Explore the arts by taking a class or attending our gallery openings.
March 19
May 2 & 26
All preregistration (if required) for 50 years+ programs is taken at the Willamalane Adult Activity Center. All programs are held at the Center unless otherwise noted.
To register for programs held at Lane Community College, call LCC at 463-5252.
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Classes (ages 50+)
Drop-In (ages 50+)
Artisan Workrooms (adults of all ages)
Learn a technique or complete a project. Supply list
provided at registration, or kits available for additional fee. Preregister.
Instructor: Cheryl Birch.
2nd & 4th . . . W . . . 2-4p . . . $25/5 weeks
Make humorous greeting
cards using stamping, embossing, chalking, and paper-piecing techniques.
All supplies included. Preregister. Instructor: Merrilea Jones.
4/21 & 28 . . . M . . . 10:30a-12p . . . $10/2 weeks
Study how to draw infants, children, teens, and elderly
using a variety of mixed media materials. Step-by-step lessons and individual
evaluations. Preregister. Instructor: Ellen Gabehart.
4/7-6/2 . . . M . . . 9:30a-12p . . . $48/8 weeks (No class 5/26)
For artists of all levels. Models in costume or regular clothes
sit for four, 20-minute poses. Want to sit as a model? Sign up prior to
session. Linda Kaye.
Every . . . Tu . . . 6:30-8:30p . . . $4/session drop-in
Learn to carve and finish a replica of one of nature’s
amazing birds. Appropriate for beginner and intermediate students. Must
bring own carving knife. Most supplies furnished. Preregister. Instructor:
Dick Jones.
4/2-30 . . . W . . . 1-3p . . . $40/5 weeks
Work on subject of your choice. Emphasis on color,
drawing skills, composition, technique, and equipment. Supply list discussed
first class. Preregister. Instructor: Gloria Tinker.
4/3-6/5 . . . Th . . . 9a-12p . . . $60/10 weeks
4/3-6/5 . . . Th . . . 1-4p . . . $60/10 weeks
4/1-6/3 . . . CANCELLED
Just in time for Mother’s Day or maybe just
for you! With a great selection of colorful plants, create a beautiful
patio planter. Bring garden gloves; all supplies included. Preregister.
Instructor: Sue Montgomery.
4/23 . . . W . . . 9:30-11a . . . $8
Study the anatomy and proportions of infants, children,
teens, and elderly while using a variety of watercolor techniques. Step-by-step
lessons and individual evaluations. Preregister. Instructor: Ellen Gabehart.
4/10-6/5 . . . Th . . . 6-8:30p . . . $48/8 weeks (No class 5/1)
Student chooses subject for
independent study. Review of step-by-step lessons in composition related
to space, color, and texture plus individual evaluations. Preregister.
Instructor: Ellen Gabehart.
4/7-6/9 . . . M . . . 1-4p . . . $54/9 weeks (No class 5/26)
Covers correct use of basic woodworking
hand tools and machinery. Supplies discussed during first class. Preregister.
Instructors: Vince Bernucci and Don Clark, Center wood shop instructors.
4/12-26 . . . Sa . . . 9-11:30a . . . $25/3 weeks
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Classes (ages 50+)
Drop-In (ages 50+)
Artisan Workrooms (adults of all ages)
Holiday Faire CraftersVolunteers create handcrafted gifts to be sold at the November Holiday
Faire, to raise funds for the Center. Materials provided. Meets semi-monthly,
January through October.
Ongoing
2nd & 4th Tu . . . 1-3p
For the experienced
quilter. Group quilts pieced tops for community members. If you have a
quilt to be quilted, call the Center for costs.
Weekly . . . TuF . . . 8a-12p . . . Free
Instruction available
for beginners; drop-in studio for experienced carvers. Furnish your own
tools and wood.
Weekly . . . Tu . . . 1-3p . . . Free
Fee includes clear glaze, firings, and some paints. Certified
Duncan and Mayco instructor: Georgia Higgins.
Ongoing . . . Th . . . 1-3p . . . $1.50/day
Discuss designs, materials, machines, and techniques
of faceting gem stones. Facilitators: Bob White and Dennis Davis.
Monthly . . . 2nd F . . . 1-3p . . . Free
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Classes (ages 50+)
Drop-In (ages 50+)
Artisan Workrooms (adults of all ages)
Students furnish own greenware, paint, and tools. Clear glaze and firing
provided. Thursday instructor: Georgia Higgins.
Weekly . . . Th . . . 1-3p . . . $1.50/day
Weekly . . . F . . . 10a-1p . . . $1.50/day
Pottery
ShopEquipped with potter’s wheels, slab roller, and kilns. Instruction
in wheel-throwing, hand-building, sculpting, and glazing. Instructor: Michael
Fromme.
Weekly . . . WTh
9-11a . . . $2/day
Equipped with slab and trim saws, grinders, sanders, and polishers. Shop
staff will cut rocks. Instructors: Springfield Rock Club.
Weekly . . . TuWTh
9a-3p . . . $2.50/day
Equipped with saws, planer, jointer, and hand tools. Instruction available.
Instructors: Vince Bernucci and Bob O’Ryan.
Weekly . . . M-Th . . . 9-11:30a & 12:30-3p . . . $3/day
Create your woodworking projects in our well
equipped shop now open additional hours. Instruction available.
4/5-5/31* . . . Sa . . . 9a-12p . . . $5/week (closed 5/3)
Quick links to programs on this page
Classes (ages 50+)
Drop-In (ages 50+)
Artisan Workrooms (adults of all ages)