Community Resources:
Area art classes
Artlink
436 E. Berry St., FW 46802, 260.424.7195
• Ongoing Figure Drawing sessions – signature required for high school students under 18, Mon & Wed, 7 to 10 p.m. at Artlink; $2 per hour
• Art for Kids, held at USF Rolland Center, 1st thru 7th grade, registration will be available soon for June 15-19 or June 22-26, 2009 classes, $35 per 5-day session, age appropriate, creative arts & crafts taught by professional art teachers, choose from 10 to noon or 1 to 3:00 p.m. sessions.
• Adult Workshop at USF: These classes are offered in July each year. 3 credit hrs available through USF for extra fee. Check back next spring for the 2 courses offered.
• Various other lectures and workshops offered throughout the year. Check out the classes and workshop page on Artlink's site.
City of Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation
Fort Wayne Community Center (Senior Center)
233 W Main St, FW 46802, 260.427.6460; www.fortwayneparks.org
Call for current class offerings.
Adults: potter’s wheels, painting, watercolor, crafts, drawing, portraits, calligraphy, jewelry, caning.
Special classes for pre-school & K.
Crescent Street Methodist Church
1232 Crescent Ave, FW 46805, 423-4718
Call for current offerings. Music & arts for children.
Fort Wayne Community Schools
Continuing Education – Neighborhood Connection (Anthis Career Center),
1200 S Barr St, FW 46802, call for schedule 260.467.1075 or www.neighborhood-connection.org.
Adult art, crafts, computer tech and kids art classes.
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
311 E Main St, FW 46802, 260.422.6467, www.fwmoa.org
Education Dept, 422-6467 or e: education@fwmoa.org
Summer Camp and various classes for youngsters 4-15 yrs.
Ganser, April & Troy
The Gansers teach art to children and adults. Contact: www.TagArtCompany.com or e-mail:
were.not.crazy@verizon.net, phone 456-6999, 444 Lafayette Espl., Fort Wayne 46806
Glasslink
516 Noble Dr, FW 46825, 260.483.6413
Classes change monthly. See www.glasslink.org
Offerings include kids series; Fusing, Mosaic, Hot Glass, Dichroic Jewelry, Stained Glass Techniques.
IPFW
2401 Coliseum E, FW 46805, www.ipfw.edu
Full-time commercial (260.481.6709) and fine art programs (260.481.6705) available.
Various children’s programs K-12 grade: Community Arts Academy Summer, call Maggie Hunter, 260.481.6059
Personal development for adults: Division of Continuing Studies, call 260.481.6619, or www.ipfw.edu/dcs
Certificate programs are also available for adults.
Ivy Tech Community College
3800 N Anthony Blvd, FW 46805, 260.482.7171. 800.859.4882, www.ivytech.edu/fortwayne
Previous adult offerings: Drawing for Visual, Graphic Design
Miller, Heather
Creative Energy Studio, 706 South Dewey St, Auburn IN 46706, 260-402-5267, www.creativeenergystudio.com
Offering classes for children beginning with second grade and above contact Heather or view her website for more information and details.
Orchard Gallery
6312A Covington Rd, FW 46804, 260.436.0927, www.TheOrchardGallery.com
This cooperative gallery often has artist members who give private lessons.
Pancner, Ales & Renata
Members of Orchard Gallery run an art school in their northeast Fort Wayne home. Call 260.497.0721. There may be a waiting list. Ales teaches painting to adults. Renata teaches children 9 yrs thru H.S.
University of Saint Francis
Rolland Center for Art & Visual Communication, 2701 Spring St, FW 46808 (SE corner of USF campus) www.usf.edu
For questions on the following art programs call the Rolland Center at 260.399.7700, Ext. 8001:
Full-time commercial and fine art programs
Continuing Education for adults
Various children’s programs
Artlink is a not-for-profit contemporary visual arts gallery, one of the few in the state of Indiana not associated with a university or artist's co-op. Artlink sponsors eight original exhibitions per year in the Main Gallery and eight exhibitions of artist members in the Hallway Gallery. Artlink's mission is to showcase artwork of the highest quality by emerging and mid-career artists and provide educational programs for the community.
