Friday art club is a spectacular program for kids kindergarden-6th grade. The program runs 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Friday. The kids make art in a variety of mediums including music, theater, visual arts, movie making, and more!
Contacts:
Ryan McKnab/Youth Programs Supervisor
Phone: 541-575-1335
Email: rmpaintedsky@gmail.coom
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Enjoy some moments from our previous activities:
After School Art Club
After school art club is a spectacular program for kids kindergarden-6th grade. This program runs from after school-5:00 PM Monday-Thursday. Your kids can take the bus right to our front door!
The kids make art in a variety of mediums including music, theater, visual arts, movie making, and more!
Email: rmpaintedsky@gmail.com
Enjoy some of our previous activities:
3 month pass - Summer Term Open Studio Pass + Storage Shelf
You may use open studio time to work on projects with clay you have bought from one of our volunteers. Do not bring your own clay into the studio without permission from the studio manager.
If you are not a current or past student, please email Amanda Moss to arrange an orientation.
Open Studio hours are 11:00am - 5:00pm.
Please see the calendar at the bottom of the ceramics department page for days and times that volunteers hold open studio times after hours.
Please email Amanda Moss, Studio Manager, at ampaintedsky@gmail.com if you have questions.
Do you learn better one-on-one or prefer small sized classes? This is an opportunity to have individual instruction throwing on the potter's wheel. An hour of private instruction paired with Open Studio time can be a huge boost to your confidence and throwing skills! This time can be tailor made for where you are on your potter's journey - from green beginners to potters looking for more advanced techniques such as lids, handles, sets, glazing techniques, and more.
Choose private lessons, or grab your bestie, your sweetie, or even your snarky teenager and take a semi-private class together and make some memories!
$60 for 1.5hr private lesson
$45 (per student) Semi-Private 1.5hr lesson
Does not include purchase of clay or firing tickets.
Once you have registered, please email Genevieve Paddock at nomadsignart@yahoo.com to set up your lesson.
Genevieve Paddock
Like so many other potters, I was first introduced to clay in a high school ceramics class. By senior year, I was taking most of my lunches in the ceramics room with the other art geeks, spending as much time playing with clay as I could. But, again, it was the clay’s versatility that I was drawn to. You can make it look like anything you can imagine - tree bark, skin, leather, metal - you name it! And the meditative spin of a wheel, who can resist that?
To pursue my interest in the arts, I attended Bennington College in Vermont, a school with a deep history in ceramic arts, where I received my B.A. in ceramics. During that time, I also worked in a ceramics factory, under glazing literally hundreds of pots a day! The following year I had the opportunity to go to Washington D.C. and intern at the Capitol Children’s Museum and create a ceramics studio and program. In 2003, I moved to Grant County where I met my husband, David, and joined him in the Nomad Sign Art studio and learned the old school art of hand lettering and hand-crafting signs. These days my 500-pound potter’s wheel sits cozily in our living room next to a sunny window, where our whole family can learn to play on it.
I am extremely excited to share my love of clay at the Painted Sky Center for the Arts. So many of my best memories and closest bonds have been made working in studios, making art, and playing in the mud.
If you are not a current or past student, please email ampaintedsky@gmail.com to arrange an orientation.
Studio hours are Monday - Friday, 11:00AM - 5:00PM
Please see the calendar at the bottom of the ceramics department page for after hours open studio hosted by our volunteers.
With the monthly pass option, you will need to take your pieces, clay and tools home with you. Shelf space is available to students that purchase a term pass or are currently enrolled in a class.
Email Amanda Moss at ampaintedsky@gmail.com if you have questions.
Paint beautiful "Dragonflies and Flowers" artwork for your home or as a gift for Mom! You can paint your dragonflies, flowers and background any color you'd like, or follow me. I'll have your canvas with the dragonflies sketched on and lead you through the process, step by step. Beginners are welcome! Bring a friend or family member or come solo, and let's gather and get creative!
Adults and kids ages 12 and up
Are you ready to re-ignite your creativity?
I'm Angel Carpenter, owner of WILDbrushes Art with Angel. Join me for a fun art experience as we relax, create and focus on the positive. My background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts (drawing and painting). I love teaching young and young at heart step-by-step acrylic paintings that are fun for beginners and are also enjoyable for advanced painters. My husband and I live in Grant County, Oregon, and we have four grown sons.
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PSCA cancellation policy: Teacher reserves the right to cancel if class size minimum is not reached. You will receive a full refund in this case or if the instructor needs to cancel for other reasons.
If you need to cancel: Cancellations within a week of class start date will receive a 50% refund. After that a refund will not be issued. Our teachers and staff put a lot of work in to be ready for your class. If you need to cancel, please communicate with us as soon as possible.
Are you looking for a fun and easy way to get a taste of making your own pottery? This workshop is for you!
You will receive an unfired wheel thrown cylinder to carve, paint, and decorate as you choose. Your mug or tumbler will then be fired and you will be able to pick it up a few weeks after the workshop.
Children age 8 and up are welcome if accompanied by an adult.
Ages 16+ w/o adult accompaniment
I started doing pottery in high school and instantly fell in love with it. I took as many ceramics classes in college as I could fit into a busy schedule. I can't resist the methodical but messy nature of making pottery, and I love being able to make beautiful but useful pieces. Since moving to Grant County, I've been so happy to find a ceramics studio with such an incredibly kind, welcoming community of artists. When I'm not playing with mud in the studio you can find me doing something (anything!) outdoors with my border collie, baking, and trying out any kind of arts and crafts.
Feel free to email me with any questions at: kmdoescher@gmail.com
Leon started leathercraft and tooling at age 10. He made his first saddle with a Tandy Kit at age 14. He has made an abundance of belts and wallets and has mentored other leather workers in leather tooling and saddle making.
Leon attended OSU and graduated from Colorado State University Veterinary School. He was a practicing veterinarian in Burns until retirement and moved to John Day in 2017.
Grab a friend, and let's paint a festive "Fourth of July Bike!" This will be a great way to celebrate! I'll have the basic sketch provided for you on the canvas and all the supplies to paint this summer-y scene. Beginners are welcome!
Adults & kids ages 15 and up
Are you ready to reignite your creativity with a fun art experience?
I'm Angel Carpenter, owner of WILDbrushes Art with Angel. I provide all the supplies, and we'll focus on the positive while we relax and paint. My background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts (drawing and painting). I love teaching young and young at heart step-by-step acrylic paintings that are fun for beginners and are also enjoyable for advanced painters. My husband and I live in Grant County, Oregon, and are empty-nesters with four grown sons.
Dive in, and I'll lead you step-by-step in painting this beautiful waterfall! I was inspired by Multnomah Falls, so it's loosely based on that wonderful landmark! I'll provide all the supplies, and I'll have a basic sketch on the canvas for you. You can choose whether to add the bridge at the end. This is for beginners through advanced!
Receive encouragement and a fun experience while growing your drawing skills through lessons and practice! The class members and instructor, Angel Carpenter, will together decide the themes and subjects we'll draw. Creativity is encouraged!
We'll start with line, shading and visualizing. Ideas for subject matter include tropical/sea life, zoo/farm animals, gnomes/fairies, dragons/unicorns, landscape/camping, faces/abstract faces and still life. We'll add color, including watercolor, to some of the artwork.
I will have mixed media pads to purchase for $10 or less. Pencils, erasers and paint will be available for everyone to use in class.
Youth, ages 8-13
Join me for this creative Painter's Choice Cats vs. Dogs Blacklight Paint Party! Choose "Cat Friends" or "Pop Art Pup" and choose your own colors! I'll provide all the supplies, including the basic animal sketch on your canvas. Beginners are welcome! Each painter will go home with a blacklight keylight at no extra charge.
The neon paint looks great under blacklight and regular light!
Adults & kids ages 12 and up
Journal your thoughts and inspirational quotes with artistic expression! In this class, we'll focus on the positive with art, combined with written words. I'll start off the class with a 15-minute drawing lesson, which you can use in your journaling pages or go with other ideas! Tools provided for you to use include pencils, colored pencils, markers, watercolors, acrylics and stencils and more to make your creative mark!
Adults and youth 16 and up
This will be a "staycation" of epic tropical proportions! We'll listen to Caribbean tunes while painting our beach scene! All supplies are included, including the basic sketch on your canvas. Beginners are welcome, so grab friends or family members or come solo, and let's paint!
Mark your calendars, and let's head to the tropics! Choose to paint a Coco-Loco Flamingo or a Flamingo Gnome! Sign up with a friend or family member or just come down and paint with us but sign up early! All supplies are provided, and you'll go home with a fun finished painting. Beginners are always welcome, and I'll walk you through the process!
You can choose Bright and Bold "Sunny Delight Flowers" or Sweet and Subdued "Hydrangeas" for this fun paint party! I'll show you how to create the bright, whimsical flowers and an easy technique for making the hydrangeas look realistic. I'll have all your supplies ready for you, including the basic sketch on your canvas. You can choose different colors, if you'd like!
Beginners are welcome! Let's paint!
These summery sunflowers will be fun to paint! You'll receive step-by-step instruction, and I'll provide all your supplies, including the basic sketch on your canvas. You can choose to change your background color, and I have gold paint to add for a shimmer in your sunflowers!
Physical Address: 116 NW Bridge St. John Day, Oregon 97845
Mailing Address: 116 NW Bridge St. John Day, Oregon 97845 Ste 9
Call: (541) 575-1335
Email: paintedskycenter@gmail.com
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