Creative Classes

This class will look at the DAM’s artworks on view to inspire contemporary floral design. The approach is very out-of-the-box: breaking down an existing artwork into shapes and colors, then recreating a mixed media3D version with fresh floral elements. Students will learn flowercare and handling,as well as the mechanics and various applicable philosophies of floral design.

This 1-day workshop combines art history and experimentation toexplore the emerging movement of Bio Art. Rooted in environmental concerns and science, Bio Art can range from working with natural materials to manipulating DNA.

Students will learn about meditation and sound bathing with the use of various musical instruments. Breathing techniques and body movements for healing will also be explored. Students will investigate how sound can be used in everyday life to release stress and to calm the body and mind.

Students will learn the history of Cherokee basket making materials from pre-European contact through to contemporary Oklahoma Cherokee weaving. Students will learn to weave their ownround reed Oklahoma-style Cherokee basket.

Students will learn about meditation and sound bathing with the use of various musical instruments. Breathing techniques and body movements for healing will also be explored. Students will investigate how sound can be used in everyday life to release stress and to calm the body and mind.

Students will explore collage-making and examine the history of collageas an outsider art—how women and people of color used material at hand (paper and fabric scraps, for example) to create visual expressions that resonate powerfully today.

In this class, students will use red rock clay from Colorado and reconnect with the earth. Focus will be on the Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), with time for exploring one’s own ancestral relationship to cultural holidays.

Students will experiment with different watercolor techniques to make a set of 10 postcards. We will practice wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques to make mini paintings.

Thisclass combines art history and experimentation to explore the emerging movement of BIo Art. Rooted in environmental concerns and science, Bio Art can range from working with natural materials to manipulating DNA.

Students will be introduced to techniques that will elevate their use of color pencil. Students will learn how toburnish the paper, mix colors, and seeand match colors.

Craftivism is simply craft +activism. Students will use textiles to create theirown soft sculptures, protesttapestries, and positive affirmation embroideries. Students will learn sewing and embroidery techniques.

Students will learn painting fundamentals, explore and sketch in the museum's galleries, and create their own individual paintings. The intent of this class is to bring each artist throughthe entire processof researching and creating a completed piece of work.

Explore the intersection ofpaper collage and alternative process photography. Learn the basics of exposing cyanotypes on paper and thenuse that material as the basis for a unique paper collage—touching on paper weaving, repeated motifs, surface design, and elements of composition.

Explore expressive and representational techniques in watercolor, ink, and gouache. Using seasonal, botanical subjects such as branches and flowers, students will learn a variety of watercolor techniques.

Students will learn the basic techniques of tapestry weaving including frame loom and hand weaving. Fundamental weaving patterns and tapestry design will becovered, such as plain weave and color block design, as well as methods for creating texture.

Students will learn acrylic paint techniques and the use of found image collage. Emphasis will be placed on combining traditional painting approaches with contemporary collage to create meaning in students’ work.

Students will learn drawing fundamentals, exploreand sketch in the museum’s galleries, and create their own individual drawings. The intent of this class is to bring each artist through the entireprocess of researching and creating a completed piece of work.