The
OMA-School of Art offers expert instruction in a
variety of media
Daytime, evening and weekend classes provide the opportunity for brushing up on tried and true techniques or sparking the flames for further innovations. Classes are regularly scheduled in watercolor, acrylic and oil painting, ceramic sculpture, drawing, drumming, art quilts, book arts and fiber art. For information about classes or workshops, email Helen Shafer Garcia, Director, OMA School of Art, Helen@oma-online.org. To register for a class call the museum at 760-435-3720.
The OMA School of Art is located at: 219 N. Coast Highway
Oceanside, CA 92054
Oceanside Museum of Art is located at:
704 Pier View Way Oceanside, CA 92054
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watercolor & acrylic all levels Helen Shafer Garcia
Tuesdays, 1 PM - 4 PM
Sept. 2 - Oct 7
Oct 28 - Dec 2
Cost $107, OMA members $87
Call 760-726-5004 Helen@oma-online.org www.helenshafergarcia.com
book arts: structured & altered Helen Shafer Garcia
Wednesdays, 9 AM - 12 PM
Sept 3 - Oct 8
Oct 29 - Dec 3
Cost $107, OMA members $87
Call 760-726-5004 Helen@oma-online.org www.helenshafergarcia.com
Award winning watercolorist Helen Shafer Garcia has a long exhibition history both locally and in galleries in Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is an illustrator for San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles and has illustrated several travel brochures for resorts such as the Westin St. John, Acapulco Diamante, La Quinta Resort, and Marriott Desert Springs Resort to name a few. She holds a BA in Fine Art from Cal State Long Beach with additional study at Otis-Parsons School of Art and Design. Helen is currently the director of the OMA School of Art and the museum’s after school art outreach program. She is an exhibiting member of the San Diego Watercolor Society and of 10 North Gallery in Escondido.
Ricky teaches workshops for the San Diego School District on Afro-Cuban Folklore and for the Oceanside Museum of Art Outreach Program in Oceanside and Vista schools. As Conguero, he teaches at the OMA School of Art along with his father, Timbalero, Romeo Carrido. He is currently working on a recording project with Luna Llena as well as several upcoming television performances.
Romeo started his professional career in Los Angeles backing up singing groups such as Sonny and Cher, The Drifters, and The Coasters. He spent years performing Mainstream Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, and Brazilian Samba with artists such as Jesus Diaz, Edgardo Cambon, Rafael Ramirez and Flip Nunez. Romeo currently teaches conga, sax, flute, bass, piano, and drums. He also leads the Cuban Salsa group “Luna Llena” with his son Ricky Carrido.
expressive arts experiment in all media Alessandra Colfi
Fridays, 9 AM - 12 PM
Aug 1 - Sept 5
Cost $107, OMA members $87
$35 materials fee pay to instructor,
includes all supplies and materials
Call 760-724-0319 alessandra@alessandracolfi.com
Alessandra Colfi has been teaching art and its therapeutic effects for over seven years. She is the Associate Director of the Expressive Arts Therapy Department at the International University of Professional Studies and has a Bachelors degree in Linguistics and a Masters degree in Fine Art. Alessandra teaches in all media using a variety of techniques.
"Expressive Arts" provides the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of media developing ideas and art in a relaxed, supportive environment. All skill levels are welcome from novice to professional.
exploring
your creativity in watermedia Claire-Lise Matthey Anderegg
Thursdays, 9 AM - 12 PM
Sept 11 - Oct 30 "a visual journal"
Cost $163, OMA members $143
Call 858-672-0935 claireart@earthlink.net www.claireliseart.com
Claire-Lise came to California in 1989 and began exhibiting
her work in many galleries. She was educated at the School
of Visual Arts Ceruleum and at the Atelier Martenot, both
in Switzerland. Her paintings have won numerous awards in
national and international watercolor and experimental art
exhibitions. Claire-Lise’s work develops slowly with
the addition of multiple layers of color and texture. She
uses personal symbols and antiquity resulting in a feeling
of depth and complexity.
See Claire-Lise’s art at claireliseart.com
ceramics Tony Richards
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6 PM - 9 PM
3 weeks of classes, 2 per week
ongoing
Call 760-729-4562 trichards@yar.miracosta.cc.us
Tony has exhibited in the U.S. and internationally. His miniature teapots were recently accepted into the Small Teapot Competition, “Da Yu Xiao Hu 2” in Mission Viejo, California. He is an associate faculty member at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California where he teaches printmaking. Tony has taught ceramics at the OMA School of Art for 7 years.
W O R K S H O P S
learning to weave on a loom Christie Dunning
Sunday, 10 AM - 4 PM
July 13, one day workshop
Sept 14, one day workshop Cost $85, OMA members $65
$33 materials fee pay to instructor
dye, print, paint on fabric Christie Dunning
Sunday, 10 AM - 4 PM
Aug 10, one day workshop
Oct 5, one day workshop Cost $85, OMA members $65
$33 materials fee pay to instructor
Call 858-459-3545 candcdunning@aol.com
Christie works in a variety of media and techniques including yarn, fabric, and wire. She makes one-of-a-kind artworks as well as woven wire jewelry. Christie’s work has been juried in local, national and international exhibitions. Her work has been published in the following magazines: American Craft, Handwoven, FiberArts, FiberArts Design Book Five, International Textile Design, Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot, and Surface Design Journal. She holds an MFA in Studio Art/Fiber with an emphasis in Textile Techniques in Metal from San Diego State University.
Intro to gourd art Carol Lang
July 20, Sunday 12 PM - 5 PM
Cost $75, OMA members $55
$15 materials fee pay to the instructor pine needle basketry Carol Lang
Aug 17, Sunday, 12 PM - 5 PM
Cost $75, OMA members $55
$10 materials fee pay to the instructor
Call 760-431-1645 caldesigns@roadrunner.com
Carol Lang began making baskets in Michigan in the early 1980s. Since retiring to California her creative pursuits have been in basketry, gourd art and ceramics. Her work appears in local galleries and has been juried into national and international exhibitions. Her work has won awards at the Association of Michigan Basketmakers annual exhibition, the California Gourd Society, and the San Diego Fine Arts Expositions. She is the director of the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe Gallery and was charter president of the Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild. See Carol’s work at www.CaliforniaFibers.com
intro to sculptural knotting Carol Lang Sept 21, Sunday 12 PM - 5 PM
Cost $75, OMA members $55
$10 materials fee, pay instructor
Call 760-431-1645 caldesigns@roadrunner.com
Tuition for the School of Art Beginning September 1, 2007
6 week classes: $107,
OMA members $87.
8 week classes: $163,
OMA members $143.
Workshops as listed.
Call the museum to enroll,
760-435-3720.
Refund policy:
cancellation one week
prior to class,
Transfer to next class session
prorated per class,
limit 2 classes.
