The new summer workshops are starting!
WAE Summer Workshops offer a creative space where individuals 16 years and over can work with professional artists, practitioners, and facilitators to develop and expand their interests and skills.
To register for WAE Summer Workshops, visit the WAE Workshops page.
Joyful Painting (Monday)
Starting Date: July 19
Days: Mondays
Dates: 7/19, 7/26, 8/2, 8/9, no class 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, no class 9/6, 9/13, 9/20
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Instructor: Janet Boltax
Students in this spirited painting class will receive instruction in drawing, color mixing, and composition but will also be free to create their own images as the spirit moves them. They will experiment with a variety of painting and drawing mediums including tempera, watercolor, oil pastel, and magic marker and will also delve into portraiture, a specialty of the instructor. Above all, students will be encouraged to seek joy from the wondrous process of painting. Janet Boltax is a Montclair, NJ-based painter, and printmaker.
Cost: $155 (8 sessions + supplies)
P.O.E.M.S
Starting Date: August 30
Days: Mondays
Dates: 8/30, (no class) 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25
Time: 3:30 – 4:30pm
Instructor: Randy Harris
Poetry is more than rhyming words on a page. It is a tool of expression. Everyone, has something to say. Words are like rhythm to a musician, color to a painter or clay to a sculptor. We intend to provide tools that will spark your creativity and inspire you to craft and tell your story.
Poetry Instructor: For more than a decade, Randy Harris has been a facilitator with the WAE Center. He has led classes in creative writing, speaking circles, meditation, geography, documentary, peer advocacy groups (ABLE – Abundance, Beauty, Love, Expansiveness) as well as one to one sessions with members. He is passionate and inspired to facilitate members finding their inner voice and creative genius through poetry.
Cost: $120 (8 sessions)
Joyful Painting (Tuesday)
Starting Date: July 20
Days: Tuesdays
Dates: 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, no class 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, no class 9/7, 9/14, 9/21
Time: 3:30 – 4:30pm
Instructor: Janet Boltax
Cost: $155 (8 sessions + supplies)
Students in this spirited painting class will receive instruction in drawing, color mixing, and composition but will also be free to create their own images as the spirit moves them. They will experiment with a variety of painting and drawing mediums including tempera, watercolor, oil pastel, and magic marker and will also delve into portraiture, a specialty of the instructor. Above all, students will be encouraged to seek joy from the wondrous process of painting. Janet Boltax is a Montclair, NJ-based painter, and printmaker.
Improv Play
Starting Date: June 22
Days: Tuesdays
Dates: 6/22, 6/29, 7/6, 7/15, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10
Time: 6:00 – 7:00pm
Instructor: Megan Sweet
Cost: $120 (8 sessions)
Healing Meditation
Starting Date: July 20
Days: Tuesdays
Dates: 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, no class 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, no class 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28
Time: 5:00 – 6:00pm
Instructor: Miriam Moran Shankman
Cost: $135 (9 sessions)
Drawing Made Easy
Starting Date: July 22
Days: Thursdays
Dates: 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, 9/9, no class 9/16, 9/23, 9/30
Time: 3:30 – 4:30pm
Instructor: Joan Cummings
Are you ready to begin making creative art! Enjoy learning easy steps-by-step techniques starting with simple shapes like circles, squares, and triangles. When you join these shapes together, you will be able to draw people, animals, flowers, and tons more. Finish off your artwork using color pencils, markers, watercolor or acrylic paint. Join us as we explore your creativity to make art and have FUN! Joan is a teaching artist whose work has been exhibited at museums and universities in New Jersey. Joan shares all of her art experience and techniques with her students.
Cost: $185 (10 sessions + supplies)
Sponsored by a generous grant
from The Healthcare Foundation of NJ