Classes with KACC
Upcoming KACC Classes
Our classes blend the best of many kinds of media, traditions, perspectives, and practice. From 5-years-old to 95-years-young, learning and expanding appreciation of the arts is our core - and we love putting together classes that drive community engagement in art.
Applications for Classes
Watercolor Basics
Mar 2nd - Mar 30th, 2023 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterBeginner Level Class
Instructor: Kandi Stimson
Thursdays in March (March 2, 9, 23 & 30)
Class Limit: 10 Students
5:30 - 7 pm
$125
Watercolor Basics is a 4-week introductory class for the person with little to no experience in watercolor, but who would like to explore this fluid art medium. We will start out with an overview of our supplies; then move into understanding the effects that water and gravity have on paint; when to use which brush; mixing our paints for different consistencies; types of washes and layers; basic color theory through mixing colors and creating a color wheel; paint application techniques; and adding texture. During the four weeks, students can reasonably expect to complete a variety of (pre-drawn) paintings in landscape, seascape, still life or botanical, through individual classroom assistance with the instructor, as well as practicing at home.
About the Instructor:
Kandi Stimson began her watercolor painting journey in 2014 in Colorado by taking weekly group classes. She has also been coached by national and international professional artists who have challenged her to capture the light in every painting. There was plenty of scenic painting opportunity in Colorado, but she has found the Texas Hill Country to offer much rustic beauty with its rolling hills, majestic trees and rural charm. Kandi’s main teaching goal is to open the student’s eye to finding the simple beauty in our interests and daily lives, and then expressing it through paint with creative enthusiasm.
Beginning Acrylic with Dotti Brundrett
Mar 31st - Apr 28th, 2023 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterBeginner Level
Instructor: Dotti Brundrett
Fridays: March 31, April 7, 14, 21 &28
Class Limit: 10 Students
5:30 - 7 pm
$125 per student
This class is for the absolute beginner. Anyone can learn to paint. On the first day you will learn how to mix colors and use your brushes. You will get positive individual instruction. To quote Bob Ross, "There are no mistakes, just happy accidents."
Supplies: A cup for water, paper towels, a six or seven tube set of acrylic paints, canvas of any size and assorted brushes. The instructor will also bring brushes that students may use.
About the instructor: Dotti has been teaching art for decades to both children and adults. She has won many awards with her artwork in several different media, but acrylic painting is her favorite. She studied art in college, the Hill Country Arts Foundation and at the Kerr Arts & Cultural Center. She is a professional artist who has painted many murals around the state.
Next Steps in Watercolor
Apr 6th - Apr 27th, 2023 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterIntermediate Class
Instructor: Kandi Stimson
Thursdays in April (April 6, 13, 20 & 27)
Class Limit: 10 Students
5:30 - 7 pm
$125
Next Steps in Watercolor is for the art student who would like to build on their watercolor skills. It can be for the novice who has some watercolor experience with the basics such as how to use their paints, water, brushes and apply these to paper; but is also for the person who has been painting on their own for a while, but maybe feels frustrated or stuck with their results. Topics included will be: composition; tonal values; color theory; layers; soft and hard edges; lifting; masking; and styles. The instructor will work with each student in class to give feedback, along with challenges appropriate for their own skill level. Students can work from their own references, or instructor’s templates.
About the Instructor:
Kandi Stimson began her watercolor painting journey in 2014 in Colorado by taking weekly group classes. She has also been coached by national and international professional artists who have challenged her to capture the light in every painting. There was plenty of scenic painting opportunity in Colorado, but she has found the Texas Hill Country to offer much rustic beauty with its rolling hills, majestic trees and rural charm. Kandi’s main teaching goal is to open the student’s eye to finding the simple beauty in our interests and daily lives, and then expressing it through paint with creative enthusiasm.
Art Thera-Play
Apr 15th - Apr 15th, 2023 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterInstructor: Dayna Fowler Haines
Saturday, April 15
Class for Adults over 50
Class Limit: 10-12
10 am - Noon
$30
Art Thera-Play is an engaging workshop/party activity for discussing and practicing the therapeutic value of coloring and doodling as well as support for the importance of play at all stages of life. There's a child in all of us, and this workshop is designed to encourage that child to play and have fun through art exercises.
Innovating With Pastel
May 6th - May 6th, 2023 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterInstructor: Mary Kaye Sawyer Morse
Class limit: 10
Saturday, May 6
9 am - 4 pm
$125
In this fun one-day workshop, students will explore innovative ways of layering pastels over inks, to achieve interesting intensity and visual excitement in paintings. Working loose and with both complimentary and analogous colors, students will have better understanding of how to achieve vibrant works. This workshop is a combination of demonstration, exercises, individual attention, and group discussion.
About the Instructor:
Capturing the essence of open spaces in my paintings is Mary Kaye's passion. Using luscious soft pastels with vibrant color, she strives to give all compositions, a joyful energy. Her landscapes are expressions of places she has been, and she hopes they inspire happiness. Essentially self-taught, she has studied with a number of prominent pastel artists over the years including Clive Tyler, Albert Handell, Tobi Clement, and Alan Flattmann.
Scrimshaw with Linda Karst Stone
May 20th - May 20th, 2023 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterAny Level Welcome
Instructor: Linda Karst Stone, Scrimshander
Saturday, May 20
Class Limit: 10 Students
1-3 pm
$25 per student - all proceeds go to KACC
Join us for this two-hour class where you will learn what scrimshaw is, current laws regarding ivory and create a piece of scrimshaw to take home with you. Tools, ink and antique piano key “canvas” will be provided. This is very small work so if you benefit from using magnifying head gear or glasses, please bring that with you.
Scrimshaw is an art form with a long history. Early man hunted the wooly mammoth and mastodon for food. The beautiful tusks were used to make tools and talismans which were believed to carry with them the protective spirit of the animal. Early Egyptians and Eskimos alike utilized the ivories in their environments and carved them into useful and decorative pieces.
At sea, some nineteenth century whalers used their idle time to carve whale teeth and bones. The work was mostly crude; lines cut with pocket knives or sail needles depicted mainly nautical themes. The lines were filled with squid ink or lampblack to contrast with the light ivory. From the varied dialects of the ocean whalers, this new pastime came to be known as scrimshaw.
Supplies: All supplies will be provided for the class.
About the Instructor:
Linda was raised in Ohio where she learned the art of scrimshaw in high school. Today she is world renown for her work that she continues to this day. Her scrimshaw is created using only a hand-held carbide steel-tipped scribe. Etching techniques including line, stipple and crosshatch are combined to define the subject matter. The black detail is filled with black India ink. The color, etched separately, dark to light; is Winsor & Newton Artists' Water Color chosen for its' quality and permanence.
Linda moved to Texas in 1982 and is now rooted in the beautiful Hill Country with her husband Mark Stone. She enjoys gardening, grandchildren, restoring old buildings and living in America.
Camp Create at KACC
Jun 6th - Jun 16th, 2023 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterCAMP CREATE! is back. KACC's summer art camp for youth, offers first class art instruction from credentialed instructors in a fun environment. Classes are open to children in grades 1- 8.
The schedule for this summer's program is listed below:
Session I- June 5 - 9
Camp Create! at KACC will be a fun-filled week of exploring a variety of media through projects planned to stimulate the imagination and expand artistic skills. Open to students 1st through 8th Grade. Woodworking, Fiber Arts & Gourd Art are among the projects offered for this week.
Class One: 1-3 Grade
Instructor: Andrea Rummel
Class Two: 4-5 Grade
Instructor: Rachel Lovelace
Class Three: 6-8 Grade
Instructor: Monika Lovelace
TO REGISTER FOR SESSION I - CLICK HERE
Session II – June 12 - 16
Camp Create! at KACC will be a fun-filled week of exploring a variety of media through projects planned to stimulate the imagination and expand artistic skills. Open to students 1st through 8th Grade. Painting, assemblage art and gourd art are among the projects planned for this week.
Class One: 1-3 Grade
Instructor: Andrea Rummel
Class Two: 4-5 Grade
Instructor: Rachel Lovelace
Class Three: 6-8 Grade
Instructor: Monika Lovelace
TO REGISTER FOR SESSION II - CLICK HERE
Classes will be held 9 am – Noon, Monday through Friday. The maximum enrollment for each class is ten children per class. Tuition will be $75 a week. Additional children from the same family can attend for only $25 discount.
Each session will be divided into age groups, based on the last grade completed by the student.