WORKSHOPS
Art Independent Study Class with Jeanette Hernandez
Every First Sunday, 12:30 to 3:30 pm
On the first Sunday of each month, The Dove hosts an art independent study session with veteran certified NYS Art teacher, Jeanette Hernandez. Guests may enjoy the lovely setting and bring a work of art they have been creating or start something new. This is a fun opportunity to get some coaching from Jeanette and enjoy the camaraderie of other creatives. The Dove provides the materials to start a small canvas or drawing and easels, talbe, paints, pencils, pastels, and more. Or, artists are welcome to bring their own materials.
Upcoming dates in 2025: February 2, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7
All ages welcome, no registration required.
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Saturday, February 15, 1 to 4 pm
Over the course of three hours, students will be taken, step-by-step through the process of creating a variety of landscape and still life paintings. Each student will receive close personal attention as they create the painting. Particular attention will be shown to creating the sense of light in each painting.
Ages 16 and up, 10 participants,
Registration required.
Fiber Art Camp with Lisa DeFrancesco
February 17 through 21, 9 am to 12 noon
Circular weaving, wet felting landscape pictures, needle felting 3D plants and animals, papier mâché hanging plant holders, and paper making.
Ages 8 to 17, 15 participants.
Registration required.
Screenprinting with Stencils with Harold Copp
Saturday, February 22, 1 to 4 pm
A one day screen printing workshop that focuses on printing on tshirts. The screen printing workshop will be taught by The Dove Block Project's member Harold Copp. He has over 40 years of experience in screen printing on anything ranging from clothing to paper bags. The workshop will begin with a demonstration of how to get images from the “idea" stage to the screen using various techniques and actual printing of images. Then, on previously prepared screens, the class will have hands on printing of the Dove Block Project’s logo onto t-shirts utilizing one color, which will be for sale at The Dove after the workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring no more than 2 items, per person, to print on. All items except those mentioned to bring, will be provided.
All ages, 15 participants.
Registration required.
Tea Bag Art Class with Anne Lahr
Saturday, March 8, 1 to 4 pm
I got interested in using tea bags for art when I took an online class a couple of years ago from Jeanne-Marie Webb. She painted tea bag girls with acrylic/mixed media. I design and create tea bag birds. Eleanor Roosevelt said “a woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she’s in hot water.” Like this little life lesson, teabags can also be the base for little art lessons. Participants can learn how to create little works of art on used and prepped teabags using mixed media, painting or collage. After I prep the tea bag I make a sketch of a bird on the bag. I use my own hand painted papers and other papers I’ve collected like old vintage maps and music sheets. I love to add fun uplifting words. My husband makes some of the frames out of our old white picket fence.
All ages, 12 participants.
Registration required.
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Saturday, March 15, 1 to 4 pm
Over the course of three hours, students will be taken, step-by-step through the process of creating a variety of landscape and still life paintings. Each student will receive close personal attention as they create the painting. Particular attention will be shown to creating the sense of light in each painting.
Ages 16 and up, 10 participants,
Registration required.
Bird House Workshop with Paul Cook
Saturday, March 29, 1 to 4 pm
Come paint bird houses with us. Join Paul in painting your own bird house. Bird house and paint will be provided.
All ages, 12 participants.
Registration required
Hanging Out Together: Designing/Making Mobiles and Stabiles Art Camp with John Vaughn
April 14 through 18, 9 am to 12 noon
Participants will be introduced to several examples of mobiles (typically free hanging art works made from rods, pendants, everyday objects, and string or wires) and stabiles (balanced constructions resting on horizontal surfaces). Images of well known pieces by Alexander Calder, George Rickey, Jerome Kirk, Bruno Munari, Miranda Watkins, and other artists will provide visual examples of mobiles and stabiles which participants can adapt for their own inspired constructions.
Ages 8 to 17, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Saturday, April 26, 1 to 4 pm
Over the course of three hours, students will be taken, step-by-step through the process of creating a variety of landscape and still life paintings. Each student will receive close personal attention as they create the painting. Particular attention will be shown to creating the sense of light in each painting.
Ages 16 and up, 10 participants,
Registration required.
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Saturday, May 10, 1 to 4 pm
Over the course of three hours, students will be taken, step-by-step through the process of creating a variety of landscape and still life paintings. Each student will receive close personal attention as they create the painting. Particular attention will be shown to creating the sense of light in each painting.
Ages 16 and up, 10 participants,
Registration required.
Mothers’ Day Adult/Child Workshop with Camille Gruner
Saturday, May 17, 1 to 4 pm
Art can bridge the world between generations. One Adult / One child, learn and create art together in guided instruction. Works of art will be created by both the child and adult in a guided class exploring the topic.
All ages, 20 participants,
Registration required.
Dove Art History Workshop with Jeanette Nelson
Saturday, May 24, 1 to 3:30 pm
We will study Arthur Dove and paint in his style.
Ages 8 and up, 20 participants.
Registration required
Gilding Workshop with Bernadette Bos
Saturday, May 31, 1 to 4 pm
Learn to gild small items. Bring in small paintings, ornaments, frames, etc. Or bring in your own small objects. No experience necessary.
Ages 12 and up, limited to 15 participants.
Registration required.
Paper Coiling Workshop with Sarah Pendry
Saturday, June 14, 1 to 4 pm
This activity will introduce participants to the art of coiling, guiding them through the process of creating beautiful and intricate designs using simple materials. The workshop will be designed to accommodate beginners, while also offering more advanced techniques for those who may already have some experience with paper crafting.
Ages 12 and up, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Fathers' Day Adult/Child Workshop with Camille Santangelo
Saturday, June 28, 1 to 4 pm
Art can bridge the world between generations. One Adult / One child, learn and create art together in guided instruction. Works of art will be created by both the child and adult in a guided class exploring the topic.
All ages, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Sunday, June 29, 1 to 4 pm
Over the course of three hours, students will be taken, step-by-step through the process of creating a variety of landscape and still life paintings. Each student will receive close personal attention as they create the painting. Particular attention will be shown to creating the sense of light in each painting.
Ages 16 and up, 10 participants.
Registration required.
Screen Printing Art Camp with Harold Copp
July 7 to 11, 9 am to 12 pm
Utilizing an analog method, drawing fluid and screen filler. Where the design is drawn directly onto the screen then filled in with the drawing fluid. There’s no exposure time, no darkroom needed, and no caustic chemicals. No drawing skills are necessary as Harold will show you alternate ways to get your ideas onto the screen. The participants will create hand drawn designs for both paper fine art and t-shirts prints. These designs will be then transferred to screens and printed directly onto shirts and paper. Each participant will produce their own designs and learn to print them multiple times on paper then before before moving to shirts. Participants will get 2 shirts to prints on and are welcome to bring 2 items of their own to print on as well.
Ages 10-18, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Screen Writing Art Camp with Gerry Garcia
July 14 to 18, 1 to 4 pm
Much of my career has been dedicated to discovering my voice and understanding who I am as a person to make my writing more compelling. This journey has not been a solitary one. Thanks to the unwavering support of my wonderful family, mentors, and colleagues, I have grown both personally and professionally, learning to channel my inner voice into my writing. My aim with this workshop is to pay it forward and help future writers find their inner voice. By providing students with a hands-on and engaging approach, I hope to inspire them to tell their own stories and pass them down to the next generation.
Ages 10-18, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Georgia O’Keeffe Art History Workshop with Jeanette Nelson
Saturday, July 19, 1 to 3:30 pm
We will study Georgia O’Keefe and paint in her style.
Ages 8 and up, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Filming Art Camp with Bernie Garcia
July 21 to 25, 1 to 4 pm
“Bringing YOUR Story to Life” a tandem project to be held subsequently after my brother’s project “The Storyteller in All of Us” which will seek to help youth within the Finger Lakes area foster/explore a collective desire to embrace storytelling thru writing, poetry, music appreciation and film. Storytelling and Art builds community and dissolves prejudices.
Ages 10-18, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Farm Life Fun Art Camp with Daniell Slentz
Monday through Friday, August 4 to 8, 1 to 4 pm
Sampling a variety of art mediums & processes, the Farm Life Fun Art Camp will feature multi- disciplinary learning and intuitive, individual creativity. Each day will be packed-full of exciting and engaging projects inspired by life on the farm! Sunflower fabric collage, 3D papier mache barn, Farm animal sculpting, Symmetry in produce printmaking; Rabbit gesture drawing, Barn paintings, and seed mosaics
Grades K through 6th, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Art Styles and Movements Art Camp with Camille Santangelo
August 18 to 22, 1 to 4 pm
Students will create works of art that imitate different art movements or styles. Each day a different style / movement and technique will be explored and learned about. A sketchbook of ideas and notes will be developed along with the work. Styles / Movements to be studied will / may include: Pop Art, Impressionism, Futurism, Cubism, Surrealism.
Ages 7-12, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Saturday, August 30, 1 to 4 pm
Over the course of three hours, students will be taken, step-by-step through the process of creating a variety of landscape and still life paintings. Each student will receive close personal attention as they create the painting. Particular attention will be shown to creating the sense of light in each painting.
Ages 16 and up, 10 participants.
Registration required.
Grandparents’ Day Adult/Child Workshop with Camille Santangelo
Saturday, September 13, 1 to 4 pm
Art can bridge the world between generations. One Adult / One child, learn and create art together in guided instruction. Works of art will be created by both the child and adult in a guided class exploring the topic.
All ages, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Wet Felting for Families Workshop with Lisa DeFrancesco
Saturday, September 20, 1 to 4 pm
Parents will attend with a child and together they will create a wet felted piece. It will be embellished with embroidery and hand stitches and then framed or hung. One or two children with each parent.
Ages 6 and up, 10 participants.
Registration required.
MODERN DRAWING with Vincent Joseph
Sunday, September 21, 1 to 4 pm
Modern artists around the turn of the 20th century began to see and imagine nature differently. Paul Klee's very basic lesson of taking a line for a walk combined with Cezanne's deep approach to perception come together in this drawing class. The overall awareness of drawing to actively engage the whole surface and the artist needs to account for a deeper understanding of nature through our subjectivity and gives us new ways to see and make art.
Ages 14 and up, 12 participants.
Registration required.
Watercolor Workshop with Bernadette Bos
Saturday, September 27, 1 to 4 pm
Learn to make small, quick watercolor sketches. Props will be provided, and you can bring your own also. No experience necessary.
Ages 10 and up, limited to 15 participants.
Registration required.
Embroidery on Clothes Workshop with Lisa DeFrancesco
Saturday, October 11, 10 am to 12 noon
Best if students come with some knowledge of threading a needle, making knots or knowing a few embroidery stitiches but we can do designs following stitching on clothes that don't require knowledge of embroidery. Students should bring jeans or a jean jacket.
Adults or children ages 10 and up accompanied by adult.
Registration required.
Mask Workshop with Paul Cook
Saturday, October 18, 1 to 4 pm
Come join us for mask making for your Halloween costume using ballons and papier mâché. We will paint and decorate.
All ages, 12 participants.
Registration required.
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Saturday, October 25, 1 to 4 pm
Over the course of three hours, students will be taken, step-by-step through the process of creating a variety of landscape and still life paintings. Each student will receive close personal attention as they create the painting. Particular attention will be shown to creating the sense of light in each painting.
Ages 16 and up, 10 participants.
Registration required.
Felted Snowman Workshop with Lisa DeFrancesco
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 1 to 4 pm
Needle felted snowman.
Adults and ages 8 and up accompanied by adult. 10 participants.
Registration required.
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 1 to 4 pm
Over the course of three hours, students will be taken, step-by-step through the process of creating a variety of landscape and still life paintings. Each student will receive close personal attention as they create the painting. Particular attention will be shown to creating the sense of light in each painting.
Ages 16 and up, 10 participants.
Registration required.
Watercolor Still Lifes Workshop with Kim Naimoli
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 1 to 4 pm
Learn to paint watercolors of still lifes.
Adults, 10 participants.
Registration required.
Holiday Ornament Paint and Sip
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 5 to 7 pm
Join us at The Dove to paint holiday ornaments while enjoying a galss of wine and hors d’oeuvres. Event sponsored by the Geneva BID in coordination with The Dove Block Project.
Adults only, limited to 20 participants
Registration required.
Holiday Ornament Paint and Sip
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 5 to 7 pm
Join us at The Dove to paint holiday ornaments while enjoying a galss of wine and hors d’oeuvres. Event sponsored by the Geneva BID in coordination with The Dove Block Project.
Adults only, limited to 20 participants
Registration required.
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 1 to 4 pm
Over the course of three hours, students will be taken, step-by-step through the process of creating a variety of landscape and still life paintings. Each student will receive close personal attention as they create the painting. Particular attention will be shown to creating the sense of light in each painting.
Ages 16 and up, 10 participants.
Registration required.
Holiday Ornament Painting Workshop
Sunday, December 20, 2025, 1 to 4 pm
In cooperation with Geneva BID, The Dove invites children of all ages to paint holiday ornaments.
All ages are welcome.
No registration necessary.
Workshops are supported by generous grants from The Wyckoff Family Foundation, the Looking Out Foundation, and The Linden Shop
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