Session II of Arkansas Craft School Evening Community Classes will begin the week of January 5, 2013, and will run through March 8, 2013. Classes will be held at the Craft School’s Artisan Studios at 110-112 East Main Street; conveniently and safely located right off the Square and next door to the Arkansas Craft Guild; or at Ozarka College in Mountain View.
Pottery classes will continue on Thursday afternoons, and will again be taught by local ceramic artist, David Dahlstedt. Students learn to throw on the potter’s wheel, or improve techniques that they already possess. Clay is available for purchase at cost to students, and completed work can be fired in the Craft School’s pottery kiln. Pottery classes meet at the Craft School’s main studio at 110 East Main Street. Classes resume January 10, and will meet from 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. On Tuesday nights, Shawn Hoefer will be offering a class entitled “Web Design for Artisans.” Shawn is an award winning web and graphic designer – turned broom maker – who understands the web needs of artisans. Students can expect to be up and running with a web site for their business by the end of the session.
The coursework will be appropriate for all craftspeople, artists, and musicians who wish to design and manage their own web site – or even other entrepreneurs wanting to start their own business, web-based or otherwise. Requirements for the class include basic computer skills and the use of a laptop. Class sessions will be held at Ozarka College in Mountain View, starting January 8, and will meet from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Ready for a weekend activity? Noted local woodcarver, Dan Stewart will be teaching ‘Woodcarving Basics’ on Saturday afternoons from 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Dan’s carved Nativity figures can be found at both the State Capitol Building and the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock. Students will begin with relief carving, and then progress as time and aptitude allow. Tools will be provided by the instructor, and materials fees will be $10.00. The carving classes will be held at the Craft School studios, and will begin January 5. Tuition for each class will be $225.00, plus materials fees according to the instructor. Scholarships for tuition are available to financially qualifying students. In addition, the Craft School offers gift certificates, which can be applied to tuition costs. Give the gift of an Arkansas Craft School class to a favorite someone on your holiday gift-giving list!
Class registration forms, scholarship applications and further information on these and other class offerings of the Arkansas Craft School may be found on the website: www.arkansascraftschool.org. Students may also sign up for classes by calling Terri Van Orman at (870) 269-8397. The Arkansas Craft School, located on Main Street in Mountain View is dedicated to the education of aspiring and practicing craft artisans for success in the Creative Economy. The Craft School partners with Ozarka College which offers Continuing Education credits for all of its courses.
Support for the Arkansas Craft School is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National Endowment of the Arts.
