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For Ages 16+

Discover how to use your cellphone's camera to create powerful visual stories.

Expand your modes of photographic self-expression to make uncommonly powerful photographs with your cellphone. Receive guidance on strategies for exposure, focus, color and tonal control, spatial organization, use of light and shadow, rhythm, balance, and visual coherence to express your distinctive narrative vision.

By the end of the workshop, participants will have gained valuable insight into personal expression and narrative development, and everyone will have the option to contribute their work(s) to a group exhibition or online publication opportunity.

Students with all levels of experienc, including none, are welcome! 

dee miller Teaching Artist Bio

**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**

For Ages 16+

In this 4 part intensive we'll make a folded and stapled comic in the classic comic style with a cover, story, panels, word balloons:  the whole shebang.Inspired by the books “Cartooning” by Ivan Brunetti, and “Making Comics” by Lynda Barry, plus the instructor's own experiences making comics, students go through the process of designing characters, writing their story, and creating a 4-8 page staple-bound comic.  

This course will also include drawing exercises to help get the creative juices flowing, and help hone the skills needed to visually tell a story. The comics created in the course will be drawn by hand in pencil, and then inked and staple bound. The clas will clminate in discussing options for printing and distributing your comic. 

Students should purchase their own mixed-media sketchbook in size of choice.

Ariel Martian Instructor Bio

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REGISTRATION for this class CLOSES @ 5:00 pm on Friday, November, 13th.

For Ages 14+ (those under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult) 

Experience the magic of pour painting, a unique technique where vibrant fall colors flow freely onto the canvas. Participants are encouraged to choose three colors of their liking and let their creativity soar. They can enhance their masterpieces with glitter, silicone, oil, or foil for an extra touch of sparkle and depth. The possibilities are endless, and the process is fun and free-spirited.

In this workshop, students will create their unique painting on an 16" x 20" canvas. Due to the nature of the materials, completed paintings will be left to dry and available for pick-up after two days, during The Dairy Barn’s regular hours Tuesday-Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, and Saturday-Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM.

Teaching Artist, Savannah Fish, has experience teaching individuals with diverse abilities, and creating an inclusive learning environment. She invites you to discover the joy of creating beautiful art together!

Savannah Fish Instructor Bio

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Family Friendly! Ages: 8-100 (Those under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.) Please register all participants.

Join us for a hands-on, creative experience where you can make a difference! We invite community members of all ages and skill levels to come together to glaze handbuilt ceramic bowls. The finished bowls will be fired and donated to support local charitable events. Whether you’re an experienced ceramicist or new to clay, this workshop is a wonderful opportunity to learn, create, and give back.

Teaching Artist, Chip Wagner, will guide participants through the process of using brush-on ceramic glazes to give vibrant colors, designs and decoration to bisque-fired ceramic bowls. Your unique creations will the be fired in The Dairy Barn's kilns and donated to local charitable initiatives, including the Athens Area Mediation Service annual Souper Bowl fundraiser. This series of making and glazing events are available at no cost to participants, though pre-registration is required to ensure we have space for everyone. By participating, you’ll not only learn new artistic techniques but also contribute to a cause that helps strengthen our community. Come with your friends, family, or just yourself, all are welcome!

Teaching Artist Chip Wagner, is the recipient of the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio's Growing Home Fellowship. Instructor Bio

The Dairy Barn's Create to Donate events are supported, with gratitude, by the Columbus Clay Company.

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**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**

For Ages 16+

Join teaching artist, Alix Rondy, on a guided adventure with brush and canvas. Participants will create a unique 11”x 14" painting based on a common theme. 

Join us as we explore the imaginative and thought-provoking work of Swiss-German artist Paul Klee. An innovator in abstraction, color, and symbolism, Klee believed that art could communicate ideas and emotions beyond what words alone could express. Especially in his later works, he explored fascinating questions such as: When does a symbol become a language? and How much information does a viewer need before they begin inventing the rest?

At first glance, Klee's paintings can appear playful and deceptively simple. Look a little longer, however, and you'll discover layers of meaning shaped by his curiosity, imagination, and lived experiences during a time of political upheaval and declining health. Rather than depicting the world as it appears, Klee sought to reveal patterns, relationships, and emotions that often lie beneath the surface.

Students will take inspiration from Klee's thoughtful creative process rather than simply imitating his style. They will build their paintings slowly, one shape at a time, allowing each mark to influence the next. As colors, symbols, and patterns accumulate, a unique visual language will begin to emerge—one that reflects each artist's own imagination and way of seeing. No prior painting experience is necessary; this workshop is about exploration, curiosity, and discovering how simple forms can grow into something unexpectedly meaningful.

Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The Neon Cow Bar will have wine, and beer available for purchase by participants over age 21. (Outside alcohol prohibited.)

Alix Rondy Teaching Artist Bio

Family Friendly! Ages: 8-100 (Those under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.) Please register all participants.

Join us for a hands-on, creative experience where you can make a difference! We invite community members of all ages and skill levels to come together to glaze handbuilt ceramic bowls. The finished bowls will be fired and donated to support local charitable events. Whether you’re an experienced ceramicist or new to clay, this workshop is a wonderful opportunity to learn, create, and give back.

Teaching Artist, Chip Wagner, will guide participants through the process of using brush-on ceramic glazes to give vibrant colors, designs and decoration to bisque-fired ceramic bowls. Your unique creations will the be fired in The Dairy Barn's kilns and donated to local charitable initiatives, including the Athens Area Mediation Service annual Souper Bowl fundraiser. This series of making and glazing events are available at no cost to participants, though pre-registration is required to ensure we have space for everyone. By participating, you’ll not only learn new artistic techniques but also contribute to a cause that helps strengthen our community. Come with your friends, family, or just yourself, all are welcome!

Teaching Artist Chip Wagner, is the recipient of the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio's Growing Home Fellowship. Instructor Bio

The Dairy Barn's Create to Donate events are supported, with gratitude, by the Columbus Clay Company.

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