EVENTS
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
In addition to our gallery exhibits, The Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts offers a wide variety of classes, workshops and other educational programming during the year. Classes and workshops for all ages include yoga, life and perspective drawing, watercolor, batik, cyanotype, and clay studio instruction. Music, theater and dance workshops are also offered with award winning artists from around the world with outreach programs targeting and engaging our island's youth, and culminating in public performances. Educational outreach to our island school children centered around CMCArts gallery exhibits invigorate students, teachers and parents. Details will be posted on this page and on our CALENDAR.
POTTER'S WHEEL II
February 15, 2020
This class is for students who have had some training working on the potter’s wheel. The class will include a weekend workshop with Susan Abramovitz, visiting potter from Ohio. (Some of you may remember a workshop with her last winter.)
Projects to be taught are lids, jars, teapots, handles, plates and other forms that require being able to form specific shapes. The first class will be a refresher.
February 15, 22, 23rd Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm
February 29 Sunday from 10 am - 1 pm
March 7th Sunday from 10 am - 1 pm
Cost $225 Materials included
Firing fees are additional based on size of works created
Contact Sara at 340-514-7508 or slpottery@hotmail.com to register or for further information
BEGINNING POTTER'S WHEEL
Open to new students and those wishing to further their skills on the potter's wheel.
5 Classes
April 18, 25th, May 2, 9, 23rd Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm
Cost $200 Materials included
Firing fees are additional based on the size of works created
Contact Sara at 340-514-7508 or slpottery@hotmail.com to register or for further information
SWIMMING TOWARD ABSTRACTION
February 22, 2020
With visiting artists Virginia Bradley & Chris Malcomson www.viriginabradley.com www.chrismalcomson.com
This workshop will emphasize experimentation with materials and the use of intuition and risk-taking to build a language for creating abstract works. Participants will learn to “swim” and have a fluid relationship with materials and processes. They will work in equilibrium with the materials rather than try to control the outcome of the process. Simultaneously, formal and technical concerns will be addressed as the works develop. Contemporary and historical artists such as Max Ernest, Hilma af Klint, Wassily Kandinsky, Julie Mehretu, Mark Bradford, Beatriz Milhazes , Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin and Joan Mitchell will be incorporated. We will also have various group critiques during the workshop.
The workshop will begin with charcoal drawing exercises that emphasize “chance and order, a surrealist technique. Then we will add acrylic paint, pastel, watercolor and any other media on hand to our ingredients or “pool”. The workshop will be quite physical as it includes large scale drawing, pouring paint, adding and subtracting into surfaces, working on the ground as well easels. Be prepared to get dirty!
Our goal will be for each participant to have four finished abstract works by the end of the workshop.
February 22nd, 23rd from 10 am to 5 pm
February 29th & March 1st from 10 am - 5 pm
Cost $150 Materials included
Participants are encouraged to add any materials they already have to their material "arsenal", ink, watercolor, gouache, oil pastels, oil paint, pens, markers, etc.
Contact The CMCA at 340-772-2622 to register or for further information
YOGA IN THE COURTYARD
March 01, 2020
Join instructor Darshania in this series utilizing the yoga skills KEMETIC YOGA METHOD
Morning mystic is an introspective class with a meditation practice. Chanting and postures guided to activate the 7 main chakra centers along the spine. All levels are welcome and encouraged.
Kemetic Yoga is both a philosophy and a practice based upon the Kemetic Systems of self-development that fueled the creation of the Kemetic Civilization. Kemetic Yoga is the ancient Egyptian system of yoga enlightenment based upon the practices of physical movements combined with conscious deep breathing and mediations.
Sundays March 1 thru April 26th
9:30 am - 11 am
$80 For the full series
or
$15 drop in
You may register in person or call 340-772-2622