Creative Classes

Class Description:

Students will learn the history of Cherokee basket making materials from pre-European contact through to contemporary Oklahoma Cherokee weaving. Following Sarah H. Hill in her book, Weaving New Worlds: Southeastern Cherokee Women and Their Basketry, we will meet some notable weavers and touch on different material traditions. The DAM Indigenous Arts of North America has a small selection of basketry from the Original Peoples of the Southeastern US and their descendants, and this class will both expose students to more examples of these traditions and give them an opportunity to weave their own round reed Oklahoma style Cherokee basket.

Educator Bio:

Salix is a 35-year-old two-spirit, multiracial creator and educator of Muscogee/Cherokee descent. Salix has had baskets on display at the Evergreen Center for the Arts, and they teach basket weaving for Colorado Native Org's Native cultural night. You can also find them at events such as the Harvest of All First Nations Corn Festival, and áyA Con Denver.

https://www.instagram.com/salix.weaves/

Refund and Class Cancellation Policy:

The Denver Art Museum adheres to a no-refund, no-exchange policy. If you are unable to attend, please consider your payment a tax-deductible donation.

If a class or workshop is cancelled by the Denver Art Museum due to inclement weather or teacher illness, a make-up day will be scheduled on a FRIDAY or SATURDAY as the educator’s schedule allows.

Accessibility Statement:

To request large print materials, a sign language interpreter, CART or any other accessibility service, please email Access@DenverArtMuseum.org at least ten (10) business days in advance of the program. We will make every effort to provide accommodation for requests made outside of that window of time.

Please see further information about accessibility, parking, and directions to the DAM here: https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/accessibility

 Class Description:

This 4-week class will introduce students to techniques that will elevate their use of color pencil. Students will learn how to burnish the paper, mix colors, and see and match colors. The class will explore the instructor’s drawings, the works of CJ Hendry, as well as works in the DAM’s collection.

What to Expect:

During this class, students will be learning and making. The instructor will share inspiration drawings, demonstrate technique, and then allow time, guidance, and support for students to create. This class is for beginners as well as artists who have not been taught colored pencil technique before. No previous experience required. Students will be making small experiment drawings, though there will be time in the later weeks of class to create works based on what has been taught throughout the duration of the course.

Educator Bio:

Charis Fleshner is a conceptual artist who lives and works in Greeley, Colorado. She earned her Master of Fine Arts from the University of New Mexico and teaches art at Aims Community College as well as the Denver Art Museum. Her work has been shown at the University of New Mexico Art Museum, the Fort Collins Museum of Art, and the Emmanuel Gallery in Denver. She has spent two artist residencies at the Elsewhere Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her current art practice focuses on colored pencil drawing, craftivism, soft sculpture, and feminist art.

https://www.charismakesart.com/

Refund and Class Cancellation Policy:

The Denver Art Museum adheres to a no-refund, no-exchange policy. If you are unable to attend, please consider your payment a tax-deductible donation.

If a class or workshop is cancelled by the Denver Art Museum due to inclement weather or teacher illness, a make-up day will be scheduled on a FRIDAY or SATURDAY as the educator’s schedule allows.

Accessibility Statement:

To request large print materials, a sign language interpreter, CART or any other accessibility service, please email Access@DenverArtMuseum.org at least ten (10) business days in advance of the program. We will make every effort to provide accommodation for requests made outside of that window of time.

Please see further information about accessibility, parking, and directions to the DAM here: https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/accessibility