2020 Sedona Arts Center Magazine – The Year of the Woman

2020 THE YEAR OF THE WOMAN | sedona arts center

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Your Partnership Makes a Difference Our Sponsors and donors are integral to the fulfillment of our mission. We could not touch as many lives as we do without the financial support that our State, our City, and our Community of generous individuals and businesses provide. Thank you for your ongoing support!

ENDOWMENT FUND

David & Isabel Simmer Jay & Sheri Young

PATRONS CIRCLE $25,000 +

Kling Family Foundation: Daryl Kling and Lewis Guthrie Donalyn G. Kling Donalyn Mikles Vicki Gumm

$10,000 ~ $24,999

Anonymous David and Isabel Simmer T.B. Walker Foundation: Kathleen Yeates

$5,000 ~ $9,999

Anonymous Gerald Rosenbluth Family Fund: Dawn and Harvey Bershader Jay and Sheri Young

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Steve and Alison Carter Jeff and Debra Fleeger Janet and Terry Klebe Elizabeth and David Lukes Gwen Ortmeyer Mary and Neil Pope Ellen Taylor and James Draves

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Deborah and Brad Andrews Joan Bankert George and Dawn Bazarko Kathie Bell Jennette and David Bill Jacqueline Cambata Johnny and Fran Delashaw Janet and Peter Fagan Ellen and Rick Ferreira Mary and Bob Flaisig Pam and John Frazier Joyce and Joe Friel Lorie Garver Liana Genovesi and Scott Ahrendt Kath and Bill Gilliam Dawn Griffin Robert Hartmann Michael and Paula Harvey Patty Herrman-Juda and Roy Juda Keith and Deirdre Hunter Pat and Rama Jager Neil R. Kennedy & Dr. Charles Spence Stephanie Larsen Interior Design Betsy Lehman 2

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Wendy Lippman Kathy Louderback Mary and Neil Pope Byron and Deanne McKeown Carol and Lee Meiner Mary Morris Catherine Moore and Ed Southwell Allison and Chris Nichols Dennis and Pat Ott Christie and Thomas Palmer Bruce and Ann Peek Holli Ploog and Bert Campbell Melissa Pontikes and Mike Boyd Carol Prough Joan and Wayne Roberts Geoffrey and Katharina Roth Mark & Darcy Rownd Karen Scott Jan Saunders and Alan Stephenson Fran Schlatter and Dan Dulava Dick and Jan Sitts Judi and Robert Smith Joan Tonyan Ed and Melanie Voboril Kathie & Michael Waide Dottie Webster Ann Weiner & Kevin Bain Jennifer and Rick Wesselhoff Debbie Winslow Gloria Winterlin Doug Wyatt

CATHEDRAL ROCK $500 ~ $999

Jim Bratton and Drew Tait William Kusner Mike Loven Lynette and Russell Rockas Judy Samuel Larry and Marcia Swearingen

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Karen & Rick Taylor Craig & Rose Tedmon Mary Ann Undrill Margaret Joy Weaver Kathy & Peter Wege

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Best Western Plus Arroyo Roble Hotel Google Adwords Sedona 360 Photo Sedona Chamber of Commerce

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Dahl Restaurant Group, Lisa Dahl Essential Sedona Magazine Goldenstein Gallery James Spear, CPA Sedona Monthly Sedona Real Inn & Suites Sky Ranch Lodge Resort Sky Rock Inn of Sedona Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village: Wendy Lippman

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L’Auberge de Sedona Quilts Gallery, Ltd Sedona International Film Festival Sedona NOW! The Artist’s Kitchen Shop Vibrant Life Gallery/Sovereign Laboratories: Doug Wyatt

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Draxler & Associates, Inc. Gamblin Artist’s Colors Judith Reed Kudos Sedona Ace Hardware Sedona Giclee Studios Sedona Red Rock News Myss Miranda Advertising, Web and Design Sedona Visual Artists’ Coalition Star Motel The Melting Point Visible Difference Art Supplies

FOUNDATION/GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Arizona Commission on the Arts Arizona Community Foundation City of Sedona Kling Family Foundation Gerald Rosenbluth Family Foundation T.B. Walker Family Foundation

sedona arts center BOARD OF DIRECTORS Holli Ploog, President Chuck Spence, Vice President Gwen Ortmeyer, Treasurer Joan Roberts, Secretary Kath Gilliam Lewis Guthrie

Contents Year of the Woman at Sedona Arts Center

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Isabel Simmer

Women and Art by Elizabeth St Hilaire

pg 7

STAFF

Our Fine Art Gallery pg 11

Vince Fazio Executive Director

SAC History

Liz Gregg Finance Manager

Arts in Action pg 17

Kelli Klymenko Marketing Director

Call to Artists pg 19

Debbie Winslow Development Director

SAC Changes Lives pg 20

Cyndi Thau Gallery Director

31 Women Artists pg 22

Jenny Reed School & Events Coordinator

Why 31 Women Artists? by Mark Rownd

Amy Light Allison Nichols Bruce Peek

Valerie Pulido Membership & Community Relations Mark Johnson Facilities Manager Melanie Gold Hospitality Coordinator & Gallery Sales Associate

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School of the Arts Catalog Workshops pg 33

Field Expeditions pg 44

Classes & Crash Courses pg 46

Fashion and Flora

CALL TO ARTISTS

CONTACT US

40th Annual Members’ Exhibition Deadline: January 31, 2020

On the Cover:

by Elizabeth St Hilaire

15 Art Barn Road Sedona, AZ 86336 928.282.3809 | 888.954.4442 sac@sedonaartscenter.org SedonaArtsCenter.org

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Exhibition Dates: March 6–29, 2020 See complete prospectus online 3

2020 The Year of the Woman at Sedona Arts Center 2020 The Year of the Woman!

Surrealism makes us think of art with an extra dimension to it, an art that is connected to something beyond surface intention and has a magical, dreamlike quality. We are surprisingly lucky to have a deep connection to surrealism here in Sedona through the fact that Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning were residents here during an important period of their lives together. They met through an exhibition that Max was organizing in NYC and the story goes that Dorothea became the 31st artist in an exhibition that was going to be called 30 Women Artists at Peggy Guggenheim’s Art of this Century gallery.

We are again lucky to know a local art historian, Mark Rownd, who has been collecting work by female artists that were represented in that first exhibition in 1943. During a discussion of a special exhibition built around his collection, I asked something like “what could we do to have works for sale and showcase your collection at the same time?” He casually said, “You could reprise the 31 Women Artists exhibition that Peggy Guggenheim had in 1943.” I quickly started taking notes…and it has been a magical journey ever since.

The synchronicity kept piling up as we were approached by some of the women who organize the annual Women’s March here in Sedona - could we host their rally? The dates aligned with our new 4

31 Women Artists exhibition – so, yes! Then we realized that 2020 was the centennial of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote, and we understood that 2020 is the year to celebrate women in the arts at the Sedona Arts Center!

Mirroring the exhibition in January, we are happy to announce that our Sedona Plein Air Festival in October 2020 will be all women artists.

The show will be juried and judged by our Keynote Speaker for next year’s festival, Lyn Boyer, and will have the traditional maximum number of participants…31 artists painting for 8 days in the Sedona landscape ending October 31!

The 31 Women Artists exhibition brought 220 entries from around the world, 8 countries, and 38 states as well as a rich local response. We wanted to find a way to recognize the local enthusiasm and talent around the surrealist theme

so we have conceived a new exhibition in May that will do just that.

We are happy to announce a call to artists for female artists residing in Arizona for exhibition dates May 15 – 31, 2020.

Deadline to apply is March 31st, with notification of acceptance

by April 15th. The theme for the exhibition will be ‘Magic and Dream - A Celebration of Art

by Women’. (See page 19)

Vince Fazio Executive Director

Message from the President The Sedona Arts Center is proud to open its 2020 season with 31 Women Artists showcasing women artists from across the nation and the world in a celebration of women’s empowerment through the arts and with a theme of the lasting legacy of surrealism.

Arizona has a strong history of women artists including Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton, Kate Thomson Cory, Nora Lucy Mowbray Cundell, Jessie Benton Evans, Susan Ricker Knox, Erna Lange, Claire Donner-Phillips, Marjorie Reed, Lillian Wilhelm Smith, and Marjorie Thomas, all pioneers who settled in Arizona before statehood.

According to Betsy Fahlman, Professor of Art History at Arizona State University, the resident art community of Arizona was comprised mostly of women before World War II. Yet women are underrepresented in the art world today in galleries, museums and auction houses.

The six women artists from the original exhibition by 31 Women in 1943 whose works are incorporated in our 2020 modern reprisal, are undervalued by any standards in relation to their male contemporaries.

Arts). Working women across arts professions make almost $20,000 less per year than men (Artsy).

Elizabeth St Hilaire

We intend to do our part in changing the paradigm by celebrating Women Artists in 2020, declaring it The Year of the Woman and offering opportunities for the promotion and advancement of local, regional, state, and national female artists.

For the first time in our history, the 2020 Plein Air Festival will exclusively feature women artists!

We will also be the gathering spot for the 4th Annual Women’s March Sedona on January 18th, and will celebrate 100 years of the Women’s Right to Vote through a collaboration with the League of Women Voters on August 15th.

If you have additional ideas for shows, events, or exhibitions that further recognize women artists, please send them along.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Holli Ploog President of the Board Sedona Arts Center

In fact, while nearly half of visual artists (45.8%) in the United States are women, on average, they earn 74 cents for every dollar made by male artists (National Endowment for the 5

Mary Heyborne Mary Heyborne, potter, lived in several states and Quebec, Canada, before settling in Sedona in 1984. She has received awards at juried shows in Wyoming, California, and Arizona, including several first-place awards in Sedona Arts Center’s annual members’ shows. While living in an isolated village on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, she taught ceramics to French-speaking adults, including intensive summer workshops for instructors from surrounding communities, and in 1978 accepted the invitation to represent the province with her pottery at Canada’s Man and His World Exposition in Montreal.

She is pleased to have her work in private collections around the world.

Mary is also a published poet and in the past several years has received recognition in the field of playwriting. She founded Poets Corner at Sedona Arts Center in 2006.

Mary says: “Wherever I live I tune in to my surroundings and seek the influence of its uniqueness in my art. This has been particularly rewarding in the splendor of Sedona, where I hear songs in the clay when I work.”

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hear it all the time.

“I wanted to go to school for art when I was a kid, but my options were teacher, nurse, secretary…”

In my Paper Paintings collage workshops, my demographic is typically women aged 55 and up.

They have raised their children, they may have retired from their chosen careers, they have time for themselves… they want to return to an old familiar friend, to a first love–to art.

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Women and Art Elizabeth St. Hilaire

The facts: Women artists have been overlooked and under appreciated in history.

Can you name more than a handful of women that you studied in art history or have seen in museums? Georgia O’Keeffe, Mary Cassatt, Frida Kahlo, Judy Chicago…

Truth be told, a recent data survey of the permanent collections of 18 prominent art

museums in the U.S. found that out of over 10,000 artists, 87% are male, and 85% are white.

In a study of 820,000 exhibitions across the public and commercial sectors in 2018, by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, only one third were by women artists.

Year of the Woman, recognizing the centennial anniversary of women’s right to vote in this country and celebrating the empowerment of women through the arts.

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in January and also featuring and all-women Sedona Plein Air Festival in October.

sedona arts center I am honored and excited that the Sedona Arts Center has decided to dedicate 2020 as the

The year begins with the

31 Women Artists Exhibition

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Women and Art One of my Favorite ‘Women in Art’ Stories Ever since college, my all-time favorite artist has been Gustav Klimt. His flat, decorative patterning combined with modeled, painted female faces, his use of gold leaf, and his Art Nouveau style have always captivated me and inspired my own work. Heck, I even have his signature tattooed on my wrist…

Most people know a Gustav Klimt painting when they see it, even if they don’t know the artist by name. Klimt’s gold leaf, Japanese-influenced portraits of women dressed in vibrant, multicolored, patterned prints, made him one of the most prominent painters of his era.

His works sell today for hundreds of millions of dollars, some of the highest prices ever recorded for individual works of art. His portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer was the subject of a recent film, The Woman in Gold. The mosaic-like dresses that Klimt’s women wore in his portraits are richly patterned and beautifully creative. I love fashion and the Art Nouveau style of dress. Personally I have always marveled over the dresses featured in Klimt’s portraits. I assumed he made them up, or that the high society women who commissioned his portraits, chose their own fashion.

Over the years, I’ve learned that the dresses were actually designed by a Vien8

nese designer named Emilie Flöge. Emilie began as a seamstress in turn-of-the-century Vienna, working at her older sister’s dressmaking school. Emilie and two of her sisters establish themselves as successful businesswomen, opening an haute couture fashion salon called the Schwestern Flöge (Flöge Sisters), in the heart of metropolitan Vienna.

steam across Western Europe at the turn of the century.

These styles hung loosely from the shoulders with comfortable, wide sleeves–quite a deviation from corseted, formal look of tradition. Since Klimt was painting portraits of women from the upper echelons of Viennese society, he was able to introduce Flöge to some wealthy clients.

Can you imagine? A highly successful women owned business in late 1800’s… inspiring. And Emilie never married, never had any children–a level of independence unprecedented for the era.

And so we see that an independent woman was behind many of the beautiful dress designs in Gustav Klimt’s paintings. She influenced his work and was a significant part of his life. They collaborated on art and fashion and were lifelong friends.

Klimt and Emilie met when she was just 18 years-old. Her younger sister Helene was married to Gustav’s brother Ernst. Ernst died only one year after his marriage to Helene and Gustav became her guardian, supporting her financially in his brother’s absence.

As a result, Klimt became a frequent guest at the Flöge family summer home at Lake Attersee. Folks would leave the city in the summer and head to the country where it was cooler and life took on a slower pace.

Gustav and Emilie quickly became very close, you can see many beautiful photos of the two of them together on the lake and in the city in the book Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge: Photographs by Agnes Husslein-Arco and Weidinger Alfred. Emilie was to be the lifelong companion of Klimt, who sometimes worked in collaboration with her and the Flöge salon. The salon focused on a style reflecting the Reform Dress Movement, which gathered

In Portrait of Emilie Flöge, Klimt depicts Emilie as an elegant woman enrobed in a dazzling, floor-length dress of her own design. The painting’s three-quarter view is traditional, but her blue dress is cut in a rebellious fashion.

After Nazi Germany absorbed Austria in 1938, many of Schwestern Flöge’s clientele, who were Jewish, had fled the country or were deported to concentration camps.

Having lost their most important customers, they were forced to close the salon, which had become the leading fashion venue for Viennese society. After 1938, Flöge began working from her home. In the final days of the War, her house in Ungargasse caught fire, destroying not only her collection of garments, but also valuable objects from the collection of Gustav. Klimt had left Emilie half of his estate.

Gustav Klimt died at the age of 56 from a stroke in 1918. Until his deathbed, Emilie and Klimt remained lifelong friends, collaborating in art and fashion. As he lay dying, Klimt’s last words were said to have been, “Get Emilie.”

A Legacy Since I have loved the Klimt and Flöge story for so long, In 1998 I named my daughter Emilie.

When she was in middle school she came to me one day with a realization, “You named me after your favorite artist’s GIRLFRIEND and THAT’S why I will have to spell my name for the rest of my life?!”

Well…

These days my daughter Emilie Nelson is finishing up her BFA in dance performance (with a focus in choreography) in the upper East Side of Manhattan.

She’s super creative, incorporating video into her love of modern dance, mixing her own music, and photographing dancers striking expressive poses in urban settings. She’s not angry about having to spell her name anymore, now she says…

“I actually think it’s pretty neat.”

Elizabeth St. Hilaire

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Ec¡lec¡tic: (Adjective) - Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

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Our Fine Art Gallery ‘Wonderfully eclectic’ is the term that best defines, for over 20 years now, the Sedona Arts Center Gallery. Over 100 artists are proudly represented, each selected for their talent and expertise that results in a diverse selection of art. Customers delight in returning to the gallery knowing they will find unique art by local and regional artists.

This is our draw… this is what makes the Sedona Arts Center Gallery a must-stop on the itinerary of locals and visitors alike.

The Gallery is one of the key ways Sedona Arts Center fulfills its mission, ‘to bring creative minds together to explore, create and educate’. Our artists find their way to us by many routes. Some of our artists began as students, learning their craft from the experienced instructors who have taught here. These students have evolved, becoming instructors themselves and professional

artists exhibiting in the Gallery.

In fact numerous local faculty are also exhibitors. The Gallery is carefully juried on an ongoing basis with a call-to-artists each July for new talent to come forth.

Upon entering the gallery our patrons are greeted with paintings, bronze sculptures and hand-blown glass. A cornucopia of colors, shapes, and subjects.

given day you may encounter watercolor or oil painting, fiber art or jewelry in process - even a hand-built representation of a Southwest cliff dwelling, built brick by brick around a piece of FOG wood. You have to come in to find out what FOG wood is…

Further into the Gallery you will find a collection of custom designed jewelry by a dozen local jewelers, ceramics in all styles and sizes along with hand-made fiber art. Stained glass for your windows, chimes for your patio, and photography as a take-home memory of your favorite places are all part of the experience.

Our artists are often on site as well, demonstrating their technique from start to finish. On a 11

Welcome New Neighbors!

Ensemble Real Estate Solutions and Investments announced the purchase of the Best Western Plus Arroyo Roble Hotel & Creekside Villas located next door to the Sedona Arts Center in Uptown Sedona. Managing Director and CEO, Randy McGrane, made an announcement at the Sedona Chamber of Commerce Mixer held on December 5 at the Arts Center.

“This property originally piqued our interest because of its unique location in uptown Sedona and its proximity to the Sedona Arts Center,” said McGrane. “Now that the purchase is complete, we look forward to being a productive member of the community and a strong supporter of the Sedona Arts Center. The hotel provides tremendous opportunity to showcase the spirit of Sedona and its residents as shown through the eyes of its local artists.”

As part of this commitment, Ensemble plans to purchase artwork created by member artists from the Sedona Arts Center on an ongoing basis for display at the hotel. They began their purchasing program at the Plein Air Festival this past October, and will continue buying artwork from the Arts Center’s gallery on a monthly basis for the next two years making a total investment of $40,000 that supports the arts in our community. The first check for purchasing art was presented at the Chamber Mixer to Vince Fazio, Executive Director of the Sedona Arts Center.

“Having Ensemble purchase the Arroyo Roble Hotel will be a wonderful benefit to our community,” said Fazio. “We are thrilled with our new neighbors and look forward to many years of productive and creative partnership.”

Members from Ensemble initially contacted the Arts Center when they were still in the early stages of their negotiations with the hotel’s owners. After escrow was opened, they met with the Arts Center board of directors to share their vision for the property and answer questions. The meeting went well with everyone understanding that the sale was pending at that point and not a done deal. McGrane commented that they had more work to do, meetings to attend, and spreadsheets to study before anything was firm. Their enthusiasm for this potential acquisition, the arts in general, and the Sedona community as a whole was contagious.

According to Debbie Winslow, Development Director of the Sedona Arts Center, “Conversations with everyone from Ensemble have aligned perfectly with our long range planning at this point. Timing is everything, and this particular timing couldn’t have been better.”

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Fine Art Gallery at Sedona Arts Center Demonstration engages even casual viewers in the process of creating and it is fascinating to see a work of art evolve over time. Janet Weaver arrives at a highly articulate and smooth finish for her ‘fool the eye’ stilllifes but begins with a rough painting that could head in various stylistic directions. From the blocking-in stage when shapes, values, and colors are placed as a road map to work by, she evolves her work with layers of translucent paint allowing drying between each layer. The finished work is reminiscent of Northern European Renaissance painting but with a modern immediacy and accessibility.

The artist, when asked how long this lovely painting took to complete, answered with a small smile, “Twenty years and four hours”. A perfect answer.

Our Featured Artists program inspires artists to create a body of work specifically for a twomonth show. This grouping of artists creates a new dynamic in the gallery with each new set of artworks. Again, complimentary diversity showcases a set of works that might not otherwise be seen together and inspires collectors to widen their vision for their own homes and displays.

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For those who have visited the Gallery we would like to thank you and we look forward to your next visit. For those who have yet to visit us please come on by! “This is the first place we will visit on our next trip to Sedona” and “something for everyone” are the comments most often heard from our cliental. Art lovers from Northern Arizona and visitors from around the world have learned that Sedona Arts Center is the best source of contemporary and traditional local art.

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SAC HISTORY

We have a rich history of developing our campus over the past 60 years – growing dynamically while evolving our facilities and programming.

Lately we are envisioning a new aspect to the campus.

Two apartments will provide an on-campus residency experience for our visiting artist instructors during high season for workshops.

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The plan is to refurbish the shed addition that was originally added onto the Theatre for storage and set construction.

During the off season the apartments create the opportunity for a new Artist-in-Residence program.

With the draw of Sedona’s beauty and its ‘art colony’ reputation we’ll be able to select from a pool of applicants from around the world. In turn, these artists will bring new ideas and share their art and experiences with our community in diverse ways.

Concept drawing for two residency apartments and new storage facility adjoining the Theatre Studio

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An invitation to Play in the Arts!

January 11, 2020

How do artists make pottery look like it flows?

Where do artists get new ideas?

What is wearable art?

Want to find out a bit about how it is done?

Here is your chance!

Arts in Action – is a special introduction to the Sedona Arts Center 2020 spring semester taking place on January 11, 2020, from noon to 4 pm. Take this opportunity to explore one of three different types of media and complete a project in one afternoon. Each experience includes a tour of the Arts Center studios and galleries.

Students are invited to choose from Ceramics, Two-Dimensional Collage, or Fiber arts.

Ceramics will be led by Dennis Ott, well-known head of the Arts Center’s Ceramics Studio, Two-Dimensional Surrealist work will be led by Vince Fazio, and Fiber Arts will be led by Isabel Simmer who makes beautiful woven garments.

In the Fiber Arts track Izzy Simmer, Joan Roberts, and Lorrie Petersen will guide students through a creative and fun afternoon of color theory, fabric dyeing, felting and hand embellishment to create your own wearable art scarf. We will start with a plain piece of organic cotton terry cloth, use bleeding tissue paper to dye it, needle felt colored roving in creative

shapes, and then embellish with embroidery and beads. All the colors, shapes, and finishing touches are your choice. You will also make a scarf pin as a finishing touch.

The Ceramics Arts track is led

by Dennis Ott, Head of Ceramics Department. He will be assisted by Annie Murray and Betsy Lehman for a full spectrum experience revealing the potential of clay. You will engage in both hand-building with extruder and slab construction as well as an experience on the potter’s wheel.

A lot of spontaneity and fun!

Wear clothing you can get a little dirty!

of the Arts Center. Our main project will be a guided exercise in collage. This will be followed by creative use of our digital camera on our cell phones. Or you are welcome to bring your own digital camera. The final stage of the project will be a short written work inspired by the collage.

All materials are included with your $25 registration, children under 13 are free with a paying adult.

The Surrealism Track is led by Vince Fazio, Executive Director

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Jan Sitts Inspiring Creativity paint • draw • draft • frame

Painting with Gretchen

Jan Sitts will tell you how fortunate she feels to be part of the vibrant community of artists and friends of the Sedona Arts Center for 32 years. Before coming to Sedona her work was realistic, essentially copies of nature, such as Colorado aspen trees, ghost towns, and historic buildings. But over many years of teaching workshops, juring shows, and an evolutionary progress of her painting, she arrived at a style of her very own that she continues to develop today.

Her colorful, richly textured paintings have delighted art lovers for more than 30 years here in Sedona and around the world. Her suroundings in the Red Rock country of Arizona’s high desert provide inspiration and stimulate an energetic and instinctual approach to her art. The color-drenched textural surfaces of her works are included at Vue gallery in Sedona and the Sedona Art Center.

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Sitts has served as a SAC board member and author of several art books, along with years of teaching workshops here and throughout the country. Yearly scheduled dates of her workshops can be viewed online.

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“Cereal Dreamer” 48x36 Oil on panel

by Libby Caldwell

“Like Chopin’s Heart Reuniting With Poland” Oil on Panel

by Allison Nichols

Magic and Dreams A Sedona Arts Center Special Exhibition

Call to Women Artists!

Deadline to Enter March 31, 2020 Notification April 15, 2020 Exhibition Dates

May 15–31, 2020 Opening Reception: Friday May 15th from 5 to 7 pm Sedona Arts Center, Special Exhibition Gallery As part of its 2020 The Year of the Woman celebration the Sedona Arts Center invites women artists of Arizona to submit work in any media or style to the Magic and Dreams exhibition.

All work will be considered in any media. Works must be available for sale.

See full prospectus online at SedonaArtsCenter.org

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In addition to the scheduled programming of workshops and classes, the Arts Center meets the needs of individuals and groups through customized educational programs.

Mentoring & Private Lessons Our mentoring program addresses a variety of situations and is customized for an individual’s specific need or area of interest. For example, someone may want to learn a specific skill or work in a different medium, experience ongoing critiques, or create a body of work or a portfolio.

Grace Patton came to the Arts Center with a specific goal and asked for help building a credible portfolio for entrance into a graduate school program in Medical Illustration.

The portfolio requirements were very specific and involved a wide range of media from watercolor to oils, and subject matter from still-life to figure.

She was set up for a series of private lessons with Libby Caldwell, a local artist who has been a Sedona Arts Center faculty member, and is known for her portraiture and figure work in different media as well as her creativity in exploring different approaches to

journaling. Grace also took classes at the Arts Center from Gretchen Lopez and participated in the Monday Morning Life Drawing sessions. Over a period of several months, her work began to develop as she filled in gaps in her skill set and discovered talents she didn’t know she possessed.

“One-on-one learning provides an opportunity to get specific instruction at your own pace.

I find it to be a very efficient way of teaching because it targets the need. The focus is always on the student and what they are ready for next.”

–Libby Caldwell

Grace not only met her initial goals, but found new favorite mediums and techniques. Her portfolio of work, now complete, is a vehicle that could gain her entry into numerous programs. Perhaps the most important outcome of her mentoring journey was the personal confidence that came with her improved skill sets. By the end of the program she was ready to explore different directions on her own.

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sac Changes Lives Outreach Programs The Sedona Arts Center is blessed with an innovative leader in our Ceramics Department, Dennis Ott, who has been the Head of the Department for nearly 20 years.

His creative work has resulted in overflowing classes, workshops, and field expeditions, meaningful outreach programs into the underserved community, and numerous short term teambuilding projects with families and businesses.

“Outreach programs are an important part of the programming in our Ceramics Dept. At least once a year we seek to identify a school or organization, to offer an opportunity to visit our studio and participate in a 2-3 day clay workshop. If they can’t come to the studio we will come to them. It’s all about giving back.”

–Dennis Ott

The Ceramics Department provides all supplies, equipment and instruction at no charge for its outreach programming. Most recently, senior high school students from Southridge High School in East Phoenix attended a 3-day intensive clay workshop with Ott and co-teacher Betsy Lehman.

Southridge is a charter school focused on education through financial assistance and college prep classes for the East Phoenix Hispanic Community.

The workshop provided experience on the potter’s wheel and hand-building, culminating in students participating in a Raku Firing. Housing for the group was donated by the beautiful Sky Ranch Lodge and all meals were covered by the Ceramics Department. These kinds of experiences are unforgettable adventures for both the students and the teachers.

Similar workshops have been presented at Monument Valley High School, three years in a row, Theroux High School just outside of Gallop N.M., and Sedona Sky Academy in Rimrock.

Team Building Adventures The Ceramics Department also offers customized “Play in the Clay” creative team building programs. This is a great way for small businesses to large corporations to inspire their employees, have fun, relax, and get to know their fellow workers better.

The Ceramics Department has done creative team building with Sedona Chamber of Commerce, Chefs of L’Auberge, Petco Corporate Headquarters, The Melting Point glass studio team, Kia, and Crafty Chica as well as many family groups.

Dennis has been recognized for his work as an instructor, receiving the 2018 Governors Arts Award for an individual in Arts Education, and the 2017 Sedona Mayor’s Arts Award for Art Education.

“I have never felt more supported and encouraged artistically than from the wonderful people at the Sedona Arts Center. I was first connected with the talented artist and wonderful teacher, Libby Caldwell, at the start of 2019, and in less than a year she has introduced me to so many different art mediums. She has helped me grow artistically far more than I could have ever imagined, and with an eye towards specific skills I needed. I am so honored to have been able to participate in the mentor program at Sedona Arts Center. It really has been life changing for me.” –Grace Patton

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Special Exhibition

Award Winners

1st Place: Jill Eberle $2000.00

2nd Place: Kelsey Ashe $1000.00

3rd Place: Rose Moon $500.00

This exhibition was juried and prizes awarded by Dr. Catriona McAra, University Curator at Leeds Arts University. She was awarded her doctorate in History of Art at the University of Glasgow and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), University of Edinburgh.

31 WOMEN ARTISTS SEDONA ARTS CENTER 2020

31 WOMEN ARTISTS

A catalog of the exhibition is available representing each artist juried into the exhibition. Marisa Andropolis, Kelsey Ashe 2nd Place, Angelique Benicio, Amelia Vercauteren Borja, Heather Burton, Angela Casagrande, Elizabeth Cheche, Jill Eberle 1st Place, Kristin Eisenbraun, Anita Elias, Amy Ernst, Janiece Fazio, Moira Marti Geoffrion, Paula Goodbar, Frederica Hall, Lisa Hastreiter-Lamb, Wendy McMurdo, Rose Moon 3rd Place, Sonia Moran, Kim L Pace, Emily Tironi, Rachel Tucker, Rhonda Urdang, Marisa S. White Artists pictured on the catalog cover from left to right: Paula Goodbar, Wendy McMurdo, and Rose Moon

JANUARY 3 - 26, 2020

Dr. Catriona McAra Over the last decade or so, there has been an explosion of curatorial interest in feministsurrealist artworks. The lessons of feminist revisionist histories of surrealism from the 1970s and 80s are now experiencing unprecedented levels of cultural import – feministsurrealist thinking is being applied in myriad ways by new generations. Moreover, it is striking how historical surrealist artworks by women in the 1930s and 40s have become topical and instructive in the age of #MeToo and other campaigns of empowerment for marginalized voices.

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In 2007 Natalya Lusty was already aware that the literature of Carrington and photography of Claude Cahun “raise questions that although once considered more marginal to modernism are now at the center of contemporary theoretical debate and discussion.” In Angels of Anarchy (2009), Patricia Allmer demonstrated “the multiplicity of ways in which women surrealists disrupt binaries, hierarchies, the linear, the fixed and the motionless.”

The Sedona Arts Center’s 31 Women Artists has a strong

emphasis on narrative, often taking its lead from the perspective of the child-woman. Although this figure has often been dismissed in the scholarship as a sexist idealization, many of the artworks selected for 31 Women seek to reclaim this rebellious muse.

Leonora Carrington

EXHIBITION EVENTS January 3, 2020, 5-8pm

Opening Reception (Sedona First Friday)

January 17, 2020, 4-6pm

Talk with Art Historian and Collector Mark Rownd

January 18, 2020, 1-5pm

Women’s March & Rally – Sedona Arts Center Campus

January 23, 2020, 4-6pm

Curator’s Talk, 30+1: Dorothea Tanning, Sedona and Contemporary Art with Dr. Catriona McAra, University Curator at Leeds Arts University

Contemporary Surrealism Surrealism was the prevailing modern art movement in 1943 when Peggy Guggenheim launched a special exhibition entitled Exhibition by 31 Women at her ‘Art of This Century’ gallery in NYC.

Our exhibition will include various works by six of the women artists who were featured in the original NYC exhibition from the collection of local art historian Mark Rownd.

We will be exhibiting works by Leonora Carrington, Dorothea Tanning, Leonor Fini, Hedda Sterne, Sonja Sekula, and Hazel Guggenheim.

Over 220 women artists applied for the exhibition from 38 states and 8 countries representing work that has in some way been influenced by the surrealist movement. The scope of the exhibition is very diverse.

Surrealist influence appears in abstract expressionism, process art, conceptual art, and various forms of magical realism and visionary art as well as collage, sculpture, assemblage, and painting that relies on evocative juxtaposition of various imagery. Because of its relationship to the unconscious and the mythic, surrealism has often been associated with a

spiritual quest, situating art as a healer of the rift between nature and human reality through its unique creativity.

Women are the unsung heroes of contemporary art, creating artworks and actively participating in all aspects of modern art from early on. This exhibition, timed to overlap with the Sedona Women’s March and Rally in January of 2020 is themed on the empowerment of Women and the diverse heritage of Surrealism.

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WHY 31 WOMEN ARTISTS?

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The Exhibition by 31 Women in 1943 was an iconic event at a pivotal moment in 20th century art history. With the world at war and many European artists seeking safety in New York, the stage was set for transformative change. The Exhibition by 31 Women ultimately precipitated a series of events that would have profound effects, not only on the future of the modern art movement, but also the beginnings of an art community in Sedona.

The exhibit at Peggy Guggenheim’s new gallery, Art of This Century, was a bold move to bring greater awareness to the women artists of the modern art movement during a time when positive media coverage and art criticism seemed reserved for their male peers. Despite the efforts of dealers such as Peggy Guggenheim and Betty Parsons to showcase the work of female artists, women from this historic period are still underrepresented in museums to this day.

Seeking a deeper understanding of the Exhibition by 31 Women is as relevant today as it was then, as there is still much history yet to be uncovered.

The exhibition featured the work of known artists including Frida Kahlo, Leonor Fini, and Leonora Carrington, as well as emerging artists such as Dorothea Tanning.

It was a juried exhibition, and not without controversy. Georgia O’Keeffe declined the invitation to be included, rejecting the label of ‘woman artist.’

Much like our current exhibition which includes new artworks

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alongside historic artwork by several artists from the original exhibition, the 1943 exhibition also included work of an artist posthumously. Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven was an avant-garde Dada artist who had passed away in 1927.

Elsa’s impact on the modern art movement is still being understood. Several scholars now assert Fountain, the famous readymade attributed to Duchamp that became a cornerstone of conceptual art in the

Originally intended to be 30 artists, Peggy Guggenheim decided to include a 31st artist, Dorothea Tanning. The selection of Dorothea’s painting Birthday marked a breakthrough in her career. Soon after the exhibition, Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst came to Sedona to paint new surrealist artworks. They rented two small cottages as studio spaces along the banks of Oak Creek from local artist Lillian Wilhelm Smith. Dorothea’s paintings from Sedona were featured in her first solo exhibition at Julien

Levy Gallery in New York in April 1944. Interestingly, an earlier work from that exhibition titled A Parisian Afternoon (Hôtel du Pavot) was featured at the Sedona Arts Center’s inaugural exhibition in 1961.

Soon after Dorothea and Max left for Sedona in May 1943, Peggy Guggenheim focused on the career development of an artist she had just featured in her Spring Salon for Young Artists - Jackson Pollock. She paid him a monthly stipend to paint and his first solo exhibition opened at The Art of This Century on November 8th, 1943, shortly after Max and Dorothea

had returned back east with new work from Sedona.

Dorothea and Max returned to Sedona to build a house and studio and many artist friends came to visit, including Sonja Sekula and Kay Sage. Both had participated in the Exhibition by 31 Women. Other visitors included Caresse Crosby who had given Max his first exhibition of paintings from Sedona at the inaugural opening of her G Place Gallery in Washington D.C. on November 3, 1943.

Mark Rownd Sonja Sekula

20th century, was actually created by Elsa.

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Gale Craig

Sedona Photofest June 12–14, 2020 Sedona PhotoFest 2020 explores technical and artistic insights across a wide spectrum of interests. Hear personal stories from amateur to professional photographers who are making their mark through unique visual presentations!

Sedona artist Gale Craig is known for her vibrant abstract paintings. Her unique style allows you to feel the essence of spiritual energy in everything she paints.

Sedona Photofest is celebrating alongside Sedona Arts Center, The Year of the Woman as their themes for 2020, the centennial year of the 19th amendment allowing women the right to vote. We believe it is important to recognize women artists and to empower women through the arts. Our 2020 keynote speaker this year is Shannon Wild.

“In my paintings, there is a strong feeling of movement, symbolic of the dynamic creative force in all things. It is the beauty and vibrancy of this universal energy that I try to capture in my paintings.”

An intuitive artist, Gale paints primarily in acrylics and encaustics, using both these mediums and their translucent properties to express in color and flowing forms that which cannot be expressed in words.

A graduate of Rutgers University and Middlebury College, Gale came to Sedona from the Washington DC area 19 years ago. Her professional career has been as a research analyst and writer for the Department of Defense, but painting has always been Gale’s passion. She credits her growth as an artist to her love for experimentation and to the workshops offered by the Sedona Arts Center. Her paintings have been exhibited at numerous regional and national shows and can be found in private collections nationally. Gale is the proud recipient of a 2016 Cutting Edge Award from the International Society of Experimental Artists. Gale’s work is currently shown at the Sedona Arts Center Gallery.

Shannon is “an Aussie based in Africa, working wherever the wildlife calls.” She has worked as a wildlife photographer and cinematographer since 2004 for NatGeo Wild, WildAid, United Nations as well as various wildlife NGO’s and nonprofits along with commercial campaigns. Shannon also founded Wild In Africa—Bracelets for Wildlife as a way to give back to some of the incredible conservation organizations she’s worked with over the years. Learn more about her and her incredible work at ShannonWild.com Our talks are ALWAYS FREE and open to the public. Visit us online at SedonaPhotofest.org to see a complete schedule of events, workshops, vendors, and more!

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Free Talks . Workshops . Gear

This year the Sedona Plein Air Festival will be a first of its kind – an all woman event.

Up to 31 women plein air artists will gather from around the country to celebrate our beautiful and unique landscape through an eight-day painting event. The Sedona Arts Center is celebrating The Year of the Woman as the theme for 2020, the centennial year of the 19th amendment allowing women the right to vote. We believe it is important to recognize women artists in a unique way and to empower women through the arts. Our keynote speaker this year is Lyn Boyer an artist who has been garnering national recognition through prestigious awards over the past four years. Lyn will be working with Arts Center staff to bring a very special group of women together for this event.

Call to women artists!

Please visit the Sedona Plein Air Festival event page at SedonaArtsCenter.org to apply for the 2020 Festival.

16th Annual

October 24–31, 2020 Keynote & Workshop with Lyn Boyer October 27–30

“As women artists today, we’re standing on the shoulders of courageous women throughout history. They carved a path for us to walk - in the hope we would someday run. They believed in themselves. They believed in their daughters who in turn believed in theirs. We can in turn choose to be today’s torchbearers. Carrying the torch forward, using our artistic vision with courage, power, and grace we’re able to pay homage to the past, add our unique voice to the present and bestow a gift on the future.”

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SCHOOL of the Arts registration and scholarships Find your creative spark with Sedona Arts Center! Register for any of our upcoming workshops by calling us toll-free at 888-954-4442, locally at 928-282-3809, or visit our website at SedonaArtsCenter.org, find your preferred workshops and classes, and register online. Unless otherwise confirmed, all workshops meet from 10am to 5pm on the first day, and 9am to 4pm on subsequent days (and include a one hour lunch break). Cancellation policies may vary, see our website for specifics on each program.

To support those with financial need, the Arts Center Scholarships are available to cover some registration costs— thanks to generous support from the Kling Family Foundation, Arizona Commission on the Arts, and the Arizona Community Foundation. To apply for a scholarship, apply online or call 928-282-3809.

become an arts center member For six decades, Sedona Arts Center has been made possible by members, supporters, and generous sponsors. If you value the role of creativity in our lives and in our community, please consider becoming a Sedona Arts Center member or patron.

Your charitable contribution will help sustain our next sixty years, and will ensure a more vibrant, interesting, and creative place. Support our artistic, educational, and cultural mission for as little as $60 year. Visit the Join Us section of www.SedonaArtsCenter.org to learn how.

Christie Palmer’s contemporary acrylic paintings are known for the dynamic transformation of ordinary motifs with the integration of abstract elements. Embodying a deep reverence for nature’s beauty, Palmer creates distinctly original work employing organically enigmatic shapes, expertly using bold color, and fusing drama with serenity.

Using acrylics much like watercolor, and layering infinite washes, Palmer’s technique achieves a richness of color built incrementally and patiently. Extensive blending comes into play, and as a painting nears completion the resulting fluidity of its lines and glow of its washes emerge. Whether an expansive landscape or a small object, each is taken to heart in the personal and inspirational journey to a painting’s completion.

Awarded in numerous juried shows throughout the country, Christie is represented by the juried Sedona Arts Center Fine Arts Gallery. In private collections throughout the U.S. and abroad, her paintings are recognized by their purity of form, linear refinement, and impeccable technique.

Visitors are welcomed at her West Sedona studio. cpalmerart.com

visit our fine art gallery The Sedona Arts Center gallery celebrates contemporary and traditional styles and has a long tradition as one of Northern Arizona’s most diverse and creative fine art destinations. View work by over 100 local artists, consult with our team about building your art collection, and meet demonstrating artists.

New artists are featured every two months and new works arrive on an ongoing basis. Our Gallery participates in the ‘Sedona First Friday Artwalk’ and has extended hours of 5 to 8pm on the first Friday of each month. We are open seven days a week from 10am to 5pm.

team-building, private events, rentals Explore teambuilding, private lessons, and mentoring programs on our website and keep in mind our campus has galleries, workshop spaces, and multi-purpose rooms available for rentals to individuals, organizations, and community groups. Plan an individual or group exhibition, host a community event, or partner with us in an arts education activity.

leave a lasting legacy Consider Sedona Arts Center’s permanent endowment fund in your planned giving. Make a bequest or legacy gift in support of the Arts Center’s future – contact our office at any time to talk with us about leaving your legacy gift in support of our future programs, scholarships, facilities and operations.

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LANDSCAPE Perspectives

Painting Pastel Landscapes April 1–3, 2020

Abstracting the Landscape April 9–11, 2020

Pastel is a great sketching medium—its consistency of color and quick handling are valuable when working outdoors.

The importance of simplifying the landscape and composing on location will be discussed and applied. Theme emphasis, values, colors, edges, emotional involvement, atmospheric and linear perspective will be discussed. All three days will be spent in the field where we can observe and study the outdoors first hand. This is the single most important method for improving landscape painting skills.

Learn to exaggerate and personalize color to create your own version of the unique modern landscape. Using photos of scenery, students will learn how to plan a good composition and how to mix beautiful clean colors.

Students will learn how to take advantage of the quick drying properties of acrylics and how to create vibrancy through color combinations.

Pastel / All Levels / $485

Acrylic / All Levels / $350

Desert Light: Plein Air Painting April 24–26, 2020

Sedona Plein Air/Studio Painting April 24–26, 2020

Get ready to explore the desert with award winning artist Aaron Schuerr. Find “the story” in the landscape and paint it in a way that is direct, simple, fresh, and honest. Engage in fun exercises designed to focus on value, color, and shape.

From that foundation, you will explore edges, atmospheric perspective, color and shape relationships, composition, and mood. Most importantly you will learn to paint with greater intention. Demonstrations, group discussions, composition walks, painting exercises, and individual instruction.

This will be an enjoyable and intense 3-day workshop involving painting on-site at special locations in the Sedona landscape and a few choice studio sessions for discussions, critiques, and demos. You will learn the advantages of plein air painting, as well as the various approaches to working on-site and how to efficiently compose and complete plein air paintings. Learn how to effectively translate the often complex three-dimensional landscape onto a two dimensional plane using sketches, limited palettes, and the use of colors, values, shapes, edges, and textures.

Oil or Pastel / All Levels / $475

Oil / All Levels / $475

Lorenzo Chavez

Aaron Scheurr

Claudia Hartley

Bill Cramer

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LANDSCAPE Perspectives

Wet and Wild May 1–3, 2020

Creating the Abstract Landscape May 29–31, 2020

Learn to paint water that looks wet, reflective, and splashy! With stunning Oak Creek as your model, study the anatomy of a water cascade. Techniques will be demonstrated to address the various puzzles with which the artist is faced when painting this stunning, fascinating, and challenging subject! There will be demos, instruction at all levels as needed, individual critique, and lots of painting time. Class time will be structured, yet open enough to accommodate the artistic spirit within us all!

In this workshop you will learn to transform Sedona’s beautiful scenery into rich, energetic, abstract landscape paintings. Amanda’s approach to abstraction is both structured and intuitive, meant to give students the tools and confidence to take risks and make informed decisions on the canvas. You will spend time both indoors and outdoors overlapping the learning from the disciplined space of the studio with the inspiration from the landscape and vise versa.

Watercolor, Oil, Acrylic / All Levels / $450

Oil / All Levels / $450

Grand Canyon: Painting from the Rim June 5–7, 2020

Plein Air in the Studio June 8–11, 2020

Nothing really compares to painting at the edge of the Grand Canyon. This three-day intensive offers master instruction, the support of the Grand Canyon Conservancy Field Institute (GCCFI), and coordination through the Sedona Arts Center. We will car pool or use GCCFI van to get to various locations on the south rim over the course of the workshop, coordinating our locations to create optimal lighting for the painting experience. (See page 44).

Students will benefit from demonstrations, slide show and lecture, and one-on-one assistance with their paintings.

Kathryn has taught workshops in plein air painting in numerous locations in Italy, Sedona, and Utah and has been a keynote presenter at the Sedona Plein Air Festival and at the National Plein Air Convention. You will work in a more controlled studio environment where artistic creativity and inspiration come together on a larger scale for more developed work than plein air painting allows.

Oil / All Levels / $850

Oil / All Levels / $550

Julie Gilbert Pollard

Bill Cramer

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Amanda K. Hawkins

Kathryn Stats

LANDSCAPE Perspectives

Sedona Fall Colors October 19–21, 2020

Painting Sedona October 22–24, 2020

Learn to capture the beauty of light in this three-day workshop! Betty Carr teaches students to accurately portray the effect of light on any subject in watercolor or oil. Students can work in either watercolor or oils and will explore a variety of locations in beautiful Sedona. Emphasis throughout the workshop is on organization and simplification of darks and lights, value and color relationships, edges, movement and mass to create a dynamic, coherent composition.

Howard Carr is considered a master of color and an outstanding teacher who emphasizes the simplicity of how a painting works and how to do it. Pure, clean, luminous results in your landscapes are taught step-by-step, from beginning to end, with daily demonstrations and individual instruction. Howard Carr earned an art degree at Chouinard Art School and a fine arts degree from the California College of arts and crafts.

Oil or Watercolor / All Levels / $425

Oil / All Levels / $475

The Joy of Observation October 27–30, 2020

Abstracting the Landscape November 12–14, 2020

Betty Carr

Howard Carr

Lyn Boyer

Claudia Hartley

Join Lyn Boyer, Keynote speaker and judge for the 16 Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival for this exciting workshop in Sedona. Each group and each student is unique! Lyn’s goal is to offer a roadmap that will continue to guide your creative journey long after the workshop is over. To bring more clarity to your work. To learn to paint with intent. To continue the journey from ‘painting’ to becoming a ‘painter’. And most importantly – how to develop the mindset of ‘practice’ that leads to successful ‘performance’.

Oil / All Levels / $600 th

Learn to exaggerate and personalize color to create your own version of the unique modern landscape. Using photos of scenery, students will learn how to plan a good composition and how to mix beautiful clean colors.

Students will learn how to take advantage of the quick– drying properties of acrylics and how to create vibrancy through color combinations.

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MIXED MEDIA & STUDIO Arts

Allowing the Divine Feminine January 22–24, 2020

Dramatic Colored Pencil Portraits February 21–23, 2020

You’ll learn to move through a spirit-filled path of painting, accessing your own deep wisdom. We are utilizing paint as a portal to our soul. How we move through the painting process IS the course. Staying present to our experience becomes our practice, as we allow inner Guide to reveal our story in ways we could not hear before. This workshop occurs during the unique exhibition at the Sedona Arts Center of 31 Women Artists.

Learn the secrets of turning colored pencil into a Fine Art medium... creating works as rich and nuanced as any oil painting. Draw a dramatic, realistic portrait with award-winning artist Jesse Lane. All skill levels are welcome! Jesse will guide you step by step, sharing his signature style, including special tips for creating nuanced skin tones, compelling eyes, and realistic hair. You will work on the same portrait as Jesse gives detailed demos and works with you one-on-one.

Mixed Media / All Levels / $475

Colored Pencil / All Levels / $475

Meditation to Creation March 3–4, 2020

Painting the Moving Figure March 14–15, 2020

At the Meditation to Creation Workshop, find inner guidance to create something beautiful in addition to reflecting, writing, and art making, you will also learn and practice the ancient art of meditation. Out of mediation, profound creative insights arise. No prior art, writing, or meditation experience is necessary. Just the willingness to be more creative, more inspired, and more productive.

Come if you wish to learn something lasting; something beautiful…while allowing your creativity to be nurtured.

Adding people to a painting adds interest and scale.

Whether painting someone sitting, standing, or even doing everyday things indoors or outdoors, placing figurative reference creates a focal point. We will learn how to paint a suggestion of figures in movement, by working from a live model and concentrating on shapes. Our goal will be to learn to place people in landscapes, cityscapes, and interior scenes. Basic drawing skills is a must!

Mixed Media / All Levels / $375

Oil / All Levels / $225

Flora Aube

Ann Brownfield Meara

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Jesse Lane

Gretchen Lopez

MIXED MEDIA & STUDIO Arts

Honest Art April 5–8, 2020

Paper Painting: Fabulous Florals April 17–19, 2020

While this workshop covers such topics as composition, color, value, and mark making, the real juice comes from the teachings about the creative process and how to embrace our own intuition as an artist. Through daily demonstrations, meditation, and journaling, you will leave with a better understanding of embracing freedom in art and in life. This workshop is open to all levels. If you are a beginner, you will be given the opportunity to learn composition, color mixing, mark making, and more in a welcoming environment.

We will be drawing florals from a still-life setup and modifying it to create a compelling, fun composition. We’ll cover how to paint your life drawing with full range of fun, bright colors and shading. You will then learn how to hand-paint your own collage papers through a series of gel plate mono-printing techniques in the color palette inspired by your underpainting. After creating your ‘paper palette’ you will learn various techniques for tearing and applying the paper in a ‘painterly’ manner.

Mixed Media / All Levels / $1,797

Mixed Media / All Levels / $450

Contemporary Impressionism April 16–18, 2020

Real World Composition April 20–22, 2020

In many ways, Impressionism still defines the way contemporary landscape painters approach color. The Impressionists filled their paintings with brilliant color and created an entirely new coloristic metaphor for depicting natural light.

In this workshop, you will learn the key to working with this ‘color-priority’ system: that in order for the purer colors to serve as a stand-in for the luminosity of natural light, darker tonalities are rejected in favor of lighter-value colors. Strong value contrasts are replaced by color contrasts.

For many landscape painters, composition remains the most elusive area of their practice. Why? Because its energies are fundamentally abstract and often hidden beneath all of nature’s detail and complexity. The goal of this workshop is to make the invisible visible — to discover the underlying energies that drive a composition. We will take a ‘real world’ approach to composition by learning to work with the shapes and forces we actually see.

Oil, Acrylic, or Pastel / Intermediate / $475

Oil, Acrylic, or Pastel / Intermediate / $475

Jodie King

Mitchell Albala

Elizabeth St. Hilaire

Mitchell Albala

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MIXED MEDIA & STUDIO Arts

Permission to Play April 24–26, 2020

Emphasizing Abstraction April 24–26, 2020

In this expressive painting & drawing class we will begin with mark-making exercises to start creating outside the box. Through various guided activities, we will practice letting go of the final outcome and find that art can be a process of discovery! You will learn to let your intuition guide your artistic choices as we create abstract and representational paintings in a safe, encouraging environment.

Three immersive, fast paced days in the studio are focused on clarifying observation while holding the loaded brush.

Working from both the model and from reproductions including older and 20th century masters, we’ll paint our way through a guided sequence of visual exercises to understand that abstraction – composition with color and shape – is THE foundation, the great engine behind all painting.

Mixed Media / All Levels / $550 + $25 Materials Fee

Mixed Media, Acrylic / All Levels / $875

Contemporary Mixed Media April 27–30, 2020

Texture – Color – Feeling May 4–6, 2020

You will learn how to coax hints of reality from an abstract background, how to integrate collage imagery, how to control values and colors for emotional emphasis, and how to suggest rather than delineate. You will explore working intuitively, responding to what shows up, working in a series, mixing and utilizing neutrals for softer, more ethereal abstracts.

Jan’s experience and enthusiasm create an atmosphere of fun and spontaneity inspiring new directions and discovery through innovative combinations of design and materials.

By combining aggressive textures and unusual mediums with various ‘raw’ materials in the abstract painting we get surprising results. The layering method yields a magnetism that is particular to mixed media. Many techniques, materials, compositions and above all emotion, play off each other in creating the work.

Mixed Media, Acrylic / All Levels / $585

Mixed Media, Acrylic / All Levels / $425

Jennifer Mercede

Joan Fullerton

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Stuart Shils

Jan Sitts

MIXED MEDIA & STUDIO Arts

The Inspired Abstract May 8–10, 2020

Finding the Soul of Forgotten Materials May 11–15, 2020

Inspiring moments can become richly beautiful abstract paintings. In this workshop you’ll experience a layering technique that gives you a powerful foundation for abstract painting. You’ll enter the painting process naturally, develop a deep and luscious visual space, and weave exquisite personal marks and forms that grow from your seed inspiration.

You’ll discover the spirit in your painting and learn to gently enhance its drama so it can shine powerfully.

This five-day workshop encourages students to experiment with innovative and intuitive ways of creating a variety of structures and forms using organic, found, and recycled materials. Students are invited to think about subjects, shapes, and forms that hold particular interest and bring these ideas to the workshop for realization.

Using unusual techniques developed by Geoffrey to overcome construction challenges, each student will complete a variety of forms, something they want to create.

Acrylic / All Levels / $380

Mixed Media / All Levels / $800

48 Mixed Media Techniques April 16–18, 2020

Inks & Etching on Scratchboard May 16–17, 2020

Are you new to mixed media art or an intermediate artist stuck in a rut wanting to learn new things? Sometimes books are just not as good as seeing the technique demonstrated and trying it for yourself. Join mixed media artist Caitlin Dundon for demonstrations and hands-on exploration of over 48 mixed media techniques including: black and white gesso techniques, acrylic painting methods, acrylic gels, stamping techniques, positive and negative stenciling, crackle gel and pastes, collage, and more.

Create stunning images by applying watercolor wet on wet techniques using the unique properties of ink.

Capture foreground details with etching and pointillist textures to achieve multiple, layered paintings. Justine will demonstrate color mixing for transparent and opaque colors, etching techniques, and compositional considerations for these exciting paintings.

Mixed Media, Acrylic / All Levels / $425

Ink / All Levels / $350 / All Materials Included

Julie Bernstein Engelmann

Caitlin Dundon

Geoffrey Gorman

Justine Mantor-Waldie

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4 Reasons to Choose a Burridge Studio Workshop

Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting May 18–20, 2020 Robert Burridge

1. Three Day Mentor

Imagine seven painters intensely painting their own series along with Bob

2. Five Day Studio

Art studio refresher course, this instructional ten student class is tailored for new and returning painters

Burridge’s popular Loosen Up! workshops nurture individual success and personal enrichment with a big emphasis on daily painting projects at your own pace. It is stress-free, but be warned; you could end up with too much enthusiasm for painting. This Burridge flagship workshop offers a variety of painting subjects for everyone. Designed for the professional painter who is stuck in a style as well as for the novice who wants to conquer their fear of painting.

Acrylic / All Levels / $450

3. Three Day Private

One Painter – Just you and Bob – three days private studio and painting time dedicated to you alone

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Abstract/Figurative 3-Day Workshop May 22–24, 2020 Robert Burridge

This workshop pushes you out of your safe zone and into a brand new, looser, abstract direction drawing, painting and collaging the contemporary nude. You will learn expressive painting techniques for the modern painter. If you ever wanted to learn how to paint the freestyle abstract figure, this workshop is for you. Color is explained and explored. You will learn the 12 Design Compositions for a successful painting. Your ‘drawing the nude’ skills are not a prerequisite.

Acrylic / All Levels / $450

CERAMICS Workshops

Alternative Firings February 16 & 23, 2020 Dennis Ott

Join us to experience new and exciting finishing techniques. This workshop is great for a first time clay experience or for the experienced potter to explore a number of new finishes. We will be using non-traditional finishes such as Raku, Sager, Obvara, and horse hair to create beautiful surface results. This workshop is open to all experience levels, from none to advanced. The potters wheel is available for those with experience. Hand building, available for all. Meets two Sundays, 10 am to 4 pm.

Ceramics / All Levels / $175

Amazing Glazing!

March 21–22, 2020

Surface Exploration & Development July 17–19, 2020

You’re invited to participate in a 2-day, hands-on workshop with Larron Lerdall, Ceramics Instructor at the Mesa Arts Center and studio potter from Mesa, AZ. On the first day, Larron will be sharing tips through demonstration on throwing and hand building. You will be making a small item or two so come prepared to get dirty. Day two, will be a condensed version of Larron’s 8-week glazing class where you will be glazing several items, which he is providing.

This workshop will focus on development and exploration of surface treatments such as sgraffito, mishima, shellac resist, paper resist, image transfer, slip trailing, decals, lithography printing on clay, and glaze application. Students will learn these techniques as well as execute them, building their own vocabulary on their own forms. The workshop will start with wheel and handwork creation of forms.

Ceramics / All Levels / $250

Ceramics / All Levels / $350

Larron Lerdall

Jessica Wilson

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MIXED MEDIA & STUDIO Arts

Zen Creativity: A Brush with Emptiness October 3–4, 2020 Alok Hsu Kwang-han

Whether you are a beginner, a return student, or an accomplished artist, in this workshop you will have many fresh opportunities to let go of the past– what you already know, the accomplished level you are caught in and perhaps bored with, or the fear whether you can “do” it. And to welcome in each Zen moment, an intelligence prior to thought with all its schemes and maneuvers.

Ink / All Levels / $375 All materials included

Elizabeth St. Hilaire

Learn to collage female fashion portraits in a variety of mixed media. Create your own hand-painted collage papers. Experiment with hand-painting, gel printing, stamping, and patterning paper through a multitude of techniques.

Rip and glue and apply your papers in a painterly manner over the top of a female portrait made with charcoal drawing and painting.

Mixed Media / All Levels / $450

Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting October 5–7, 2020

Abstract/Figurative 3-Day Workshop October 9–11, 2020

Burridge’s popular Loosen Up! workshops nurture individual success and personal enrichment with a big emphasis on daily painting projects at your own pace. It is stressfree, but be warned; you could end up with too much enthusiasm for painting. This Burridge flagship workshop offers a variety of painting subjects for everyone. Designed for the professional painter who is stuck in a style as well as for the novice who wants to conquer their fear of painting.

This workshop pushes you out of your safe zone and into a brand new, looser, abstract direction drawing, painting and collaging the contemporary nude. You will learn expressive painting techniques for the modern painter. If you ever wanted to learn how to paint the freestyle abstract figure, this workshop is for you. Color is explained and explored. You will learn the 12 Design Compositions for a successful painting. Your ‘drawing the nude’ skills are not a prerequisite.

Acrylic / All Levels / $450

Acrylic / All Levels / $450

Robert Burridge

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Paper Painting: Female Fashion Portraits October 21–23, 2020

Robert Burridge

MIXED MEDIA & STUDIO Arts

Watercolor Secrets Revealed October 20–23, 2020

Texture – Color – Feeling November 2–4, 2020

Tom’s objective is to show the vast range and flexibility of watercolor. You will learn new techniques; how to plan for success; build a successful painting; and to put drama, emotion, and conviction into your art. This award winning artist will show you how to push the limits of color, contrast, and light. Tom likes to put fun into the process of painting.

He has an organized program, with lots of visuals, that sets a goal for each day and sees that each student has an example and understanding of that day’s lessons.

Jan’s experience and enthusiasm create an atmosphere of fun and spontaneity inspiring new directions and discovery through innovative combinations of design and materials. By combining aggressive textures and unusual mediums with various ‘raw’ materials in the abstract painting we get surprising results. The layering method yields a magnetism that is particular to mixed media.

Many techniques, materials, compositions and above all emotion, play off each other in creating the work.

Watercolor / All Levels / $495

Mixed Media, Acrylic / All Levels / $425

Silverpoint November 6–8, 2020

Egg Tempera Portaiture November 10–14, 2020

The traditional technique of metalpoint (also known as silverpoint; i.e. drawing with a piece of silver) is increasingly popular. This workshop offers students the opportunity to draw with a variety of metal tips including silver, brass, and copper. Koo Schadler will demonstrate and explain all aspects of the medium: types of surfaces to work on, how to increase abrasion in a ground, adding highlights and color to a drawing, and how to speed up the tarnishing process.

Because of its luminosity and fine line work, egg tempera is an ideal medium for rendering the human face. In this workshop you will learn every step of how to develop a portrait in egg tempera, with ongoing individual instruction and critiques from Koo Schadler as she explains the traditional Old Master palette used to develop flesh tones.

She will also work on a painting of her own, so you can see firsthand how she develops her egg tempera portraits.

Mixed Media / All Levels / $425

Egg Tempera / All Levels / $650

Tom Lynch

Koo Schadler

Jan Sitts

Koo Schadler

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FIELD Expeditions

Dive Deep into Watercolor November 20–22, 2020 Karen Elaine

This workshop is about experiencing the joy of watercolors creatively and intuitively in a light-hearted environment.

If you are a beginner or a seasoned watercolorist, you will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of watercolor brands, mediums, mark-making tools, brushes, and techniques. You will be creating handmade watercolor journals and custom color palettes.

Watercolor / All Levels / $375 + $30 Materials Fee

Grand Canyon: Painting from the Rim June 5–7, 2020 Bill Cramer

Nothing really compares to painting at the edge of the Grand Canyon. This three-day intensive offers: master instruction, the support of the Grand Canyon Conservancy Field Institute (GCCFI) and coordination through the Sedona Arts Center. We will car pool or use GCCFI van to get to various locations on the south rim over the course of the workshop, coordinating our locations to create optimal lighting for the painting experience.

Still Life with Oils December 4–6, 2020

Bill Cramer teaches various approaches to working on-site and how to efficiently compose and complete plein air paintings. Emphasis will be placed on how to effectively translate the often complex three dimensional landscape onto a two dimensional plane using thumbnail sketches, limited palettes and the thoughtful use of colors, values, shapes, edges, and textures. Further emphasis will be placed on the creative process to make paintings that are more than strict representations of the landscape we see.

Multiple demonstrations will be complemented by individual attention and group learning.

Qiang Huang

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Qiang’s approaches to still life painting will be demonstrated with particular focus on composing dramatic set-ups by observing the light distribution and using bold and loose strokes to create a powerful and accurate representation on canvas. Using demonstrations, presentation, and individual assistance, Qiang will explain his process of creating energetic paintings by manipulating values, colors, edges, and brushwork.

Three-Day Workshop includes: Park Pass, use of Grand Canyon Field Institute Van, Rainy Day back up studio at the community building (if needed).

Oil / All Levels / $450

Field Expedition / Oil / All Levels / $850

Not Included: Lodging, Meals, or Transportation to and from the Canyon.

FIELD Expeditions

Tuscany: Terra Sigillata & Raku Dolce September 6–12, 2020

Mexico: A Painting Adventure November 17–24, 2020

Italy calls us again to the La Meridiana International School of Ceramics where we will explore an antique Roman technique used to seal low fired vases, Terra Sigillata (sealed earth). It is among the most beautiful and unusual ceramic surfaces, with colors ranging from cream to rust, through spectacular oranges. Rosana Antonelli will teach Terra Sigillata in a contemporary interpretation. We start by making our clay objects and then study various finishing methods and learning to prepare the Terra Sigilatta. We will also learn how to obtain deep blacks and beautiful craquelé through the technique of Soft Raku, a way to enhance further the beauty of the Terra Sigillata finishing technique.

Join us at the beautiful boutique hotel, La Casa de Espíritus Alegres in Guanajuato, Mexico. We will paint markets and plazas, the ruins of rock walls and arches at Mellado, and visit nearby San Miguel de Allende for a full day of painting.

We’ll start painting in the courtyard with outdoor still-life scenarios and the environs of the hacienda to get our painting juices flowing. The last day will feature the option of working with models in the outdoors. Gretchen Lopez will demonstrate and provide one-on-one teaching during the entire experience.

Rosana Antonelli

Included: Workshop with all materials included at La Meridiana International School of Ceramics. Lodging at authentic Tuscan country home (double occupancy, single supplement available). Welcome Dinner with wine. Welcome Breakfast. Gourmet Tuscan Lunches prepared daily during the workshop. Grand Finale Dinner! Shopping trip to Certaldo for breakfast and light dinner fare. Pick up and drop off in Certaldo for the beginning and end of the workshop.

Non-student guests may be accommodated on a space available basis at a reduced fee – call the Arts Center for information.

Dennis Ott, Head of Ceramics department at Sedona Arts Center will be attending and coordinating the trip. As he has done numerous field expeditions to La Meridiana he is an excellent contact for any specific questions. Please email him at sedonaott@icloud.com Field Expedition / All Levels / $1,995

Gretchen Lopez

All mediums welcome! If you are comfortable using and traveling with your preferred medium, you may use oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolors, charcoal, graphite, colored pencils, etc. We will concentrate on working from life and study composition, color, highlights & shadowing, and strong shapes, all while absorbing the historical atmosphere and charm of our southern neighbors in lovely Guanajuato!

Included: Seven nights lodging (shared occupancy) and full breakfast daily. Six-day painting workshop. Welcome dinner on first night. Lunch on first and last day at the hacienda.

Ground transportation to all painting locations. Guide and interpreter throughout.

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SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Ongoing Classes and Crash Courses Ongoing Studio Classes

Sedona residents and newcomers alike look to Sedona Arts Center for their introduction to and ongoing involvement in the arts. The School of the Arts programming is designed to reach out to all aspiring artists and students – all ages and levels of learning. Taking classes on our campus in Uptown Sedona affords the opportunity not only to explore the arts, but also to meet new neighbors and immerse yourself in the Sedona arts community. Ongoing instruction is available in painting and ceramics. These classes have a membership discount and are offered on an ongoing or year-round basis.

Ceramics Classes

The Ceramics Department has been headed for over 16 years by local ceramist Dennis Ott, winner of the 2018 Governor’s Arts Award of Arizona for Arts Education and the City of Sedona Mayor’s Arts Award for Arts Instruction. Dennis teaches workshops and classes for all levels and he has recruited skilled faculty to teach specialized courses. Suzy Allan teaches hand building for all levels and Neil Kennedy teaches beginning wheel work. Our Ceramics Department is known as a fun place to learn and grow thanks to our excellent faculty and an excellent studio on the ground floor of the historic Art Barn. Arts Center members receive a 10% discount on ongoing ceramics courses.

Crash Courses

Sedona Arts Center’s Crash Courses are perfect for beginners, those wanting a refresher, or artists in search of new creative tools. These learning opportunities provide a well-rounded experience in the fundamentals of various visual art mediums. Because Crash Courses include all materials, they have no membership discount.

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CLASSES & Crash Courses Ceramics For All Levels Dennis Ott

Join the creative fun with an ongoing weekly class instructed by the 2018 Arizona Governor’s Arts Award in Education winner, Dennis Ott! Through demonstration and one-on-one instruction, students will learn to throw a variety of forms on the potter’s wheel or techniques to create hand-built works. Slab roller, extruder and forms are also available to create functional and decorative pieces. Tuition includes the first 25-pound bag of clay, firings, glazes, and more.

6 weeks / $220 / $198 Members Mondays (Advanced) January 20–February 24, 2020 June 1–July 6, 2020 March 2–April 6, 2020 July 13–August 17, 2020 April 13–May 18, 2020 August 24–October 5, 2020 (No class September 7) Tuesdays (All Levels) January 21–February 25, 2020 June 2–July 7, 2020 March 3–April 7, 2020 July 14–August 18, 2020 April 14–May 19, 2020 August 25–October 6, 2020 (No class September 8) Wednesdays (All Levels) January 22–February 26, 2020 June 3–July 8, 2020 March 4–April 8, 2020 July 15–August 19, 2020 April 15–May 20, 2020 August 26–October 7, 2020 (No class September 9)

Handbuilding For All Levels Suzy Allan

Come play in the clay! Tap into your creative self and experience various hand building techniques. Make bowls, boxes, sculptures, tiles, using slabs, molds, and textures. The possibilities are endless.

Open to all levels, beginners welcome!

6 weeks $220 / $198 Members / Tuesdays January 21–February 25, 2020 March 3–April 7, 2020 April 14–May 19, 2020 June 2–July 7, 2020

July 14–August 18, 2020 August 25–October 6, 2020 (No class September 8)

Beginning Wheel Work Neil Kennedy

This six-week course is designed exclusively for those who are new to wheel work and is open for ages 12 through adult. Have fun while gaining confidence on the potters wheel. Small class size ensures that each student receives personalized, one-on-one instruction and encouragement for a fascinating hands-on experience that will bring out the potter in you.

6 weeks / $220 /$198 Members Saturdays January 25–February 29, 2020 June 6–July 11, 2020 March 7–April 11, 2020 July 18–August 22, 2020 April 18–May 23, 2020 August 29–October 10, 2020 (No class September 12)

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CLASSES & Crash Courses

Painting For All Levels January 3, 2020 Gretchen Lopez

From the beginning to the experienced student, this oneday class in oil or acrylic will guide and teach students how to approach the painting process with confidence, while exploring the basics of value-pattern, composition and color. Students may work from life and/or photos. Instructor demonstrations and lots of individual attention provided.

Students should take a drawing class prior to attempting painting.

Painting Crash Course February 15–16, 2020

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She combines traditional as well as comtemporary elements in her works, from the figurative to still lifes. Gretchen resides in Northern Arizona, where she pursues her love of painting.

A teacher of painting, life drawing, and portraiture at the Sedona Arts Center in Sedona, Arizona, Gretchen was nominated for the Viola Award for Excellence in Art Education.

Gretchen Lopez

This class also held on:

Get to know your brushes and how they can work for you, with a bolder and looser approach to painting. If you want to loosen up and learn to build your skills of observation, this crash course is for you. Learn how simple shapes and a limited palette of color, can help build a landscape. Students will leave with small studies and a finished painting, and also with the inspiration to paint more.

This class also held on: May 23–24

January 17, January 31 February 14, February 28 March 13, March 27 April 10, April 17 May 15, May 22 June 5, June 19, June 26

Oil / All Levels / Materials Included / $149 Saturday – Sunday, 10am–4:30pm

Oil / All Levels / $95, Members $85.50 Fridays, 10am–4:30pm

CLASSES & Crash Courses

Glazing with Oils Crash Course January 14–23, 2020

Drawing Crash Course February 18–27, 2020

Students will be taught how to choose a composition, transfer it to the canvas and then begin the process of laying in color. This class will be taught in four sessions to allow for critical drying time between layers. We will focus on light and shadow, paying attention to brushwork and edges as we build up the design. Paintings will be done on a gallery wrap canvas and students will be given a choice of images to work from. Attention to detail is important and even more critical is the use of light and shadow to form the shapes while laying in color to complete the design. This class also held on March 17–26, 2020 and July 14–23, 2020.

Vince Fazio offers you the chance to take an intensive course that provides all the tools you need to learn to draw from life. Whether you are interested in a refresher course or drawing for the first time, this course will provide you with the foundations you need in the language of drawing. Learning to see in terms of lines, shapes, and value pattern is the essential skill required to translate the three-dimensional world to any two-dimensional surface - regardless of the medium you ultimately wish to explore.

As well as learning to draw, you will learn the most essential thing in all the visual arts: HOW TO SEE, the foundation of all art.

Oil / All Levels / Materials Included / $149 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1–4pm

This class also held on:

Cyndi Thau

Vince Fazio

June 23–July 2 Pencil / All Levels / Materials Included / $149 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5–8pm

Fun with Art & Wine Crash Course January 24, 2020 Brian and Melanie Gold

Join Melanie and Brian Gold in this fun two-hour adventure, creating a 12×16 acrylic painting on canvas. Local landscape subject matter and a surprisingly fool-proof, step-by-step process leads to fun, laughs, more wine, and then your painting is finished – suitable for framing! Class runs from 6-8pm. Wine will be available to participants 21 years and older. This class also held on: 2/21, 3/20.

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CLASSES & Crash Courses

Slow Stitch Collage Crash Course March 31–April 9, 2020 Susan Wood

The art of embroidery has existed for centuries and the idea of ‘slow movement’ has been applied to many things - it’s a philosophy that embraces local decisions and seasonal rhythms and one that encourages thinking of time. This class appeals to all regardless of embroidery experience. If you can sew on a button, you can do this class! (Even if you can’t sew a button Susan can show you how!)

Mixed Media, Fiber / All Levels / Materials Included / $149 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1–4pm

Kids Comic Book Bootcamp Janimal

Have you ever wanted to make a comic book? This course is for the child who’s always wanted to be Stan Lee or Jack Kirby. Learn the ins and outs on how to write, pencil, ink and letter a comic book. Learn from Sedona-based comic book artist/cartoonist Jan Marc ‘The Janimal’ Quisumbing, former art director with New York City based comic book publisher Pronto Comics and current president of the Northern Arizona Cartoonist Association and from DC and Marvel Comics veteran Dave Beaty whose credits include Justice League, Batman Incorporated, Wonder Woman, and X-Men. The end goal will be for students aged 12 - 15 to produce a fully drawn page of sequential art.

All Supplies Provided Follow the Arts Center Website for specific schedule TBD

Kids Pop-Up Clay Classes June 14: Sloths June 28: Trinket Boxes & Dishes July 12: Puppies July 26: Bears Ruthie Post

Take one or take ‘em all! Ruthie Post is an elementary school art teacher who has 30 years of experience teaching kids how to make things in clay. She has developed simple and fun ways for kids to learn skills while making a wide variety of clay projects. Kids are naturally drawn to Clay and Ruthie’s energy, enthusiasm and passion make clay projects fun. Kids will love these pop-up classes!

Clay / Kids / $50 each class Materials Included / Sundays, 1–3pm Materials & firing of projects included!

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PHOTOGRAPHY Crash Courses

iPhoneography Crash Course January 4, 2020 Kelli Klymenko

In today’s technological world, even professional photographers and artists are recognizing the iPhone as a useful (and even practical) photographic tool. Join photographer artist, Kelli Klymenko in his one-day workshops for beginner and advanced students and you’ll go beyond the basics and learn to shoot professional quality photographs with your iPhone.

Photography / All Levels / $99

This crash course also held on: 2/22, 3/28, 4/18, 5/23, 6/20, 7/25, 8/22

Star Trails–Starry Night Crash Course April 18–19, 2020

Milky Way–Starry Night Crash Course June 20–21, 2020

Take your photography to the Stars with a Starry Night Crash Course - Star Trails! Playing with Star Trails makes for Van Goth inspired wonders in photography. Explore this highly creative style of Night Photography where envisioning and planning come together to create the spectacular.

Take your photography to the Stars with a Starry Night Crash Course - Milky Way! Taking photos of the night sky and seeing just how many stars there are is always awe inspiring. Using the Milky Way to create new compositions and experimenting with the stars is the inspiration for this course.

Photography / All Levels / $149 / Saturday–Sunday

Photography / All Levels / $149 / Saturday–Sunday

Charles Ruscher

Charles Ruscher

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Sedona Arts Center Ceramics Department Ongoing Classes Open Studios Student Ceramic Sale Special Events Ceramic Outreach Programs

Loving Bowls December 12, 2019 A community fundraiser benefiting the Sedona Food Bank, Sedona Community Center, Humane Society of Sedona and the arts and educational programs at Sedona Arts Center.

Our Ceramics Department Staff John Foster, Neil Kennedy, Richard Bayles, Suzy Allan, John Post, Dennis Ott

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