Creativity takes courage.
Henri Mattisse
Open your world to fine art classes. Where paint, pen, charcoal, your hands, or sculpting knives become the ways you express something deep inside you that has wanted to show itself. Feel the freedom and the confidence of creating something from nothing. Of showing who you are through art. Everyone is an artist and every life is made better by allowing your artist to emerge.
Our fine art classes include:
Oil painting
Portrait painting (for more advanced students)
Watercolor
Drawing
Sculpting
Sculpting class is focused on the human figure and live models are often used in the class to help students understand perspective and dimension.
2019 WINTER SESSION 1
Adult(8 weeks)
Session 1: January 2 – February 23
Youth(6 weeks)
Session 1: January 13- February 23
Art Alliance classes are held on schedule when the Greensboro Cultural Center is open.The Greensboro Cultural Center is closed on Federal Holidays.
Art classes meet in room 127 of the Greensboro Cultural Center weekly for 7 or 8 weeks per session. There are 6 sessions per year. Class size is limited to 8 to 10 students and pre-registration is required. Payment is due by the first class. Click on the link to register or the Register tab above.
Fine Art
FA1 Drawing
Mondays, 6:30-9 pm | Instructor: Tristin Miller
Suitable for beginners and intermediate students, this class is for the person who wants to learn and expand upon basic drawing techniques using pencil, pen, and ink.
$94/6weeks, class begins January 7, no class on January 21
FA2 Oil Painting
Tuesdays, 1:30-4 pm | Instructor: Mike Northuis
This class will explore the basics of oil painting with an emphasis on individual expression.
Working from still life and photographs, students will explore materials and techniques to develop their skill with oil painting. Includes basic drawing instruction and a beginning understanding of composition and color theory.
$109/7 weeks, class begins January 8
FA3 Oil Painting –
Tuesdays, 6:30–9 pm | Instructor: Mavis Liggett
This class will explore the basics of oil painting with an emphasis on individual expression.
Working from still life, the student will develop the rudiments of oil painting, basic drawing techniques, color theory, and composition in order to create a finished painting.
$109/7 weeks, class begins January 8
FA4 Intermediate Oil Painting
Wednesdays, 10:30-1PM pm | Instructor: Mavis Liggett
$125/8 weeks, class begins January 2
FA5 Drawing and Watercolor Painting
Wednesdays, 7–9:30 pm | Instructor: Jack Stratton
This class, appropriate for beginning and intermediate students, will cover basic drawing and watercolor techniques with discussions of composition, color theory, and masters of painting
and drawing.
$125/8 weeks, class begins January 2
FA6 Drawing and Watercolor Painting-
Thursdays, 10 am–12:30 pm | Instructor: Jack Stratton
This class, appropriate for beginning and intermediate students, will cover basic drawing and watercolor techniques with discussions of composition, color theory, and masters of painting
and drawing.
$125/8 weeks, class begins January 3
FA7 Portrait Painting
Thursdays, 1:30–4 pm | Instructor: Tom Edgerton
A comprehensive class exploring the fundamentals of painting portraits in oil while reviewing the principals that underlie all good art.
$145/8 weeks, class begins January 3
FA8 Sculpting the Human Figure –
Thursdays, 7–9:30 pm | Instructor: Jim Barnhill
In this class, students sculpt in clay from a live model, creating both portrait and figurative sculptures. Experience not required, but enthusiasm is essential. Class size is limited to 9 students and preregistration is required at least two days prior to the start of class.
$145/8 weeks, class begins January 3
Supplies included
Please call 336-373-2725 or email artalliancegso@gmail.com for more information.