Drawing for Beginners (Session 2)
Spring Class | Available
Learn basic, traditional techniques of drawing that will allow you to start to draw what you see. Build drawings and keep improving on them over time using helpful exercises to guide you. Get introduced to new artists every week and join discussions on how to look at and talk about art. A great class for beginners who say they can only draw stick figures.
Schedule Notes:
This class meets 6 times on Thursdays from 5/7/26 to 6/11/26.
Short 6 weeks class.
This class is open to teens age 16+ and adults.
You must complete a Student Information Form for each child (below the age of 18) attending a semester class or workshop without a parent or legal guardian. (This form is not required if a parent or guardian is also registered for the workshop and attending with the student.) Form URL: https://reg127.imperisoft.com/Pages/System/File.aspx?id2=6556
Fill out, sign, and email the form to info@communityartscenter.org. This form must be returned to the CAC office BEFORE the first class date.
Please bring to class:
pencil set (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B etc)
white Erasers
kneaded Erasers
small brushes
charcoal (compressed and vine)
india ink
Large Sketchpad (newsprint or drawing paper) 18"x 24"
X-acto blade and/or pencil sharpener
Craig Stover
Craig Stover has resided in Philadelphia for over 20 years and is widely known in the Philly arts scene as an artist, teacher, curator and art administrator. Craig has exhibited his works in numerous galleries including the Pentimenti Gallery, Cerulean Arts and the Williams Gallery. His studio in the Fairmount neighborhood and welcomes visitors and collectors alike (visit the artist’s website at www.picturemaker.com). Over the past decade, Craig served as the Executive Director for Allens Lane Art Center where he oversaw it’s summer art camp, produced 60+ productions in the Allens Lane Theater, curated over 100 exhibitions in the Alber Galleries and developed a wide variety of classes in the visual and performing arts (including the well-known Vision Thru Art program (sculpture classes for blind artists). Additionally Craig also hosts a weekly artist interview program called ArtShow that started as a response to the pandemic of 2019. ArtShow highlights the best artists working in Philadelphia today and gives viewers a chance to learn about new artists, how they work and what inspires their creativity. ArtShow can be found here: www.youtube.com/@ArtShowwithCraigStover