Classes
Members’ Prices Reduced!
Should classes fail to reach 7 participants minimum, the class will be cancelled and tuition refunded. Classes are six weeks in length.
Winter Session 2012
Session 1: January 2 – February 10
Session 2: February 13 – March 23
Spring Session 2012
Session 3: March 26 – May 11
Session 4: May 14 – June 22
The Muck is a strong advocate for a full education for children. We offer an amazing variety of classes that stimulate children’s ability to problem solve, gain confidence and grow creatively through the arts. Enroll in all classes (and/or become a member) to receive a discount for all classes and performances.
NEW! Clowning
Create your own unique clown persona while learning basic comic principals and theater improvisation. This class will be fun and focused as each student will have a turn being both a performer and the audience. The class will use introductory improve and theater games to harness students imagination and creativity and apply those to skills to a clown act that will culminate into a vaudeville performance by the class. (Recommended for ages 7 and up).
Schedule: Wednesday, 4:30PM – 5:30PM
Instructor: Adrienne Mueller & Will Cranmer
Non-member: $72 , Member: $55
(Additional material fee: $12/student)
NEW! Poetry “Your Life on the Page: An Autobiographical Poetry Workshop”
Moon Tide Press publisher Michael Miller leads a class on turning your life into poetry—drawing on memories, relationships and perceptions of the self. The class is appropriate for ages 18 and older. Bring pens and paper and be prepared to dig deep!
Schedule: Wednesday, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Instructor: Michael Miller
Non-member: $75 . Member: $60
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NEW! Puppet Workshop: Shadow Theater
Express your creativity with Shadow Puppetry. This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of theater through the art of shadow puppets. Students will work with story telling essentials to design and build their own shadow puppets, develop movement skills and perform their own original shadow theater performance. Ages 13 and up.
Schedule: Fridays, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Instructor: Joyce Hutter
Non-member: $140 , Member: $112
(Additional material fee: $25/student)
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NEW! Combat Paper Project: Uniforms into Handmade Paper
Local veterans and their families are invited to join this inter-generational workshop series in traditional hand paper-making. The uniforms that were once worn in service are transformed into handmade paper, prints and artwork. In this way, there is a shared understanding, dialogue and commemoration for those who have returned with the communities in which they live. The hands-on workshop will teach the entire process of how to transform your own clothing into paper art. The workshop will culminate in the Combat Paper exhibit at the Muckenthaler on June 21. Workshop participants may get their artwork into the exhibit!
Schedule: Sunday – Wednesday, 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Instructor: Betsy Holster
FREE to veterans and their families
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NEW! Bookmaking
This Winter the Muckenthaler Cultural Center introduces a unique and creative new Book-Arts Program for adults and high school students. From intricate diaries to wacky journals, students will learn the detailed art of handcrafting books. Taught by Betsy Holster, the class will be offered for two Winter Sessions and two Spring sessions, each session lasting for six weeks with one meeting per week on Tuesday night from 6:30PM – 8:30PM. The program will also host a special workshop to coincide with the Spring gallery opening of the Muckenthaler’s Combat Paper exhibit, honoring war veterans through the transformation of their uniforms into paper. This special workshop will be held June 3-6, followed by the Combat Paper exhibit which opens on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 6:30PM with a special gallery reception.
Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:30PM – 8:30PM
Instructor: Betsy Holster
Non-member: $140 , Member: $112
(Additional material fee: $25/student)
