Three Saturdays, February 12 through February 26, 2005
Out of Africa: Exploring African Art & Cultures
with Anne-Marie Gailey and Sam Lewis

10:00 a.m to 12:30 p.m.; grades 3 through 8
Fees: $50; $40 for Spiva members

Students will join popular Webb City art instructors Anne-Marie Gailey and Sam Lewis on a fun, three-week expedition through the art and cultures of Africa. Students will explore African folktales, and using clay and things they’ve brought from home—buttons, bottle caps, beads, etc.—they’ll create terrific African masks! The second project will be up to the student: Will it be jewelry, textiles or sculpture? The series ends with a reception for parents and mentors, Saturday, February 26. Not to be missed! * We’ve received a grant from the Ruth I. Koplin Foundation to help underwrite tuition for this series of classes. Please share this information with students for whom funding might be an issue.

Call Spiva to request an application form: 417.623.0183

Two Saturdays: March 5 and March 19, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., 2005
Indigo Dyeing with Connie Knudtson
Age 12 through adult
Class fee: $30; $24 for Spiva members
Supplies, Week 1: Bring cotton fabric, t-shirts, socks, etc. for simple dyeing
Maximum enrollment: 15

Learn the ancient art of indigo dyeing. Indigo is a plant dye that has been used around the world for thousands of years. Indigo lends itself to resist-dyeing because it only turns blue in the presence of oxygen. Binding, stitching, clamping, waxing, and knotting are among the methods used to exclude oxygen and create resist effects.

In the first class, students will learn about basic indigo dyeing and how to prepare materials with resist techniques. Students will employ those techniques to prepare a more complex project for dyeing in the second session.

March 11 – April 10, 2005                
Challenge III: The Teapot Form
Area artists are invited to create an original teapot-themed work. entries may be 2-D or 3-D.
Functional or not, anything goes! The exhibit will culminate with a silent auction. The 50/50 split benefits both the artists and the Center. (Artists will set their own minimum bids.) Space permitting, participants also may submit up to two pieces of their "usual" work for concurrent display in the Main Gallery. Open to all area artists. Deadline: 5 p.m. Friday, March 4.

March 12, 2005
Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Egg) Decoration with Carolyn Trout

Session 1: 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
Session 2: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Age 12 through adult
Class fee: $35; $30 for Spiva members

Maximum enrollment: 10 students per session
What is a kistka, anyway? And how on earth do you get those brilliant colors, fine white lines and precise patterns on those oh-so-delicate egg shells? Carolyn Trout, director of the Joplin Public Library, has been creating Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky) for 25 years. This ancient art form uses egg shells, beeswax, and water-soluble dyes to create masterpieces in miniature. The wax-resist process is a complicated version of the method used by children to dye eggs for Easter egg hunts.

All classes take place at Spiva Center for the Arts,
3rd and Wall in downtown Joplin.
 
Enrollment fees are non-refundable; telephone registrations are not accepted. For more information, or to obtain enrollment forms, please call 417-623-0183. Class sizes are limited. Enroll early to save your place!