Classes & Camps

Join us for an exciting and fun-filled adventure into the holiday world of music and theatre.  While working as a team, our actors and actresses will work together on The Mice Before Christmas: A Holiday “Tail” for Young Voices. “Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a….wait a minute!  The mice are stirring and are eating everything in sight!  The elves are in a panic, Santa and Mrs. Claus are upset…will Christmas be cancelled?” Parents and friends are invited to find out at the performance on the last night of class. There will be no class on Thursday, November 24th.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Katie Chambers

Tuition: $195 Register by October 24 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Join artist Michele Frantz for a 3 week mini-session in acrylic painting!  Versatile and forgiving, acrylic paints may be manipulated with a wide array of techniques, applied to many different surfaces, and modified with various additives. Students new to acrylics will learn introductory basics; experienced students will improve skills and explore new directions. Class is offered throughout the year with a different approach presented each session. List of acrylics supplies given upon registration; canvases and boards will be provided by the instructor. For ages 15 & up.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $84  Canvas Fee: $8    Register by Nov. 21 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Join artist Michele Frantz for three lessons in vibrant soft pastels with a winter season palette and subject matter.  Learn about different pastel supports (types of papers & boards) while exploring a variety of techniques. Dive right in without needing paintbrushes, solvents, or a palette – no other medium allows you to apply rich color as quickly as you can with soft pastels.  Supply list will be provided upon registration. Paper will be provided via Paper Fee.  For ages 15 & up.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $84  Paper Fee: $8    Register by Nov. 28 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Join artist Michele Frantz for a three week mini-session in this year-round series!  Explore the beautiful fluidity and transparency of watercolor. Beginners will learn basic tools and techniques. Experienced students will explore new methods, materials, and styles. This class is offered throughout the year with a different approach presented each session.  List of watercolor supplies given upon registration.  Watercolor paper will be provided by instructor. For ages 15 & up.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $84  Supply Fee: $8  Register by November 28 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Using image manipulation software & a mouse or tablet, students can digitize their personal drawings, landscapes, or abstract artwork in the Wind River Chimes Creative Computer Lab at ARTfactory.  Multiple software platforms are provided via supply fee, including industry standard Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator and Photoshop) as well as widely available freeware.  Bring a flash drive to take your work home.  All art experience levels will find this instruction & practice to be beneficial.  Class may be taken multiple times, new techniques and tools introduced each lesson.  Ages 11-adult.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Tuition: $84  Supply Fee: $20  Register by Nov. 28 for 10% tuition discount.  (Members receive a 25% early registration member discount.)

Come to ARTfactory and celebrate three December evenings in a healthy and fun way!  Join Cookie Bell for line dancing in our spacious art gallery.  Pre-registration is required.  Make time for a dance break as you gear up for the holiday season!

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Cookie Bell

Tuition: $42
Register by November 28 for 10% tuition discount. (Members receive a 25% early registration member discount.)

What better way to explore beautiful use of color and design than to look to several “stars” of the art world? We will weave some fun art history into this multi-media art camp.  Students will be inspired to find their own unique voice and self-expression through painting, drawing, collage, sculpture and more. For ages 7-12.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Heather Rankin

Tuition: $224  Supply Fee: $20. Register by December 12 for 10% tuition discount for non members and 25% discount for members.

Join our art camp and improve your character illustration skills and personal style in creating cartoons and comics. We will look at eastern and western classics, and then use hand drawing techniques to illustrate a page.  Class will take place in our state of the art Computer Lab, so digital cartooning software is an option, too!  Supplies provided.  For ages 11-14.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $224  Supply Fee: $20   Register by December 12 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

This winter break make like an elf and create tiny fun morsels of art!  Desk pets, keychains, backpack charms, frig magnets, ornaments and jewelry – you have all those design options and more!  Artist Sophia Tamilio will teach you the tricks to create amazing special effects.  Don’t miss this unique creative experience!  Supplies provided.  For ages 13 – 18

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Sophia Tamilio

Tuition: $224  Supply Fee: $20   Register by December 12 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Writers, artists and gamers – Join instructor Ryan Arias for an engaging and interactive exploration of character design.  Topics will include the development  of an inner life, visual distinction, expressive visualization, identification of strengths, skills, and weaknesses.  The course compliments Worldbuilding, but also stands alone as a four lesson art and writing workshop.  Materials will be provided via supply fee. For ages 13 – 18.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Ryan Arias

Tuition: $224 Supply Fee: $15   Register by Dec. 19 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

The adventure continues! The ArtFactory is offering another Dungeons and Dragons campaign over the holidays. Continuing our battle from our summer adventure, the  leaders of the realm call our intrepid party to reconvene to save the kingdom! Having defeated the goblin raid of Ferry Inn and Expelled  the hobgoblin horde at Farpoint, the party now must return to the capital to root out plots and navigate hidden court intrigues! New players are welcome to join, but will need to create their characters in advance of the first game session.

Players will need to have the following materials necessary for play:

• A full set of polyhedral dice (7 different types of dice.)
• Folder, notebook, mechanical pencil, paper
• Pre-generated character sheets
• 3D miniature figurine (for use in scaled maps of game)
• A copy of the D&D Players Handbook (5^thEdition), one will be provided or campers can purchase one from Amazon or a book store to keep. Be sure to bring a water bottle, snack and a lunch. Ages 10-18.                 
• If campers already have copies of the D&D (5th Ed.) “Monster Manual” and/or “Dungeon Master’s Guide,” they may bring those as well.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor:  Vincent Worthington

Tuition: $224 Register by December 20 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Explore the powers of the third dimension in this fun approach to modeling and sculpture. You will have creative freedom regarding the source of your inspiration. We will work with polymer clay, and other cool materials.  Build anything from whimsical creatures to your favorite character!  Ages 7 – 12

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $224  Supply Fee: $20  Register by December 19 for 10% tuition discount for non members and 25% discount for members.

Musicals not your thing?  Want to perfect your skills without having to worry about singing and dancing?  Join us for this theatre production intensive where students are challenged to create and sustain a role without the pressure of auditioning.  This performance workshop provides an opportunity to take the stage while learning acting basics and valuable theatre skills.  Students will participate in all elements of the production from character development to creating props, makeup and costumes.  The production we are working on is Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon by Don Zolidis.  The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil’s Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands. A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation and madcap fun.   (Ages 8 – 18)

Class Schedule will be Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 – 7 p.m. beginning January 9 – February 22nd.  There will be no class on January 16 and February 20.  We will have added rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday, February 21 and 23.  There will be two ticketed performances on February 24 and 25 at 7 p.m.  Class members will receive two complimentary tickets.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Ahyrel Tinker

Tuition: $280 Register by January 2  for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Purpose: This course is designed to provide a foundation of healthy singing technique for students ages students 8-12. Students will learn how to access the two major registers of their voice and develop appropriate styles to perform a variety of works from the musical theatre cannon. Students will be introduced to basic music theory and will gain familiarity in reading music from a vocal score.

Objectives:

1. Students will identify and demonstrate use of healthy singing techniques. 
2. Students will read and comprehend the symbols of a standard vocal music score.
3. Students will learn and perform 3-5 choral selections from memory.

Materials:

1. One folder for storing sheet music and handouts
2. Pencils with erasers

Schedule of Topics:

Class 1:  Foundations of Healthy Singing [breath support and vocal placement]

Class 2:  Navigating the Score [learn and interpret basic music symbols]

Class 3:  Technique and Musicianship (learn and practice different singing styles and techniques)

Class 4:  More than Words (Part 1) [application of style through diction, vowel shapes, blend, dynamics and phrasing]

Class 5:  More than Words (Part 2) [development of style through diction, vowel shapes, blend, dynamics, and phrasing]

Class 6:  Follow the Leader [learn and understand musical gestures]

Class 7:  Finishing Touches [prepare for final performance]

Class 8:  Final Performance

All students must be vaccinated.

Instructor:  Chelsea Majors

Tuition:  $120    Register by December 26 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

 

Rooftop Productions present Spectaculathon by Don Zolidis.  The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil’s Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands. A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation and madcap fun.

Directed by Ahyrel Tinker

Performances are Friday and Saturday, February 24 and 25 at 7 pm

Rooftop Productions present Spectaculathon by Don Zolidis.  The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil’s Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands. A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation and madcap fun.

Directed by Ahyrel Tinker

Performances are Friday and Saturday, February 24 and 25 at 7 pm