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FALL 2010 CLASSES
Expanded Class Offerings and New Classroom Space
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NEW!
Beginning/Intermediate Oil Painting
This beginning/intermediate oil painting class allows students to paint their chosen subjects such as still life, landscape, etc., while learning and experimenting with different oil painting techniques. Demonstrations will be given on a variety of these techniques. Students will be able to work at their own pace.
Session 1 August 16 - October 11 (8 weeks)(no class on September 6 due to Labor Day)
Session 2 October 18 - December 6 (8 weeks)
Instructor: Mike Scherer
Mondays, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Cost: $235/$260 (member/non-member)
Supplies additional

NEW!
Techniques and Composition in Acrylic Painting
Learn the many acrylic painting techniques such as impasto, glazing and watercolor! Experiment with a variety of mixed media. Learn how to choose the appropriate composition for your subject. Some experience necessary.
Session 1 August 16 - October 11 (8 weeks) (no class on September 6 due to Labor Day)
Session 2 October 18 - December 6 (8 weeks)
Instructor: Mike Scherer
Mondays, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Cost: $235/$260 (member/non-member)
Supplies additional

NEW!
Creative Exploration for the Non-Artist
This is for the individual who would like to learn to experiment with different media to explore and develop their creative spirit. If you have no experience with art at all or are just looking to expand your non-artistic horizons, this class is for you! We will experiment with watercolor, pen & ink, collage, pastels and pencil with the aim of completing a piece of art suitable for framing each week.
Session 1 October 27 - December 8 (6 weeks) (no class November 25 due to Thanksgiving)
Instructor: Cindy Leavesley
Wednesdays, 10 am - Noon
Cost:   $180/$205 (member/non-member)
NOTE:   This class is also available for a group party or for Corporate team building.
Please call for more information: 317.873.6862.

NEW FORMAT!
Sew Fast, Sew Easy for Beginners
Class Description: Do you own a sewing machine? Do you want to learn how to sew? If your sewing machine is still in its cardboard box or you inherited a machine and wanted to learn how to sew, this is the class for you. This four-week class will focus on the beginning seamstress & how to use a sewing machine. Topics include: how to thread & operate your sewing machine, wind bobbins, change needles, how to use the various stitches on your machine, seam finishes, curves, darts, hems and patterns. Children, grade 3 & above, welcome if accompanied by an adult. Must have a sewing machine in good working order. Does your sewing machine need repair? Contact Cindy for recommendations. sew_handy@yahoo.com
Session 1 September 13 - October 4 (4 weeks)
Instructor: Cindy Baker
Mondays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Cost: $60/$85 (member/non-member)
*Bring to each class: Sewing machine, extra machine needles, extension cord and sewing basket.

NEW FORMAT!
Intermediate Sew Fast, Sew Easy
If you learned how to sew years ago, and want a “brush up” on garment techniques, this class is for you. Join Cindy Baker for a four-week series of lessons on sewing garments. Topics include: centered zipper, invisible zipper, buttonholes, under stitching, hems, sleeves, pattern alterations, & sergers.
PREREQUISITE: You must know how to thread and operate your machine, wind bobbins and change needles. Children, grade 5 & above, welcome if accompanied by an adult. sew_handy@yahoo.com
Session 1 October 11 - November 8 (4 weeks) (no class on October 25 due to ZCS Fall Break)
Instructor: Cindy Baker
Mondays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Cost: $60/$85 (member/non-member)
*Bring to each class: Sewing machine, extra machine needles, extension cord and sewing basket.

NEW FORMAT!
Serger Basics, One Day Class
Do you own a serger? Do you want to learn how to use it? If your serger is still in its cardboard box, or away in the back of the closet, or if it intimidates you, with all of its scary moving parts, this is the class for you. The primary reason one buys a serger is to make garments look polished…more professional. Sergers eliminate that homemade look by cleanly finishing seam allowances. Plus sergers are better than sewing machines for knit fabric. Come to class with questions and leave with confidence and enthusiasm. Topics include: how to thread and operate your serger, needles, tension adjustment, seam finishes, when to use a sewing machine and when to use a serger, thread choices, curves, corners and patterns. Children, grade 5 and above, welcome if accompanied by an adult. Must have a serger in good working order. Does your serger need repair? Contact Cindy for advice sew_handy@yahoo.com
Saturday, November 6, Noon - 4 pm
Instructor: Cindy Baker
Cost: $60/$85 (member/non-member)
*Bring to class: Serger, instruction manual, extra machine needles, extension cord and sewing basket.

NEW FORMAT!
Serger Fun, One Day Class
Do you use your serger for seam finishes but nothing else? Are you ready to step up to the next level & explore the decorative stitches a serger can do? A serger is capable of a variety of decorative edge finishes for the OUTSIDE of the garment. It’s also capable of handling threads & yarns too thick, or too fuzzy, for a sewing machine. Come to class to play then leave with confidence and enthusiasm to embellish the OUTSIDE of your next garment or home decor item. This class is for the intermediate seamstress who already knows how to thread & operate her serger. sew_handy@yahoo.com
Topics include: manipulating tension, decorative thread choices, flat lock stitch, chain stitch, rolled hem, serger chain braid, and the “accidents-versus-creative-opportunity”.
Saturday, November 13, Noon - 4 pm
Instructor: Cindy Baker
Cost: $60/$85 (member/non-member)
*Bring to each class: Serger, instruction manual, extra machine needles, extension cord and sewing basket.

Beginning/Intermediate Ceramics
Designed for those who have never worked with nor have very little experience in clay. Students will learn how to construct clay objects and utilitarian forms while exploring traditional hand-building methods such as coiling, slab constructions and throwing on the wheel. The class will work with weekly projects and assignments to encourage students to develop their own style.
Session 1 September 1 - October 20 (8 weeks)
Session 2 October 27 - December 22 (8 weeks) (no class November 24 due to Thanksgiving)
Instructor: Soyong Kang-Partington
Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Cost: $220/$245 (member/non-member)
Lab Fee: $50

Beginning Hand-Building
This class is designed for the student who has very little or no experience with clay. The students will learn how to construct hand-built objects with coil, pinch and slab techniques. The class will concentrate first on small objects such as tiles, boxes, rattles and plates and then move on to build larger objects such as platters, planters and vases. One 25 pound bag of clay is included with class fee. Tools are available in the studio.
Session 1 September 2 - October 21 (8 weeks)
Session 2 October 28 - December 23 (8 weeks) (no class November 25 due to Thanksgiving)
Instructor: Soyong Kang-Partington
Thursdays, 1 - 3 pm
Cost: $220/$245 (member/non-member)
Lab Fee: $50

Clay Sculpture
Students will create work using a variety of hand-building techniques and basic clay sculpture tools. Students may work in a realistic, abstract or non-objective manner to create one-of-a-kind sculptures or even functional objects and unique tile murals. One 25 pound bag of clay is included with class fee. Tools are available in the studio.
Session 1 September 2 - October 21 (8 weeks)
Session 2 October 28 - December 23 (8 weeks) (no class November 25 due to Thanksgiving)
Instructor: Soyong Kang-Partington
Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Cost: $220/$245 (member/non-member)
Lab Fee: $50

Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor and Acrylic Painting
Beginning watercolor/acrylic class allows students to paint their chosen subjects such as still life, landscape, etc., while experimenting with two types of water media. Demonstrations will be given on a variety of techniques. Students will be able to work at their own pace.
Session 1 September 13 - October 18 (6 weeks)
Session 2 November 1 - December 6 (6 weeks)
Instructor: John P. Hanks
Mondays, 6 - 8 pm
Cost: $180/$205 (member/non-member)
Supplies additional

NEW!
Beginning Bridge
Have you ever thought about learning to play bridge? Here is a low cost opportunity to learn bridge while meeting new people in the community! All supplies included.
Session 1 September 2 - October 7 (6 weeks)
Session 2 October 14 - November 18 (6 weeks)
Instructor: Jerry Arthur
Thursdays, 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Cost: $75/$100 (member/non-member)

NEW!
Beginning Bridge
Getting Older? Didn’t know there are 52 cards in a deck or that there are four suits? No problem! Have fun, learn something new and meet new people from the community!
Session 1 September 1 - October 6 (6 weeks)
Session 2 October 13 - November 17 (6 weeks)
Instructor: Teresa Hutchinson
Wednesdays, 1 - 2:15 pm
Cost: $75/$100 (members/non-member)

Beginning Yoga
Includes basic breathing practices as well as a variety of standing, sitting, and lying postures. This class is gentle enough for all types of students, and provides a focus on flexibility. When you have completed beginning yoga you will be ready to move on to moderate yoga. Bad back? No problem. The instructor has had extensive training in dealing with back problems. Wear comfortable clothing.
Session 1 September 1 - September 22 (4 weeks)
Instructor: Laurie Miller
Wednesdays, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (4 weeks)
Cost: $48/$75 (member/non-member)
CLASS LOCATION: SIMPLY YOGA , 260 South 1st St., Zionsville, IN 46077

NEW!
Two Day Pastel Workshop
Students will learn the techniques of pastel painting, watch instructor demo’s and work on their own pastel paintings during this 2-Day Pastel Workshop. See instructor’s work at www.cindyleavesley.com. Some previous drawing experience required. Former students, current artists and artists using other media are welcome.
November 6 and 7, 9 am - 4 pm
Instructor: Cindy Leavesley
Cost: $175/200 (member/non-member)
Supplies Additional

NEW FORMAT!
Creative Photography Workshop
Develop your ability to see creatively and create a perspective outside of the mundane. Learn cropping and shooting what you want to see. Create compelling images by following your passions. Learn how angles affect the avant-garde magnetism of intriguing images.
Workshop Dates (choose one)
Saturdays, September 11, 18, or 25 and October 2, 9, 16 or 30
10 am - 11:30 am
Instructor: ct Spalding
Cost: $110/$135

Photo Tour Workshop
Application of skills learned in “Creative Photography Workshop”. Tour includes walking tour of downtown Zionsville.
Workshop Dates (choose one)
Saturdays, September 11, 18, or 25 and October 2, 9, 16 or 30
8 - 9:30 am
Instructor: ct spalding
Cost: $110/$135

Critique Session
This critique session is available to persons that have taken the Photo Tour Workshop.
Workshop Dates (choose one)
Saturdays, September 18 or 25 and October 9, 16 or 30
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Instructor: ct spalding
Cost: $110/$135

NEW!
Jewelry Workshop
Make a bracelet or necklace and a pair of earrings using glass beads, semi-precious stones and glazed ceramic beads.
No experience necessary. Fun for a group of friends!
November 20, 10 am - Noon
Instructor: Cindy Leavesley
Cost: $25 (member/non-member)
Supply Fee: $10
NOTE: This class is also available for a group party or for corporate team building.
Please call for more information: 317.873.6862

Teen Ceramics (12-18 years old)
This class is designed for the student who has very little or no experience with clay. The students will learn how to build objects with the basics such as using coils and making pinch pots in the first week and then move on to the pottery wheels. No experience is necessary. Clay and glazes are included in the class fee.
Session 1 September 2 - October 7 (6 weeks)
Session 2 October 14 - November 18 (6 weeks)
Instructor: Soyong Kang-Partington
Thursdays, 4 - 5:30 pm
Cost: $170/$195 (member/non-member)
Lab Fee: $50

NEW!
Bookbinding (12-Adult)
Learn how to create your own handmade books! Students will learn different styles of traditional binding methods. Focus will be more on process than on content, however creativity will be encouraged. Special supplies will be provided by the instructor and select supplies are supplied by the student.
Session 1 November 6 - December 18 (6 weeks)
(no class on November 27 due to Thanksgiving holiday)
Instructor: Amelia Roberts
Saturdays, 10 am - Noon
Cost: $180/$205 (member/non-member)

NEW!
Portraits and Pencils! (8-14 year olds)
As an art student you will learn to draw portraits, grow in your ability by seeing shapes, planes and main features of the face and head. Basic proportions and some amazing variations will be fun as we work toward the goal of creating a believable portrait, by you, the artist.
Session 1 September 14 - October 19 (6 weeks)
Session 2 November 2 - December 7 ( 6 weeks)
Instructor: Kae Mentz
Tuesdays, 4:30 – 6 pm
Cost: $180/$205 (member/non-member)
Supplies included.

Parent/Child Pottery Class
This class is designed for parents and children ages 6 and up to learn to make pots together. This will be a great opportunity to bond with your child while being creative. Instruction includes throwing on the wheel, hand building projects with slab, coil, and sculpture techniques. No experience necessary.
Session 1 September 11 - October 16 (6 weeks) (no class September 5 due to Labor Day)
Session 2 October 30 - December 11 (6 weeks) (no class on November 27 due to Thanksgiving holiday)
Instructor: Soyong Kang Partington
Saturdays, 10 - 11 am
Cost: $190/$215 (member/non-member) per Parent/Child Team
Lab Fee: $35

Mini Masters
Children will become Mini Masters by learning about a different master artist and a new art technique each week! Students will be exploring action painting, impressionist painting, pastel, sculptures, and much more!
We will wrap up the class with an art show party!
Session 1   October 28 - December 9 (6 weeks)
(no class on November 25 due to Thanksgiving)
Ages 4-6     Thursdays, 4:30 - 6 pm
Ages 7-11   Thursdays, 6 - 7:30 pm
Instructor: Cindy Leavesley
Cost: $100/$125 (member/non-member)
Supplies included

NEW!
Art Through Time
Explore art through time. Each class will focus on a different time period in art history. Students will complete a project each week utilizing different materials, such as charcoal, paint, markers and more!
Session 1   September 11- October 16 (6 weeks)
Ages 4-6     Saturdays, 10 - 11 am
Ages 7-11   Saturdays, 11 - NOON
Instructor: Amelia Roberts
Cost: $100/$125 (member/non-member)

Wheel for Youth (6-11 year olds)
This class is designed for students who want to work on the pottery wheels exclusively. The students will focus on creating vessel forms, plates and bowls. Beginners will learn basic wheel skills, centering, opening, pulling and shaping. Clay and glazes are included in the class fee. No experience necessary.
Session 1 September 1- October 6 (6 weeks)
Session 2 October 13-November 17 (6 weeks)
Instructor: Soyong Kang-Partington
Wednesdays, 4:30 - 6 pm
Cost: $170/$195 (member/non-member)
Lab fee: $35

GENERAL INFORMATION

You do not have to be a member to take classes at the art center. However, with the purchase of a membership from the SullivanMunce Cultural Center, you will receive the lower class fee listed. Memberships are $25/Individual and $50/Family.

Students enrolled in a class may use the 2D studio during open studio hours twice a month for no charge. Open studio schedule will be provided to students on the first day of classes.

The art center has the right to cancel classes due to lack of enrollment.

Students wishing to cancel their registration must do so 7 days before class starts or registration fee will be forfeited. There are no exceptions to this policy.

Meet the Instructors

Jerry Arthur - Jerry is a long time bridge player and has lived and worked in Zionsville since 1972. He worked for 48 years in the pharmaceutical business, retiring as President of Cook Pharmica. He is married to Kathy and they have two successful children together.

Cindy Baker - Cindy began serious sewing in 1983 when she wanted good quality and low cost maternity career wear. She also learned how to quilt and bought a spinning wheel that year. The quilting bug became permanent and she sold the spinning wheel. She finds hand quilting very relaxing and it is one of her favorite things to do. In addition to quilting, Cindy’s other interests include wearable art, costumes, fitting and alterations, collecting and repairing sewing machines. She has approximately 100 sewing machines.
Cindy does volunteer mending at a local nursing home and also does costume making at local theaters. She has also been a Red Cross CPR & First Aid instructor. She is a 4-H Sewing Project Leader and hosts 9 sewing workshops a year to teach children in grades 3-12 basic sewing techniques such as darts, zippers, & buttonholes. She is also a member of the Quilters’ Guild of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis chapter of the American Sewing Guild and Boone County Extension Homemakers.

John Preston Hanks - John studied art at Indiana State University and the John Herron School of Art in the 1960’s. He has been a portrait artist for 35 years, working in pencil and watercolor. He has taught painting in Carmel and Zionsville for the past 10 years. John has been a Zionsville resident since 1992.

Teresa Hutchinson - Teresa has been playing bridge since she was 9 years old and her parents needed a fourth player. Her father is 92 years old and still teaches bridge on a regular basis. Teresa has lived in Zionsville over 20 years, has three adult sons and has been married to Tom for thirty years. Teresa is active in the community and has been involved with the Ghost Walk event here at the SullivanMunce Cultural Center.

Cindy Leavesley - Cynthia Leavesley is currently enjoying life as a pastel and oil painter. At other times, she has been an art teacher, muralist, faux finisher, interior decorator and folk artist. She has studied with Robert Eberle, Elizabeth Mowry, Rosalie Nadeau, Stan Moeller, Greg Storer and Mary Jean Weber. She is a member of the Indiana Plein Air Painters where she enjoys participating in paint out events around the state. She has exhibited her work at the annual Hoosier Salon and Indian Heritage Arts exhibitions and is a juried member of the Pastel Society of America. Her work can be seen at the Hoosier Salon, and at other venues around Indianapolis as well as several locations in Maine and at her studios in Zionsville. www.cindyleavesley.com

Kae Mentz - Kae loves to draw and paint. Growing up in northern Michigan she loved to capture details of life in nature as well as people. Developing as an artist began with her pouring over favorite images of Michelangelo and Rembrandt in her grandfather's library. Kae’s education in fine art includes the study of Anatomy, Physiology and Kiniseology with an education degree. She has also had the privilege of learning from gifted artists both in workshops and written works. Along with a wonderful husband, four children, youth work and academics, art was on hold for 20 years. The last 10 years has her heart for art coming alive again. www.astillsmallVoice.net

Soyong Kang Partington - Soyong studied graphic design under the famous fabric designer, Jong Hwa Park and sculptor Jong Myung Hong at Sook Myung Women’s University in Seoul, Korea. She was told by her own parents to study graphic design in college and not ceramics because they believed that there were already too many potters in Korea. But years later, Soyong finally gave into her desire to learn ceramics and started taking ceramic classes at the Indianapolis Art Center. Since 1988 she has either taught, monitored or assisted with ceramic classes at the Indianapolis Art Center. She participates in Broad Ripple Art Fair and has frequent one woman shows at various art galleries throughout the Midwest. Her art work is shown at well-known local galleries. She is fluent in the Korean language and in English and is currenty a workshop coordinator at the World Ceramic Exposition 2001 Korea (WOCEK). www.soyong.com

Amelia Roberts - Amelia Roberts received her degree in Visual Communications at Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. She has a freelance design business and paints in her spare time. Amelia also has a love for all artistic mediums, such as fabric, paper and paint. She has taught art and sewing classes for the last two years at the Morton Community Center in West Lafayette.

Mike Scherer - Michael Scherer is a native Indiana artist. Born in Noblesville, Indiana, he was raised on a small farm about a mile south of Arcadia, Indiana. He always has had a deep admiration and love for nature and began drawing animals, plants, trees and landscapes at an early age.
After graduating from Hamilton Heights High School, he attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, and earned two degrees in Fine Art and Art Education. He taught art classes at St. Joan of Arc Elementary and Middle School and Cathedral High School for a number of years before he went on to work as a graphic designer for the State of Indiana at the Commission on Public Records.
During all these years he still pursued his passion of painting and sculpting artwork from nature. Recently he resigned his position with the State of Indiana after 18 years of service to paint, sculpt and teach full time. He teaches drawing and painting classes at the Indianapolis Art Center and the SullivanMunce Cultural Center in Zionsville, Indiana.

ct spalding - Catherine Spalding is a photographer and creative photography workshop instructor. Her photographs capture the subtle influences evoking emotion within each of her subjects. The study of details allow her to capture her subjects uniqueness, which what drives her photographic art style. Her portfolio, comprised of strong works that capture the avant-garde perspectives she shoots, showcases her originality and imagination. She exhibits and sells her work in solo exhibits, events and to the commercial and residential interior design market.