Art in the Making

Art Classes for Adults Age 55 and Better

If you’re age 55 and better and have no experience in the arts, or if you do have past experience but want to enhance your skills or explore a new medium, Art in the Making is for you! Classes are offered in Space One Eleven’s 2D and pottery studios and culminate with art exhibitions.


Past Classes at Space One Eleven

Clay Workshop with Carolyn Wass
February 26 – April 16, 2019
Tuesdays, 10am – 12pm

In this 8 week workshop, participants will have the freedom to create and learn about what interests them, at their own pace. Carolyn Wass will help you make functional and/or decorative objects, practice hand-building, wheel-throwing, glazing, and more.

Clay Workshop

Instructor: Carolyn Wass
Dates:
January 8 – January 30, 2019
Location: Space One Eleven Studios, 2409 2nd Avenue North

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Introduction to Painting

Instructor: Jürgen Tarrasch 
Dates:
July 31 – August 23, 2018
Location: Space One Eleven Studios, 2409 2nd Avenue North

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Beginner Drawing

Instructor: Martha Ann Doyal
Dates: April 3 – May 22, 2018
Location: Space One Eleven Studios, 2409 2nd Avenue North

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Introduction to Clay

Instructor: Carolyn Wass
Dates: April 4 – May 23, 2018
Location: Space One Eleven Studios, 2409 2nd Avenue North

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Fundamentals of Clay

Instructor: Carolyn Wass
Dates: September 27 – November 15, 2017
Location: Space One Eleven Studios, 2409 2nd Avenue North

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Introduction to Drawing

Instructor: Martha Ann Doyal
Dates: May 4 to June 22, 2017
Location: Space One Eleven Studios, 2409 2nd Avenue North

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CHARCOAL: Expressive Mark Making, A Painters Approach To Drawing

Instructor: Gary Chapman
Dates: May 3 to June 21, 2017
Location: Space One Eleven Studios, 2409 2nd Avenue North

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Past Classes in Local Retirement Communities

Introduction to Painting

Instructor: Jürgen Tarrasch
Dates: January 8 – January 31, 2019
Location: Episcopal Place

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Introduction to Painting

Instructor: Susan Vitali
Dates: June 14 – August 9, 2018
Location: Greenbriar at the Altamont

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The Joy of Painting and Assemblage

Instructor: Marilyn A. Gross
Dates: September 11 – October 6, 2017
Location: Greenbriar at the Altamont

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Mixed Media

Instructor: Bruce Phillips
Dates: July 19 to September 6, 2017
Location: Veranda at Park Place

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Mixed Media

Instructor: Andy Jordan
Dates: July 19 to September 6, 2017
Location: Greenbriar at the Altamont

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As a subset of the broader field of creative aging, vitality arts programs inspire and enable older adults to learn, make and share the arts in ways that are novel, complex and socially engaging. Successful vitality arts programs are led by teaching artists whose creative process and understanding of older adults bring joy, connection, improved health and well-being, and a renewed sense of purpose to older adults in community and residential settings.

This project is made possible, in part, through support from Aroha Philanthropies, Alabama State Council of the Arts, The Gratitude Foundation, and the Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation.