a class that you paid for in order to be reimbursed.
Dates: Friday mornings - 9:30am - 12:30pm - Apr. 12, 26, May. 10, 24, Jun. 7, 21. Please contact us to have your name added to our email list.
Open Studio Gelli Printing and Collage
Join us on Monday mornings from 10am to 12:30pm for a fun time of creating gelli prints and collage. This is an open studio, so everyone is welcome, however, there is no instruction. Participants are encouraged to bring their own assortment of tools and Gelli plate. The Mill Art Center will provide paints, adhesives and assortment of papers, and mark making tools for you to use.
Sessions Monday mornings April 1, 15, 29 May 13, June 3, 17. Cost is $15 per session payable in person with check or cash.
You must register in advance - Please email millartcenter@gmail.com to reserve your seat as space is limited.
Current Classes
Wednesday Morning PAINTING with lanna pejovic
Lanna offers instruction for all levels in oil and acrylics. Work on projects in painting of your choice and Lanna will provide advise and support to help you develop your individual color, composition and technique. This is an ongoing class. If you are a beginner, specific projects and a basic list of materials can be provided.
Instructor:: Lanna Pejovic
Who :: Teens 18+ and Adults
Fee :: $115 for 6 classes - Cash or check or Register through PayPal
Class Dates :: Wednesday Mornings from 9:30am to 12:30pm.
Thursday Morning Painting with denise heischman
Denise offers instruction at all levels for people working with paint, pastels or dry media. Bring in your own resource materials and get ready to grow your artistic abilities with one on one guidance and support. A valued and trusted instructor of the Mill Art Center for years. This is an ongoing class.
Instructor:: Denise Heischman
Who :: Teens 18+ and Adults
Fee :: $120 for 6 classes - Cash or check or Register through PayPal
Class Dates and Times:: Thursday mornings from 10am -12:30pm
Flower Drawing Workshop with sari gaby
This class is for all lovers of flowers. We will be working from photographs, beginning with my demonstration. We will explore how to begin - Breaking down shapes, composition, and values. We will take an intuitive approach, not going for perfection, but for the gesture or personality of your flower. Drawing a complicated subject can be overwhelming, and I hope to make this work shop fun!
Instructor:: Sari Gaby
Who :: Adults
Fee :: $125 with cash or check or Register through PayPal Dates :: Friday, May 3rd from 10:30 - 4pm Minimum of 4 students to run the class.
Working with Colored Pencil
Ready to engage in a strong foundational based class. Sari Gaby offers this class for students who are ready to learn about underpainting techniques, layering, mixing recipes, supplies, and so much more using colored pencils as their medium. You will be working from resource materials and photos that you bring. Intermediate drawing skills are required as you will be building on your knowledge of basic drawing principles. This class is all about enjoying the process, while you learn specific techniques to create beautiful imagery.
Sari is a beloved instructor of many years. Her work within the area school districts and in private practice has her well respected in the greater Rochester area and in the artist community at large.
Instructor:: Sari Gaby
Who :: Teens 18+ and Adults
Fee :: $150 with cash or check or Register through PayPal Dates :: Wednesday afternoons, April 10th, 17th, and 24th from 1-3pm
From Encaustic Printmaking to Book Making
Join Kathryn Bevier for a special workshop on fashioning a truly unique hand sewn sculptural book made from encaustic prints. You will spend the first part of the class creating encaustic prints on high quality Japanese printmaking paper where you will learn the basics of printmaking with wax.
Then, we will use the papers you have created to design and assemble a specific sculptural book form that will serve as a springboard for multiple designs. You will also learn a basic stitching method to securely bind your one of a kind treasure. Plenty of inspiration and guided demonstrations will yield amazing results. All materials included.
This class is appropriate for older teens and adults.
Instructor:: Kathryn Bevier
Who :: Teens 16+ and Adults - Limited to 4 people
Saturday, June 22nd from 10am - 1:30 pm
Fee $125 Cash or check or Register through PayPal
Abstract Landscape Painting Workshop
In this workshop we will explore creating spirited and compelling landscape paintings!! We never actually paint what we see… we translate the environment into color, form, line and composition, mentally cropping and tweaking, resizing, and placing it on a flat surface called a painting. With this in mind, we will be working with what you already know and moving toward an abstract vision.
This indoor workshop will offer a series of 10 drawing and painting exercises to broaden our seeing abilities, loosen up our brush techniques, focus our composition and lean into each of our personal visions.
All materials are supplied - paint, brushes, charcoal and substrates.
Wear comfortable painting clothes and bring your camera phone along with an open spirit of exploration!
Instructor:: Connie Ehindero
Who :: Teens 16+ and Adults
Fee :: $175 with cash or check or Register through PayPalClass is open to 10 participants, minimum of 6 to run the class. Dates :: Stay tuned for a new Fall Date.
STUDIO WATERCOLOR
Offered to all artists who want to explore watercolor regardless if it’s abstract or representational. Evolving from his prior workshops, Stu Chait draws on his formal training as an architect and his popular non-traditional watercolor approach offering this new studio based class for watercolor that is suited for everyone from novice to experienced artist. This workshop utilizes a wet on wet approach using tube type watercolors, not pan sets; as well as large wells and palettes, and is offered in (3) 3-hour sessions over separate Saturdays. This workshop will concentrate on demonstrating various techniques (in wet on wet, washes and dry glazing), as well as representational quantities (atmospheric perspective, color choices, shade and shadow, clouds) allowing the student to bring their artwork in for discussion, as well as class time to work on their artwork…
Knowing that watercolor can be a misunderstood and avoided medium, Stu teaches that there are always several options to any approach. When one understands that “yellow and blue doesn’t always equal green”, the individual will understand that there are several different ways to approach any problem, not just the tried and true method. Stu is of the belief that to learn, understand and appreciate representational watercolor that one must start with abstract techniques and approaches.
The Mill will provide boards for the student’s use to mount artwork on during class time. Otherwise all materials are by the student. A basic material list will be provided upon registration. Stu brings an innovative approach and unique mindfulness process to learning how to work with watercolors that he adapts to both the novice and experienced artist, such that all attendees learn from each other.
No prerequisite coursework required.
Instructor:: Stu Chait
Who :: Teens 15+ and Adults
Fee :: $200 with cash or check or Register through PayPal
Class Dates :: 3 Saturdays, May 4th, 18th, and June 1st from 10am - 1pm. 3 people minimum to run class.
Here’s what was said -”Phenomenal class with Stu today! What an incredibly talented teacher - artist - with heart! I can’t wait for our next class.” Gayle D.
Pastel Still Life
Are you looking for a traditional way to work with Pastels? Join Kathryn Bevier in this excellent opportunity to hone your pastel skills while working from still life settings. This class will focus on working with pastels using a value (light to dark) based approach. Kathryn will start each class with a demonstration of her process that uses the value scale as an armature. With this approach, you will be freer to explore colors that appeal to you. Getting a strong foundation is key and establishing strong compositional skills will be at the core of your learning experience as well. Some materials are provided as well as weekly follow ups.
Instructor:: Kathryn Bevier
Who :: Adults
Fee :: $200 for 5 classes - Cash or check or Register through PayPal
Class Dates and Times:: Wednesdays, May 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th, and June 3th from 1 - 3:30pm
SKETCHBOOK: NATURE-BASED THEME DEVELOPMENT AND JOURNALING
An artist's sketchbook is a valuable resource, a portable studio and companion that provides you a place to develop your ideas and journal while tapping into your imagination. In this workshop you will be encouraged to sketch from natural objects. Guided exercises and prompts will be presented to help you explore your ideas. You will need to bring a sketchbook.
“Thoroughly enjoyed the sketching from nature workshop, and got a lot out of it! The only problem I had was it went by too quickly!” - Rebecca
“I loved the sketchbook class! It was such a meaningful experience for me and I am looking forward to taking more classes!” - CB
Instructor:: Bill Stephens
Who :: Teens and Adults
Fee :: $75 - cash or check or Register through PayPal
Class Date :: Saturday, June 8th from 10am - 12pm
COLOR – PAINTING THE FIGURE
COLOR will be our main focus in this painting workshop. Clothed models in a studio and outdoor setting will be our subject matter. We will explore a variety of approaches with the goal to tap into a personally expressive, visually exciting strategy. The majority of our activity will involve painting on canvas using oil or acrylic paint. Drawing will be incorporated in an active way to construct our painted images. Over the course of three days, guided strategies for organizing color and incorporating the figure will be presented. Individual interpretation is encouraged. We will work directly from the model in the morning, have lunch and then spend the remaining afternoon time to further develop the paintings started in the morning as well as preparing color grounds for the following week and discussing our work together.
No previous experience in figure drawing/painting from a model is required. You can have a very rewarding experience based solely on enthusiasm and the desire to experience something new!
MATERIALS:
6 prepared canvases: suggested assorted sizes 2 @18”x 24”/2 @ 16”x 20”/2 @ 9”x 12”
Set of acrylic paints and/or oil paints (list of suggested colors sent on request)
*Appropriate solvent and several glass jars with lids to store for oil paints.
Turpenoid or Gamsol – no other strong smelling solvent, please!
Paint mixing palette – disposable or other
Palette knife for mixing color
Selection of brushes (list of suggested type sent on request)
18”x 24” mixed media drawing pad
charcoal
black ink
* optional: Arches Huile pad, any size (specially prepared paper for oil painting)
Instructor:: Lanna Pejovic
Who :: Teens 18+ and Adults
Fee :: $285 Please email millartcenter@gmail.com to register for this class.
Dates :: 3 Tuesdays – June 25, July 2 & 9th from 9:30 - 3:30
Bring lunch
Spring Plein Air Painting Workshop with Barbara Jablonski
Barbara Jablonski invites artists using any painting medium to join her in her annual Plein Air Workshop. This workshop is perfect for those who are “new to” plein air painting, as well as experienced artists who wish to learn OIL or ACRYLIC painting as a new medium. Studio artists who wish to learn new techniques to enhance studio painting of landscapes, waterscapes and architecture are also welcome.
This workshop introduces elements and techniques including:
• Composition and design
• Value, temperature and mixing of oil and acrylic colors
• Drawing, perspective, and painting techniques
• The use of materials and equipment
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY REGISTRATION FEE -- $235 until April 15th - Registration Fee $250 after April 15th
Contact BARBARA JABLONSKI BJJablons@gmail.com for a full brochure and registration form or see the website: www.BarbaraJablonski.com
Tuesday, May 14 through Thursday, May 16, 2024 (3 DAYS)
Registration and Cancellation Information
In order to reserve a space in a class or workshop at The Mill Art Center you must pay in full. You may do this by registering online or by mailing us a check made out to the Mill Art Center; Our mailing address is 61 N. Main St Honeoye Falls, NY 14472.
Our cancellation policy is such that a 15% fee will be deducted from any refund given up to one week prior to the start of the class or workshop. NO Refund will be given for a cancellation made the week prior to the start of the class or workshop, unless your space can be filled.
in the event that you have registered for a class or workshop and it is cancelled, you will be reimbursed fully.
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS THROUGH ADULT AND CHILDREN’S CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND ART EXHIBITIONS.