Calendar of Events

The information you've all been waiting for is finally here... Knoxville Parks & Recreation's Cyber Sale is coming November 26-29! You will be able to purchase $25, $50, or $100 gift certificates online at 20% off! You will also receive 20% off classes between $30-$100. So, mark your calendars to make sure you don't forget about this great sale!

2022 classes and workshops at the Arts & Fine Crafts Center are online and available for registration! We have lots of amazing classes scheduled for the coming year so check them out here! https://registration.knoxvilletn.gov/CourseActivities.aspx?id=11&cat=3

Give the gift of an art class for the art lover in your life!!
https://registration.knoxvilletn.gov/CourseActivities.aspx?id=11&cat=3

Another busy week in the books for KAFCC! Starting out the week we had Printmaking: Pet Portrait Edition...it may have been a small class, but we made up for lack of numbers with lots more fun! Amanda taught a fun and easy way of printmaking using tracing & cutting techniques. We ended up with lovely portraits of Lukie Skywalker the cat & Poppie the dog! Homeschoolers learned all about the ancient technique of paper quilling this week. Students used different quilling methods to make a colorful fall tree. In the Intermediate Wheel Topics class: Cream & Sugar, the participants are starting to decorate their sets using a carving technique called Sgraffito. We are excited to see their final sets! KAFCC had a brand-new class Monday night with Origami Quilts. Participants learned how to fold and interlock paper squares that they fit into a quilt pattern and then framed. We were all jealous of their professional looking frames at the end of class! Thanksgiving is just next week so that means...PIE! The After-school Art kiddos & the Dynamic Recreation group made a Thanksgiving Pie Garland to hang up for decoration. Pumpkin, Apple, Cherry & Blueberry were the favorites! And lastly, Preschool classes are back!! They read the book, "How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow" and learned how to mix color and paint stripes! They got messy and had fun doing it!!

Winter Classes & Workshops

Learn the basics!
Drawing I Skills: Gesture & Proportion
$45
1-Day Workshop
Monday, January 3
5:30pm-8:30pm
Instructor: Lauren Strohacker
Registration Deadline: December 30th

In this 1-night workshop you will experience drawing objects quickly and generally before refining them to find accurate proportions. You will learn the drawing techniques of the line gesture, mass gesture, sighting, measuring and scaffolding.

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Art Journaling:
Beginners Mindset
$15
1-Day Workshop
Wednesday, January 5
6:30-8:00pm
Instructor: Jennifer MacIsaac
Registration Deadline: January 1st
Join Jennifer each Wednesday and learn the Art of Journaling. Each week Jennifer will offer visual and written prompts to get you started. There really is no better way to spend a “hump day” than discovering your creative side, journaling. Students will need to bring a mixed media sketchbook, all other materials will be provided. Take one or take them all!!

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Needle felt a bird!!
Needle Felting
$40
1-Day Workshop
Saturday, January 8
Instructor: Katherine Wagner
Registration Deadline: January 5th

In this class students will learn the process of needle felting by creating a small bird of their choice. This is an entry level class on needle felting, no experience necessary.

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S.T.E.A.M is back!
Up Periscope
$10
1-Day Class
Thursday, January 13
10:00 am-11:00am
Instructor: Emily Morin
Registration Deadline: January 10th

Periscope’s have been used for over 100 years to help submerged submarines see above the water. Join Emily Morin as she teaches students to design, create and decorate their very own periscope. You’ll be able to use it to see without being seen!

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Snag a spot fast!
Throwing for Beginners
$195
6-Week Class
Thursdays, January 6-February 10
5:30pm-8:00pm
Registration Deadline: December 30th
Have you always wanted to learn to throw on the potter’s wheel? If so, this class is the one for you! Learn to center, pull up walls and make shapes like bowls and cups. This foundation class teaches the skills that all beginning potters need. Students will also learn how to glaze and finish their pieces! Initial bag of clay and firings included in the cost of this class!

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Get more practice!
Throwing for Skilled Beginners
$195
6-Week Class
Mondays, January 3- February 14
No Class on January 17
5:30pm- 8:00pm
Instructor: Amanda Humphreys
Registration Deadline: December 27th

Phew! You finished your first beginning wheel throwing class and you can’t wait to get your hands dirty again! This class is perfect for you! These will be a refresher on basic skills as well as learning to throw some new forms. This class is also perfect for people who haven’t thrown in a while. Amanda will touch on the glazing process as well.

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Quick Links

KAFCC Website
Register for Classes
City of Knoxville Website

November 2021
Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday 9:30am-4:30pm
Saturday-9:30am-2:00pm

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