ART WORKSHOPS

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printmaking • watercolor

Sagebrushers Art Society

sagebrushersartofbend.com • 541-617-0900

All classes listed below held at 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend

Wise Woman Emerging – Mixed Media Collage with Maria Wattier and Mattie Corya-Swanson

April 16, 1-5pm

Join Maria Wattier and Mattie Corya-Swanson for a monthly gathering of women creating and expressing feminine soul wisdom through mixedmedia collage. No experience necessary, instruction and encouragement available as needed! Cost: $20 for workshop and $14 for journal. Please come join us for a delightful afternoon in a circle of women. For more information contact Mattie at swany139@hotmail. com or 541-610-2677.

Insight Into Modulations As Value with David Kinker

Thursdays, April 6, 13, 20 and 27, 9:30am-12pm Thursday evenings, April 6, 13, 20 and 27, 6-8:30pm

Texture and value will always be a place to start and finish a painting. Learn powerful control of these elements as an aesthetic to visual mixing, and beyond. Building the foundations for better art, we will build upon and add skills as we move toward

Audition Call for Old-Time Mystery Theater

Sunriver Stars Community Theater (SSCT) is preparing to host auditions for its second show of the 2023 season, Radio S.T.A.R. (Sunriver Thespians as Readers). Auditions will take place at 6pm April 11 at Village Properties, 56835 Venture Lane, Suite 208, in the Sunriver Business Park.

The fun and excitement of listening to a thrilling radio show will be brought to life on stage, with Central Oregon actors reading the exciting and suspenseful scripts. The production will feature two performances, A Sherlock Holmes Radio Mystery adapted by Jon Jory, and In Memoriam by Marlene Remington.

“I like to direct Readers’ Theater because, although Sunriver Stars Community Theater has enriched the lives of many children with our free drama camp, we haven’t paid enough attention to the many seniors who are good actors, but are finding memorization a challenge,” said Director Susan Evans Inman. “At spring. Lecture, acrylic painting demonstration and hands on individual instruction. $35/class. For more information contact dkinker@bendbroadband.com.

Oils Essentials Studio Sessions with Michael Wise

April 11 and April 25, 2:30-5:30pm

This drop-in open studio session is designed for oils artists looking to explore and develop skills in oil painting. Mike will provide technical assistance and creative insight to guide students in the painting process. Participants will receive individual instruction time. Each class will begin with a brief lecture/demo, reviewing fundamentals of oil, focusing on color mixing, paint application, brush strokes and composition. $20/class (SageBrushers Members), $30 (non-Members). All levels of experience are welcome. For more information contact mikewiseart@gmail.com

Exploring Abstraction: Line, Mark and Form with Zoë Cohen

April 22-24, 10am-4pm

This workshop with Zoe Cohen (zcohenstudio.com) is designed for abstract painters to help clarify visual language and bring intentionality to their painting practice, with a major focus on creating compositional structure in the work. Techniques covered include mark making, alternate paint application tools, combining paint with collage, color mixing and use of drawing materials with paint. This workshop is for intermediate/advanced students working with acrylic paint. Cost is $300 (SageBrushers Art Society members) / $320(non-members). To register, please contact Katherine Weaver at katherine.weaver40@ gmail.com. Registration deadline is April 15.

Call To Audition

least occasionally, we offer them a chance to shine by presenting a ‘Radio Show’ in which they have scripts right there on stage.”

The Holmes mystery features an authentic adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story, A Scandal in Bohemia, with a fast-paced, comedic and meticulous storyline. The cast includes: Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson, an adventurous young woman, Holmes’s landlady and the king seeking Holmes’s help. There will also be extras as fighters, jingle singers and a radio announcer.

In Memoriam is a fast-moving, chilling murder mystery. Five people gather on an isolated island for a weekend house party turned nightmare as one person after another is accused of murder, and is then murdered — each by a different method. Cast needs include the daughter of a wealthy publisher, a stockbroker, a physician, an elderly spinster, a gangster, the butler and a radio announcer.

Adult roles call for women ages 20-90 and men ages 25-70. No child roles are available. Jingle singers

Journey With Watercolor with Eric Yi Lin

Session 1: May 26-27, 9am-4pm

Session 2: May 28-29, 9am-4pm

These two-day workshop sessions will focus on establishing and strengthening your relationship with watercolor through exercises, demonstrations and critiques. Session 1 will emphasize watercolor concepts, theory, technique and fundamental drawing and is intended for students at the advanced beginner level and above. Session 2 will cover more intermediate and advanced concepts such as subject matter, composition and visual language. Cost: $235 per session for SageBrushers Art Society members and $260 for non-members. Contact Barbara Crislip at barbjc45@yahoo.com to register. Registration deadline is May 10.

Painting Faces from Photographs with Ted Nuttall

June 13-17, 9am-4pm can be any age that can sing on key and harmonize. Voice types needed include soprano, alto, tenor and baritone/bass.

Join award-winning artist Ted Nuttall for this five-day workshop. Although painting a person in watercolor may seem daunting, it is every bit as approachable as creating a still life or landscape. Ted will demonstrate the techniques and instill the confidence to enjoy painting people. Ted will discuss the benefits of photographic reference, as well as how to interpret a photo in order to give life and energy to the subject. Cost for the five-day workshop is $795. A deposit of $400, plus a completed registration form (located at sagebrushersartofbend. com/workshops/ted-nuttall), will hold a student’s space in class, with the balance of $395 due by the registration deadline of April 14, 2023. Contact pam@sagebrushersartofbend.com with questions.

“There will be little to no memorization required; just reading an Old Timey Radio Show script, complete with ads and jingles,” Inman said. “We are presenting the jingles composed for local businesses, as well as some of the all-time favorites, such as Brylcreem.” sunriverstars.org

“Radio S.T.A.R.” will take place at 7pm June 1-2 and at 2pm June 3 at The Door, 56885 Enterprise Drive. Show-related questions may be directed to Inman at SusansPacas@yahoo.com.

Audition Call for RENT

Know someone that would love to be a part of this production? Auditions are open now! For information and to schedule, please email: MejaskiChoreography@gmail.com.