Class Archive
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NEW: From August 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021, or until fully exhausted, we are currently offering scholarship and tuition assistance to workers who were deemed essential during the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Essential workers include workers at: hospitals, nursing homes and other health care entities; fire stations; U.S. Post Offices; delivery companies; grocery and convenience stores; restaurant that remained open for carry-out or delivery; and the like. For more information and to fill out our essential worker tuition assistance form, please CLICK HERE. Thank you to all who donated to our Spring Donation Appeal to help make this happen!
Information on general tuition assistance for classes at Flower City Arts Center can be found here.
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Advanced Wheel - Winter 2020
For the accomplished potter, Kyle will provide individualized attention, with the focus on refining your craft, and enhancing your own personal style work. An area ... more
Intro to Risograph Printing - Winter 2020
Learn what all the hype is about! Students will print an edition of 10, 3-color 8.5”x11” prints of their own design created during this workshop. ... more
Meet the Flower City Arts Center - Winter 2020
Get to know the Flower City Arts Center! Check out our firehouse and see behind the scenes with our Executive Director. Learn about our history ... more
Monoprinting - Winter 2020
One print is pulled at a time and no two prints are alike with this painterly printmaking method. Techniques include transfer, reductive and additive, plus ... more
Flash! Fiction and Photography (Ages 14-17) for kids - Winter 2020
**Call Writers & Books, 585-473-2590 x107 for more information or to register.** In this collaborative experience with Writers & Books students will create their own ... more
Mini Journal Fling - Winter 2020
Learn how to make mini journals for yourself or to give as gifts. In this introductory course, you will learn how to make a journal ... more
Lovin’ Letterpress - Winter 2020
Immerse yourself in letterpress printing. Choose from our hundreds of fonts and learn to handset type from California Job cases. Print from a variety of ... more
Friday Fling: Ceramics - Winter 2020
The perfect date night – come to the studio and learn to throw a bowl! We provide the clay, the tools, and of course the ... more
Intro to Bookbinding - Winter 2020
In this introductory course, you will learn several hand-sewn book structures perfect for making pocket notebooks, address, journals, sketchbooks, and more. You’ll leave with the ... more
Handbuilding - Winter 2020
Learn to use traditional methods like pinching, coil, and slab to build functional and/or sculptural work. The skills learned are perfect for an absolute beginner ... more
Alternative Techniques in Collage - Winter 2020
Learn approaches to making collages through analog and digital processes. You will create collages and explore different approaches to manipulate and reproduce them through various ... more
Sports Photography: Amerks - Winter 2020
Learn what it takes to get great action sports photographs. The first class will provide students with advice and techniques dealing with etiquette, credentials, equipment, ... more
Friday Fling: Book Arts - Winter 2020
Start your weekend off right! Create with us while you sip your favorite adult beverage. A 3-hour whirlwind of letterpress printing, hand papermaking, and bookbinding. ... more
Creating Letterpress Plates with Adobe Illustrator - Winter 2020
Create photopolymer plates for letterpress printing using Adobe Illustrator. After spending two weeks in the digital lab learning some Illustrator basics and how best to ... more
Advanced Handbuilding: focus on Alternative Techniques - Winter 2020
For those with some handbuilding experience, this class will focus on more complex projects and individual explorations are encouraged. Special consideration will be given to ... more
Creating Letterpress Plates with Adobe Illustrator - Spring 2020
Create photo polymer plates for letterpress printing using Adobe Illustrator. After spending two weeks in the digital lab learning some Illustrator basics and how best ... more
Watercolor Painting - Winter 2020
Take your watercolor paintings to the next level or learn the basics. We'll cover how to plan your painting no matter the subject. We will ... more
Fundamentals of Drawing - Winter 2020
In this class we’ll focus on developing observational skills and drawing techniques, using a variety of drawing media. No prior experience with drawing is required ... more
Mud Slingers I (Ages 6-9) for kids - Winter 2020
Mudslingers will give the young artist a complete understanding of the handbuilt ceramic process, from working the clay to creating and glazing their own unique ... more
Figurative Sculpture: the maquette and the vessel - Winter 2020
This class will take a look at modern and historical representations of the figure in art. Students will spend the first four weeks of the ... more
Viva! Short Course on Handbuilding (Ages 55+) - Winter 2020
Perfect for beginners or those with more experience, this class focuses on the handbuilding process through unique projects. Make a wine cooler, sushi tray, and ... more
Paper Marbling - Winter 2020
Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to marble or other stone. It is often employed as a ... more
Be My Valentine! Family Jewelry Class (Ages 4+) for kids - Winter 2020
Create one-of-a-kind beads and pendants, using textured mats and handbuilding techniques. You'll be able to add color with underglaze. Ages 4 and up, accompanied by ... more
Papermaking for Artists - Winter 2020
We consider hand papermaking an art in itself. However, many artists want handmade paper for use in other processes. Everyone knows how much handmade paper ... more