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Get Creative This Winter Season at Krasl Art Center

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Get Creative This Winter Season at Krasl Art Center with Expanded Classes, Camps, and Scholarships

Register for Krasl winter art classes today! Courses begin on January 22nd, and now run for 10 weeks instead of 8, giving you even more time to explore and grow your creative skills.

Whether you are a new student trying something for the first time or an experienced artist building on your skills, we have a course for you! This winter, you can learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting, develop your wheel throwing techniques, mend your clothing in style, combine your writing and drawing skills in fabulous zines, explore relief printmaking without a press, and so much more!

In addition to these exciting courses, Krasl is thrilled to expand our after-school youth offerings for ages 5-17. Courses like Craft Fusion, Digital Illustration, Portfolio Prep, and Ditch the Darkroom offer a fun space for kids to build artistic skills, confidence, and friendships through activities like drawing, painting, and exploring new art forms.

CRAFT FUSION: SEWING, FELTING & PRINTMAKING FUN

AGES 5 - 7

Mondays, 4:30 - 6:30

January 27 - March 24

Join fiber artist Sunyoung Seo and explore hand-sewing, felting, and printmaking techniques while creating unique projects like decorated canvas totes and felt self-portraits in this hands-on, creative class!

DITCH THE DARKROOM: CREATIVE FILM PHOTOGRAPHY

AGES 13 - 17

Thursdays, 4 - 6 pm

January 23 - March 27

Capture striking black-and-white images with vintage film cameras and photography expert Andy Sawyer, as he guides you through developing film at home, scanning negatives, and using iPad Pros to enhance digital files for a blend of traditional and modern photography techniques!

HAND-FORGED COPPER FLOWERS

AGES 18+

Thursdays, 6 - 8:30 pm

January 23 - March 27

Learn to make a tulip, a daffodil, a rosebud, and a rose out of copper sheets and tubing with artist John DeLapa! Students will use wooden hammers and dapping blocks as they explore techniques of cutting, filing, annealing, chasing, and hammering.

NO-PRESS PRINTMAKING

AGES 13+

Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9 pm

January 22 - March 26

In this introductory block printing class, taught by artist Ali Hansen, students will learn how to use and care for printmaking tools, experiment with handmade papers, and explore various block printing techniques such as gelli plates, linoleum cuts, collographs, wood blocks, and more. The class will culminate in the creation of a unique accordion book showcasing all the methods learned. No press required!

Kick off the new year with creativity and growth at Krasl Art Center! Visit our website to explore class offerings and learn about available scholarship opportunities.

For more information regarding the classes, camps, and workshops, visit www.krasl.org.

About Krasl Art Center:

Krasl Art Center provides southwest Michigan residents and visitors the opportunity to experience contemporary art exhibitions, new artist projects, and creative events, as well as art classes, camps, guest artist workshops, and community-wide programs. The center opened in 1980. Indoors, it houses galleries, art-making studios, and a gift shop. Outdoors it celebrates public art through sculpture placements on its campus and throughout the community. Krasl Art Center's mission is to inspire meaningful change and strengthen community through the visual arts. To learn more, visit krasl.org.