Adult Art Classes at the Museum

Let's make art at the museum!

The museum offers a variety of ways to learn about and create art. Children, teens, adults and families can explore drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and more. Museum members receive discounts on class fees.

Crooked Knife - Tool Making
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 4 through April 7
Join artist Jack Abraham and create a crooked knife in the old Yup'ik style. Carve red cedar to create a spear and other objects with this tool and in the process learn cultural traditions of hunting and family life. All materials provided.

Pulp, fibers, Papers - Hand-Made Paper
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 5 through April 8
Get inspired in this comprehensive class on hand-made paper with artist Natalie Chomyk-Daniels. Create incredible works of art with paper pulp. Enthusiasm is the only prerequisite. Supply list available.

Oil Painting - Self Portraits
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 6 through April 9
Artist Linda Infante Lyons will leads an exploration beyond the image in the mirror. Learn all aspects of portrait painting in oils, including facial anatomy, skin tones, volume, value, color theory and color mixing. Open to all skill levels. Supply list available.

To Skin or Not To Skin - Fish
6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11
Learn the secrets of fish skin preparation and stitching from celebrated Alaska artist Fran Reed. Watch this step-by-step demonstration and gain insight into this intricate art form. No supplies necessary. Cost for the three-hour workshop is $25 members and $30 non-members.

Figure Drawing
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 14 through April 17
Join contemporary artist Don Decker in this adult figure drawing class. Easels, drawing boards and basic supplies provided. Please bring your own paper. Open to all skill levels. Register for the entire course or drop-in for $20 per session.

FEES
Fees as indicated in schedule.

REGISTRATION
Registration for art classes continues through the first meeting of each class.

REGISTER BY PHONE
Register by calling Jody Jenkins, Curator of Art Education, at (907) 343-6185.

REGISTER BY MAIL
Download, print, fill out and mail this form to:
Education Department
Anchorage Museum
121 West 7th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501.

REGISTER BY FAX
Download, print, fill out and fax this form to: (907) 343-6149

PAYMENT
Payment must be received prior to the first class meeting. Payment can be made by credit card, cash (if paying cash you will get a receipt) or check (payable to Anchorage Museum Association) made out to the Anchorage Museum Association.

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NOTE:
The museum is an accredited cultural institution offering year round programs for children and adults. Its Art Classes are exempt from the Municipality of Anchorage child care and educational center code (under AMC 16.55.050B.8.) which states that the museum has a "recreational program that children are allowed to attend voluntarily in which the program assumes no responsibility for care of the children, and in which all children are of school age.