The Community Art School of the Alleghany Highlands
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UPCOMING CLASSES
Classes are listed by category under the Classes & Calendar tab above, or view and print the full schedule.
Call or email the school if you have unanswered questions.
Call or email the school if you have unanswered questions.
** Denotes classes for children (suggested ages indicated in descriptions). All children's classes can be found here: Children's Classes
* Denotes adult classes open to children (check age/accompaniment requirements in description)
All adult classes are open to teens 13+ unless otherwise indicated.
ALWAYS AVAILABLE:
Custom scheduling for these courses (contact the School to arrange- at least 2 days ahead):
-Studio Painting Private Lessons
-Stone Carving Private Lessons (Alabaster Abstraction)
-Paint 'n' Pour Private Party
-Knitting Lessons
-Crochet Lessons
* Denotes adult classes open to children (check age/accompaniment requirements in description)
All adult classes are open to teens 13+ unless otherwise indicated.
ALWAYS AVAILABLE:
Custom scheduling for these courses (contact the School to arrange- at least 2 days ahead):
-Studio Painting Private Lessons
-Stone Carving Private Lessons (Alabaster Abstraction)
-Paint 'n' Pour Private Party
-Knitting Lessons
-Crochet Lessons
Below are classes that are coming up in the next month or so, listed by class START DATE
**Note that many classes last more than one day!**
Click on class title for more information and to register. We hope to see you in a class soon!
NOVEMBER
Nov 2 Basic Oshi-e
Nov 2 Advanced Oshi-e
Nov 2 Glass Open Studio
Nov 2 Bronze Metal Clay Workshop
Nov 5 Glass Open Studio
Nov 5 Open Woodshop
Nov 6 **Kids Clay: Crazy About Animals
Nov 6 Basic Oshi-e
Nov 6 Advanced Oshi-e
Nov 7 Frits & Pieces Fused Glass Landscapes
Nov 7 Chair Yoga
Nov 7 Mindful Yoga Flow
Nov 8 **Kids Clay: Decorations and Holiday Gifts
Nov 9 Saturday Yoga Workshops: Partner Yoga
Nov 11 Pottery Wheel
Nov 13 **Side-by-Side Art Exploration
Nov 13 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making
Nov 13 Intro to Flash Photography & Painting with Light
Nov 14 Chair Yoga
Nov 14 Glass Open Studio
Nov 15 EVENT: Bluegrass Jam @ 7pm
Nov 16 Basic Oshi-e
Nov 16 Advanced Oshi-e
Nov 16 Woodworking: Twig Pot Turning
Nov 19 Glass Open Studio
Nov 21 Chair Yoga
Nov 21 Mindful Yoga Flow
Nov 22 SPECIAL EVENT: KRISKINDLMARKT 2pm-7pm
Nov 22 SPECIAL EVENT: KRISKINDLMARKT BIERGARTEN 7-9pm
Nov 23 SPECIAL EVENT: KRISKINDLMARKT 10am-5pm
Nov 26 Glass Open Studio
Nov 30 The Gallery Holiday Shop opens!
DECEMBER
Dec 4 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making
Dec 4 Landscape & Night Photography Workshop
Dec 5 Chair Yoga
Dec 5 Mindful Yoga Flow
Dec 7 **Children's Clay Handbuilding
Dec 7 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making
Dec 11 **Side-by-Side Art Exploration
Dec 11 *Beginner Blacksmithing
Dec 12 Chair Yoga
Dec 14 Wood Turning: Candlesticks
Dec 19 Chair Yoga
Dec 19 Mindful Yoga Flow
Dec 20 EVENT: Bluegrass Jam @7pm
CALL NOW to schedule Fall Music Lessons! We offer instruction in clarinet, piano, saxophone, and trumpet for children and adults, and we partner with Garth Newel Music Center's Allegheny Mountain String Project for children's lessons in violin, viola, and cello at our location.
**Note that many classes last more than one day!**
Click on class title for more information and to register. We hope to see you in a class soon!
NOVEMBER
Nov 2 Basic Oshi-e
Nov 2 Advanced Oshi-e
Nov 2 Glass Open Studio
Nov 2 Bronze Metal Clay Workshop
Nov 5 Glass Open Studio
Nov 5 Open Woodshop
Nov 6 **Kids Clay: Crazy About Animals
Nov 6 Basic Oshi-e
Nov 6 Advanced Oshi-e
Nov 7 Frits & Pieces Fused Glass Landscapes
Nov 7 Chair Yoga
Nov 7 Mindful Yoga Flow
Nov 8 **Kids Clay: Decorations and Holiday Gifts
Nov 9 Saturday Yoga Workshops: Partner Yoga
Nov 11 Pottery Wheel
Nov 13 **Side-by-Side Art Exploration
Nov 13 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making
Nov 13 Intro to Flash Photography & Painting with Light
Nov 14 Chair Yoga
Nov 14 Glass Open Studio
Nov 15 EVENT: Bluegrass Jam @ 7pm
Nov 16 Basic Oshi-e
Nov 16 Advanced Oshi-e
Nov 16 Woodworking: Twig Pot Turning
Nov 19 Glass Open Studio
Nov 21 Chair Yoga
Nov 21 Mindful Yoga Flow
Nov 22 SPECIAL EVENT: KRISKINDLMARKT 2pm-7pm
Nov 22 SPECIAL EVENT: KRISKINDLMARKT BIERGARTEN 7-9pm
Nov 23 SPECIAL EVENT: KRISKINDLMARKT 10am-5pm
Nov 26 Glass Open Studio
Nov 30 The Gallery Holiday Shop opens!
DECEMBER
Dec 4 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making
Dec 4 Landscape & Night Photography Workshop
Dec 5 Chair Yoga
Dec 5 Mindful Yoga Flow
Dec 7 **Children's Clay Handbuilding
Dec 7 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making
Dec 11 **Side-by-Side Art Exploration
Dec 11 *Beginner Blacksmithing
Dec 12 Chair Yoga
Dec 14 Wood Turning: Candlesticks
Dec 19 Chair Yoga
Dec 19 Mindful Yoga Flow
Dec 20 EVENT: Bluegrass Jam @7pm
CALL NOW to schedule Fall Music Lessons! We offer instruction in clarinet, piano, saxophone, and trumpet for children and adults, and we partner with Garth Newel Music Center's Allegheny Mountain String Project for children's lessons in violin, viola, and cello at our location.
NEW GALLERY EXHIBIT: Paintings by Brett LaGue
Clifton Forge School of the Arts hosts exhibit by Fincastle artist Brett LaGue
More than two dozen works by local plein air painter Brett LaGue are currently on display in the Gallery of Clifton Forge School of the Arts and will be on exhibit through Saturday, November 23.
Paintings by Brett LaGue features LaGue’s talent in providing both a creative record of his subject as well as provoking a sense of story that draws the viewer to engage with his works through their own memory and experience. Described by exhibit curator Helen Kostel as “lyrical anecdotes of rural and small town life,” this mixed group of paintings is presented in oil, acrylic and watercolor. The images feature a range of natural scenes and familiar local places.
“I’ve always been fascinated by fleeting images of landscapes, gardens, and highways,” says LaGue. “My goal is to take my initial impressions of these everyday environments and translate them into simple scenes as antidotes to the cacophony of everyday experience. In the end, I take in sensations and make them visual, sharing these emotionally engaging experiences with the viewer.”
LaGue was born in Indiana and grew up in Florida, where he spent most of his free time wandering through woods, fields, along riverbanks, and at the beach. He is an honors graduate of Ringling School of Art & Design (now Ringling College of Art & Design) in Sarasota, FL. The recipient of a professional fellowship grant from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, LaGue lives and gardens in Fincastle, Virginia where, he notes, “every road is a back road.”
The School of the Arts, located at 518 Church Street in Clifton Forge, is pleased to present this exhibition free of charge. The Gallery is open to the public during the School’s regular business hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., with the exception of times the space is used for a class or event. Additionally, the Gallery will be open during the School of the Arts’ Kriskindlmarkt, the eighth-annual, European-style holiday market that serves as both a festive community event and a major fundraiser for the School’s scholarships, programming and operations. For more information, contact the School by phone or email: 540-862-7275 or cfsota@lumos.net.
More than two dozen works by local plein air painter Brett LaGue are currently on display in the Gallery of Clifton Forge School of the Arts and will be on exhibit through Saturday, November 23.
Paintings by Brett LaGue features LaGue’s talent in providing both a creative record of his subject as well as provoking a sense of story that draws the viewer to engage with his works through their own memory and experience. Described by exhibit curator Helen Kostel as “lyrical anecdotes of rural and small town life,” this mixed group of paintings is presented in oil, acrylic and watercolor. The images feature a range of natural scenes and familiar local places.
“I’ve always been fascinated by fleeting images of landscapes, gardens, and highways,” says LaGue. “My goal is to take my initial impressions of these everyday environments and translate them into simple scenes as antidotes to the cacophony of everyday experience. In the end, I take in sensations and make them visual, sharing these emotionally engaging experiences with the viewer.”
LaGue was born in Indiana and grew up in Florida, where he spent most of his free time wandering through woods, fields, along riverbanks, and at the beach. He is an honors graduate of Ringling School of Art & Design (now Ringling College of Art & Design) in Sarasota, FL. The recipient of a professional fellowship grant from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, LaGue lives and gardens in Fincastle, Virginia where, he notes, “every road is a back road.”
The School of the Arts, located at 518 Church Street in Clifton Forge, is pleased to present this exhibition free of charge. The Gallery is open to the public during the School’s regular business hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., with the exception of times the space is used for a class or event. Additionally, the Gallery will be open during the School of the Arts’ Kriskindlmarkt, the eighth-annual, European-style holiday market that serves as both a festive community event and a major fundraiser for the School’s scholarships, programming and operations. For more information, contact the School by phone or email: 540-862-7275 or cfsota@lumos.net.
SAVE THE DATE: The MayFaire
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Have you shopped at The Art Store lately?
BLUEGRASS JAM 3RD FRIDAY EVERY MONTH!! 7PM, FREE.
GIFT CERTIFICATES
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The gift of creating art = lasting memories.
The perfect gift for any age!
GIFT CERTIFICATES CAN BE APPLIED TOWARDS ANY CLASS.
Add the recipient details in the "Order Notes" box as you check out. The School will mail the certificate to you, or directly to the recipient with your personalized message. You may print a receipt after payment, however the actual gift certificate will be mailed by the School as directed by you. You may also purchase gift certificates in person at the School. Questions? Call 540-862-7275 or email cfsota@lumos.net
** IMPORTANT: Add the recipient details in the "ORDER NOTES" box as you check out. We can mail the certificate(s) to you, or directly to recipient(s) with your personalized message. Gift Certificates are also available locally at the School. Questions, please call 540-862-7275.
The perfect gift for any age!
GIFT CERTIFICATES CAN BE APPLIED TOWARDS ANY CLASS.
Add the recipient details in the "Order Notes" box as you check out. The School will mail the certificate to you, or directly to the recipient with your personalized message. You may print a receipt after payment, however the actual gift certificate will be mailed by the School as directed by you. You may also purchase gift certificates in person at the School. Questions? Call 540-862-7275 or email cfsota@lumos.net
** IMPORTANT: Add the recipient details in the "ORDER NOTES" box as you check out. We can mail the certificate(s) to you, or directly to recipient(s) with your personalized message. Gift Certificates are also available locally at the School. Questions, please call 540-862-7275.
Annual Blacksmiths Hammer In
A Saturday in mid April 2020
Exact date to be Announced
LOCATED ON VIRGINIA'S WESTERN HIGHLANDS ARTISAN TRAIL
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Clifton Forge School of the Arts
The Community Art School of the Alleghany Highlands The Clifton Forge School of the Arts is a private non-profit organization dedicated to teaching the fine and applied arts to children, teens and adults living in the Alleghany Highlands and beyond. The School, located in the heart of downtown Clifton Forge, opened its doors in January 2011. Since then it has enrolled approximately 8,000 students. It is housed in two historic buildings on Church Street, encompassing a nearly two-acre specimen garden. The School of the Arts is funded by tuition and rental revenues, private donations by patrons of the arts and organizations such the Covington/Hot Springs Rotary Club, Kiwanis of the Alleghany Highlands, Jack Mason's Tavern, WestRock Corporation, and grants from the Town of Clifton Forge, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the Alleghany Foundation, the Richard S. Reynolds Charitable Foundation, the William Reynolds Foundation, and the Nettleton Foundation. |
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We're proud to be in "The heART of the Alleghany Highlands!"
CLIFTON FORGE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
518 CHURCH STREET
CLIFTON FORGE, VA 24422
540-862-7275
518 CHURCH STREET
CLIFTON FORGE, VA 24422
540-862-7275
