Our Winter/Spring class schedule is here and registration is open. Here are just a few of the great classes we’re excited about:

Glass - Taster Class
Age: 16yrs. and up. Learn more about the exciting world of hot glass and the art of glass fusing. This class will give students a solid understanding of the glass fusing process and the many different ways in which hot glass is used to create art. All materials needed to design and assemble two five-inch glass plates (per student) are included in the class fee. If class time and kiln space allow, students may be able to make additional pieces. (Additional materials would need to be purchased from the Pullen Arts Store). Instructor: Melanie Stoer. (2 sessions)

Course Fee: $90
#182777 Jan 9-10 Sa  10:00 AM-2:00 PM Su 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Image: Glass class at Pullen Arts Center

Jewelry - Enamel: Exploring Color and Pattern
Age: 16yrs. and up. Would you like to add color and pattern to your jewelry and metalwork? Explore ways to use vitreous enamels to create rich and colorful patterned surfaces through the use of layered opaques and transparents, luster decals, graphite, stenciling, sgrafitto, rubber stamps, silver foil under transparents, underglaze pencils, enamel paints and markers and sugarfiring, and adding elements including seed beads, microbeads, glass threads and frit. The instructor will demonstrate enameling on two- and three-dimensional surfaces and discuss solutions to setting enamel pieces. All levels are welcome. Instructor: Kathryn Osgood. (2 sessions)

Course Fee: $120
#182098 Jan 23-24 Sa-Su 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Image: Enamel by Kathryn Osgood

Painting - Abstracts for Teens
Age: 11-15 yrs. Whirl, spin, throw, splatter, pop! How do all those paint strokes equal an abstract painting? We will explore these concepts in this fun abstract painting class. Learn which techniques used together create a dynamic abstract or dynamic background for a representational painting. We'll go over composition, values, hues, tones, shapes and color combinations. No prior experience required. You'll take home a
finished abstract or two! Supply fee is $12. Instructor: Rebecca Rousseau. (1 session)

Course Fee: $38
#182714 Jan 23 Sa 10:30 AM-2:30 PM

2nd Public Meeting | Tuesday, January 12, 6-8pm
Pullen Community Center, 408 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh

Please join us for our second public meeting and share your thoughts. We love your input!

The 2014 Parks Bond Referendum allocated $6 million for improvements to Pullen Arts Center and North Pullen Park. In the second of three public meetings, the City of Raleigh’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department will present diagram options developed by the project’s architect and landscape architect in response to the input we received at the first public meeting in October.

Want to learn more about the project? Check out the project page to find out what’s happening now and what’s coming soon.

Phase 1: Conceptual Study, which runs through March 2016
Phase 2: Design and Implementation, which lasts about 2 years