Archive for January 2012
Contemporary Abstract Painting
Free your creative spirit in this exploration of color, texture and application styles. Led by local contemporary abstract artist Jennifer Kaye, you will build the confidence you need to attack that blank canvas without painting a single tree. Please bring a canvas no larger than 24×24 to the first night of class. $75 for 6 classes.
Feb 18 – Mar 24 S 2 – 4 pm Course # 179660
Apr 14 – May 19 S 2 – 4 pm Course # 179661
Painting: Abstracting from Nature
Students will use nature and organic forms to generate well-developed abstract paintings. By observing and recording some elements of a subject, students will learn when to improvise and when to veer from the literal. We will experiment with elements of design and composition and focus on the process of arriving at an image. $60 for 6 classes. Ages 16 +
Feb 18 – Mar 24 S 12 – 2 pm Course # 181198
Apr 14 – May 19 S 12 – 2 pm Course # 181199
Register online today, or call (317) 327-7135.
These all-inclusive Saturday art classes are designed to build skills and confidence in multiple disciplines. All materials included.
Clay Handbuilding (Ages 7-12)
Learn basic clay handbuilding skills while having FUN! Students will learn pinch, coil and slab building methods. They will also learn glazing, clay studio safety and how their work gets fired in the kiln. $75 for 6 classes.
Feb 18 – Mar 24 S 9:30-11:30am Course # 179365
Apr 14 – May 19 S 9:30-11:30am Course # 179366
2-D Media (Ages 7-12)
Feeling inventive? Have a blast while taking part in this open-ended arts experience. Explore various artistic tools and materials as you create works of art in a friendly, engaging and creative environment. $75 for 6 classes.
Feb 18 – Mar 24 S 9:30-11:30am Course # 179364
Apr 14 – May 19 S 9:30-11:30am Course # 179367
Let’s Make Books! (ages 7-12)
Does your aspiring artist like reading and paper crafts? Then bookmaking is just the class for them. In this class, young bookmakers will explore various ways of making a blank book that they can then fill with their words or art. $75 for 6 classes.
Feb 18 – Mar 24 S 9:30-11:30am Course # 179363
Apr 14 – May 19 S 9:30-11:30am Course # 179370
Register online today, or call (317) 327-7135.
This winter and spring, join film historian Eric Grayson as he presents “Fallen Stars,” a film series featuring actors who were ostracized from Hollywood.
Coney Island (1917) and Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916) Featuring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
In Coney Island, Fatty Arbuckle travels to an amusement park where he competes with Buster Keaton for the heart of a girl, which leads to havoc.
In Fatty and Mabel Adrift, the beach front house where Fatty and Mabel live has been “launched” out to sea by villains. When Fatty and Mabel arise, they find their beds floating in a sea of water.
Arbuckle was accused (and eventually exonerated) of causing the death of Virginia Rappe in 1921. He was able to obtain work only as a director afterward and died on the day he signed a contract for his big comeback in 1933.
Jan 28 7 p.m. Tickets $3.00
Questions? Call us at (317) 327-7135.
Are you interested in meeting other people interested in the arts? Would you like to have a free outlet to get creative with others? Do you seek new information on techniques, ideas, and events? Do you want to experience all of this FOR FREE? Check out the following meetings, events, and workshops hosted here at the Garfield Park Arts Center:
Creative Journeys with Sketchbooks and Journals
Do you keep a sketchbook or journal? Would you like an opportunity to meet with others who share your interest and be inspired by their work? Are you interested in sharing information on the newest pens, paints, and other supplies? Then join us! This group is open to journal and sketchbook artists of any skill level. We’ll discuss methods, materials, and media. At every meeting we’ll have discussion, share our work, and engage our minds with a fun sketching/journaling exercise. Registration is not required.
Ages 16+ / Free
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Jan. 8
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3 – 5 pm
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Feb. 12
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Su
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3 – 5 pm
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March 11
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Su
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3 – 5 pm
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May 13
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Su
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3 – 5 pm
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Garfield Poetry Circle
Explore the beauty of language through readings and discussion. For enthusiasts or those new to reading and writing poetry, this group celebrates the artistry of poetic expression. Registration is not required.
Age 18+ / Free
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Jan. 15
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Su
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3 – 4:30 pm
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March 18
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Su
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3 – 4:30 pm
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April 15
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Su
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3 – 4:30 pm
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May 20
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Su
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3 – 4:30 pm
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Indiana Photographic Society
This club for photographers, photo-historians and enthusiasts meets weekly. Activities and topics include photo critique, review, survey of techniques and hands-on instruction. The Society exhibits the work of its members at locations around the state. No registration required.
Ages 18+ / Free
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Jan. 4 – May 30
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7 - 9 pm
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Arts for All
Discover your creative side! Families can explore performance, visual and language arts through fun, hands-on activities. Arts for All themes engage participants more deeply with the GPAC’s exhibits. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Arts for All is open every Saturday from 12pm-4pm and Sunday from 1pm-5pm. Walk in any time during those hours to participate.
Remember, there are ALWAYS free things to do at the GPAC during open hours. We welcome you to check out the exhibit or draw using our drawing boards, paper, and pencils.
The GPAC Arts for All Outreach staff and teaching Artist Beatriz Vasquez-Schlebecker are teaming up to bring a fun, hands-on arts activity to your neighborhood. Beatriz is a Mexican American artist who specializes in the beautiful, traditional Mexican folk art known as “papel picado” wherein elaborate designs are created by cutting delicate and colorful paper. All ages welcome, but children must be accompanied by an adult.
FREE
All programs are Tuesdays 5-8:00 except where noted:
Jan 24 Christian
Jan 31 Watkins
Feb 7 Krannert
Feb 14 Windsor
Feb 21 Rhodius
Feb 28 Broad Ripple (1-4PM)
Mar 6 Washington
Mar 13 Municipal Gardens
Mar 20 Bethel
Apr 10 Brookside
Apr 17 Douglass
Apr 24 Thatcher
May 4 Riverside (Celebrate the Arts event 6-8PM)
Questions? Give us a call at (317) 327-7135.
Purchase a Vintage Movie Nights pass and save! This pass gets you into 6 Vintage Movie Nights for the price of 5, and you will also get free popcorn when you present your punch card at the concession window.
Please bring your pass to the GPAC and have the lobby attendant punch it each time you come in. The GPAC is not responsible for lost passes—no record of movies viewed is kept. Passes are non-transferrable (only the person listed on the pass may use the credits) and must be presented with ID. No refunds once pass has been picked up.
Passes can be purchased at the front desk, or by calling (317) 327-7135.
In an unusual bout of warm, sunny weather last weekend, we made clay snowmen with some kids in Arts for All. After finishing their commemorative 100 Years Clay Tiles, a group of creative kids thought it would be nice to build “claymen”. Check out their creations!
For more photos, check out the Garfield Park Arts Center on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Garfield-Park-Arts-Center-GPAC/190046617512
Held in conjunction with the “Neo Natural” exhibit at The Conservatory, the mission of this exhibition is to enhance the development and recognition of Indiana’s glass artists and to increase awareness of glass as a fine art medium. The show includes a diverse selection of glass pieces including traditional vessels and contemporary sculpture. Join us in the Arts for All room to take part in hands-on creative family activities on Saturdays and Sundays.
Indiana Glass Arts Alliance Opening Reception
Jan 21 from 5:00 – 7:00pm
Indiana Glass Arts Alliance Exhibit
Jan 21 – Feb 26
January 21 – February 26
Explore the works of Marc Chagall, known for his dream-like paintings and stained glass installations. Create original stained “glass” windows using tissue paper and your imagination!
Following a discussion on Marc Chagall and the significance of symbols in artwork, participants will create symbols important to them on colored tissue paper. Once these symbols are adhered to a laminating pouch, we will scrunch blue tissue paper around them to create a stained glass effect. After sealing the pouch, participants will use a black marker and draw lines to section off different parts of the “stained glass window”. Then the artwork is ready to display!
All Ages / Free Saturdays Noon – 4pm, Sundays 1-5pm
Learn more about Arts for All here!
The first sessions of classes begin starting January 8th. For 2012, we are offering many new visual arts classes for all ages. The following class previews are only a few of many classes offered. For more information on new or preexisting classes, call us at 327-7135.
Jewelry: Cold Connections
Cold connections are jewelry making techniques in which metals and found objects are attached without the use of glues or soldering. In this class make a pendant using several different cold connection methods including riveting, screwing with nuts and bolts, and attaching eyelets.
$30 for 3 classes plus a $10 supply kit fee.
Feb 9 – 23 Th 6:00-8:00pm Course # 179968
May 3 – 17 Th 6:00-8:00pm Course # 180098
T’ai Chi Chih
Gentle, easy-to-learn movements that circulate and balance the internal energy in each of us. T’ai Chi Chih is not a martial art, but a moving meditation that promotes good health and joyful well-being.
$49 for 7 classes. Ages 16 +
Feb 5 – Mar 25 (No Feb. 19) Su 1:15-2:45pm Course # 180448
Apr 1 – May 20 (No Apr. 8) Su 1:15-2:45pm Course # 180498
Contemporary Abstract Painting
Free your creative spirit is this exploration of color, texture and application styles. Led by local contemporary abstract artist Jennifer Kaye, you will build the confidence you need to attack that blank canvas without painting a single tree. Please bring a canvas no larger than 24×24 to the first night of class.
Ages 18+ / $75 / Includes 6 classes
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Feb. 18 – March 24
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2 – 4 pm
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179660
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April 14 – May 19
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2 – 4 pm
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179661
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Creative Drama I, Ages 6-8
Books and familiar tales come alive as participants explore storytelling and story structure. Stories are playfully staged, deconstructed and reinvented with the help of creative drama games and exercises.
$30 for 6 classes.
Feb 18 – Mar 24 S 1:45-2:45 p.m. Course # 179335
Apr 14 – May 19 S 1:45-2:45 p.m. Course # 179337
Painting: Abstracting Nature
Students will use nature and organic forms to generate well-developed, ‘abstract’ paintings. By observing and recording some elements of a subject, students will learn when to improvise and when to veer from the literal. We will experiment with elements of design and composition and focus on the process of arriving at an image.
Ages 16+ / $60 / Includes 6 classes
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Feb. 18 – March 24
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Noon – 2 pm
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181198
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April 14 – May 19
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Noon – 2 pm
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181199
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Saturday A.M. Art Kids- Let’s Make Books!
Does your aspiring artist like reading and paper crafts? Then bookmaking is just the class for them. In this class, young bookmakers will explore various ways of making a blank book that they can then fill with their words or art.
Ages 7 – 12 / $75 / Includes 6 classes
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Feb. 18 – March 24
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9:30 – 11:30 am
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179363
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April 14 – May 19
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S
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9:30 – 11:30 am
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179370
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