ART EDUCATION » HAMILTON PLACE
New Classes for April & May
Mondays, April 30 to June 4, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.: Cast Drawing II
Tuesdays, April 17 to May 31, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Acrylic Painting 101 for Beginning Painters
Wednesday, April 25 to May 30, 5:30 to 7 p.m.: Drawing Fundamentals I
Thursdays, April 19 to May 24, 5:30 to 7 p.m.: Learning to Draw What You See
To learn more, click here or visit Art Creations Hamilton Place.
ONLINE SURVEY » NAMLA
Artists’ Survey
Calling all artists! The art community needs your feedback. Please take 10 minutes to complete a major international artist survey. The results of this survey will appear in the second edition of The Artists & Art Materials Study. A free summary will be available to everyone in the arts community.
WORKSHOPS » HAMILTON PLACE
April Workshops
Speedball Art Products Representative Allan Franklin will conduct two workshops on Friday, April 27. From 2 to 4 p.m., check out Introduction to Basic Screen Printing. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Allan will demonstrate Basic Gilding techniques. Each workshop is $5 and we’ll have 25% discounts on all Speedball Screen Printing and Gilding materials all weekend!
Read more about the Workshops.
Now with two locations: North Shore & Hamilton Place
Downtown? Visit our flagship store at 201 Frazier Ave. in the historic George Little Building. Since 1987, Art Creations has served Chattanooga and the region’s artists with the best in fine and graphic arts supplies and materials. We also offer complete custom framing services along with our signature customer service that has made Art Creations a Chattanooga institution for almost 40 years. Come stroll the hip, historic and revitalized North Shore and visit Art Creations for all your art supplies and framing needs! Click here for details.
At Hamilton Place? No problem! We’ve just opened our new location at 7351 Commons Blvd. at Hamilton Place (behind Smokey Bones). Come shop our new 13,000-square-foot gallery, featuring entire wings devoted to fine art and graphic supplies and materials, drafting and craft tables, pens and paper, easels, a huge custom framing section, art supplies for kids and our new home decor wing. Come shop Hamilton Place and visit Art Creations for all your art supplies, framing and home decor needs! Click here for details.
HAMILTON PLACE
Art Night Out Parties
Art Creations is now offering Art Night Out Parties at our Hamilton Place location. Bring your favorite beverage for a fun evening out and take home a beautiful 16″ x 20″ acrylic painting! No experience in painting is necessary. Just let one of our Art Creations teachers take you and your friends through the step-by step process as you unwind and enjoy! There are many themes to choose from in our gallery of designs. Stop by our Hamilton Place store to select the design that your group would like to create, and we will take it from there. Art Night Out is an excellent activity for many groups.
HAMILTON PLACE
Young Artists Parties
Art Creations is now offering Young Artists Parties for birthdays and other special events at our Hamilton Place location. These 90-minute parties are available on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. Creative, fun activities lead by one of our art teachers are designed to be completed within the allotted time, so each child leaves the party with an original piece of art. The art activity may be chosen from our menu of party ideas, or designed especially for the honored child (with advance planning). Seasonally themed parties are available. All art materials and instructions are provided by the Art Creations party staff.
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BOTH LOCATIONS
BOTH LOCATIONS
HAMILTON PLACE
HAMILTON PLACE
HAMILTON PLACE » HOME ACCENTS & GIFT GALLERY
Melissa & Doug Educational Art & Toys
Art Creations is proud to become an official retailer for the complete line of the award-winning Melissa & Doug educational art supplies and classic toys. For more than 20 years, Melissa & Doug have been designing and manufacturing quality educational toys and art supplies for children of all ages. Come browse our huge new Melissa & Doug selection at Art Creations Hamilton Place!
Visit our Home Accents & Gift Gallery at Hamilton Place!
HAMILTON PLACE » ART EDUCATION CLASSES
Spring Art Classes & Workshops
Our Spring 2012 Art Education Class Schedule is complete! Registration for our new classes, which begin in March at our Hamilton Place location, is under way and features new classes in painting, drawing, cartooning, children’s classes and more! Check our Facebook page and our Art Education page on the site for news and updates!
IN THE STUDIO » ARTIST PROFILES
Lesley Ann Austin
Our monthly series of “In the Studio” interviews with local artists continues this month with a profile and chat with Art Creations instructor and artist Lesley Ann Austin. A native of Scotland, Austin is a mixed media artist with a focus on paper batik, the subject of her recent class at Art Creations. Read our interview with Lesley and discover our growing archive of interviews, including talks with Chattanooga artists Kevin Bate, Morris Mitchell, Nora Bernhardt and Sandy Washburn.
ART CREATIONS VIDEO » EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS & INSTRUCTION
Tom Lynch Tips & Techniques
If you missed renowned watercolorist Tom Lynch’s recent visit to Art Creations, fear not! During his four-day visit to conduct demonstrations and workshops, we recorded a four-part video series featuring Tom’s tips and techniques and his recommendations for art supplies, all available at Art Creations. Enjoy all the videos and make plans to attend Tom’s demos and workshops when he returns next year. Watch our Facebook page for updates!
Watch the videos on our new Art Creations Video page.
