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Class 2095: Painting the Beach: A Watercolor Workshop

Nilsosmar — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:43:17 +0000

Painting with watercolors can be satisfying right from the launch. The painting comes to life when we get out of its way. In this beginner-friendly watercolor workshop, you’ll how to let the paint flow and to work with what it wants to do. You’ll have fun and try a variety of easy techniques in class, and go away with the confidence to continue painting on your own. In this five-week, beginner-friendly class you’ll learn how to paint beachscapes. Instructor: Elena Richmond. For more information, click here.

When: Wednesdays, July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 14 (five meetings) 1 p.m-3 p.m.
Where: If the class is small, it will meet in Crown Hill. If it’s larger, it will move to a space in Broadview. We will spend at least one class session painting en pleine air at Golden Gardens park in Seattle.
Tuition: $100 (The $10 registration fee for this class is waived for summer quarter only)

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- General Public: $100 tuition
- UW Students (current ID): $95

Class 9050: The OK Chorale!

Nilsosmar — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:02:39 +0000

The OK Chorale is a non-audition choir of folks who love to sing. We sing in four-part harmony with experienced singers and uncertain beginners, music readers and non-readers. The rehearsals are fun and no one gets hurt. Just because your grade school music teacher told you to mouth the words is no reason not to sing out now.

Instructor: Elena Richmond. When: 7:00-8:30 PM
Dates: Wednesdays, July 10-August 21, plus Friday, Aug 23 7:00-8:30
plus a performance in the community during the last weekend of August TBA
Location: Broadview neighborhood in Seattle - Course fee: $110

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General Public: $110 tuition + $10 reg fee = $120
UW Students (current ID): $96 tuition + $5 reg fee = $101

Class 6010: Increase Traffic to Your Website with SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Nilsosmar — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:50:03 +0000

Do you have a website that needs more traffic? Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can make the difference between 100 people finding your website, or 100,000 people. For businesses, good SEO can result in improved web traffic and sales. For bloggers, it can increase the number of people who find and read your blog. In this class you’ll learn how SEO works, and how to optimize your website so that Google will be more likely to find it and list it higher in its search engine results.

When: Mondays, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. August 5 through August 19 (three meetings)
Where: University of Washington campus (Seattle)

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General Public: $125 tuition + $10 reg fee = $135
UW Students (current ID): $120 tuition + $5 reg fee = $125

Class 6055: E commerce for Beginners! Save Money Buying Online

Nilsosmar — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:48:33 +0000

eCommerce for Beginners! Save money buying online
Learn how to use online shopping sites like eBay and Amazon to find the best deals safely, quickly and easily, and save 30% or more on your purchases.

Sign up now for the Summer Quarter class, starting in summer 2013
When: June 24-July 1, 7-9:30 p.m. (three meetings)
Where: North Seattle Community College campus
Tuition: $99 Note: This class has free parking.

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General Public: $99 tuition + $10 reg fee = $109
UW Students: $95 tuition + $5 reg fee = $100

Class 6070: eCommerce2: Make Money Selling Online

Nilsosmar — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:38:26 +0000

Course 6070: eCommerce 2: Selling Online Using eBay
Whether you’re an artist wanting to sell your work online – an entrepreneur looking to set up a full time online business – or just want to explore the world of online commerce for fun, this class is a great place to start. You’ll learn how to supplement your income by selling products and services online using eBay – and even how to open your own online store. For more information, click here.

When: Mondays, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., July 22-August 19th (five meetings)
Where: North Seattle Community College campus
Tuition: $150 Note: This class has free parking.

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General Public: $150 tuition + $10 reg fee = $160
UW Students: $145 tuition + $5 reg fee = $150

Class 2075: Mixed Media Collage!

Nilsosmar — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:21:12 +0000

In this enjoyable class, you’ll learn photo transfer techniques and ways to work with magazine images or xeroxed and laser printed photos of your own. Explore your creative side in this Seattle mixed media collage class with the “Put a Bird on It” theme. Make some art for yourself or for a gift. Learn how to take assorted weights and kinds of papers to make a great collage. Learn simple ways to create interesting textures and patterns using rubber stamp techniques, acrylic paint, gel mediums, household spackle and other art supplies. Caitlin Dundon, instructor.

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This class will be back in Fall Quarter 2013. In the meantime, please explore our other art classes.

UPDATE 2: MARCH 2013

Nilsosmar — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:51:47 +0000

It’s been a wonderful quarter….. meeting and interviewing people interested in teaching, and working with a wonderful collection of students who signed on to take our established classes for the first time, or retaking ones they’d taken before, or trying new ones. It was great working with you all.

Today (March 18th) is the last day of classes for winter quarter. New classes will start in about mid-April. Thank you all for your energy, honesty, interest in learning, and for making winter quarter one of our most successful and enjoyable quarters to date.

Class 2051: Learn ACRYLIC PAINTING in a day!

Nilsosmar — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:43:11 +0000

A fun one-day version of our popular acrylics painting class! You’ll learn some basics about mixing and blending acrylics, learn how to use the paints and brushes, and learn an easy method of painting objects in way that makes them look solid and three dimensional. Even if you don’t know an artist’s brush from a toothbrush, you’ll have fun, learn a lot, and get off to a good start. Learn to paint in a day!

When: Sunday, June 9th, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: University of Washington campus in Seattle
Tuition: $99

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General Public: $99 tuition + $10 reg fee = $109
UW Students (current ID): $95 tuition + $5 reg fee = $100

UPDATE 1: FEBRUARY 2013

Nilsosmar — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:16:15 +0000

Lots has been happening around our office in recent weeks, and it’s fun to be riding the wave. Here are a few highlights:

We are happy to welcome new instructor Theresa, and her class Improvisational Dance for Beginners. Theresa’s class is a gentle introduction to an interesting dance form.
We’ve had dozens of requests for a class in Adobe Illustrator, and are happy to announce that our computer guru instructor, Jon Peck, who teaches the very popular WordPress for Beginners class, will be offering a beginning class in Adobe Illustrator for Total Beginners, starting in May.
Jon is also the instructor of our Video Editing using Premiere Pro class, which is also now open for registration.
Another new instructor joining us in Spring 2013 is Robin Walker. Robin is a wonderful, classically trained artist, who taught for years through Cornish and other art schools. She does beautiful luminous watercolor paintings on both realistic and fantasy themes. If you’ve ever thought of trying your hand at watercolor, her class is a good place to start. Her one-day Beginning Watercolorclass meets in June.
Online courses are in the works, though they are still months away. When they’re ready, students will be able to take our classes from anywhere in the world. More info
Students in the cartooning class have requested a follow-up course. We’ve just scheduled one called How to draw Superheroes.
Our Spring quarter 2013 classes are now open for registration: Seattle Art Classes - Seattle Film Classes - Seattle Acting Classes - Seattle Software Classes - Seattle Writing Classes.

We’re also working on new classes in topics ranging from wilderness skills, to documentary filmmaking, to video for social change. More to come soon!

Class 2023: Figure Drawing for Beginners!

Nilsosmar — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:19:22 +0000

In this fun, step-by-step introduction to FIGURE DRAWING, you’ll learn how to draw realistic human figures using an easy method. Shading, action, muscles, hand, feet, males, females and more. Total beginners welcome!

To learn more about this class, click here.

When: Mondays, July 8th – July 29th, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. (four meetings)
Where: University of Washington campus in Seattle
Tuition: $99 ~ This class has FREE art materials.

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General Public: $99 tuition + $10 reg fee = $109
UW Students (current ID): $95 tuition + $5 reg fee = $100