FAVA
39 South Main Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
Phone: (440) 774-7158
Fax: (440) 775-1107
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Coming Soon! FAVA Summer Camp
Unleash your imagination and develop your creativity at art camp this summer! Students (ages 5-12/grades K-5) will engage in a wide variety of artistic media. Campers will get to work with different artist instructors throughout the week. Each week of camp is different from the rest! Need-based scholarships and after-care program available. Camp registration will open on March 30.
Camp weeks: June 10-14, July 15-19, August 19-23
Classes
Beginning Wheel Throwing - (morning)
Age: 18+
This class is dedicated to the fundamental skills of throwing on the wheel. It is also open to those who have some experience on the potter’s wheel and would like to refine their basic skills. Students will gain access to...
Age: 18+
This class is designed for the Art I student who wishes to expand their skills. It is an open studio concept where you can revisit art works that need completion or do a completely new project. If you have no...
Art for Homeschoolers - Spring Session
Age: Grade School
AGES: 5-12 This is an opportunity for homeschooled children to work in an art studio in a multi aged group with an artist instructor using various materials and processes such as clay, paint, printmaking, papier mache and drawing. No prior art...
Beginning Wheel Throwing (evening)
Age: 18+
This class is dedicated to the fundamental skills of throwing on the wheel. It is also open to those who have some experience on the potter’s wheel and would like to refine their basic skills. Students will gain access to...
Mommy (or Daddy) and Me: Let’s Get Creative!
Age: Preschool
AGES: 3-5 years old +parent. Mommies and Daddies and their little artists are welcome to explore and create all different kinds of art! Each week will feature a different hands-on medium, such as painting (or finger painting) masterpieces or creating beautiful...
Clay for Kids - Spring Session
Age: Grade School
AGES: 8-12. Four-day exploration of hand building techniques and glazing for beginners and the young, with stress placed on sketching ideas out and learning techniques. In week one students will learn about clay, getting a feel for the medium and making...
Exploring Collage through Mixed-Media and Image Transfer
Age: Teen
AGES: 13 -18. This session will focus on exploring the art of collage, using methods ranging from image transfer to traditional cut and paste technique. Students will begin with creating their own base surface through screen printing and/or painting, then go...
Age: All Ages
Ages: All ages and levels. In this unique class we will explore a variety of Chinese calligraphy fundamentals and styles through hands-on and weekly practice, discussion and reflection. You will be guided through a short tour of the Chinese art section...
Discovering your Inner Artist through Photovoice
Age: All Ages
NOTE: NEW DATES! APRIL 6 - MAY 4. AGES: MIXED AGES In this multi-aged five-week class we will explore the art of Photovoice, which is the practice of using photography to document and illustrate one's unique lived experience. Each student will then...
Age: 18+
AGES: 16+. Watercolor is a wonderful and amazing medium to work in, but it can be challenging. The fundamental concepts of watercolor will be covered. Strong emphasis will be placed on the importance of the pre-planning stage, such as tonal...
Jewelry Design & Construction (Spring)
Age: 18+
New students will begin by learning the basic skills in jewelry design and construction. Wire-bending, soldering, and finishing techniques will be included. Various projects will be explored to learn and practice—including a pair of earrings, a ring, and a pendant....
After School Art Club - Spring Session
Age: Grade School
GRADES: K - 2. End of the week gathering of young people to explore various means of art expression under supervision. Program begins and ends each Friday with opportunities for open studio time, where young people can collaborate and create according...
Art Lab for Toddlers: Parent & Child Art Workshops
Age: Preschool
AGES: 3–4 (5 if pre-K) + Parent. Children along with parents will mix, glue, stack, and play with materials. This class encourages hands on play, sensory exposure and exploration. Bring your cameras, this class will result in more process art than...
Age: 18+
Open to anyone who is interested in learning techniques in hand-building and glaze decoration. Experienced hand-builders welcome.
Beginning Wheel Throwing for TEENS
Age: Teen
AGES: 13 - 17. This class is dedicated to learning the fundamentals of throwing on the potter’s wheel. Students will focus on centering and pulling up even walls while creating mugs, flat bottom bowls, and cylinders. Instruction given on basic glazing techniques....
Age: 18+
This two-hour class is designed for the returning student to expand their wheel throwing skills to the next level and explore surface design techniques with personalized instruction. Students will gain access to the FAVA Ceramics Open Studio Program outside of...
Age: Grade School
AGES: 8-12 years old. Four-day exploration of hand building techniques and glazing for beginners and the young, with stress placed on sketching ideas out and learning techniques. In week one students will learn about clay, getting a feel for the medium...
Age: Tween
AGES: 10-16 years old. In this beginner's class, we will explore the wide world of cartoons. We will study various types of cartoons, learn about different drawing techniques, how to write more effective jokes, and even panel layout. We will try...
Age: Grade School
AGES: 8-12 years old. Four-day exploration of hand building techniques and glazing for beginners and the young, with stress placed on sketching ideas out and learning techniques. In week one students will learn about clay, getting a feel for the medium...
Age: Grade School
AGES : 6-10 years old. A beginner's class for children who want to learn all about the wonderful world of watercolor painting! We will explore watercolors and the various techniques used by painters. We will learn how to adjust the shade...
Workshop
Weave Your Own Rag Rug (March)
Age: 18+
AGES: 16+. Two-week sessions March 5 - 17 or March 19 - 31. An opportunity to just weave your own rug! No experience necessary, just the interest in trying the weaving process without doing all the work of dressing the loom. The rug...
How to Draw Workshop (Mar. 20)
Age: 18+
AGES: 16+ In this workshop you will learn how to draw different types of line, including contour, cross-contour, construction line and gestural line. Learn how line creates shape, both positive and negative, and how shapes can be used to draw complex...
Weave Your Own Rag Rug (April)
Age: 18+
AGES: 16+ Two-week sessions April 2 - 14 or April 16 - 28. An opportunity to just weave your own rug! No experience necessary, just the interest in trying the weaving process without doing all the work of dressing the loom. The rug...
The Art of the Monoprint: Printmaking with Jelliplates
Age: 18+
This workshop will be focused on creating your own printmaking surface, followed by a series of monoprints! No previous printmaking experience is necessary. Each student will learn to create prints using inks and natural objects such as fabric or leaves...
Age: 18+
In this workshop you will create a woven bag in an ‘origami’ fold from the fabric we weave. The workshop will require that you bring your own loom with the project threaded. The materials fee will be determined by your own...
Age: 18+
AGES: 16+. Two-week sessions April 30 - May 15 or May 14 - 26. An opportunity to just weave your own rug! No experience necessary, just the interest in trying the weaving process without doing all the work of dressing the loom. The...
Age: 18+
For this workshop, we will be focusing on the great outdoors! All levels of artists are welcome to come and practice the traditional technique of en plein air painting and drawing. Students can choose their medium of choice, either drawing...
Age: Teen
AGES: 12+. Students will receive a basic understanding of spinning fiber into yarn using a Turkish drop spindle. The drop spindle in various forms is present in almost every culture and is still widely used today. Yarn made on a drop...
Age: 18+
AGES: 15+. Friday June 28: 6:00 - 8:00pm Saturday June 29: 10:00am - 3:00pm Student will learn basic tapestry weaving techniques, how to warp a small loom, several finishing techniques, and the many uses for these woven items. This will be an introduction...
Age: 18+
AGES: 15+ Students will receive a basic understanding of plant-based fiber and spinning it into yarn using a mini Turkish drop spindle. The drop spindle in various forms is present in almost every culture and is still widely used today. Yarn...
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