Education
The Richmond Art Museum sponsors a wide range of educational and outreach programs, including art classes, artists' workshops, a monthly film screening series called f.a.d.e.-IN and the Annual Phantoscope High School Film Festival, and the popular children's exhibit Art Is… We have also developed a partnership with VSAI to offer educational art programs for students with disabilities.
Art Classes
The Richmond Art Museum offers a selection of art classes year round, starting with the Spring Sememster of 2009. If you have been looking for art classes, look no further. If you don't see something you are interested in this semester, check back and chances are that something next semester will catch your eye!
Taught by experienced local and regional artists and featuring a variety of styles and media, art classes are a great way to hone your skills or try something completely new! Join the musuem as a member, and take the member rate on classes for a nice savings! Register early and ensure your spot today!
Print and fill out your registration form and mail it or drop it by RAM!
Registration Form PDF
Financial Aid Application
NOTE: ALL CLASSES MEET ONCE PER WEEK UNLESS OTHERWISE INFORMED BY THE TEACHER OR RAM ADMINISTRATION.
Upcoming/Current Semester:
Spring Semester: March, April, May:
Courses complete! Thanks to all instructors and students! Look for 2011 class list soon!
Summer Semester: June, July, August
Currently accepting inquiries and enrollment for our Summer Semester classes! We have another great lineup of courses to take. Enroll or call RAM with questions today!
Digital Photography (Course Complete)
Tuesdays, June 1st – July 27th 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Instructor: Carvin Rinehart
A course for all skill levels of photographer, the RAM Digital Photography course will focus on incorporating fundamental principles of photography in every shot. The course will also cover finer points such as portraiture, lighting, and framing photos for the best possible results. All this and much more will be covered! A digital camera is required to register for this class.
Fees:
$60 Members / $70 General Enrollment
Art of Pastel (Course Complete)
Thursdays, June 3rd –June 24th 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Instructor: Pam Newell
Learn the secrets of creating luminous artwork using soft & hard pastels as a painting medium. Choose your favorite subjects and bring your best photos, or paint directly from a still life. Composition, focal point, value, color, mass and line will be explored, including essentials necessary to build a successful painting. Techniques in making an under-painting or “toned ground”, and differences in pastel painting surfaces will be shown. Discover how to take an average painting to the next level. We’ll even talk about framing. Come ready to paint, observe a demonstration, and have lots of one-on-one attention at your easel. Instruction is adapted to the needs and goals of each artist in a comfortable atmosphere encouraging experimentation. Prepare to have fun. This ain’t your mama’s pastel!
Fees: $70 Members / $80 General Enrollment
**Limited Space Available: 18 Spaces
Basic Ceramics: Wheelwork (Course Complete)
Thursdays, July 29th – Aug. 26th (5 weeks) 5 – 7 PM
Instructor: Brian Haviland
The next session with Brian Haviland will be coming this winter! More information will be posted soon!
This pottery course is designed for the beginner, novice, or even someone who can’t get enough of the potter’s wheel! With ample time for individual attention, you will learn the basics in wheelwork, wedging, glazing, etc. Join us in getting your hands dirty while learning how to create with clay! Supply list provided upon registration.
Fees:
$115 Members / $130 General Enrollment
**Limited Space Available
RAM Young Artists Camp (Camp Complete!)
The Week of July 26th – 30th 9:00AM – 12PM & 12PM – 3:00PM
RAM had a very successful inagural year of the Young Artists Camp! We had great staff, students and volunteers, and the art exhibition on the final day of camp was exciting as parents and campers were able to see the body of work they had created throughout the week! Thank you to everyone who made our first year of camp a success. Look for 2011 camp information soon! Until then, enjoy some images of the first ever RAM Young Artists Camp!
Fall Semester: September, October, November
Art of Pastel (Once a week for 6 weeks)
Tuesdays, Sept. 21st – Oct. 26th 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Instructor: Thelma Frame
Discover the unique, expressive world of pastels. New students will explore the basics of drawing, composition, color and tonal values, while experienced students will work to improve their technique and style. Critique and individual attention are emphasized. Improve your skills or try your hand at something new! Join us!
Fees:
$75 Members / $85 General Enrollment
Digital Photography (Once a week for 6 weeks)
Thursdays, September 23rd – October 28th 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Instructor: Carvin Rinehart
A course for all skill levels of photographer, the RAM Digital Photography course will focus on incorporating fundamental principles of photography in every shot. The course will also cover finer points such as portraiture, lighting, and framing photos for the best possible results. All this and much more will be covered! A digital camera is required to register for this class.
Fees:
$60 Members / $70 General Enrollment
Ceramics: Wheelwork (Once a week for 6 weeks)
Thursdays, Oct. 14th – Nov. 18th Information about class time coming soon.
Instructor: Clara Whitman Parrett
This pottery course is designed for the beginner, novice, or even someone who can’t get enough of the potter’s wheel! With ample time for individual attention, you will learn the basics in wheelwork, wedging, centering, throwing, trimming, etc. Join us in getting your hands dirty while learning how to create with clay! Supply list provided upon registration.
Fees:
$115 Members / $130 General Enrollment
**Limited Space Available
Painting in the Studio/ Plein Air Workshop
Full Workshop; Registration Closed
In the Studio
Friday, October 1st 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Plein Air
Saturday, October 2nd 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Instructor: Mary Ann Davis
Ages: 9th - Adult
This is a two day, intensive workshop for pastelists and oil painters with Indianapolis artist Mary Ann Davis. Mary Ann will be focusing on studio painting from photographs as well as techniques to improve capturing the essence of a still life. We apply what we learn in the studio on Saturday in Plein Air. Come ready to paint with and learn from a great contemporary artist!
Fees:
$120 RAM Members / $135 General Enrollment
For more information contact:
Lance Crow
Education Director
765-966-0256
lancec@rcs.k12.in.us
Sponsored by:
Art Is…
A unique cultural exploration program for children in grades K through 3, Art Is… focuses on the art and culture of a different country or region each year. Teachers who wish to bring their class to Art Is… are invited to email the Education Director at lancec@rcs.k12.in.us to make an appointment. Home-schooled groups are welcome!
Coming up: Art Is...2011
Whitewater Valley REMC presents RAM with $1,000 to help fund Art Is...India in 2010!
Thank you! Everyone involved is grateful!
Sponsored by:
VSAI
VSAI (formerly Very Special Arts of Indiana) has been a leader for over twenty five years in advocating for arts to be made accessible for people with disabilities. They provide a variety of resources for Indiana communities through arts, education, and accessibility services.
RAM has fostered this programming in conjunction with VSA Teaching Artists and it has grown tremendously over the past year! We are now setting up programs for all high school in Wayne County, providing arts programming in both 2D arts and Music and Movement! Thanks to all of the Teaching Artists who have helped make this program a reality, and special thanks to the Wallace Crippled Children's Fund for supporting RAM's efforts through generous grant funding.
Take a look at some of the photos taken during the March 20th Session!
New Images from the November 2009 VSA sessions at Lincoln, Northeastern, Centerville and Richmond High!
