The Georgetown Art Center Tickets

Let’s take a walk through the main questions: Who (or what art) needs framing and why? What kind of frame design is best for my project? How do I put together a simple frame job? Are you an artist needing to prepare your artwork for exhibit and don’t have the budget for expensive framing services? Or are you simply looking to frame a favorite piece of artwork for display in your own home? We will take a visual exploration of how frame design works and the impact it has on the viewer, owner, and competition judge. Bring up to 3 pieces (preferably 16x20 or smaller canvas or paper) to design a frame package, prepare your artwork to exhibit, or how to DIY your own frame. If you have questions regarding what to bring, please email Sonia at stingerstudio@gmail.com. Sonia Colonna Mathis is an internationally award-winning picture framer with over 25 years of experience in the field. She is also a highly collected artist with a BFA from UT Austin, Texas. She has given demonstrations and motivational talks all over Central Texas for both art and framing. She has served as a juror for several exhibitions in the Austin area, and curated shows for galleries and pop-up exhibitions in Georgetown, Salado, and Florence, Texas.

Let’s take a walk through the main questions: Who (or what art) needs framing and why? What kind of frame design is best for my project? How do I put together a simple frame job? Are you an artist needing to prepare your artwork for exhibit and don’t have the budget for expensive framing services? Or are you simply looking to frame a favorite piece of artwork for display in your own home? We will take a visual exploration of how frame design works and the impact it has on the viewer, owner, and competition judge. Bring up to 3 pieces (preferably 16x20 or smaller canvas or paper) to design a frame package, prepare your artwork to exhibit, or how to DIY your own frame. If you have questions regarding what to bring, please email Sonia at stingerstudio@gmail.com. Sonia Colonna Mathis is an internationally award-winning picture framer with over 25 years of experience in the field. She is also a highly collected artist with a BFA from UT Austin, Texas. She has given demonstrations and motivational talks all over Central Texas for both art and framing. She has served as a juror for several exhibitions in the Austin area, and curated shows for galleries and pop-up exhibitions in Georgetown, Salado, and Florence, Texas.

Join us for a 4-hour workshop taught by local ceramic artist, Lisa Dickson. Learn to use the coil method to create a small sphere form, the refine the form into the animal of your choice using decoration and underglaze techniques.

Join us for a 4-hour workshop taught by local ceramic artist, Lisa Dickson. Learn to use the coil method to create a small sphere form, the refine the form into the animal of your choice using decoration and underglaze techniques.

In this 4-hour workshop, participants explore textile manipulation techniques from the ground up. They begin by collaging a variety of fabrics together in a jigsaw-puzzle-style arrangement, then build depth and texture using reverse appliqué and chenille, layering in additional fabric and optional printing or paint mark-making along the way. Each participant leaves with a finished piece they can display as a flat 2D wall piece or shape into a simple 3D form, depending on personal preference and time. All supplies included. No experience required.

In this 4-hour workshop, participants explore textile manipulation techniques from the ground up. They begin by collaging a variety of fabrics together in a jigsaw-puzzle-style arrangement, then build depth and texture using reverse appliqué and chenille, layering in additional fabric and optional printing or paint mark-making along the way. Each participant leaves with a finished piece they can display as a flat 2D wall piece or shape into a simple 3D form, depending on personal preference and time. All supplies included. No experience required.

Mark Making Masterclass with featured GAC exhibit artist Catherine Richardson Over four hours, we'll explore structured, intuitive, and experimental approaches to mark making. Together we'll work with simple exercises designed to quiet the inner critic - the voice that judges, compares, or hesitates, and make more room for instinct and spontaneity. We'll begin with simple, collaborative exercise, easing into the spirit of play as a group. Next, we'll move into individual space and time to revisit and deepen that first exercise. Followed by a focused exercise in eye-hand coordination using experimental methods, sharpening attention and responsiveness in the moment. To close, you'll choose imagery that speaks to you, combining it with the previous exercises, to develop a composition and face any fear of creating head-on, with support and encouragement. By the end, you'll leave with refreshing inroads for breaking through creative blocks, a few finished pieces, and hopefully a looser, freer relationship with your own creative process. All supplies included. No experience required. November 7, 1-5 pm

Mark Making Masterclass with featured GAC exhibit artist Catherine Richardson Over four hours, we'll explore structured, intuitive, and experimental approaches to mark making. Together we'll work with simple exercises designed to quiet the inner critic - the voice that judges, compares, or hesitates, and make more room for instinct and spontaneity. We'll begin with simple, collaborative exercise, easing into the spirit of play as a group. Next, we'll move into individual space and time to revisit and deepen that first exercise. Followed by a focused exercise in eye-hand coordination using experimental methods, sharpening attention and responsiveness in the moment. To close, you'll choose imagery that speaks to you, combining it with the previous exercises, to develop a composition and face any fear of creating head-on, with support and encouragement. By the end, you'll leave with refreshing inroads for breaking through creative blocks, a few finished pieces, and hopefully a looser, freer relationship with your own creative process. All supplies included. No experience required.

Join us for an open studio session! Please bring your own supplies, all mediums welcome. September 27 | Demo by Amie Gonser October 18 | Demo by Jessica Cook with a model November 15 December 13 | Demo by Larisa Anaya Artist members of the Georgetown Art Center can sign up for free, individual members or those who want a one-time trial membership may participate with a $10 drop-in fee.

Join us for an open studio session! Please bring your own supplies, all mediums welcome. August 30 | Demo by Sonia Colonna Mathis with a model September 27 | Demo by Amie Gonser October 18 | Demo by Jessica Cook with a model November 15 December 13 | Demo by Larisa Anaya Artist members of the Georgetown Art Center can sign up for free, individual members or those who want a one-time trial membership may participate with a $10 drop-in fee.