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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Art Center invites the public to its final Restore printmaking class featuring drypoint etching and monotype with artist Nicholas Hay, assisted by Darina Simeonova.
The class will take place this Saturday, May 4, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Adults and children age 11 and up of all levels of art making experience, from newbies to professionals, can attend this fun and inspiring class for just $5.
“We’ll be working with both drypoint and monotype this time,” explained Hay. “For drypoint, we’ll draw into a plastic plate with a metal etching pen. Participants can make changes and refinements to their image and run their plate through the press several times during class. We‘ll also flip the plate to work in free hand monotype with the same image, or with a new image on a separate plate. In monotype one draws with printing ink directly onto the plate, then runs the plate through the press, which lends itself more easily to working with color! The process of printmaking is quite magical, and anyone who likes to draw can create compelling images.”
Please register in advance for all Restore classes at http://www.middletownartcenter.org/restore, email
Work from printmaking and writing classes will contribute to MAC’s second chapbook of writings and images, as well as Restore exhibitions.
The final writers’ workshop with Georgina Marie and Casey Carney will be held May 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. MAC’s first chapbook, Resilience – a community reframes disaster through art, is available for purchase at MAC or on the MAC Web site. You can preview the book at www.middletownartcenter.org/chapbook .
Installation of Vertical Pathways on Rabbit Hill, a collaborative art work by Restore sculpture workshop participants, begins Sunday, May 5, at 10 a.m. Folks wishing be a part the project by assisting with installation can meet at MAC at 10 a.m. or stop by Rabbit Hill to help between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
A festive opening reception in partnership with the Lake County Land Trust, stewards of Rabbit Hill, will take place May 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. Call the art center to learn more at 707-809-8118.
The Restore project was made possible with support from the California Arts Council, a state agency, with additional support from the Lake County Land Trust and other local organizations, businesses, and individuals.
Visit www.arts.ca.gov to learn more about the California Arts Council’s work in communities and schools throughout California. Learn more about the Lake County Land Trust at www.lakecountylandtrust.org.
Be a part of the growing arts and cultural scene in South Lake County by becoming a MAC member, by participating in Restore classes, or by attending one of the many events or classes at MAC.
Be sure to catch the first First Fridays Art Walk of the season this Friday, May 3, from 6 to 9 p.m. featuring a fashion show by Lake County makers.
The MAC Gallery currently features “Living Color,” a vibrant exhibit open to the public Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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