School Schedule
Art Classes for the Whole Family!!!
Registration & Class Guidelines
1. Our NEW PayPal
2.Registration is Easy! Print out the Registration Form from our website and bring it in.
3. Call and Register by phone
4. Stop in the Gallery between the hours of 11am- 4pm Tues- Sat
Consider joining TGAA- you save on class fees!!! Support the fine arts with a TGAA membership. Members save $20 on each class. All membership fees are for one year.
Student- $20 Basic- $40
Patron- $75 Sponsor- $150
Payment must accompany registration (non-member fee in parenthesis)
Registration is not complete without payment. We accept cash, credit and personal checks made payable to Tall Grass Arts Association. Phone registrations with Mastercard or Visa accepted.
Refunds: will be made only if the class is cancelled, or if registrant cancels at least one week before the first class. No refund after class begins.
Cancellation: If there is insufficent enrollment, TGAA reserves the right to cancel any class. Minimum enrollment for most classes is five (5). You will receive notification of cancellation.
School Location: Downtown Park Forest- In back of Gallery 70 Lester Rd. Park Forest, IL 60466
Phone: 708-748-3377
Contact Diana Lynch- Coordinator of Classes for any questions.
Classes for Children & Teens
Young Artists- Teaching Artists- Pat Moore/ 5 week Class
Beginning and Advanced students explore drawings, paintings, and all media, along with some art history.
Ages 5-8 Sat 9-10:30am $35($55) Ses 2 Jan7-Feb 4 Ses 3 Feb 18- Mar 17
Ses 4 Mar 31- Apr 28 Ses 5 May 5- June 2
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Ages 9-18 Sat 10:45am- 12:15pm $35($55) Ses 2 Jan 7- Feb 4 Ses 3 Feb 18- Mar 17
Ses 4 Mar 31-Apr 28 Ses 5 May 5-June 2
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Ages 9-18 Th 5:30-7pm $35($55) Ses 2 Jan 5- Feb 2 Ses 3 Feb 16- Mar 15
Ses 4 Mar 29- Apr 26 Ses 5 May 3-May 31
Homeschoolers- Teaching Artist Pat Moore/ 5 Week Class
Beginning and advanced students explore drawings and paintings using charcoal, pen, and ink, pencil, pastel, and watercolors. One session includes drawing and painting from a model. Art history will be part of the curriculum.
Th 12:30-2pm $35($55) Ses 2 Jan 5- Feb 2 Ses 3 Feb 16- Mar 15
Ses 4 Mar 29-Apr 26 Ses 5 May 3- May 31
Classes For Teens and Adults
Mixed Media- Teaching artist- Pat Moore- 5 Weeks
For beginners and advanced students. Stretch your imagination and learn a variety of techniques in painting, and drawing using a variety of media.
Teens & Adults Tu 7-9pm $50($95) Ses 2 Jan 10- Feb 14 Ses 3 Feb 21- Mar 27
Ses 4 Apr 3- May 1 Ses 5 May 15- June 12
Experiment with Watercolor- Teaching Artist- Claire Wiest/ 6 Week Class
A wide range of possibilities for beginning/intermediate adult students. Landscapes, interiors, florals, still life and more. Design, color, traditional approaches are explored.
Adults Only M 9-11:30am $75($95) Ses 2 Jan 9- Feb 13 Ses 3 Feb 20- Mar 26
Ses 4 Apr 2- May 7
Sketching and Painting- Basic to Advanced- Teaching Artist- Carol Boyajian- 5 Week Class
Try it, you'll like it. What could be easier! You can learn to draw and paint. Join our friendly group, have fun and awaken your creative self. Instructor is an Illinois Certified Art Teacher and individual instruction is emphasized. All skill levels are welcome. Please bring a drawing tablet, with pencils and eraser to your first class. No class Feb. 10, Mar 23 and May 4
12 to Adults Fri 3-5pm $50($70) Ses 2 Jan 6- Feb 3 Ses 3 Feb 17- Mar 16
Ses 4 Mar 30-Apr 27 Ses 5 May 11-June 8
NEW CLASS!!! Color and Composition (Color Theory)-Basic to Advanced Instructor Tim Vitek- 5 Weeks
This class will provide the student a practical foundation for
understanding color theory concepts by composing with primary, secondary
and tertiary color sequences. Students will be given the opportunity to
use these theories in exercises given throughout the course. You will get a class supply list upon registration.
Teens and Adults Tues 11-1pm $50($70) Ses 1 Feb 7- Mar 6 Ses 2 Mar 20- April 17
Ses 3 May 1- May 29 Ses 4 June 5- July 3
Knitting Beginners to Advanced- Instructor Ginny Kurowski/ 4 Week Class
If you are a beginner, learn this time honored craft with the basics. Or if you are stuck and need instruction on continue that project...there's help in this class! Bring one pair size 8 knitting needles and 1 skein worsted weight yarn #4.
Teens to Adult M 7-9pm $40($60) Ses 1 Jan 9- Jan 30 Ses 2 Feb 6- Feb 27
Ses 3 Mar 5-Mar 26 Ses 4 Apr 9-Apr 30
Ses 5 May 7-May 21 (3 weeks)
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Teens to Adult Fri 1-3pm $40($60) Ses 1 Jan 6- Jan 27 Ses 2 Feb 3- Feb 24
Ses 3 Mar 2-Mar 23 Ses 4 Apr 6-Apr 27
Ses 5 May 4- May 25
Digital Photography Beginning & Intermediate- Teaching artist- Rodger Paris/ 5 Week Class
Class in photography will include a session of photographing in the field, and shooting events (weather permitting), Students should bring a digital camera with flash to class.
Teens to Adult W 3:30-5:30pm $50($70) Ses 1 Mar 7- Apr 4
Open Studio for Figure Drawing-No Instructor- Model provided
The life drawing studio has been increased to twice a month on Sunday afternoons from 3-5pm. These sessions are on the first and third Sundays of each month. We hire a model. Artists are invited to bring materials and practice drawing the human form from life. No Instructor- this is a self- guided class that begins with gesture poses and then moves into longer poses.
18 years and Older Su 3-5pm $10/per session 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month
Open Studio- No Instructor
On Wednesday afternoons and most Friday evenings we have an open studio. Bring your projects to work on while conversing and learning from fellow artists. Gallery openings (both at Tall Grass and elsewhere) can cause Friday sessions to be canceled. Call earlier in the week to determine if the open studio will occur on that Friday.
Teens to Adult W 3-5pm Fri 7-9pm $5/per session
Interested in Teaching in our school?
Please call Diana Lynch at 708-748-3377 or mail a resume listing your qualifications and the types of classes you could teach at Tall Grass.
