WINTER CLASSES 2011
Slight variations in the schedule may occur, and classes will be cancelled if minimum number of registrants is not received prior to the first class date. Please check the Events page and Calendar pages of our website for additional information. Other workshops that are scheduled will be posted closer to the individual dates at blackmountainarts.org on the Events and Calendar pages, and in the Black Mountain News.

VISUAL ARTS

Drawing & Painting classes. Instructor: Bob Travers. Tuesdays, ongoing, depending on openings; fee is $80 for 4 lessons. Four different weekly class sessions available for kids (age 8+), teens, & adults. Each class is appropriate for beginner through advanced. Students work at their own pace, with their choice of medium & subject. Bob Travers is an award-winning wildlife artist who teaches in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor and more. (Wednesday classes may be added as needed.) For more information call Bob at 828-776-6376 or visit http://www.bobtraversart.com.

  Relief Collagraph: the Printer Collage. I nstructor: Paul Harcharik. M ondays, 1-3 pm. Begins January 17; 8 weeks. $120. The relief collagraph is a textural collage approach to relief printmaking. Unlike woodcuts or linoleum blocks where you have to carve away the areas you don't want to print, the collagraph plate is constructed using various materials. For example: papers - copy paper to watercolor paper, fabrics - corduroy to cheesecloth, and found objects - string, coins, gummed paper reinforcement rings, all of which have unique textures. Once the plate is finished, it's sealed with gloss polymer and can be printed in various ways using stencils, multiple colors on the single plate or as a single color print. The course will also cover making an edition of prints and print nomenclature as well as the storing and presentation of prints. Materials list will be provided. Harcharik, who has an MFA from Penn State and has taught locally at UNC-A and Montreat, is represented in museums nationwide.

Pottery Classes: 2-hour classes are available at various times Mon.-Thurs. Fee is $135 for 6-weeks, which includes limited Open Studio practice times, plus a $35 Lab fee that covers 25 lbs. of clay, glazing and firing. Instructors: Geoff Bird, Will Byers, Maureen Joyce, & Gwen Ottinger, along with Guest Teachers for Workshops. Registration Deadline is 2 days prior to first class. Click on CLAY icon on website for more info.

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DANCE AND CREATIVE MOVEMENT

Yoga in Motion taught by Viniyoga Instructor Renate Rikkers. Two ongoing classes for adults: Begins Jan. 4 & 7: 1) Tuesdays: 6:30-8 pm and; 2) Thursdays: 9:30-11 am. Fee: $55 for 6 weeks. Improve posture, balance, and strength through the practice of yoga postures. Some yoga experience is necessary. With questions and to register, call Renate at 298-9988.

MUSIC

Kindermusik™. Instructor Maria Wood. A nationally certified program to teach music, rhythm and more to pre-schoolers accompanied by an adult parent or guardian. Three classes with limited spaces will be offered: VI LLAGE - Newborn-18 months, Tuesday, 10-10:45 am; OUR TI M E -18 months through 3 years, Tuesday, 11:15 am - noon. 15 weeks. Dates: January 25 – M ay 10. Tuition: $250, includes all materials – books, CD’s, etc. SI GN and SI NG - 6 months through 2 years. 10 weeks, M ondays, Time TBA . Dates: January 24 – April 11 (no class M arch 28). Tuition: $195, includes all materials – books, CD’s, etc. $35 non-refundable deposit required at registration. Wood, who has worked 15 years in the field of children’ s music with David Grover, is the Acting President of the National Children’ s Music Project. Visit http:// kindermusikinthemountains.typepad.com/

JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians). Instructors Natalya Weinstein and Doug Sharkey, along with guest musicians. For grades 4-8. Starts with Registration and 1st class on Wednesday, February 9 or 16 from 3:30-5 pm. JAM students learn to play traditional Appalachian tunes by ear and play with small groups on banjo, guitar and fiddle. Some instruments available for rental. Tuition is $75 for 10 or $60 for 8 weeks, depending on length of session. JAM is a regional program; Black Mountain Center for the Arts hosts the Buncombe County classes.

Black Mountain Youth Chorale. Youth Chorale. Director Aline Carillon with Accompanist Penny Rose. For grades 4-8. Starts Wednesday, January 26 from 3:30 -4:30 pm, meeting at The Learning Community (Science Building) at Camp Rockmont on Lake Eden Road. A parent must attend the initial meeting on 1/26 at 4:30 pm for registration and information. Students learn 2-and 3-part harmonies in a variety of genres of music and make friends with peers from other schools. Concert is scheduled for May at the Center for the Arts. Tuition is $75 for 15 weeks.

Suzuki Violin. Keithie Knowles. Tuesdays, 2:30-6:30 pm. Starts January. Fee: $28 per ½ hour (includes 1 monthly group lesson). Age 4-6 with parent. Suzuki violin is a method and educational philosophy used in teaching instrumental music to young children, using the principles of language development. Initially, learning is by hearing or rote, with many repetitions. Reading comes later. This is a long-term commitment. Suzuki students listen daily to recordings of music to be performed, beginning with simple folksongs. A parent must attend weekly private lessons with the student, acting as the "home teacher" and supervising daily practice. Skills are mastered in small steps, always with the support and encouragement of the parents and teacher. Violins can be rented locally from Acoustic Corner. Knowles, a graduate of Oberlin College, has been teaching Suzuki violin since 1984, and has served on the faculty of the Furman University Suzuki Institute for many years.

Music Lessons. Instructor: Joe Dinwiddie. M ondays. 4-6:30 pm; ask about Wednesdays. Starts in January. For Beginning PI ANO students, ages 7 through adult, or for Beginning or I ntermediate BANJO students, high school and adult. Fee: $25 per ½ hour, or $40 per hour lesson, payments must be made one month in advance of lessons. Joe Dinwiddie, who is currently enrolled in a master’ s program in teaching at UNC-Asheville, served in the artist-in- residence program at the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and is a well-versed musician. For questions and to register, call Joe at 828/318-4333.

****UPCOMING FILM AND THEATRE DATES****

February 26: Acoustic Concert, RED JUNE

March 5: 6th Annual AUCTION FOR THE ARTS, 6-9 pm

April, DATE TBA: APRONS IN APRI L FESTI VAL

June 16-19: 5th Annual ART IN BLOOM