Wichita Center for the Arts
9112 E. Central
Wichita, KS 67206
(316) 634-2787
www.wcfta.com
The Mary R. Koch School of Visual Arts at the Wichita Center for the Arts has offered quality art instruction from practicing, professional artists to the people of south central Kansas for 85 years. Instruction in a wide range of fields includes: drawing and painting, ceramics and pottery, photography and filmmaking, printmaking, sculpture, enameling, metals and jewelry making, and family art classes to students from as 3 to 103. While we always include classes for children, special Summer and Winter Camps are offered during school vacations. We also host workshops for adults in a wide range of topics. Classes are offered year round. The Center's Creative Child Center Preschool is the area's only arts-based preschool.
Contact:
Pam Bugler, Director of Education
(316) 634-2787 ext. 219
Fax: (316) 634-0593
E-mail: school@wcfta.com
Works by The Wichita Center for the Arts’ Students and Faculty
To be Featured in Annual Exhibition
An eclectic mix of artwork will be on display in The Mary R. Koch School of Visual Arts 2008 Student-Faculty Exhibition from June 27 through August 10, 2008 at The Wichita Center for the Arts.
The annual group exhibit showcases the creative talents of both students and faculty, and provides students of all ages and abilities the opportunity to exhibit and sell their work in a formal gallery setting.
Hundreds of pieces will be on display — from paintings, ceramics and sculpture to jewelry and photography — showcasing the varied mediums taught at the Center. The works of several familiar local artists — who are also faculty members — will be on view in the exhibit, including Chris “Arny” Arensdorf, Brian Hinkle, Kyle Engoian, John McCluggage and Babs Mellor.
The public is invited to attend an opening reception at the Center from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2008. During the reception, students’ works will be honored with merit awards in 10 different creative disciplines, including sculpture, ceramics, drawing, watercolor, painting, metalwork, enameling, photography, printmaking and abstraction.
The Rudolph Brom Honorary Award of Merit in Metal Work
Debra Navarro, Fluid Necklace & Earring Set, Sterling Silver
The Betty Dickerson Honorary Award of Merit in Drawing
Bonnie Tymeson, Splash of Color, Pastel over Watercolor
The William Dickerson Honorary Award of Merit in Painting
Gary Israel, Aspens in Fall, Oil on panel
The James Gross Honorary Award of Merit in Acrylics
Kate Wagoner, Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas
The Mary R. Koch Honorary Award of Merit in Enameling
Jennifer Walterscheid, Irish Blessing, Enamel on Copper with Silver Cloisonné
The Bruce Moore Honorary Award of Merit in Sculpture
Sandra Keller, Now Tell me about this Guy Durer, Terra Cotta
The Jack Pharo Honorary Award of Merit in Ceramics
Bill Patterson, Basket, Stoneware & Reed
The Charles Sanderson Honorary Award of Merit in Mixed Media
Sally Cobb, In the Eye of the Beholder, Mixed Media on Canvas
The Robert Kiskadden Honorary Award of Merit in Abstraction
Donavon Rutledge, No, It’s Not, Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas
The Wichita Center for the Arts is excited to present the Matthew Hilyard Workshop “Untitled”
July 24 - 25, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
July 26, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Class limited to 15 students. Studio 6
Instructor: Matthew Hilyard
$170 / $160 Members
This workshop will teach students how to experiment in unconventional ways of applying paint and creating work. A focus on non-representation and unique applications using water-based paints which will offer an intuitive approach to mark making and color with an emphasis on the formal aspects of design working in a square format. There will be an end of class discussion and sharing of ideas of presenting one’s work and some opportunity for critiques. Supply list upon enrollment will be available.
To enroll call, 634-2787 ext. 219 or online at www.wcfta.com
| The Creative Child Center Preschool |
May 30, 2008 – Wichita, KS - The Wichita Center for the Arts is excited to introduce our new Preschool Director, Crystal Henderson. Crystal is Director Certified in Early Childhood Development and was previously the Director of Conway Springs Preschool. With eleven years of teaching experience Crystal is a great asset to the Creative Child Center Preschool.
Shannon White is the Assistant Preschool Teacher. Shannon has worked as a preschool teacher for the last six years. Her classroom was voted Best Classroom in district in 2006 and 2007.
Crystal and Shannon are a dynamic teaching team, that will educate and grow your preschooler in a caring artistic environment.
About The Wichita Center for the Arts -- Creative Child Center Preschool Program
At The Wichita Center for the Arts, art is a language. It’s a way that people – especially children – express ideas and feelings. In many ways, art is the “first language” of the beginning reader and writer. Children use their inner experiences to create art. Through their initial scribbles and imaginative drawings, they create their own magical worlds, which help them make sense of the real world around them.
Art activities and projects are excellent for helping children learn a wide variety of skills, including school readiness skills. Painting is science when colors are blended; play-dough supports fine motor control which is a pre-writing requirement; and organizing buttons and other materials into piles before creating a three-dimensional work of art is a pre-requisite to classification, a necessary mathematical skill. Children often describe their art to a teacher or parent who can then ‘write their words’. This is an early literacy activity which supports later reading and writing.
It is clear that art and music and other art-based activities do provide a wonderful learning environment for young children, particularly if the art curriculum is provided by knowledgeable and caring adults. Learning through the arts is a smart and fun way to enhance brain development, support individual learning, and help children prepare for success in school and life.
Play, learn and have fun at the Creative Child Center Preschool at The Wichita Center for the Arts, Mary R. Koch School of Visual Arts.
For more information about The Creative Child Center Preschool or to enroll call
(316) 634-2787 ext. 219 or email school@wcfta.com
Tuition
Ages 3 to 4, (child must be 3 years old by August 31, 2008) Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m. Tuition is $120.00 per month.
Ages 4 to 6, (child must be 4 years old by August 31, 2008) Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m. Tuition is $170.00 per month.
To download our summer classes, click www.wcfta.com.
SUMMER ART CLASSES
Summer session runs June 2 – July 19, 2008 in the Mary R. Koch School of Visual Arts
WICHITA, Kan.— May 5, 2008—A selection of more than 60 art classes and workshops for preschoolers, children, teens, and adults are being offered this summer at The Wichita Center for the Arts, including new classes in a variety of subjects.
The summer line up for preschoolers includes: Under the Big Top, explore the world of the circus through stories, paint and paper; Animal Tracks, through books and pictures, you will travel to the deserts and jungles of faraway lands to learn about animals, large and small; “A” is for “ART”, an Abstract Alphabet, using your own imagination and a dash of fun materials, you have an abstract piece of artwork!
New summer classes for children and teens includes: Travel Abroad, take a journey to different countries and explore their cultures through art; Sports Time, students will create sports banners, water bottles and even a visor while learning about different art techniques; Girls Just Want to Have Fun, there will be projects just for “girls”.
Sketchbook, jewelry, cards, journals, painting and more are on the agenda for a summer of art and fun for girls; Mud and Gush squeeze, squish and shape imaginative forms as you experience the wonderful world of clay; Cartooning, do you like to “doodle”? Then this class is for you. Learn how to draw cartoons, critique cartoons and find out why you like or dislike specific editorial cartoons (past and present of course!) Other youth favorites include Sketchbook: Youth Drawing, Silversmithing and Metals, Youth Photography, Potter’s Wheel, Youth Sculpture.
The Center is offering a special class for ages 6-10 called, Creating for our Country, using a variety of media, students will paint, sketch and draw Kansas monuments, flowers, wildlife and more! We will make color copies of all of our work and send to our Kansas troops with a letter of thank you from the class.
Create your own bling-bling, with youth Lampwork Beadmaking Camps! Learn lampworking techniques to create lively beads using colorful glass rods. The Center is presenting Picasso Art Camps for ages 4-11. Come learn and create art inspired by Pablo Picasso!
Adults can enroll in drawing, painting, watercolor, jewelry making, metalsmithing, enameling, photography, pottery, ceramics, sculpture, cartooning and lampwork beadmaking.
The Center is offering three fantastic adult workshops; Encaustic Painting Workshop with Elizabeth Rowley, employing both traditional, abstract imagery and conventional and unconventional materials, including photo and print transfers, fiber, thread, natural elements and embedding; Oil Painting with David Vollbracht, design, color, values and composition will be explored as well as the more elusive but just as important elements of mood, passion and attitude; Matthew Hilyard Workshop “Untitled”, this workshop will teach students how to experiment in unconventional ways of applying paint and creating work.
Summer classes in the Center’s Mary R. Koch School of Visual Arts begin the week of June 2 and continue through July 19, 2008. There will be no classes the week of June 30 - July 19, 2008.
Enrollment for the summer semester is currently ongoing. To enroll or view a complete schedule of classes online visit www.wcfta.com. Class schedules can also be picked up at the Center — 9112 E. Central, Wichita, Kan. To request a schedule be mailed or for more information, contact the education office at (316) 634-2787 ext 219.