WINTER CLASSES 2008

The Black Mountain Center for the Arts, located in the old City Hall at 225 W. State Street, announces its fall class schedule, starting Monday, September 10. For questions, or to register, call 828/669-0930 or the appropriate number for the teacher, if listed.

Visual Art

Drawing and Painting Classes
Instructor: Bob Travers
Dates: Ongoing on Tues. & Wed., 6 class times available for Children (ages 7+), Teens & Adults; placement depends on availability.
Fee: $60 for 4 lessons (2-hrs each).
Each class is appropriate for beginner through advanced. Students work at their own pace, in their choice of subject & medium, including oils, colored pencil, watercolor, acrylic, graphite, pen & ink, and pastels. For more information call 669-0930.

"Painting the Blue Ridge - Winter Scene" Workshop
Instructor: Bob Travers
Dates: February 16/17 & 23/24, 10 am - 5 pm
Fee: $250
Internationally recognized Nature/Wildlife Artist Bob Travers guides you step by step to finished work. In the 4-day workshop, from outdoors scenery learn the personal techniques and tips to add depth, lighting & detail. Learn to paint snow! Use the medium of your choice; bring a 16x20 or 18x24 painting surface. To view Bob Travers work, visit http://members.aol.com/BobWolf1 Call 669-0930 to register.

Open Drawing Class
Instructor: Jerry Pope
Dates: Ongoing on Wed., 6-8 pm., begins January 9.
Fee: $20 per week - Pay in advance for 5 classes, receive $5 discount.
Open Drawing class with instruction in pencil, charcoal, colored pencil and pastel. Drop-ins welcome, teen and adult. Work on your preferred project at your own speed. "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain," 12 week course at no extra charge. Students provide own materials and book. Call 669-0930 to register.

Figure Drawing Studio
Coordinator: Jerry Pope
Dates: Mon., 6:30-8:30 pm, ongoing.
Fee: $10 per week
Bring your own supplies, & easel if preferred. Live model. Must be 18 or older. Call 669-930 for more info.

Figure Drawing Studio
Workshop Coordinator Jerry Pope
Date: Sat., Jan 19, 12-4 pm.
Fee: $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
Bring your own supplies, & easel if preferred. Live model with ½ hour and hour-long poses. Must be 18 or older. Call 669-930 for more info.

Pottery Classes
Teachers: Geoff Bird, Lane Kaufmann, AJ Reisman, Annie Singletary
Dates: Ongoing on Mon., Tues., &Thurs.
7 class times available for Children (ages 3+), Teens & Adults;
placement depends on openings.
Fee: $90 for 4 lessons or $180 for 9 lessons (2-hr);
$35 lab fee, which includes 25 lbs. of clay, glazes, & firing.
Supply list will be provided.
Learn to throw on the pottery wheel or make hand-built slab pieces in the newly renovated pottery studio. For more information call 669-0930.

Needle Felting Workshop
Instructors: Jane Sawyer & Kim Ransom
Dates: January 26, 12-4 pm (Snow date February 2);
Fee: $55, includes kit & materials
Have fun creating your own soft sculptured whimsical gnome out of wool. Spend the afternoon learning the basics of needle felting. If there is time, instruction for ornaments and stockings can happen. Participants will go home with enough materials to begin creating at home. Jane Sawyer and Kim Ransom teach at Owen High School; their students recently won awards at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, and the class projects were sold at the Owen Middle School Crafts Fair in early December.

Dance and Movement

Transformational Belly Dance
Instructor: Mizilca Dates: 1st session: Jan.7/8 - Feb. 11/12;
2nd session: Feb. 18/19- Mar. 31/Apr.1 (No class Mar. 24/25)
4 class times:
(1) Mon, 6:30-7:30 pm: Slow Moves - Fee: $72 for 6 weeks;
(2) 7:30-9:30 pm: Drop In - Deep Movements - Fee: $15 per class
(3) Tue, 6:30- 7:30 pm: Fast Moves - Fee: $72 for 6 weeks;
(4) 7:30-9:00 pm: Choreography - Fee: $72 for 6 weeks
Transformational Belly Dance is Mizilca's unique approach to preserving the tradition of belly dance as a woman's sacred form of movement, brought forward into a spiritual practice, a fitness regime, a social concurrence, and a performance art. For more information about this class, visit www.transformationalbellydance.com. Call 669-0930 to register.

Yoga In Motion
Instructor: Renate Rikkers
Dates: Begins Jan. 8 or 11;
2 class times:
(1) Tue, 6:30-8:00 pm;
(2) Fri. 9-10:30
Limited openings
Fee: $55 for 6 weeks, ongoing.
Improve posture, balance, and strength through the practice of yoga postures. Renate's classes are based on Viniyoga. Some yoga experience is necessary. For adults of all ages. With questions and to register, call Renate at 298-9988

Preschool-Kindergarten Dance & Creative Movement
Instructor: Sondra Stamey
Dates: Tues., 3:15-4 pm; Jan. 9-Mar 18
Fee: $84-may be made in 2 payments
Classes stress creative movement rather than strictly traditional ballet. Not performance oriented. Families will be invited to the final class to observe. A 10% discount to families will be given when more than 1 child is enrolled in dance classes.

Grades 1-4 Dance & Creative Movement
Instructor: Sondra Stamey
Dates: Tues., 4-5 pm; Jan. 9-Mar 18
Fee: $95-may be made in 2 payments
Classes stress creative movement rather than strictly traditional ballet. Not performance oriented. Families will be invited to the final class to observe. A 10% discount to families will be given when more than 1 child is enrolled in dance classes.

Music

Music Together
Instructors: Jennie Robinette, Dana Lee, or Rob Taylor
Dates: Jan 8 - Mar 12;
5 class times:
Tue, 9:30-10:15 am or 10:30-11:15 am
Wed, 9:30- 10:15 am or 10:30-11:15 am or 6-6:45 pm:
Fee: $140 for 10 weeks, includes materials
Music Together classes build on your child's natural enthusiasm for music and movement. Developed in 1987 by the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, NJ, Music Together is an internationally recognized early childhood music program for families with children birth through 5 years. Visit AshevilleAreaMT.com. To register: email karirichmond@charter.net or call 828-545-0990.

Private Voice or Group Voice Lessons
Instructor: David Starkey
Dates: Ongoing, Tues or Fri.
Fee: Varies depending on length of lesson, please call.
Professor Starkey, retired from teaching at the university level, offers private lessons to teens and adults. Starkey's former students are now performing and/or hold teaching positions in college and university music departments. Lawrence Brownlee, a 2001 winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Audition award, credits Dr. Starkey with discovering him and being his first voice teacher. For more information, call 669-0930.

Black Mountain Youth Chorale
Director: Aline Carillon
Dates: Thurs., 3:15-4:30 pm; Jan. 17 -May 1
Fee: $30
For students in grades 4-8, the Youth Chorale is an opportunity to have fun while learning the fundamentals of group 2-3 part choral singing. A concert is scheduled for Sunday, May 4. The Fall Concert was a sellout! Don't miss this group. For more information call Aline at 450-9414.

JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians)
Instructors: Cary Fridley, Robby Robertson, and Natalya Weinstein
Dates: Wed., 3:30-5:00 pm; Jan. 9 -Mar 19
Fee: $50 Limited openings
For students in grades 4-8, JAM is a state-wide program to teach traditional Appalachian music on guitar, fiddle, and banjo. Black Mountain Center for the Arts hosts the program for Buncombe County. There will be some opportunities for performances. For more information call 669-0930.

CALL THE CENTER at 828/669-0930 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION