Summer Core Classes
Please scroll down this page to see the complete list of Summer Core classes.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Did you notice a change in the fee for your class? To simplify our accounting and recordkeeping, we no longer charge separate studio and materials fees. The total price for your class did not increase but it might look like it did. In fact, the class will actually cost less if you are a member since we are now discounting the studio and materials fees in addition to the tuition discount. We will continue to charge the model fees separately and, since the summer camp catalog had gone to press when this decision was made, we will continue to charge materials fees for summer camp programs through the end of this summer.

10% Discount for First-time Students:
First-time students save 10% off the price of a class when they register for their first class at the Art Center. Discount does not apply toward Transportation, Firing, New Student Material, or Model fees; Summer Arts Camp; Birthday Parties; subsidized classes, and cannot be combined with any other offer.

Call 952.473.7361, ext. 16, if you have questions or to register for a class.

About Core Classes:
A CORE CLASS is a basic, functional class designed and offered by the Art Center to assist beginning students with developing their skills and knowledge around the creative and artistic process of making art.

Students are encouraged to ask questions and to explore new ways of looking at and experiencing the process of art making. We view these classes as a fun, non-judgmental way for new students to introduce themselves to the Art Center, our studios, our faculty and our community of artists.

Jump to these core classes and faculty:
STAINED GLASS FUNDAMENTALS
BEGINNING SCULPTURE IN METAL
WATERCOLOR BASICS
CONTINUING WATERCOLOR I
OIL PAINTING BASICS
AFTERNOON BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
EVENING BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Core Classes Faculty

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Glass
STAINED GLASS FUNDAMENTALS
Instructor: Jeffrey Goetz
Skill Level: B, AB [CORE CLASS]

Learn the tools, materials and techniques necessary to create a stained glass panel. Choose from a selection of patterns that are designed to make it easy for you to finish a panel and that will teach you the basics of stained glass construction. Advanced students are welcome to finish on-going panels or create new ones.
Enrollment limited to 10; ages 18 and up

F995
Saturdays, June 26 - July 24
(5 sessions) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
$171 Members / $190 Non-members

G995
Saturdays, July 31 - August 28
(5 sessions) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
$171 Members / $190 Non-members

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Sculpture
BEGINNING SCULPTURE IN METAL
Instructor: Carey Netherton
Skill Level: B [CORE CLASS]

The purpose of this class is to introduce students to basic welding and metalworking methods associated with the construction of sculptural objects. A large portion of the class will focus on oxyacetylene welding, cutting and brazing, but cold working methods, such as grinding and drilling, will also be demonstrated. Safety and proper tool usage will be emphasized.
Enrollment limited to 10; ages 16 and up

F807
Tuesdays, June 22 - July 20
(5 sessions) 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
$176 Members / $195 Non-members

G807
Tuesdays, July 27 - August 24
(5 sessions) 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
$176 Members / $195 Non-members

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Paint
WATERCOLOR BASICS
Instructor: Terry Genesen-Becker
Skill Level: B [CORE CLASS]

This course provides the foundation for successful watercolor painting. All technical aspects are covered including pigment characteristics, brush handling, texturing, masking and paper stretching. Class exercises are designed to increase confidence, explore value, color mixing and composition. Imaginative assignments integrate content and technical skills.

This is a two-part, consecutive series. You must complete the Summer I class in order to take the Summer II class. Supply list will be provided at first class of Summer I.
Enrollment limited to 12; ages 16 and up

F420
Wednesdays, June 23 - July 21
(5 sessions) 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
$122 Members / $135 Non-members

G420
Wednesdays, July 28 - August 25
(5 sessions) 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
$122 Members / $135 Non-members

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Paint
CONTINUING WATERCOLOR I
Instructor: Terry Genesen-Becker
Skill Level: AB [CORE CLASS]

This course is for the painter fresh from Watercolor Basics and provides more directed experience in the media. Material covered will increase familiarity with value structure, composition, color use and painting techniques. Bring supplies to first class. Prerequisite: Watercolor Basics or instructor’s
permission.Enrollment limited to 12; ages 16 and up

F425
Thursdays, June 24 - July 22
(5 sessions) 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
$102 Members / $113 Non-members

G425
Thursdays, July 29 - August 26
(5 sessions) 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
$102 Members / $113 Non-members

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Paint
OIL PAINTING BASICS
Instructor: Holly Stone
Skill Level: B, AB [CORE CLASS]

Students will learn basic art principles and techniques important in designing and completing strong oil paintings. Beginning students will be assisted with a step-by-step painting process, and given basics in value, color, palette knife use, brush techniques and more. Returning and more advanced level students will further develop their personal style, improve color and design skills, and be presented with more advanced painting principles and techniques.
Supplies discussed first session. View Syllabus on website.Enrollment limited to 18; ages 16 and up

F464
Fridays, June 25 - July 23
(5 sessions) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$122 Members / $135 Non-members

G464
Fridays, July 30 - August 27
(5 sessions) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$122 Members / $135 Non-members

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Photography
AFTERNOON BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Instructor: Carl Beihl
Skill Level: B, AB [CORE CLASS]

This class is for beginning photographers and it will take you through the fundamentals of digital camera use. You will learn basic operating procedures including manual settings, picture resolutions, focus and zoom options. The class will also offer helpful tips on camera care. In easy, step-by-step directions, you will learn how to e-mail, print and file your digital images. You will also be prepared to explore the many options available with this kind of technology. Participants are on the move with Carl, practicing new skills during short field trips in and around our beautiful art center. Carl encourages a lively, energetic atmosphere that builds confidence in photographic abilities and personal vision. By the end of the class, each participant leaves more excited than ever about photography and with their own collection of images that illustrate their growth technically and creatively.
Enrollment limited to 10; ages 16 and up

F661
Tuesdays, June 22 - July 13
(4 sessions) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$119 Members / $132 Non-members

G661
Tuesdays, August 3 - August 24
(4 sessions) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$119 Members / $132 Non-members

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Photography
EVENING BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Instructor: Carl Beihl
Skill Level: B, AB [CORE CLASS]

This class is for beginning photographers and it will take you through the fundamentals of digital camera use. You will learn basic operating procedures including manual settings, picture resolutions, focus and zoom options. The class will also offer helpful tips on camera care. In easy, step-by-step directions, you will learn how to e-mail, print and file your digital images. You will also be prepared to explore the many options available with this kind of technology. Participants are on the move with Carl, practicing new skills during short field trips in and around our beautiful art center. Carl encourages a lively, energetic atmosphere that builds confidence in photographic abilities and personal vision. By the end of the class, each participant leaves more excited than ever about photography and with their own collection of images that illustrate their growth technically and creatively.
Enrollment limited to 10; ages 16 and up

F662
Tuesdays, June 22 - July 13
(4 sessions) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

$119 Members / $132 Non-members

G662
Tuesdays, July 27 - August 17
(4 sessions) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$119 Members / $132 Non-members

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CORE CLASSES FACULTY

Carl Beihl
A practicing artist and photographer from the age of 9, Carl is truly a product of the Art Center and its culture of artist development. Beginning in the early 1970s, he continued the artist's journey, first juggling Art Center classes with jobs in big business and consulting and for the last ten years, becoming a full time visual artist with emphasis on photography and ceramics.

Terry Genesen-Becker
B.F.A., University of Minnesota. Terry’s 28 years of teaching experience include the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the Minnesota Museum of Art School, Grand Marais Art Colony and the University of Minnesota’s Compleat Scholar. As a nationally exhibited watercolorist she has been awarded signature status in the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, the Red River Watercolor Society and Watercolor USA’s Watercolor Honor Society. Terry’s work was recently included in national invitationals curated by the University of Minnesota and Parkland College, Champaign, IL. Her work and process have been featured in WATERCOLOR magazine. Her watercolors are regularly shown in national juried exhibitions and museum collections which include the Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN, Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay, WI, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO and the Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI.
www.terrygenesenbecker.com

Jeffrey Goetz
has been the Director of the Arkansas Institute for Building Preservation Trades, a Vice President of the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, the Technical Director for Inspired Partnerships in Chicago and taught at the Building Preservation Technology program at Belmont Technical College. While at the college he administered an Army Legacy Grant for window restoration projects at West Point and Fort Drum and participated in an exterior restoration project at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater. He studied Italian stained glass techniques at the Vetrate Artistiche Toscane, in Siena, Italy and has been twice honored in the juried state-wide competition by the Palmetto Hands Artisans Exhibition in Charleston, SC.

Carey Netherton
M.F.A., in Sculpture, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He holds a B.A., in 3-D Studio Art and Philosophy, Eastern Illinois University. Carey worked for over four years as a fine art foundry technician and supervisor at the Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture in Mercerville, New Jersey. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions, has won a variety of awards and is a part of many private collections.

Holly Stone
B.S., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Holly is an artist-educator who has taught oil painting acrylics and watercolor locally since 1998. Involvement in the arts has included work as a scenic designer/actor/musical director for a local theater troupe for four years, mural painting, and numerous art shows. Her work may be seen in commercial and private collections. She uses her occupational therapy background to assist people of all abilities to find expression in the arts.