ADULT CLASSES

Watercolor Painting for Adult Beginners
The eight-week watercolor painting class for beginners course is designed for people who would like to try watercolor painting, but do not know where to start. Students will explore different techniques, while working on the landscape, still life, figurative and/or imaginative painting, in a nurturing environment.

Paula White, a painter and gallery instructor at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston will lead the class. The cost is $175 for members and $190 for non-members. Materials are not included. The classes will be 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesdays from Sept. 17 to Nov. 5.

Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor
The intermediate/advanced watercolor class is a “next step” for those who would like to explore watercolor painting beyond a basic understanding of color and brush strokes.  Using the nature of light (and dark), instructor Jay Ryan will help students “push” the medium, adding other water media, brushes and paper surfaces and experiment with palette color mixing to capture magic and luminosity. In each class students will start a new painting together using landscape, still life, the figure, abstract or imaginative thought, or narrative ideas as subjects. Each class will also provide a brief and supportive group critique. Students will leave with expanded knowledge of technique and traditional and contemporary use of watercolor.

The course will be Thursdays, Sept. 18 to Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $175 for members and $190 for non-members. Materials are not included. Note: This course requires a minimum of 5 students to run.

CHILDREN’S CLASSES

MAC dance academy
Paige Hiller will teach dance classes for kids 3 to 6 on Mondays from Sept. 8 to Nov. 11. Preschool (ages 3 to 4) will be from 3 to 3:30 p.m., beginner (ages 4 to 5) from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. and intermediate (ages 5 to 6) from 4:15 to 5 p.m.

The Marion Art Center is now accepting registrations for the Dance Academy. The fall session is grounded in classical dance, whereas the spring session will focus on choreography and recital performance.

Preschool dance involves ballet warm-up, jazz stretches, basic mat tumbling and basic tap steps. The fee for the 10-week session is $145 for members and $160 for non-members.

Beginner instruction involves ballet warm-up and barre, jazz stretches and beginner mat tumbling. The fee for is $155 for members and $170 for non-members.

Intermediate instruction involves advanced ballet warm-up, barre and adagio, tumbling, jazz stretches and combinations, and tap combinations. The is fee is $155 for members and $170 for non-members.

Little People's Theatre
Kim Teves will lead several six -week theatre classes for kids ages 6 to 9 on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Each six-week Session is $80 for members and $95 for non-members.

Each week the children will learn basic theater craft through drama games, readers' theater and rehearse for a small production to be performed the last week of each session.

Fall session 1 begins Sept. 9. The deadline for registration is the same day. Fall session 2 begins Oct 28. Additional winter sessions begin Jan 6. And Feb. 24

Young People's Theatre (ages 10-14)
Kids in grades 4 to 8 may participate in Young People’s Theatre on Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 11 and running through Nov. 13. The performance will be on the final Thursday.

Students will learn basic theater craft through improvisation exercises, theater games, and the process of putting on a production through selection, rehearsal and production of a small show presented at the end of the session. Kim Teves will teach the class.

A winter/spring session will begin Jan. 8. The tuition is $170 for members and $185 for non-members. Call 508-748-1266 for more information.

Preschool piano
Little Mozart’s Preschool Piano is an early music enrichment program for children ages 3 to 5. Lessons are designed to introduce children to the piano and teach basic foundation skills that will inspire an early appreciation for music. Individual lessons place an emphasis on rhythm, finger position, music vocabulary, music notation, note reading and encourage overall fine motor development. It is offered three times per year at the Marion Art Center for 10-week sessions with the fall session beginning Sept. 12. Each session concludes with a short recital. Children may repeat sessions through age 5 to enhance their knowledge and performance skills. Lessons are Friday mornings for 25 minutes each and $20 per lesson, including the cost of music, materials and the recital.) To reserve a lesson time, contact Jamie Wiksten at jwiksten@verizon.net or 508-295-0379.

Saturday Morning Piano Lessons
Piano lessons for beginners and intermediates are offered on Saturday mornings, by appointment only, with instructor Donald Richard.

The fall 2014 session begins Sept. 27 and runs until Dec. 13. The winter session begins Jan. 10 and runs until the end of the school year. To reserve a lesson time, call Donald Richard at 781-582-6273 or email don@javajiveband.com.

Registration and payment for all classes except piano can be made online at www.marionartcenter.org. More information on each class is also available on the website.