Introduction to Pointed Pen Calligraphy – DeSelms (DES040124)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List Good handwriting is NOT a prerequisite to this course! Learn the basics of pointed pen calligraphy with experienced calligrapher and instructor Megan DeSelms of Inked Romance Calligraphy and…
Beginning Landscapes: Acrylic & Oil – Wilson (WIL040124)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs5 Mondays, 04/01/24 – 04/29/24, 9am-12pm Supply List Learn the basics of acrylics & oils and techniques of the brushes and tools you will use. Build your skills and confidence…
Extreme Functional Pottery – Lawson (LAW040124-1)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: All $85 clay/glaze/firing fee Supply List Hand builders and wheel throwers unite to design and create fun inventive table wear. Serving dishes, berry bowls, chip n dips, pitchers and…
Intro to Metal – Roberts (ROB040124)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List This course is a combination of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on experience. Students are introduced to the basic use of tools and techniques for fabrication of metals. The basic…
Figure Study – Monitor (FIG040124)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs5 Mondays, 04/01/24 – 04/29/24, 1-4pm No instructor/monitor only – Work from life in this figure study class with the medium of your choice. Models are clothed or nude, weekly…
Independent Study Fused Glass – Pre-req – Berry (BER040124)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs5 Mondays, 04/01/24 – 04/29/24, 1-4pm Pre-Requisite: Intro to Glass Fusing Glass and Firing Fees extra Supply List This glass fusing class is for all levels. The instructor will work…
Beadweaving – Ellis (ELL042124)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: All Supply List This five week session is for beginners as well as those with bead weaving experience. Learn the foundational bead weaving stitches necessary for developing beaded jewelry…
Explorations into Mixed Media Painting & Collage – Henry (HEN040124)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: All Supply List Join Maggie and explore the many facets of mixed media painting & collage work. Mixed media collage art is created by using different materials including cloth,…
Personal Pathways – Lawson (LAW040124-2)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List Level: All with experience – not for beginning wheel throwers. $85 clay / glaze / firing fee Pursue and explore your own ideas with instructional guidance to achieve…
Slab to FAB – Lawson (LAW040224-1)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: All $85 clay/glaze/firing fee Supply List Learn how to create wonderful functional and non-functional clay work using the slab roller and hand-building. The possibilities are endless, this is a…
Intermediate 1 Watercolor – Bachofner (BAC040224-1)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: Intermediate Supply List For students moving to the intermediate level, expand the techniques of watercolor and continue to explore color mixing and application. Demos will enable you to understand…
Beginning Watercolor – Krchmar (KRC040224)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List This beginning watercolor class is both an introduction to watercolor techniques and an opportunity to delve into processes which will help you explore and develop your own creativity.…
Adult Ballet – Engle (ENG040224)
Performing Arts Center 10150 BONITA BEACH RD, Bonita Springs6 Tuesdays, 04/02/24 – 05/07/24, 9-10am Whether you are a rank beginner or a little rusty since your last class, this is for you! Key elements of classical ballet will…
Stone Carving: Romancing the Stone – Corsini, Mertens (COR040224-1)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: Pre-requisite Intro to Stone Stone fee separate Supply List Explore your creative side by carving a variety of natural stones. Discover unique colors, textures and properties of a variety…
Adult Stretch for Flex! – Engle (ENG040224)
Performing Arts Center 10150 BONITA BEACH RD, Bonita Springs6 Tuesdays, 04/02/24 - 05/07/24, 10-11am 6 week sessions: Jan. 9-Feb. 13, Feb 20-Mar 26, Apr 2-May 7 Students also registered in BOTH Tuesday and Thursday Adult Ballet classes may…
Stone Carving: Romancing the Stone – Mertens, Corsini (MER040224-2)
Supply List Level: pre-req. Intro to Stone Stone fee separate Explore your creative side by carving a variety of natural stones. Discover unique colors, textures and properties of a variety…
Slab to FAB – Lawson (LAW040224-2)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: All $85 clay/glaze/firing fee Supply List Learn how to create wonderful functional and non-functional clay work using the slab roller and hand-building. The possibilities are endless, this is a…
Intermediate 2 Watercolor – Bachofner (BAC040224-2)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: Intermediate Supply List Expand your watercolor skills and knowledge as we develop a painting. Demos will be given throughout the process, then step by step build our paintings. Material…
Mastering the Wheel – Campbell (CAM040224)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List $85 clay/glaze/firing fee You’ll get hooked! As a unique fluid rotating tool, the potter’s wheel fascinates its user. Learn basic wheel throwing techniques for making a variety of…
Handbuilding – Ryan (RYA040324-1)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: Intermediate/Advanced $85 clay/glaze/firing fee Supply List For intermediate and advanced handbuilders ready to explore, this class will give you the techniques that will make your pottery excel! 5 Wednesdays,…
Atelier Core Program: Cast Drawing & Master Copying – Broman (BRO040424)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List Introduces the student to the visual language of art making to develop an efficient, analytical process for interpreting form. New students will copy high resolution plates from Charles…
Stone Carving: Romancing the Stone – Corsini, Mertens (COR040324)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: Pre-requisite Intro to Stone Stone fee separate Supply List Explore your creative side by carving a variety of natural stones. Discover unique colors, textures and properties of a variety…
Abstraction with Mixed Media – Unwin (UNW040324)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs5 Wednesdays, 04/03/24 – 05/01/24, 1-4pm Level: All with experience Supply List Let’s leave reality and experiment with acrylic paints and texture. Learn about gels, pouring medium, tissue paper, acrylic…
Independent Study Fused Glass – Pre-Requisite Required – Berry (BER040324)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsPre-Requisite: Intro to Glass Fusing Supply List This glass fusing class is for all levels, beginners through advanced. The instructor will mentor students at their level with individual projects chosen…
Abstraction with Mixed Media – Unwin (UNW040324)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: All with experience Supply List Let’s leave reality and experiment with acrylic paints and texture. Learn about gels, pouring medium, tissue paper, acrylic skins and other materials to make…
Figure Study: Short Pose, All Mediums/Levels – Broman (CBR040324)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List This 5-week session will focus on the initial block-in of the figure from life. Concepts covered include simple measuring techniques, enveloping, shape abstraction, and capturing gesture or the…
Throwing – Ryan (RYA040324-2)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: Intermediate/Advanced $85 clay/glaze/firing fee Supply List For intermediate and advanced potters, this class will help you take your throwing to the next level. 5 Wednesdays, 04/03/24 – 05/01/24, 1-4pm…
Beginning Painting Oil/Acrylic Color – Kirk (KIR040424-1)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs5 Thursdays, 04/04/24 – 05/02/24, 9am-12pm Supply List: Oil Supply List: Acrylic Color is a challenge for every new painter and many advanced painters. This class follows Richard’s Book, “Color…
Intro to Stained Glass – MAHONEY (MAH040424)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: Beginner Supply List Patrick Mahoney will teach the fundamentals of stained glass construction. Including: project layout, glass cutting and grinding, copper foiling, soldering, framing, cleaning, and waxing. Due to…
Beginning Painting Oil/Acrylic Color – Kirk (KIR040424-1)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List: Oil Supply List: Acrylic Color is a challenge for every new painter and many advanced painters. This class follows Richard’s Book, “Color for Painters”, which is a step-by-step…
Adult Ballet – Engle (ENG040424)
Performing Arts Center 10150 BONITA BEACH RD, Bonita Springs6 Thursdays, 04/04/24 – 05/09/24, 9-10am Whether you are a rank beginner or a little rusty since your last class, this is for you! Key elements of classical ballet will…
Stone Carving: Romancing the Stone – Mertens (MER040424)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: Pre-requisite Intro to Stone Stone fee separate Supply List Explore your creative side by carving a variety of natural stones. Discover unique colors, textures and properties of a variety…
Advanced Painting & Portraits from Photos – Kirk (KIR040424-2)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs5 Thursdays, 04/04/24 – 05/02/24, 1-4pm Level: Advanced Supply List Each class begins with a brief review of a specific topic (color, value, composition, materials, etc.); from there, students work…
Advanced Painting & Portraits from Photos – Kirk (KIR040424-2)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: Advanced Supply List Each class begins with a brief review of a specific topic (color, value, composition, materials, etc.); from there, students work in class independently, and instruction varies…
Clay Sculpture: Open Work – Corsini (COR040424)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: All $85 clay/glaze/firing fee Supply List All clay modeling in 3D is learning the use of tools and techniques in water-based clay. This is a study of a creative…
Artist’s Choice: Oil, Acrylic, Pastel, Watercolor – Kreutz (KRE040424)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsLevel: All with experience Supply List You pick the subject and the medium – oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor – and work from your personal references to explore composition, color, perspective,…
Surface Design in Clay – Campbell (CAM040424)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List Level: All $85 Clay / Glaze / Firing fee per 25lb of clay Whether you prefer hand building or throwing on the wheel this class will take your…
Beginning Drawing – Schultz (SCH040524)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List You can learn to draw and you don’t have to be super talented. You will be able to see as an artist sees by learning the 5 perceptual…
Figure Study: Long Pose, All Mediums/Levels – Broman (CBR040524)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List This 5-week session focuses on the development/refinement of the figure from life. Concepts include value organization, shape abstraction, anatomy and a simple model of light. One pose with…
Beginning Wheel – Lawson (LAW040524-1)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List This class will open you up to the wonders of the potter’s wheel. The basics of wedging, centering, throwing and glazing will be taught. Repeated demos and individual…
Approach to Impressionistic Watercolor – Ladd (LAD040524)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List Students will be introduced to watercolor by incorporating the impressionistic period of art. The master painters such as Monet and Manet will be investigated to achieve the loose…
Mastering Monet – Kirk (KIR040524)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs5 Fridays, 04/05/24 – 05/03/24, 1-4pm Supply List Claude Monet developed a style of painting in the 1890s that was extremely popular. This class will analyze the method of paint…
Mastering Monet – Kirk (KIR040524)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List Claude Monet developed a style of painting in the 1890s that was extremely popular. This class will analyze the method of paint application that Monet utilized through this…
Personal Pathways – Lawson (LAW040524-2)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsSupply List Level: All with experience – not for beginning wheel throwers. $85 clay / glaze / firing fee Pursue and explore your own ideas with instructional guidance to achieve…
Independent Study Fused Glass – Pre-req – Weinert (WEI040624)
Center for Visual Arts 26100 Old 41 Road, Bonita SpringsPre-Requisite: Intro to Glass Fusing Glass and Firing Fees extra Supply List This glass fusing class is for all levels. The instructor will work individually with students on projects appropriate…
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Performing Arts Center 10150 BONITA BEACH RD, Bonita SpringsBuy Reserved Seating Tickets Buy General Admission/Student Tickets Arts Bonita Young Actors Theatre Production THE SENSATIONAL JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT TELLS THE JOURNEY OF JOSEPH, SON OF JACOB…