Lillstreet Fall Catalogue 2015

2015

FALL CLASS

CATALOGUE

C L A SS ES B E G IN T HE WE E K S O F

SEPTEMBER 14 & OCTOBER 19

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CLASS LISTINGS Ceramics

studio during your class session. All first-time classes are five weeks.

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FIRST-TIME POTTER

FIRST-TIME DRAWING INTO PAINTING

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Metalsmithing & Glass Drawing & Painting Textiles

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Printmaking & Book Arts

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Digital Arts & Photography

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Kidstreet

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Membership Benefits

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FIRST-TIME HANDBUILDING

FIRST-TIME EMBROIDERY

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FIRST-TIME JEWELER

FIRST-TIME QUILTING

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FIRST-TIME ENAMELING

FIRST-TIME SEWING

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FIRST-TIME GLASS BEADMAKING SEE PAGE 9

SEE PAGE 18

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON FABRIC SEE PAGE 18

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON PAPER SEE PAGE 21

FIRST-TIME LETTERPRESS SEE PAGE 21

FIRST-TIME ETCHING SEE PAGE 21

FIRST-TIME BOOKMAKING SEE PAGE 21

FIRST-TIME DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SEE PAGE 23

FIRST-TIME LIGHTROOM SEE PAGE 23

FIRST-TIME PHOTOSHOP SEE PAGE 25

FIRST-TIME ILLUSTRATOR SEE PAGE 25

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CLASSES

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FALL CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF SEPTEMBER 14 & OCTOBER 19

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

First-Time Handbuilding 10am-1pm

First-Time Potter 10am-1pm

Beginning / Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing 10am-1pm

Intermediate Wheelthrowing 10am-1pm

Beginning / Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing 10am-1pm

Beginning / Advanced Beginning Handbuilding 1:30-4:30pm

Tile Making 10am-1pm Advanced Handbuilding 10am-1pm

Figurative Sculpture 2-5pm

Intermediate Wheelthrowing 6:30-9:30pm

Small Sculptures, Figurines And Dolls 6:30-9:30pm

Beginning / Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing 7-10pm

Intermediate Wheelthrowing 6:30-9:30pm

Advanced Handbuilding 7-10pm

Beginning / Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing 7-10pm

Interference 7-10pm

A Potter’s Class 10am-1pm Home & Garden Pottery 1:30-4:30pm Beginning / Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing 6:30-9:30pm Dreams, Myths And Stories In Clay Sculpture 6:30-9:30pm First-Time Handbuilding 7-10pm Advanced Wheelthrowing 7-10pm

METALSMITHING & GLASS page 9

Beginning Metalsmithing 10am-1pm

Beginning / Advanced Beginning Handbuilding 7-10pm

Advanced Topics In Soda Firing: Paint With Fire 7-10pm

Chains Of Steel 10am-1pm

First-Time Enameling 2-5pm

Photoshop Skills For Metal Etching 10am-1pm

Beginning Forging And Forming: Moving Metal With Hammers 2-5pm

Advanced Topics In Metals 1-4pm

From Design To Metal: Exploring Ideas And Developing Designs 2-5pm

Silver Solder Inlay 2-5pm

Beginning Metalsmithing 6:30-9:30pm

Beginning Metalsmithing 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Glass Beadmaking 6:30-9:30pm

Fused Glass Cabochon Jewelry 6:30-9:30pm

Chainmaille 6:30-9:30pm

Beginning Metalsmithing 6:30-9:30pm

Wax Settings For Stones 6:30-9:30pm

Resin Jewelry 6:30-9:30pm

Bracelets: Cuffs, Bangles And Links 6:30-9:30pm

Creative Settings 6:30-9:30pm

Convertible Jewelry 6:30-9:30pm Intermediate Metalsmithing 6:30-9:30pm

Powder Coating 6:30-9:30pm Experimental Enameling: Going Out Of Bounds 6:30-9:30pm Intermediate Enameling 6:30-9:30pm

PAINTING & DRAWING

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First-Time Drawing Into Painting 10am-1pm

Children’s Book Illustration 10am-1pm

Botanical Illustration 10am-1pm Acrylic Studio: Still Life To Abstraction 10am-1pm

Introduction To Pastels 10am-1pm Drawing With Pen And Ink 10am-1pm

Drop-In Figure Drawing 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Drawing Into Painting 6:30-9:30pm

Painting The Figure Alla Prima 10am-1pm

Beginning Drawing 6:30-9:30pm

Manet’s Still Life 2-5pm

Drawing II 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Drawing Into Painting 6:30-9:30pm

Beginning Painting 10am-1pm

Illustration Survey 6:30-9:30pm Alla Prima Painting 6:30-9:30pm

Problem Solving For Oil Painters 10am-1pm First-Time Drawing Into Painting 6:30-9:30pm

Introduction To Painting Techniques 6:30-9:30pm Practical Anatomy 6:30-9:30pm The Figure In Action 6:30-9:30pm Collage: Cut, Mix, Repeat 6:30-9:30pm

TEXTILES

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Mixed-Media Embroidery 10am-1pm First-Time Quilting 6:30-9:30pm Ikat, Cochineal + Indigo 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Screenprinting On Fabric 10am-1pm

Printing With Thickened Dyes 10am-1pm

Beginning Garment Construction: Fall 10am-1pm

First-Time Screenprinting On Fabric 10am-1pm

Printing With Thickened Dyes 10am-1pm First-Time Sewing 2-5pm Zippers & Buttons 2-5pm

First-Time Sewing 10am-1pm

First-Time Embroidery 6:30-9:30pm Mixed-Media Embroidery 6:30-9:30pm Collecting Color: Mx Dye Survey 6:30-9:30pm

Advanced Beginner/Multilevel Sewing 6:30-9:30pm

PRINTMAKING & BOOK ARTS

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DIGITAL ARTS & PHOTOGRAPHY

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First-Time Etching 2-5pm First-Time Screenprinting On Paper 6:30-9:30pm

Product Photography For Social Media, Marketing And Sales 10am-1pm Beginning Photoshop 10am-1pm Photoshop Ii: Image By Image 10am-1pm Marketing Design 10am-1pm First-Time Digital Photography 6:30-9:30pm Illustrator 6:30-9:30pm Content For Blogs: Image And Text 6:30-9:30pm

Relief, Collagraph And Found Object Monotypes 1-4pm

First-Time Bookmaking 10am-1pm

First-Time Letterpress 6:30-9:30pm First-Time Bookmaking 6:30-9:30pm

Contemporary Lithography With A Focus On The Photograph 6:30-9:30pm

Beyond Beginner: Letterpress II 6:30-9:30pm

Ways Of Seeing: Journal And Sketchbook 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Lightroom 10am-1pm

The Beginner’s Guide To Utilizing Natural Light 10am-1pm

Photoshop Skills For Metal Etching 10am-1pm Beginning Digital Photography 6:30-9:30pm Beginning Adobe Premiere And After Effects 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Letterpress 2-5pm

The Photographic Portrait: How Lighting Shapes A Portrait 10am-1pm Photoshop For The Collage Artist 10am-1pm Image Transfer For The Multi-Media Artist 10am-1pm Intermediate / Advanced Photography 6:30-9:30pm First-Time Photoshop 6:30-9:30pm First-Time Illustrator 6:30-9:30pm

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Intermediate Wheelthrowing 10am-1pm

Beginning / Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing 10am-1pm

First-Time Potter 10am-1pm

Intermediate Wheelthrowing 10am-1pm

Traditional Figure Sculpture 10am-1pm

Print On Clay 10am-1pm Altered Forms 10am-1pm Best Of Both 12-3pm

Advanced Topics 10am-1pm

Sculptural Narratives In Clay 1-4pm

Beginning / Advanced Beginning Handbuilding 1-4pm

Beginning / Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing 6:30-9:30pm First-Time Potter 7-10pm Intermediate Handbuilding 7-10pm

Intermediate Wheelthrowing 10am-1pm Advanced Wheelthrowing 11am-2pm Mosaics With Artreach 2-5pm Simply Soda: Beginning Soda 3-6pm

Beginning / Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing 2-5pm

First-Time Potter 5-8pm

First-Time Enameling 10am-1pm

First-Time Jeweler 10am-1pm

First-Time Glass Beadmaking 10am-1pm

Building Skills In Bronze 10am-1pm

Beginning Metalsmithing 10am-1pm

Beginning Metalsmithing 2-5pm

Digital And Clay – Tiles 7-10pm

Production Jewelry Design With Steel 2-5pm

First-Time Jeweler 2-5pm

First-Time Jeweler 6:30-9:30pm Advanced Beginning Metalsmithing 6:30-9:30pm

Photoshop Skills For Metal Etching 10am-1pm

Etching 6:30-9:30pm

Intermediate Metalsmithing 10am-1pm

Continuing Forming, Forging And Construction 6:30-9:30pm

All Linked Up 2-5pm

Alternative Materials 2-5pm

Resin Jewelry 2-5pm Working With Wax And Casting 2-5pm CloissonĂŠ Enameling 2-5pm Intermediate Metalsmithing 2-5pm

Intermediate Glass Fusing 6:30-9:30pm Beginning Drawing 10am-1pm Introduction To Oil Painting 10am-1pm Oil Painting II 10am-1pm Drawing And Painting The Nude Figure 10am-1pm Oil Painting Techniques: Learning From The Masters 2-5pm

Introduction To Watercolor 10am-1pm

First-Time Drawing Into Painting 10am-1pm

First-Time Drawing Into Painting 10am-1pm

Intermediate Portrait And Costumed Figure 10am-1pm

Beginning Drawing 10am-1pm

Drop-In Figure Drawing 10:30-1:30pm

Abstract Painting Studio 10am-1pm

Introduction To The Portrait And Figure 10am-1pm

Introduction To Watercolor 10am-1pm

The Portrait And Figure II 10am-1pm

Drawing At The Art Institute Of Chicago 5-8pm

Beginning Drawing 10am-1pm Beginning Painting 2-5pm Introduction To Oil Painting 2-5pm Oil Painting II 2-5pm

Advanced Beginning To Intermediate Watercolor 2-5pm

Beginning Painting 6:30-9:30pm

Drawing And Painting The Nude Figure 2-5pm

Introduction To Watercolor 6:30-9:30pm Advanced Beginning To Intermediate Watercolor 6:30-9:30pm Create Your Own Comic 6:30-9:30pm Comic Storytelling 6:30-9:30pm Intuitive Painting 6:30-9:30pm Imagined Landscapes 6:30-9:30pm First-Time Embroidery 10am-1pm Patterns And Palettes 10am-1pm

Indigo Shibori + Natural Dyes 10am-1pm

Resists And Discharges 10am-1pm

Beginning Garment Construction: Fall 10am-1pm

Block Printing On Paper And Fabric 10am-1pm

First-Time Embroidery 2-5pm

Indigo Shibori + Natural Dyes 10am-1pm Garment Construction Ii: The Button-Up Shirt 10am-1pm

First-Time Sewing 6:30-9:30pm First-Time Screenprinting On Fabric 6:30-9:30pm

First-Time Sewing 1:30-4:30pm First-Time Screenprinting On Fabric 1:30-4:30pm

Block Printing On Paper And Fabric 6:30-9:30pm

Zippers & Buttons 1:30-4:30pm

Surface Design For Product 6:30-9:30pm

Printing With Thickened Dyes 5-8pm

Print On Clay 10am-1pm

First-Time Letterpress 10am-1pm

First-Time Screenprinting On Paper 2-5pm

First-Time Screenprinting On Paper 10am-1pm Introduction To Relief Printmaking 2-5pm

Multilevel Screenprinting On Paper 6:30-9:30pm

Introduction To 3D Modeling And 3D Printing 10am-1pm Digital And Clay: Tiles 6:30-9:30pm Surface Design For Product 6:30-9:30pm

Exploring Chicago 10am-1pm Digital Tools For Artists 10am-1pm

Digital Photography For The Advanced Beginner 10-1pm Photoshop Skills For Metal Etching 10am-1pm

First-Time Digital Photography 10am-1pm Animation 10am-1pm

Save $20 on 10-week classes and $10 on 5-week classes when you register and pay in full by AUGUST 24

Beginning/Advanced Beginning Glass Fusing 6:30-9:30pm

Advanced Beginning Metalsmithing 10am-1pm

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT

THURSDAY Intermediate Wheelthrowing 10am-1pm

CERAMICS LILLSTREET’S LONG ESTABLISHED

clay

department offers classes for all skill levels in wheelthrowing, handbuilding and sculpture.

Advanced students can fine-tune their work or

CERAMICS

experiment with soda firing. Take advantage of

BEGINNING / ADVANCED BEGINNING HANDBUILDING (10 WEEKS)

Whether your aim is functional or sculptural ceramics, learn the basic techniques of handbuilding as you work with slabs, coils and pinching to create virtually anything you can dream up. Use of tools such as molds, slab roller and extruder will be demonstrated. Class fee includes one 25-pound bag of clay.

Tuesday 1:30-4:30pm

over 200 glaze combinations, firings and state- Lisa Harris of-the-art equipment during our generous Starts September 15 open studio hours.

BEGINNER / ADVANCED BEGINNER FIRST-TIME POTTER (5 WEEKS)

Dress for mess and spin the wheel to shape clay into the basic forms of mugs and bowls. You will work with various tools and later glaze your pottery. Learn a little handbuilding too, such as pinch pots, bowls and small serving trays. New students should plan to purchase a clay tool kit at Lillstreet. Class fee includes one 12-pound bag of clay.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

FIRST-TIME HANDBUILDING (5 WEEKS)

Learn the timeless handbuilding techniques of attaching pinch pots, coils and slabs to make pottery, art objects or sculptures. Use of tools such as molds, slab roller and extruder will be demonstrated. New students should plan to purchase a clay tool kit at Lillstreet. Class fee includes one 12-pound bag of clay.

Monday 10am-1pm

Monday 7-10pm

Jayson Lawfer Starts September 14

Thursday 7-10pm

$180, Members $175 $20 Clay tool kit

Susan McBride Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25 Sunday 5-8pm

Cassandra Lawlor Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25 $180, Members $175 $20 Clay tool kit

Beginning students will develop fundamental throwing techniques while returning students refine their techniques to create more complex forms. Be inspired by those around you and challenged by your personal goals. Teacher demonstrations are designed for multilevel students. Class fee includes one 25-pound bag of clay.

Susan McBride Session I: Starts September 14 Joe Kraft Session II: Starts October 19

Karen Avery Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20

Sunday 10am-1pm

(10 WEEKS)

Monday 10am-1pm

Lauren Faust Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19

Mary Drabik Session I: Starts September 17 Session II: Starts October 22

BEGINNING / ADVANCED BEGINNING WHEELTHROWING

Les Orenstein Starts September 14 Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Tuesday 7-10pm

Gary Jackson Starts September 15 Wednesday 10am-1pm

SOCIAL MARKETING

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Karen Avery Starts September 16 Wednesday 7-10pm

David and Sharon Hartshorne Starts September 16 Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Cassandra Lawlor Starts September 17 Saturday 10am-1pm

Catherine Tweedie Starts September 19 Sunday 2-5pm

Tuesday 7-10pm

Nicole Paulina Starts September 15 Saturday 1-4pm

Mary Drabik Starts September 19 $340, Members $330 $20 Clay tool kit

MULTILEVEL DREAMS, MYTHS AND STORIES IN CLAY SCULPTURE (10 WEEKS)

Explore personal stories, dreams and myths in hand-built clay forms.

Learning to form, texture and finish work enables your ideas to come to life. Each class includes time for students to share insights, inspirations or questions. In the final session, your work is viewed and discussed in terms of the dreams, myths or stories expressed.

All levels welcome.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Corinne Peterson Starts September 14 $340, Members $330

SMALL SCULPTURES, FIGURINES AND DOLLS (10 WEEKS)

Imagination flows as students create abstract, realistic and anthropomorphic or animal sculptures. You may choose to articulate your figures through the application of kinetic elements to create a doll.

David Trost Starts September 20

All levels welcome.

$340, Members $330 $20 Clay tool kit

Robin Power Starts September 15

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

$340, Members $330

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(10 WEEKS)

What story do you have to tell? Learn handbuilding techniques to develop your ideas into clay sculpture while maturing your creative thinking process. By using research materials and asking appropriate questions, you will bring clarity to your story.

This group shares ideas and process development with each other.

All levels welcome.

Thursday 1-4pm

Sean Clute Starts September 17

DIGITAL AND CLAY – TILES

BEST OF BOTH

INTERMEDIATE HANDBUILDING

Begin in the 3D print lab where you will explore fundamental modeling, pattern generation and printing techniques. Printed prototypes will be used to create molds so you can create multiple ceramic tiles. Approaches for finishing final tiles will covered.

If you have basic throwing skills and want to learn about handbuilding, this is the class for you. Throw pots and embellish with handbuilt elements, throw forms and use sections of them in your handbuilt vessels. Coils, slabs and pinch pots can add another dimension to your thrown work.

Build upon existing skills to take your sculptural or functional work to a new level of construction and complexity.

Develop ideas and expand your style using the methods of handbuilding— pinch pot construction, slab building and coiling. Become more proficient with the use of molds, slab rollers and extruders.

Prerequisite: Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing.

Prerequisite: Beginning Handbuilding.

Thursday 12-3pm

Thursday 7-10pm

Mary Drabik Starts September 17

Nicole Paulina Starts September 17

$375, Members $365 $20 Clay tool kit

$375, Members $365

(10 WEEKS)

All levels welcome.

Thursday 7-10pm

Jessi Meliza Michael Skiersch Starts September 17 $340, Members $330 $45 Material Fee

$340, Members $330

TILE MAKING FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE (10 WEEKS)

Explore a step-by-step approach to body proportions, construction problem solving and internal armature, the planes of the figure, human expression and body gesture.

There will be class discussions on surface treatment for sculpture.

A model will be used as needed and fee collected in class.

All levels welcome.

Tuesday 2-5pm

Robin Power Starts September 15 $340, Members $330

MOSAICS WITH ARTREACH (5 WEEKS)

To celebrate Lillstreet’s 40th anniversary and ArtReach’s 25th, help us design and install a mosaic to adorn the walls at Lillstreet. This collaborative project introduces beginners to mosaic making, which includes design and composition, materials and adhesives, cutting and layout and the grouting process. In addition, students will create a small project to take home. No prior art experience necessary. Material fee includes all materials and tools. A portion of the class fee will benefit ArtReach.

All levels welcome.

Sunday 2-5pm

Rochelle Borrett Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25 $185, Members $180 $50 Material fee

(10 WEEKS)

(10 WEEKS)

Ride the wave of a popular trend and interest in art tiles. Whether for gifts or to beautify your own walls, learn to create an art form for the ages. You will learn different techniques in tile making and mold making, resulting in a beautiful piece of functional art.

For beginning to advanced students.

All levels welcome.

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Mike Skiersch Starts September 16 $340, Members $330

INTERMEDIATE WHEELTHROWING (10 WEEKS)

You have mastered the basics, now challenge yourself to throw a better pot. Design pottery and develop a personal aesthetic while learning techniques to make complex forms. Weekly demonstrations and experimentation with new glaze combinations will help develop your signature look.

Prerequisite: Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheelthrowing.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

(10 WEEKS)

ADVANCED WHEELTHROWING (10 WEEKS)

Demonstrations of more complex forms will encourage you to expand your repertoire of pots and build confidence. Throw taller, bigger pieces with nuance. Try new and advanced glazing techniques to create pots of your own design and aesthetic.

Monday 7-10pm

David Trost Starts September 14 Sunday 11am-2pm

Patty Kochaver Starts September 20

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED

Lisa Harris Starts September 15

HOME & GARDEN POTTERY

Karen Avery Starts September 15

Work independently and in collaboration with the instructor and classmates on home and garden projects.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Patty Kochaver Starts September 16

Increase your clay skills while building functional and sculptural objects. Weekly demonstrations will teach more complex techniques to manipulate clay and allow further development of your handbuilt work.

Monday 1:30-4:30pm

Thursday 10am-1pm

Patty Kochaver Starts September 17

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Karen Avery

(10 WEEKS)

Starts September 14

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

$375, Members $365

Friday 10am-1pm

A POTTER’S CLASS

Les Orenstein Starts September 18

(10 WEEKS)

Using Clary Illian’s classic text A Potter’s Workbook as a guide, we will study cylinders and bowls, cups, pitchers and teapots, form, function and surface. Each week we will discuss a chapter of her book and do her exercises, lasting no more than an hour. You can apply new ideas and a fresh outlook to your favorite work right away.

Saturday 10am-1pm

CERAMICS

SCULPTURAL NARRATIVES IN CLAY

$375, Members $365

ADVANCED HANDBUILDING (10 WEEKS)

Marissa Neuman Starts September 16 Wednesday 7-10pm

David Trost Starts September 16 $375, Members $365

Nicole Paulina Starts September 19 Sunday 10am-1pm

David Trost Starts September 20 $375, Members $365

Monday 10am-1pm

David Bromley Starts September 14 $375, Members $365

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INTERFERENCE (10 WEEKS)

Interference is a sculptural hand building course designed to confront habitual modes of working. Classes will involve a number of obstructions where the techniques you rely on to create will be challenged. Out of the process you should expect to develop new methods of building. The class will encourage post-firing finishes and emphasize context and exhibition.

CERAMICS

Wednesday 7-10pm

Marissa Neuman Starts September 16 $375, Members $365

PRINT ON CLAY

SIMPLY SODA: BEGINNING SODA (10 WEEKS)

Experience flashes of color, textured surfaces and the excitement of unpredictable results utilizing the distinct atmospheric qualities of the soda kiln. Weekly wheelthrowing or handbuilding demonstrations will encourage more complex forms.

Using slips and glazes, the soda-firing process becomes accessible and understandable. You will participate in all stages of the process including required kiln loading and unloading outside of class time.

Prerequisite: One year of experience working with clay or instructor approval.

(10 WEEKS)

Sunday 3-6pm

Print repeatable images on leatherhard clay tiles, vessels and sculptural forms. Learn relief, screenprinting and paper lithography techniques that can be applied directly and indirectly to greenware. Transfer images, textures and patterns to your clay pieces using slips, stains and special inks.

Most techniques can be adapted for earthenware.

Sam Hostert Starts September 20

Prerequisite: One year of ceramics classes or instructor approval.

Thursday 10-1am

Judy Zeddies Starts September 17 $375, Members $365 $35 Material fee

$375, Members $365 $60 soda firing fee

ADVANCED TOPICS IN SODA FIRING: PAINT WITH FIRE (10 WEEKS)

Analyze the critical steps necessary to create dynamic and inventive ceramic works utilizing the potter’s wheel.

Explore the idea of “painting with fire” by employing the atmospheric firing process of Lillstreet’s urban soda kiln.

You will participate in all stages of the process including required kiln loading and unloading outside of class time.

ALTERED FORMS

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Simply Soda or instructor approval.

Explore the sculptural aspects of the thrown form. We will stretch forms into oval, square and elongated shapes, add new bottoms and embellish the surface. Functional forms such as teapots, covered jars, and pitchers will be put through their paces.

Wednesday 7-10pm

(10 WEEKS)

Thursday 10am-1pm

Lisa Harris Starts September 17 $375, Members $365

Chris Chaney Starts September 16 $375, Members $365 $60 soda firing fee

TRADITIONAL FIGURE SCULPTURE (10 WEEKS)

Working weekly from a nude model, you will take a methodical approach to sculpting the figure. You may choose to sculpt a head, torso or full figure. Focus will be given to anatomy, body proportions, poses and gesture.

Building techniques and observational skills will be emphasized. Special attention will be given to traditional and non-traditional finishing techniques for sculpture.

ADVANCED TOPICS

PACKING AND SHIPPING POTS

This class is designed primarily for students who want to develop specific ideas, refine techniques and pursue independent projects.

Shipping pottery doesn’t need to be stressful. You will discuss time-tested methods for safely sending their pots out into the world. Topics cover the choosing of packing materials, wrapping of pots, and selection of shipping service. This is a hands on workshop, so you will need to bring one pot under 6 inches to pack and ready for shipping.

(10 WEEKS)

Saturday 10am-1pm

Lisa Harris Starts September 19. $375, Members $365

WORKSHOPS SODA FIRED TURKEYS (1 DAY)

Construct a handbuilt turkey to grace your Thanksgiving table using two pinch pots for the body, a coil for the neck and head, and feathered slabs for its tail. Soda slips will be used for color and texture as these turkeys will not be glazed but will experience the transformation of the soda kiln.

All levels welcome.

(1 DAY)

Saturday 2-5pm

Chris Chaney November 14 $75, Members $70

CANINES IN CLAY (1 DAY)

Learn how to sculpt man’s best friend, the DOG. Working with terra cotta clay you will explore methods in how to create a whimsical seated dog. Special attention will be given to textural surfaces and finishing techniques.

Sunday 2-4pm

All levels welcome.

Karen Avery October 25

Saturday 1-4pm

$65, Members $60

DAY OF THE DEAD MEXICAN SKULLS (1 DAY)

A calavera or skull is commonly used for decoration during the Mexican Day of the Dead festival. Often shown with marigold flowers and foliage, they are generally depicted as joyous rather than mournful to indicate a happy afterlife. The Mexican belief is that no dead soul likes to be thought of sadly, and that death should be a joyous occasion.

Saturday 2-5pm

Robin Power October 3 Saturday 2-5pm

Robin Power October 17

Robin Power November 7 $75, Members $70

SHAPING CLAY, SHAPING LIFE (1 DAY)

Make a stoneware “rock” to honor your pain history and a porcelain “object of hope” to honor your core value. Your works will join sculptures from other workshops in installations of a luminous cloud floating over a cairn (mound of rough stones built as a memorial), bringing the healing light of compassion to the darkness of individual loss.

Sunday, 2-5pm

Corinne D. Peterson October 11 $75, Members $70

$75, Members $70

Sunday 10am–1pm

Robin Power Starts September 20 $375, Members $365 $60 model fee

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JEWELRY & GLASS

MAKE WEARABLE PIECES OF ART and learn to create unique designs in our fully-equipped classrooms. Closed-toe shoes are required in both the Metals & Glass studios. Metals, enamels, glass and mandrels are available for sale during class time and open studio hours from the instructor or monitor. Please note that monitors are present to answer questions but not instruct. Given fluctuating metals prices, all material costs are approximate and subject to change. We use COE 104 for beadmaking and COE 90 for fusing.

BEGINNER / ADVANCED BEGINNER FIRST-TIME JEWELER (5 WEEKS)

This class is designed for beginning jewelers who want to sample basic skills. Saw piercing, texturing, cold connections and a soldered band ring will be covered. A material kit is required and can be purchased on the first day of class.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Maia Leppo Session I: Starts September 17 Session II: Starts October 22 Friday 2-5pm

Neil Kraus Session I: Starts September 18 Session II: Starts October 23

FIRST-TIME ENAMELING (5 WEEKS)

Learn basic enameling techniques such as sifting, stenciling, sgrafitto and basse-taille by kiln-firing colorful powdered glass enamels on copper.

Acquire a range of skills to create your own vibrantly colored designs.

An enamel kit is recommended and available for purchase on the first day of class. Copper sheet, pre-cut shapes and additional enamels will be available for purchase.

Monday 2-5pm

Mary Laskey Session I: Starts September 14 Saturday 10am-1pm

Mary Laskey Session II: Starts October 24 $180, Members $175 $25 Enamel kit

FIRST-TIME GLASS BEADMAKING (5 WEEKS)

Learn basic torch techniques while creating simple, decorative bead shapes. Shaping, heat control, color, use of tools, classroom equipment and studio safety will be covered.

Classes will involve demonstrations, discussions, individual instruction and practice time. An overview of how to finish your beautiful beads will be discussed. A kit is recommended and available for purchase on the first day of class.

Ages 16 yrs and up welcome.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Sarah Beth Tanner Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 Saturday 10am-1pm

Cynthia McEwen Session I: Starts September 19 $180, Members $175 $40 First-Time Glass kit

Sunday 10am-1pm

Susan Franker Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25

METALSMITHING & GLASS

METALSMITHING BEGINNING METALSMITHING (10 WEEKS)

Design and create jewelry in silver, copper and brass. Learn basic skills such as sawing, texturing, soldering and polishing. You will also learn simple forming techniques and how to bezel-set stones. A material kit is recommended and available for purchase on the first day of class.

Monday 10am-1pm

Jessica Armstrong Starts September 14 Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Neil Kraus Starts September 14 Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Kelly Novak Starts September 15 Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Darlys Ewoldt Starts September 16 Saturday 10am-1pm

Jessica Armstrong Starts September 19

$180 Members $175 $15 First-Time Jeweler kit

Sunday 2-5pm

Susan Franker Starts September 20

SEE PAG E 1 3 F O R M O RE INF O.

$340, Members $330 $30 Beginning Metals kit

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

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BUILDING SKILLS IN BRONZE

RESIN JEWELRY

ETCHING

POWDER COATING

Finally, you can fashion amazing, personalized metal art for a fraction of the cost of sterling and without many of the hassles of traditional metalsmithing. Bronze clay is the newest ‘flavor’ of metal clay, and is available in a variety of hues. This course covers countless techniques using bronze, with intention to grow with the skills of each artist.

Learn the basics of working with resins to add color and interest to your metal pieces. You will be creating metal forms (both closed and open backed) that can hold resin. It can be used to add color or suspended objects. You will experiment with mixing pigments to create color and pre-colored resins.

Learn basic techniques for etching to create texture, patterns and images on metal. Experiment with different resists such as spray paint, paint pens, permanent ink stamp pads, PNP paper, nail polish and adhesive film.

Etched plates may also be used to texture metal using the rolling mill.

Surface treatments will be discussed.

Powder coating is a fun and economical way to color your brass or copper jewelry or small sculptures.

Learn to powder coat, layer colors, draw on the surface, mask off patterns and fabricate work to be powder coated. A respirator or mask is required.

Prerequisite: Beginning Metals or First-Time Jeweler

PNP paper and metal will be available for purchase.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Prerequisite: One session of Beginning Metalsmithing.

METALSMITHING & GLASS

(5 WEEKS)

Sunday 10am-1pm

Katie Baum Session II: Starts October 25 $185 Members $180 Materials available from Instructor.

Bronze begins at $11; quantities and embellishments are optional.

ADVANCED BEGINNING METALSMITHING (10 WEEKS)

Develop and achieve higher skill levels of design, soldering, stone setting and finishing. You will also explore patinas and other means of joining metals. This is the perfect class for those students not yet comfortable enough to move into an intermediate level class.

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Beginning Metalsmithing.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Susan Franker Starts September 17 Sunday 10am-1pm

Neil Kraus Starts September 20 $340, Members $330

BEGINNING/ADVANCED BEGINNING GLASS FUSING (5 WEEKS)

Students will become familiar with the tools, materials and basic techniques for fusing glass. Learn to properly cut, design and lay out glass to create jewelry, accessories or small trays.

Material fee includes kiln firings, clear, white and black glass, and a variety of scrap glass, frit and stringers.

Carla Nessa Session I: Starts September 15 Sunday 2-5pm

Carla Nessa Session II: Starts October 25 $185 Members $180 $25 Material Fee

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS (5 WEEKS)

Learn how to incorporate alternative materials into your metal designs.

Cold connections and soldering techniques will be demonstrated to add materials such as wood, ceramics, fabric, enameled pieces and resin to your jewelry and small sculpture.

Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing Saturday 2-5pm

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Nancy Sickbert-Wheeler Session I: Starts September 17 Session II: Starts October 22 $185, Members $180 $25 Etching kit

GLASS FUSING OPEN STUDIO For students who have taken at least one 5-week fusing class in the past year.

Sheet glass is available for sale.

A monitor is on hand to answer questions but not to instruct. You must register at least one week prior to your session and pre-pay the OS fee. Material fee includes one 8 ½ x 11 box to fill, the use of tools, firings and scrap glass. $25 fee for each additional 8 ½ x 11 box filled.

(5 WEEKS)

Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Jessica Armstrong Session II: Starts October 21 $185, Members $180 $25 Material Fee

MULTILEVEL PHOTOSHOP SKILLS FOR METAL ETCHING (5 WEEKS)

Be prepared for your next etching class. Learn how to create, optimize and prepare images for use on blue Press-N-Peel (PNP) paper. This paper is used to transfer images onto metal for acid etching. Turn color photographs into black and white images, create patterns, resize for cuffs, rings, earrings or pendants.

Basic computer skills required.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Prerequisite: 5-week fusing class.

$185 Members $180

LeJean Easley October 11

Saturday 10am-1pm

(10 WEEKS)

Sunday 10am-1pm

$185, Members $180

What if your pendant can also be worn as a brooch or your ring doubles as a pendant? How about a pair of earrings that can be rings or a wall sculpture has a removable, wearable element.

Design and various metalsmithing techniques will be discussed to achieve these and other combinations of convertible designs.

LeJean Easley November 8

CONVERTIBLE JEWELRY

Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Jessica Armstrong Starts September 15

$185, Members $180 $60 Material fee

(5 WEEKS)

Jessica Armstrong Session II: Starts October 24

No experience required.

LeJean Easley Session I: Starts September 17

10

(5 WEEKS)

$340, Members $330

Sunday 10am-1pm

$35 Material fee

GLASS BEAD OPEN STUDIO Work on projects and improve skills outside of class in open studio. Glass and mandrels are available for sale; tools will be available for use. A monitor will be on hand to answer questions but not instruct. $65 for 5 sessions ($13 each session) Or $15 per single session. Punch cards may be purchased at the front desk.

Rachel Stoltz Session I: Starts September 15

Session II: Starts October 24

WORKING WITH WAX AND CASTING (10 WEEKS)

Explore the three-dimensional possibilities of hard waxes for carving and soft waxes for modeling.

Students can expect to complete two small pieces such as rings, charms or miniature sculptures. Two castings will be done in class or waxes may be brought to a production caster for a nominal fee.

Sunday 2-5pm

Neil Kraus Starts September 20 $340, Members $330 $25 Material fee

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

PRODUCTION JEWELRY DESIGN WITH STEEL (10 WEEKS)

Thursday 2-5pm

Maia Leppo Starts September 17 $340, Members $330 $30 Material fee

CHAINS OF STEEL (5 WEEKS)

Explore steel as an affordable, lightweight alternative material for a variety of chains. Learn and experiment with multiple soldering and riveting methods using 20ga10ga steel wire. Personalize your chains with easy, non-toxic finishing techniques and accents of your choice.

All levels welcome.

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Maia Leppo Session I: Starts September 16 $185, Members $180 $15 Material fee

BRACELETS: CUFFS, BANGLES AND LINKS (10 WEEKS)

Learn the basics of metalworking, saw, pierce, form, texture, solder, and finish, while concentrating on the bracelet. You will explore a different style and construction of bracelet, which will be made of copper or brass. Sterling silver and materials kit will be available for purchase.

All levels welcome.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Neil Kraus Starts September 16 $340, Members $330 $30 Materials Kit

(5 WEEKS)

Whether creating jewelry, small sculpture or a production line, learn how to find inspiration from your environment, memories and personal events. Ideas will be interpreted through innovative design and model making processes. Various metalsmithing techniques will be discussed. Transform your models into metal studies and finished pieces.

All levels welcome.

Wednesday 2-5 PM

Darlys Ewoldt Session I: Starts September 16 $185 Members $180

CLOISSONÉ ENAMELING (5 WEEKS)

CloissonĂŠ is a technique of enameling in which brilliant colors are separated by fine silver wires, fired in a kiln and appear as delicate lines on the finished piece. This process can be done on copper or silver. Learn to form and manipulate wires to create beautiful contemporary designs while using traditional technique. Enamels and metals available for purchase from instructor.

All levels welcome.

Sunday 2-5pm

Lynn Floriano Session I: Starts September 20 $185, Members $180

CHAINMAILLE (5 WEEK)

This comprehensive course is for beginners through advanced students to learn Helm Weave, Celtic Visions, Full-Persian, Bicubix Blocks and Jens Pind Linkage 3. Samples will be shown and explore how slight variations change the look of the weave. You will receive enough jump rings for 5 bracelets and full-color step-by-step tutorials for each weave.

Instructor will bring pliers to class.

All levels welcome Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Kat Wisniewski Session I: Starts September 14

FUSED GLASS CABOCHON JEWELRY (10 WEEKS)

Become familiar with the use of tools, materials and the basic techniques for creating fused glass cabochons.

Learn proper cutting, layout, design and firing procedures. You will then learn how to make simple prong settings and bezels for your glass creations. Saw-piercing, texturing, soldering and cold connections will be discussed.

All levels welcome.

Fusible glass, firings, copper and brass are included. Dichroic glass and silver may be purchased from instructor.

Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:30pm

Pam Robinson & Judy Zeddies Starts September 16 $340, Members $330 $30 Materials fee

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE METALSMITHING (10 WEEKS)

Develop your ability to solder, create three-dimensional forms and set stones. Design, craftsmanship, and refining techniques will be discussed.

This class is for advanced beginners who want to expand and hone their skills.

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Beginning Metalsmithing or instructor approval.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Susan Franker Starts September 15 Thursday 2-5pm

Susan Franker Starts September 17 Saturday 10am-1pm

Pam Robinson Starts September 19 Sunday 2-5pm

Darlys Ewoldt Starts September 20 $375, Members $365

WAX SETTINGS FOR STONES (10 WEEKS)

Create settings for both faceted and cabochon stones in wax to be cast into metal. Proper measuring and layout will be discussed. Both hard carving waxes and soft waxes will be used.

Two castings will be done in class or waxes may be brought to a production caster for a nominal fee. Silver and bronze available for sale. Students should bring a variety of stones to the first class.

Prerequisite: Two Wax/Casting classes and Beginning Metals class Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Pam Robinson Starts September 14 $375, Members $365 $25 Material fee

METALSMITHING & GLASS

Both affordable and lightweight, steel is a great material. Design, simple mechanisms, tricks for making multiples, various methods of finishing as well as marketing and promotion will be discussed. Each week will focus on a different type of jewelry. You are encouraged to design within a certain motif that you are inspired by.

FROM DESIGN TO METAL: EXPLORING IDEAS AND DEVELOPING DESIGNS

SILVER SOLDER INLAY (5 WEEKS)

Learn to inlay silver solder into your brass and copper pieces. Design, proper etching techniques and stepby-step instructions for inlay will be demonstrated. Explore surface treatments and rolling mill textures.

Materials may be purchased from instructor.

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Beginning Metalsmithing and basic etching experience required.

Tuesday 2-5pm

Nancy Sickbert-Wheeler Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 $190, Members $185

ADVANCED TOPICS IN METALS (10 WEEKS)

Students work independently on projects and receive individualized attention. This class focuses on design and development of more advanced technical skills.

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Beginning Metalsmithing and one Intermediate Metalsmithing or instructor approval.

Tuesday 1-4pm

Pam Robinson Starts September 15 $375, Members $365

$185, Members $180 $45 Material fee paid to instructor

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

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BEGINNING FORGING AND FORMING: MOVING METAL WITH HAMMERS

METALSMITHING & GLASS

(10 WEEKS)

Experience the magic of wielding a hammer to coax metal into flowing lines and sensuous forms. Learn to create shapes for your work not easily achieved by other techniques.

Forge wire or rod into linear earrings, rings or flatware. Fold form metal to create organic textures and threedimensional forms. Transform metal sheet into bracelets or even a teapot.

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Beginning Metals or instructor approval.

Monday 2-5pm

Darlys Ewoldt Starts September 14 $375, Members $365

CONTINUING FORMING, FORGING AND CONSTRUCTION (10 WEEKS)

Build upon your metalsmithing skills and acquire a few new techniques.

The instructor will review and demonstrate numerous metalsmithing and construction processes. Never tried a seamed or anticlastic form?

This is your opportunity. You will be encouraged to design and complete projects such as jewelry, objects or sculptures. Materials available for purchase.

Prerequisite: Forging and Forming or Forming and Construction for Jewelry Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Darlys Ewoldt Starts September 17 $375, Members $365

INTERMEDIATE GLASS FUSING

HALLOWEEN BEADS

Links, loop-in-loop, woven, byzantine and links from sheet metal are just a few of the chains that will be discussed and demonstrated in this class. You’ll make your own jump rings, learn multiple ways to solder and fuse them. Finishing techniques and clasps will be discussed. Materials will be available for purchase.

Students with basic skills can move on to more challenging projects to discover how glass moves. Continue to work on your own projects while learning new techniques that can be incorporated into your pieces.

Material fee includes kiln firings, 2 half sheets of “base” glass, 3 billets and a variety of scrap glass, frit, and stringers.

Witches, pumpkins and ghosts oh my!

It’s time to make some fun accessories to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve. Working on a hot head torch, learn to make a pumpkin, candy corn, a witches hat or even a ghost or goblin. Samples will be on hand for inspiration. Basic sculptural techniques will be covered.

All materials included.

(10 WEEKS)

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Beginning Metals or instructor approval.

Prerequisite: Two sessions of Beginning Glass Fusing.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Pam Robinson Starts September 19

LeJean Easley Session I: Starts October 22

$375, Members $365

$190, Members $185 $60 Material fee

INTERMEDIATE ENAMELING (5 WEEKS)

Students with prior enameling experience will enhance their skills to enliven their small-scale art and jewelry projects. Intermediate to advanced traditional kiln-fired enameling techniques such as basse taille, sgraffito en ronde bosse, and limoges will be demonstrated.

Enamels, metal and additional materials will be available for purchase from the instructor.

Prerequisite: First-Time Enameling or basic level enameling experience. Basic metalsmithing skills are required.

WORKSHOPS TEXTURES ON METAL (1 DAY)

Add a bit more visual interest to your jewelry through texture. This workshop focuses on a variety of methods used for adding texture to metal including designing your own patterns to be used in the rolling mill.

Silver and additional materials may be purchased from the instructor.

Prerequisite: One Beginning Metalsmithing or First Time Jeweler.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Mary Laskey Session II: Starts October 21

Rachelle Stromberg September 15

$190, Members $185

Tuesday 10am-1pm

EXPERIMENTAL ENAMELING: GOING OUT OF BOUNDS (5 WEEKS)

Prerequisite: Beginning Metalsmithing

Prerequisite: First-Time Enameling or basic level enameling experience.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Mike Stromberg Starts September 14

Mary Laskey Session I: Starts September 16

$375, Members $365

$190, Members $185

(1 DAY)

No prior glass experience needed but helpful.

Saturday 2-5pm

Cynthia McEwen October 24 $100, Members $95

THE HALF-PERSIANS (2 WEEKS)

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Do you have any stones, found objects or anything that you’ve always wanted to set? Have you been challenged by those hard to set items? Well, bring them to class and we’ll get them incorporated into a piece of jewelry.

We’ll investigate bezels, prongs, tabs and anything else we can come up with to get them to stay in place.

(10 WEEKS)

(5 WEEKS)

Saturday 2-5pm

Go beyond the basics and explore techniques like deliberate underand over-firing, torch firing, fusing and embedding glass and metals, inscribing surface designs, working with fire scale and oxides, firing onto wire and mesh and more. Novice and experienced students alike will expand their skills while redefining enameling beyond its traditional boundaries.

Enamels, metal and additional materials available for purchase.

CREATIVE SETTINGS

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ALL LINKED UP

Rachelle Stromberg October 20 $55, Members $50

PET COLLAR CHARM AND ID TAG (1 DAY)

Students will learn to saw, file and texture metal, rivet layers together and stamp your dog’s name, phone number or a personal message. All materials included. Silver available for purchase.

All levels welcome.

Sunday 10am-1pm

Jessica Armstrong September 27

Learn to create a Half Persian 3-in-1 & 4-in-1. These weaves take some time to learn but the results are absolutely stunning and is particularly suitable jewelry for both men and women. You will have enough materials to make one bracelet of each weave. Instructor will bring pliers to use in class.

Prerequisite: 3 chainmaille classes or knowledge of 3 weaves.

Friday 6:30-8:30pm

Kat Wisniewski October 23 & 30 $85, Members $80 $12 Material fee payable to instructor

INTRODUCTION TO ENAMELING WITH FINE SILVER (1 DAY)

Explore how enameling with .999 fine silver differs from copper enameling and introduce how various techniques are enhanced by the use of fine silver.

You will produce sample pieces using the basse taille, paillons or simple cloisonné techniques. Metal and enamels will be available for purchase.

Prerequisite: Intermediate level enameling and experienced metalsmithing skills are required or instructor approval.

Saturday 1-5pm

Mary Laskey October 10 $85, Members $80

Sunday 10am-1pm

Jessica Armstrong November 15 $80, Members $75

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

FUN NIGHT OUT—FUSING (1 DAY)

ONE-ON-ONE INTENSIVE

(1.5 HOURS)

No experience necessary.

A holiday favorite! In this workshop, students will have the opportunity to blow glass on a torch. Pre-made glass “points” and colored glass turn into beautiful, round holiday ball ornaments. Students can make approximately five ornaments, each finished with a metal hook. Everything is finished and ready to bring home at the end of the class.

Saturday 5-8pm

No experience necessary.

Starting out as a maker and looking for advice? Mid-career and needing a nudge? Get answers from Brigitte Martin, Founder and Editor of Crafthaus, award-winning author and craft community advocate. Discuss your work, your goals and your future path. Focus on what’s important to you and get ideas on how to move forward.

Bring images and samples of your artwork for the discussion.

LeJean Easley October 17

Friday

Saturday, September 26

Saturday, October 24

6-7:30pm and 8:30-10pm

10-11am

10-11am

Friday 6:30-9:30pm

October 23, 30

11am-12pm

11am-12pm

LeJean Easley October 9

November 6, 13, 20

12-1pm

12-1pm

Saturday

1-2pm

1-2pm

Materials and firings are included in fee. Extra glass can be purchased from instructor.

$100, Members $95

DATE NIGHT—FUSING

(1 DAY)

2-3:30pm and 4:30-6pm

Brigitte Martin

November 7, 14, 21

$125 Members $120

(1 DAY)

Sunday

Have fun with your sweetie.

Experience what glass fusing is all about in a relaxed environment. Learn how to cut glass and put together several fused pieces you can use as gifts. Fired pieces will be available for pick up approximately two weeks after workshop.

10-11:30am, 12:30-2pm,

Materials and firings are included in fee. Extra glass can be purchased from instructor.

November 8

(3 DAYS)

$75, Members $70

Argentium Sterling (AS) is an alloy containing Germanium and more than 92.5% pure silver. It conducts heat differently than sterling, is highly tarnish-resistant, firescale-free and can be hardened in a toaster oven or kiln. Argentium is more malleable and easier to granulate, fold form and fuse than sterling. Methods for annealing and hardening will be demonstrated.

Samples or finished pieces can be created.

3-4:30pm

October 25 November 1, 15, 22 Sunday 2-3:30pm and 4:30-6pm

No experience necessary.

Saturday 5-8pm

LeJean Easley September 19 Friday 6:30-9:30pm

LeJean Easley October 2 $100, Members $95

SOCIAL MARKETING

101 SEE PAG E 2 6 F O R M O RE INF O.

VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOPS

FOUND OBJECT WORKSHOP: AN ADVENTURE IN JEWELRY DESIGN

FUSING, GRANULATION, SOLDERING, & FOLDFORMING WITH ARGENTIUM SILVER

Design and create wearable art using limited tools. This means no torch and no flex-shaft, only needle and thread, scissors and tape. Limitations will teach you to think and problem solve differently while using the natural environment around you. If weather/ space permits class will be outside.

After class, Casey will give a tour of her traveling metalsmithing studio.

Prerequisite: Two Beginning Metalsmithing classes.

Friday-Sunday 10am-5pm

Cynthia Eid September 4-6 $495 $75 material fee payable to instructor at workshop *Due to fluctuating cost of metals, prices are subject to change at time of workshop

METALSMITHING & GLASS

Explore the wonderful world of fusing. Learn how to cut glass and put together several fused pieces you can use as gifts. Fired pieces will be available for pick up approximately two weeks after workshop.

BLOWN GLASS ORNAMENT WORKSHOP

(1 DAY)

All levels welcome.

Saturday 10am-5pm

Casey Sheppard September 12 $130

CARVING WAXES & CASTING WITHOUT EQUIPMENT (3 DAYS)

Designed for people who are interested in using cast elements in their work but don’t own casting equipment, this workshop covers creating an original model to finishing the metal, discussion of waxes available and a variety of wax-working techniques from carving to modeling.

Some tool-making and tricks for achieving clean models and how to find a caster that meets your needs will be discussed. Supply list available upon registration. Waxes will be available for purchase.

All levels welcome.

Friday-Sunday 10am-5pm

Jen Townsend October 2-4 $450

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

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DRAWING & PAINTING

DRAWING & PAINTING EXPLORE PEN AND INK, ACRYLICS, WATERCOLOR, GOUACHE, OILS, PASTELS OR ENCAUSTIC TECHNIQUES. Drawing and Painting classes are divided into beginning, intermediate, multilevel or advanced classes. Use these designations and class descriptions to create a custom curriculum that best fits your interests.

OPEN STUDIO If you have taken a class in Drawing and Painting and would like to continue developing your work independently, open studio is for you.

This option allows former students the opportunity to use the classroom as your studio. $40, Member $35 per week $350 per 10-week session.

DROP-IN FIGURE DRAWING Drop-in figure drawing sessions offer an excellent opportunity for beginning to advanced students to practice their perception and drawing skills. We supply drawing benches, easels, tables, clips and backup support boards for pads. Please bring your own drawing materials. Instruction and critique are not included.

Pre-registration for the drop-in figure sessions is not required.

If you have any questions or want more information, please email lillstreet@lillstreet.com or call us at 773-769-4226. Drop-in figure drawing is located at our Drawing and Painting West Wing Studio, 4410 N. Ravenswood Avenue, on the other side of the train tracks from our main facility.

Wednesdays 6:30-9:30pm Sundays 10:30am-1:30pm $20 per session or $180 for a 10 session package.

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BEGINNER/ADVANCED BEGINNER FIRST-TIME DRAWING INTO PAINTING (5 WEEKS)

Combine basic drawing with the fundamentals of painting in this introductory class. You will become acquainted with line, value, composition and how they combine to compose a successful drawing.

Incorporate these fundamental elements and compositional strategies to create acrylic paintings. First-Time Drawing into Painting kit available for purchase on the first day of class.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Friday 10am-1pm

Annie York Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19

Amanda Mulcahy Session I: Starts September 18

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Annie York Session I: Starts September 19 Session II: Starts October 24

Patrick Miceli Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Annie York Session I: Starts September 15 Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Melanie Brown Session I: Starts September 16 Session II: Starts October 21

Saturday 10am-1pm

Sunday 10am-1pm

Randall Miller Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25 $180, Members $175 $40 First-Time Drawing and Painting Kit

BEGINNING DRAWING (5 WEEKS)

Students who are new to drawing or painters who would like to refresh their drawing skills will discover something useful in this entry-level class. The use of value, line and proportion will be demonstrated toward the development of balanced compositions. Beginning Drawing kit available for purchase on the first day of class.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Patrick Miceli Session I: Starts September 14 Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Jordan Lentz Session II: Starts October 19 Thursday 10am-1pm

Amanda Mulcahy Session I: Starts September 17 Saturday 10am-1pm

Pawel Kupiec Session I: Starts September 19 Session II: Starts October 24 Sunday 10am-1pm

Patrick Miceli Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25 $185, Members $180 $20 Beginning Drawing kit

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

BEGINNING PAINTING (5 OR 10 WEEKS)

Experience mixing colors, determine the best type of brush to use and learn techniques for working with paint. This class is ideal for those who have taken First-Time Drawing into Painting or have previous experience and want to expand their skills.

Beginning Painting kit available for purchase on the first day of class.

INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR (5 WEEKS)

Learn the fundamentals of watercolor painting. Composition, color mixing, brush style, shape and form, light and value, paint application and layering will be discussed. Watercolor kit and additional materials available for purchase.

(10 WEEKS)

Prerequisite: One beginning drawing class or equivalent experience.

Monday 10am-1pm

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Melanie Brown Starts September 14

Kaye Buchman Session I: Starts September 17

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Friday 10am-1pm

Annie York

Amanda Mulcahy Session II: Starts October 23

Starts September 17 $340, Members $330 $70 Beginning Painting Kit

Sunday 2-5pm

Randall Miller Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25 $185, Members $180 $70 Beginning Painting Kit

INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING TECHNIQUES (5 WEEKS)

Develop and refine painting technique as you build on basic skills. Explore brush and pallet knife use, incorporate painting mediums and investigate the importance of a color plan.

Prerequisite: First-Time Drawing into Painting or prior experience.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Annie York Session II: Starts September 20 $185, Members $180

Tom Dieschbourg Session I: Starts September 19 Session II: Starts October 24 $185, Members $180 $95 Watercolor kit

INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING (5 WEEKS)

New students will learn the fundamentals of oil painting as more experienced painters continue to develop and refine their skills.

Experiment with color mixing and painting techniques that accumulate to enhance skill and provide a foundation for confident painting with oils. Oil painting kit available for purchase on the first day of class.

Thursday 10am-1pm

Patrick Miceli Session I: Starts September 17 Sunday 2-5pm

Patrick Miceli Session I: Starts September 20 $185, Members $180 $90 Oil Painting Kit

(5 WEEKS)

Pastels have been a favorite drawing material of many 19th- and 20thcentury artists, from Degas to O’Keefe to Lucian Freud, because of their quick application and intense colors.

You will learn the basics of working with pastels, the perfect medium for creating quick sketches or developing more complex drawings. A supply list will be provided on the first day of class.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Pawel Kupiec Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 $185, Members $180

DRAWING II (5 WEEKS)

Continue to develop your drawing skills as you are introduced to different media: pastel, conte, pen and ink and cover the topics of color, drawing glass and fabric the rudiments of portrait.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Patrick Miceli Session II: Starts October 19 $185, Members $180

OIL PAINTING II (5 WEEKS)

Continue your study of oils as you expand your practice with advanced techniques and challenges. Projects include using complementary colors, copying a master and creating both a pallet knife painting and an all white painting. Some oil painting experience is required.

Thursday 10am-1pm

Patrick Miceli Session II: Starts October 22 Sunday 2-5pm

Patrick Miceli Session II: Starts October 25 $185, Members $180 $90 Oil Painting Kit

MULTILEVEL INTRODUCTION TO THE PORTRAIT AND FIGURE (5 WEEKS)

Explore the fundamentals of drawing portraits and figures while working from a nude model. Weekly demonstrations and structured exercises will emphasize observation, proportion, measuring, anatomy and seeing the figure and face as simply a matter of integrated shapes. You will work in charcoal and contĂŠ and must supply your own materials. A material list is available online.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Bob Horn Session I: Starts September 19 $185, Members $180 $30 model fee

THE PORTRAIT AND FIGURE II (5 WEEKS)

In this continuing course, the material introduced in part A will be reviewed and expanded upon by longer, more studied poses and the introduction of additional materials and techniques.

Emphasis again is placed on developing perceptual skills needed for representational drawing.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Bob Horn Session II: Starts October 24

Drawing & Painting

(5 WEEKS)

Saturday 10am-1pm

INTRODUCTION TO PASTELS

$185, Members $180 $30 model fee

OIL PAINTING TECHNIQUES: LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS (10 WEEKS)

This course provides structured projects to help you improve as an oil painter whether you have just started painting or are more advanced.

Projects will address color, how light defines form, composition and techniques of under-painting and glazing. Examples from past masters will be used to illustrate techniques.

Drawing skills are recommended.

Students must supply own materials.

Thursday 2-5pm

Bob Horn Starts September 17 $340, Members $330

SE E PAG E 13 F O R MOR E IN F O.

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ADVANCED BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR

DRAWING & PAINTING

(5 WEEKS)

Watercolor is a versatile medium that allows the artist a range of expression including representational, fluid sketches and improvisational abstracts. Students with a foundation in drawing or painting will receive a comprehensive introduction to watercolor techniques such as blending and glazing.

Representational techniques will be expanded upon as special effects with the medium are explored. Watercolor kit and additional materials available for purchase.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Kaye Buchman Session II: Starts October 22 Saturday, 2-5pm

Tom Dieschbourg Session I: Starts September 19 Session II: Starts October 24 $185, Members $180 $95 Watercolor Kit

BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION (10 WEEKS)

You will be introduced to techniques necessary to accurately render botanical subjects using graphite and watercolor. You will keep a sketchbook to record details and test techniques, then apply those skills to more considered and developed pieces.

Some class periods will be spent at local conservatories practicing our artistry in the field.

Monday 10am-1pm

Kimberly Pancoast Starts September 14 $340, Members $330

CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATION (5 WEEKS)

Celebrate the whimsical worlds of children’s literature as you translate written word into visual language through creative illustration. Explore different approaches to interpreting and illustrating children’s stories.

Create unique and memorable character designs while bringing depth and personality to your favorite story environments and developing your own style.

ILLUSTRATION SURVEY

COMIC STORYTELLING

You will be introduced to many different styles of illustration including children’s book, fashion, comic and movie poster illustration.

Through demonstrations in using graphite, ink, watercolor and markers, students will be encouraged to explore both wet and dry media in their work.

This class is designed for students who are interested in delving deeper into comic book making or who already have a small body of work that would like to start creating longer, more elaborate stories. A perfect follow-up to Create Your Own Comic.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Mike Freiheit Session II: Starts October 22

(5 WEEKS)

Jordan Lentz Session I: Starts September 14 $185, Members $180 $10 Model fee

(5 WEEKS)

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

$185, Members $180

(10 WEEKS)

Learn the fundamentals of working with pen and ink. Using a variety of ink tools, students will receive a comprehensive introduction to line weight, hatching, cross-hatching, stippling and blending techniques.

Value, form, texture, movement, and composition are explored with reed pens, roller ball, fine point pens and dip pens with nib points. Naturalistic, expressive sketching and abstract approaches are covered. Students should have basic drawing skills.

Yvette Weijergang Starts September 14

Delve deeper into rendering the human anatomy. Each week the class will begin with drawing from a live model, focusing on a different part of the body beginning with the head and shoulders down to the feet. This class is specifically designed for the illustrator or cartoonist to build skills and understand how to simplify the human form.

$340, Members $330

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Mike Freiheit Session I: Starts September 15

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Kaye Buchman Starts September 15

THE FIGURE IN ACTION

CREATE YOUR OWN COMIC (5 WEEKS)

Learn to create your own comic books beginning with a simple strip and ending with a full-fledged short story. Inspiration can come from real life experiences, dreams or story ideas you’ve always wanted to create.

Beginning to experienced students with an interest in sequential art are welcome. Bring a sketchbook (8x10 or larger), pencil and eraser to the first class.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Mike Freiheit Session I: Starts September 17 $185, Members $180

Focusing on a new still life each session, emphasis will be on composition, color and the importance of equal attention to background and foreground. Within the group setting, there will be a focus on the level and interest of each individual. Through group discussion and evaluation, we will build common vocabulary and explore a variety of styles and methods.

Monday 10am-1pm

$185, Members $180 $30 Model Fee

$340, Members $330

(10 WEEKS)

PRACTICAL ANATOMY (5 WEEKS)

DRAWING WITH PEN AND INK

ACRYLIC STUDIO: STILL LIFE TO ABSTRACTION

(5 WEEKS)

Working from live models, you will achieve a sense of life, power, strength and overall movement in their figure drawings. The class will focus on the tensions, musculature, cohesiveness and individuality each different model brings.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Mike Freiheit Session II: Starts October 20 $185, Members $180 $30 Model Fee

INTUITIVE PAINTING (5 WEEKS)

Develop your own language of mark making through a series of activities structured to develop your painterly instincts. Learn to trust your intuition while generating original ideas and expressing the unconscious. A development of color, compositions and themes will be explored.

Prerequisite: First-Time Drawing into Painting, Beginning Painting or equivalent experience.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Melanie Brown Session I: Starts September 17 $185, Members $180

IMAGINED LANDSCAPES (5 WEEKS)

Explore the landscape in nontraditional ways while experimenting with mark making, materials and color. Students will be introduced to a new artist each week and investigate different strategies for abstracting from the landscape.

Prerequisite: First-Time Drawing into Painting, Beginning Painting or equivalent experience.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Melanie Brown Session II: Starts October 22 $185, Members $180

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Scott Shellhamer Session I: Starts September 16 Session II: Starts October 21 $185, Members $180

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COLLAGE: CUT, MIX, REPEAT (10 WEEKS)

MANET’S STILL LIFE (10 WEEKS)

Generate dynamic multimedia imagery through collage. Experience new ways to compose space, work with found materials, think critically about material choices and develop abstract imagery from representational sources. This class is great for beginning collage artists who need a place to start, as well as experienced artists who want to find a fresh approach for their work.

Like Manet, we will learn the elements of painting directly in color from a still life. Emphasis will be placed on learning to see the form, value and edge relationships, developing all the parts of the painting simultaneously and composing a picture. This course is best pursued in oil paint, though pastel is acceptable. You’ll receive individual instruction catered to your level.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Tuesday 2-5pm

Amanda Mulcahy Starts September 15

Ken Minami Starts September 15

$340, Members $330 $20 Material fee

$375, Members $365

ALLA PRIMA PAINTING (10 WEEKS)

Using oil paints, learn foundation techniques and relationships needed to successfully paint wet-on-wet.

Topics include the connection between shape, value and hue in creating definition, drawing with a brush and strategies. It will liberate you from drawing outlines and filling them in with color. You’ll paint from a still life for the first five weeks then progress to portraiture with a live model.

(5 WEEKS)

Each week, you will learn to draw from many different historical periods in art history. Areas of study may include the old masters, Greek and Roman sculpture, the modernists and the museum’s most contemporary works.

Learn about composition, pictorial organization and subject matter alongside discussions on the lives, methods, strategies and historical impact of the various artists. *Class meets each week at the Art Institute of Chicago. Admission is Free on Thursdays (must present valid Illinois ID).

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Thursdays 5-8pm

Ken Minami Starts September 14

Brenda Moore Session I: Starts September 17 Session II: Starts October 22

$375, Members $365 $30 model fee

PAINTING THE FIGURE ALLA PRIMA (10 WEEKS)

Prerequisite: Introduction to the Portrait and Figure or instructor approval.

Thursday 10am-1pm

Bob Horn Starts September 16 Saturday 2-5pm

Bob Horn Starts September 24 $375, Members $365 $60 model fee

INTERMEDIATE PORTRAIT AND COSTUMED FIGURE (10 WEEKS)

Students who would like to paint or draw from the clothed figure will benefit from multiple sessions working from the same pose. You have the option to work on a portrait or full figure composition. Individualized instruction supports you to develop skills and a style. Come to the first class prepared to work in your medium of choice.

Friday 10am-1pm

Bob Horn Starts September 18

PROBLEM SOLVING FOR OIL PAINTERS

$375, Members $365 $60 model fee

(10 WEEKS)

Your ideas become the subject of individualized instruction as you expand your skills as a painter. If you choose, a still life setup will be available each week to further develop your skills in representational painting. This is a class for students with previous painting experience.

Please come to the first class prepared to work in oils on a 16” x 20” canvas.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Wednesday 10am-1pm

$375, Members $365 $60 model fee

Individualized instruction supports you to develop new skills and styles.

Working from the nude model, poses are extended through multiple sessions, providing students with experience and the opportunity to develop a more considered drawing or painting. Conventional materials include oils, pastels or other drawing media and are supplied by the student.

$190, Members $185

Building an understanding of visual concepts enables students to paint directly in color. The bravura strokes of a Velazquez or Sargent require an intimate knowledge of how light travels across a form, how values shift, the interconnectedness of color and the varied quality of edges. This class is ideal for oil painters and pastel artists.

Ken Minami Starts September 15

(10 WEEKS)

Bob Horn Starts September 16 $375, Members $365

ABSTRACT PAINTING STUDIO (10 WEEKS)

Expand your vision in a lively, interactive work environment using all forms of abstraction and non-objective painting. Focus will be on formal issues, exploring and encouraging skill development, techniques and materials. Individual needs will be addressed. Works of influential artists will be discussed and visits to galleries encouraged. This class will help you develop and refine your personal creative goals.

Prerequisite: Beginning Painting and 2 sessions drawing and painting classes or equivalent experience.

Friday 10am-1pm

Cynthia Vaicunas Starts September 18 $375, Members $365

WORKSHOPS INDIE COMICS: SELF-PUBLISHING, SELLING AND SUSTAINING A CAREER (1 DAY)

Looking to tackle the business side of comic-making or start selling your comics? Interested in tabling at a comic convention or zine festival? Learn how to price your work, design a winning display and manage commissions. Production costs, venues for selling online, the amazing resources in Chicago and an introduction into taxes for freelancing will be discussed.

Drawing & Painting

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED

DRAWING AT THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

DRAWING AND PAINTING THE NUDE FIGURE

Saturday 2-5pm

Sheika Lugtu September 19 $75, Members $70 $10 Material Fee

JAM! COMICS

SOCIAL MARKETING

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(1 DAY)

This workshop is all about creating collaborative comics. As a group, we will create over 20 comic strips using different jam comics prompts such as exquisite corpse, word+7, looping comics, double-blind captions etc. At the end of the workshop, everyone will go home with a library of new minicomics. This is a fun way to jump into making comics. No drawing or writing experience necessary.

Saturday 2-5pm

Sheika Lugtu September 26 $75, Members $70 $10 Material Fee

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TEXTILES THE TEXTILES DEPARTMENT welcomes students of all levels whether you sew, print, dye or collect fabric. Our student population is diverse—

TEXTILES

from professional artists who sell at artisan fairs, online shops, and consignment, to those who enjoy working with their hands and want to explore something new. Our instructors will guide you as you turn your project ideas into completed works of functional, decorative or fine art.

BEGINNER/ ADVANCED BEGINNER FIRST-TIME EMBROIDERY (5 WEEKS)

Meet new friends while learning embroidery with a contemporary spin. Each week practice stitches such as the chain stitch, bullion knot and turkey work onto a custom sampler designed and printed by the teaching artist. Build layers of thread onto your cloth, leaving with a finished sampler to show off your skills. Material fee includes all supplies.

FIRST-TIME QUILTING

FIRST-TIME SEWING

Learn quilting basics, covering six block patterns, to create a quilted project. Presentations and resources will be provided so you’ll feel confident to start larger projects. No materials needed on the first day. You are welcome to bring in sample fabrics and ideas. Material fee includes some thread and notions.

Perfect for someone who doesn’t know how to thread a machine or stray from the straight stitch. Formal instruction includes operating a sewing machine, cutting patterns and learning sewing vocabulary. Everyone leaves with an apron and a lined grocery tote in their favorite fabrics. No materials needed on the first day. Material fee includes thread and some notions.

(5 WEEKS)

(5 WEEKS)

Nora Renick-Rinehart Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19

Tuesday 2-5pm

Nora Renick-Rinehart Session I: Starts September 15

Tuesday 10am-1pm

$180, Members $175 $10 Material fee

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Amanda Franck Session I: Starts September 16 Session II: Starts October 21

Thursday 10am-1pm

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Camille Canales Session I: Starts September 17 Session II: Starts October 22

Nora Renick-Rinehart Session I: Starts September 17 Session II: Starts October 22

Saturday 2-5pm

Sunday 1:30-4:30pm

Rachel Wallis Session I: Starts September 19 Session II: Starts October 24 $180, Members $175 $15 Material fee

(5 WEEKS)

Whether you are interested in onesies, yardage or band T-shirts, this class shows how easy it can be to put designs onto fabric. Our studio is equipped with a UV exposure unit, aluminum screens and large print tables. Projects can include tote bags, gifts or fabric for sewing and quilting.

Material fee includes some ink and general printing supplies.

You provide fabric.

Camille Canales Session I: Starts September 16

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON FABRIC

Nico Gardner Session I: Starts September 20

SEE PAG E 13 F O R M O RE INFO.

Sunday 5-8pm

Rachel Wallis Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25

Camille Canales Session I: Starts September 15 Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Amy Taylor Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 Wednesday 10am-1pm

Camille Canales Session II: Starts October 21 Sunday 1:30-4:30pm

Allison Rose Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25 $180, Members $175 $30 Material fee

$180, Members $175 $10 Material fee

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ZIPPERS & BUTTONS (5 WEEKS)

Reinforce the basics while learning new skills giving you the confidence to keep sewing. Take home a set of coordinating pillows and a zip pouch. Self-taught sewers with basic knowledge are welcome to take the class for formal instruction. Material fee includes thread and some notions.

No materials needed on the first day.

Prerequisite: First-Time Sewing or equivalent experience.

Tuesday 2-5pm

Nora Renick-Rinehart Session II: Starts October 20 Sunday 1:30-4:30pm

Nico Gardner Session II: Starts October 25 $185, Members $180 $15 Material fee

BEGINNING GARMENT CONSTRUCTION: FALL (10 WEEKS)

Prerequisite: First-Time Sewing or basic sewing experience.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Janna Weddle Starts September 15 Saturday 10am-1pm

Amanda Franck Starts September 19 $340, Members $330 $10 Material fee

(5 WEEKS)

Experiment with our rainbow of dyes while reinforcing the basics. Perfect stripping, coating and exposing techniques, while discovering new ways of using your screen to create imagery on your cloth. Material fee includes some materials and all dyes in class and open studio.

You provide fabrics.

Prerequisite: First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric or Paper.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Camille Canales Session II: Starts October 20 Wednesday 10am-1pm

Camille Canales Session I: Starts September 16 Sunday 5-8pm

Nora Renick-Rinehart Session I: Starts September 20 Sunday 5-8pm

Erin Minckley Chlaghmo Session II: Starts October 25 $185, Members $180 $25 Material fee

MIXED-MEDIA EMBROIDERY (5 WEEKS)

Work on an embroidery project combined with other techniques.

Socialize with classmates while creating mixed-media works on fabric.

Topics covered include stabilizers, hand and machine embroidery, image transfers with screen printing, beads and fabric collage. Take both sessions to create in-depth projects. Come to class with some initial sketches or images on the first day. Material fee includes some inks and notions.

Prerequisite: First Time Embroidery or similar experience.

MULTILEVEL ADVANCED BEGINNER/ MULTILEVEL SEWING (10 WEEKS)

You’ve got the sewing basics down, now take the next step. Work closely with classmates and the instructor to complete one-of-a-kind sewing projects. Additional topics covered include serger instruction, sewing machine feet attachments, buttonhole stitches and topics as they relate to individual student projects. Material fee covers thread and notion use in class and open studio.

Prerequisite: First-Time Sewing or equivalent experience.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Nora Renick-Rinehart Starts September 15 $340, Members $330 $10 Material fee

BLOCK PRINTING ON PAPER AND FABRIC (5 WEEKS)

Learn the tools and processes needed for block printing as you carve blocks to print imagery onto cloth and paper.

Develop layered artworks, cloth with repeating patterns or multiple fabric blanks. Material fee includes two blocks, inks and some paper. You provide fabric, paper and additional blocks after the first class.

All levels welcome.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Erin Minckley Chlaghmo Session II: Starts October 22 Sunday 10am-1pm

Erin Minckley Chlaghmo Session I: Starts September 20 $185, Members $180 $25 Material fee

INDIGO SHIBORI + NATURAL DYES (5 WEEKS)

Explore natural dyes and the various shades of indigo blues with Shibori techniques including stitching, pleating and twisting. Colors and designs will be developed by over-dyeing and mordant through exercises. Achieve rich painterly shades using traditional techniques for contemporary pieces. Instructor will present samples and touch on the history of technique. You provide fabrics after the first class.

All levels welcome.

Friday 10am-1pm

Amy Taylor Session I: Starts September 18 Sunday 10am-1pm

Akemi Nakano Cohn Session II: Starts October 25 $185, Members $180 $35 Materials fee

IKAT, COCHINEAL + INDIGO (5 WEEKS)

Apply rich color to fabric while talking about the foundations of natural dyes and their relevance in contemporary practice. Explore dye process including resists, with a specialized focus on Mexican methods and materials including ikat, cochineal and indigo. Walk away with exquisitely dyed yardage, scarves or samples for future projects. You provide fabrics and dyes after the first class.

All levels welcome.

TEXTILES

Show off your unique style this fall.

See examples of fall attire as a source of inspiration—think pencil skirts, hoodies and dresses. You will finish at least one garment, recreated from a favorite clothing item or an existing pattern. A resource list will be provided. Material fee covers thread and notion use in class and open studio.

PRINTING WITH THICKENED DYES

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Amy Taylor Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19 $185, Members $180 $35 Material fee

Monday 10am-1pm

Camille Canales Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19 Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Camille Canales Session II: Starts October 21 $185, Members $180 $10 Materials fee

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COLLECTING COLOR: MX DYE SURVEY

SURFACE DESIGN FOR PRODUCT

Master MX Chemical dye in all it’s forms. This class will cover immersion dyeing, printing with thickened dyes, resist/shibori techniques and ombre.

You will leave with a collection of recipes plus an understanding of color theory. Material fee covers all dyes in class and open studio. You provide fabric, and should bring one yard of pre-washed 100% cotton to the first class.

Create digital patterns from your sketches and paintings using Photoshop and Illustrator. Submit your designs to printing companies to produce full color yardage, apparel or home decor goods. Resources provided for printing and products.

You are encouraged to come to the first class with ideas or sketches and are responsible for fees associated with ordering their products.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Prerequisite: Basic Photoshop or Illustrator skills.

TEXTILES

(10 WEEKS)

Nora Renick-Rinehart Starts September 16 $340, Members $330 $35 Material fee

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED PATTERNS AND PALETTES (5 WEEKS)

Build confidence in your design and printing skills, while exploring color and it’s overall impact on the finished pattern. Focus on techniques to create overall patterns, color selection and yardage while refining the art of registration to create custom fabrics in either inks or dyes. You should come prepared to work with your own fabrics and materials on the first day.

Prerequisite: First-Time Screenprinting on Fabric.

Thursday 10am-1pm

Elizabeth Kumor Session I: Starts September 17

(10 WEEKS)

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Audrey Keiffer Starts September 17 $375, Members $365

GARMENT CONSTRUCTION II: THE BUTTON-UP SHIRT (10 WEEKS)

Solidify your basic sewing knowledge and learn new skills by designing and sewing a button-up shirt, perfect for a casual or formal occasion. Walk away with a custom garment and the expertise to construct future projects.

Advanced topics and troubleshooting will be discussed. No materials needed on the first day. Material fee includes threads and some notions.

Prerequisite: Two department sewing classes or instructor approval.

Sunday 10am-1pm

Nico Gardner Starts September 20 $375, Members $365 $10 Material fee

$190, Members $185

RESISTS AND DISCHARGES (5 WEEKS)

Designed for the screen printer experienced with fiber reactive dyes, ready to add another level to their fabric design to create even more depth. You will first work with water soluble resists applied at various stages of printing, then move to learning how to strategically remove color from dyed fabric. Some materials provided. Material fee includes all dyes and resists.

Prerequisite: Printing with Thickened Dye or permission from instructor.

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LILLSTREET LOFT IS IDEAL FOR ALL KINDS OF EVENTS, MEETINGS AND CELEBRATIONS.

WORKSHOPS

It is designed to transport you into the center of an artist's studio, complete with unique, handcrafted furnishings and striking artwork. The flexible space can be easily arranged to accommodate any function, intimate or extravagant.

Lillstreet will make planning your event a breeze with in-house event coordination and trusted vendor recommendations.

DYES AND NATURAL RESISTS: SUGAR & CORN (1 DAY)

Combine dyes and common pantry supplies to create one-of-a-kind textures and surface designs.

Using two 100% cotton tea towels, provided with tuition, students will be introduced to vat dyeing, direct applications and layering as a means to create sophisticated results on cloth.

All levels of dye experience welcome.

Thursday 10am-1pm

Saturday 2-6pm

Elizabeth Kumor Session II: Starts October 22

Shannon Thompson October 24

$190, Members $185 $35 Material fee

$75, Members $70 $10 Material fee

4437 N Ravenswood Ave Chicago IL 60640 | 773.769.4226

LILLSTREET.COM/LOFT

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PRINTMAKING

& BOOK ARTS EXPLORE PRINTMAKING AND HANDMADE BOOKS in our fully-equipped studio. Letterpress and bookbinding complement techniques such as etching, relief and screenprinting. Get creative with traditional, contemporary and experimental approaches to printmaking. With generous open studio time and non-toxic inks and solvents, printmaking has something for students of all skill levels. Additional materials and paper are available for sale from instructors and monitors. Open Studio is included with tuition.

BEGINNER/ ADVANCED BEGINNER FIRST-TIME SCREENPRINTING ON PAPER (5 WEEKS)

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Matthew Ginsberg Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19 Thursday 2-5pm

Matthew Ginsberg Session I: Starts September 17 Session II: Starts October 20 Sunday 10am-1pm

Amy Taylor Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25 $180, Members $175 $25 Material fee

FIRST-TIME ETCHING

Explore both classic letterpress techniques and contemporary practices on different types of presses.

This technique uses movable type to create an impression on the paper when printed. Projects are designed to showcase type, color and the printed form. Material fee includes ink, newsprint and a sampling of specialty paper.

Explore contemporary and traditional methods of intaglio printmaking including line etching, aquatint and drypoint on copper plates to create an edition. Utilize etching’s distinctive qualities to produce multiples, creating beautiful handmade prints in single or multiple colors.

(5 WEEKS)

Monday 2-5pm

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Philip Hartigan Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19

(5 WEEKS)

Judy Zeddies Session I: September 15 Wednesday 2-5pm

Judy Zeddies Session I: September 16 Session II: Starts October 21 Saturday 10am-1pm

Isabella Myers Session I: Starts September 19 Alyse Benenson Session II: Starts October 24 $180, Members $175 $20 Material fee

(5 WEEKS)

All levels welcome.

$180, Members $175 $20 Material fee

FIRST-TIME BOOKMAKING (5 WEEKS)

Learn the basic skills, tools and vocabulary of bookbinding and book arts. Students will create simple folded books, pamphlets, Japanese stab bindings, accordion and Coptic books.

All levels welcome.

(5 WEEKS) Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Isabella Myers Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 Wednesday 10am-1pm

INTRODUCTION TO RELIEF PRINTMAKING (5 WEEKS)

Learn to make relief prints by carving and inking linoleum blocks.

Receive detailed instruction on tools, techniques and the translation of ideas. Explore single and multiple block approaches and collage techniques, with the opportunity to incorporate monoprint techniques for even greater creativity. Works can be printed with the press or by hand.

Some materials included; additional supplies may be purchased from instructor.

Sunday 2-5pm

Emily Culbert Session I: Starts September 20 Session II: Starts October 25

PRINTMAKING

Learn to craft colorful prints of your own designs to hang on your walls or turn into handmade notecards.

Learn the photo-emulsion process to print from your own drawings or digital files. Material fee includes ink, newsprint and some paper.

FIRST-TIME LETTERPRESS

$185, Members $180 $20 Material fee

SOCIAL MARKETING

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Amanda Mulcahy Session I: Starts September 16 Session II: Starts October 21 $180, Members $175 $15 Material fee

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BEYOND BEGINNER: LETTERPRESS II

PRINTMAKING

(5 WEEKS)

Explore classic letterpress techniques and contemporary monotype practices on three types of presses. Projects will showcase hand-set type, color and the printed form, including monotype and pressure printing of color fields.

Students are encouraged to explore more in-depth, complex and largerscale works. Material fee includes some paper and most printing supplies. Additional paper available for purchase from the instructor.

Prerequisite: First-Time Letterpress or instructor approval.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Judy Zeddies Session II: Starts October 20 $185, Members $180 $20 Material fee

MULTILEVEL RELIEF, COLLAGRAPH AND FOUND OBJECT MONOTYPES (10 WEEKS)

Learn to cut linoleum blocks for printing multiples, then combine them with collagraphs— plates made by collaging materials together—to create background textures and direct compositions. Students will also experiment with inking found objects to add to their composition.

Additional creative monotype techniques will be explored. Plates, inks and some paper are available for student use.

All levels welcome.

Tuesday 1-4pm

Judy Zeddies Starts September 15 $340, Members $330 $35 Material fee

CONTEMPORARY LITHOGRAPHY WITH A FOCUS ON THE PHOTOGRAPH

INTERMEDIATE

(5 WEEKS)

PRINT ON CLAY

Beginners to experienced printmakers will focus on integrating photographic images with paper and polyester plate lithography. Students will be encouraged to combine these litho techniques with monotypes to create varied editions or one-of-a-kind prints. Plexiglas plates, ink and some paper are provided. Additional paper and plates can be purchased during class.

Print repeatable images on leatherhard clay tiles, vessels and sculptural forms. Learn relief, screenprinting and paper lithography techniques that can be applied directly and indirectly to greenware. Transfer images, textures and patterns to your clay pieces using slips, stains and special inks.

Most techniques can be adapted for earthenware.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Lea Basile Lazarus Session I: Starts September 16 Session II: Starts October 21 $185, Members $180 $20 Material fee

WAYS OF SEEING: JOURNAL AND SKETCHBOOK (5 WEEKS)

The journals and sketchbooks of Kafka, Goya, Faulkner and others have been inspired by the intersection of word and image. Open to those interested in writing and/or visual art, the class uses an interdisciplinary approach to help you better “see” your narrative work, considering your written and visual work fully through personal observation, imagination, and memory.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Philip Hartigan Session I: Starts September 16 Session II: Starts October 21

(10 WEEKS)

Prerequisite: One year of ceramics classes or instructor approval.

Thursday 10-1am

Judy Zeddies Starts September 17 $375, Members $365 $35 Material fee

WORKSHOPS CRASH COURSE: MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING (1 DAY)

Create one-of-a-kind prints or notecards using plastic plates as a printing surface. Paint, roll and stencil onto plates before transferring to paper. Mark making, found object plates, and a variety of other techniques will be covered. Perfect for artists and non-artists. Materials are included in fee. You should bring sketches or photographs as source material.

Saturday 2-6pm

$185, Members $180 $10 Material fee

Sanya Glisic October 3

MULTILEVEL SCREENPRINTING ON PAPER

Saturday 2-6pm

Perfect for those wanting to learn or refine screenprinting basics, new tricks and focus on independent projects such as poster runs, handmade cards and fine art editions.

Material fee includes ink, newsprint and some paper.

$105, Members $100

(10 WEEKS)

All levels welcome.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Sanya Glisic November 14

HANDMADE SKETCHBOOK WORKSHOP (1 DAY)

Make an elegant, exposed-spine, easy-open sketchbook. Hand tear and fold paper, cover boards with decorative paper or cloth, and sew to create a custom sketchbook. Book will be bound with Coptic stitch. Simple sewing skills are helpful, though not required. Materials provided, but you should come with decorative or printed paper you wish to incorporate.

Saturday 2-6pm

Amanda Mulcahy October 10 $105, Members $100

PHOTOSHOP FOR PRINTMAKERS (1 DAY)

Take your monotypes, pronto plates and silk screens to the next level.

Learn to manipulate your imagery in Photoshop to correct values, balance hot spots and color separate. Take your revised imagery back to your printmaking classes. No previous Photoshop experience needed. Bring a flash drive with a few JPG images to this digital workshop.

Saturday 2-6pm

Jessi Meliza October 17 $105, Members $100

CRASH COURSE: EASY LINOLEUM BLOCK PRINT (1 DAY)

Learn the basics of relief printing.

Block prints can be used as custom stamps, to create custom stationery or as works of art. Learn basic graphic design for printmaking and linoleum block carving to pull clean and precise prints. Go home with your own hand-carved block, and block-printed postcards to keep. No experience necessary: sample images provided or bring your own.

Saturday 2-6pm

Judy Zeddies October 24 $105, Members $100

Matthew Ginsberg Starts September 17

S E E PAG E 1 3 F OR MOR E INF O.

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$340, Members $330 $35 Material fee

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

DIGITAL ARTS & PHOTOGRAPHY CONSTRUCT A FRAMEWORK FOR CREATIVE EXPLORATION

using

a variety of technological tools and processes. Our current classes offer students the opportunity to refine their skills as a photographer, graphic artist, web designer, or animator. With the recent addition of a 3D modeling and print lab, we are offering a wider range of of tools than ever before. Like digital media, our department is always changing as we innovate with this dynamic means of expression.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY BEGINNER/ ADVANCED BEGINNER (5 WEEKS)

With easy technical explanations, shooting exercises and a review of student images, you will learn how to find, compose and capture compelling photographs. Camera with manual settings required, DSLR preferred.

Please bring a USB drive.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Brittney Connelly Session I: Starts September 14 Sunday 10am-1pm

Brittney Connelly Session II: Starts October 25 $180, Members $175

(5 WEEKS)

Lightroom is powerful and affordable software for enhancing photographs, cataloging, printing, and more. This overview will teach you to organize, develop and print your images. This is a perfect follow up to First-Time Digital Photography or can be taken on its own. Basic computer skills required. Students should bring highresolution JPGs on a USB drive to the first class.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Chris Schneberger Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 $180, Members $175

BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE ADVANCED BEGINNER (10 WEEKS)

Build your camera and postproduction skills by learning how your camera, Photoshop and printer can work together to produce professional results. Create projects within different genres such as environmental portraiture, architecture, landscape, narrative and documentary photograph. Use Photoshop to enhance images and refine the final image. Develop printing techniques and strategies for color correction.

DSLR camera and USB drive required.

Saturday 10am-1pm

Alyce McQueen Starts September 19 $340, Members $330

FINDING THE LIGHT: BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO UTILIZING NATURAL LIGHT (5 WEEKS)

How do you control the natural light while photographing outdoors? Learn what weather conditions are best for shooting and what time of day the light is best for your subject. Class will also touch on studio lighting, to learn how to best mimic the effects of daylight in the studio. A trip to the Lincoln Park Conservatory is included.

DSLR camera required, tripod highly recommended.

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Jeanne Donegan Session I: Starts September 16

PHOTOGRAPHY

FIRST-TIME DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

FIRST-TIME LIGHTROOM

$185, Members $180

(10 WEEKS)

Are you stuck on “automatic” mode?

Learn how to use your camera with all of its various settings. Explore composition, subject choice and thematic ideas. The course will also cover the fundamentals of image enhancement in the digital lab.

Basic computer skills and a digital camera with manual controls (DSLR preferred) are required.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Barbara Deiner Starts September 15 $340, Members $330

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PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, MARKETING AND SALES

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED

You don’t have to be a professional photographer to take good photographs. Learn simple techniques to improve your product or artwork photography with a point and shoot camera or a good quality camera phone. How to set up a light box, interesting camera angles, props and how to enhance, crop and adjust color in Adobe Photoshop will be discussed.

Bring your camera or phone to the first class.

INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTOGRAPHY

(5 WEEKS)

Monday 10am-1pm

Rachel Stoltz Session I: Starts September 14 $185, Members $180

MULTILEVEL THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT: HOW LIGHTING SHAPES A PORTRAIT (5 WEEKS)

Lighting often sets the emotional tone of a portrait. You will receive an introduction to studio portrait lighting as well as lessons in how to effectively light your subject using available light, portrait composition, background and artist/subject relationships.

Class includes a trip to the Museum of Contemporary Photography for a private viewing. DSLR camera required, tripod recommended, familiarity with camera’s manual mode preferred.

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Jeanne Donegan Session II: October 21 $185, Members $180

EXPLORING CHICAGO (10 WEEKS)

We will explore different Chicago neighborhoods, learning their history and geography, photographing each place to capture the sights, people, sounds and tastes. Each outing will finish with lunch at a unique restaurant. Every third week will be a review session. Improve your travel photography, learn about your city and taste some great food. Students should bring a digital camera (DSLR preferred). Lunch is not included.

(10 WEEKS)

Designed for the intermediate, advanced amateur or budding professional looking to refine their photographic skills. Come with project ideas you wish to develop for exhibition, publication or other goals. Topics will include portfolio development, gallery exhibition, flash, long exposure, HDR, advanced digital editing and printing, book publishing and more. Class allows for plenty of one-on-one instruction without assignment constraints.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Chris Schneberger Starts September 16 $340, Members $330

ONE-ON-ONE: INDEPENDENT PROJECTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY

3D DESIGN & PRINTING

Please see website for Open Studio, Workshops & Lab usage.

INTRODUCTION TO 3D MODELING AND 3D PRINTING (10 WEEKS)

Maximize production by combining 3D modeling and 3D printing with your handmade trade skills. Explore and perfect basic and intermediate 3D-modeling techniques using open source software, then learn to export and prepare models for 3D printing.

No experience necessary—this is the perfect opportunity to learn 3D modeling/printing from the ground up.

Thursday 10am-1pm

Jessi Meliza Starts September 17 $340, Members $330 $15 Material Fee

DIGITAL AND CLAY: TILES (10 WEEKS)

Learn to 3D model and print positives to mold for clay tile making. Students will begin in the 3D print lab where they will explore fundamental modeling, pattern generation and printing techniques. Printed prototypes will be used to create molds so artist can create multiple ceramic tiles. Approaches for finishing final tiles will covered.

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

Jessi Meliza Mike Skiersch Starts September 17 $340, Members $330 $45 Material Fee

Want to make prints from your paintings, share your work online, apply to shows or simply keep a record of your projects before you sell them?

Book a two-hour session with one of our photography faculty and receive individualized instruction to achieve your personal and professional goals.

Registration not available online, please call to book your session. $150 per 2-hour session

PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO RENTAL Studio rental available for students who have taken How to Photograph Artwork or other studio lighting classes. Registration not available online, please call to book your session. $60 per hour $75 per hour includes instructor assistance

Friday 10am-1pm

Christopher Schneberger Starts September 18 $340, Members $330

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DIGITAL ARTS BEGINNER/ ADVANCED BEGINNER

PHOTOSHOP II: IMAGE BY IMAGE (5 WEEKS)

Master the essentials of Photoshop (crop, brushes and selection tools) needed for making simple image adjustments, understanding differences between file formats and saving images.

Put your understanding of Photoshop fundamentals to practical use. In this follow-up to Beginning Photoshop you will focus on personal projects while benefiting from individualized guidance and feedback from the instructor. Each class will have a tutorial followed by private work time.

Bring a flash drive with a variety of photos scans, and/or images to get started.

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

Prerequisite: Beginning Photoshop or equivalent experience.

FIRST-TIME PHOTOSHOP (5 WEEKS)

Jessi Meliza Session I: Starts September 16

Randee Ladden Session II: Starts October 19

FIRST-TIME ILLUSTRATOR

$185, Members $180

Turn analog sketches and ideas into stunning digital designs. We will utilize the fundamental Illustrator tools (fill, color, swatches, text, lines and brushes) to make complex patterns out of simple shapes, while exploring and customizing workspace to manage projects. Perfect primer for Beginning Illustrator.

PHOTOSHOP SKILLS FOR METAL ETCHING

(5 WEEKS)

$180, Members $175

BEGINNING PHOTOSHOP (5 WEEKS)

Photoshop is an advanced software program used by artists, graphic designers and photographers to create and manipulate graphic and photographic imagery. Learn the basics including brushes, selection tools, image adjustments and masks.

This is a good follow-up to either First-Time or Beginning Photography, or can be taken on its own.

Basic computer skills required.

Monday 10am-1pm

Randee Ladden Session I: Starts September 14 $185, Members $180

Take Photoshop to a new level by creating collages with found images, personal photographs, typography and Photoshop’s painting and drawing capabilities. We will scan, draw, photograph, layer, paint and create.

Use basic tools to select, resize, crop, cut and paste. Master the use of layers, alter color to create harmony and contrast, set image size for print and use masking techniques to create personal imagery.

Learn basic video editing with Adobe Premiere, create motion graphics or animations using After Effects and discover how together these two programs can create compelling media. You will have the chance to work on a personal project. A high capacity external or USB drive is a must.

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Photoshop.

Cameron Keleher Starts September 15

Wednesday 10am-1pm

$340, Members $330

(5 WEEKS)

(5 WEEKS)

Be prepared for your next etching class. Learn how to create, optimize and prepare images for use on blue Press-N-Peel (PNP) paper. This paper is used to transfer images onto metal for acid etching. Turn color photographs into black and white images, create patterns, resize for cuffs, rings, earrings or pendants.

Basic computer skills required.

Tuesday 10am-1pm

Rachel Stoltz Session I: Starts September 15 Saturday 10am-1pm

Session II: Starts October 24 $185, Members $180

SOCIAL MARKETING

101 SEE PAG E 2 6 F O R M O RE INF O.

(10 WEEKS)

Prerequisite: Basic computer skills.

Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm

Randee Ladden Session I: Starts September 16 $185, Members $180

MULTILEVEL

IMAGE TRANSFER FOR THE MULTI-MEDIA ARTIST

MARKETING DESIGN

Image transfer techniques allow multimedia artists to reproduce images and apply them to myriad surfaces. Explore a new transfer method each week and discover the unique characteristics intrinsic to each process. Learn to combine image and collage techniques to create layered compositions on a variety of surfaces.

Learn effective print and web design for marketing your artwork or business. Use Photoshop to create custom flyers and postcards to promote your products and events.

Optimize photos for social media use.

Make your business stand out with these valuable tools on social media and in print. Basic computer skills required.

Wednesday 10am-1pm

Monday 10am-1pm

Randee Ladden Session II: Starts October 21

Rachel Stoltz Session II: Starts October 19

$185, Members $180 $25 Material Fee

$185, Members $180

ILLUSTRATOR

CONTENT FOR BLOGS: IMAGE AND TEXT

(5 WEEKS)

(10 WEEKS)

This indispensable software allows you to turn visual ideas into stunning digital designs. Learn to work with line, shapes, shading, paths, text and much more. Convert your basic sketches into graphics and illustrations that can be used in your artwork, graphic design, or promotional materials.

Appropriate for beginners and those with basic skills wanting to expand their knowledge.

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

(5 WEEKS)

(5 WEEKS)

Learn the key elements used to blog engaging content and eye catching visuals to enhance your online presence. We will discuss the basics of writing and photographing for the web as well as choosing interesting topics.

Spend the last 2 class periods creating a blog using WordPress.

DIGITAL ARTS

Jessi Meliza Session II: Starts October 21

BEGINNING ADOBE PREMIERE AND AFTER EFFECTS

Monday 10am-1pm

$180, Members $175

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm

PHOTOSHOP FOR THE COLLAGE ARTIST

Monday 6:30-9:30pm

Jessi Meliza Session II: Starts October 19 $185, Members $180

Jillian Nickell Starts September 14 $340, Members $330

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

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MULTILEVEL DIGITAL TOOLS FOR ARTISTS

DIGITAL

(10 WEEKS)

Explore a variety of digital programs, including Photoshop, Illustrator, 3D modeling, After Effects and Premiere.

You are encouraged to integrate these technologies into independent projects. Your fundamental understanding is expanded through exposure to more advanced and versatile techniques allowing you to explore incorporating video projection, installation and digital manipulation into their work.

Friday 10am-1pm

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED SURFACE DESIGN FOR PRODUCT (10 WEEKS)

Create digital patterns from your sketches and paintings using Photoshop and Illustrator. Submit your designs to printing companies to produce full color yardage, apparel or home decor goods. Resources provided for printing and products.

You are encouraged to come to the first class with ideas or sketches and are responsible for fees associated with ordering their products.

Jessi Meliza Starts September 18

Prerequisite: Basic Photoshop or Illustrator skills.

$340, Members $330

Thursday 6:30-9:30pm

ANIMATION

Audrey Keiffer Starts September 17

(10 WEEKS)

Explore art as a moving medium and watch your creations and stories come to life. Using the practices of drawing, painting, sculpture, hand drawn puppets and your own body, you’ll make short animations to share or compare!

Sunday 10am-1pm

Michele Carter Starts September 20 $340, Members $330

$375, Members $365

ONE-ON-ONE: INDEPENDENT PROJECTS IN DESIGN AND ANIMATION Need to create a brand for your business or an animated GIF for your website but aren’t sure how to make your idea a reality? Book a two-hour session with one of our digital art, animation or 3D-modeling faculty and receive individualized instruction that will help you achieve your personal and professional goals. Registration not available online, please call to book your session.

WORKSHOPS WEBCOMICS & DIGITAL PUBLISHING (1 DAY)

Participate in a hands-on demo of scanning your art then editing and formatting it in Photoshop. Learn the basics of starting and keeping a webcomic. There will be a discussion on webcomics, different publishing platforms and social media. This is for advanced comic creators who have already started a comic or are looking for options to share their work.

Saturday 2-7pm

Sheika Lugtu October 3 $150, Members $145}

COMICS TOOL-KIT & TECHNIQUES (1 DAY)

Explore the technical aspects of comic making and experiment with a variety of tools, brushes, pens, nibs and paper.

Pencil, letter, ink and gray-washes will be discussed. Learn to scan artwork and sketchbook pages into digital formats. Pick-up Photoshop editing tricks to make your digital scans look great for printing.

Saturday 2-6pm

PHOTOSHOP FOR PRINTMAKERS (1 DAY)

Take your monotypes, pronto plates and silk screens to the next level.

Learn to manipulate your imagery in Photoshop to correct values, balance hot spots and color separate. Take your revised imagery back to your printmaking classes. No previous Photoshop experience needed. Bring a flash drive with a few JPG images to this digital workshop.

Saturday, 2-6

Jessi Meliza October 17 $105, Members $100

CRITIQUE WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNING – INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHERS Learn to recognize, analyze and critique photographs and visual imagery including technique, form and content. Bring 5-10 prints of your own work from either a single project or a series of single images with specific ideas, concerns and questions regarding the progression of the project. Prepare 2-4 sentences prior to the workshop, describing the work through narrative, formal, conceptual or technical terms. Group critiques will focus on individual student work.

Sunday 2-5pm

Sheika Lugtu October 10 $120, Members $115

Jaclyn Wright October 18 $120, Members $115

$150 per 2-hour session

SOCIAL MARKETING 101 (1 DAY) Learn to increase your presence, gain followers and drive sales on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Learn the dos and don’ts of paying to promote posts, the secrets of hashtags, what makes a good photo and how to make the most of 140 characters.

PRIVATE LESSONS IN DIGITAL MEDIA Have specific ideas for projects or skills you want to develop? Sign up for independent instruction in anything from animation to photographing you own artwork. Our digital faculty members can help you achieve your individual goals.

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Saturday 2-5pm

Rachel Stoltz October 10 Sunday 2-5pm

Rachel Stoltz November 8 $75, Members $70

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

KIDSTREET YOUNG ARTISTS BECOME EXPLORERS as they investigate a variety of media and creative processes. We present opportunities for students to develop critical thinking skills, enhance creativity and build confidence in a historical, artistic community. Students are encouraged to discover their own artistic interests while refining technical abilities. Kidstreet classes are kept small and taught by talented teaching artists.

AGES 18-30 MONTHS AGES 2–4 YEARS

AGES 3 1/2-5 YEARS

ART STARTS

A caregiver stays with the child in these classes. In order to provide the best quality time with your toddler, we ask that you refrain from bringing other children to class. Class size limited to 10 children.

Children enjoy these classes on their own, however parents may stay for the first class. Classes are limited to 12 children.

Young artists will engage in the intuitive play of form and color through painting, collage making and hand-building in clay. Working in pairs, as a group and individually, space is given to work directly and playfully while exploring the fundamentals of art-making.

LIONS, TIGERS, BEARS, OH MY! (5 WEEKS)

Inspired by animals of all shapes and sizes, have fun experimenting with materials and textures selected especially for your young artist to help build language, fine motor skills and creative thinking. Each session is enriched by a story and provides a perfect progression to grow.

Friday 10-11:00 am

$100, Members $95

PAINT AND STORIES (5 WEEKS)

Award-winning stories will be used as inspiration for works of art. Emphasis will be on the story illustrations to guide our own colorful paintings, textured collages and 3D works of art.

Each session we will make a book to take home, encouraging pre-literacy and letter-making skills. Come ready to work alongside your child throughout class.

Tuesday 10-11:30 am

Julie Christou Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 $120, Members $115

PUPPET FACTORY (5 WEEKS)

Our focus is silly, spooky and strange. Children will make puppet creatures and engage in fun puppet play with their creations. Along with construction and play, young artists will develop certificates of authenticity for their characters including date of birth, species and magical powers.

ENTOMOLOGY ARTISTS (5 WEEKS)

Through clay, collage, paint, printmaking, both insects and art collide to celebrate some of earth’s tiniest creatures.

Monday 1-2:30pm

Ann-Marie Riederer Greenberg Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19

(5 WEEKS)

Friday 1-2:30 pm

Neva Sills Session I: Starts September 18 Session II: Starts October 23 $120, Members $115

$120, Members $115

DRAGONS, CASTLES AND KNIGHTS (5 WEEKS)

The painting Castle and Sun by Paul Klee will be our inspiration and backdrop, as we create our own medieval scenes and stories using basic shapes and our favorite colors.

We’ll explore the different parts of the castle and the people inside, to make drawings, paintings, collages and 3D works of art.

KIDSTREET

Neva Sills Session I: Starts September 18 Session II: Starts October 23

In early childhood classes marked for ages 2 – 4 yrs, a caregiver stays with the child. In order to provide the best quality time with your toddler, we ask that you refrain from bringing other children to class. Class size limited to 10 children.

Tuesdays 1-2:30pm

Susan Tecktiel Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 $120, Members $115

Thursday 10-11:30am

Stephanie Lupu Session I: Starts September 17 Session II: Starts October 22 $120, Members $115

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AGES 5–7 YEARS

AGES 8–12

AGES 9–12

AGES 10-14

COSMIC CONSTRUCTIONS

DRAWING AND CARTOONING

FURTHER DISCOVERIES IN DRAWING AND PAINTING

DRAWING AND CARTOONING

Using clay and multimedia, we’ll create our favorite planets, rockets and space rovers while learning about galaxies, stars, planets and moons.

Children use their fine motor skills, imaginations and creativity to express their thoughts artistically.

Explore the world of cartooning. We will cover our favorite TV and comic book friends and animals. You’ll get to develop your own individual characters, incorporating drawing and cartooning techniques.

Tuesday 4:30-6pm

Annie York Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19

KIDSTREET

(5 WEEKS)

Susan Tecktiel Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20

(5 WEEKS)

Mondays 4:30-6pm

$120, Members $115

$120, Members $115

CREATIVE CREATURES (5 WEEKS)

How better to learn about animals than through the eyes of an artist.

Children will draw inspiration from paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures of animals and discover how artists use texture, pattern and form to create their works of art. We’ll then take all that information and create our own creatures.

Thursday 4:30-6pm

Brittany Culkowski Session I: Starts September 17 Session II: Starts October 22 $120, Members $115

FOOD FOR THOUGHT (5 WEEKS)

Inspiration will come from our favorite foods to make deliciouslooking works of art. Considering both surface design opportunities as well as sculptural possibilities, this is a really fun way to explore new skills in clay.

Monday 4:30-6pm

Heather McQueen Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19

PLANETARY SCI-FI EXPLORATION (5 WEEKS)

Learn about our solar system, constellations and asteroid belts with a blend of science fiction. Through storytelling and imagery, students will produce bound books or intergalactic passports in our digital department that document their adventures.

Students will tweet images of their books to the International Space Station.

Tuesday 4:30-6:00pm

Stephanie Lupu Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 $120, Members $115

(5 WEEKS)

The elements and principles of art making are explored through group and individual work such as figure drawing, giant still-life collage and landscape mural painting.

Make personal discoveries while strengthening technique and honing observational skills in a playfully focused, collaborative atmosphere.

Mondays 4:30-6pm

Neva Sills Session I: Starts September 14 Session II: Starts October 19 $120, Members $115

EXPLORING SCULPTURES (5 WEEKS)

Children will study sculptors that create three-dimensional works of art using different types of materials.

Together we will discover examples of sculptures made from clay, wood, glass and fabric. In the studio, we will combine, compose and bend materials to create sculptures of our own.

Wednesday 4:30-6:30pm

Brittany Culkowski Session I: Starts September 16 Session II: Starts October 21

(5 WEEKS)

Explore the world of cartooning. We will cover our favorite TV and comic book friends and animals. You’ll get to develop your own individual characters, incorporating drawing and cartooning techniques.

Tuesday 4:30-6pm

Annie York Session I: Starts September 15 Session II: Starts October 20 $120, Members $115

ABSTRACT ACRYLIC PAINTING (5 WEEKS)

Students are introduced to basic rules of color theory, how color creates contrast and balance. Basic mixing tips will be reviewed before students design their own personal color palettes. Mixing, blending and overlapping of colors will be practiced to achieve a dynamic composition.

Students can expect to go home with a 9x12 original painting on canvas.

Wednesday 4:30-6pm

Elke Claus Session I: Starts September 16 Session II: Starts October 21 $120, Members $115

$140, Members $135

HANDBUILDING AND WHEELTHROWING (5 WEEKS)

This class is a great opportunity to try your hand at clay. We will spend time learning the basic techniques of hand building then move on to the wheel, making great pots and unique sculpture.

Thursdays 4:30-6:30pm

Kristin August Session I: Starts September 17 Session II: Starts October 22 $140, Members $135

INTRODUCTION TO VIDEOGAME DESIGN (5 WEEKS)

Welcome to the digital world of gaming. Students will go back in time to when video games were first developed and learn how to craft their own 8 bit game using Scratch.

Students will create one game to showcase at the end of the course where we will have our own launch party to play our peer’s games.

Saturdays 10am-1pm

Vanessa Zuniga Session I: Starts September 19 $120, Members $115

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FAMILY WORKSHOPS

CUSTOM CLASSES Our teachers and staff will work with you to create a custom class or camp tailored to your interests and availability.

(1 DAY) These workshops are a wonderful opportunity to work together on themed projects and bring laughter, smiles and art into your life. All workshops are two hours long and meant for children ages 5+ accompanied by a paying adult. $60, Members $55 for one adult and one child. $30 for each additional family member.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Inspiration will come from our favorite foods to make deliciouslooking works of art. Considering both surface design opportunities as well as sculptural possibilities, this is a really fun way to explore new skills in clay.

Saturday 10am-12pm

Heather McQueen November 7

LAKE EFFECTS Wave goodbye to summer and celebrate the wonders of water by creating aquatic-themed tumblers, platters and small sculptures. We’ll look at ways artists have used the theme of water and how we can show our fascination and amazement for the beauty of nature through art.

Saturday 10am-12pm

Heather McQueen September 26

GHOULISH GRAVEYARDS

MUSIC MAKERS

Set the scene for Halloween with ghosts, goblins, pumpkins and witches. We’ll make a spooky graveyard in clay to decorate your table or porch or a candleholder to help light the way through your haunted house.

Responding to the ideas of sound and music, we’ll explore decorative themes that can be applied to clay forms.

Reaching beyond the surface, we will also delve into the acoustic properties of clay by making small instruments like bells, flutes and drums.

Saturday 10am-12pm

Saturday 10am-12pm

Julie Christou October 3

Heather McQueen November 14

School’s Out Camps: Are there other days you’d like to have a school’s out camp? Let us design a School’s Out camp for your child and their schoolmates. Custom Camps are available for 5 or more students.

For more information call the front desk at 773.769.4226 or email Julie Christou at julie@lillstreet.com

FAMILY MENORAH One of our most popular family workshops. Learn simple handbuilding techniques to design and create a beautiful and unique menorah destined to be a family heirloom.

Sunday 10am-12pm

Julie Christou October 25

CALENDAR MONDAY Entomology Artists 1-2:30pm Drawing and Cartooning 4:30-6pm Further Discoveries In Drawing and Painting 4:30-6pm Food For Thought 4:30-6pm

TUESDAY

AGES 5–8 YEARS

AGES 9–12 YEARS

CLAY AND ART

WHEELTHROWING CAMP

Make famous masterpieces come alive through 2D and 3D works of art.

Through imagination, artists will dive into paintings and climb sculptures, taking note of color, line and shape to create their own designs. A take-home portfolio helps your student explain why we love such masters as Picasso, Calder and O’Keefe.

Center clay and throw a pot while learning the basic skills of wheel throwing. Express your personal ideas with a variety of decorations using textures and glazing. You’ll feel accomplished after creating several pieces of pottery.

(1 DAY)

Columbus Day Monday 9am-3:30pm

Stephanie Lupu October 12 Veteran’s Day Wednesday 9am-3:30pm

Stephanie Lupu November 11 $85, Members $80

(1 DAY)

WEDNESDAY Exploring Sculptures 4:30-6:30pm Abstract Acrylic Painting 4:30-6:30pm

THURSDAY

Monday 9am-3:30pm

Puppet Factory 10-11:30am Creative Creatures 4:30-6pm Handbuilding and Wheelthrowing 4:30-6:30pm

Julie Christou October 12

FRIDAY

Columbus Day

Veteran’s Day Wednesday 9am-3:30pm

Julie Christou November 11 $85, Members $80

KIDSTREET

SCHOOL’S OUT CAMP

Paint and Stories 10-11:30am Dragons, Castles and Knights 1-2:30pm Cosmic Constructions 4:30-6pm Planetary Sci-Fi Exploration 4:30-6pm Drawing and Cartooning 4:30-6pm

Lions, Tigers, Bears, Oh My! 10-11am Art Starts 1-2:30pm

SATURDAY Introduction To Videogame Design (I) 10am-1pm

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

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WHI LE AT

LILLSTREET

LILLSTREET OFFERS A CREATIVE WAY TO CELEBRATE YOUR CHILD’S SPECIAL DAY!

FROM TODDLERS TO TEENAGERS,

your child and their friends will have a wonderful time exploring the word of art!

Kids ages 3+ can choose from a variety of clay or multimedia projects including: masks,outer space clay, bowls, mugs, clay animals and awesome accessories.

Metalsmithing parties are available for kids, ages 10-18. Projects might include: jewelry or small sculpture in copper or brass. Silver available for an additional fee.

Parties are usually scheduled for Saturday or Sunday afternoons from 11am-1pm, 2-4pm, or 5-7pm. If you have a special theme, we’ll develop a special project just for your party!

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Support the community while enjoying delicious pie and other tasty treats. Every purchase helps fund outreach efforts, serving nearly 4,000 meals each month to Chicago’s hungry. firstslice.org

ArtReach brings the Lillstreet programs you love to over sixty different underserved educational, residential, and social service communities throughout Chicago. Support our work with a 100% tax-deductible donation. artreachatlillstreet.org

Please call the front desk to plan and book your party at 773∙769∙4226.

Lillstreet Studios is a unique community of 40+ artists working side by side throughout the 2nd and 3rd floors of Lillstreet Art Center. lillstreet.com/studios

For more information please visit

L E ARN M O RE AT L I L L STREET.COM

TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE OR CALL 773.769.4226

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Be a part of the Lillstreet Community by becoming a member today. You will join a supportive and friendly art community and have access to all the great benefits listed below:

Monday-Thursday: 10am-7:30pm Friday & Saturday: 10am-6pm Sunday: 10am-5pm

Artist Membership: $40/year • Discounts on classes and workshops • VIP membership card • Discounts at participating art supply stores and other community services

OFFICE & GALLERY HOURS:

REGISTER EARLY! CLASSES FILL QUICKLY. We strongly encourage you to preregister to ensure a space in class. Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis with a 50% deposit required.

Workshops must be paid in full at time of registration. Balance is due on the first day of class. Lillstreet accepts payments by VISA, Master Card, American Express or Discover. Checks should be made payable to Lillstreet Art Center.

• 10% off of gallery purchases

Household Membership: $75/year (for 2 people) Receive all the benefits of an Artist Membership plus: • Attend an available workshop and receive a 2-for-1 offer (One per year, some restrictions apply) • Members’ price on children’s camps (for 2 people)

Family Membership: $110/year (for 3 or more people)

HOLIDAYS AND MISSED CLASSES For classes that fall on holidays, it is up to individual teachers and students to decide whether to hold the class or to schedule a make up class later in the session. Missed classes may only be made up within the same class session.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS Students may be required to purchase a tool kit from Lillstreet, or other materials in order to complete class work.

Unless otherwise specified, materials will be provided for the first class session and students will receive a supply list for purchase.

Receive all of the benefits above plus: • One free family workshop per year, some restrictions apply • Member’s price on children’s camps (entire family)

PRIVATE LESSONS Would you prefer individualized instruction over a classroom situation? Is there a specific technique you’ve always wanted to learn but don’t have the time to commit to a 10 week class? If this is what you’ve been looking for we have some options for you to choose from.

• A two-hour minimum commitment is required.

• Your customized lesson can be for one person, two or three.

• No previous experience necessary.

• Private classes can be set up in any of our departments.

• Your lesson includes open studio time on the day of your lesson only; it does not include open studio for the week.

Pricing structure: $75 per hour for one-on-one instruction $60 per hour, per student for two $50 per hour, per student for three

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS Please Read Carefully CANCELLATIONS Classes are canceled when enrollment minimums are not reached.

Students will be notified if classes are canceled and will be eligible for a full refund or class credit. Tuition credits are good indefinitely toward any classes, workshops or gallery items and are not redeemable for cash under any circumstances.

REFUND POLICY FOR DROPPED CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Tuition is refundable for all classes and workshops dropped more than one week prior to the session start date, minus a $40 processing fee.

Classes dropped during the week prior to the start of the class session are eligible for a studio credit only (no refunds). Classes dropped during the first week of the session are eligible for a 50% studio credit (no refund). Classes dropped after the first week of the session are not eligible for a credit or refund except in cases of documented medical emergency with physician’s note. Students are responsible for notifying the Lillstreet staff that they wish to drop a class or workshop. Not attending class does not constitute an official withdrawal or cancellation of tuition or fees. Creative Retreats, Visiting Artist Workshops, and Summer Camps have separate cancellation policies. Please see each class for their individual policies. See complete policy information at lillstreet.com.

Contact us for more information customclasses@lillstreet.com

GETTING TO LILLSTREET We are located on the northeast corner of Montrose and Ravenswood. Public Transportation: Take the CTA Brown Line to Montrose, or use Montrose Bus #78. The Metra Union Pacific North line Ravenswood stop is located four blocks north of Lillstreet. By Car: We are three blocks west of Ashland and four blocks east of Damen. On-street parking is available. Complete directions at lillstreet.com/directions.

FALL SESSION

Dropped on or before 9/6/15

Dropped between 9/7/15-9/13/15

Dropped between 9/14/15-9/20/15

Dropped after 9/20/15 No refund or class credit

Adult/Child Classes

Refund minus $40 or full class credit

No refund – class credit only

No refund – half class credit

Workshops

If dropped one full week prior to start date, refund minus $40 or full class credit.

If dropped 3-6 days before start date, no refunds – class credit only.

If dropped less than 3 days before start of workshop, no refund or class credit.

School’s Out Camps

If dropped one full week prior to start date, refund minus $40 or full class credit

If dropped 3-6 days before start date, no refunds - class credit only

If dropped less than 3 days before start of workshop, no refund or class credit

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FALL CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF SEPTEMBER 14 & OCTOBER 19

SAVE UP TO $20 ON CLASSES WHEN YOU REGISTER AND PAY IN FULL BY AUGUST 24

FALL 2015

L I L L ST R E E T G A L L E RY

LILLSTREET ART CENTER

Urban Crafted

Beyond the Morning Calm

August 21 - October 4

October 9 - November 15

WO RK BY KAN SAS C IT Y URB AN P OT TER S

ROOFTOP PROJECT SPACE

CURAT E D BY STEV E N YO U NG LE E

LILLSTREET ANNEX

Spontaneity Made Concrete

WOR K BY A M A NDA GE NT R Y

August 28 - October 4

October 9 - November 15

WO RK BY LYNN PE TER S

I Am Here

LILLSTREET’S ROOFTOP PROJECT SPACE, a satellite gallery and outdoor installation space, displays work May through December from artists around the country.

Work can be viewed from the street, train or atop our rooftop deck and garden.

L E A R N M O R E AT L I L L S T R E E T G A L L E RY. C O M