FALL 2016 - Firehouse Art Center

CLASS SCHEDULE
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TAKE A CLASS AT THE
FIREHOUSE ART CENTER
Fall Class Semester: September 11 - November 12
FALL 2016 CLASS ENROLLMENT
General Fall Enrollment:
• August 8 - September 3
Patron Enrollment (Patron + above level memberships):
• Advanced enrollment begins August 1
• Eligible for Early Enrollment Discount
• Please see class descriptions for membership tuition
discount
Early Enrollment Discount:
• $10 off class tuition
• August 8 - August 20
Late Enrollment:
• $15 additional charge for late enrollments
• All enrollments after September 3; please see Registration &
Policies at the back of the schedule for more information.
Please visit or call the Firehouse Art Center to enroll.
Firehouse Art Center
444 South Flood Avenue
Norman, Oklahoma 73069
info@normanfirehouse.com
405.329.4523
Fax: 405.292.9763
normanfirehouse.com
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
MISSION:
The Norman Firehouse Art Center enriches our community by
offering the highest quality visual arts education, experiences
and exhibitions.
Fall 2016
+ Fall 2016 Class Semester
September 11 - November 12
+ Movies in the Park - Art Activities provided by the FAC
Zootopia | Andrews Park | July 29, 2016 | 7 PM - Sundown
+ Children’s Summer Art Show
August 12 - August 20, 2016
Reception: Friday, August 12, 2016, 6 - 9 PM
+ Labor Day Holiday
The Firehouse Art Center will be closed Monday, September 5, 2016, in
observance of Labor Day.
+ Firehouse Talent 2016 Exhibition
September 9 - October 22, 2016
Receptions: Friday, September 9 & October 14, 6 - 9 PM
+ Plaza District Festival - Art Activities provided by the FAC
OKC Plaza District | September 24, 2016 | 12 - 5 PM
+ Fall Festival - Art Activities provided by the FAC
MAINSITE Contemporary Art | October 28, 2016 | 6 - 9 PM
+ Holiday Gift Gallery
November 11 - December 24, 2016
Extended Shopping Hours: Friday, November 11, 6 - 9 PM
The Norman Firehouse Art Center enriched the
community by offering the highest quality visual arts
education, experiences, and exhibitions to over
17,000 INDIVIDUALS
LAST YEAR.
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The Firehouse Art Center is supported, in part, by the generous
contributions of our granting organizations, sponsors, and
individual donations that help us reach our mission each year.
ART AFTER SCHOOL
The Children’s Art After School Program is funded in part by the Oklahoma Arts
Council, Norman Arts Council, the City of Norman, and generous individual
donations. Please contact the FAC for information regarding need-based
scholarships or if you would like to donate to the children’s scholarship fund.
FIREHOUSE ART CENTER CHILDREN’S ART EDUCATION
Art After School classes are designed to educate and encourage children to
express themselves through the arts with original ideas and concepts. FAC
classes help children build fundamental and advanced cognitive skills and
promote diverse methods of critical thinking and learning. The FAC’s “Creating with
the Masters” curriculum introduces children to the works of master and modern
artists and teaches them about the history of art, museums, and art techniques
while meeting the Oklahoma Standards for Fine Arts: Visual Arts guidelines.
Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is
still the secret of great creative people.
- Leo Burnett
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
CHILDREN
-Paul Klee
THE WITCH AND THE COMB
5-6 year olds
Mondays, Sept 19 - Nov 7
4:00 - 5:15 PM
All things spooky will inspire our classes during the haunting
fall season. Witches and ghosts will be floating around the
studio as we channel Paul Klee, Edvard Munch, William Blake
and Rick Nilson as we create paintings, a textured haunted
castle sculpture, and a spooky mobile. Class will meet at the
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art during the second week on Wednesday.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
Tuition: $75
Member Tuition: $70
Total Classroom Hours: 10
Location: South Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 12
-René Magritte
HOW SURREAL
7-9 year olds
Mondays, Sept 19 - Oct 31
4:00 - 5:15 PM
This class will be a fun way to try out new ways to think
creatively about your art! Students will explore various
experimental, nontraditional drawing techniques, particularly
those employed and invented by the surrealists. We will
be using a variety of media including acrylic paint, colored
pencils, markers, and watercolors. Class will meet at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum
of Art during the second week on Tuesday.
Instructor: Haley Prestifilippo
Tuition: $75
Member Tuition: $70
Total Classroom Hours: 10
Location: North Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 12
CHILDREN
-Georgia O’Keeffe
ESCAPE INTO SCAPES
5-6 year olds
Tuesdays, Sept 20 - Nov 8
4:00 - 5:15 PM
Landscapes and cityscapes are a common theme
throughout the history of Western art. The course will lead
students through an exploration of 20th and 21st century
examples of the different forms that theses ‘scapes can take. A mixed media
approach will make this topic more approachable. Class will meet at the Fred
Jones Jr. Museum of Art during the second week on Tuesday.
Instructor: Lacy Jo Burgess-Cady
Tuition: $75
Member Tuition: $70
Total Classroom Hours: 10
Location: North Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 12
-Vincent van Gogh
ART IS IN OUR BONES
7-9 year olds
Wednesdays, Sept 21 - Nov 9
4:00 - 5:15 PM
Many artists find inspiration in bones: from the ancient
X-ray paintings of Australian aboriginal art to the realistic
portrayals of Georgia O’Keeffe to Brandon Ballengee’s dyed
and photographed skeletal remains of ecological disasters.
Students will create paintings, collages, and mobiles
influenced by these bone themes. Class will meet at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of
Art during the second week on Wednesday.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
Tuition: $75
Member Tuition: $70
Total Classroom Hours: 10
Location: South Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 12
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
-Chang Dai-chien
CHINESE BRUSHWORK PAINTING:
PLANTS, FIGURES, AND PLACES
8-13 year olds
Thursdays, Sept 22 - Nov 10
4:00 - 5:15 PM
Using ink and watercolor on rice paper, students will learn
about the unique art of Chinese brushwork and calligraphy.
Each week they will study and paint different subjects in this
style, including plants, animals, people, and landscapes. Class will meet at the Fred
Jones Jr. Museum of Art during the second week on Thursday.
Instructor: Beverly Herndon
Tuition: $75
Member Tuition: $70
Total Classroom Hours: 10
Location: North Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 12
-Shasha Shaikh
BATIK FABRIC PAINTING
7-9 year olds
Saturdays, Sept 24 - Nov 12
10:30 - 11:45 AM
In this course, students will study the cultures that traditionally
create batik fabrics and will make their own fabric painting
that mimics the unique styles of batik using printmaking and
painting techniques. The class will open the door to new
cultures as well as new art techniques and valuable skills. Class will meet at the
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art during the second week on Saturday.
Instructor: Allison Hix
Tuition: $75
Member Tuition: $70
Total Classroom Hours: 10
Location: South Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 12
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
CHILDREN
-Aurora Robson
RECYCLED PLASTIC ART
8-13 year olds
Fridays, Sept 23 - Nov 11
4:00 - 5:15 PM
Discover the power to transform industrial materials into art! In
this class, students will use recycled plastic to create lamps,
wall hangings, or sculptural forms that can be assembled,
disassembled, colored and arranged to mimic stained glass.
Each student will present their work to the class as part of a
greater class discussion on the historical context of art and culture. Class will meet
at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art during the second week on Friday.
Instructor: Nick Lillard
Tuition: $75
Member Tuition: $70
Total Classroom Hours: 10
Location: North Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 12
YOUTH & TEEN
-Lana Wilson
TEEN CERAMICS
14-16 year olds
Mondays, Sept 12 - Nov 7
4:30 - 7:00 PM
Teen Ceramics is for the 14 to 16 year old serious minded
teen who is interested in the art of Sculptural Ceramic and
Pottery. The focus of the class will be on the manipulation of
clay either by hand building or throwing on the potter’s wheel.
The student will participate in the reduction and raku firing of their work. New
students must pick up a materials list and purchase tools to bring to the first class
(approximately $13).
Instructor: Joe Cox
Tuition: $190 + $35 material fee
Member Tuition: $177 + $35 material fee
Total Classroom Hours: 22.5
Location: Clay Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 10
-Mary Rogers
YOUTH POTTERY
8-13 year olds
Thursdays, Sept 15 - Nov 10
4:00 - 6:00 PM
This class is an exploration of clay and the hand building
techniques of pinch, coils, and slabs. The student will
be introduced to throwing on the pottery wheel with an
opportunity to try the wheel for themselves. We will study
the ceramics work of Mary Rodgers, David Regan, and Lana
Wilson. No prior experience is necessary. New students must pick up materials list
and purchase tools to bring to the first class (approximately $13).
Instructor: Joe Cox
Tuition: $154 + $35 material fee
Member Tuition: $143 + $35 material fee
Total Classroom Hours: 18
Location: Clay Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 10
YOUTH & TEEN
JURIED FAC TEEN EXHIBITION COMING JUNE/JULY 2017
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
PAINTING & DRAWING
DRAWING: MAKE YOUR MARK (8 weeks)
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Mondays, September 12 - October 31
The goal of this class will be to explore different types of mark making used in
drawing, allowing students to discover a new way to work and feel more confident
in existing drawing skills. We will study several different artists throughout history
and experiment with different mediums and materials. By the end of the class
students will have completed a set of drawings using each medium, as well as one
drawing using all of the mediums.
Instructor: Haley Prestifilippo
Tuition: $146.00 Member Tuition: $136.00
Total Classroom Hours: 16
Location: North Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 12
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
PA I N T I N G & D R A W I N G
DRAWING FROM OBSERVATION
Mondays, September 12 - November 7
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Drawing is about the relationship between your head, hand, and eyes, and in this
class we will seek to deepen that relationship. We will discuss the fundamentals
of drawing in charcoal and graphite, starting with still-life drawing and moving
towards drawing the nude human figure. We will cover concepts such as
perspective, shading, and composition, with each student’s individual goals and
needs in mind. Each class will begin with group instruction and demonstrations
and then progress to individual instruction as we draw. No experience is
necessary; class is open to beginning and intermediate students.
Instructor: Craig Swan
Tuition: $165.00 + $30 model fee Member Tuition: $155.00 + $30 model fee
Total Classroom Hours: 18
Location: North Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 8
Maximum: 12
STUDIO PAINTING
Tuesdays, September 13 - November 8
September 13 - November 8
September 13 - November 8
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 - 3:00 PM
6:30 - 8:30 PM
PA I N T I N G & D R A W I N G
Thursdays, September 15 - November 10
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
September 15 - November 10
1:00 - 3:00 PM
September 15 - November 10
6:30 - 8:30 PM
The instructor works with students individually to create works of art in any
medium (watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, or pen and ink), any subject, and any
style. Beginners get step-by-step instruction and advanced students have studio
space on a weekly basis with the guidance of a professional artist. (Due to
limited equipment and class space, please attend only the class in which you are
enrolled.)
Instructor: Carol Armstrong
Tuition: $165.00
Member Tuition: $155.00
Total Classroom Hours: 18
Location: North Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 8
Maximum: 15
ACRYLIC LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Wednesdays, September 14 - November 9
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wednesdays, September 14 - November 9
1:30 - 3:30 PM
Students will learn acrylic landscape painting techniques, which focus on building
depth in a painting. They will learn to build a foundation, working from dark to light,
as well as how to utilize “dry brush” blending techniques and “washes” or “glazes”
to continue to build depth. This class is designed for the beginner or painter that
wishes to focus on enhancing their technical skill. All students will work from an
image provided by the instructor, progressing together. Students may bring in
outside work for additional critique from the instructor.
Instructor: Thomas Stotts
Tuition: $165.00
Member Tuition: $155.00
Total Classroom Hours: 18
Location: North Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 8
CHINESE BRUSHWORK PAINTING: PEOPLE AND THINGS
*Saturdays, September 17 - October 22
2:00 - 4:30 PM
Sages, peasants, people in the marketplace, on the terrace, or walking down
a mountain path. Using ink and watercolor on rice paper, this class will study
traditional methods of painting life in Asian cultures.
Instructor: Beverly Herndon
Tuition: $159.00
Member Tuition: $148.00
Total Classroom Hours: 15
Location: North Studio *Class will meet in the South Studio on October 22.
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 10
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
COLLEGE PORTFOLIO PROGRAM
Wednesdays, September 14 - November 9
6:00 - 9:00 PM
For the serious high school student preparing their portfolio for college
applications, this is an intensive figure drawing class dedicated to improving your
skills as well as creating work to be included in your college portfolio. Students will
work from live nude models in long poses and quick studies. Students will learn
composition, proportion, structure, form, and visual anatomy.
Prerequisites: 1) Application and interview for the College Portfolio Program
2) Parental permission
Instructor: Douglas Shaw Elder
Tuition: $226.00
Member Tuition: $210.00
Total Classroom Hours: 27
Location: North Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 14
PHOTOGRAPHY
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: DOCUMENTARY AND NARRATIVE
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Mondays, September 12 - November 7
Through this course, students will engage with facets of digital photography as they
intersect with contemporary art and culture. We will focus on developing narratives
through both series and singular images, in particular exploring facets of documentary
photographic work. Students will develop technical and conceptual skills by creating
original digital projects, and hone their critical faculties by participating in class
discussions and critiques. This class is open to both beginning and intermediate level
students. Students must pick up a materials list and bring a camera to the first class.
Instructor: Sarah Engel-Barnett
Tuition: $154.00
Member Tuition: $143.00
Total Classroom Hours: 18
Location: East Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 8
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
DRAWING & PHOTOGRAPHY
The older I get, the less I know, and the more I
want to know, so I continue to search for the infinite
in the finite.
- Judith Coker, Painting Student
CERAMICS
CLASS FEES
Regular tuition:
$226.00 + $35 for materials, Beginning Students $226.00 + $40 for materials, Intermediate Students*
Member Tuition: $210.00 + $35 for materials, Beginning Students $210.00 + $40 for materials, Intermediate Students*
*Intermediate students have taken three or more semesters of instruction.
In this class, beginning students will be introduced to both hand building and wheel
throwing techniques. Hand building techniques include making coils, slabs, and
pinch pots. Students will be taught how to wedge, center, and throw small amounts
of clay. Students are encouraged to participate in the complete firing process.
Experienced students will expand their existing skills and be introduced to
techniques for altering various ceramic shapes, lids, handles, and spouts. Students
will be introduced to surface decoration procedures and introductory glazing skills.
INFORMATION FOR BEGINNERS:
New students must pick up a materials list and purchase tools to bring to the first
class. A pre-packaged beginning ceramics kit can be found at Hobby Lobby or
Michael’s (approx. $13). New students should also bring a bucket and old towel.
CERAMICS
Sundays, September 11 - November 6
Instructor: Florene Welcher
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Mondays, September 12 - November 7
Instructor: David Stevens
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tuesdays, September 13 - November 8
Instructor: Joe Cox
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Thursdays, September 15 - November 10
Instructor: Dan Harris
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Total Classroom Hours: 27
Location: Clay Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 7
Maximum: 11
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
JEWELRY
ADVANCED JEWELRY MAKING TECHNIQUES
Mondays, September 12 - November 14
7:00 - 10:00 PM
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesdays, September 13 - November 15
This is a continuation class for those students who have taken Jewelry Making
Techniques, and who are becoming fairly proficient in the basics of sawing, soldering,
forming, and surface embellishment. All supplies and some silver are provided.
Stones and gold will not be provided; gemstones may be available for purchase.
Instructor: Elyse Bogart
Tuition: $250.00 + $65 material fee Member Tuition: $232.00 + $65 material fee
Total Classroom Hours: 30
Location: Jewelry Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 8
To me, creativity is bringing an alternative approach
to a situation.
- Joyce J. Green, Jewelry Student
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
JEWELRY
JEWELRY MAKING TECHNIQUES
Tuesdays, September 13 - November 15
7:00 - 10:00 PM
Students will learn techniques in jewelry making and metalsmithing to create
jewelry made by hand, from raw metal to a finished work of art. Demonstrations
and lessons involve basic fabricating techniques: sawing, filing, soldering,
texturing, forming, surface embellishments, and polishing. Beginning students
will create samples using these techniques which will be the basis of their jewelry
portfolio and that can be combined into a piece of jewelry. Intermediate students
will continue to practice foundational techniques and will learn basic stone setting.
All supplies and some silver are provided. Stones and gold are not provided;
gemstones may be available for purchase.
Instructor: Elyse Bogart
Tuition: $250.00 + $65 material fee Member Tuition: $232.00 + $65 material fee
Total Classroom Hours: 30
Location: Jewelry Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 8
GLASS
KILN FORMED GLASS & DICHROIC JEWELRY
Wednesdays, September 14 - November 9
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Students will learn the properties of glass and how to create beautiful plates, bowls,
and jewelry. We will explore Dichroic Glass fusing and specialized kiln formed
techniques. Additional glass may be purchased at the Firehouse. All tools are
provided; the $35 materials fee collected with tuition covers only the first project.
Instructor: Chris “Bird” Burnett
Tuition: $226.00 + $35 material fee Member Tuition: $210.00 + $35 material fee
Total Classroom Hours: 27
Location: South Studio II
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 7
ADVANCED KILN FORMED GLASS & DICHROIC JEWELRY
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Thursdays, September 15 - November 10
Students who have already learned the basics of glass properties and kiln
slumping will be able to move ahead with more advanced and experimental
techniques and forms. Additional glass may be purchased at the Firehouse. All
tools are provided; the $35 materials fee collected with tuition covers only the first
project.
Instructor: Chris “Bird” Burnett
Tuition: $226.00 + $35 material fee Member Tuition: $210.00 + $35 material fee
Total Classroom Hours: 27
Location: South Studio II
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 7
GLASS
Creativity is the ability to express oneself by
transforming ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
- Vicki L. Borycki, Chinese Brushwork Student
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
SCULPTURE
SCULPTING WITH CLAY
Mondays, September 12 - November 7
1:00 - 4:00 PM
This class will introduce basic sculptural concepts for both beginning and
intermediate levels. Students may come prepared with an idea of what they
want to make in clay or they may develop an idea with the instructor. Students
will create freestanding, handmade pieces from clay using sculptural techniques
and firing processes. Students will consider volume, weight, color, form, and
texture while creating contemporary pieces. Instruction will be to the class as a
group, with individual attention and guidance given afterward in each class. No
experience is necessary; students of all levels are welcome.
Instructor: Nick Lillard
Tuition: $226.00 + $25 material fee Member Tuition: $210.00 + $25 material fee
Total Classroom Hours: 27
Location: Clay Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 11
Everyone has a creative spark somewhere waiting
to come out. Sometimes a person has to explore it
to find it.
- Terry Southard, Sculpture Student
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
SCULPTURE
SCULPTURE FROM OBSERVATION
Wednesdays, September 14 - November 9
6:30 - 9:30 PM
In this class we will cover the fundamentals of sculpting in clay from observation.
We will learn composition, measurement, and modeling, with each student’s
individual goals and needs in mind. Each class will begin with group instruction
and demonstrations, with individual instruction provided as the student works
toward a finished piece. Past projects have included portraits, figures, and animals.
Instructor: Craig Swan
Tuition: $226.00 + $25 material fee Member Tuition: $210.00 + $25 material fee
Total Classroom Hours: 27
Location: Clay Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 5
Maximum: 11
WORKSHOPS
PAINTING WITH BECKY MANNSCHRECK
10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday, October 22
Oklahoma artist RT “Becky” Mannschreck will bring her creative process to the
Firehouse Art Center through demonstrations for painters of all levels. Becky will
introduce methods and techniques that will inspire and stimulate the workshop’s
participants.
The workshop will begin with a warm up exercise intended to motivate and
encourage, helping participants to face the challenge of a blank canvas. Students
will practice the introduced methods, bringing their own individual ideas to
the exercise. After a short lunch break, Mannschreck will provide a painting
demonstration focused on color, tone, and composition before leading an
afternoon review and practice session of the techniques covered.
Mannshreck, born in Lawton and currently living in Broken Arrow, is known
for her all prima painting style. She shows her work throughout Oklahoma
and surrounding states; in 2010, she was selected as the poster artist for the
Oklahoma Arts Festival, and in 2014, she won Best of Show at the OCCC Art
Festival in Oklahoma City. A materials list for the workshop will be available at the
Firehouse Art Center.
WORKSHOPS
Instructor: Becky Mannschreck
Tuition: $185.00 Member Tuition: $173.00
Total Classroom Hours: 7
Location: North Studio
Enrollment:
Minimum: 11
Maximum: 15
It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you
take them to.
- Jean-Luc Godard
Enroll by August 20 to save $10 off tuition.
HEALING STUDIO
HEALING STUDIO
For older adults and/or adults with learning differences
Fridays, September 23 - November 18, Join any time.
10:00 AM - NOON
The Healing Studio is a supportive environment intended to improve the quality
of life of its participants by providing a risk-free social environment in which to
experiment with the creative process through self-expression. The Healing Studio
operates as an open studio; instruction and activities are individualized and nonstressful. Students may select one medium or experiment with many. Weekly
demonstrations with some materials provided.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
Location: South Studio
Tuition: Free
HEALING STUDIO
The Healing Studio is supported by grant funds from the Norman Arts Council,
the Oklahoma Arts Council, Allied Arts, and generous individual donations. Please
contact the FAC if you would like to donate to this remarkable program.
FACULTY
F A C U LT Y
CAROL ARMSTRONG - BA, Studio Art, University of Central Oklahoma. Painting
instructor and professional artist for over 30 years.
ELYSE BOGART - MFA, Metal Design, University of Oklahoma. BFA, Painting,
University of Oklahoma.
LACY JO BURGESS-CADY - MA, Geography, University of Oklahoma. BFA, Art
History, University of Oklahoma.
CHRIS “BIRD” BURNETT - Teaching experience: workshops around the U.S. in
glass, metals, woods, fibers, and papers.
JOE COX - MEd, University of Central Oklahoma. BA, Visual Art,
Oklahoma Baptist University. Oklahoma Teaching Certificate in Visual Art.
DOUGLAS SHAW ELDER - MFA, Sculpture, School of Fine Arts, Boston
University. Post Baccalaureate, Painting, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. BFA,
Drawing, Southwest Missouri State University.
SARAH ENGEL-BARNETT - MFA, Photography, University of Oklahoma. BFA,
Media Art, University of Oklahoma.
DAN HARRIS - MFA, Ceramics, and BFA, Ceramics, University of Oklahoma. Art
instructor at Irving Middle School.
BEVERLY HERNDON - Teaching experience: City Art Center, Philbrook.
Museum, and Norman Public Schools Visiting Artist Program.
ALLISON HIX - BFA, 2016, University of Oklahoma.
JENNY JOHNSON - BFA, Animation, Brigham Young University.
JANE LAWSON - BA, Textile Design, Winchester School of Art, University of
Southampton, Winchester. Art Educator, Jackson Elementary since 2009.
NICK LILLARD - BFA, Sculpture, University of Oklahoma.
HALEY PRESTIFILIPPO - MA, Studio, Eastern Illinois University. BFA, Studio Art,
University of Notre Dame.
DAVID STEVENS - MFA, Ceramics, University of Oklahoma. BFA, Studio Art,
Oklahoma City University.
THOMAS STOTTS - BA, Commercial Art, University of Central Oklahoma.
CRAIG SWAN - BFA, School of Fine Arts, Boston University.
LARRY TALLENT - BA, Sociology and Anthropology, Oklahoma State University.
Professional jeweler for over 30 years.
FLORENE WELCHER - BA, English, University of Oklahoma. Professional artist
for over 30 years.
CHILDREN’S SUMMER ART SHOW
Discover the amazing artwork created by the talented students who
attended the 2016 Children’s Summer Art Program.
August 12 - 20, 2016
Reception during the 2nd Friday Art Walk:
Friday, August 12, 2016, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
FIREHOUSE TALENT 2016
HOLIDAY GIFT GALLERY
The FAC’s annual Holiday Gift Gallery is a festive extension of the regular
gift shop gallery, featuring the work of local and regional artists.
November 11 - December 24, 2016
Extended shopping hours during the 2nd Friday Art Walk:
Friday, November 11 & December 9, 2016, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
FA C G A L L E RY
A faculty-juried exhibition of the Firehouse’s talented adult student artists.
September 9 - October 23, 2016
Receptions during the 2nd Friday Art Walk:
Friday, September 9 & October 14, 2016, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
MOVIES IN THE PARK | Andrews Park
Friday, July 29, 2016 | 7 PM - Sundown
The Firehouse Art Center will be providing movie-themed art activities leading up
to a showing of Zootopia.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: The City of Norman, Parks and Recreation, Republic
Bank & Trust
PLAZA DISTRICT FESTIVAL | OKC Plaza District
Saturday, September 24, 2016 | 12 - 5 PM
The Firehouse Art Center will be providing a variety of art activities throughout the
first half of the festival, including foil sculpting and thumbprint drawing and more!
COMMUNITY PARTNER: The Plaza District Association
FALL FESTIVAL | MAINSITE Contemporary Art
C O M M U N I T Y PA R T N E R S H I P S
Friday, October 28, 2016 | 6 - 9 PM
At MAINSITE Contemporary Art, home of the Norman Arts Council, the Firehouse
Art Center will offer frottage art activities, where participants can discover the
process of creating art using textural rubbings.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: The City of Norman, Norman Arts Council
Since January, the Firehouse has provided free art
activities to over 4,000 children and their families at
community events in Norman.
THE SAMO DUCKY PROJECT
The Samo Ducky Project began in 2010 as a Firehouse Art Center initiative to
develop an icon that would appeal to all ages and become a symbol of local arts
by promoting and increasing the visibility of public art in the Norman community.
In 2011, the Public Arts Board (PAB) began searching for ideas to enhance our
Norman Parks. The PAB liked the concept of the Cow Parade in Chicago and
other similar projects, but wanted to create something unique, produced locally
and that incorporated its mission, to create exciting, appealing, and harmonious
public spaces through the integration of art into public places.
The PAB accepted a proposal to use the Firehouse Art Center’s original duck,
“Samo Ducky,” designed and donated by Douglas Shaw Elder. The PAB hired
3-D Extreme in Norman to cast fiberglass reproductions of the original duck and
published a “Request for Proposals” to Norman artists to submit their visions of
the duck sculptures to paint and enhance.
Lions Park - Samo Ducky by artist Douglas Shaw Elder
Andrews Park - Dig Duck by artist Chris McDaniel
Colonial Estates Park - Cloudy by artist Christian Pitt
Eastwood Park – Untitled by artist Madeline Camp
Rotary Park - Swimmin’ Sammy Steel by artist Adam Stewart
Lions Memorial Park - Ziggy Star Duck by artist Craig Swan
Castlerock Park - Dream Quilt by artist Jamie Lim
Centennial Park – Spot by artist Madeline Jackson
Tulls Park - Glow In The Duck by artist Chase Spivey
Reaves Park - Liberty Bill Duck by Evan Davenport
Reaves Park - TJ Duck by Aimee Rook
Reaves Park - Untitled by Jae Won Jung
Faculty Heights Park - Brenda the Builder by Christina Giacona & Patrick Conlon
Normandy Park - Ahoy, Ducky by Don Schooler
Frances Cate Park - Ducky Miro, Marilina Resaco Pratt
Sequoyah Park - Mr. Duck, Esquire by Jonah Schoenborn
Little Axe Community Center - Drake Ducky by Emily Smart
Brookhaven Park - Samo Summer Fun by Terri Russell
Cherry Creek Park - El Pato Piñata by Ander Cardinale
Summit Lakes Park - Duck with Blue Shadow by Darci Lenker
Kevin Gottshall Memorial Park - LEGO Duck by Vasili Lucas
THE SAMO DUCKY PROJECT
The goal of the duck project is to create a sculpture that is inviting, stimulating and
that fosters social interaction while enhancing our community parks. In addition
to Samo Ducky, residing next to the Firehouse in Lions Park, there are 20 ducky
installations currently located in Norman:
ART EDUCATION INITIATIVE
The Art Education in Schools Initiative is the Firehouse Art Center’s effort to bring
art education opportunities and experiences to students K-5 in the Norman Public
School system. Along with Firehouse support, these programs could not exist
without grants from the Oklahoma Arts Council, Norman Arts Council, and Allied
Arts, and with generous individual donations. If you would like to support the Art
Education in Schools Initiative, please contact Douglas Shaw Elder by email at
info@normanfirehouse.com.
Since September 2015, the Firehouse Art Center
has provided 245 HOURS of art education to 1,856
CHILDREN, including:
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A R T E D U C AT I O N I N I T I AT I V E
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327 Lincoln Elementary students who have received 154 hours of bi-weekly
art instruction
444 Monroe Elementary students who received 26 hours of visual art
education during their school’s Figurative Language Mural project
575 Adams Elementary students who received 32.5 hours of visual art
education during their school’s Figurative Language Mural project
510 Washington Elementary students who received 32.5 hours of visual art
education during their school’s Figurative Language Mural project
All in-school art education projects and programs introduce visual art education
that connects the students’ current curriculum with the Oklahoma Standards for
Fine Arts: Visual Arts guidelines. Projects are designed to allow children to see
their subject from a different viewpoint, to expand the ways in which they absorb
information, and to express their understanding of their education in a vibrant way.
Research has shown that children who can express themselves artistically will
dramatically improve their skills of observation and retention along with their overall
performance.
2015 - 2016 SCHOOL YEAR:
Bringing Figurative Language Murals to Additional Schools
Since 2014, The Firehouse Art Center worked with all 1,503 students at Kennedy
Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Wilson Elementary, and Jackson Elementary to
create large murals illustrating examples of figurative language including: simile,
metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, and clichés. This spring, the
Firehouse continued this innovative project at Monroe, Adams, and Washington
Elementary Schools. The Figurative Language Murals project is designed to use
visual arts education as an alternative form of learning to help students attain
higher retention and understanding of a challenging language curriculum, while
completing a unified goal to achieve school beautification.
2016 CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL
Save the Date: Chocolate Festival 2017 - January 28, 2017
Thanks and Appreciation to 2016 Chocolate Festival Sponsors and Vendors:
Event Sponsors
• Republic Bank & Trust
• Norman Gastroenterology
Associates
• SportsTalk 1400
• OG&E
• Thompson Pool and Patio
Additional Support
• Prosperity Bank
• KFC - Norman
• Sprout’s Farmers Market
• Sam’s Club - Norman
• McAlister’s Deli - Norman
Chocolate Festival 2016 Best
Sample Award Winners
• 1st Place: Apple Tree Chocolate,
various chocolate dipped apple
slices
• 2nd Place: La Baguette Bakery
and Cafe, chocolate mice
• 3rd Place: Glacier Confection,
signature chocolate truffles
Legend’s Restaurant
Lohmann’s Good Things!
McNellie’s The Abner Ale House
Michelangelo’s Coffee & Wine Bar Cafe
O’Connell’s Irish Pub
Rusty’s Custard Factory
Sam’s Club Moore
Splazoingas
Sprout’s Farmers Market
The Diner
The Mont
Woods & Waters Winery
Volunteers & Support
• Alpha Phi Omega
• Frank Barry & the John the Franklin
Trio
• Republic Bank & Trust
• Arvest Bank
• The FAC Board of Trustees and
the many individuals who helped
throughout the planning and
presentation of the fundraiser and
art day activities
• Additional thanks to the Marriott
Conference Center at the NCED,
the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
and the Sam Noble Museum of
Natural History for their support.
2016 M.C.: DJ Brown Gravy
2016 CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs: Byron Jackson and Michael Schade
Sponsorship Coordinator: Becky Schoelen and Michael Schade
Logistics: Greg Keenon and Sue Madole
Volunteer Coordinator: Debby Williams
Vendor Coordinator: Lisa Seale
C H O C O L AT E F E S T I VA L
Vendors
Amy Cakes
Apple Tree Chocolate
Bedre Fine Chocolate
Chocolate Fountains of Oklahoma
Dove Chocolate Discoveries
EarthFruits Yogurt
Eskimo Sno
Fancy Cakes
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
Glacier Confection
La Baguette Baker & Cafe
Land Run Grill & Wine Bar
EVENT SPONSORSHIPS
For information concerning event sponsorships, please call and inquire at the
Firehouse Art Center.
EVENT SPONSORSHIPS
2016 CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL SPONSORS
Republic Bank and Trust
Norman Gastroenterology Associates
SportsTalk 1400
Thompson Pool & Patio
OG&E
John the Franklin Trio
Prosperity Bank
Arvest Bank
KFC - Norman
Sprout’s Farmers Market
Sam’s Club - Norman
McAlister’s Deli - Norman
The Marriott Conference Center at the NCED
MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIPS
$50 Individual: An individual member will receive all Firehouse Art Center
mailings and a discount on class registrations.
$100 Household: A member’s immediate household will receive all Firehouse
Art Center mailings, a discount on class registrations, and a 10% discount on gift
shop and FAC Gallery purchases.
$150 Patron: A member’s immediate household will receive all Firehouse Art
Center mailings, a discount on class registrations, a 10% discount on gift shop
and FAC Gallery purchases, name recognition in the Firehouse Art Center class
schedule, and eligibility for advanced class registration.
$350 Associate: A member’s immediate household will receive all Firehouse Art
Center mailings, a discount on class registrations, a 10% discount on gift shop
and FAC Gallery purchases, name recognition in the Firehouse Art Center class
schedule, eligibility for advanced class registration, and two Chocolate Festival
tickets.
$1,000 Silver: A member’s immediate household will receive all Firehouse Art
Center mailings, a discount on class registrations, a 10% discount on gift shop
and FAC Gallery purchases, name recognition in the Firehouse Art Center class
schedule, eligibility for advanced class registration, and four Premiere Chocolate
Festival tickets.
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS
Supports the Firehouse Art Center’s visual arts education programs year-round.
$2,500 Corporate Friend: Organization’s employees receive a discount on class
registrations. Organization receives all FAC mailings, with name recognition in the
class schedule.
$5,000 Corporate Patron: Organization’s employees receive a discount on
class registrations and a 10% discount on gift shop and FAC Gallery purchases.
Organization receives all FAC mailings, with name recognition in the class
schedule and logo on the class schedule, postcards, and posters.
$10,000 Corporate Benefactor: Organization’s employees receive a discount on
class registrations and a 10% discount on gift shop and FAC Gallery purchases.
Organization receives all FAC mailings, with name recognition in the class
schedule and premier logo on the class schedule, postcards, and posters.
MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
$500 Benefactor: A member’s immediate household will receive all Firehouse
Art Center mailings, a discount on class registrations, a 10% discount on gift shop
and FAC Gallery purchases, name recognition in the Firehouse Art Center class
schedule, eligibility for advanced class registration, and four Chocolate Festival
tickets.
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
CORPORATE PATRON
Republic Bank & Trust
CORPORATE FRIEND
McMichael Music
SILVER
Alan & Anne Brinkley
The Schade Family
BENEFACTOR
Anne V. Zarrow Fund
Fusion Flowers
Red Dot Sculpture
The Spirit Shop
Gene & Judy McKown
Chuck R. Thompson
Theresa Vaughan
and Family
ASSOCIATE
Leonard & Teryle Dionisio
Sonya & Hank Grant
Nicole Jarvis, MD
Michael & Katie Kimberling
Dan McBeth
Michael & Jeri Saliba
Lloyd Bumm &
Joyce Green
Bo & Dottie Hager
Steve Hare
Mary Kaye Hartley
Alan & Nancy Heap
Kiki Hiott
Odette Horton
Christine Hughes
Theresa Collado &
Byron Jackson
Tom & Mitzi James
Celia Jones
Shirley Kaplan
Greg & Misti Keenon
Angela Keller
Tim Kenney
Dr. Daphne & Jim LaDue
Mary Ann Lamer
Ruediger &
Margarete Landes
Jim & Gloria Long
Lisa Luse
Sue Madole
Joshua & Kate Martin
Jane Martinsen
Nofle McClanahan
Linda McClintock
Tammy McCutchen
Vikki McGuire
Tammy McHam
Jorge & Susan Mendoza
T.H. & Kathleen Milby
Keith & Linda Miller
Semira Mirzaie
Anna Moore
Rod Moore
Charles & Donna Morris
Hillary Neil
Kathryn Nelson
Marilyn Nicely
Judy Osburn
Candace Palmer
Chintan Parikh
Betsy Penn
Judith Prise
Gary & Susan Rawlinson
Shari Riley
Alexis Rodgers
Sue Rollins
Abraham & Susan Sasso
Jim & Becky Schoelen
Tina Schulenberg
Brook Beavers &
James Schwartz
Dempsey & Bette Scott
Lisa Seale
Rebecca Shaffer
Shabnam Sharma
Don & Mary Sherman
Pearl & Paul Smart
Roff & Sally Smith
Terry Southard
Herbert &
Donna Spencer
Charles & Gail Steelman
Jamie Stevens
Rhonda Stock
Mary Curtis Summers
Erica Sun
E. Dee Tabor
Lynn Talley
Ann Cosgrove &
Loyd Thayer
Teresa Tyra
Christine Van Horn
Briian & William
Newhouse Velie
Pamela Walker
Jeffrey & Teresa Wall
Jeff & Twila Waltner
Margaret White Dillard
Patricia White
Gary & Debby Williams
Rebecca Wilson
Kathryn Wiyninger
Karen Wynn
James & Nancy Yoch
MEMBERS
PATRON
Cecilia Abrams
Sherry Addonizio
Sandra D. Bagger
Ron & Dee Dee Bailey
Barbara Barb
John Barbour
Jeanne-Marie Barrere
Marion & Dianne Bauman
Fredda Bayless
John & Pamela Bell
Rasila Bhakta
Bob & Sherry Blanks
Leslie Bohon-Bothwell
Gracie Branch
Shirley Breipohl
Rodger A. & Diane Brown
Sherry Brown
Dion Mayes-Burnett
& Chris Burnett
Ellen Ann
Calonkey Bones
Yue Cao
Marlon &
Michelle Carbone
Cindy Cash
Julie Clark
Lyn Cooper
Steve & Janet Corley
Fredrica Cottrell
Chester & Linda Cowen
Kathy Crabtree
Steven & Janet Curtis
Sue Dary
Tom & Lori Dodson
Alexandra Durcikova
Lisa Gameson
Don & Judy Garrett
Michael Givel
Linda Goeringer
Dan Picket & Joan Goth
Herbert Graves
Pamela Gray
Tonya Gray
REGISTRATION & POLICIES
THE SUMMER 2016 CLASS SEMESTER BEGINS: September 11, 2016
General Summer Enrollment: August 8 - September 3
Member Enrollment (Patron + above level memberships):
Advanced enrollment begins August 1
Early Enrollment Discount ($10): August 8 - August 20
Late Enrollment ($15 fee): All enrollments after September 3
R E G I S T R AT I O N & P O L I C I E S
Class registration may be completed in person with payment by check, cash or
credit card or by phone with a credit card. Returned checks will incur a $25 fee.
Early registration is encouraged; please register by August 20 to receive
$10 off the class tuition fee. All enrollments after September 3 will incur a
$15 late fee.
Class Schedule Policies
• Class sizes are limited and enrollment is on a first-paid basis; please register
early. Completion of the enrollment form and full payment is necessary to finalize
enrollment. Please be aware that incomplete information on forms may delay
processing and enrollment.
• The FAC reserves the right to cancel a class when there is insufficient enrollment
5 – 7 days prior to the start of the class semester. Registrants will be notified and
will receive a full refund.
• The FAC office staff reserves the right to alter the class schedule during a class
semester. Students will be notified of any changes in advance.
• In the event of inclement weather, the FAC will be closed, corresponding to the
cancellation of University of Oklahoma Norman Campus classes. For up-to-date
class cancellations, please visit our Facebook page or website.
Enrollment Policies
• Payment is due at the time of enrollment; the FAC cannot hold a space unless
full payment is made.
• All class registrations are processed in the order in which they are received.
Phone registrations will be documented and ordered by the time in which they
are received. Registrations are finalized when payment is complete.
• Wait lists are available after classes are full and are kept in the order in which
enrollments are received. Students will be contacted if space in the class
becomes available.
• Students aged 14-17 must have written permission from parents and the
Executive Director to enroll in teen or adult classes.
• Unless notified otherwise, enrollment indicates that students and/or parents
of students grant permission for use of any visual record of students or their
artwork for educational or publicity purposes.
Classroom Policies
• The FAC reserves the right to substitute instructors at any time during a
semester.
• Outside of tours/open house events, individuals who are not enrolled are not
allowed in FAC classrooms except by written permission of the Executive
Director. Parents may not join children in the classroom during instruction time, in
order to create an atmosphere conducive to creativity.
• The FAC discourages students from bringing food and drink into the facility.
Students are expected to clean up after themselves.
• The FAC reserves the right to refuse enrollment or dismiss any student for
behavior that is disruptive or unacceptable to the learning environment.
In compliance with FAC Bylaws (Code of Conduct 9.6), behavior deemed
detrimental to the learning environment may result in suspension from attending
FAC programs/classes.
• Instructors will only arrive 20 minutes prior to the start of class to set up the
classroom and stay 20 minutes after the end of class to clean up the classroom.
Students may only arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of class to allow time for
the instructor to set up for the class. Students may stay no more than 10 minutes
after class ends to finish cleaning up their materials. Students may only be in the
classroom when the instructor is present.
• Parents/guardians must arrange for their children to be picked up within ten
minutes of the class ending time. If outstanding circumstances prevent prompt
pick-up, parents/guardians must call the FAC before the end of the class to
inform staff of a reasonable pick-up time of the student.
• Only the parent or legal guardian is authorized to pick up his/her child unless
otherwise stated on the enrollment form. Please call the FAC if individuals need
to be added to the approved pick-up list.
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R E G I S T R AT I O N & P O L I C I E S
Class Cancellation and Transfer Policies
• Cancellation requests must be emailed to info@normanfirehouse.com with
“Enrollment Cancellation” in the subject line. Please allow one month from the
date of request for refund to be processed.
• Cancellation requests received at least one week prior to the start of the class
semester will be refunded in full less a $20 (adult) or $15 (children) administrative
fee per class. Materials fees are non-refundable.
• Cancellations received less than one week prior to the start of the class
semester are not eligible for a refund.
• Classes will not be prorated, because FAC instructors are contracted on a per
class basis.
• No class or tuition transfers will apply or be offered, should a student cancel less
than a week before the start of the class semester.
• Refunds and makeup classes will not be provided due to student illness,
planned or unplanned travel, or reasons not the responsibility of the faculty or the
FAC.
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
As a non-profit organization, the FAC must keep costs low, therefore we cannot
make exceptions to our policies.
Scholarships
A limited number of need-based, partial scholarships are available for children
and adults. Parents and students must complete an application to be considered.
Classes must have the minimum enrollment before a scholarship can be awarded.
The application deadline for scholarships is 10 days prior to the start of the class
semester.
ABOUT THE FIREHOUSE ART CENTER
If you would like to sponsor a scholarship for a child, please call the Firehouse.
Your small donation can have a great impact for a child in need.
Gift Certificates
Give the gift of creativity! Purchase a gift certificate from the Firehouse Art Center,
the perfect gift for the artist or art lover in your life. FAC gift certificates can be
used for all classes, gallery works, gift shop items and memberships. They
are available in any denomination. Please visit the FAC or call 405.329.4523 to
purchase a gift certificate.
ABOUT THE FIREHOUSE
History
Since 1971, the Norman Firehouse Art Center, Inc., a non-profit organization, has
served Norman and surrounding communities with award-winning visual arts
education for children and adults, and gallery exhibitions of the highest quality. Our
faculty provide instruction in ceramics, sculpture, painting and drawing, jewelry
construction, stone carving, fused and slumped glass and more, in well-equipped
classrooms.
Firehouse Art Center Staff
Executive Director: Douglas Shaw Elder
Executive Assistant: Kristyn Brigance
Accountant: Ken Stephens
Visual Designer: Emily Smart
Receptionists: Sally Frech,
Kimberly Breece, Sarah Geis,
Alyssa Howery, Stephanie Logan
Board of Trustees
President: Byron Jackson
Vice President of Development:
Michael Schade
Secretary: Greg Keenon
Treasurer: Nassim Seyedali-Hursh
Sherry Brown
Sue Madole
Lisa Seale
Debby Williams
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member of Allied Arts. With your
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a 10% discount on original
artworks from local and regional
artists in the FAC Gift Shop.
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