2019 WINTER/SPRING PROGRAM GUIDE
ENROLLMENT IS EASY! CLICK: Enroll and pay online with only a few easy clicks! Visit our website today: www.gardencityarts.org VISIT: Stop by the gallery and enroll in person during our business hours: 318 N Main St. Garden City, KS 67846
GALLERY HOURS: Mon - Fri: 12 - 6 PM Sat: 10 AM - 5 PM Sun & Mon: CLOSED Garden City Arts 318 N Main St. Garden City, KS 67846 www.gardenictyarts.org (620) 260-9700 gardencityarts@gmail.com
2019
WINTER/SPRING PROGRAM GUIDE CHILDREN'S CLASSES Drop-In Art Saturday Mini & Me Make-It, Take-It Kids Workshops
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A DTHE U L T WORLD CLASSES A SONG FOR Blushing Artiste 10 Canvas+Paint 9 Artist Workshops 11
EVENTS First Friday Art Walk 3 Exhibit Schedule 4 Upcoming Events 4
GENERAL CLASS POLICIES *Pre-enrollment is required for all of GCA art classes! Walk-ins are welcome if there are available spots; however, you are NOT guaranteed a spot if you do not enroll in advance. *Garden City Arts requires payment upon enrollment for all of our classes. To save your spot in this class you can either pay online or contact the gallery to arrange payment. If you are a Garden City Arts member and you are paying on Eventbrite, please enter code: GCA upon check out to receive your discount. *Cancellation policy: Garden City Arts requires a 48 hour cancellation notice via phone or email for all of our classes. If no notice is given you WILL NOT receive a refund of class fees. *Garden City Arts will not tolerate bullying or disruptive behavior during our classes. We want to insure that all participants have a safe and comfortable learning environment. Any students who exhibit behavior that is deemed disruptive by the class instructor will have to be picked up by their parent/guardian immediately.
PHOTOS
INCLUSION POLICY
Garden City Arts reserves the right to photograph activities and program participants for potential future use. All photos will remain the property of Garden City Arts and may be used for publicity or promotional purposes only.
Garden City Arts does not discriminate on the basis of disability in any of its policies, procedures or practices. Please contact Katy Guthrie at (620) 2609700 to arrange special accommodations.
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FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK FREE ADMISSION AT ALL STOPS!
Every month come to Downtown Garden City to see great art by local and regional artists! Participants are encouraged to come and go at their own leisure and check out the artwork featured at each stop. Admission is free for all locations and everyone is welcome! Art Stops, times and their locations are listed to the right. ALL AGES WELCOME! Multiple Locations in Downtown Garden City & on GCCC Campus
FINNEY COUNTY COURTHOUSE 425 N 8th St. 5 - 7 PM
MERCER GALLERY 801 N Campus (Located on GCCC Campus) 4 - 6 PM
HPPR 210 N 7TH St. 4 - 6 PM PATRICK DUGAN'S 301 N Main St. 5 - 7 PM GARDEN CITY ARTS 318 N Main St. 6 - 8 PM
UPCOMING EXHIBITS AT GCA
EVENTS | PAGE 4
GCHS ART SHOW FEBRUARY 2019
SHANNON TREVATHON MARCH 2019 ROBIN VALENZUELA & ANGIE HAFLICH APRIL 2019 COLLEEN STERNBERGER MAY 2019 DEB HUBER JUNE 2019 TBA JULY 2019 GCA JURIED SHOW AUGUST 2019 KAREN HOLIDAY SEPTEMBER 2019 VALERIA TERRAZAS OCTOBER 2019 RACHEL CURTIS NOVEMBER 2019 MEMBER SHOWCASE DECEMBER 2019
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! ART IN THE PARK JUNE 22ND SIDEWALK CHALK CONTEST JULY 27TH DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 1ST & 2ND
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Drop-in art SAturday a different theme each month! JAN 12TH: Frank Lloyd Wright FEB 9TH: Grandma Moses MAR 9TH: Eyvind Earle APR 13TH: Wassily Kandinsky
2ND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 1Â - 3 PM Drop-in anytime between 1 - 3 PM and enjoy multiple art-making stations suitable for the whole family. Each month we will learn and take inspiration from a different artist of art movement. Play clothes are a must! ALL AGES WELCOME Free for all!! Location: Garden City Arts
HT02 RPA
HT61 RAM
HT61 BEF
HT91 NAJ
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MINI & ME DATES LISTED TO THE LEFT
MORNING session: 10 - 11:30 AM AFTERNOON SESSION: 1:00 - 2:30 PM Come and bond with your child while painting an 8x10 canvas masterpiece! The instructor will help guide all participants step-by-step through the painting process. AGES: 5+ $30 per pair ($25 members) Instructor: Katy Guthrie Location: Garden City Arts
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HT62 NAJ DR32 BEF
4TH SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 1 - 2:30 PM Each month come to the gallery and explore new art making techniques with your child. Please dress for a mess! Tickets sold in pairs (1 adult & 1 child).
Instructor: Katy Guthrie Location: Garden City Arts
HT72 RPA
AGES: 5+ JAN 26TH:Bracelets $15 ($10 members) FEB 23RD: Bookmark Corner $5 (Free for members) MAR 23RD: Scarf Dyeing $30 ($25 members) APR 27TH: Acrylic Pouring $15($10 members)
DR32 RAM
MAKE-IT, TAKE-IT
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kids' workshops
CARDS WITH MOM
STRANGE VISITORS
Come learn about pop artist Jim Dine and create artwork that centers on his favorite shape, a heart. At the end of this workshop, kids will have multiple Valentine’s day cards that they can give to family and friends. All materials are provided.
A spaceship has landed and inside are visitors from a far away planet! What do they look like? What kind of ship brought them? In this fun workshop, you get to decide and sculpt your own ship and alien using model magic clay. All supplies provided.
FEB 2ND | 10 - 11:30 AM $5 (Free for members) Instructor: Katy Guthrie
ages 5+
JAN 26TH | 10 - 11:30 AM $10 ($5 for members) Instructor: Katy Guthrie
AGES 8+
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HT51 NAJ
This beginner’s class helps participants follow step-by-step instructions to recreate the painting of the month on an 11X14 stretched canvas. No experience required. This is a wine free event for ages 14+.
Instructor: Katy Guthrie Location: Garden City Arts
HT61 RPA
AGES: 14+ $25 per person ($20 members)
HT91 RAM
3RD TUES OF EVERY MONTH FROM 7 - 9 PM
HT91 BEF
CANVAS+PAINT
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Blushing artiste Bring your friends to Garden City Arts and have a glass of wine while creating a painting on a 14X18 stretched canvas. No previous art experience is needed as the instructor will provide easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
JAN 10TH JAN 17TH JAN 24TH
FEB 14TH FEB 21ST FEB 28TH
2ND, 3RD & 4th Thur FROM 7 - 9 PM
AGES: 21+ $35 per person ($30 members) Instructor: Katy Guthrie Location: Garden City Arts
MAR 14TH MAR 21ST MAR 28TH
APR 11TH APR 18TH APR 25TH
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artist workshops OPEN STUDIO
Watercolor WORKSHOPS
Get out of your craft room/studio or off your kitchen table and join your peers for open studio nights at Garden City Arts. People of all skill levels and working in all mediums are invited to bring their tools/supplies to the gallery and work on their own projects in a different environment.
Every month a new instructor will help participants explore the wide range of techniques used in watercolor painting. No previous experience in watercolor is required as this class is designed for beginners. All materials are provided.
2ND SAT, Every Month | 3 - 5 PM Free to the Public
4TH TUES, MOST MONTHS | 7 - 9 PM $30 ($25 members)
BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP
JAN 22ND: Katy Guthrie FEB 26TH: TBA MAR 26TH: Irene Unruh
Learn the basics of bookmaking and create your own-one-of-a-kind journal. During this two night workshop, participants will use a variation of the long stitch to produce a finished journal to take home. All materials are provided. JAN 29TH - 30TH | 6 - 8 PM $35 ($30 members) Instructor: Katy Guthrie
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artist workshops THE EASY METHOD
DRAWING WORKSHOP
The truth is you are not the only person that struggles with how to start a painting. Local artist Robin Valenzuela will show you a fun method to kick start your creativity and help you develop free flowing and expressive paintings. All materials provided; however, you are encouraged to bring your own favorite tools, brushes or colors of acrylic paint.
Have you always wanted to learn how to draw, but don’t know where to start? Join Michael Knutson during this evening workshop and learn how to use the grid method to start a drawing. Michael will cover the basics and help you get started on a black and white drawing of a pet or animal of your choice. All materials are provided; however, you are encouraged to bring your own black and white, 8x10 sized photograph to draw.
FEB 22ND | 6 - 9 PM $40 ($35 members) Instructor: Robin Valenzuela
FRI, MAR 22ND | 7 - 9 PM $25 ($20 members) Instructor: Michael Knutson