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15751 Highway 62W
P.O. Box 657
Eureka Springs, AR 72632

479-253-5384

info@esartschool.com

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2012 ESSA Staff

Executive Director
Peggy Kjelgaard
Beaver, AR

Program Coordinator
Sabina Miller
Holiday Island

2012 Board Members

President - Lucilla Garrett
Eureka Springs

Vice-President - Suzanne Tourtelot
Holiday Island

Secretary - Pam Davenport
Eureka Springs

Treasurer - Steve Roberson
Eureka Springs

Charles Edwards
Eureka Springs

Eleanor Lux
Eureka Springs

Mike McIntyre

David McKee
West Fork, AR

Elise Roenigk
Eureka Springs

Mary Springer
Eureka Springs

Doug Stowe
Eureka Springs

Sandra Templeton
Eureka Springs

Calendar of Events 2011

Sessions One-Ten

Tuesdays - Instructor slide show, 4:00-5:00 pm, ESSA campus, 15751 Highway 62 West, Open to Public

Thursdays – Student Studio Stroll, 4:00 pm, ESSA Campus, 15751 Highway 62 West, Open to Public

April 1

ReArt Fundraiser

Spring Session/April 9

Woodturning Half-Day for Youths and Adults/Beth Ireland

Spring Session/April 25-27

Pastels/Rebecca J. Becker

Build Your Own Workshop-Four Studios Available

Spring/May 1-30

Civil War Weaving & Clothing

Civil War Blacksmithing

Civil War Woodworking

Civil War Cooking

Civil War Voices from the Grave

Session One/May 31-June 3

Beginning Wheel Throwing/Mark Rademacher – May 31-June 2

Pewter Fabrication/Bill Derrevere

Wood Fire Piston Sculpture/Paul Pitt, “Coyote Clay”

Build Your Own Workshop-Two Studios Available

Session Two/June 6-10

Metal Sculpture/Wayne Summerhill

Stained Glass/Robbert VanOlmen

Hot Glass/Ed Pennebaker

Build Your Own Workshop-Two Studios Available

Session Three/June 13-17

Plein Aire Painting/David Tripp

Silk Painting/Suzanne Tourtelot

Clay Sculpture/Terry Russell

Glass Bead Making/Doug Powell

Wood Turning & Segmented Wood Turning/Delbert Dowdy

Session Four/June 20-24

Printmaking/John Well-Off-Man

Clay Sculpture/Sheila Richards

Beginning Metalsmithing/Lyla Allison

Build Your Own Workshop-Two Studios Available

Session Five/June 27-July 1

Abstract Watercolor/Jan Brieschke

Complex Cloth/Suzanne Tourtelot

Beginning Metalsmithing/Stephen McGehee

Beginning Metal Clay/Rhonda Hobbs

Wood Turning & Carving/ Les Brandt

Session Six/July 5-8 Youth Art Week

For Ages 11-17 Classes 10am-4pm

Basic Painting in Acrylics/Denise Ryan

Comic Book Art/K. Michael Crawford

Hand-Built Clay Sculptures/Donna Doss

Loom Weaving/Carrie Marry

Build Your Own Workshop – One Studio Available

Session Seven/July 11-15

Life Drawing/Mary Springer

Paper Weaving/Louise Halsey

Hand Building Clay/Stephen Driver

Digital Photography/Edward Robison

Build Your Own Workshop-One Studio Available

Session Eight/July 18-22

Oil Painting/Ann Powers

Shaman Doll Making/Valerie Damon-July 21-23

Timber Framing/Matthew Champagne

Intermediate Metalsmithing/Lyla Allison

Build Your Own Workshop-One Studio Available

Session Nine/July 25-29

Botanical Watercolor Painting/Marilyn Garber

Block Printing/Jack Miller

Abstract Painting/John Willer

Creative Box Making/Doug Stowe

Build Your Own Workshop-One Studio Available

Session Ten/August 1-5

Bookmaking/Dolph Smith

Fused Glass/Susan Hendrix

Open Metalsmithing/Lyla Allison-August 1-2

Build Your Own Workshop-One Studio Available

Fall Session/September 9-11

Calligraphy/Julie Turner

Mixed Media Jewelry/RuAnn Ewing

Build Your Own Workshop-Three Studios Available

Fall Session/September 12-13

Beaded Jewelry/Sharyl Landis

Open Metalsmithing/Lyla Allison

Build Your Own Workshop-Three Studios Available

Fall Session/September 15-17

Plein Aire Painting/Jody Stephenson

Weaving/Dana Jones

Build Your Own Workshop-Three Studios Available

4th Friday October 28

9th Annual Mad Hatter Ball

Fall Session/November 4-6

Drawing/Drew Gentle

Antler Basketry/Jill Choate

Build Your Own Workshop-Three Studios available

Fall 1 day Marketing Session/November 9

Building a Successful Creer as an Artist

Fall 1 Day Marketing Session/November 16

Building Your Own Web Site

Fall 1 Day Marketing Session/November 23

Designing Your Brochures and Rack Cards