MIDDLETOWN >> Middletown Art Center offers a full day of Art and Culture to the community today. The class, Printmaking Resilience — Etching II will take place from noon to 5 p.m., followed by West African Dance with Live Drumming, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Etching II is an iteration of the drypoint etching process using contemporary, affordable materials taught by artist Nicholas Hay. “We’ll use a drypoint technique to draw on a plastic plate. This is an affordable and non toxic way to emulate traditional etching on copper or zinc,” said Hay. “Participants will be able to make changes and refinements to their image and run their plate through the press several times during class. Those who came to class in December are welcome to bring their plates back to further develop their images.”
Adults and teens 12 and up, whether new to artmaking or professionals, are invited to attend. Resilience classes cycle through Photography, Creative Writing, Painting and Printmaking every first through fourth weekend of the month, generally on Saturdays. Classes are just $5 and continue through May 2018. The project will culminate with countywide exhibitions and a chapbook of images and writing created during the project. Visit www.middletownartcenter.org/resilience to learn more about the Resilience Project and to pre-register for classes.
At 5:30 p.m, join Jessie Beck in the gallery for West African dance and live drumming. The cost is $12. Learn some new dance moves and get a workout. Jessie has spent a lot of time in Africa mastering dance moves and rhythms, and has taught classes and led dances all over the Bay Area.
Visit www.MiddletownArtCenter.org to learn more about events, exhibitions and classes or to become a MAC member and be a part of sustaining and growing the arts and culture in Lake County.
