Block Gallery and Pullen Arts Center are partnering to present gallery talks by Block Gallery artists followed by demonstrations at Pullen Arts Center. In conjunction with the Block Gallery exhibition Constructs, artist Sarah West will give a gallery tour at the Block Gallery on Thursday, June 5 from 1-1:45pm and a demonstration of her work process at Pullen Arts Center on Thursday, June 12 from 1-1:45pm.

Free and open to the public. Due to limited space, pre-registration is encouraged. For more info and to register, call Pullen Arts Center at 919-996-6126.

Image: Sarah West, Stairs/Portico

Register Online | Leisure Ledger

Printmaking – Screen Print
Ages 16 +
If you want to make your own T-shirts, this is the class for you. Get your screens, ink and squeegee ready! We’ll cover applying emulsion, exposing the screen, and printing techniques. Supply list provided. Instructor: Keith Norval

Thursdays, June 26-July 17, 7-9:30pm
#158111
$54 Raleigh residents/$66 non-residents

Image: Screen printing

Jewelry – Beginning Metal
Ages 16+
Design and construct earrings, pins, pendants, charms or other small objects and tokens in this basic metalworking class. Learn to saw, file, hammer, and solder wire and sheet metals to create individual projects. Purchase silver for projects (orders taken first class, approx. $30). Optional jewelry kits will be available for $25, providing solder, sawblades, drill bit, sandpaper and a small amount of copper to get started. Instructor: Betty McKim, Sarah West (6 sessions).

# 156349 
Tuesdays, June 10-July 15, 10am-12:30pm (Sarah West)
#156348
Wednesdays, June 25-July 30, 7pm-9:30pm (Betty McKim)
$104 Raleigh residents/$116 non-residents

Bookmaking – Weekend Longstitch Sampler
Ages 16+
In this class we'll create four beautiful books with exposed bindings based on the longstitch. Two books will have hard covers and two will have soft covers. Supply fee of $50 payable to the instructor. Instructor: Kathy Steinsberger (2 sessions)

#157536
Saturday & Sunday, June 7 & 8, 9:30am-3:30pm
$84 Raleigh residents/$96 non-residents

Pottery – Handbuilding Techniques Intro
Ages 16 +
Expand your possibilities with clay. If you can imagine it, you can build it! We’ll cover the basics of handbuilding and talk about the entire process of working with clay, from creating a piece to glazing and firing it. Course includes an introduction to the slab roller and other handbuilding tools. Supply fee of approx. $18 (for clay) payable at first class. Instructor: Tim Cherry (7 sessions).

# 157880
Mondays, June 2-July 14, 7-9:30pm
$91 Raleigh residents/ $103 non-residents