WORKSHOPS
Art Independent Study with Jeanette Hernandez
First and fourth Sundays, 12:30 to 3:30 pm
On most first and fourth Sundays 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: March 2 and 23, April 6, May 4 and 25, June 1 and 22, July 6 and 27, August 3 and 24, September 7 and 28, October 5 and 26, November 2 and 23, December 7 and 28.
All ages welcome, no registration required.
Mini-Klees Workshop with Jeanette Hernandez
Thursday, March 6, 5 to 7 pm.
Offered at North Street School, 400 West North Street, Geneva, NY.
In cooperation with Geneva 2030. (Offered as part of a Geneva school district STEAM night event; families register for this event through the school district.)
Paul Klee's art is characterized by a unique style that combines elements of color, shape, and line. His work is often described as abstract and symbolic, and is considered to be a major influence on modern art. We will be using 3 x 3 canvases and markers using the following visual interacting elements:
a diagonal line
a closed colored shape
a wavy line
a dot
a zig zag
a symbol or number.
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.
Beginner Weaving
Saturday, March 22, 1 to 4 pm
Weaving is a fun and inexpensive activity that helps to develop your child’s fine motor skills. Weaving also helps to develop: Eye-hand coordination and concentration, Problem-solving skills, Understanding of patterns and sequencing, and Creativity and relaxation. Weaving is a quiet, calming activity in which children can develop and express their creative ideas, and develop environment awareness. Children learn to recycle and reuse materials from around the home or the natural world. The instructor for this workshop is Jeanette Hernandez.
Ages 8 and up, 16 participants. Registration required.
Students must know how to tie bows and knots before doing this project. No exceptions.
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.
Needle Felting Workshop for Geneva Reads
Monday, March 31, 6:30 - 8 pm
Make your very own felted Mark Twain head, led by Lisa DeFrancesco and Pam Bishop.
Participation limited to 15; email asgenevareads@gmail.com to register
Ablaze With Color Workshop
Saturday, April 5, 11:30 am to 3:00 pm, at the West Street School.
Offered in cooperation with Geneva Reads.
Alma Thomas was an incredible woman who was a famous painter. This workshop will be a celebration of her art. Participants will create versions of her space paintings done in the ‘70s. We will be using drawing paper and markers to follow some examples of Thomas’ art.
Copies of Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas will be available to read.
Paint and Sip: Ukrainian Easter Eggs
Thursday, April 10, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Join us for a self-directed workshop painting wooden eggs inspired by traditional Ukrainian Easter Eggs. We will also sip wine or beer and eat snacks. All materials will be provided.
Adults only, 20 participants.
Registration required. Registration opens March 15.
Children's Story Hour
Sunday, April 13, 1 to 4 pm
Bernadette Bos will guide the group thru the process of illustrating a story read to them. They will become familiar with interpretation, story lines, and images that the story gives them. This will allow them to tell a portion of the story thru images they create and foster independent creativity.
Ages 10 to 18, 10 participants.
Registration required. Registration opens March 15.
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. Registration opens March 15.
Paint and Sip: Cinco de Mayo
Thursday, May 8, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Join us for a self-directed workshop painting small canvases inspired by traditional Cinco de Mayo decorations such as skulls and hats. We will also sip wine or beer and eat snacks. All materials will be provided
Adults only, 20 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, 10 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.
Paint and Sip: Independence Day
Thursday, June 26, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Join us for a self-directed workshop painting small canvases inspired the American Flag. We will also sip wine or beer and eat snacks. All materials will be provided
Adults only, 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.
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.
Paint and Sip: Summer Sun
Thursday, August 13, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Join us for a self-directed workshop painting small canvases inspired the Summer Sun. We will also sip wine or beer and eat snacks. All materials will be provided
Adults only, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Hanging Out: Designing and Making Mobiles for Adults
Saturday, August 16, 1 to 4 pm
Participants will be introduced to several examples of mobiles (typically free hanging art works made from wooden disks, dowels, metal rods, pendants, everyday objects, string or wires, etc) 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 18 and up, limited to 12 participants.
Registration required.
Watercolor Workshop with Bernadette Bos
Saturday, August 23, 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.
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.
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.
Still life workshop with Bernadette Bos
Sunday, October 19, 1 to 4 pm
Join Bernadette as she leads the class in painting a small still life of fruit on canvas. You will enhance your artistic expression focused on painting still life subjects by simplifying values and distinguishing light from shadow. This workshop will guide students in reducing their subjects down to their essential elements
Ages 18 and up, 10 participants.
Registration required.
Paint and Sip: Halloween
Thursday, October 23, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Join us for a self-directed workshop painting wooden skulls and pumpkins. We will also sip wine or beer and eat snacks. All materials will be provided
Adults only, 20 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, 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, 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.
Paint and Sip: Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 20, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Join us for a self-directed workshop painting small canvases inspired by traditional Thanksgiving symbols such as turkeys and cornucopias. We will also sip wine or beer and eat snacks. All materials will be provided
Adults only, 20 participants.
Registration required.
Watercolor Still Lifes Workshop with Kim Naimoli
Saturday, November 22, 1 to 4 pm
Learn to paint watercolors of still lifes.
Adults, 10 participants.
Registration required.
Paint and Sip: Holiday Ornaments
Thursday, December 11, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Join us for a self-directed workshop painting holiday ornaments. We will also sip wine or beer and eat snacks. All materials will be provided
Adults only, limited to 20 participants
Registration required.
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Saturday, December 13, 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, 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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