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The Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center is dedicated to the
preservation of Fred's dream of sharing his love of life, his Western
Art, and the history of the American West. As an interactive learning
center it celebrates and promotes this dream for all generations.
Part of our Vision is for Fred Oldfield to teach select classes and
seminars, for him to share his painting techniques, his zest for life,
his knowledge of survival in the art world and his incomparable gift of
living life with a full cup.
Fred, himself will
make numerous appearances in every class. He will also be available to
answer questions while he is working in his bunkhouse/studio at the
Center. However, he has entrusted his talented artist friends to help
him teach students on a daily basis.
The Center invites students of all ages and economic situations. It offers scholarships to students
on merit not on academic achievement. Please call for information on the scholarships available.
We do require that all students help support our nonprofit organization
by first becoming a Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center
Member. Regular and inexpensive annual memberships are available for
Seniors and Students for $20, Adults for $30, and Families (two adults
and all kids under 18) for $45. With this membership you will receive:
Invitations to Previews and Special Events and a 10% Discount in the
Center Store as well as the quarterly news letter. For those only
interested in attending art classes we do offer at a discounted season
fee of $10 per art student. The discounted $10 Art
Student membership is good from October through June and this year
includes Invitations to Previews and Special Events as well as a 10%
discount in our Heritage Center Store.
"The
Art Experience" is a program designed to engage the student in a guided
creative learning experience. Students from the ages of 4 to 18 years
are welcome to participate in the program. The students increase their
self-esteem, patience, sequencing skills, problem solving, focus and
right brain development. This is a non-competitive, structured
environment. These skills can have a profound effect on their regular
schoolwork. The teachers strive to bring out the true artist in each
child.
The program is ongoing and weekly to
coincide with the school year. Each child receives a tour of the Center
and the Fred Oldfield paintings. The classes are from 30 minutes to 90
minutes in length. The classes focus on design, shapes, composition,
perspective, figure drawing, texture and color. The children will use
several different mediums such as pencils, oils, watercolors, acrylics,
clay and found objects.
The dedicated, intelligent and talented teachers are all professional
artists who treat the children with respect and caring. The classes are
divided by age and size. There is one teacher and at least one
volunteer for each twelve students to help enhance the children’s
learning experience.
Our classes focus on learning the 7 Elements
of Design (line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space) and how
they are used in art. We do this through fun projects that explore
various art mediums. For the older kids we also introduce the 7
Principles of Design (balance, movement, rhythm, contrast, emphasis,
pattern, and unity). We allow the kids to explore these principles by
doing works of art in many different art mediums.
For
our beginning as well as intermediate teens and adults we teach more
advanced techniques using watercolors, oils on canvas, and other art
mediums, all while emphasizing the 7 elements and prin-ciples of
design.
Every class is different from week to week!
Some days we will focus on a technique and do various studies to
emphasize this technique. Other days we will incorporate one of our
elements or principals of design into a 3-Dimensional craft project!
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Classes
begin October 3rd, 2011 and run through May 23rd, 2012. Summer camps
are offered during July through August. Various Adult classes are also
offered.
- Students 4-6 years ~ $2.50 per class
- Mondays 10:00-10:30am
- Wednesdays 2:00-2:30pm
- Students 7-10 years ~ $6 per class
- Mondays 10:45-11:45
- Tuesdays 10:45-11:45
- Tuesdays 4:30-5:30
- Wednesdays 2:45-3:45pm
- Wednesdays 4:00-5:00pm
- Students 11-17 years ~ $8.50
- Mondays 10:00-11:30am
- Tuesdays 4:00-5:30pm
- Wednesdays 2:00-3:30pm
- Wednesdays 4:00-5:30pm
- Adult Students 18+ ~ $10
- Tuesdays 6:00-8:00pm
- Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm
- First Saturday of Each Month!
- 10:00-2:00pm
-- Adult Paint Together: A time for Adult Artist to gather and paint
and enjoy the company of their peers! - FREE! (although donations are
appreciated!) No teacher, just artist feedback!
Classes
meet once a week and are ongoing from month to month. Classes are
intended to be progressive, beginning with relatively simple concepts
and projects, and ending in the spring with more difficult concepts and
major pieces of work. However you may enroll at anytime. Our
instructors will make sure no-one ever feels left behind.
There
is a minimum of 6 students per class or the class will be cancelled.
Every effort will be made to place your child into another class. There
is a maximum of 12 students in each class.
All art supplies are included in the cost of tuition.
Tuition
is due the first class of each month. Monthly tuition is calculated per
month per number of classes. If your child misses a class, they may
make it up on another day, but you will be charged for all classes
unless prior arrangements have been made. Tuition will be pro-rated for
mid month enrollment.
A students place
is held from month to month. We ask that you give two weeks notice
should a student withdraw or you will be responsible for the next
month's tuition.
We are a nonprofit organization and in order to keep our tuition rates low we are sorry but we are unable to offer refunds.
There
is a $10 annual membership fee for all students who are not already
FOWH&AC members either through their FOWH&AC Student or
FOWH&AC Individual membership or through a FOWH&AC family
membership.
There is a 10% discount for the
second and each additional child from the same family. This discount
does not apply to any necessary membership fees.
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