Arts & Crafts for Teens & Adults
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Closed Until Further Notice
Closed Until Further Notice
Nurture your natural artistic ability or push your limits to learn a new skill and talent. WCPR offers a number of arts and crafts classes led by an incredible team of instructors. If you only enjoy the occasional art experience due to an already filled personal calendar, register to attend one-time, open workshops. If you can’t find time during the week then check out our array of weekend workshops. Or, maybe you have time and want to commit to an extended program that offers weekly classes to advance your skill on a weekly basis. Whatever your schedule, we have just the right program to meet your needs through a variety of art mediums and techniques. We also offer a variety of other programs which may be found in other areas of the website. Please see Health & Wellness, Music Classes, and Recreation Classes for more programs.
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| Franklin Offerings: |
 Mixed Media Projects for AdultsEnrichment Center Tuesdays 6:45-8:15 PM May 5, 12, and 19 Adults (Ages 18+) Cost: $40 plus $15 supply fee Instructor: Suzanne Beaumar Click HERE to Register! Create one of a kind art using a variety of techniques and mediums that layer and build each week, culminating in a finished project at the end of each month. Learn about gel plate monoprinting, reductive painting and how to add depth and interest to your artwork with various methods. Questions? Contact Joan.Wilkes@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or 615-790-5719 x2020  Needle Felting with Troy LaceyEnrichment Center Saturdays 10:00 to 11:30am May 30 - Needle Felted Bunny June 27 - Wet Felted Wrapped Soap July 18 - Needle Felted Chick August 29 - Handspun Wool Scarf Ages: 12 to Adult Cost: $35 plus $15 supply fee to instructor Instructor: Troy Lacey Click HERE to Register! Join fiber artist Troy Lacey as she introduces Williamson County to the joys of needle felting, wet felting, and handspinning wool with a spindle! No experience is necessary. Originally from California, Troy has worked in fiber art since learning to knit and crochet an at early age. Fiber magazines and the "World Wide Colours of Felt" book have featured her work. She has exhibited at the Nashville airport and has sold pieces in galleries and boutiques located throughout Tennessee, New Mexico, and Kentucky. Come learn the popular art of felting today! (*$15 supply fee due to instructor at beginning of class.) For more information, contact Joan.Wilkes@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or 615-790-5719  Basic Drawing -- Beginners and IntermediateEnrichment Center Tuesdays 10:00am to 12:00pm May 5-26 Adults (18+) Cost: $15 per class -- Sign in and pay at front desk before entering class Instructor: Marie Oxnard No registration necessary -- This is an ongoing drop-in class. Each student is taught at their own skill level. The class will explore the basics of drawing such as perspective, value, shape, and texture. Each class will include exercises such as drawing a face, an animal, or a landscape. Drawing is a skill that can be learned and it can be a relaxing activity. Contact instructor Marie Oxnard at 919-740-2800 or marieoxnard@yahoo.com For WCPR information, contact Joan.Wilkes@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or 615-790-5719 x2020  Watercolor Open StudioEnrichment Center Tuesdays 5/12 6:00 to 8:00pm Ages 16+ Cost: $25 (Supplies provided, or bring your own) Instructor: Amanda Harrison Click HERE to Register! This open studio session is for any skill level and student who wants to start, finish, or wants a thorough painting of their choice with the guidance of an instructor. Class will provide and informal but instructive atmosphere for students. For more information, contact amandaharrisondesigns@gmail.com or 615-582-8938. For WCPR information, contact Joan.Wilkes@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or 615-790-5719 x2020  Watercolor Hand Lettering Enrichment Center Thursday 5/7 6:00 to 8:00pm Ages 16+ Cost: $40 Instructor: Amanda Harrison Click HERE to Register! Learn the foundations of how to hand letter with watercolor. In this class you will learn the differences between calligraphy and hand lettering and how to use watercolor paint with a pen brush. You will walk through the alphabet in a few different styles and go home with a workbook to practice with as well as a finished hand lettered quote. Supplies are provided. For more information contact amandaharrisondesigns@gmail.com or 615-582-8938. For WCPR information, contact Joan.Wilkes@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or 615-790-5719 x2020  Watercolor Floral Arrangements Enrichment Center Tuesday 5/5 6:00 to 8:00pm Ages 16+ Cost: $45 -- Supplies provided or bring your own Instructor: Amanda Harrison Click HERE to Register! In this watercolor class, students will get to study a different floral arrangement in each session. Class involves light sketching and focuses on abstract and details. Perfect for all levels of painters and those who have never painted before. All supplies provided or bring your own. For more information, contact amandaharrisondesigns@gmail.com or 615-582-8938. For WCPR information contact Joan.Wilkes@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or 615-790-5719 x2020  Watercolor - Architecture / European CastleEnrichment Center Sunday, May 17 2:00 to 4:30pm Ages 16+ Cost: $45 -- Supplies provided, or bring your own Instructor: Amanda Harrison Click HERE to Register! This intermediate watercolor class will feature how to sketch and ink from a photograph provided, painting with watercolor to achieve different textures, and learning to create light and shadow. All supplies provided or bring your own. For more information contact amandaharrisondesigns@gmail.com or 615-582-8938. For WCPR information, contact Joan.Wilkes@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or 615-790-5719 x2020 |
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For more information contact Katrin at 615-500-8525 or at katrinkeiningham@gmail.com . For registration questions contact Erin Evetts at 615-786-0200 ext. 2417 or at Erin.Evetts@williamsoncounty-tn.gov .
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 TEEN / ADULT POTTERY (Postponed until further notice)Fairview Recreation Complex Tuesdays 9:00a-1:00p & 5:45-8:45p Ages: 13+ Cost: $12 per class + $25 supply fee every 6 weeks (Drop in program, no registration required!) Are you looking for a new creative outlet? Try working with clay; there are no mistakes and it lends itself to all skill levels. Join instructor June Lusty for this on-going Teen/Adult Pottery class! Questions? Contact Andrew Hawken at andrew.hawken@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or call 615-799-9331 x2315 |
 MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP: Find Beauty in EverythingFairview Rec Center Wednesday, 5/6 10:30a-2:30p Ages: 18+ $35, plus $15 supply fee Instructor: Suzanne Beaumar Click HERE to Register!! Create a unique Mixed Media canvas that shows even dark and brooding colors can be beautiful. Layers of collage under bold color and pattern make for a wonderful 11"x14" art piece Questions? Contact Andrew Hawken at andrew.hawken@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or call 615-799-9331 x2315 |
 MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP: TulipsFairview Rec Center Wednesday, 5/13 10:30a-2:30p Ages: 18+ $35, plus $15 supply fee Instructor: Suzanne Beaumar Click HERE to Register!! An old fashioned watering can full of paper-pieced tulips is the focal pint of this sweet little 9"x12" canvas. Layering color and pattern atop a base of stamped tissue supports your centerpiece, and a little personalization adds that last little touch. Questions? Contact Andrew Hawken at andrew.hawken@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or call 615-799-9331 x2315 |
 MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP: Home Fairview Rec Center Wednesday, 5/29 10:30a-2:30p $35, plus $15 supply fee Ages: 18+ Instructor: Suzanne Beaumar Click HERE to Register!! Back by popular demand! There really is no place like home, and this mixed media project showcases love of home, family and the familiar. Hidden in the layers of color and pattern are hints of vintage ephemera with clever nods to home sweet home. This whimsical folk art 1"x14" canvas will certainly welcome you home. Questions? Contact Andrew Hawken at andrew.hawken@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or call 615-799-9331 x2315 |
Needle Felting with Troy
Open Studio with Kreative Kat| Longview Offerings: |
 You + Me Paint NightLongview Recreation Center Friday, 6/19 6:00pm to 8:00pm Ages: 5-12 $35 Instructor: Shelley Egly *Click HERE to register!* Join us for a fun night of adult + child partner art inspired by "Summer Night and Catching Butterflies!" Open to parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.--paint a pair of seasonal canvases that fit together to create one colorful piece you both are sure to love! |
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