BOOTH ART ACADEMY

Looking for something fun to do for you or your children? Take an art class! The Booth Art Academy offers a variety of art classes throughout the year for both children and adults. All art classes are open to the public but Booth Museum members do receive a discount on registration. Prices and class offerings vary.

All classes are held at the TRC building at 1 North Gilmer Street unless otherwise noted. To sign up for an art class, call central scheduling at 770-387-3849. Registration will end one week before the first day of class. The registration fee is fully refundable up to 14 days prior to the class.

Adults | Children | Home School Programs

Adults

Workshop with artist Tom Gilleon
Join featured artist of the 9th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Gathering for a workshop focused on drawing and painting a Native American teepee. Class members will piece together a two foot model of a teepee, to gain an understanding of its history and structure. Under Gilleon’s instruction, students will sketch the model and from those sketches, begin an original piece of artwork. Students can work in the medium of their choice.
Friday, March 9, 2012
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Fee: $125.00 for members and $150.00 for non-members
Lunch is included
Materials list provided
Instructor: Tom Gilleon
Min. 5, Max. 12
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Children

Jr. Pottery (Ages 7 & up)
Come have some messy muddy fun!  Students learn the basic ceramic techniques of pinch, coil, and slab building and have a day to experience the potter’s wheel.  Students will take home several completed pieces.
4 Tuesdays, March 13, 20, 27 and April 10
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Fee: $60 for members and $75 for non-members
Price includes supplies
Instructor: Peggy Cline
Min. 5, Max. 12

Home school

Home School Days (Ages 7 - 12) Explore different art mediums and techniques in this special art class. Students take home a complete art project at the end of each class. First Friday of the Month, except April 1:00 - 2:30pm Fee: $6 for members & $8 for non-members for each Friday Price includes supplies February 3 – Landscape Reflection March 2 – Painted Horses April 13 – Where the Buffalo Roam May 4 – Yellowstone National Park

 

Directions to the Booth Art Academy:

Arriving From  I-75 

• Take I-75 to exit #288 to Main Street, Cartersville, Georgia.
• Follow Main Street (Highway #113 / #61) into the business district – approximately 2.2 miles.
• Turn right on Gilmer Street and go through the traffic light at the corner of Cherokee and Gilmer.
• The Resource Center building and parking lot is on the right.
   
Arriving From the West on Highway # 113/ #61 
• Take Highway #113 / #61 to Main Street, Cartersville, Georgia.
• Follow Main Street into the business district.
• After crossing the railroad tracks, proceed to the 1 st traffic light and turn left onto Gilmer Street.
• Go through the traffic light at the corner of Cherokee and Gilmer.
• The Resource Center building and parking lot is on the right.