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A non-profit community arts
center serving Western Loudoun County, Virginia and surrounding areas
6 West Loudoun St.- P.O. Box 3 - Round Hill, VA 20142 - Tel: (540) 338-5050
Gallery
and Office Hours: Wednesday - Friday 10-5, Saturday 11-5
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Register for all classes in person or by
calling (540) 338-5050.
We accept Visa & Master Card
registrations by phone.
Email hopus1@aol.com for more details!
Don't see what you are looking for?
We will be adding new classes as we have more info, so check back, or email us with your
requests!
Have
a group that needs an activity? Call
us!
We arrange special programs for all ages, including Scout Programs,
home-school classes, etc.
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Adult Classes:
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Drawing Classes with Karen Casey
 “The Basics and
Beyond”
Saturdays March 1 – April 5, 12:00 – 2:30 pm
Tuition: $150 plus materials
Drawing is the key that unlocks the door to the visual arts!
This class offers attentive instruction for students at beginning to
intermediate levels of this most important foundation skill. Whether you are
approaching drawing for the first time, or are looking for a chance to
improve your knowledge, this class will help you develop your personal style
while working in charcoal and pencils.
The class will focus on form, line, contour, gesture and composition
through still life, portraiture, and working from a live model.
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About the Instructor:
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Karen Casey holds a MFA from James Madison University and has been a gallery
curator and painting and drawing teacher for several area organizations
including Northern Virginia Community College.
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Painting Classes with Karen Casey
Painting with Oils and
Acrylics
Saturdays March 1 – April 5, 3:00 – 5:30 pm
Tuition: $150 plus materials
Find your creative voice through color and composition! This class is geared to beginning and
intermediate students who are interested in working with either oil or
acrylic paints, or both. We will cover and review the basics of the medium
and move into color theory, application, and painting techniques using still
life and portraiture. Emphasis will be placed on composition and developing a
personal style.
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About the Instructor:
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Karen Casey holds a MFA from James Madison University and has been a gallery
curator and painting and drawing teacher for several area organizations
including Northern Virginia Community College.
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Watercolor Classes with Catherine Hillis
“Everything but
the Kitchen Sink” - Watercolor & Mixed Media (Master Class)
Saturday and Sunday March 1-2, 2008, 10am – 3pm both days
Tuition: $150 including some experimental supplies, students provide their
own basic supplies
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Hammerly
House by Catherine Hillis
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Beat the winter blues, treat yourself to a fun weekend and add
to your watercolor technique. Move
further into watercolors as you explore non-traditional watermedia techniques
to achieve the effects you want.
Students will also be able to experiment with combining techniques and
media, including acrylics, pouring saturated watercolor, masking, collage,
and stenciling. Sunday’s class
will be reserved for students to bring in paintings that are incomplete or
unsuccessful and you will learn how to use experimental watermedia methods to
make your paintings sing.
Students must provide their own supplies. Additional experimental supplies will be
provided.
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“More Flower
Power” - Watercolor Workshop
Saturday and Sunday July 19-20, 2008, 9am – 2pm both days
Tuition: $150 including some materials
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by
Catherine Hillis
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Students will work on depicting a beautiful array of flowers
both outside in the garden (weather permitting) and in the studio at the arts
center. More details to follow.
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About the Instructor:
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Catherine Hillis is an accomplished and award-winning watercolor artist. She has taught numerous workshops and her
work is in collections across the United States and as far away as Russia
and Japan. The hallmarks of her work are rich color and a touch of humor.
She is a signature member of the Potomac Valley Watercolor Society and the
Baltimore Watercolor Society, and a member of the Southern Watercolor
Society, the Virginia Watercolor Society, and the National Watercolor
Society.
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Printmaking Classes
Introduction to Hand Printmaking Techniques
Tuesdays, March 4 – April 8, 2008 (6 weeks)
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Tuition: $160 including materials
Open to teens age 16 and up
We will explore relief printmaking and traditional Japanese
methods of printing by hand. The
beauty of the methods covered in this class is that they are both very
portable and relatively inexpensive for the beginner. Techniques include
cutting methods for both linoleum and wood, reductive printing and
collograph.
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About the Instructor:
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Heather Self is a professional printmaker and juried member of the Washington
Printmakers Gallery. Heather studied
printmaking at Pacific Northwest College of Art and Shepherd University.
Her work is in various private collections in the United States and in
Europe.
Click here to see a video of Heather in action!
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Figure Model
Sessions
“Second Saturdays” of the month: March 8, April
12, May 10
9:30 – 11:30 pm
Fee: Pre-register: $12/session; Drop in fee $14
Series Discount: $30 for all three sessions
Open to teens with parental permission.
Finally
after years of requests, figure drawing is back! Artists of all skill levels can benefit
from direct observation of the human form during this open studio time with
a live model. Participants bring their own working materials to depict the
figure during both short and long poses. A monitor will be present to
assist with questions and poses. We will begin this program once per month
on the second Saturday – if interest supports additional sessions, we
will expand the program with additional dates!
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Pottery
Classes
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Get
a feel for it: Pottery for the non-committal – Instructor Amy Oliver
Saturday,
February 23rd, 10am – 1pm
Tuition
$35 including materials
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Not sure you’re ready to take the
plunge into the mud for an eight-week session? This one-day workshop will get students
familiar with the basics, including slab work, centering and simple
shapes. Start off slowly to see how
you like working with clay, both hand-building and on the potters
wheel. Instructor demonstrations
will inspire you to see just how far you can go in time!
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Pottery with David
Norton and Amy Oliver – 8 week sessions
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RHAC’s
well-known pottery program is a great way to learn the fine art of making
wheel-thrown pottery, hand-building vessels and beautiful glazing. Students are welcome to start at whatever
level suits their experience, from rank beginner to seasoned amateur.
Beginners will learn basic techniques to get
started: wedging, centering, pulling and finishing cylinders, bowls, cups
and vases. Emphasis in the intermediate and advanced classes
depends on students’ interests and may include sculpture, tiles and
raku firing.
Open to
beginners and up, teens welcome.
Class limited to 8 students.
Tuition:
$220 (including 25 lbs. clay, glazes, and kiln firing).
All
pottery classes meet 6:30-9:30pm for 8 weeks
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“ I highly recommend the pottery
classes at Round Hill Arts Center. My instructor, Amy Oliver, is an
intuitive teacher; she knows exactly when to help you stretch your
technical and creative abilities to improve and reach the next level of
success. Round Hill Arts Center is
the perfect place to explore and develop your creativity”
- Heather Hulen, pottery student
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Beginner Classes – Instructor Amy
Oliver
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Current Session: Wednesdays, January 16
– March 5
Next Session: Wednesdays, March 19 –
May 7
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Advanced Beginner-Intermediate Classes-
Instructor Amy Oliver
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Current Session: Mondays, January 14 –
March 3
Next Session: Mondays, March 17 – May
5
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Intermediate-Advanced Classes –
Instructor David Norton
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Current Session: Tuesdays, January 15
– March 4
Next Session: Tuesdays, March 18 – May
6
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Pottery
Lab for currently enrolled students (optional): Thursdays, 6 – 9 pm
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Fee:
$50/10-hours punch card
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About the Instructors:
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David Norton is a nationally
recognized potter who lives and works in Round Hill. He has taught numerous workshops both in
the US and abroad, and his work is in collections all over the world.
Bloomfield potter Amy Oliver is a professional
working potter whose pots are well-loved by many local patrons. She holds a BFA in fine art and shows her
work in many local and regional shows and fairs.
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Youth
Classes: (Teens ages 16
and up see Adult classes above)
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After-School Drawing & Painting Classes
3rd – 4th graders, six weeks
Tuesdays, February 26 – April 8, 2008 (no class March 18) 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Tuition: $120 includes materials.
Children who want to have fun while learning important art
skills will enjoy this class. Children will work with a variety of drawing
and painting materials, techniques and subjects, applying their new ideas to
fun mixed-media projects. Great for
kids who are ready for more than they get during regular school-day
instruction.
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About the Instructor:
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Heather Self is a professional printmaker and juried member of the Washington
Printmakers Gallery. Heather studied
printmaking at Pacific Northwest College of Art and Shepherd University.
Her work is in various private collections in the United States and in
Europe.
Click here to see a video of Heather in action!
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After-School Clay Classes with Amy Oliver
Have a good time getting messy while you learn how to mold,
sculpt, shape and glaze clay by hand.
Students will complete several projects using the same basic tools and
techniques used by professional potters.
Lots of personal attention and a relaxed, friendly atmosphere for your
creative kid!
Four week class, fee $55 includes materials
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Winter Session: (four weeks)
Thursdays, February 7 - 28
K – 3rd
Grade: 4-5 pm
4th
– 5th Grades: 5:15 – 6:15
pm
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Spring Session: (four weeks)
Thursdays, March 6 – April 3 (no
class March 20)
(please note age level change)
K – 2nd
Grade: 4-5 pm
3rd
– 5th Grades: 5:15 – 6:15 pm
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About the Instructor:
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Bloomfield potter Amy Oliver is a professional
working potter whose pots are well-loved by many local patrons. She holds a BFA in fine art and shows her
work in many local and regional shows and fairs.
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Hands-On Studio for Little Artists
This open studio for preschoolers introduces children to a variety
of art media and techniques through stories, song, movement and hands-on
experimentation. Children and their parents explore art together with
different materials each session. A
monitor will oversee the group, but children will be free to make whatever
they like without the pressure of trying to create a specific project. Parents are welcome to work with their kids
or to participate in ongoing RHAC volunteer projects with other parents
during class.
Drop-ins welcome, or call by Monday before each session to
reserve your spot. Parents must
accompany children.
Fee per session: $7/child; $12/2 children; $18/3 children. Older
school-aged siblings are welcome!
(fees are collected to cover the costs of materials and overhead. The session host is a volunteer.)
Session Host: Lisa Zimmer-Chu
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Winter session
dates: Wednesdays, 2/13, 2/27, 3/12, 3/26,
4/9, 4/23, 5/7, 5/21
Meets alternate Wednesday from 10:30-11:30am
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About the Instructor:
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Lisa Zimmer-Chu has a BFA in painting
and an MPS in Creative Arts Therapy, as well as an 8-year-old artist and a
preschooler who’s ready to make art!
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Music Lessons:
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Classical
Guitar with Claudia Vivanco
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Private lessons are available for
children and adults. Contact instructor at (540) 955-2655.
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About the Instructor:
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Mrs.
Vivanco is a professional
classical guitar soloist.
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Fiddle
(Irish, Old-Time & Bluegrass), Mandolin and Banjo with David VanDeventer
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Private lessons are available on Mondays for children and adults.
Contact instructor at (540) 303-2901
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About the Instructor:
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David
Vandeventer aka
Fiddlin’ Dave has been studying the folk origins of the fiddle for
over 20 years. He is a fiddle and
mandolin instructor, and an active member of The Woodshedders, and David
Via & Corn Tornado as well.
Other notable artists he has recorded with are Keller Williams,
Larry Keel, Cracker, Sammy Sheilor, Zan McCleod, and Ralph Gordon.
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Bluegrass
& Old Time Workshop for Guitar and Mandolin with Danny Knicely & Tara
Lindhardt
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Sunday April 20, 2008
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Advanced
beginners to intermediate/advanced students welcome. Tara and Danny will split students into
groups depending on skill level. Beginners will practice some basic
techniques and tunes, while more advanced students will delve into
specifics for bringing their playing up to the next level. Both groups will touch upon jam session
etiquette, common practices and the stylistic distinctions between Bluegrass and Old Time music.
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About the Instructors:
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Danny
Knicely is a fourth
generation Appalachian multi-instrumentalist from a Virginia family steeped in mountain music
tradition. He has won many awards
for both his mandolin and guitar expertise such as First Place in the mandolin contest of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
He has recorded and toured nationally and internationally with many
groups including the award winning Magraw Gap, David Via and Corn Tornado,
James Leva and Purgatory Mountain, and Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble,
featuring Mark Schatz and Eileen Carson. Danny has also performed with
Keller Williams, Vassar Clements, Tony Rice, Mac Wisemen, Tim O’Brian,
Sam Bush, Larry Keel, Robin and Linda Williams, and Daryl Anger to name a
few. Festivals where Danny has performed
include Merlefest, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Rockygrass, Grey Fox, Philadelphia Folk Festival, and Floyd Fest.
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Special
Needs Classes:
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Da Vinci Studio for People with Disabilities
Artists
and creative people with disabilities are welcome to join this facilitated
program. While disabilities can present specific motor or cognitive
challenges, they can also provide new insight and unique perspectives for
self-expression. Art educator led sessions offer participants access to
adaptive tools and techniques in a friendly, non-competitive environment with
many different art media.
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Sessions: Every Tuesday and Thursday,
10-11 AM in the gallery.
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About the Instructor:
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Pam Oliver is an active
volunteer with VSA Arts, a national organization dedicated to creating access to artistic
opportunities for people of all abilities.
She holds a BA in art education, and has extensive experience
working with people with disabilities.
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Round Hill Arts Center
6 West Loudoun
St., P.O. Box 3
Round
Hill , Virginia 20142
Tel.
(540) 338-5050
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