Fine Crafts

Whether looking for a short, project-oriented workshop or seeking a comprehensive introduction to a complex art form and rewarding life skill, you will find a wide choice of opportunities to pique your interest. View fine crafts classes.

Studio Art

Each term ACE offers a comprehensive schedule of studio classes for beginning, continuing, and advanced students. Classes are open to adults as well as young students 16-18. We suggest that students new to art register for introductory classes, such as AE02090-Beginning Drawing.  It is best to possess competent drawing skills before registering for a painting class. 

Many second-level drawing classes offer opportunities to gain skills with more challenging techniques and drawing mediums. Continuing and advanced painting and drawing students will find stimulating opportunities to experience new materials and methods while developing and polishing personal styles within a supportive peer environment led by instructors who are professional artists. View studio art classes.

Materials

Continuing and advanced studio art students bring their own materials to class. Instructors discuss materials and supplies for new students during the first class. Some art materials will be provided to get you started; a supply list for your own kit of materials will be suggested. If stated in the class description, needed materials may be purchased in the first class.

Fine craft classes generally provide a kit of materials to be purchased in class or provide the materials as part of the class cost. Consult the class description for details. A few classes, such as the picture matting and framing workshops, have a supply list that is mailed in advance of class, so that students may customize their projects.

Instructor Exhibits and Awards

ACE instructors are professional artists working in the metro area and beyond.

Arlita Kadar, instructor of Asian brush painting, received the People's Choice Award for her one stroke painting, Happy Day, in the Fairfax Art League June 2009 exhibit. She used ink mixed with watercolor on watercolor paper.

Leo Deege visiting our great national parks last summer, capturing breathtaking scenery on canvas. He’s entered two paintings in the US Geological Survey show and will have a joint show in the Herndon Arts Center this fall. The latter show will feature scenes from US national parks, including the Tetons, the Rockies and Yellowstone. Wayne Wolfersberger, a wildlife photographer and ranger in Yellowstone who teaches ACE photography classes, will be the other featured artist. Should be a great show! View Leo's website at www.LeoDeegeStudio.net and Wayne's at www.waynewolfersberger.com/.

Amy Vanden Boogart, instructor for card-making workshops, will be a vendor at Ballston Arts & Crafts Market fair in August and October and at Art on the Avenue in October in Del Ray, Alexandria. View Amy’s website, www.lovemypaper.com.
 
Cherie M. Redlinger has received an Honorable Mention for the Edison Gallery show opening Sept. 8 (701 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC). Cherie teaches drawing, watercolor, oil/acrylic, and color pencil classes. View her amazing work at www.cheriemredlinger.com.

The August issue of The Pastel Journal features Fairfax Station artist Lynn Goldstein. Two articles, one written by Lynn herself, accompany eight images from her tree series entitled Reaching. Lynn teaches painting, pastels and portraiture throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Her work can be viewed at www.lynngoldstein.com.

Jean K. Gill, AWS, NWS, is enjoying much well-deserved attention locally and nationally in 2009. She was awarded Best in Show at the Green Spring Gardens Show of the Potomac Valley Watercolorists (PVW) and took an honorable mention at the PVW 35th Anniversary Show at Strathmore Hall. She also received the Canson, Inc. Award in the 17th Annual National Exhibition of the Western Colorado Society (March-April 2009); her painting was chosen for the catalog cover. She had a painting accepted into the Baltimore Watercolor Society's Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition (April-May 2009) and will be included in the Virginia Watercolor Society's 35th Anniversary Show this September. Jean teaches advanced watercolor classes. Her work can viewed on www.jeankgillwatercolors.vpweb.com.

Jane Halliwell Green had a solo show of her rugs and paintings at the Quiet Waters Gallery in Annapolis paintings June 21-July 26. Her new book, Pictorial Hooked Rugs, published by Stackpole Publishing will be available in October, but can be pre-ordered through Amazon books. Jane teaches traditional rughooking. View www.paintpencil.com and www.rugandwool.com to see Jane’s handiwork.

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