Salem Teen Arts 2024

sta 2024 offerings

** = Students must wear close-toed shoes, hair tied and/or bandana, long pants and only natural fibers like cotton. Bring a water bottle, this class is hot!

Blacksmithing** w/ Luke Claymon
General shop protocol and safety issues will be introduced to begin this class. Students will learn fire starting and management of coal forge fires to achieve optimum working temperatures. Hammer and anvil are used to perform the basic techniques…

Stone Carving w/ Zac Ward
Learn the art of stone carving with Claudia Deets, where you will be carving a piece of soapstone using chisels, rasps and hammers. Discussions of safety practices, tool usage and finishing techniques help make this workshop an excellent introduction to stone sculpture.

Metal Foundry and Mold Making** w/ Jamie Weinfurter and Kristen Tordella-Williams
Make a mold to replicate an object of your choosing! In this intensive, students will learn to create a sand mold of an object (can be found, or something you sculpted). After removing your object, students will be able to participate in the aluminum pour and have a cast of their mold!

Glass Blowing** w/ Fox Sculphom
Ignite your passion for glass blowing in this two-day workshop! Practice gathering glass, blowing a bubble, transfer methods, and finishing our glass pieces. Students will leave this class with simple projects in hand and a basic understanding of glass to be built upon…

Dance & Movement w/ Elena Zipser
In this easy to join contemporary dance class, painter and dancer Elena will share mixed styles and improvisation techniques. Tap into your instinct and learn to dance intuitively. Get comfortable and move around! Class culminates with an optional student performance.

Welding** w/ Adam Soranno
In this intensive workshop participants will observe and practice several fundamental techniques used in metal fabrication. The instructor will demonstrate the safe and proper use of a variety of equipment, then students will choose metal scrap material to create a sculpture of their own design…

Ceramics AM w/ Lilian Wu & Ester Kwon
This course will teach students how to handbuild using slabs, how to throw and trim pots on the potter’s wheel, and how to glaze their work. Students will learn about atmospheric firings and prepare work for a Raku firing on the last day of the week. Students can wear what is comfortable for the first 4 days, but must wear appropriate** (no synthetic fabrics, closed-toe shoes) clothing on the final day if they want to participate in the Raku firing.

Landscape Painting w/ Laura Lanchantain
Learn the basics of plein air painting. This is a course that teaches how to create works of art using the Acrylic medium. Students will develop observational skills, problem-solving techniques, and fundamentals of composition such as color, shape, line, mass, and space will be introduced.

Painting from Photo w/ Chad Lubertowicz
Not a fan of landscape painting? This course teaches you how to build a “wood canvas” (or panel) and prep the surface for painting. Students will then learn techniques to accurately transfer an image or drawing to your “canvas” and move on to the fundamentals of painting in acrylic.

Paper Making w/ Kristen Tordella Williams
Learn to create paper from recycled scraps. Participants will use a paper fiber slurry to form sheets and make handmade paper can be simple or highly decorated with botanicals and colors. Use the paper afterward in a project or let it stand alone in its unique beauty.

Natures Palette w/ Laura Lanchantain
Learn the ancient craft of making paints! Laura will also discuss basic geology, the history of pigments, safety procedures, and areas of the Appalachian and Green Mountains where she collects her stones…

Printmaking w/ Jade Miner
Learn multiple techniques in printmaking- students will have the option of Block Printing, Cyanotype (uv) Printing, and Screen Printing. Please wear clothes that are not precious, as many inks/chemicals necessary will stain cloth permanently.