IS183, Art School of the Berkshires, is offering several spring courses especially for young and older teens this spring.
Teens are welcome in all adult art classes at IS183 and the school has added several new programs specifically designed to engage older children and teens in the artmaking process.
This spring three different after-school classes are offered, and in the summer a two-week-long summer intensive will give teen students the opportunity to work with a number of IS183's faculty artists in the fields of ceramics, painting, drawing, jewelry making and more.
Artwork by teen students from the winter session is on display at JWS Art Supplies in Great Barrington through the end of April. Work by Rose Lloyd, Katie Martin and Gareth Morrow from Philip Howie's drawing class for ages 11 to 14 will be shown, as well as work by Emma Powers, Will Rosenthal and Alex Taylor, from Yura Adams' drawing class for ages 14 to 18. JWS Art Supplies is located at 38 Railroad Street in Great Barrington and is open seven days a week from 10 am to 5:30 pm.
Spring classes include "Drawing for Young Artists" with Philip Howie, for ages 11 to 15, on Wednesdays from 4 to 6 pm, beginning April 2nd. Students will explore different techniques of drawing and self expression, using charcoal, ink, pencil and watercolors to explore shape, line, movement, animation, and atmosphere in drawing. Howie is an artist and teacher whose work is in the collections of, among others, The Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine; the artist Jamie Wyeth; and the late John F. Kennedy, Jr.
For older teens, Jonathan Ehrenberg offers "The Basics of Drawing: Series, Books, and Portfolio Development" on Thursdays, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, beginning April 3rd. Ehrenberg holds an MFA from Yale University and is represented by the Earl McGrath Gallery in New York City. Students will learn the basic skills of how to accurately draw and proportion objects, with an emphasis on the development of original work. Students will develop a series of drawings, create artist books and a final portfolio. Regular discussions and critiques will build confidence and understanding of the strengths of the students' work.
Also on Thursday afternoons, beginning April 3rd, students age 10 to 13 can learn to make pottery on the wheel by exploring techniques including centering, forming, trimming and glazing basic pieces like mugs and bowls. Handles, lids and various surface treatments will also be covered. Instructor Elizabeth Daly welcomes both beginning and experienced students in this popular class. In addition, IS183 is offering a two week Teen Artists Camp this summer for ages 11 to 14.
The camp will run Monday to Friday, 10 am to 3 pm, from June 30 to July 11, with no class July 4. Students will have the opportunity to work with IS183's skilled faculty artists in ceramics, batik, jewelry-making, collage, papermaking, drawing, felting, and other artistic disciplines. Participating faculty artists include Paula Shalan, Karen Arp-Sandel, jewelry artist Elise Sideli, and fiber artists Theresa May-O'Brien and Heather Graber. Early registration is encouraged for all IS183 camps.
Special scholarship funds have been established to make these programs available to all students, regardless of financial needs. For more information on teen and youth scholarships, please contact Roshni Rama at 413-298-5252 x100 or info@is183.org.
All classes are held at IS183's historic schoolhouse home in Stockbridge, located at 13 Willard Hill Road, off Route 183 via Trask Lane. For more information or to register, please call 413-298-5252 or visit their website at www.is183.org.
IS183, Art School of the Berkshires, is a community-based, not-for-profit art school offering classes, workshops, artist talks, gallery exhibitions and other arts programming year round in the studios of its historic landmark home in Stockbridge.
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North Adams Worked the Weekend Fixing Water Line Breaks
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Water Department and Department of Public Works have been responding since Friday to multiple water line breaks throughout the city that are causing temporary loss of water in some areas.
"Everyone has water or very low pressure," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey, as of Sunday evening. "We're asking people to just conserve as much as they can. Once the system gets in balance, everything will come back, but we've got to fix them."
The first break occurred Friday in the field behind the water filtration plant, which was difficult to access. That repair was completed on Sunday morning.
"Then we started at 3:30 this morning on American Legion Drive," she said. "We dad to wait a few hours for Dig Safe, which slowed us down, and they're still over there, still trying to make the repair.
"Then about, probably, I would say, eight o'clock [Sunday morning]. We were called to Carr Hardware, where we had another bubble, another break. I don't know if we'll get to that break tonight. The guys are very tired, it's cold, it's unsafe."
Crews have been working in frigid temperatures trying to find where the lines are broken and fix them. The loss of the main line caused a drop in pressure, and the pressure changes are causing more breaks.
Commissioner of Public Services Timothy Lescarbeau was able to assess and get the first break fixed, she said, "but now it's regulating the system and that, coupled with the cold weather, is working against us tonight, but the team has been great.
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