This class is designed to teach young actors how to apply their acting skills to working on camera. Instructor and screen actor Amy Treat will guide and help young actors improve their confidence, perfect their technique, and learn the basics of performing for the camera. 

Students will develop skills such as:

Screen technique: How screen acting differs from live performance

Visual storytelling: How to work in contemporary scenes

Body positioning: How to position your body for the camera

Memorization: How to memorize lines

Improvisation: How to improvise on camera 

For ages 8-14

Instructor: Amy Treat

Tuition: $76 Tech Fee: $5 

This class is designed to teach actors how to apply their acting skills to working on camera. Instructor and screen actor Amy Treat will guide and help actors improve their confidence, perfect their technique, and learn the basics of performing for the camera. 

Students will develop skills such as:

Screen technique: How screen acting differs from live performance

Visual storytelling: How to work in contemporary scenes

Body positioning: How to position your body for the camera

Memorization: How to memorize lines

Improvisation: How to improvise on camera 

For ages 16+

Instructor: Amy Treat

Tuition: $114 Tech Fee: $5 

Join artist Michele Frantz for a 5 lesson session in acrylic painting!  Versatile and forgiving, acrylic paints may be manipulated with a wide array of techniques, applied to many different surfaces, and modified with various additives.

Students new to acrylics will learn introductory basics; experienced students will improve their skills and explore new directions. Class is offered throughout the year with a different approach presented in each session. Click here for a list of supplies. Canvases and boards will be provided by the instructor.

For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $190  Canvas Fee: $8 

Whether Pre-college, retirement launching point, or refining your skills, this drawing class is THE class to take!

FOR Ages: 14-adult

Tuition: $240 per 8-week session In Person at The Art Factory:

Wednesday 4:30-6:00 

As an award winning artist with over 16 years of experience teaching drawing and award winning students, THIS is THE drawing class to take if you are serious about learning to draw!

If this is your first time signing up for class, please select the option to add the "Drawing Kit." The supply kit is a one-time purchase and will be the supplies needed anytime you take a drawing class with me. 

HOW DO THE CLASSES WORK?

Classes are one day a week broken up into 2 8-week sessions - The skills you will learn over the course of 16 weeks will give you the ability to draw anything placed in front of you in graphite. 

The first session you will become proficient in observation and drawing skills, gaining an understanding of layout, spacing, lines, shapes, proportions. The second session you will gain an in depth understanding of the form values that will make your drawing look 3 dimensional while gaining a mastery of graphite tools. 

Please email Christine for additional information. Thank you for signing up for my drawing classes! 

Session BREAKDOWN with Dates:

1st Session Drawing Accurately - Learn how to properly layout a design, how to see shape, and how to accurately draw lines. 

Dates: We will begin Wednesday, January 8 - March 26, 2025

2nd Session: VALUES! Learn the Basic Form Values, blending, shading, and tinting techniques to create a 3D look to your work.

Dates: We will begin on Wednesday, April 2-May 26, 2025

Award winning artist, Christine Raymond, offers this class for artists who desire to refine their drawing skills in charcoal.

The first semester we will further our understanding of the 9 value scale as it pertains to form, understand edges, learn how to compose a complex still life to create a visual story of self, and create an award winning piece. Second semester students will gain an understanding of the foundational aspects of both figures and portrait in charcoal to create a final piece for competitions and portfolios.

To be considered, the student must submit a letter/email of interest along with a portfolio in-cluding 5 pieces with an artist statements. Please do not hesitate to contact Christine for addi-tional information or to answer questions.

Tuition Includes:

-Regular weekly classes

-Additional outside support via text, email, and even zoom

-Occasional one-on-one meetings or semi-groups to review portfolios or teach specific skills missing

After the New Year on Wednesdays, Advanced Drawing will be 2 - 8 week sessions to study the figure and portrait in charcoals.

Ages 14+

Tuition: $320