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Classes at the Mill


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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

We want everyone to be able enjoy the benefits of self expression, regardless of financial standing. If you would like to take a class but need financial assistance, please fill out our scholarship request form here.


UPCOMING CLASSES

 

The Healing Process of Poetry with Morrow Dowdle
Alternating Thursdays 5/18 – 8/30 (no class 8/24)
6:30 – 8:30 PM
$15 per session, or $100 for full 8 weeks
Ages 18+ (female-identifying and gender non-conforming females)

This workshop is for all levels, from those who have never written poetry to published poets.

We are living in a time when individual and collective trauma in our society is at an all-time high. From sociopolitical and economic unrest, to the COVID-19 pandemic, to natural disasters, ordinary folks feel the emotional fallout and are seeking mental health services and other means to process and heal from their experiences. We will read poetry about trauma from well-regarded poets and discuss their work. We will work on writing about trauma from our own perspectives both from prompts as well as individually-generated. The focus will be on content primarily, with some adjacent teaching about craft to hone poems into literary works. All materials will be provided for students.

 

Abstract Acrylic Painting with Fabrizio Bianchi
1st & 3rd Saturdays, May 20th – August 5th
1 – 4 PM
$200 for 6 weeks
Ages 18+

Intimidated by abstract painting? Instructor Fabrizio Bianchi will break down abstract painting and guide you through the techniques, tools and methods involved in creating your own abstract work. Students will use acrylic paint and mixed media and tools for mark-making and texture and will learn composition, interpretations, and different styles of abstract painting.

Level intermediate — some acrylic painting experience recommended.

Suggested supplies HERE

 

Mixed Media Goddess Weekend with Heather Gerni
Saturday, June 10th & Sunday, June 11th
10:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
$175 (+$8 materials fee, cash or Venmo day 1)
Ages 18+

Create a stunning goddess from start to finish in this weekend workshop. Using an engaging intuitive process with various techniques and mixed media, students will create a large 4.5-foot goddess painting. No experience is necessary, and all skill levels are welcome. There will be 45-minute lunch breaks each day. Students may eat off-site or bring a bag lunch.

A list or recommended supplies can be viewed here. Please review the materials list upon registration to provide ample time for preparation.

Email Heather at heather[at]heathergerni.com with any questions regarding materials.

 

Intuitive Basket Weaving with Angela Eastman
Saturday, July 29th
11 AM – 3 PM
$65
Ages 14+

Random weave is an intuitive and organic form of basket weaving, and can be employed to make both functional vessels and sculptural works of art. Learn this simple and meditative technique and explore using a range of natural materials to create a basket. Angela will share techniques for beginning your vessel by creating a template, and students will then be able to expand their design in an intuitive fashion. No experience necessary. All supplies provided.

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ONGOING CLASSES

Sound in the Gallery (2nd Saturday of every month) with Jennifer Hansen of Ancient Song Therapy
2nd Saturdays, 9:30-10:30am
Eno Mill Gallery
$20 per person.

Join us for a unique sound experience at the Eno Arts Mill and Gallery the Second Saturday of each month. With each new exhibition of art in the gallery space, we will explore concepts that are shared between the mediums of visual art and sound. Please bring a yoga mat, cushion, and comfort items for extended shavasana. We gather in the gallery space at 9:30. Attendees can choose one piece as a focus, or bring the effect of the overall show to their mats and into meditation. There will be an opportunity for sharing and discussion before we end at 10:30. Space is limited to 8 attendees. To inquire, and to register, please email Jenn at liodhruna@gmail.com.

an open weave metal basket filled will balls of colored yarn and knitting needles

Community Fiber Arts Drop-In Studio
with Michelle Spaulding
4th Saturdays (Resuming September 2023)
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Eno Arts Mill Classroom
$15- $35 suggested, or pay what you can

Bring your current fiber project in progress and settle in to work with other fiber artists. Facilitated by Michelle Spaulding of Crafty Diva Workshops. Classes will be held at the Eno Arts Mill classroom.
Six (6) registrations are needed to run the studio, and pre-registration is encouraged!

Teen Art Collective: LGBTQIA+
(1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month)
with Natalia Torres del Valle
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month
Eno Arts Mill Classroom
FREE

This bi-monthly group is a safe and creative space for LGBTQIA+ identifying teens. Group sessions are led by Natalia Torres del Valle, MA, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist #2104. Interest in any art form is welcome. Basic visual art materials are provided and teens are encouraged to bring supplies to express themselves in their favorite artistic medium (i.e. visual, music, writing, movement, drama). Sessions begin with a grounding exercise, an art exploration centered on a theme, and ends with group processing. Email Natalia with interest at: contact@nataliatorresdelvalle.com.

pencil drawing of nude female back with arms outstretched

Drop-In Life Drawing Studio
with Tom Stevens
2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Eno Arts Mill Classroom
$15 per session
Ages 18+

Join us for Life Drawing sessions facilitated by Tom Stevens. Each session offers multiple rounds of gesture and pose drawings with a live nude model. Artists provide their own materials. We must have 5 pre-registrations to run the studio, so please pre-register if possible. Absolutely no photography or video allowed in the sessions.

Drop-In Open Studio
at Eno River Mill
Alternate Wednesdays (beginning 1/4/23)
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Eno Arts Mill Classroom
$5 per session, drop-ins welcome
Ages 18+

Join fellow artists for a collaborative open studio session. Work with others in a creative environment, get feedback on your work, and enjoy inspiration and creative process sharing with other artists. All mediums welcomed–bring your own tools and supplies.

Bad Art Club
at Eno River Mill
4th Saturdays
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Eno Arts Mill Classroom
$30 per session, or pay what you can
Drop-ins welcome
All Ages

Are you intimidated by art? Don’t consider yourself an artist? Never taken an art class? This is the class for you. We are not making good art, we are making BAD art. Art that is not about how it looks in the end, but rather about exploring the process of making art itself.
The goal is to make something and explore the process of making art, even if your only skill is a willingness to try.

 

Watercolor Classes with Ryann Carey
at Eno River Mill
Studio 15A
Exploring Watercolor Daytime
Mondays – 10 – 11:30 AM
$20/session
Exploring Watercolor Evening
Mondays – 6 – 7:30 PM
$20/session
Private Lessons by appointment
$35/lesson

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