Upcoming Events
DAC Nights: (Re)Mixed Media
An in-person event
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
7-9pm
Register online on Eventbrite.
For DAC Nights: (Re)Mixed Media, we’ll be remixing leftover supplies from previous DAC Nights to create new and wild artistic creations!
Using supplies such as party favors, watercolors, dyes, air dry papier mache, cardstock, and a virtual cornucopia of markers and pens, participants will be able to create a mixed media creation of their own devising. DAC Staff will lead participants through a backlog of supplies to create a mixed-up masterpiece.
This event is free! Registration is encouraged, but not required.
Kintsugi-Inspired Pottery Repair
Free Workshop
Saturday, July 20, 2024
1:30-3:45pm
Reserve your spot on Eventbrite
Accidently break your favorite handmade ceramic bowl from pottery class? Save the pieces and put them back together by trying a Kintsugi-inspired method taught by DAC resident artist Chance Ramirez!
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending with gold, celebrating the imperfections of life. Students are asked to bring broken pottery from home to repair using a Kintsugi-inspired processes. A brief history and appreciation of Kintsugi will be given and participants will bring new life to their broken ceramic pieces using adhesive and gold-colored powder. This is a great way for students to explore creative reuse and discover new ways to appreciate old pieces of work. Repaired pieces will be for display only and will not be food safe.
This workshop is free, but pre-registration is required.
Artist Talk: Kaelyn Provost, Natasha Kanevski, and Danika Ostrowski
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
7-9pm
Learn firsthand the processes, inspiration, and techniques of artists Kaelyn Provost, Natasha Kanevski, and Danika Ostrowski.
Learn more about their exhibits at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery webpage.
Speedrun Studios Presents Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier
Friday, August 9, 2024 at 7pm
Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 2pm and 7pm
Ticket information at speedrunstudios.org
Everyone deserves the chance to fly… on a magic carpet ride! In this epic parody for mature audiences, the classic tale of Aladdin gets retold…from its villains’ point of view! One misunderstood Royal Vizier must quest to save his kingdom from its oppressive sultan, an invading prince, and the most notorious thief who ever lived. Young-adult theatre company Speedrun Studios returns to the Dougherty Arts Center with a smart, lively, and outright hilarious musical that is unafraid to poke fun at everyone’s favorite series of animated films.
Questions? Contact speedrun.biz@gmail.com
DAC Nights: Ob-la-di Ob-la-DAC
An in-person event
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
7-9pm
The Dougherty Arts Center Theater will be transformed into a dance hall on Wednesday, August 21 for DAC Nights: Ob-la-di Ob-la-DAC! Jack Monzingo, DAC Nights’ guest instructor, will review best practices and guide participants through some of the most crowd-pleasing group dances, including songs like The Cupid Shuffle and Copperhead Road.
This event was originally scheduled for May 15. All are welcome to come out and dance! Wear clothing and shoes you feel comfortable moving in. Footwear is required in the theater. Registration is required, as space is limited.
Digital Programming
The DAC is proud to offer free digital programming for the public.
- Adult Art Lessons
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Instructor-led lessons in various different mediums of ceramics, drawing & painting, and digital arts.
Ceramics: Adding Form to Coil Vessel
Ceramics: Making a Bowl on the Potters Wheel
Ceramics: Adding Details to Sculptures with Jon Nelson Video 3
Ceramics: Rhyton Part 1 - Handbuilding the vessel
Ceramics: Rhyton Part 2 - Decorating the vessel
Ceramics: Hand Building a Dog Food Bowl
Ceramics: Hand Building a Cat Food Bowl
Ceramics: How to Make a Plate on the Wheel
Ceramics: Texture Glazing Ceramics - Video 4
Ceramics: Learn How to Make an Oil Bottle
Ceramics: How to Make A Vase on the Potters Wheel
Ceramics: Make a Cup on the Wheel
Ceramics: Make a Ring Holder on the Potters Wheel
Ceramics: Make a Coffee Pour Over
Ceramics: Make a Flower Brick part 1
Ceramics: Make a Flower Brick part 2
Ceramics: Make a Large Serving Dish
Ceramics: Trim a Large Baking Dish
Ceramics: Make a Teapot Part 1
Ceramics: Make a Teapot Part 2
Ceramics: Make a Bird Bath & Feeder
Ceramics: How to Reclaim Clay Scraps
Ceramics: Trimming With a Chuck
Ceramics: Make Screen Printed Decals
Ceramics: Make a Clay Pumpkin on the Potter's Wheel
Ceramics: Pinch Pot Clay Pumpkin
Ceramics: How to Pull Cup Handles
Ceramics: Glazing a Mug: Two Ways
Ceramics: Cut and Slam Wedging
Ceramics: What Are Pyrometric Cones?
Drawing: Portrait Drawing Hacks
Drawing:Urban Sketching in Your Yard
Drawing: The Five Aspects of Light
Drawing: Hatching & Cross-Hatching - Pen & Ink Shading Techniques, Part I
Drawing: Stippling & Scribbling - Pen & Ink Shading Techniques, Part II
Drawing: Drawing on Book Pages
Drawing: How To Start Drawing a Portrait
Drawing: Ditch Your Eraser: Hand Lettering
Drawing: Additive and Subtractive Drawing
Drawing: Developing a Daily Drawing Practice
Drawing: Using Notan as a Composition Tool
Drawing: Ditch Your Eraser: Embracing Mistakes
Drawing: Tips & Tricks: Thumbnails
Drawing: Gesture Drawing: How and Why
Drawing: Drawing Hair In Portraits
Drawing: Using Perspective To Draw The Human Head
Drawing: Tips & Tricks: Urban Sketching Trees & Shrubs
Drawing: 2B or not 2B: The Pencil Code
Drawing: Tips & Tricks: Sharpening Art Pencils
Drawing: Tips & Tricks: Walnut Ink
Drawing: Squint: What’s a Value Study?
Drawing: Face It: Using Value Shapes To Draw The Human Face
Drawing: Hands Up- Drawing Hands
Drawing: Why Perspective Is Hard To Get Right Part 1
Drawing: Sketching Clouds in Pen & Ink
Drawing: Why Perspective is Hard to Get Right? Part 2
Drawing: Blind Contour Drawing
Painting: Indigo Hills Watercolor
Painting: Basics - The Painter's Sketchbook
Painting: A Guide to Abstract Painting
Painting: Riverbank Scene in Watercolor
Painting: Pink Water Lily Watercolor
Painting: Creating a Watercolor Study
Painting: Blending & Dry Brushing
Painting: Seascape in Watercolor
Painting: Highlights and Edges
Painting: Tips for Beginning Acrylic Painters
Painting: Discover Watercolor Crayons
Painting Basics: The Self-Critique
Painting: Exploring Color in Neutral Tones
Painting: Watercolor Crayon Still Life
Painting Basics: Oil or Acrylic?
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: Abstract with India Ink
Painting Basics: Setting Up a Still Life
Painting: Abstract Art: What’s Going On Here?
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: Stormy Sky
Painting: Tips & Tricks: Composition
Painting: Watercolor: Using Expressive Color
Painting: Tips & Tricks: DIY Painting Set Up
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: Mixed Media Collage
Painting: Watercolor - Oil Pastels with Watercolor
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: Painting Trees
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: How to Paint Clouds
Painting: Painting a Starry Sky With Ink
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: Brush Basics
Painting: Painting Clouds With Gouache
Beginning Watercolor: Falling Leaves
Watercolor: The 10 Minute Field Sketch
Watercolor Sketchbook: Simplifying a Complex Subject
Digital: Photoshop - Clone Stamp
Digital: Photoshop - Blending Modes
Digital: Introduction to Illustrator
Craft: Papier-Mâché Cactus Sculpture
Craft: Trellis Ladder for your Garden
Craft: Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Squirrel Feeder
Craft: Cross Stitch Earring Holder
Craft: Make a Peephole Diorama
Craft: Upcycled Wine Cork Board
Craft: Tips & Tricks: Cutting Collage Elements
Crafts: Bat Macrame Wall Hanging
Crafting: Upcycled Tinsel Tree
Crafting: DIY Stamped Wrapping Paper
Crafting: Upcycled Sweater Mittens
Mixed Media: A Template for Working With Mixed Media
Mixed Media: Blackout Poetry on Book Pages
Mixed Media: Reviving an Abandoned Drawing
Mixed Media: Curating Collage Elements
Photography: DIY Camera Obscura
Photography: Make a Paraxinoscope
Photography: Smartphone Photography: How to Tune Your Image
Photography: Natural Light Photography
Photography: Smart Phone Photography: How to Remove Unwanted Content
Smartphone Photography: How to Rotate and Crop an Image
Smartphone Photography: Adding Shallow Depth of Field
Smartphone Photography: Creating a Black and White Image with the Subject in Color
- Artist Professional Development
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The Artist Resource Center is pleased to host free monthly professional development workshops for artists. Covering a different topic each month, our workshops give artists the tools to develop and advance their careers in the arts.
- Paper Pandemonium