Voice Instructor Morganne Best performing in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Photo courtesy of Morganne Best
There’s nothing like the feeling of doing something you love—even if you don’t know you love it yet. Do you have a talent you’ve never had the opportunity to explore? Hear how Morganne Best and Kathryn Lamb, Voice and Violin Instructors at Samford Academy of the Arts, discovered theirs and register for the fall session B classes to uncover new possibilities for yourself.
Drop-in Art Night is back February 8, 2019 with a Mixed Media Valentines project led by Birmingham artist Ashley Wingo! Show your loved ones you care by giving them a real work of art this Valentine’s Day. All skill levels and ages are welcome!
The cost is $20, and enjoy a drink on us!
Proceeds support Space One Eleven’s year round art classes and art camps for children and youth.
Payments are accepted at the door in cash, check, or credit card.
For more information on Drop-in Art Night, please contact Kristen J. McArthur at KristenJMcArthur@SpaceOneEleven.org or by phone at (205) 328-0553 ext. 24.
Space One Eleven is offering a four week figure workshop led by artist Andy Jordan. Participants will choose their preferred medium to develop methods for representing the human figure from live models. This class is for intermediate to advanced students
This class will focus on drawing the figure from observation. We will place the figure in relationship to its surroundings by using large abstract shapes and positive and negative spacial relationships. Softer graphite pencil will be used to make the process more painterly and enhance the form using a subtle chiaroscuro.  All skill levels are welcome. Â
Saturday, January 12, 10am – 4pm. $145, supplies needed. $50 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit required to hold your place. Call 870-0480 to sign up!
January 5 – February 9, 2019 Saturdays 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Space One Eleven is offering a six week introductory-style printmaking workshop led by artist Paul Williamson. Invented in China nearly two thousand years ago, printmaking is still a viable and exciting art medium today. This class, for high school-aged through adults, will expose students to several types of printmaking, including monoprinting, collagraphy, transfer, and relief, resulting in students producing multiple prints for each fun and creative printmaking type. Open to all skill levels.
Age 15+
Cost: $240, includes most supplies.
Teaching Artist bio: With a Fine Arts degree from Huntingdon College and a Master’s degree in Art Education from the University of Montevallo, Paul Williamson has been teaching art and exhibiting his artwork for nearly three decades. This award winning instructor loves motivating his students to succeed in their creativity so that they grow as artists.
On Friday, December 14th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Space One Eleven is hosting a Holiday Craft Drop-in Art Night! Join us to create artful hand-made gifts for your friends and family with local Birmingham artists.
Lily Reeves, a sculptor working in a range of media, will teach you how to create mobiles from found objects and hand-made wire sculptures. Sarah Gurganus, a local fiber artist and handwork teacher will help you create lovely holiday ornaments for your window or tree; and print-maker Paul Williamson will guide you through the process of printing your own holiday cards from hand-made woodblock prints.
The cost is $20 per project, and enjoy a drink on us!
Payments are accepted at the door in cash, check, or credit card.
Plan on Dropping in or interested in the event? Let us know on our Facebook Event page!Â
For more information on Drop-in Art Night, please call Kristen J. McArthur at (205) 328-0553 ext. 24.
Looking for creative gift ideas for the holidays? UAB art professor Doug Baulos is here to help. Exploring a variety of processes including calligraphy, book arts and printing. Come learn fun new techniques and create at least four unique and remarkable handmade gifts just in time for the holidays.
Level 1: Beginner – This class is appropriate for beginner to advanced artists. Covers the basic techniques of the medium and offers individual assistance. No prior experience is required.
Join Gary Chapman for a Make Your Own Snowflake session! $20 per person, including wine, beer and paper. BYOScissors. Call us at 870-0480 to sign up.
Join local artist and teacher Diane Hathcock for a day of expressive painting in a fun filled and informative workshop. Learn how to begin and finish a painting using fun techniques. Workshop participants will receive personal attention and guidance and get comfortable with working fast and loose. By the end of the workshop, you will have completed a painterly landscape and an abstract painting. Lunch is provided!
Level 1: Beginner – This class is appropriate for beginner to advanced artists. Covers the basic techniques of the medium and offers individual assistance. No prior experience is required.
Join us for grits, gumbo, beer and wine! Enjoy a demonstration by Faber-Castell artist, Don Colley, along with complimentary refreshments and libations to make your holiday shopping more fun and relaxing while finding truly special creative gifts.
This workshop will focus on how to create believable landscapes without the tedious detail. You will be free to focus on capturing the essence of your subject while expressing your unique vision. The end result will be an expressive, contemporary work of art that is both recognizable and abstract. Demonstrations will be in oil, but participants are free to paint with oils or acrylics.
Level 2: Intermediate – Assumes the student has some experience in the medium. Reviews basic techniques and offers individual assistance but moves at a faster pace.
Explore color, composition, light and shadow, and visual depth with John Lytle Wilson as your guide. The concepts covered will be applicable to multiple techniques and styles. John will offer one-on-one direction and feedback on your self-directed projects. You may bring phot references, set up still lifes, or use other reference material. Your paintings may include landscapes, portraiture, still lives, or illustrations in a variety of styles. This class is open to intermediate and advanced painters working in oils or acrylics.
John Lytle Wilson is a Birmingham based artist known for his brightly colored acrylics of monkeys, robots, and unicorns. He has fifteen years experience teaching oil painting, drawing, and design at Florida State University, UAB, and Birmingham-Southern.
Dazzling the art community with her innovative Encaustic techniques, Maralyn Wilson will be bringing her creativity to Forstall Art Center! This workshop is for all levels: advanced to beginners. For those of you who are advanced, please bring an idea and supplies to do a specific project. Beginners, don’t worry, you will get all the help and technical advice you need to create your masterpiece. Some of the techniques that will be covered are: India ink on rice paper, India ink on wax, collaging, transferring images to the wax, stenciling, and incising. We hope you can join us; it will be a fun and productive day! MOST SUPPIES PROVIDED!
Level 1: Beginner – This class is appropriate for beginner to advanced artists. Covers the basic techniques of the medium and offers individual assistance. No prior experience is required.
Join Susan Vitali for an evening of fun as she demonstrates the fundamentals of watercolor. This watercolor demo will give you a taste of Susan’s teaching style and stimulate your interest in her upcoming class! Susan has designed an exciting course for beginner and intermediate artists wishing to explore and improve their watercolor painting techniques. You won’t want to miss this exciting demo!
Level 1: Beginner – This class is appropriate for beginner to advanced artists. Covers the basic techniques of the medium and offers individual assistance. No prior experience is required.
