Class
Prairie Art Alliance offers art classes for both children and adults throughout the year. Children's classes are small in size to allow individual attention and instruction. All supplies and materials are provided for children. We even supply the paint shirts! Workshops offer a variety of media and interest levels.

Scholarships are available thru the Pat Anderson Memorial Fund

Contact the Administrative Office at (217) 544-2787 for more information
and application or Email: jjohnson@prairieart.org

CURRENT CLASS SCHEDULE

Workshops
The Prairie Art Alliance offers a variety of young adult and adult workshops throughout the year. Early enrollment is encouraged.

2010

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

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BOB ROHM - May 24-28, 2010
Oil and Pastel Painting Workshop
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (One Hour Lunch Break)
Cost: $500.00 Nonmember
$425.00 Prairie Art Alliance Member (Juried or Associate)
Bob's fresh, informative workshops are an intensive period of work, study, and FUN that have been enthusiastically received by both beginner and advanced students. For complete day by day schedule and supply list, please see his website at:
www.bobrohm.com

KRISTY KUTCH - August 30 - September 1, 2010
Colored Pencil Workshop/Watersoluble Colored Pencil Workshop
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (One Hour Lunch Break)
Cost: $280.00 Nonmember
$230.00 Prairie Art Alliance Member (Juried or Associate)
"Pick up a Pencil and Paint!"
Experience the many tools, surfaces, and surprisingly effective techniques which yield stunning, vivid colored pencil paintings. Waxy and water soluble colored pencil/watercolor crayon techniques will be included, along with a vast array of colored pencil-compatible surfaces, many of them free. Kristy Kutch is a seasoned, supportive teacher who aims to provide an informative and very enjoyable workshop experience. She includes frequent demonstrations (questions welcome and invited!), individual attention, and numerous take-home samples. The author of the book Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil, Kristy is also featured on the DVD Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics.

For more information on Kristy Kutch, please see:
www.artshow.com/kutch

Outreach Programs
Through grant funding provided by Target, the Illinois Arts Council,the Springfield Area Arts Council, and the Sangamon County Community Foundation the Prairie Art Alliance partners with local organizations and community schools to provide free art classes and projects to underserved children. The Prairie Art Alliance classes provide a hands-on opportunity for self-expression and to help build self-esteem by creating art in a safe setting with positive adult role models.

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