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TITLE
AGES
BEGINS
FEE
DAY/TIME
DESCRIPTION
Knitting 16 & up Wed., Sept. 15 $85/$70 OI members

Material fee varies and is payable to instructor

Wed., 6-8pm

8 weeks

Explore all areas of knitting including knit & purl, entrelac, felting, and more. All skill levels welcome. Bev Beatty, Instructor. Call for supply list.
Private Art Lessons All ages, all skill levels Times arranged $90 for four one-hour sessions Times arranged with instructor.

4 weeks
Work one on one with the Stifel Center professionals to concentrate on the medium of your choice.
Instructors:
Brad Johnson-Clay Hand building, Drawing & Colored Pencil
Rick Morgan-Pottery, Clay Hand building, Drawing.
Jessica Starr Leach-Drawing, digital photography.
Drawing for Dummies 16 & up Thurs., Sept. 16 $80/ $65 OI members
plus $5 material fee to instructor
Thurs., 5:30-7pm

8 weeks
Ever feel shy about taking an art class? Afraid you couldn’t do it? Then this class is for you! Enjoy a fun and creative class for the beginner in drawing. You can do it! Bev Beatty, instructor.
Pottery Adults
16 & up
Thurs., Sept. 16 $85/$70 OI members
plus $20 material fee
Thurs., 6-8pm

8 weeks
Learn the fine art of pottery no matter what your skill level is. Work with wet clay and glazes. Learn wheel throwing techniques. Jeremiah Benyo, instructor.
Pottery with Rick Adults
16 & up
Wed., Sept. 15 $85/$70 OI members
plus $20 material fee
Wed., 1-3pm

8 weeks
All skill levels welcome in this class where you’ll work with wet clay to bisque ware and glaze finishes. Rick Morgan, instructor.
Oil Painting All ages Mon., Sept. 13 $90/$75 OI members Mon., 6-8:30pm

8 weeks
Expand your knowledge of oil painting by exploring color, tone, etc. Grow in your technique. Greg Siegwart, instructor.
Acrylic & Watercolor Painting Adult 16 & up Thurs., Sept.16 $85/$70 OI members Thurs., 7-9pm

8 weeks
Choose your medium in the fun and easy to learn class. Supply list will be given at first class. Bev Beatty, instructor.
Painting with Joyce 3rd grade - Adult Thurs., Sept.16 $85/$70 OI members Thurs., 6-8pm

8 weeks
Painting in oils or acrylic under the guidance of Joyce Schultz, instructor.
Stained Glass Adults Thurs., Sept.16 $85/ $70 OI members
plus material fee paid to instructor based on use
Thurs., 7-9pm

8 weeks
Learn glass cutting techniques while exploring the characteristics of glass. From beginner to advanced. Howard Gamble, instructor.
Woodcarving Adults 18 years and up Mon., Sept. 13 FREE Mon., 6:30-9pm
Year round
For beginners to expert. Learn the techniques of woodcarving & whittling at your own pace from experienced carvers. Oglebay Woodcarvers Guild, instructors.
Recycled
T-shirt Rug
Workshop
Adults 16 & up Sat., Sept. 25 $40/$35 OI members Saturday, Sept. 25th
10am-4pm

Repurpose your old clothes! Create a shag rug from old t-shirts. Final rug will be around 18 x 24 inches. Makes a wonderful conversation piece! No sewing required.
Bring 6 or 7 t-shirts of any color. Patricia Croft, instructor.
Beginning Drawing 11 years and up Mon., Sept. 13
OR
Wed., Sept.15
$85/$70 OI members Mon.,
6:30-8:30pm
OR
Wed.,
6:30-8:30pm

8 weeks
Gain confidence drawing from life using various mediums & techniques. Visit www.artsandcrofts.com to view instructors work. Supply list available at Stifel desk. Patricia Croft, instructor.
NEW! Knitting For Kids Ages 10-16 Wed., Sept. 15 $65/$55 OI members Wed.,
4:30-6pm

8 weeks
Learn the basics of knitting while making fun projects. Each student should bring size 8 needles (short) and 1 ball of variegated sugar/cream yarn. Bev Beatty, instructor.
Magic of the Wheel & Beyond Ages 10-13 Wed., Sept. 15 $65/$55 OI members
plus $15 material fee
Wed., 4-5:30pm

6 weeks
Learn how to form pottery on the wheel along with some hand building. Rick Morgan, instructor.
NEW! Artists Studio Ages 10-13 Mon., Sept.13 $60/$50 OI
members
Mon., 4-5pm

8 weeks
Fine tune your creativity in a fun atmosphere. See how drawing, painting, crafts and sculpture can make you a better all around artist! Brad Johnson, instructor.
Reach For The Stars-Learn To Draw! Ages 6-9 Mon., Sept. 13 $60/$50 OI
members
Mon., 4-5pm

8 weeks
Learn to draw using fun and easy techniques! Marie Crumbacher, instructor.
NEW! Art Assortment Ages 6-9 Thurs., Sept. 16 $60/$50 OI
members
Thurs., 4-5pm

8 weeks
Learn about art history and the elements of art while creating fun and exciting projects. Jessica Starr Leach, instructor.
Art Fun For Kids Ages 6-9 Tues., Sept. 14 $55/ $45 OI members Tues., 4-5 pm

6 weeks
Try your hand at a wizard’s wand, papier mache mask making, found object sculpture and more! Get your creativity flowing and enhance your overall art skills. Brad Johnson, instructor.
NEW! Head stART Ages
5 & 6
Thurs.,
Sept. 16
$50/$40 OI
members
Thurs.,
11:30am-12:30pm

4 weeks
Give your child a head start with experience in the classroom before entering kindergarten. Enjoy an hour of learning and creating art history/art elements projects. Jessica Starr Leach, instructor.
Toddler stART Ages 3-4 yrs Thurs.,
Sept. 16
$30/$25 OI members Thurs.,
10-10:30am

4 weeks
Start your child’s creativity early! Help your child create simple projects. Children will learn the elements of art while exploring a variety of mediums. Jessica Starr Leach, instructor.