Come join us for a fun filled evening of doodling on napkins at the Sawtooth Brewery. Doodling is about drawing fearlessly, with spontaneity, and with no rules or expectations put upon yourself or others. Various prompts will direct participants to play with creativity. Materials and experience not necessa...
Classes
FREE ADULT CLASS: Doodle and Drink
Wednesday, April 22, 5:30 pm
2020 SPRING OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, April 15, 6:00 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2020 Spring Open Studios will take place on Wed, Apr 15*, 29, & May 13, 6–8pm. $25 for April 15 (Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques), $10 for April 29...
FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: Play Grounds
Thursday, April 9, 6:00 pm
What does intentional design around creating social spaces look like? How can guided play or guided interaction benefit the community? How does play trigger creativity in our community? Join moderator Scott Palmer, Producing Artistic Director for Company of Fools and panelists Tony Parkhill from Sun Valley Co...
FREE ADULT CLASS: Doodle and Drink
Wednesday, April 8, 5:30 pm
Come join us for a fun filled evening of doodling on napkins at the Sawtooth Brewery. Doodling is about drawing fearlessly, with spontaneity, and with no rules or expectations put upon yourself or others. Various prompts will direct participants to play with creativity. Materials and experience not necessa...
FREE MUSEUM-BASED ART THERAPY WORKSHOP: Stepping Out of the Frame (Spring 2020)
Tuesday, April 7, 2:30 pm
Stepping out of the Frame: Museum-Based Art Therapy Program furthers the Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ mission to enrich the community by creating a program dedicated to facilitating therapeutic experiences for those encountering cognitive and sensorimotor issues connected with aging. Each week, participa...
CRAFT SERIES WORKSHOP: Book Art Series: Rachael Mayer’s Bookbinding with (Re)Purpose
Saturday, March 28, 9:30 am
Utilize design and creative problem solving while making unique and repurposed books! Using a variety of basic binding techniques, you will learn how to alter existing books to make journals, sketchbooks, and photo albums. No previous bookmaking experience necessary. Rachael Mayer is a fiber artist b...
COMPANY OF FOOLS INTENSIVES 3-DAY WORKSHOP SERIES: Improvisational Comedy with Andrew Beck of No Filter Improv
Thursday, March 12, 6:00 pm
This workshop is an introduction to group and team improvisational comedy, covering spontaneity, group focus, ensemble building, narrative skills and how to identify and exploit patterns and connections between ideas that help create brilliant and hilarious improv comedy. Participants will learn basic and int...
SELF-CARE WORKSHOP: The Green Studio: An Art-therapy Workshop with Jordyn Dooley
Saturday, March 7, 10:00 am
Discover how the combined power of art making and interacting with nature can increase your well-being and serve as an act of self-care. Using her background in art therapy, Jordyn Dooley will facilitate therapeutic art making using natural materials. Individuals will have the opportunity to reconnect with th...
2020 WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, February 19, 6:00 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2020 Winter Open Studios will take place on Wed, Jan 22*, Feb 19 & Mar 4, 6–8pm. *At the Jan 22 session, Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques.
CANCELLED—CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Finding the Transcendental in Still Life Painting with Sarah Bird
Monday, February 10, 9:00 am
This class has been cancelled—we apologize for any inconvenience. In this one week workshop students will explore the intersection of nineteenth century oil painting techniques with a nineteenth century American philosophy and artistic movement. Class participants will read and discuss excerpts from the Tra...
CRAFT SERIES WORKSHOP: Book Art Series: Let’s Make Accordion Books! With Angela Batchelor
Saturday, February 8, 10:00 am
Accordion books are simple and versatile, providing endless opportunities for artists and crafters. In this 2-day workshop students will learn a variety of different accordion-based structures that includes the use of hard and soft covers. No bookmaking experience is necessary as we will cover basic bookbindi...
CREATIVE JUMP IN: On Being Thoreau with Tim Price
Wednesday, January 29, 6:00 pm
In Walking, written near the end of his life and posthumously published in 1862, Henry David Thoreau admits that, despite what many of us may like to think of him, he had, “with regard to Nature”, only “led a sort of border life”. This was true for him even at Walden Pond, the site of his great Transc...
SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOPS: Landscape Photography with Sofia DeWolfe (for kids in grades 6–12)
Saturday, January 25, 9:00 am
Students will spend the morning investigating landscape photography with photographer Sofia DeWolfe. They will begin by exploring a brief history of photography, developing an understanding of what a landscape photograph encompasses and the different ways to look at and to approach the landscape. ...
CANCELLED: CREATIVE JUMP IN: Diving Deep into Winter Blues, Healing through Nature with Cal Millar
Thursday, January 23, 6:00 pm
In this class we create art that expresses the element of water, the winter element. Using mixed media and a corresponding winter color palette, we experience creating art that physically expresses your essence. Allowing art to be a healer. Cal Millar works as a licensed acupuncturist designing treatments ...
2020 WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, January 22, 6:00 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2020 Winter Open Studios will take place on Wed, Jan 22*, Feb 19 & Mar 4, 6–8pm. *At the Jan 22 session, Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques.
FREE MUSEUM-BASED ART THERAPY WORKSHOP: Stepping Out of the Frame
Tuesday, January 21, 2:00 pm
Stepping out of the Frame: Museum-Based Art Therapy Program furthers the Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ mission to enrich the community by creating a program dedicated to facilitating therapeutic experiences for those encountering cognitive and sensorimotor issues connected with aging. Each week, participa...
CRAFT SERIES WORKSHOP: Book Art Series: Coptic Bookbinding: Stab, Stitch and Sew with Chad Seelig
Saturday, January 18, 11:00 am
In this introductory bookbinding course students will learn the basic steps necessary to build, design, and construct their own hardcover book. Students will learn the technique of Coptic bookbinding, a non-toxic and adhesive free process which dates back to the 2nd Century AD in Egypt and can be used to crea...
SPECIAL EVENT: A Winter Walk with Matt Green
Saturday, January 18, 9:30 am
Matt Green is the subject of the film The World Before Your Feet. Matt has undertaken (and is nearly finished) a Herculean and Thoreau-type task, walking all the streets and alleys in New York’s 5 boroughs. This winter walk with Matt will be a snowshoe walk in the woods – we’ll gather at The Center to c...
2019 FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, November 13, 6:00 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2019 Fall Open Studios will take place on Wed, Oct 9, 30* & Nov 13, 6–8pm. At the Oct 30*session, Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques.
COMPANY OF FOOLS INTENSIVES 3-DAY WORKSHOP SERIES: Restoration Comedy: Acting Styles with Scott Palmer
Friday, November 8, 6:00 pm
During his career, CoF’s Producing Artistic Director has directed more than a dozen Restoration-era comedies. As a physical acting style, Restoration Comedy is a challenging, intellectual, and hyper-stylized approach to movement, interaction, tension, character, and comedy. In this workshop, participants wi...
2019 FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, October 30, 6:00 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2019 Fall Open Studios will take place on Wed, Oct 9, 30* & Nov 13, 6–8pm. At the Oct 30*session, Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques (cost for the&nbs...
CRAFT SERIES WORKSHOP: Ceramics with Bob Dix
Tuesday, October 29, 6:00 pm
This is a two-night workshop; the first class is hand building with clay, and the second class is glazing. Join us as we take a more holistic approach to the goods that surround our lives by creating it yourself and bypassing the retailer! In this workshop, you will learn about clay, slab construction, and gl...
FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: From Rural to Global in Sun Valley
Tuesday, October 15, 6:00 pm
Our community is home to a number of new businesses that are thriving on both a local and global scale. What does this rural town offer that allows startups to dream big? What are the benefits and challenges of being situated in this area? Join moderator Christy Anna Gerber, Executive Director of Ketchum I...
2019 FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, October 9, 6:00 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure-drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels are welcome! 2019 Fall Open Studios will take place on Wed, Oct 9, 30* & Nov 13, 6–8pm. At the Oct 30*session, Bob Dix will provide assistance with various drawing techniques.
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Wet Felting 101 with Alissa McGonigal—Felted Landscapes
Tuesday, October 8, 6:00 pm
This is an absolute beginner wet felting class. Learn the basics of wet felting with an introduction to needle-felted embellishments from fiber artist Alissa McGonigal. Use heat, moisture, and agitation on wool fibers to create a felted landscape. While the work is drying, Alissa will introduce you to needle ...
SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOP: Printmaking: Playing Cards—Modern Old School
Saturday, September 28, 10:00 am
Delve into the long history of playing cards and printmaking in this class where students will design, carve, and print their own cards while considering the power of ink on paper in the digital age. The history of playing cards is extensive, spanning over one thousand years. Just about every culture in th...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Oil Painting with Connie Borup
Monday, September 23, 9:00 am
This week-long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling. Each student is ...
FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: Mighty Main Street Revival-Twin Falls, ID, and Tieton, WA
Tuesday, September 17, 6:00 pm
How are main street businesses reigniting in rural western America? What drives investment in these areas and how does the community respond? Join moderator Jim Keating, Executive Direcotr of Blaine County Recreation District and panelists Ed Marquand, Founder of Mighty Tieton project and Artist,&n...
FREE MUSEUM-BASED ART THERAPY WORKSHOP: Stepping Out of the Frame
Tuesday, September 17, 2:30 pm
Sun Valley Center for the Arts is proud to offer a second eight-week series of its new museum-based art therapy program, “Stepping Out of the Frame,” designed especially for adults experiencing changes in their cognitive and sensorimotor abilities. Each week, during the program, participants will explore ...
FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Look • Play • Create (for families and kids ages 1–5)
Thursday, September 12, 10:00 am
On the second Thursday of each month from 10–11am, bring your young artist to The Center for an introduction to art through looking activities and art making. Plan to have messy fun together! New and different activities each month. The winter Look • Play • Create sessions are scheduled for Thu, Jan ...
COMPANY OF FOOLS INTENSIVES 3-DAY WORKSHOP SERIES: Shakespearean Analysis For Actors with Scott Palmer
Friday, August 23, 6:00 pm
CoF’s new Producing Artistic Director Scott Palmer has more than 20 years’ experience with classical text, heightened language, and Shakespearean verse. In this workshop, participants will be asked to analyze 20 lines of Shakespearean iambic pentameter to mine the Bard’s verse for hints, clues, and expl...
SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Taking the First Step in Watercolor with Jennie Kilcup
Tuesday, August 20, 9:00 am
This four-day workshop is geared towards adults who have little or no watercolor experience. Students will create a finished landscape painting working with minimal colors, learning how to create dimensions with brushstrokes and incorporating several different watercolor techniques to add detail. Ins...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Leather Sandals 101: I Made Them Myself! with Morgan Buckert
Thursday, August 15, 10:00 am
You’ll be able to say “I made them myself!” with every compliment for your new leather sandals. Create your own custom-fitted sandals in this beginner class. Choose your materials and create a pair of sandals to last a lifetime with techniques you can recreate at home. All materials will be ...
FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Afternoon Art—Summer Session 2 (for families with kids ages 5–12)
Wednesday, July 31, 3:00 pm
Families will make art, spend time in the maker space and view the exhibition together. Designed for families with kids who are 5–12 years of age, Afternoon Art sessions will be offered Wednesday afternoons on Jul 31, Aug 7 & 14. Participants and their adult caregivers can drop in anytime between 3 and ...
FREE MUSEUM-BASED ART THERAPY WORKSHOP: Stepping Out of the Frame (Tue & Thu: 6-week program)
Tuesday, July 23, 1:30 pm
Stepping Out of the Frame: Museum-Based Art Therapy Program furthers the Sun Valley Center for the Art’s mission to enrich the community by creating a program dedicated to facilitating therapeutic experiences for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of Dementia. This is a 6-week program...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Encaustic: The Basics and Beyond with Jeff Juhlin
Tuesday, July 23, 10:00 am
Discover the luscious luminosity and translucent quality of encaustic painting! In this 3 day workshop (July 23-25) that focuses on fun and exploration, Jeff will offer a brief history of Encaustic and students will learn the basics of this ancient painting technique that uses hot beeswax mixed with resin ...
SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOP: Adorn the Hand: Silver Ring Making with Rachel Reichert
Tuesday, July 16, 5:00 pm
Join visiting instructor, Rachel Reichert for an introduction to basic silversmithing. Through the creation of sterling silver rings, we’ll explore jewelry making techniques such as sawing, filing, sanding, forming, and soldering. Students will start with tool and studio introduction, then design and fabric...
CANCELLED FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Look, Play and Create! (for families with kids ages 1–5)
Thursday, July 11, 10:00 am
The Center’s new Look, Play and Create program introduces younger children (age 1–5) to art through a series of “looking” activities and age-appropriate “messy fun” art projects. Look, Play and Create classes will be held 10–11 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month, starting in mid-February....
FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: Photographing the Great Basin: A Conversation with Emmet Gowin and Laura McPhee
Tuesday, July 9, 6:00 pm
Join the Sun Valley Center for the Arts for a conversation with internationally known photographers Emmet Gowin and Laura McPhee about their work in the Great Basin, the vast portion of the American West defined by the fact that its rivers all drain internally. What drew these celebrated artists to spend time...
SOLD OUT! 2019 A Week of Art for Middle School Kids
Monday, July 8, 9:00 am
This week long, art experience is an opportunity for middle school students to build their artistic skills, while having fun and creating original artwork. Participants will paint, draw and work three-dimensionally. They will also expand their creative knowledge by meeting working artists, visiting our art mu...
SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOP: Basics of Silver Metal Clay: The New Metalwork Method with Lisa Horton
Tuesday, July 2, 6:00 pm
What’s the new, new thing in the jewelry making world? Hint: there’s low tool cost; it’s nontoxic and safe enough to do at your kitchen table; and the material is versatile and responsive. It’s Silver Metal Clay! The name comes from the method, which is akin to hand-building ceramic clay, ...
SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOP: Introduction to Wire Wrapping with Elise Stelling
Thursday, June 27, 6:00 pm
Join Elise Stelling as she teaches students the ancient art of jewelry making through wire wrapping. In this three hour class students will be introduced to basic wire wrapping materials and learn versatile techniques which will become the foundation for any wire-wrapping project. Each student will leave the ...
SOLD OUT! 2019 Kids Summer Art Camp
Monday, June 17, 9:00 am
Get Creative & Have Fun! This week-long, full-day art camp gives 3rd–5th grade students the opportunity to develop artistic skills, engage with friends, play and make original artwork. Campers will paint, draw and build fabulous creations! They will also expand their creative knowledge through art focus...
FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: Is Landscape Still Relevant in 21st Century Art?: A discussion with Jim Ballinger and Frances Ashforth, moderated by Kristin Poole
Thursday, June 13, 6:00 pm
Immediately following the Opening Celebration, join esteemed museum director Jim Ballinger and Mirage exhibition artist Frances Ashforth in a discussion that will explore why landscape remains an important subject for artists in 21st century America. At this moment, when some critics declare painting de...
FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Afternoon Art—Summer Session 1 (for families with kids ages 5–12)
Wednesday, June 12, 3:00 pm
Families will make art, spend time in the maker space and view the exhibition together. Designed for families with kids who are 5–12 years of age, Afternoon Art sessions will be offered Wednesday afternoons on Jun 12, 19 & 26. Participants and their adult caregivers can drop in anytime between 3 and 5 p...
CANCELLED: CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Sense of Place: Landscapes with Frances Ashforth
Monday, June 10, 10:00 am
This two-day class will explore landscape through various mark making techniques. Hands on instruction will introduce participants to a recycled & recyclable polypropylene paper made from repurposed scraps & trimmings called Yupo, which works beautifully with pencil, ink and acrylic. Working from memo...
SOLD OUT! FREE LECTURE: This Land is Home by Leo Ariwite, Northern Shoshoni
Thursday, April 25, 6:00 pm
Leo Ariwite was born and raised in Salmon, Idaho, and is a Northern Shoshoni descended from the band of Sacajawea. His forebears, including Chief Tendoy, were forced to leave Salmon in 1907 and relocate to the Fort Hall Reservation. Ariwite, who continues to live in Central Idaho/Montana, will share stories o...
2019 SPRING OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, April 17, 6:00 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a fun and relaxed environment. All skills welcome! 2019 Spring Open Studios will take place on Wed, Apr 17, May 8 & May 22, 6–8pm (note new time for 2019!)
ART HISTORY LECTURE: The World Turned Upside Down with Dr. Courtney Gilbert
Tuesday, April 16, 5:30 pm
At the beginning of the 17th century, an indigenous Andean man, don Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, wrote a nearly 1200-page letter addressed to King Philip III of Spain. The first part of the letter gave the king a history of Andean culture and traditions before the Spanish conquest, providing vital historical ...
TEEN WORKSHOP: Imagining New Landscapes Watercolor Workshop with Jennie Kilcup
Sunday, April 14, 10:00 am
This workshop is geared towards teens who have little or no watercolor experience. Students will create several finished landscape paintings with bold and vibrant colors. We will walk through all the basic elements that you will need to have in your back pocket to master several different watercolor technique...
SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOP: Imagining New Landscapes Watercolor Workshop with Jennie Kilcup
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 am
This workshop is geared towards teens who have little or no watercolor experience. Students will create several finished landscape paintings with bold and vibrant colors. We will walk through all the basic elements that you will need to have in your back pocket to master several different watercolor technique...
COMPANY OF FOOLS: Workshop Intensives: Migration Theory
Friday, April 12, 6:30 pm
As part of Company of Fools commitment to the craft of theatre, we are proud to present the first in a series of skill building workshops for performers, artists, theatre practitioners, actors, and those with a passion for live theatre. Company of Fools Intensives will bring experts and trainers from across t...
SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Plaited Basket Weaving with Sally Metcalf
Tuesday, April 2, 6:00 pm
This class will explore techniques of plaiting. Hands-on instruction will provide students with an introduction to the traditions and skills of basket weaving by using a combination of colored poster board and a variety of papers, waxed linen and colored wire. No previous basket weaving experience is necessar...
FREE LECTURE: The Consequences of Colonialism: A Conversation with Gay Bawa Odmark on the 1947 Partition of India
Tuesday, March 19, 6:00 pm
The Center’s spring 2019 BIG IDEA project Unraveling considers alternative histories of the colonization of the Americas. Join The Center’s curator, Courtney Gilbert, for a conversation with Gay Bawa Odmark about the aftermath of colonialism in another part of the globe—India. Born in the city of Lahore...
SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Hand Stitched Leather with Morgan Buckert
Tuesday, February 26, 6:00 pm
In this three-hour workshop, you will learn basics of leather work by cutting, hand-stitching and finishing your own personalized vegetable-tanned leather journal cover/passport/wallet. All materials are provided and additional materials will be available for purchase. Morgan has moved far from her home on...
FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Look, Play, Create! (for families with kids ages 1–5)
Thursday, February 14, 10:00 am
The Look, Play, Create program introduces younger children (age 1–5) to art through a series of “looking” activities and age-appropriate “messy fun” art projects. Look, Play, Create classes will be held 10–11 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Projects will change on a weekly basis. Please...
CANCELLED! 2019 WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, February 13, 6:00 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a fun and relaxed environment. All skills welcome! 2019 Winter Open Studios will take place on Wed, Jan 23, Feb 13 & Mar 6, 6–8pm (note new time for 2019!) PLEASE NOTE: Cancelled due to weather conditions. We apologize for any inconven...
SPECIAL EVENT: “Gather Around” Public Storytelling with Idaho Basecamp
Thursday, January 31, 6:00 pm
The Center and Idaho Basecamp invite people of all ages to share a story involving food—growing, sharing, preparing or eating it—with the theme “Gather Around.” How does food create connection and bring us together? What are our stories from the dining table? Gathering for a meal is a foundation for...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Wood River Writing Workshops with Sarah Sentilles
Wednesday, January 30, 6:00 pm
Do you have a story to tell? Join us for monthly generative writing workshops. Class sessions are designed to build your writer’s toolbox and revitalize your creative practice. Participants will engage in writing exercises, discuss craft, and share new work. We’ll also clear out whatever stops us from put...
CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Needle Felting 101 with Alissa McGonigal
Tuesday, January 29, 6:00 pm
Join Alissa McGonigal as she introduces students to the world of needle felting. You will transform dyed and natural wools into a three dimensional sculpture. These sculptures can be of any color, and made into any shape or size. Each student will leave with their own felted item as well with the inspiration ...
SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOP: Cookie Art with Virginia McConnell of Canuck Cookies
Saturday, January 26, 10:00 am
As part of the BIG IDEA project At the Table: Kitchen as Home, teens are invited to think about cookies as art. Students will learn different pipping, flooding and decorating techniques with royal icing as well as a basic sugar cookie recipe. We will start the class by making and rolling out sugar cookie doug...
2019 WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, January 23, 6:00 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a fun and relaxed environment. All skills welcome! 2019 Winter Open Studios will take place on Wed, Jan 23, Feb 13 & Mar 6, 6–8pm (note new time for 2019!)
FREE FAMILY PROGRAM: Après Art! (for families with kids ages 5–12)
Friday, January 18, 3:00 pm
Designed for families with kids who are 5–12 years of age, Après Art! classes will be offered Friday afternoons between Jan. 18 and March 22. Participants and their adult caregivers can drop in anytime between 3 and 5 p.m. to warm up with a mug of hot chocolate after a day on the slopes and make a winter a...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Sketching Kitchen Memories with Bob Dix
Wednesday, January 16, 5:30 pm
Inspired by the artwork of Joan Linder, participants will learn the basics of observational drawing by studying beloved kitchen objects. Local artist and instructor, Bob Dix, will introduce students to different drawing materials and techniques. The class will begin with a short tour of the museum exhibition....
WORKSHOP: Movement class with LED for Adults 19-99
Friday, December 28, 5:30 pm
This movement class is designed for all ages and ability levels. Participants are guided through a simple warmup and multiple exercises that encourage discovery and proper alignment. The class culminates in dancers being guided through improv exercises as a way to find their own groove and relish the sensatio...
WORKSHOP: Contemporary Dance with LED for students 12-18
Friday, December 28, 4:00 pm
This contemporary class hopes to awaken the athlete and artist in all of us. Rooted in clear technique practices it emphasizes healthy alignment, flexibility, stamina and artistry. These principles are used as points of departure for risk taking and investigation. Improvisational tools are utilized as a way t...
SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Wood River Writing Workshops with Sarah Sentilles
Wednesday, November 28, 6:00 pm
Do you have a story to tell? Join us for monthly generative writing workshops. Class sessions are designed to build your writer’s toolbox and revitalize your creative practice. Participants will engage in writing exercises, discuss craft, and share new work. We’ll also clear out whatever stops us from put...
SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Relief Printmaking: A Classic with Marne Elmore
Wednesday, November 14, 6:00 pm
The oldest form of printmaking, relief printing, involves the translation of ink from a raised printing surface to paper. Simple, yet infinite. Let this class serve as a breath of fresh air in our modern world, and step into the beauty of an old and traditional art medium. We will design an image on a printin...
CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: The Magic of Monoprint without a Press with Amy Nack
Friday, November 2, 6:00 pm
Explore the deep dark secrets of fine art printmaking without a press from a seasoned printmaker. We’ll use Speedball‘s Gel Printing plate, cotton rag printmaking papers from The Netherlands, Asian mulberry paper and Akua Intaglio inks to employ a treasure trove of techniques for pulling a portfolio of hi...
SOLD OUT: SPECIAL EVENT: Paint ‘n Sip—JPC Hosted Intro to Watercolor Class with Jennie Kilcup
Monday, October 29, 6:00 pm
Join the Sun Valley Center and Hotel Ketchum at The Hangout for an introduction to watercolor class with Jennie Kilcup. All attendees will walk away with some tips of the trade and a fully completed painting. This fun laid back water color class is hosted at Hotel Ketchum’s Bar called The Hangout. Free wine...
SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOP: Architecture and Design Modeling with Jennifer Cosgrove
Saturday, October 27, 10:00 am
Using both conventional and unconventional model making materials, participants will explore spatial creativity while learning basic architectural principles and model making techniques. No prior expertise is required. During class time Jennifer will demonstrate procedures and techniques for creating models t...
CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Etching on Plexiglass with Laurel MacDonald
Thursday, October 25, 6:00 pm
This hands-on, user-friendly process is a simple and elegant introduction to etching without the chemicals and acids of traditional etching. We will transfer images from photos or drawings onto plexiglass with a stylus and then print with oil- based ink. The result is an edition of hand-pulled, original etchi...
SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Wood River Writing Workshops with Sarah Sentilles
Wednesday, October 24, 6:00 pm
Do you have a story to tell? Join us for monthly generative writing workshops. Class sessions are designed to build your writer’s toolbox and revitalize your creative practice. Participants will engage in writing exercises, discuss craft, and share new work. We’ll also clear out whatever stops us from put...
ART HISTORY LECTURE: Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s Allegory of Good and Bad Government: 14th Century Ideas with Relevance Today with Elaine French
Thursday, October 18, 5:30 pm
At the beginning of the 14th century, the Italian city of Siena was governed by a group of nine wealthy merchants known as the Nove (Nine). While not a democratic or participatory form of governance, this oligarchy gave Siena a period of stability and prosperity that encouraged the production of remarkable wo...
FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, October 3, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. Fall Open Studios will take place on Wed, Oct 3 & 17 & Nov 7, 6:30–8:30pm
ART HISTORY LECTURE: Artists as Agitators and Change Makers with Kristin Poole
Thursday, September 27, 5:30 pm
Art is a potent language that can agitate, provoke, excite and motivate. Since the onset of modernism through this contemporary moment, some artists have positioned themselves as agents of societal change. From Dada’s provocation against WWI to Ai Weiwei’s documentation of political oppression, from ...
SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Wood River Writing Workshops with Sarah Sentilles
Wednesday, September 26, 6:00 pm
Do you have a story to tell? Join us for monthly generative writing workshops. Class sessions are designed to build your writer’s toolbox and revitalize your creative practice. Participants will engage in writing exercises, discuss craft, and share new work. We’ll also clear out whatever stops us from put...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Oil Painting with Connie Borup
Monday, September 17, 9:00 am
This week-long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling. Each student is ...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival Artist: Playing with Pastels with Karen Watson
Tuesday, August 14, 10:00 am
Join Hood River artist Karen Watson for a fun 3 days of “playing” with pastels. This class, which is open to all levels, begins with the fundamentals of pastel and materials. Once the basics are covered, explore composition, color and most importantly value, the key to a successful painting. Karen w...
2018 KIDS SUMMER ART CAMP with Susie Quinn Fortner & Katelyn Foley
Monday, July 9, 9:00 am
Let’s get creative! The Sun Valley Center for the Arts offers a week long camp for 3rd through 5th grade students in the Center’s Hailey classroom. At camp students will make original artwork, explore their creativity, and engage with peers and the local art community. Students will construct their own sk...
MASTERCLASS: Small Strobes, Big Results: Lighting Photography Workshop on Location with David Tejada
Tuesday, June 26, 9:00 am
Learn how to use your flash off camera. Participants of this workshop will learn to how to effectively control the Quality of Light, Direction of Light, and Color Light from their small strobes. You’ll learn how to use soft boxes, umbrellas, grids, snoot’s, reflectors, color gels and bounce techniques. Yo...
LECTURE: Photographer David Tejada
Monday, June 25, 5:30 pm
In an evening presentation, photographer David Tejada will speak about his inspiration, influence and challenge faced in the world of commercial and corporate annual report photography. David will take you behind the scenes of several corporate assignments and share his process and working techniques. Davi...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Taking the First Step in Watercolor with Jennie Kilcup
Monday, June 18, 9:00 am
This four day workshop is geared towards adults who have little or no watercolor experience. Students will create a finished landscape painting working with minimal colors, learning how to create dimensions with brushstrokes and incorporating several different watercolor techniques to add detail. Instructo...
FREE SPECIAL EVENT: Community Planting Party
Saturday, June 9, 2:00 pm
Come bee-utify your community and participate in the installation of The Center’s pollinator pasture, a quilt of pollinator-friendly plants and wildflowers designed by the people at Border Free Bees! Enjoy an afternoon of planting, honey inspired food, and fun kid-friendly activities. Planting activities wi...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Cooking with Honey with The Haven
Thursday, May 17, 6:00 pm
Join us as we explore the magnificent world of honey. Participants will sip on honey inspired cocktails while watching cooking demos and making hands-on culinary creations. Each participant will leave the class with a special culinary treat and full belly! Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project Bees, Apri...
TEEN WORKSHOP: Ceramic Bee Baths with Boulder Mountain Clayworks
Saturday, April 28, 10:00 am
Birds aren’t the only ones who need a bath! Learn traditional hand building techniques while creating a one of a kind bee bath. Presented in partnership with Boulder Mountain Clayworks. Workshop is 10am-1pm on Sat, April 28, located at 471 10th St #B6, Ketchum. Part of The Center's BIG IDEA project Be...
FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: What is the threat?
Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 pm
Led by moderator and backyard beekeeper Steve Hobbs, the panel discussion will explore the impact bees and other pollinators have on our lives, the role they play in maintaining our food supply, and how current agricultural practices affect their jobs as pollinators. Panelists Tom Harned, commercial beekeeper...
FREE LECTURE: Cameron Cartiere Border Free Bees
Thursday, April 12, 5:30 pm
Join Dr. Cameron Cartiere, Associate Professor at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, BC, for a talk about the connections between public art, community engagement and urban renewal. As the founder of the collective chART Projects, Cartiere and her team established Border Free Bees, which...
SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Introduction to Wire Wrapping with Elise Stelling
Tuesday, April 10, 5:00 pm
Join Elise Stelling as she teaches students the ancient art of jewelry making through wire wrapping. In this four hour class students will be introduced to basic wire wrapping materials and learn versatile techniques which will become the foundation for any wire-wrapping project. Each student will leave the c...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Backyard Beekeeping for Beginners with the Magic Valley Beekeepers
Thursday, April 5, 6:00 pm
Discover the basics of what you need to begin backyard beekeeping from buying honeybees and constructing the hive to preventing bee swarming and harvesting honey. Participants will then have the opportunity to learn about solitary bees and how to make your garden area pollinator friendly. Presented by S...
SPRING OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. Spring Open Studio is offered Apr 4 & 18 and May 2 & 16.
SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Adorn the Hand: Silver Ring Making with Rachel Reichert
Friday, March 2, 5:00 pm
This four-hour workshop will address basic metalworking techniques such as sawing, filing, sanding, forming, and soldering sterling silver rings. We’ll start with tool and studio introduction, then design and fabricate rings from sheet and wire. All skill levels welcome. Appropriate for ages 16 and up. ...
FREE BOOK DISCUSSION: The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen with The Community Library’s Jenny Emery Davidson & Scott Burton
Thursday, March 1, 5:30 pm
Join Jenny Emery Davidson and Scott Burton from The Community Library as they discuss The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, the winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. With the pace and suspense of a thriller and prose that has been compared to Graham Greene and Saul Bellow, The Sympathizer is a sweepi...
SOLD OUT! CRAFT SERIES ONE NIGHT WORKSHOPS: Basics of Silver Metal Clay: The New Metalwork Method with Elise Stelling
Tuesday, February 13, 6:00 pm
What’s the new, new thing in the jewelry making world? Hint: there’s low tool cost; it’s nontoxic and safe enough to do at your kitchen table; and the material is versatile and responsive. It’s Silver Metal Clay! The name comes from the method, which is akin to hand-building ceramic clay, but the mate...
FREE WORKSHOP: Making Seed Paper
Saturday, February 3, 10:00 am
Learn how to turn recycled office paper into handmade paper embedded with pollinator-friendly wildflower seeds! Participants in these workshops will participate in pulp preparation, sheet forming, pressing and drying. After the paper dries, 3,333 paper bees will be laser cut from the sheets and installed in T...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Seeing Other People: Photography, Difference, and Ethics at the Limit with Sarah Sentilles
Tuesday, January 30, 5:30 pm
What if being confronted by someone utterly different from you—someone you are opposed to, confused by, scared of, someone you can’t understand—was the signal that there was a life in need of your protection? What if “otherness” was the foundation for ethical action? Focusing on photography’s hist...
TEEN WORKSHOP: Storytelling with Cinema with Ben Figueiredo from Dark to Light Productions
Saturday, January 27, 10:00 am
This workshop will fuse the technical side of videography with the storytelling side. Workshop participants will learn the camera, how to get proper exposure, while achieving different types of shots and angles. Once the technical basics are covered student s will then learn the elements on how to tell a stor...
WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, January 17, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. Winter Open Studio offered Weds, Jan 17 & 31 and Feb 7 & 21. Look for more Open Studios in the Spring: Apr 4 & 18 and May 2 & 16.
PUBLIC STORYTELLING with The Center and Idaho Basecamp
Thursday, November 9, 6:00 pm
Join the community as we gather to share in humanity's oldest tradition - storytelling. The theme for this event will be “The Unreliable Narrator”. After The Center’s two storytelling workshops, participants and the public are encouraged to join us for this evening – stories will be limited to 5 minut...
TEEN WORKSHOP: From the Page to Stage with Matthew Melton from Story Story Night
Saturday, October 28, 10:00 am
In this two-day workshop, find out how to dig up the extraordinary moments from your so-called “ordinary” life, and develop the concepts and connection that make stories ring with truth, power, insight, and humor. We will walk you through the steps to help you develop an engaging true story based on perso...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: How to Tell a Great Story with Matthew Melton from Story Story Night
Thursday, October 26, 5:30 pm
Dig up the extraordinary moments from your so-called “ordinary” life to hone the concepts and connections that make stories ring with truth, power, insight and humor! Matthew Melton will walk you through the steps to creating an engaging true story based on personal experience so that you can present your...
FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, October 4, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. All skill levels welcome. This class is offered Weds, Oct 4 & 18 and Nov 1 & 15, 6:30–8:30pm. Attend as many sessions as you like! Dates are subject to change.
CANCELLED – MASTERCLASS: Small Strobes, Big Results: Lighting Photography Workshop on Location with David Tejada
Tuesday, September 26, 9:00 am
Learn how to use your flash off camera. Participants of this workshop will learn to how to effectively control the Quality of Light, Direction of Light, and Color Light from their small strobes. You’ll learn how to use soft boxes, umbrellas, grids, snoots, reflectors, color gels and bounce techniques. You...
ART HISTORY LECTURE: with Dr. Courtney Gilbert “The Aztecs, Conquest & Early Colonial Art of Mexico” (Part 2 of a 2-Part Series)
Thursday, September 21, 5:30 pm
The second lecture, on Sept 21, will begin with the arrival of the Spanish in Tenochtitlan in 1521, and the impact their conquest of the Mexico had on art and architecture throughout the remainder of the sixteenth century. How did native artists incorporate European styles, imagery and materials into their wo...
SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Oil Painting with Connie Borup
Monday, September 18, 9:00 am
This week-long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling. Each student is ...
ART HISTORY LECTURE: with Dr. Courtney Gilbert “The Aztecs, Conquest & Early Colonial Art of Mexico” (Part 1 of a 2-Part Series)
Thursday, September 14, 5:30 pm
The first lecture, on Sep 14, will focus on the art and architecture of the Aztecs, who flourished in what is now Central Mexico from approximately 1350 to 1521. Using the broader context of the Aztecs' complex and sophisticated society as a framework, the talk will highlight key examples of Aztec sculpture, ...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Throw, Alter, Transform with Gerald Arrington presented by Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Boulder Mountain Clayworks
Wednesday, August 9, 10:00 am
Join Gerald Arrington, the 2016 Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival Best of Ceramics Winner this summer. Break free from the symmetry of wheel thrown forms and experience the thrown form as a starting place for endless possibilities for function and sculpture. Must have some experience on a potter...
FREE LECTURE: Ceramic Artist Gerald Arrington
Tuesday, August 8, 5:00 pm
In an evening presentation, ceramic artist Gerald Arrington will speak about his Wood River Valley inspiration and influence as well as his process and working techniques. Arrington received the 2016 Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival Best of Ceramics Winner award. His lecture is in conjunction wit...
2017 KIDS SUMMER ART CAMP: Making the Ordinary Extraordinary with Jennifer Marquez & Ebi Bell
Monday, July 10, 9:00 am
This week long, full-day art camp gives 3rd through 5th grade students the opportunity to develop artistic skills, engage with peers and the community, and make original artwork. The camp includes field trips where participants will look at art in a gallery setting and meet local artists. Using a variety of 2...
SOLD OUT! CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Taking the First Step in Watercolor with Jennie Kilcup
Saturday, June 24, 9:00 am
This two-day workshop is geared towards adults who have little or no watercolor experience. Students will create a finished landscape painting working with minimal colors, learning how to create dimensions with brushstrokes and incorporating several different watercolor techniques to add detail. Instructor...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Intro to Lightroom with Dev Khlasa
Tuesday, June 6, 5:30 pm
Over the course of the workshop, you will be guided through the all-in-one file management and image-editing program of Lightroom. Students will learn about photo management, image editing and everything that comes after you click your shutter. By the end of the third week you will learn how to get the ...
ADULT CLASS/CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Radiant Mandalas: Meditative Drawing & Journaling with Kaleigh Surber
Saturday, May 13, 9:00 am
Participants will explore the origins of the mandala (radiant) and the significance of these designs in various cultures. They will experience the joy of learning the construction techniques that allow the inner self to manifest in a physical design filled with color and intricacy. Students will learn to stil...
SPRING OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, April 5, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 11 & 25, Feb 8 & 22, April 5 & 19 and May 3 & 17, from 6:30–8:30pm. Attend as many sessions as you like! Dates are subject to change.
TEEN WORKSHOP: Don’t Eat that Food! Creating Theatre Props
Saturday, January 28, 12:00 pm
This two-day prop making workshop will explore the magic of designing and creating a world of theatrical make-believe. Designed especially for teens, workshop participants will learn the secrets of making realistic props for the stage and use a variety of methods and materials to create their own large and...
WINTER OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, January 11, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skill levels welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 11 & 25, Feb 8 & 22, April 5 & 19 and May 3 & 17, from 6:30–8:30pm. Attend as many sessions as you like! Dates are subject to change.
FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, November 2, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Oct 12 & 26, Nov 2 & 16, from 6:30–8:30pm. Attend one or as many sessions as you like! Dates are subject to change.
TEEN WORKSHOP: Coptic Bookbinding: Stab, Stitch and Sew with Chad Seelig
Saturday, October 29, 12:00 pm
In this introductory bookbinding course students will learn the basic steps necessary to build, design, and construct their own hardcover book. Students will learn the technique of Coptic bookbinding, a non-toxic and adhesive free process which dates back to the 2nd Century AD in Egypt and can be used to crea...
FALL OPEN STUDIO: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, October 12, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Oct 12 & 26, Nov 2 & 16, from 6:30–8:30pm. Attend one or as many sessions as you like! Dates are subject to change.
MASTERCLASS: Taking the Next Step: Advanced Photography with Kent Kobersteen and Gerd Ludwig
Friday, September 30, 10:00 am
This workshop is for photographers who want to take their editorial or personal work to the next level. National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig, and former National Geographic picture editor and Director of Photography Kent Kobersteen, will challenge students to produce their very best work on subjects a...
LECTURE: Inside National Geographic with Kent Kobersteen and Gerd Ludwig
Thursday, September 29, 6:30 pm
In an evening presentation, National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig will speak about several of his projects for the National Geographic Magazine and show his work. Former National Geographic picture editor and Director of Photography Kent Kobersteen will speak about the Geographic’s philosophy of phot...
CREATIVE JUMP IN: Oil Painting with Connie Borup
Monday, September 19, 9:00 am
This week-long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling. Each student is ...
CREATIVE JUMP IN: Oh, For the Love of Books! Bookbinding, Metal Etching, and Leather Working with Arts & Crafts Festival Featured Artist Teresa Merriman
Tuesday, August 16, 9:00 am
In only two days, you will become versed in the classic craft of leather bookbinding and the thrilling technique of metal etching. Combine your handcrafted journal with the adornment of your metal piece, and you’ll have achieved not only a functional art piece, but an unforgettable experience that will have...
KIDS SUMMER ART CAMP: Storytelling Through Art with Danica Robrahn & Jennifer Marquez
Monday, July 11, 9:00 am
Does your artwork have something to say? This week long, full-day art camp gives 3rd through 5th grade students the opportunity to develop artistic skills, engage with peers and the community, and make original artwork. The camp includes field trips where participants will look at art in a gallery setting and...
CANCELLED: CREATIVE JUMP IN/FIELD TRIP: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Tour
Saturday, July 9, 9:00 am
This event has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial while exploring this unique landscape just 85 miles east of Ketchum. Participants will enjoy visits to Jason Middlebrook’s and John Grade’s sculptures as well as a tour of the park’s weird a...
ART HISTORY LECTURE: Defining the Nation through Landscape with Dr. Courtney Gilbert
Thursday, June 30, 5:30 pm
This lecture considers the way artists have used landscape to define the American nation. From the painters of the Hudson River School to Land Art to contemporary artists responding to the National Parks, artists have helped shape the way we understand our nation through their interpretations of its natural p...
CREATIVE JUMP IN/FIELD TRIP: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Tour
Wednesday, June 29, 9:00 am
Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial while exploring this unique landscape just 85 miles east of Ketchum. Participants will enjoy visits to Jason Middlebrook’s and John Grade’s sculptures as well as a tour of the park’s weird and scenic landscape with Ted Stout, Craters of the Moon’s Chief o...
LECTURE: Art and Technology with Painter David Dunlop
Wednesday, June 22, 5:30 pm
Examine art’s relationship with cameras and computers to the past, present and future. Learn how the purposes of art have been changed by technology. We reveal the secret optical technology behind painting for the past 600 years through today. Discover how artists have used, disguised and hidden the use o...
MASTERCLASS: Painting Techniques of the Masters with David Dunlop
Monday, June 20, 10:00 am
This five-day fine art workshop features David Dunlop, Emmy award-winning writer of the PBS television series Landscapes through Time. Learn how to paint landscapes using a comprehensive combination of traditional and modern techniques. Participants will concentrate on the origins and evolution of landscape p...
Open Studio: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, May 25, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24, April 6 & April 20 and May 11 & 25. Each session will take place from 6:3...
Open Studio: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24, April 6 & April 20 and May 11 & 25. Each session will take place from 6:3...
CREATIVE JUMP IN: Capturing the Best Photos with Your iPhone with Stacie Brew
Tuesday, May 3, 5:30 pm
Local photographer Stacie Brew will walk you through the basics of taking great photos with your iPhone. Stacie will share her favorite apps for color correction, cropping and other image adjustments and will show you how to share your images on social media. This class will run May 3 & 10 from 5:30pm-...
Open Studio: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, April 20, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24, April 6 & April 20 and May 11 & 25. Each session takes place from 6:30–...
SOLD OUT! Two Day Teen Workshop: Printing Your Own Postcards with Amy Nack
Saturday, April 9, 12:00 pm
Revive the art of sending letters and postcards by creating something to hold, fold and hang on to! Participants will be introduced to two simple and awesome printmaking techniques. The finished prints will be used for personal cards and stationery. Students will also leave with a carved block that can be u...
Open Studio: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, April 6, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24, April 6 & April 20 and May 11 & 25 from 6:30–8:30pm).
FREE Creative Jump-in: Lasting Letters with Frish Brandt
Saturday, March 12, 11:00 am
What would you write to loved ones? The Lasting Letters workshop is an intimate 50 minute session, working one-on-one with guide Frish Brandt. Together in your session, you will compose a letter to someone who has special resonance in your life -- a letter that will be there for years to come. In this in...
FREE Creative Jump-in: Lasting Letters with Frish Brandt
Friday, March 11, 11:00 am
What would you write to loved ones? The Lasting Letters workshop is an intimate 50 minute session, working one-on-one with guide Frish Brandt. Together in your session, you will compose a letter to someone who has special resonance in your life -- a letter that will be there for years to come. In this in...
FREE Creative Jump-in: Lasting Letters with Frish Brandt
Thursday, March 10, 3:00 pm
What would you write to loved ones? The Lasting Letters workshop is an intimate 50 minute session, working one-on-one with guide Frish Brandt. Together in your session, you will compose a letter to someone who has special resonance in your life -- a letter that will be there for years to come. In this in...
Open Studio: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, February 24, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24 and May 11 & 25 from 6:30–8:30pm.
Open Studio: Figure Drawing
Monday, February 8, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24 and May 11 & 25 from 6:30–8:30pm.
Creative Jump In: Introduction to Digital Photography with Dev Khalsa
Tuesday, February 2, 6:00 pm
This class is designed for beginning to intermediate photographers who have a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. Course participants will explore the specific features of DSLR cameras, as well as general photographic skills and techniques to make great pictures. This workshop runs Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 a...
Open Studio: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, January 27, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Monday Feb 8 (originally scheduled for Feb 10), Wednesday, Feb 24 and May 11 & 25 from 6:30–8:30pm.
Teen Workshop: Fundamentals of Drawing with Danica Robrahn – SOLD OUT!
Saturday, January 23, 10:00 am
Sharpen your drawing skills with this weekend workshop. Students will flex their drawing muscles with material exploration, perspective, proportion, and drawing from observation. All skill levels welcome. This class is SOLD OUT! This workshop runs Saturday & Sunday, Jan 23 & 24 from 10am-4pm.
Open Studio: Figure Drawing
Wednesday, January 13, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. This class is offered Wednesday, Jan 13 & 27, Feb 10 & 24, May 11 & 25 from 6:30–8:30pm
ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio
Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.
ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio
Wednesday, November 4, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.
SOLD OUT! Capturing the Best Photos with your iPhone with Stacie Brew
Tuesday, November 3, 5:30 pm
Local photographer Stacie Brew will walk you through the basics of how to take great photos with your iPhone. Stacie will share her favorite apps for color correction, cropping and other image adjustments and will show you how to share your images on social media. This class will take place on Tuesday, Nov...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Faking Picasso with Bob Dix
Thursday, October 22, 5:30 pm
Join beloved local art teacher Bob Dix for an evening of art history and painting. Participants will receive a brief art history lesson on the infamous artist Picasso, while enjoying a glass of wine and light snacks. Students will then have the opportunity to create their own Picasso by following an easy step...
ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio
Tuesday, October 20, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.
Teen Workshop: Yarn Bombs with Danica Robrahn
Saturday, October 17, 10:00 am
Yarn bombs, yarn storms, guerilla knitting and cozies all describe the popular international movement of creating art installations that bring color and texture to otherwise sterile or overlooked places using yarns and fibers as the material of choice. Students will learn the basics of crochet to design and c...
MASTERCLASS: Authenticity and the Process of Photographic Creativity with George DeWolfe (CANCELLED)
Monday, October 12, 10:00 am
Authenticity is the single most important attribute a photographer can learn and possess. Not only is it a process of working from within, it can also eventually lead to the creation of the masterpiece. This workshop explores the perceptual and technical processes involved in authenticity. Typically, photogra...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Nuno Felt Scarves with Jenny Hill (CANCELLED)
Wednesday, October 7, 5:30 pm
Learn the magic of nuno felting by creating your own nuno felt scarf. Felting, the most ancient textile, is created by agitating wool with only hands, soap and water. Nuno felting, a modern take on felting, combines sheer silk to wool through similar felting process, offering rich textures and design elements...
ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio
Tuesday, October 6, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.
MASTER CLASS: Techniques of the Masters: Painting with David Dunlop
Thursday, October 1, 10:00 am
This four-day fine art workshop features David Dunlop, Emmy award-winning writer of the PBS television series Landscapes through Time. Learn how to paint landscapes using a comprehensive combination of traditional and modern techniques. Participants will concentrate on the origins and evolution of landscape p...
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Fabric Dyeing-Bound Resists with Janet Starr (CANCELLED)
Saturday, September 26, 10:00 am
Join Hailey artist Janet Starr in this fun and spontaneous class exploring the principals of dyeing and color theory. Using the ancient art of Japanese Shibori, students will experiment with mark making. Each student will explore a myriad of folding and binding techniques while also learning how to mix their ...
ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio
Tuesday, September 22, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.
ADULT CLASS: Life Drawing Open Studio- Cancelled for September 8th
Tuesday, September 8, 6:30 pm
Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills. This class is offered Tuesdays: Sep 8 & 22 / Oct 6 & 20 / Nov 4 & 18, from 6:30-8:30pm.
CREATIVE JUMP-IN: Playing with Pastels with Karen Watson Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival Featured Artist
Tuesday, August 11, 10:00 am
Please join Karen Watson, Hood River artist and Best of Drawing Winner from the 2014 Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival, for a fun two day class “playing” with pastels. This class, which is open to all levels, will begin with the fundamentals of pastel and materials. Once the basics are covered st...
Kids Summer Art Camp: The Artist’s Lens with Danica Robrahn & Jen Marquez
Monday, July 6, 9:00 am
This week-long, full-day art camp gives 3rd through 5th grade students the opportunity to develop artistic skills, engage with their peers and the community, and make original artwork. The camp includes field trips to see art firsthand in local galleries and artists’ studios. Using a variety of 2D and 3D pr...
MASTER CLASS: Writing Workshop with Anthony Marra: The Art and Craft of Fiction
Monday, June 15, 9:00 am
In this workshop, participants will focus on the art and craft of writing fiction. The class will read and discuss a few published short stories, reverse-engineering them to draw inspiration, lessons, and guidance to apply to individual work. The bulk of the workshop, however, is devoted to participant’s fi...
SOLD OUT! FREE Artist Statements and Resume Workshop with Kristin Poole and Courtney Gilbert
Wednesday, May 20, 5:30 pm
In anticipation of the August 2015 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the 2015 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES. Learn how to fine tune your resume and artist statement by working with the curatorial staff at ...
Adult Class: Encaustic Weekend Mini Workshops with Alison Higdon
Saturday, May 9, 1:00 pm
These smaller encaustic workshops are designed to give artists a brief introduction to the encaustic process. A one-hour demonstration is followed by independent work time, giving participants a chance to experiment with the paint and tools. Students can sign up for individual weeks or can sign up for the...
FREE Artist Education Series: “Is There an Art to Seeking Gallery Representation?” with Andria Friesen
Wednesday, April 22, 5:30 pm
In anticipation of the August 2015 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the 2015 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES. Andria Friesen will share her 30+ years of fine art industry experience with professional artist...
Adult Class: Encaustic Weekend Mini Workshops with Alison Higdon
Saturday, April 18, 1:00 pm
These smaller encaustic workshops are designed to give artists a brief introduction to the encaustic process. Demonstrations are followed by independent work time, giving participants a chance to experiment with the paint and tools. Students can sign up for individual weeks or can sign up for the whole mo...
SOLD OUT! Teen Workshop: Trick Photography with Dev Khalsa
Saturday, April 11, 10:00 am
All is not as it seems in this fun photography workshop! Sharpen your photo skills, explore the art of illusion and develop your own perspective. Students will be required to bring their own digital camera and lap top. A limited number of Center lap tops will be available. To reserve a laptop please contact S...
Kids Spring Break Art Camp: Artist Lines: Make Your Mark with Danica Robrahn (Afternoon Session)
Monday, March 23, 1:00 pm
Young artists will be introduced to a variety of art media including drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media. Each student will come home with new skills, personalized artwork and great memories. “Make your mark and see where it takes you!”-Peter Reynolds This class takes place Monday-Friday, Marc...
Kids Spring Break Art Camp: Artist Lines: Make Your Mark with Danica Robrahn (Morning Session)
Monday, March 23, 9:00 am
Young artists will be introduced to a variety of art media including drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media. Each student will come home with new skills, personalized artwork and great memories. “Make your mark and see where it takes you!”-Peter Reynolds This class takes place Monday-Friday, Marc...
Dance Workshop with Brian Sanders’ JUNK
Wednesday, March 18, 6:30 pm
Through play and shifting perspectives, participants will gain an understanding of the creative process, movement, choreography and developing an artistic work. Participants are invited to bring their own found objects. Brian Sanders’ JUNK is known for their ingenious use of found objects and clever in...
FREE Fine Art to Public Art: Opportunities for Artists with Karen Bubb, Boise Public Arts Manager
Tuesday, March 17, 5:30 pm
In anticipation of the August 2015 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the 2015 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES. What is public art and how is it different than creating work for a gallery or commercial contex...
Introduction to Digital Photography and Adobe Lightroom with Dev Khalsa
Monday, February 9, 10:00 am
Over the course of the workshop, you will be guided through the basics of learning to use your digital SLR—working on the basics of exposure, composition, motion and depth of field. We’ll spend some time each day making new images—learning to see light creatively and capture it effectively. We will then...
SOLD OUT! Book Discussion: The Hidden Brain
Tuesday, February 3, 6:30 pm
In anticipation of NPR social science correspondent Shankar Vedantam’s lecture on Feb 5, gather for a discussion of Vedantam’s book, The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save our Lives. Local Educator Harry Weekes will lead the conversation on Tuesd...
Embracing Spontaneity with Acrylics with Jeannie Catchpole
Saturday, January 31, 10:00 am
This class is all about embracing spontaneity. It is time to let go of one’s self-imposed or learned restrictions. Come with an open mind and enjoy the process of expressing yourself through painting and playing with bright acrylics. For more information on Jeannie and her creative process please visit he...
SOLD OUT! TEEN WORKSHOP: DJ and Music Production
Saturday, January 10, 10:00 am
With experience as both a DJ and a Producer, Devin Throngard a.k.a. DEEVEAUX will be focusing on giving students the skills to start excelling at both disciplines. By the end of the course students will be able to successfully beatmatch, create and record their own mixes, and create their own electronic music...
Teen Workshop: Still Life Painting with Jennifer Bellinger
Saturday, November 1, 10:00 am
Join Sun Valley artist Jennifer Bellinger as she teaches students the fundamentals of still life painting. She will show students how to set up their own still life concentrating on lighting and positioning. The students will learn the basics of setting up a palette, the use of color, composition, and light a...
Set Design: Into the Set, Into the Woods with Joe Lavigne
Tuesday, October 28, 6:30 pm
The Center is pleased to present a special opportunity to learn about set design with Company of Fools Production Manager Joe Lavigne as part of its larger multidisciplinary project – Forests, Foraging and Fire. Lavigne, who has designed sets for Company of Fools since 2006, will lead students through the d...
Set Design: Into the Woods, Into the Set, with Joe Lavigne
Tuesday, October 21, 6:00 pm
The Center is pleased to present a special opportunity to learn about set design with Company of Fools Production Manager Joe Lavigne as part of its BIG IDEA multidisciplinary project – Forests, Foraging and Fire. Lavigne, who has designed sets for Company of Fools since 2006, will lead students through the...
Drawing & Painting: Fire as Subject and Symbol with William D. Lewis
Saturday, October 18, 10:00 am
Join Boise-based artist William Lewis as he leads students in this two-day workshop. Students will create images of fire a year after the Beaver Creek Fire. Day one, participants will create their own charcoal which will then be used for drawing studies. Day two will be devoted to producing an oil painting on...
Exploring the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Wood River Valley with Darcy Williamson
Saturday, October 4, 9:00 am
This morning workshop will provide a great opportunity to explore and appreciate our natural environment. Darcy Williamson, an Idaho herbalist, will show students how our local forest can help feed and heal us by learning how to identify local plant species. This class is geared for high school students and a...
Oil Painting with Connie Borup
Monday, September 22, 9:00 am
This week long studio workshop offers students a chance to explore the varied qualities of the oil painting medium with respected painter Connie Borup. Working from photographs, students will learn indirect painting techniques such as underpainting, glazing, stenciling, washing and scumbling. Borup offers ...
CANCELLED: Beginning Printmaking with Amy Nack
Thursday, September 18, 10:00 am
This three-day workshop will introduce the novice to printmaking while providing opportunities for seasoned printmakers to explore non-toxic materials for creating monotypes. Monotype printmaking involves the creation of one-of-a-kind prints using painting, drawing and stencil techniques with a sheet of plexi...
Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival Featured Artist: Art with Nature with Owen Mortensen
Tuesday, August 12, 1:00 pm
Award-winning artist, Owen Mortensen, shares his passion for finding, preserving and designing with natural found objects. Learn how to use leaves, twigs, tree bark, stones and more to create simple, yet profound, collages. With undergraduate degrees in both Liberal Arts and German from Utah State Universi...
Creative Jump-in: Intro to Calligraphy with Wendy Watson-Diedrick
Tuesday, July 22, 5:30 pm
This two day class is designed for those who would like to learn calligraphy but don’t know where to begin. With step-by-step procedures and simple exercises, Wendy will introduce you to the many ways letters are made beautiful. Wendy Watson-Diedrick has been a freelance calligrapher, designer and illust...
Creative Jump In with the Fools: The Magic of Saying “Yes, and…” with Scott Creighton
Monday, July 21, 6:30 pm
Fifteen years as a professional improviser in Seattle taught me, and my fellow improvisers, that saying “yes” on stage was the key to creating spontaneous theater. “Yes, and…” is the motto of improvisers around the world. It is the spark that ignites fun, energizing, and wonderfully humorous theatri...
Creative Jump In with the Fools: Hot Fun in the Summertime Improv Jam with Andrew Alburger
Monday, July 14, 1:00 pm
This 2 day JUMP-IN! is a Summer Improvisation Smorgasbord. We've got games, stories, scenes, characters, freezes, emotions, everything from a to z, including the game A to Z! Guaranteed to laugh while you Learn. Andrew Alburger has worked as both an actor and teacher with Company of Fools since 2001. He ...
Watercolor Pocket Sketching and Journaling with Kath Macaulay
Monday, July 14, 10:00 am
This quick-draw technique teaches students to “journal” anywhere in the world using a 4 x 6 art pad, a water soluble pen, a small paint set, a brush and a film canister of water. Learn to sketch in 25 minutes or less and capture what you feel is there, unlike a camera. Perfect for hiking, working in a caf...
Creative Jump-in with the Fools: Voice Acting with Irene Ziegler
Monday, July 7, 1:00 pm
This class will introduce you to the many types of voiceover opportunities available, get you comfortable behind a microphone, and help you put together a demo in a diverse range of voiceover styles, from announcers to characters. Irene Ziegler has been in the voiceover business for thirty years, and was m...
Kids Summer Art Camp: The Art of Recycling
Monday, July 7, 9:00 am
Kids Summer Art Camp: The Art of Recycling with Danica Robrahn & Jennifer Marquez. Offered for students entering 3rd-6th grades. This week long, full-day art camp gives kids entering 3rd through 6th grade the opportunity to develop their artistic skills and engage with their peers while making origi...
Art History: From the Dynaton to Light & Space: Metaphysics in California Art with Dr. Courtney Gilbert
Thursday, June 19, 5:30 pm
In conjunction with The Center's summer exhibition Western Light, Ecstatic Landscapes, Courtney Gilbert, Curator of Visual Arts at The Center, will trace the metaphysical use of light in California art. The talk will feature artwork by the Dynaton artists of the late 1940s and early 1950s, Frederick Wight’s...
CANCELLED: Fiction Workshop: Making Your Characters Crackle with Heather Parkinson Dermott
Monday, June 16, 9:00 am
Please note: this class has been cancelled. Thank you for your interest. Stay tuned for announcements on future writing workshops. Take your fiction writing to the next level. This workshop will explore how to activate characters and scenes to make your storytelling more compelling. In addition to daily wo...
Art History: Enchanted Modernities-Theosophical Thought in the History of 20th century Art and Music with Christopher Scheer
Thursday, June 12, 5:30 pm
Dr. Christopher Scheer will address the impact of Theosophy on developments in modern art and music. Founded in New York City in 1875 by a group that included the mystic Helena Blavatsky, the Theosophical Society united Western esoteric thought with Eastern philosophical and religious ideas in an attempt to u...
Sipping and Sketching with Bob Dix
Tuesday, April 29, 5:30 pm
Join beloved local art teacher Bob Dix as he guides students through the creative process via drawing. This class is just as perfect for the artist looking to have some fun as it for the person who hasn’t participated in art since grade school. Students will have weekly drawing projects accompanied by a gla...
Sipping and Sketching with Bob Dix
Tuesday, April 22, 5:30 pm
Join beloved local art teacher Bob Dix as he guides students through the creative process via drawing. This class is just as perfect for the artist looking to have some fun as it for the person who hasn’t participated in art since grade school. Students will have weekly drawing projects accompanied by a gla...
Sipping and Sketching with Bob Dix
Tuesday, April 15, 5:30 pm
Join beloved local art teacher Bob Dix as he guides students through the creative process via drawing. This class is just as perfect for the artist looking to have some fun as it for the person who hasn’t participated in art since grade school. Students will have weekly drawing projects accompanied by a gla...
Sipping and Sketching with Bob Dix
Tuesday, April 8, 5:30 pm
Join beloved local art teacher Bob Dix as he guides students through the creative process via drawing. This class is just as perfect for the artist looking to have some fun as it for the person who hasn’t participated in art since grade school. Students will have weekly drawing projects accompanied by a gla...
Springtime for Improv in Idaho
Monday, April 7, 6:30 pm
Spring is coming - a time when birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and your creative juices are flowing. What better time for Andrew's Springtime Improv Class? A 6 week tour of improvisation: games, scenes, characters, stories, freezes, quick thinking, bell ringing, and things we make up on the spot. T...
Teen Workshop: Public Art – Yarn bombs!
Saturday, April 5, 10:00 am
Make the community a little cozier with crocheted yarn bombs! Yarn bombs, yarn storms, guerilla knitting and cozies all describe the popular international movement of creating art installations that bring color and texture to otherwise sterile or overlooked places. Using yarns and fibers as the material of ch...
WORKSHOP: Serious Play & Design Thinking with Bobby Hughes
Saturday, April 5, 9:00 am
How can you use play and design to lead innovation? In this two-day hands-on workshop, participants will explore creativity, risk-taking and Design Thinking—a problem-solving approach combining empathy and creativity to address “messy challenges” of any scale, in any organization. Day 1 will emphasiz...
4th & 5th Grade Spring Break Art Camp with Danica Robrahn
Monday, March 24, 2:00 pm
Make the kids’ staycation a memorable adventure by signing them up for the Spring Break Art Camp. Students will explore a variety of art techniques and develop skills in drawing, surface design and sculpture. Each child will come home with new skills, personalized artwork and great memories. Spring Break...
1st-3rd Grade Spring Break Art Camp with Danica Robrahn
Monday, March 24, 9:00 am
Make the kids’ staycation a memorable adventure by signing them up for the Spring Break Art Camp. Students will explore a variety of art techniques and develop skills in drawing, surface design and sculpture. Each child will come home with new skills, personalized artwork and great memories. Spring Break...
The Business of Art: The Evolving Artist and Gallery Relationship (FREE!)
Tuesday, March 18, 5:30 pm
Part of the Wood River Valley Studio Tour Artists Education Series In anticipation of the September 2014 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the free 2014 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES: The Business of Art....
CANCELLED: Demystifying Color with Betty Merken
Saturday, March 8, 10:00 am
Join Master Artist and Colorist Betty Merken for this exciting and jam packed, hands-on workshop as she guides you through understanding the spectrum and learning to use color powerfully and effectively. Based on the artist’s unique, multi-faceted, and easy to understand color systems, participants will lea...
The Business of Art: Facebook, Twitter and Other Tools (FREE!)
Tuesday, February 25, 5:30 pm
Part of the Wood River Valley Studio Tour Artists Education Series In anticipation of the September 2014 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the 2014 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES: The Business of Art. Sun...
Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics with Alison Higdon
Saturday, February 22, 1:00 pm
Due to the overwhelming success of Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon, The Center has decided to create an extension of this class by offering Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics this February. This open studio is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering ...
Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics with Alison Higdon
Saturday, February 15, 1:00 pm
Due to the overwhelming success of Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon, The Center has decided to create an extension of this class by offering Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics this February. This open studio is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering th...
Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics with Alison Higdon
Saturday, February 8, 1:00 pm
Due to the overwhelming success of Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon, The Center has decided to create an extension of this class by offering Open Studio: 3 More Weeks of Encaustics this February. This open studio is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering th...
Travel Books with Sharon Payne Bolton
Tuesday, February 4, 10:00 am
Join mixed media artist Sharon Payne Bolton as she guides students through the process of creating Artist Travel Books. Learn bookbinding and collage techniques while also documenting your past travels. Sharon will provide students with a variety of paper, found objects and other elements that can be bound to...
Teen Workshop: Stop Animation with Danica Robrahn
Saturday, February 1, 10:00 am
Inspired by the Wish You Were Here multidisciplinary project, this workshops explores stop animation which is a film technique used to make objects appear to move on their own. Objects are moved in small increments and photographed. The stills are then uploaded into iMovie and edited to create the illusion ...
The Business of Art: Website & Email Essentials (FREE!)
Tuesday, January 28, 5:30 pm
Part of the Wood River Valley Studio Tour Artists Education Series In anticipation of the September 2014 valley-wide tour of artist studios, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Wood River Valley Studio Tour invite working artists to attend the 2014 ARTIST EDUCATION SERIES: The Business of Art. Sun...
Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon
Saturday, January 25, 1:00 pm
This class is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering their exploration in the ancient art of encaustics. Students will be introduced to the basics of painting in molten beeswax through many demonstrations covering a wide variety of application techniques. This class is a great pl...
Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon
Saturday, January 11, 1:00 pm
This class is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering their exploration in the ancient art of encaustics. Students will be introduced to the basics of painting in molten beeswax through many demonstrations covering a wide variety of application techniques. This class is a great pl...
Beginning Encaustics: 3 Weeks of Wax with Alison Higdon
Saturday, January 4, 1:00 pm
This class is perfect for those new to, or those who are interested in, furthering their exploration in the ancient art of encaustics. Students will be introduced to the basics of painting in molten beeswax through many demonstrations covering a wide variety of application techniques. This class is a great pl...
Creating a Scene: An Introduction to Set Design with Joe Lavigne from Company of Fools (part 4)
Thursday, November 14, 6:00 pm
This class will explore the design process for creating a set on a theatre stage. By using the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams as the basis, students will explore through visual research, script analysis and imagination, the process of scenic design culminating in the creation of either a set m...
Creating a Scene: An Introduction to Set Design with Joe Lavigne from Company of Fools (part 3)
Tuesday, November 12, 6:00 pm
This class will explore the design process for creating a set on a theatre stage. By using the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams as the basis, students will explore through visual research, script analysis and imagination, the process of scenic design culminating in the creation of either a set m...
Creating a Scene: An Introduction to Set Design with Joe Lavigne from Company of Fools (part 2)
Thursday, November 7, 6:00 pm
This class will explore the design process for creating a set on a theatre stage. By using the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams as the basis, students will explore through visual research, script analysis and imagination, the process of scenic design culminating in the creation of either a set m...
Creating a Scene: An Introduction to Set Design with Joe Lavigne from Company of Fools (part 1)
Tuesday, November 5, 6:00 pm
This class will explore the design process for creating a set on a theatre stage. By using the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams as the basis, students will explore through visual research, script analysis and imagination, the process of scenic design culminating in the creation of either a set m...
TEEN WORKSHOP: Mastering the Art of Cut Paper with Danica Robrahn
Saturday, November 2, 10:00 am
Inspired by the multidisciplinary project Stories of a Changing China, young artists will explore the traditional process of paper cutting or jianzhi. Students will walk away with one of a kind creations. This class is geared towards middle school and high school students. Thank you to The Works of Grace F...
Book Discussion Series: Lost and Found in Translation with Kim Frank Kirk (part 3)
Wednesday, October 30, 5:30 pm
Wed, Oct 16th, Liberty Theatre Wed, Oct 23rd, The Center in Ketchum Wed, Oct 30th, The Center in Ketchum 5:30-7pm, Registration deadline: Wed, Oct 2 Join writer, teacher and Chinese literature enthusiast, Kim Frank Kirk in exploring the brilliant and entertaining works of Tony Award winning playwright...
Is it Capitalism? with Wharton School professor, Marshall Meyer (part 2 of 2-part class))
Tuesday, October 29, 7:00 pm
Tue, Oct 29, 7-8:30pm In these seminar classes we will discuss different versions of Chinese capitalism - centrally managed capitalism where the Chinese government retains control over the largest Chinese enterprises, regional decentralized authoritarianism where local governments compete for revenues and ...
Is it Capitalism? with Wharton School professor, Marshall Meyer (part 1 of 2 part class)
Saturday, October 26, 11:00 am
Sat, Oct 26, 11am-12:30pm In these seminar classes we will discuss different versions of Chinese capitalism - centrally managed capitalism where the Chinese government retains control over the largest Chinese enterprises, regional decentralized authoritarianism where local governments compete for revenues ...
Book Discussion Series: Lost and Found in Translation with Kim Frank Kirk (part 2)
Wednesday, October 23, 5:30 pm
Wed, Oct 16th, Liberty Theatre Wed, Oct 23rd, The Center in Ketchum Wed, Oct 30th, The Center in Ketchum 5:30-7pm, Registration deadline: Wed, Oct 2 Join writer, teacher and Chinese literature enthusiast, Kim Frank Kirk in exploring the brilliant and entertaining works of Tony Award winning playwright...
Book Discussion Series: Lost and Found in Translation with Kim Frank Kirk (part 1)
Wednesday, October 16, 5:30 pm
Wed, Oct 16th, Liberty Theatre Wed, Oct 23rd, The Center in Ketchum Wed, Oct 30th, The Center in Ketchum 5:30-7pm, Registration deadline: Wed, Oct 2 Join writer, teacher and Chinese literature enthusiast, Kim Frank Kirk in exploring the brilliant and entertaining works of Tony Award winning playwright...
Shókoto: Dancing Feet and Talking Drums workshop
Tuesday, October 8, 6:30 pm
Join Okaidja Afroso and his band Shókoto for a fun and engaging evening of learning about Ghanaian dance and drumming. Okaidja will teach you basic African rhythms and corresponding dance movements through a playful, interactive approach. This will be a combination of cultural education, hands-on participati...
Memoir Writing Workshop: Tales from the Motherland: How Africa Gave Me a Voice, and America Gave Me the Freedom to Use It with Alexandra Fuller
Saturday, September 28, 9:00 am
“The Only Taboo is Silence: to find your voice in a noisy world; how to make your story our story; how to make the personal universal." This workshop will focus on memoir writing and personal nonfiction narratives. What works, why and how? Registration deadline: Fri, Sept 13
The Practice of Fiction: A Story Workshop with Clyde Moneyhun
Thursday, September 26, 12:00 pm
Creative writing master class cosponsored by the Community Library, Boise State University and the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Boise State professor Clyde Moneyhun, author of Crafting Fiction: In Theory, In Practice, will first lead participants through a series of brainstorming exercises keyed to the ele...
A Tale of Two Firms with Wharton School professor, Marshall Meyer (part 2)
Tuesday, September 24, 7:00 pm
Tues, Sept 24, 7-8:30pm In these two seminar style classes, we explore the leadership and strategies of two Chinese firms, one a firm steeped in Chinese culture that has become a world-famous brand, the other perhaps the most Western of large Chinese firms that was also the first Chinese firm to acheive gl...
A Tale of Two Firms with Wharton School professor, Marshall Meyer (part 1)
Saturday, September 21, 11:00 am
Sat, Sept 21 11am-12:30pm In these two seminar style classes, we explore the leadership and strategies of two Chinese firms, one a firm steeped in Chinese culture that has become a world-famous brand, the other perhaps the most Western of large Chinese firms that was also the first Chinese firm to achieve ...
Artist Series: Photographing Your Artwork
Wednesday, September 18, 5:30 pm
In anticipation of this fall’s Wood River Valley Studio Tour, The Center is hosting a series of free classes for local artists. For more class information contact The Center. For more information on the studio tour, go to http://wrvstudiotour.org/ Tues, Jul 9 – Marketing Your Art Overview, 5:30-7:0...
Encaustic and Pigment Stick Workshop with Shawna Moore
Friday, September 13, 10:00 am
In this workshop we will simplify the encaustic studio and the process of painting. Using thin coats of encaustic paint (wax and resin) applied with bigger brushes and high quality pigment in stick form, we with “trap” our marks, drawings, and mistakes under layers of wax to create rich and dynamic imag...
Cancelled: Electronic and Social Media
Wednesday, August 21, 5:30 pm
Wood River Valley Studio Tour and the Sun Valley Center for the Arts invite local artists to attend the second in a series of three artist education workshops. The Artist Education Series is designed to help artists maximize their participation in the first annual Wood River Valley Studio Tour on October 1...
The Landscape in Pastel: Building a Foundation with Scott Hale
Tuesday, August 13, 10:00 am
Learn how to organize your pastel landscapes from the foundation up, including work space organization, good references, solid drawing and thoughtful composition. Discover how a tonal under painting simplifies the process and helps you build up color more meaningfully in your work. This class is geared for b...
Introduction to Ikebana: Sogetsu Style: The Art of Floral Arranging with Barbara Hamachek
Wednesday, July 31, 5:00 pm
This class is taught in conjunction with the summer exhibition Floating World: The Influence of Japanese Printmaking. Barbara Hamachek is a Level 4, certified instructor and has been a student of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana for many years. She will share the beauty of expressing our natural environment thro...
Creative Jump-IN!: Creative Listening
Thursday, July 25, 1:00 pm
One of the secrets of acting is “active listening.” In this class we will explore a diverse and fun array of improvisational games that will heighten your listening skills. There’s no need to worry about what you’re going to say on stage because listening is the key! This class is active, engagin...
Creative Jump-IN!: Learning Your “5-6-7-8s” and Your “Do-Re-Mis”, Day 2
Wednesday, July 24, 1:00 pm
No need to fear the audition, the first music rehearsal, or the choreographer! This two-day class takes you into the rehearsal hall to prepare an actual song. R.L. and Melodie will use the practical preparation of songs with choreography to demonstrate the techniques and attitudes needed to quiet the noise an...
Creative Jump-IN!: Learning Your “5-6-7-8s” and Your “Do-Re-Mis”, Day 1
Tuesday, July 23, 1:00 pm
No need to fear the audition, the first music rehearsal, or the choreographer! This two-day class takes you into the rehearsal hall to prepare an actual song. R.L. and Melodie will use the practical preparation of songs with choreography to demonstrate the techniques and attitudes needed to quiet the noise an...
Creative Jump-IN: The Audition
Monday, July 22, 1:00 pm
This class is a 2-hour mock audition. We’ll use assigned sides, monologues you prepare, and other text to work through various real-world audition scenarios. You’ll learn to focus on the work instead of “what they think of you.” You’ll bring characters to life, freely and with joy, while casting peo...
Summer Art Camp: Nature & the Art of Observation with Danica Robrahn and Molly Evans
Monday, July 22, 9:00 am
In this week-long creative workshop, young artists will focus on the art of observation. Each student will construct their own journal, which will serve as a sketchbook for the entire week. In addition to drawing from observation and exploring various materials for making art, students will be introduced ...
Creative Jump-IN!: Putting it Together: Moving as You’re Singing
Wednesday, July 17, 1:00 pm
Love to dance but afraid to sing? Love to sing but don’t know what to do with your feet? Never done either but think it might be fun? Join R.L. and Melodie for a quick “down and dirty” session on music and dance. Explore your hidden talents! We’ll sing, dance, and laugh a lot. Teachers: R.L. Rows...
Creative Jump-IN!: COVER TO COVER with Sharon Payne Bolton
Tuesday, July 16, 5:30 pm
Embark on a memorable journey and create your very own Artist Book. Your voyage will include the use of nautical charts (used on a real ship) and other vintage paper works. Collage and stitch your very own chunky little Artist book. The result will be just like an object found in an ancient buried treasure ch...
Creative Jump-IN!: If a Tree Falls Down in the Forest…
Monday, July 15, 1:00 pm
You’ve heard the age-old question—if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound? In this class we will explore the creative process and when art truly becomes… art. If no one sees it or hears it, is it still art? Teacher: Jana Arnold Creative Jump-IN!s...
Creative Jump-IN!: Creating Your Own Monologue
Friday, July 12, 1:00 pm
Do you have a story to tell? Together we’ll find your voice and get it onto the page. In this class you will explore writing and performing your very own monologue. We will focus on various writing strategies and performance techniques to create a piece that is truly one-of-a-kind. Teacher: Joel Vilin...
Artists Education Series
Tuesday, July 9, 5:30 pm
Wood River Valley Studio Tour and the Sun Valley Center for the Arts invite local artists to attend the first in a series of three artist education workshops. Christina Tindle will facilitate “Head and Heart Marketing of Art” on Tuesday, July 9, 5:30- 7 pm, at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum...
Watercolor Pocket Sketching with Kath Macaulay
Tuesday, July 9, 10:00 am
This quick-draw technique allows anyone to “journal” where ever they are in the world using only a 4 x 6 art pad, a water soluble pen, a small paint set, a brush and a film canister of water. Take it anywhere, whip it out in a minute, be done in 25 minutes or less and capture what you feel is there, unlik...
TRUE LIES: Monologues Unmasked, Day 3
Friday, June 28, 1:00 pm
This three-day workshop seeks to introduce actors to a more personal approach to text—the monologue (one person talking to another person, or group). Participants will choose a monologue they feel connected with from a play, story, or novel. It should be familiar, but it does not need to be memorized. Pleas...
TRUE LIES: Monologues Unmasked, Day 2
Thursday, June 27, 1:00 pm
This three-day workshop seeks to introduce actors to a more personal approach to text—the monologue (one person talking to another person, or group). Participants will choose a monologue they feel connected with from a play, story, or novel. It should be familiar, but it does not need to be memorized. Pleas...
FREE LECTURE: Artist Talk with Seth Resnick
Wednesday, June 26, 5:30 pm
Seth Resnick will talk about contemporary photography and his prolific career, including his contributions to digital workflow through D-65 online. For more on Seth visit www.sethresnick.com
TRUE LIES: Monologues Unmasked, Day 1
Wednesday, June 26, 1:00 pm
This three-day workshop seeks to introduce actors to a more personal approach to text—the monologue (one person talking to another person, or group). Participants will choose a monologue they feel connected with from a play, story, or novel. It should be familiar, but it does not need to be memorized. Pleas...
Creative Jump-IN!: Character Building Blocks
Monday, June 24, 1:00 pm
This class will explore fun ways to help build a character. Delving into the details that create who we are as individuals is a process of exciting discovery. Using text and a variety of exercises, we will play with different ways to find and build a character. Teacher: Claudia McCain Creative Jump-IN...
How to Create Killer Images with Seth Resnick
Monday, June 24, 10:00 am
“How to Create Killer Images” is a workshop that seeks to reinvigorate your capacity for creativity. We will concentrate on techniques that improve the overall photographic process, from concept to output. In this high-energy workshop, we spend the majority of our time chasing the extraordinary Sun Valley...
Fiction Writing Workshop: Building A Short Story, 500 Words at a Time with Antonya Nelson
Monday, June 17, 9:00 am
This class will provide resources for students to move through the (speeded-up) process of imagining and executing a short story. From autobiographical anecdote to sturdy first draft, the hints and strategies of making fiction from life will be our ambition. This workshop is open to intermediate to advanced f...