Local art classes begin this month

Get ready to paint, create and imagine in a brand new series of adult and youth art classes presented by the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area and the Yuma Art Center.

Artist Pam Jersey Bird will be teaching art classes starting this month and continuing through February.

Dorothy Woung, event coordinator for Heritage Festival, said that it is a great opportunity for people in Yuma to take classes from an outside Yuma talent.

Bird has been involved in art for much of her life. She received a bachelor's degree in art education, and worked in advertising and graphic design. She worked as an art museum educator and managed to teach art classes. She has also participated as an artist-in-residence at California and Oregon schools.

Although Bird is now retired from teaching and living in Oregon, she still manages to inspire people to create and draw in community college classes and art workshops.

On Feb. 22, at 5 p.m to 7 p.m., there will be a reception for Bird at the Yuma Art Center Museum. Those students who attend the art classes will also be given a chance to display their art in the Yuma Art Center Museum starting Feb. 22-29.

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CLASS INFO

Adult classes have a $30 dollar supply fee per class, and 48 hour pre-registration is required. All art classes will be held in The Yuma Art Center which is located on 254 S. Main St. in Historic Downtown Yuma. For more information you can call 373-5202 or go to www.yumaaz.gov/parkandrec.

-Adult classes meet from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Jan. 17-18: Experimenting with paint

Jan. 23-25: Colorful Collage

Jan. 30- Feb. 1: Paper and Paint

Feb. 6-8: Expect the Unexpected is liquid acrylics used in a watercolor manner and combined with collage.

Feb. 13-15: Mixed Media Creations is works of art that combine various art materials or media in one work of art.

Jan. 19: Introduction to Precious Metal Clay Silver Jewelry is at 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. There is a $150 dollar registration fee, which includes tool set, fine silver clay, and class project. There is also a $5 dollar registration fee payable to the Yuma Art Center at least one week prior to class. You can contact Eva Subido at 246-2264 to register.

-Youth Art classes are free

Jan. 19- Feb. 16: Drawing and Painting

Saturdays from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Ages 8-12 and 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

Ages 13-18

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Jennifer Lovell can be reached at

jlovell@yumasun.com or 539-6849.