ADULT CLASSES
CERAMICS WORKSHOP
1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28
Students learn to craft beautiful and functional ceramic mugs, plates or bowls using a combination of hand-forming and clay tool techniques.
Cost: $90 member/$110 non-member Instructor: Wendy Gingell BIO
Wendy Gingell
Wendy Gingell studied fine arts at the University of Saskatchewan, art history at Concordia University and is currently studying ceramics at the University of Alaska Anchorage. In 2011, she earned the Connie Boockever Artist Fellowship for visual arts. Her work has been featured in the International Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage, as well as shows and exhibitions across the country. She has been teaching art classes at the Anchorage Museum since 2011.
BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Monday through Wednesday, May 6-8
Brush up on traditional black-and-white digital photography techniques. Learn how to evaluate shades of grey, light and form in subjects to capture dynamic monochrome images.
Cost: $120 member/$140 non-member Instructor: Carl Battreall BIO
Carl Battreall
Portland writer Carl Battreall is a photographer and independent filmmaker whose work showcases Alaska’s people and landscape. He earned a Rasmuson Artist Fellowship in 2008, along with a Daniel Housberg Wilderness Image Award for Excellence in Photography and Video in 2007. Several photographs by the Anchorage artist are in the Anchorage Museum’s permanent collection. He has been teaching art classes at the Anchorage Museum since 2002.
MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Monday through Wednesday, June 17-19
Get up close and personal with nature and discover the fundamentals of macro photography. Learn how to use close-up photography techniques and equipment to photograph a variety of subjects, including flowers and plants.
Cost: $120 member/$140 non-member Instructor: Carl Battreall BIO
Carl Battreall
Portland writer Carl Battreall is a photographer and independent filmmaker whose work showcases Alaska’s people and landscape. He earned a Rasmuson Artist Fellowship in 2008, along with a Daniel Housberg Wilderness Image Award for Excellence in Photography and Video in 2007. Several photographs by the Anchorage artist are in the Anchorage Museum’s permanent collection. He has been teaching art classes at the Anchorage Museum since 2002.
Teens ages 16 and older are welcome to register for adult classes.
FEES
Fees as indicated in schedule.
REGISTRATION
Registration and payment are required online prior to class start. Questions? Please call (907) 929-9280.
PARKING AND BUILDING ACCESS AFTER HOURS
The parking garage is open to the public after 6 p.m. Please identify yourself at the parking kiosk prior to entering the garage. You may park anywhere as long as you pay the $1 per hour parking fee. You must also identify yourself at the security guard window at the top of the stairs/elevator.
If you choose to park on the street, enter the building at the former entrance on Seventh Avenue. There is a security intercom located at the far right door. Press the button and wait for directions from security.
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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.
625 C Street; Anchorage, AK 99501
