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A man wearing a hat, glasses and a blue long sleeve button up shirt with red suspenders is drawing a comic. He has a long gray beard.

AP Cartooning and Comics for Grown Ups with Eric Dyck

You’ve watched your children come home from Eric’s cartooning classes buzzing with enthusiasm and creative energy! You’ve seen some of the hands-on cartooning activities on social media! Now it is finally your turn! Experience the same lessons, drawing challenges, and hands-on activities from his cartooning classes for kids. You will even get to draw your own micro-comic!

Series:AP Workshop

Date:September 28, 2023

Time:6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Fee:$100

Classroom:Meeting Room

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Youth
hands tying blue fabric for dyeing

Youth Textile Arts Club with Tyler Alexander (ages 12 – 15)

Learn fabric dyeing, traditional and abstract embroidery, how to use a sewing machine, and pattern making basics. By the end of the course you’ll have several projects to take home including clothing, wall art, and a tote bag! Core techniques will be the focus, with an emphasis on experimentation and combining skills.

Series:Casa Core Class

Date:October 13, 2023

Time:6:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Fee:$150

Classroom:Textile Studio

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Visual Arts: Visual Arts

Adults
Two cat shaped mugs with ears and red striped straws. One cat mug has sunglasses.

Sweetheart Mugs with Emily Metherel – Section 2

Love, like a ceramic mug, is surprisingly hearty, takes some elbow grease to get just right and is best when filled with warmth. Come learn how to make mugs with your sweetheart – romantic or platonic – in this one night workshop: shaping, glazing and kiln-firing included!

Series:Casa Core Workshop

Date:October 14, 2023

Time:6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Fee:$30

Classroom:3D Classroom

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Adults
Woman wearing black clothing taking a picture with a digital camera in a white classroom

AP Portrait Photography with Petra Mala Miller

Delve deeper into what makes a great portrait! Learn how to effectively use tools and your imagination to create meaningful, compelling portraits that represent your subject’s personality in these six-classes. Explore natural and studio lighting set-ups, composition, styling, and posing to create mood and atmosphere that lends meaning to your images. Students will practice with individual and cooperative projects, taking both candid and staged portraits.

Series:AP Class

Date:October 15, 2023

Time:10:15 am - 12:15 pm

Fee:$195

Classroom:2D Classrom

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Adults
A pair of hands kneads a block of clay

Clay Handbuilding and Sculpture with Gordon Perret

Gain a solid foundation in pottery with the three fundamental methods of hand building: coil, pinch pot and slab construction. Use traditional and non-traditional tools while exploring both function and decorative wares. Form a variety of clay creations, working from substructure all the way through to surface design using patinas and glazes.

Series:Casa Core Class

Date:October 16, 2023

Time:6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Fee:$190

Classroom:3D Classroom

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Youth
Woman wearing black clothing taking a picture with a digital camera in a white classroom

AP Basic Digital Photography for Youth with Petra Mala Miller (ages 12 – 17)

Learn fundamental camera techniques and creative methods in this hands-on photography workshop! Composition, aperture, ISO, shutter speed, white balance and other camera controls will be explored in a playful, dynamic environment. Explore motion blur, time-lapse and light painting!

Series:AP Workshop

Date:October 21, 2023

Time:10:15 am - 2:15 pm

Fee:$65

Classroom:2D Classroom

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Adults
A person wearing a blue hat, safety googles, a respirator and a grey apron is working on joinery in the Wood Studio.

Intermediate Woodworking with James McDowell

Take your skill with saws to the next level. Building on the knowledge gained from the Introduction class, learn more about jointing, planing, and options for finishing your pieces. Create a piece that stands the test of time, while inspiring future projects of your own.

Series:Casa Core Class

Date:October 23, 2023

Time:7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Fee:$220

Classroom:Woodshop

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Adults
A woman uses a mitre saw in a wood shop to cut down a piece of 2 by 4 wood.

Introduction to Woodworking with James McDowell

Discover a passion for woodworking in the Casa Wood Studio! Learn new skills in a supportive atmosphere. Projects will allow you to use and become familiar with all the tools and equipment in the studio, such as table saws, nail guns, planers, jointers and more, while creating an original wood project.

Series:Casa Core Class

Date:October 25, 2023

Time:7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Fee:$220

Classroom:Woodshop

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The cover of the Fall 2023 Casa Program Guide which is a light olive green covered with a variety of fall leaves.

Casa Program Guide

The Casa Program Guide is produced three times a year; Winter, Spring/Summer and Fall. Inside the guide find listings for the upcoming class and workshop schedule, upcoming exhibitions at The Gallery, information about artists in residence and seasonal events in the building. Program guides are free. Pick-up guides at Casa or at facilities throughout the city.

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