The Art Studio at
Creative Genius...
About the Studio at
Creative Genius
We've expanded and our studio now has a separate rear entrance,
parking for students and a nice comfortable environment in which to learn. Our
goal is to provide true art instruction in a stress-free environment for
both children and adults. Since everyone has a creative genius hidden
within, we feel it is our job to encourage everyone to tap into that hidden
side. Our class environments are reasonably small to allow a lot of individualized
attention from instructors. And our programs are ongoing: you can sign up at
any time and begin working with our instructors without any time restraints
set on your learning process. Since many of our classes are "pay as you go", you
decide what kind of time frame works for you.
Our
Studio Offers the following:
Weekly Art
Instruction for Children
And Adults Throughout the Year
A Full
Schedule of Workshops
in Many Mediums throughout
the year
Saturday
Workshop Hours (with activities in polymer clay and clay)
Weekly
Senior Programs for those
over 55 Throughout the Year
TEEN Painting & Drawing
Classes
Draw On!
Workshops
We also
offer
CUSTOM ART
PARTIES
SCOUT BADGE
CLASSES
Pottery and
Photography Badge Classes Offered
SPECIAL
EVENTS & GATHERINGS
OPEN STUDIO
TIMES
and more!
If you do not see a class offering that you are interested
in, we will do our best to arrange classes around your needs. If you have
any questions about our classes, please contact
julie@creativegeniusonline.com
or call
609-714-1131
and ask for Julie.
We're
always happy to help here at
Creative Genius
COMING SOON! Classes and Workshops in
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HELPFUL LINKS:
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Forms for Classes & Workshops
Studio
Registration Forms & Policies
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Schedule of Weekly Art Classes
Class Schedule
A
Description of Weekly Art Classes
Art Classes
Senior
Programs-Weekly Art Classes
Art Programs for Seniors
Workshops for Children
Upcoming Events
Workshops for Adults
Upcoming Events
Group
Family Activities__Team
Building Activities
Art
Parties
Art Parties and
Girl Scout Badge Classes
Summer Camp Offerings for Children
Camp Programs for Children
Special Events
Upcoming Events
Special Exhibits
Current
Exhibit
Girl Scout
Pottery Badge Classes
Art Parties and
Girl Scout Badge Classes
Paint Your Own Pottery by Appointment
Paint
Your Own Pottery
Open Studio
Information Studio
Rental Program
Special Classes for School Holidays
Upcoming
Events
We will book a private activity just for you and your
group--please inquire!
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CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
ADULT CLASSES
WHEEL-THROWN POTTERY
Includes Children Ages 7 through adult
This class reviews the basics of handling clay and
offers instruction in hand-building pieces as well as creating pieces
utilizing a potter’s wheel. This class covers many methods of creating with
clay. Students will also explore the use of glazes for
different effects. You will learn how to create a piece from a mound
of clay-you will not be working with pre-fabricated or molded pieces that
just need cleaning and painting. Working with clay involves really digging
in and getting your hands dirty and your imagination going. Students will
truly be creating their own individual works of art. The teacher has worked
in pottery for over 30 years and will share his techniques and tips with you
as part of the instruction.
Please note that children may participate in
pottery classes if they are 7 and up.
For experienced potters-our studio rental program
may be for you. Click on the studio rental link or feel free to contact us
for more information.
A HAND-BUILDING POTTERY CLASS FOR SENIORS IS
AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNTED RATE ON TUESDAYS. Please inquire if interested
(does not include wheel-throwing)
DRAWING AND PAINTING for ADULTS
If you prefer deciding on your own what to work on and
just getting some coaching, this offering is for you
If you have some experience painting and drawing and just
like to have instructor interaction to help fine tune your skills, this is a
great class for you. You will work on independent projects with an
instructor available for you throughout the class time. Bring in what you
are working on or start fresh each week. This class may include plein
air/painting outdoors as well. PAY BY THE CLASS-adult
DRAWING AND PAINTING-FROM SKETCH TO CANVAS
If
you prefer to work off lesson plans from an instructor to strengthen your
skills, this offering is for you
For beginners and intermediates, take an artistic
journey! Students will create works of art from the basic beginnings of a
sketch to the painting portions all the way through to completion.
Instructor will provide subject matter and instruction to guide students and
teach various techniques for different mediums utilized. PAY BY MONTH-ages
13 through adult
DRAWING AND PAINTING FOR TEENS
For young adults or those who are just young at heart,
create utilziing various themes and techniques to learn a variety of
techniques.Creativity and free-spirited thinking is encouraged! Themed
projects will include personal sketch book projects, musicical-themed and
contemporary art themed exercises, pop-culture in the arts and more. PAY BY
MONTH -ages 13 through adult
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (beginners and intermediates)
1x1 by appointment
Beginners in this weekly class will
learn how to use their camera and will experience some new techniques to
become a better photographer with the equipment they already have. Different projects will be explored each week
and creativity while learning and using manual camera functions is
encouraged. To participate in this class, adults
should bring their own digital camera to class.
1x1 Class fee-$ 30 per person per hour
long class
Adobe Photoshop for Beginners-private
instruction by appointment
(Students must have a laptop computer with Adobe
Photoshop loaded for this class-instructor is able ot teach on MAC or PC
format computers)
If you've always wanted to learn more about how to
use all of the great features of Adobe Photoshop, this offering is for you.
Reviews the basics of the program for beginners and walks intermediates
through some of the more advanced features.
1x1 Class fee-$ 30 per person per hour
long class
Jewelry Classes with Michele Grady
for
beginners and intermediates
Ages 16 through adult
7 week session for classes-Next Session Days and
Times-
Class Schedule
Jewelry Making classes with Michele Grady, a local
jewelry artist who sells her work nationwide.
No prior jewelry making experience necessary
but you must be 16 years of age or older. New students will learn the basics
of forming and joining to transform their ideas into wearable art. For those
with previous experience, join the class with projects already in progress,
as well as concepts for new works of art. Techniques included will be
piercing, forming, basic construction, filing, soldering, and finishing.
Students will combine these steps to create several pieces that are uniquely
their own. These classes run as
multiple week programs. They are NOT pay as you go and are not ongoing.
Specific Dates for sessions are listed on our class schedule and will change
as each session ends and a new one begins. For detailed information, please
contact us.
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
Children ages 7
and up can participate in Pottery Classes as listed above.
Drawing and Painting for Children
(ages 6-10)
Available All Year Round on
Tuesdays from 5-6pm OR Wednesdays 6pm-7pm
These classes are taught by either Jessica or
Andrew. There is a focus on technique and encouraging
creativity. Mediums explored include graphite pencils, colored pencils,
watercolor and acrylic painting. Children will be encouraged to tap into
their creativity to create art using various mediums. This is an ongoing
program.
Mom and Me Pottery
Ages 3-6 with adult
Available All Year Round on Wednesdays 10am-11am
(REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Explore various pottery projects with your child. Projects
are suitable for ages 3-6 and Moms will help children complete the different
projects. We make things like pinch pot mugs, name signs, garden spinners
and more. Classes run in 4 week sessions or you may sign up individual
sessions as well.
There are many Children's workshops on our
schedule...please visit our
UPCOMING EVENTS page for details on upcoming
workshops for children...
OUR REGULAR WEEKLY POTTERY CLASSES ARE
SUITABLE FOR AGES 7 and UP! Ask us for information!
OUR
INSTRUCTORS
Our instructors
are certified teachers who are educated in art techniques and in assisting
children and adults in learning techniques and methods. They create
interesting programs for all levels of experience and for all kinds of
interests. Both teachers offer our students a chance to really grow and
enjoy the learning process in a casual environment close to home.
Chris Holt
,along with his wife, Julie, owns and operates
Creative Genius Art Gallery & Studio on Main Street in
Medford. He is a lifelong South Jersey resident whose education includes The
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Camden County College and Rowan University
and he has worked successfully in various positions within the advertising,
art and printing industries for the past 25 years. Currently he is a high
school teacher and is the creator of the Commercial Arts curriculum at
Burlington City High School. Chris is an outstanding potter with over 30
years of pottery experience, making him a
natural at teaching the true art of working with clay. Not only can he teach
you about creative painting techniques for your pottery creations, he can
educate you on how to take a blob of wet clay and turn it into your own
personal work of art using wheel-throwing, coil or slab building methods. If
you are going to paint someone else's pottery design, you can go just about
anywhere. If you want to learn the true art of working with clay, you should
learn from an expert. Chris also regularly shows and sells his own creations
through Creative Genius Art Gallery and Studio. He can often be found
demonstrating wheel-throwing techniques during Medford street festivals or
teaching one of his four daughters how to create their next wheel-thrown
pottery creation.
Michele Grady,
jewelry artist extraordinaire and jewelry and PMC class instructor. Michele has been
interested in art throughout her life. She started working with acrylics,
pastels and oils at a young age, moving on to three-dimensional art such as
paper-mache and wheel-thrown pottery as she grew up. Eventually this lead to
metals, which she has been working with for over 12 years. She has taken a
class here and there to learn the basics but most of her skills are self
taught and were acquired by trial and error. Her work is sold in many
galleries through out the United States including Creative Genius! She now
teaches her studio jewelry classes and PMC classes out of our studio here at
Creative Genius...
Julie Basello-Holt,
spent most of her adult
life as a manager in some capacity and has spent the past 6 years as the
owner and operator of Creative Genius. She teaches hand-building Pottery
classes for small children and also Digital Photography Classes for Children
and Digital Photography Classes for Beginners (Adults). The rest of her time
is split between running the gallery and studio and working as a
professional
portrait and product photographer.
Wendy Campbell
Coming Soon!
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