Summer Sculpture Classes
Please scroll down this page to see the complete list of Summer Sculpture classes for adults.

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.

Jump to these sculpture classes and faculty:
BEGINNING SCULPTURE IN METAL
SCULPTURE IN METAL: INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED
CONCRETE SCULPTURE
ANIMALS IN WELDED STEEL
BEGINNING / INTERMEDIATE STONE CARVING
SUMMER I AFTERNOON SCULPTURE AND BRONZE CASTING
SUMMER II AFTERNOON SCULPTURE AND BRONZE CASTING
EVENING SCULPTURE AND BRONZE CASTING
FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE
PERSONAL ICONS / SACRED FIGURES

Sculpture Faculty

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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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SCULPTURE IN METAL: INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED
Instructor: Carey Netherton
Skill Level: AB, I, AD
This course is designed for those individuals who already have basic welding/metalworking experience but wish to develop their skills further. Techniques such as arc welding, MIG welding, TIG welding, as well as forging will be demonstrated. Students will be exposed to a variety of cold working methods also. Design principles will be emphasized and students will be encouraged to develop their own sculptural projects.
Enrollment limited to 12; ages 16 and up

F889
Tuesdays, June 22 - July 20
(5 sessions) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$176 Members / $195 Non-members

G889
Tuesdays, July 27 - August 24
(5 sessions) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$176 Members / $195 Non-members

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CONCRETE SCULPTURE
Instructor: Carey Netherton
Skill Level: All

We are surrounded by concrete as a building material, but many people may not realize that it is a great sculptural medium also. This class will introduce students to a variety of ways in which concrete can be used to make durable sculptures that can be displayed inside or outside. Learn about armatures, casting, different types of concrete and finishing.
Enrollment limited to 12; ages 16 and up
F865
Tuesdays, June 22 - July 20
(5 sessions) 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$167 Members / $185 Non-members

G865
Tuesdays, July 27 - August 24
(5 sessions) 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$167 Members / $185 Non-members

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ANIMALS IN WELDED STEEL
Instructor: Judd Nelson
Skill Level: All

Spend Saturday mornings in the sculpture studio creating welded steel animal sculptures for your home and garden. After researching the animal of your choosing, you will learn to sketch and then weld a small creature. Capture the gesture and spirit of the animal with the way you work the metal by cutting, melting, forging and hammering. The sculptures will be given a patina and mounted for display.
Enrollment limited to 10; ages 16 and up

F874
Saturdays, June 26 - July 24
No Class July 3
(4 sessions) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
$149 Members / $162 Non-members

G874
Saturdays, July 31 - August 28
(5 sessions) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
$176 Members / $195 Non-members

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BEGINNING / INTERMEDIATE STONE CARVING
Instructor: Susan Lyman
Skill Level: B, AB, I

Beginner students: This class is for you! Using hand tools and working small in limestone, beginning students will be introduced to the carving process. Basic three-dimensional design will be discussed as it applies to individual projects, with additional focus on the figure as subject matter. Intermediate students will hone their understanding of the reductive process and sculptural design and be introduced to power tools. Some tools provided. Student purchases stone. Instructor will provide supply list on first day of class.
Enrollment limited to 16; ages 16 and up

F829
Thursdays, June 24 - July 22
(5 sessions) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$162 Members / $180 Non-members

G829
Thursdays, July 29 - August 26
(5 sessions) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$162 Members / $180 Non-members

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SUMMER I AFTERNOON SCULPTURE AND BRONZE CASTING
Instructors: Heidi Hoy & Arlene Zimmerman
Skill Level: B, AB, I

This course is tailored to meet individual needs. Each student is assisted in realizing his or her unique creation from conception to a completed bronze. We begin with learning to create a sculpture in clay or wax. You then learn to pull a mold (if necessary), invest the wax for bronze casting, chase the metal, patina and mount the piece to complete it. Some tools and materials provided. Casting materials are purchased per project.
Enrollment limited to 10; ages 18 and up

F850
Wednesdays, June 23 - July 21
(5 sessions) 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
$185 Members / $205 Non-members

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SUMMER II AFTERNOON SCULPTURE AND BRONZE CASTING
Instructors: Jeff Lohaus
Skill Level: B, AB, l

This course is tailored to meet individual needs. Each student is assisted in realizing his or her unique creation from conception to a completed bronze. We begin with learning to create a sculpture in clay or wax. You then learn to pull a mold (if necessary), invest the wax for bronze casting (in Summer I) or create a mold using resin sand (in Summer II), chase the metal, patina and mount the piece to complete it. Some tools and materials provided. Casting materials are purchased per project.
Enrollment limited to 10; ages 18 and up

G850
Wednesdays, July 28 - August 25
(5 sessions) 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
$185 Members / $205 Non-members

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EVENING SCULPTURE AND BRONZE CASTING
Instructors: Heidi Hoy, Arlene Zimmerman and John R. Currie Skill Level: B, AB, l

This course is designed to meet individual needs for both new and continuing students. Each student is equipped to create a sculpture, taking his/her idea to a completed bronze. We begin by learning to create a sculpture directly in wax or clay and waste mold. We then invest our wax for bronze casting, chase the metal, work a patina and mount the sculpture. Some tools and materials are provided. Casting materials are purchased at time of casting.
Enrollment limited to 10; ages 18 and up

Summer I Instructor: Heidi
F802
Wednesdays, June 23 - July 21
(5 sessions) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$185 Members / $205 Non-members

Summer II Instructors: Arlene and John
G802
Wednesdays, July 28 - August 25
(5 sessions) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$185 Members / $205 Non-members

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FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE
Instructor: Foster Willey
Skill Level: All

This class will focus on figurative sculpture and traditional sculpting techniques. The session will emphasize working from the model to create full figure studies (nude) or portraits. Special attention will be given to the additive process of clay modeling and thinking in the round. Work will range from an extended pose to quick studies in terra cotta. The process of bronze casting using the lost wax method and standard investment will also be taught. Mold making and casting will be discussed and demonstrated on a per project basis. Students may also select independent projects and explore their own ideas with support and direction from the instructor. Some tools and materials provided. Casting materials on a per project basis. Model fee is required unless other arrangements are made in advance with the instructor.
Enrollment limited to 10; ages 18 and up

F819
Mondays, June 21 - July 19
No Class July 5
(4 sessions) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
$137 Members / $152 Non-members
$45 Model Fee

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PERSONAL ICONS / SACRED FIGURES
Instructor: Patty Carmody Smith
Skill Level: All

In this two day class you will create a freestanding personal icon that reflects your divine essence. On the first day carve your armature from Styrofoam and cover it in papier mache. On the second day multiple techniques will be demonstrated on how to create a beautiful, textured surface using Paperclay, textured fabric and paint. You can use face molds that will be provided or create your own face. Finished pieces will measure 15-17 inches high.
Enrollment limited to 10; ages 18 and up

G873
Wednesday & Thursday, Aug. 11 & 12
(2 sessions) 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$166 Members / $184 Non-members

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SCULPTURE FACULTY

Patty Carmody Smith
Patty has a B.S. in Art from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls. She has shown her fiber and mixed media sculpture regionally since 1995. Patty has a passion for the creative process and the role it plays in living a creative life. She has developed a unique sculptural technique that utilizes lightweight air-drying materials.

Heidi Hoy
B.A., Studio Arts, Hamline University. Heidi began taking sculpture classes at the Art Center in 1988, and taught from 1995-2002, and returned in 2008. She has exhibited her work in galleries and museums nationally and has created many public works. Her work reflects her love of the female form in dramatic poses.

Jeff Lohaus
Jeff is a mid-career artist living and working in Northeast Minneapolis. He is a painter and sculptor, and maintains a studio in the Northrup King Building. Jeff is primarily a metalworker and creates sculpture that is both fabricated and cast in sizes up to larger than life. He has extensive experience casting in the University of Minnesota foundry.

Susan Lyman
B.A., University of Minnesota, majored in Studio Art, Sociology and Anthropology. Susan has worked as an art director in major advertising agencies. She has been involved with the Art Center for the past 15 years as a student and as an instructor. Her own work in sculpture is primarily figurative and often life size. In teaching she enjoys nurturing students to develop their skills in stone sculpting.

Judd Nelson
Judd has been creating welded and forged animal sculptures since he was 17. He completed his formal training in art at the University of Minnesota were he was taught sculpture and bonze casting from some of the most widely recognized Midwest instructors. He has taught at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as well as in Native American and public schools around the country. He has been on “Hometime,” a National Public Television show as a set builder and technical advisor as well as in front of the camera. His studio was featured in a recent “Hometime” episode.

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.

Foster Willey Jr.
B.F.A., Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, the Naguib School of Sculpture. Earns commissions and exhibits works in stone, bronze, concrete, wood and steel.

Arlene Zimmerman
began taking sculpture classes at the Art Center in 1993 where she studied until 2002. She was a teaching assistant from 1995-2002. She has exhibited her work in galleries and at the Museum of American Art. The uniqueness of being a woman permeates her work. Her sculptural figures celebrate ethnicity.