After School Art for Tuesday, February 9th has been canceled due to weather. See you next week!
To register for After School Art and the Youth Writing classes, send the registration form and a check to OCAC, P.O. Box 172, Oxford, Ohio 45056, or stop by and see us!(MasterCard, Visa and Discover also accepted)
For all other classes contact the instructor directly.
Questions: Call 513-524-8506 or email jessica@oxarts.org
After School Art
Meet once a week for FUNmaking ART
For children in 1st- 5th grade
Registration opens January 8th, 2010
Open to greater Oxford community.
Choose one:
Session A – Tuesdays 4-5:30pm (Kramer & Marshall), Feb. 9th- April 13th, 2010
Session B – Thursdays 4-5:30pm (Kramer & Bogan), Feb. 11- April 15th, 2010
Children from other schools may come either day.
No classes on March 30th or April 1st , 2010
Create original art!
Draw, Paint, Sculpt!
Program fee is $50.00 per child. First come, first served. Spaces are limited.
Bus Transportation from school to the Oxford Community Arts Center is provided: Tuesdays from Marshall, Thursdays from Bogan,Tuesdays and Thursdays from Kramer. NO transport home!
A light snack will be provided.
This program is open to all children in the greater Oxford area!
The After School Art program is coordinated by Diane Stemper, an artist and educator who has taught visual art to children and adults in a variety of settings including museums, schools and libraries throughout Ohio and California. Diane has taught private art classes for children in Oxford for many years and she currently teaches drawing at Sinclair Community College in Dayton.
Additional information: 524-8506 or jessica@oxarts.org
Bus transportation is generously funded by the Talawanda Miami Partnership and the Miami Partnership in cooperation with Peterman Transportation. Also Supported By:
Registration is closed for this semesters classes. Please watch for information for our summer classes.........
Authors in the Afternoon
Do you have a child who loves to write? This spring, a eight-week crea
tive writing workshop is being offered to 3rd and 4th graders. The class is limited to 10 participants.
Students will explore the techniques of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction through writing exercises in a fun, open, and supportive environment. The emphasis of this workshop is to build on kids’ imaginative approach to writing rather than emphasizing convention and correctness. Students will share selected pieces with their peers and can participate, on a voluntary basis, in a group reading at the end of the session.
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The workshop will be led by Kathleen Veslany, who has an MFA in creative writing and has taught at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Arizona, the University of New Orleans, and the Western Pennsylvania Writing Project. She lives in Oxford with her husband and two daughters.
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Cost: $75 for eight-week workshop
Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00,
Contact: Kathleen Veslany - kveslany@yahoo.com or at 523-7089 for additional information.
We offer fun, creative, and affordable classes for all ages. Our 
children’s classes focus on opening their minds in creativity and inspiring them to express theirselves through dance and movement. They also learn balance, poise and grace by stretchingand working with music from week to week. As they grow older they learn more technique in Ballet, Tap or Jazz while keeping the core values listed above. Our classes are Monday through Thursday between 3:30- 7:15. Please check our web site for more detailed class times.
To register for these classes contact:
Angela Brooks – 513-545-3841
Ashley Marcum – 513-238-7248
E-mail: aflowinggrace@gmail.com
www.aflowinggrace.com
Painting Classes
Acrylic & Oil
Instructor: Rebecca Fallat
Classes are geared toward the beginning painter, however any skill level is welcome. Every student should bring in their own idea of what they want to paint, either from published or personal pictures. Types of supplies; brushes, palette tools, paints, canvases and easels that are available will be discussed. Any style - Realistic, Impressionist, Abstract, etc. are acceptable. Each class will cover drawing and painting tips and techniques to achieve the student’s desired results. A supply list will be provided. Classes will be held in Kathy Baxter's studio on the lower level of the Arts Center.
Age Group: 18 years and older
Class Size Limits: Maximum of 7
Cost: $35 per class
Contact: Rebecca Fallat
Phone: 765-969-2282
Email: rfallat@yahoo.com
Paper Making Classes
Instructor: Kathy Baxter
Learn the time-honored tradition of hand paper and book making from OCAC resident artist, Kathy Baxter. 
Kathy has her MFA in studio art. She exhibits her work throughout the United States and teaches classes to just about anybody who will stand still long enough!
Classes are held in Kathy’s studio on the lower level of the Arts Center each Thursday, through March, from 5 to 8:30 pm.
Cost: $35
Contact: Kathy Baxter
Phone: 513-839-0893
Email: baxter124@hotmail.com
Felting Class
Instructor: Rebecca Fallat
Felt is the oldest fabric known to 
man. Highly sophisticated felted artifacts were found preservedin permafrost in a tomb in Siberia ... and dated to 600BC.
In the process of felt making, wool fibers shrink and come together to form a dense mat when subjected to heat, friction and a change of alkalinity - ie: hot water, soap and a lot of rubbing and rolling!
Come learn the felt making process from Rebecca Fallat. Classes are held in Kathy Baxter’s studio in lower level of the Arts Center each Saturday through March, from 1 to 4 pm
Cost: $35 per class
Contact: Rebecca Fallat
Phone: 765-969-2282
Email: rfallat@yahoo.com
The Art of Yoga
Rebekah Powers
(513) 520-1915
surroundingsfineart@gmail.com
Emphasis on relaxation and deep release through the breath and mind/body awareness.Good for beginners as well as intermediate students. Bring a mat and blanket and dress to stretch.
- No need for pre registration. Come as little or as often as you like
- $10 per class
Rebekah Powers received training in the fitness field, certified as a personal trainer, aerobics and yoga instructor. Her television series Yoga 101 was broadcast thoughout the Miami Valley area.
Rebekah has taught workshops and conducted seminars with an emphasis on relaxation, breathing and stress relief in Hawaii, Taos, and in the Oxford area for the last 35 years. Her intention is to help people have more energy, deeper relaxation and a healthy acknowledgement of the body's limitations..
Her guided imagery CD's are available as a resource for people experiencing sleeplessness, pain or illness. The accompanying illustrations of yoga poses inspire, remind and renew a yoga practice.
Known for a gentle way with words and use of props, such as a chair or desk, she believes that we are all beginners and have injuries or limitations that we must work around.
It is so simple. But it isn't easy. Letting go of our tension is one of the hardest lessons yoga has to teach.
Rebekah is sharing the secrets that the yogis have known for 2000 years for balance and well being, truly a well beginning.
ADVANCE PAINTERS
JEAN VANCE
Phone (513) 523-7566
Cell (513) 284-9609
jeanvanceartist@msn.com
www.jeanvanceartist.com
Painting in watercolor can be a challenge, but painting with Jean Vance is fun. Each week students build upon their skills. Each week they learn new techniques, think about design and color theory, or begin a new subject. Painters progress by watching Jean’s demonstrations and individual coaching while gaining further insight through interaction with other painters. The class always consists of 1st time beginners and experienced artists. Everyone learns the “Joy of Watercolor.” Contact Jean for additional information.
Tai Chi / Qi Gong
Carol Baker
Phone (513) 523-1983
carolinelee@woh.rr.com
Participants practice the forms of Tai Chi, involving slow, fluid, dance-like movements. Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese teaching developed to culture the integration of mind, body, and breath, and lead to balance in life. Classes also include basic acupressure and other techniques to open and harmonize the flow of energy in the nervous system (Qi Gong).
As a long time student and teacher of techniques for the development of human potential, Carol Baker came to Tai Chi 7 years ago, studying with Cris Trammel. She has been teaching in Oxford for the past 3 years.
Tuesday Classes 9:30 –11:00:
Instruction in Tai Chi routines, beginning each class with Qi Gong warm-ups.
Thursday Classes 10:30 – 12:00:
Practice of Qi Gong routines, enlivening and integrating the systems of the body.
Class fees:
For one class in a given week the fee is $8.00.
For both classes in a given week the fee is $12.00.
Angela Brooks – 513-545-3841
Ashley Marcum – 513-238-7248
aflowinggrace@gmail.com
We offer fun, creative and affordable classes for all ages. Our adult classes are open to any skill or desire for dance in either Ballet or Tap. We love to have adults who are eitherexperienced or just want that chance to finally learn dance. Our time is spent working with you and bringing out the best dancing ability that you have. So don’t be bashful, come join the fun! You’ll feel great taking the time to exercise with the added challenge of learning to do it gracefully! Our class times are:
Monday, Tap 7:00-7:45
Wednesday, Ballet 7:15-8:45
If you want to know more about us and the classes we offer please check our website www.aflowinggrace.com
Ballroom Dance
Director, Michael Scoggins
(513) 217-5551
http://www.ohioballroom.com
A Native of Dallas, Texas, Michael has danced professionally for over 20 years, traveling the US and the world abroad. When in Tokyo, he became interested in social dancing. There, he trained at the Katsahiko School of Dance. Upon returning to the US, Michael studied with the 'Fred Astaire' and 'Debbie Reynolds' Studios. Upon setteling in Ohio, he discovered the great need for social dancing at reasonable pricing.
Michael teaches Swing, Two-Step, Waltz, Rumba, Meringa, Cha Cha and the Tango
