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building the arts and enriching the community for over 40 years

The Arts Center719 Central AvenueSt. Petersburg, Fl 33701

Phone: 727.822.7872Fax: 727.821.0516

www.theartscenter.org

Gallery Hours:mon-sat 10 am - 5 pmsun 12 pm - 4 pm

Administrative Hours:mon-fri 10 am - 5 pm

Photos by Beth ReynoldsAll images are courtesy of the Arts Center, St. Petersburg

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Participation in the arts unites a community and articulates its identity.

The Arts Center inspires, educates, and engages a diverse population in the

creation of contemporary visual art by providing a dynamic, professional

environment to foster the creative process, allowing artists and the

community to meet and exchange ideas.

Our highly qualified instructors teach extensive studio arts classes

at all levels across a wide variety of media, and we exhibit outstanding

recent work by local, regional, national and international artists through an

extensive program of rotating exhibits created by student, emerging, mid-

career and established artists.

MissionStatement

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Founded in 1917 as the Art Club of St. Petersburg, the Center has been providing art exhibitions and art classes to a rapidly growing population for more than 90 years. In 1964 the membership decided to focus on contemporary art and incorporated as the Arts Center Association, Inc. More recently, the Arts Center took the name of artist and Trustee Beth Ann Morean, a key benefactor and long-time supporter. As programming and membership increased, the Center staff expanded and now includes a professional management and programming staff of 23 (16 full-time and 7 part-time), 92 contracted faculty, and more than 240 volunteers. The current Executive Director, Evelyn Craft, joined the organization in 1997.

Our highly qualified instructors teach extensive studio arts classes at all levels across a wide variety of media, and we exhibit outstanding recent work by local, regional, national and international artists through an extensive program of rotating exhibits created by student, emerging, mid-career and established artists.

The Arts Center bought its first building in 1972. In the 1980s it began exhibiting nationally and internationally acclaimed artists, as well as cultivating and showcasing the talents of emerging artists. In 1980, a Florida Arts Council grant helped establish a children’s art program, evolving into one of the Center’s most successful initiatives. The Arts Center purchased a former furniture store in 1996, completing renovation of the 35,000 SF facility in November 2001, quadrupling exhibition space and providing room for studio classes in a wide variety of media.

Our Story

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The Chihuly Collection at the Beth Ann Morean Arts Center, in the heart of St. Petersburg’s booming downtown arts district, will attract tourists and significantly contribute to the continued revitalization of one of Florida’s most beautiful cities. With this expansion, the Center broadens its mission while it continues to provide services to our community to enhance quality of life.

Over the last decade, Arts Center attendance has increased from 7,000 annually to more than 74,000; membership from 782 to 2,700 households; volunteers from less than two dozen to 242; and our mailing list from 1,500 to 16,000+ households. In 2007-2008 the Arts Center served more than 40,000 children and adults through classes, activities and programs, and granted need-based scholarships to 73 youth and 108 adults. Aside from Pinellas County, the Arts Center draws visitors, members, and students from Hillsborough, Pasco, Manatee, and Sarasota counties as well as tourists from across the United States and internationally. St. Petersburg’s downtown renaissance, convenient access to the Interstate, and our educational and exhibition programming offer significant factors in our ability to draw visitors to St. Petersburg from elsewhere.

Following the Arts Center’s collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts’ Dale Chihuly exhibition in 2004 (in which the Center presented a related glass exhibition that featured world-class artists and provided the educational component for the MFA’s exhibition with 35,000 adults and children attending live, narrated glass-blowing demonstrations), the Arts Center began exploring a working relationship with the Chihuly organization that culminated in our agreement to include the first ever permanent collection of Chihuly glasswork, to be called the Chihuly Collection at the Beth Ann Morean Arts Center.

Phase I of the project will add 27,000 SF, to include the Chihuly Collection, a glassblowing hotshop with stadium seating for visitors, a new museum store, and educational spaces, including the phase 1 home of the Bank of America Children’s Learning Center.

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Ways to register

In Person

Please bring a completed registration form and payment to The Arts Center during our administrative hours:

Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

By Telephone

Please call us at 727.822.7872, during our administrative hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Please have your credit card number ready.

By Fax

Please send a completed registration form, including Visa, Master Card, or American Express payment information to: The Arts Center, 727.821.0516

By Mail

Download a registration form (.pdf) or click here for a printable form (.html). Complete the form and send it, with payment, to:

The Arts Center719 Central AvenueSt. Petersburg, FL 33701about registration

Registrations must be accompanied by a completed registration form and payment. Enrollment is limited and spaces are filled on a “first-come, first-served” basis.

Students are responsible for obtaining and providing materials for classes unless otherwise noted. You will receive a confirmation notice once your registration is processed and before the start date of your class, workshop, or camp.

If you have any questions or comments about classes and instructors, please contact: Katie Screven, Programming Assistant at ext 29.

session dates

Winter Session I: Mon., January 12, 2009 - Sun., February 22, 2009

Winter Session II: Mon., March 2, 2009 - Sun., April 12, 2009

Spring Session: Mon., April 20, 2009 - Sun., May 31, 2009

Tuition covers the entire six-week session.

Registration

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about adult classes

Students of high school age, 17 years and up, may take most adult classes through the approval of the Education Department. Signed parental consent is required for high school students participating in life drawing courses in which a model is used.

about Workshops

The Arts Center offers selected classes for college credit through Eckerd College’s Program for Experienced Learners (PEL). For-credit classes can be identified by the initials PEL in the class title. For more information regarding tuition, financial aid, and registration materials, contact:

Program for Experience LearnersEckerd College4200 54th Avenue SouthSt. Petersburg, Florida 33711(727) 864-8226to make a class suggestion

Contact the Arts Center with all your ideas for new classes.

The Arts Center is a not-for-profit community arts organization and we welcome students of all creeds and ethnic origins.

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painting:

• Mixed Media Painting• Chinese Brush Painting• Beginning Painting• Painting in Oil and Acrylics• Visual Explorations• Adventures in Chinese Brush

Painting• Beginning and Intermediate

Painting• Oil Painting: A Creative

Interpretation of Art History• Beyond Just Acrylic Painting• Introduction to Watercolor• Color Theory• Advanced Color for Self-Expression

draWing:

• Basic Drawing• Intermediate Drawing• Figure Drawing 3, 2, 1 !• Drawing the figure in style• Portrait Drawing• Life Drawing — á la carte

Mixed Media:

• Pencils, Pastels and Watercolor• Mixed Media and Assemblage• The Art of Japanese Book Binding I• The Art of Japanese Bookbinding II• It’s All About the Materials: Collage• Fantasy Character Creations

ceraMics:

• Beginning Wheel Throwing/Low Fire Decoration

• Introduction to Ceramics• Monday Evening Beginning Wheel

Throwing• Intermediate Throwing• Tuesday Evening Beginning Wheel

Throwing• The FUNdamentals of Clay• Throwing Taller on the Wheel• Inspiration and Interpretation• Intermediate/Advanced Throwing• Clay Designing: Sculpt and Build• Ancient Pottery Techniques• Introduction to Paper Clay• Wheel Basics

photography:

• Basic Digital Photography• Basic Digital Photography II: Getting

Creative• Photo Assignments• Experimental Digital Photography• Photography I• Photography II• Darkroom Printmaking• Photography as Image Gathering• Travel Photography• Portrait Photography• Portrait Photography II• Creative Photographic Lighting• The Art of Studio Lighting

StudioClasses

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dazzio WaterMedia:

• Acrylics — Get it Right from the Start• Watercolor Wonders• Advanced Watermedia• An Evening Interlude with Watercolor• The Magic of Watercolor• Professional Critique• Using the Figure in Watermedia

Paintings• Acrylic Painting

sculpture:

• Tuesday Morning Sculpture: The Human Figure

• Stone Carving• Beginning Figurative Sculpture in Clay

glass:

• Glass Cabochon Workshop• Beginning Glass Beads• Make Your Own Egg Paperweight

Workshop

pastels:

• Tuesday Evening: The Art of Pastels

JeWelry:

• Beginning/Intermediate Metals• Jewelry I• Wednesday Independent Jewelry

Study• Thursday Independent Jewelry Study• Introduction to Silversmithing• Intermediate Silversmithing• Lost-Wax Casting• Basics and Beyond

printMaking:

• Beginning Printmaking• Printmaking• Painterly Prints I

digital iMaging:

• Introduction to Photoshop• Intermediate Photoshop• Advanced Photoshop• Beginning Photoshop and Elements• Introduction to Digital Photography• Creative Photo Collage• Intro to Web Design• Intro to InDesign•

For more information visit:

www.theartscenter.org

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Youth and Teen

youth prograMs Winter/spring 2009

• Childrens Painting/Drawing...and More!

• Beginning Wheel Throwing• Hands-on Clay• Hand-building for Youth

teen prograMs Winter/spring 2009

• Jewelry Making for Teens• Drawing for Teens• Teen Wheel Throwing• Cartooning and Drawing

suMMer caMp

celebrate the artist in you!

Summer is a time to play and that’s exactly what will happen here at the Beth Ann Morean Arts Center this Summer! Children can draw, paint, sculpt and explore new media. Campers ages 5 - 15 can learn art processes, explore the basic art concepts and skills, and learn the proper care for art tools and materials. Check out the 2009 Art Camp Schedule today!

kidVentures in art

Our educational programs are designed to enhance and integrate the learning experience both during your visit and in your classroom. Each tour guides students through the exhibitions, exploring how various influences can affect the work of the artist. Tour includes a brief history of the artist and their work followed by a question and answer period.

youth & teen exhibitions - Word & image

odysseys and expeditions:

Word & Image is a juried art exhibition for grades 3-12 in public and private schools throughout Pinellas County. This year’s theme, “Odysseys and Expeditions” challenges students to create an image and a written piece based upon a physical journey they have taken, whether it be to a real or an imagined place, a personal quest, or mission that they will undertake in the future.

For more information visit

www.theartscenter.org/youth_teen/

Programs

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Join the Arts Center and become part of the fastest growing visual arts community in Tampa Bay! For less than it costs to take a family of four to dinner and a movie, you and your family can enjoy year-round discounts on classes, gifts and artwork.

Enter your artwork in our annual members’ show. Attend free exhibits by today’s leading contemporary artists at the Arts Center’s galleries. Support and be part of the Arts Center! Join now!

We are pleased to announce a new benefit for all Arts Center members at the Sustainer level of $150 and higher. The Arts Center has joined the North American Reciprocal Museum Program.

Your new Arts Center membership card validated with a gold North American Reciprocal sticker, entitles you to member privileges at over 250 participating museums, such as free* admission during regular museum hours as well as member discounts at museum shops and on many concert/lecture tickets. Click here for a complete listing of participating museums and galleries: North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) program

* restrictions apply at some museums.

Membership

2009© All information and images are courtesy of the Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida www.theartscenter.org