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It’s time to wrap up 2022 and unwrap the potential of 2023!
New year, new beginnings. Now is the perfect time to try your hand at a new skill! Join one of our classes designed for artists of all ages and skill levels and set free your creative potential!
MOSAIC MANIA
6 week class starting January 3rd • Learn how to create beautiful mosaic pieces in this fun 6 week class! Each week Nancy will guide you in how to design, cut and place pieces for the project of your choice.
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View All Classes →LARGER THAN LIFE WATERCOLORS (AGES 16+)
6 week class starting January 4th• Loosen up and allow the medium to express life for you by working large in watercolor. Instructor/Artist Zan Lombardo will help you fall in love with various images and show you how to treat each shape in a large work as a composition in and of itself.
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View All Classes →BACK TO BASIC: ACRYLIC PAINTING WITH PAT SMELKOFF
6 week class starting January 5th • Wanting to try something new? Then this class is for you- learn the basics of painting as Artist/Instructor Pat Smelkoff guides you through the process of how to undercoat, basecoat, float, double load, dry brush and to paint wet into wet.
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View All Classes →FLUID ART SERIES: FLIP CUP FUN
Thursday, January 5 • Looking for something a bit different? Give our “Fluid Art” series a try! Whether you are a beginner or advanced, these fluid art techniques will be fully explained, demonstrated and you will go home with two completed pieces.
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View All Classes →INTRODUCING OUR LECTURE AND CLASS SERIES WITH KEVIN COSTELLO
Beginning January 12 • Join us for a very special series led by Artist/Lecturer/Instructor Kevin Costello. Every Thursday we’ll start the day with a lecture on a variety of styles, mediums and artists. In the afternoon Kevin will lead a 4 week class in a particular style. January’s lecture is on Women Artists in the 21st Century, and the class is The Color of Music: Abstract Painting.
Attend just the lecture, just the class or both! Whatever you choose, it’s sure to be an illuminating experience.
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Register for the Class →GETTING YOUR ART INTO RETAIL SERIES
3 part Series Beginning Jan. 14th • Calling all Artists! If you’re looking for another opportunity to grow your creative business, consider wholesaling. Transforming your work into products and selling them to brick & mortar retail shops can be rewarding! This series of three online workshops by successful artist, Pamela Joy Trow, will demystify the wholesale process, and help you decide if it’s a viable selling opportunity for your art business. These workshops will benefit visual artists, crafters, and makers who are new to wholesale.
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INTRO TO LEATHERWORKING
January 18th • Learn the basics of the time-honored technique of leatherworking from Instructor/Artist Mathew Halstead and create your own refillable leather journal. The versatile notebook can be used any way you’d like and once the journal is filled, just remove the pad of paper and start a new one!
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LOOKING FOR CLASSES FOR AGES 5-18? Check out our January kids classes!
Our youth programming is bigger and better than ever for 2023! In January we’ll offer:
• Homeschool Art Classes (Grades K-12)
• ArtPlay: Visual Arts (Ages 8-22)
• Zentangle (Ages 13+)
• Neurographica )Ages 13+)
• Paint Like Bob Ross (Ages 13+)
• Hula (Ages 3+)
• Painting with Eunique (Ages 5-10)
• Intro to Leatherworking (Ages 12+)
• Manga and Pizza Night (Ages 12-18)
• Can Control 101 (Ages 13-18)
• And More!
For details and to register click here: EXPLORE YOUTH CLASSES
Educate, Create and Congregate
Thursday, Jan. 12th • Join us for a combined Artist and Instructor Mixer! We know there are many Artists out there that would make excellent Instructors and many talented Instructors who would be interested in displaying their work at the Alliance. This fun Mixer will give you the chance to meet new people and explore your options! Be sure to bring a friend for this fun, relaxed evening!
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We can’t wait to make 2023 our most creative year yet, with YOU!
Alliance for the Arts • ArtInLee.org
239-939-2787 • 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers
Membership • Donate • Classes • Exhibits • Theatre • Digital Arts Lab
Janet & Bruce Bunch · The Claiborne & Ned Foulds Foundation
Leigh Frizzell Hayes · Mary Lou & Richard Helms
Meisenberg Family Trust · Jon & Megan Romine · Arthur Zupko
And incredible people like you!
Alliance for the Arts | 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33919