WINTER ART CLASSES (December 2015/January/February 2016)

Oil Painting 1 & 2 (Adult & H.S.)

Sat., Dec. 5, 12, 19, (9:15 a.m.- noon)

Sat., Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23, (9:30- 11:20 a.m.)

Sat., Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, (9:30- 11:30 a.m.)

Learn to see, draw, and understand value and edges. Study color by understanding the importance color charts. Grasp the value of composition and learn how light effects color and apply it to a still life. Utilizing what was learned in the first session each ongoing class will continue to build upon the last in moving students forward in the art of oil painting. New incoming students should contact the gallery. Materials list will be provided.

Instructor: Dave Anderson - Class Fee $125

Oil Painting:Cut Loose- Abstract Art

Sat., Jan. 16 & 23, (10a.m. - noon)

Enjoy the spontaneity of color, texture and layers of all three in compositions in the medium of your choice. Expect the unexpected as you apply paint with brush, blade and wax. The two-day workshop will push your creative juices and expand your imagination as challenged by set designer/ artist Gene Brack. Room 103

Instructor: Gene Brack - Class Fee: $125

Watercolor Basics 101 (Adult & H.S.)

Tuesday, Dec. 1, (6 - 9 p.m.) OR

Wednesday, Jan. 6, (6 - 9 p.m.) OR

Tuesday, Feb. 2, (6 - 9 p.m.) OR

Prerequisite to 102 Watercolor

Tips I wish I'd have known 40 years ago. After years of study, exposure to master watercolorists, and painting on acres of paper, Bob has taken all the bits of knowledge most helpful to him and accumulated them into one short course. It's like 10 years of watercolor tribal knowledge in 3 hours. There will be informational handout sheets, but you'll also want to take notes.

Instructor: Bob Ziedler - Class Fee $50

Approaches to Watercolor Application 102

Sat. January 9, 16, 23, (9:30 a.m. - noon)

Sat. February 6, 13, 20, (9:30 a.m. - noon)

Suggested Prerequisite: Basic Watercolor 101

As a follow up to Bob's "Watercolor 101 Basics" course, this class will focus on three of his favorite ways to apply the paint to different paper qualities. He breaks down each type of application into three easy steps, so that the student will understand and begin producing their own lively, brilliant watercolor paintings. Classes will consist of demos by the instructor and time for the student to paint along with constructive guidance.

Instructor: Bob Ziedler - Class Fee: $95

Acrylic Painting Landscape 2

Thurs. Dec 3, 10, 17, (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

Work without fear in this phase 2 of landscape in acrylic painting. Increase your knowledge and technique while creating. Material list provided upon registration.

Instructor: Brad Bisbey - Class Fee: $95

Acrylic Painting: Portrait

Thurs. January 7, 14, 21, 28, (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

Further studies of portrait painting in acrylic will be explored. Learn where to begin and how to execute color. Material list provided upon request.

Instructor: Brad Bisbey - Class Fee: $95

Acrylic Painting: Abstract Landscape

Thurs. February 4, 11, 18, 25, (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

Whether you paint very realistic or non-representational, learn how to think abstractly to achieve what you desire on the canvas. Material list provided upon request.

Instructor: Brad Bisbey - Class Fee: $95

Artist with Special Needs Classes

Feb. 5, 12, 19, 27, (3 - 4:30 p.m.)

Drawing and painting for young adult artists with special needs. Materials included.

Instructor: Pat Bereskin - Class Fee: $140

Zentangle Inspired Holiday Cards

Sat., Dec. 5, 12, 19, (10 - 11:30 a.m.)

Create holiday cards and gift tags. Pen and ink, watercolor and color pencil will be explored in creating holiday cards. We will carve linoleum for cards & gift tags.

Instructor: Pat Bereskin - Class Fee:$95

Chidren : Drawing and Painting Faces (Ages 7-11)

Sat., January 9, 16, 23, 20, (9:30 - 11 a.m.)

Sat., February 6, 12, 20, 27, (9:30 - 11 a.m.)

Beginning drawing and painting of the figure and form will be explored. MAterials: Ebony pencil, #2 pencil and drawing pad 8 1/2" x 11" or larger, 2 8" x 10" canvas. Location to be determined.

Instructor: Pat Bereskin - Class Fee: $125

Figure Drawing/Painting Class

Every Thursday (6:15 - 9:15 p.m.)

$60 per month or $15 per session. Clothed model on Third Thursday

Facilitators: Brad Bisbey & Jason Frank

Basic Perspective

Tuesdays, Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, (6 - 8 p.m.)

A simplified approach to understanding and correctly using perspective. The first two weeks will include using perspective to draw environments and object. The final two weeks will include using perspective to draw the human figure and to properly place them within environments. Includes the cost of a model for two sessions.

Instructor: TJ Collins - Class Fee: $125

Artistic Anatomy

Tuesdays, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, (6 - 8 p.m.)

The class will focus on learning the anatomy of the human figure. Learning the muscles, their functions, simplification of forms, and variation in body types will be some of he topics covered. The class will draw from a model the final two weeks. Includes the cost of a model for two sessions.

Instructor: TJ Collins - Class Fee: $125

Tine Garret Portrait Seminar

April 22- 24, 2016

Award wining artist, Tina Garrett, will teach a 3-day portrait and figure workshop at Bereskin Art Gallery. The 2015 ARC Salon Purchase Prize Winner students of artist Tina Garrett, consistently praise her generosity in passing on amazing information. The seminar is $225 if paid before Jan. 1, $250 after the 1st. Please secure your spot with registration and payment for the amazing weekend

Friday, December 11 - 5 to 9pm  
Saturday, December 12 - 12 to 6pm
@ Dubuque Area Arts Collective - 902 Main street Help support the Dubuque Area Arts Collective and the coming year's arts programming by selling or donating your art, used or new art supplies, prints, music CDs and vinyl, gift certificates, your talents (come play your tunes during the art sale), or simply by attending our second annual Art Sale.

The Dubuque Area Arts Collective (DAAC) is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, composed of a group of local creatives working in a grassroots fashion to enhance arts in the area and provide an entryway for artists to engage and enrich the arts and culture of Dubuque. We are also a contemporary art gallery, displaying the works of artists, both local and regional, as well as from around the country and world. We also produce a monthly music and arts podcast, two print publications, a blog, and soon-to-be public access TV show. Support DAAC and local artists by buying holiday gifts at this event!

SELL OR DONATE YOUR WORK:

ARTISTS: Contact us at salondbq@gmail.com by December 6, just tell us what you'll bring (no fee required. Gallery suggests a donation of 50+% of sales to DAAC).

All media accepted, including 2D and 3D art work, crafts, CDs, records, jewelry, prints, art supplies (used and new), frames, T-shirts, comic books, and more!

ART & DONATIONS DROP-OFF:
December 7 and 8
from 4:30 to 7pm (902 Main Street)

BUSINESSES: become a DAAC official sponsor through monetary donations, gift cards, supplies or by sponsoring a wall in the gallery. We will advertise your business!

Contact us at:
Salondbq@gmail.com

Celebrate the season by enjoying Brucemore's Holiday Mansion Tours, November 27 through December 31. Visitors will relish the seasonal splendor of 13 glowing trees, a dining room set for Christmas dinner, stunning mantel arrangements, the lush garland adornment of the grand staircase, and other seasonal cheer throughout the mansion. Sunday tours feature live music from the original 1929 Skinner pipe organ. The holidays at Brucemore are sponsored by Pearson.

 

Daytime tours will be offered, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and, Sundays, noon to 3:00 p.m. Tours begin on the hour except on Saturdays and Sundays when they begin on the half hour. The last tour begins at 3:00 p.m. Admission for daytime tours is free to Brucemore members, $7 per adult, and $3 per child. Tickets are available for purchase the day of the tour in the Brucemore Visitor Center. Space is limited per tour; please show up early to purchase tickets. Groups of 15 or more are required to make a reservation at least two weeks in advance. Evening tours will be offered as part of the Thursday Night Lineup; visit www.brucemore.org or call (319) 362-7375 for more information. Brucemore will be closed on Mondays as well as Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Experience Brucemore, an unparalleled blend of tradition and culture, located at 2160 Linden Drive SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At the heart of the historic 26-acre estate stands a nineteenth-century mansion filled with the stories of three Cedar Rapids families.  Concerts, theater, programs, and tours enliven the site and celebrate the heritage of a community.  For more information, call (319) 362-7375 or visit www.brucemore.org.

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Davenport, Iowa - Nov. 17, 2015 - The long-planned Bix Beiderbecke Museum will make its home at the River Music Experience (RME) in the Redstone Building in downtown Davenport, Iowa, the two organizations announced today.

The RME and the Bix Beiderbecke Museum & World Archives, LTD have signed an option for nearly 1,500 square feet of exhibit and archival space in the lower level of the building. For over half a century, dedicated fans have dreamed of a permanent museum and archive to preserve the memory of Bix and his music. When the exhibit opens, visitors will be able to see original instruments played by Bix and his fellow musicians, listen to recorded interviews with people who knew Bix, and hear some of the music he made famous.

The Bechtel Charitable Trusts in Davenport have generously committed the lead gift of $100,000, out of a projected $625,000 needed for exhibit design and construction. In making the commitment, Trustee R. Richard Bittner said, "Bechtel Trusts are pleased to participate in honoring Bix Beiderbecke, a composer, a cornetist and a pianist, and one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time."

Board members have pledged $68,000, along with other initial donors who have committed an additional $100,000. The Museum is also seeking funds to establish an endowment of at least $250,000. Donors will have the opportunity to have their names featured in the exhibit hall, which should begin construction late in 2016.

A core group of leading Bix historians and experts will meet in Davenport the weekend of November 20-21, 2015, to refine plans for the exhibit hall and examine the important artifacts that have been purchased or donated.

Among these are family photographs and objects from the Beiderbecke family purchased from Elizabeth Beiderbecke-Hart, and a vast collection of correspondence and recorded interviews with Bix's friends and fellow musicians, purchased from musician and jazz historian Scott Black. This collection, the life's work of Phil and Linda Evans, is comprised of about 40 boxes of rare historical material that will eventually be available to researchers. Evans' books "Bix: the Leon Bix Beiderbecke Story" and "Bix, Man and Legend" (with Richard Sudhalter) are based on material from this collection.

General chairs for the Bix Museum campaign are Howard Braren, Rock Island, Ill., family member and retired fundraising consultant; and Randy Sandke, Shohola, Penn., jazz musician and Bix authority. Honorary chairs are George Avakian, record producer and jazz historian; Hoagy Bix Carmichael; Dick Hyman, pianist and composer; Dan Morgenstern, Director Emeritus of the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies; Vince Giordano, Grammy-winning bandleader and jazz historian; and David Sager, archivist, Library of Congress National Jukebox.

The River Music Experience (129 N. Main St. in Davenport, Iowa) exists to give Quad-Cities residents and visitors opportunities to experience America's music, and most especially the music of the Mississippi River, through live music performances and programs which nurture, educate and inspire musicians, and music appreciators. www.rivermusicexperience.org