Schedule & Cost

Sarratt Art Studios

*Our studio art program is non credit and open to everyone ages 18 and older. This program is open to Vanderbilt students, faculty/staff members, and everyone from the Nashville area (and beyond).

*Tuition for all studio art courses is $150.00 plus a $30.00 materials fee. Additional materials are available for purchase, as needed, in the Studios.

*Sarratt Art Studios proudly offers a limited number of adult art classes taught by some of Nashville’s finest artists. Online registration opens on August 1, 2018. All classes meet for 2.5 hours once a week for ten weeks beginning the week of September 10, 2018. Last week of classes is schedule for the week of November 12

For Space Availability, Canceled Classes and Course Descriptions please see visit the registration system beginning August 1  at https://vupace.vanderbilt.edu

Fall 2018 Schedule

*Please Note the Schedule is Subject to Change.*

*Descriptions are available on our registration site, but we’ve included brief descriptions to help you select a class. All classes are designed for beginners (experienced students are welcome) unless the course title includes Intermediate or Advanced

Mondays

3:00pm -5:30pm Beginning Watercolor with Susan Moody Sarratt Room 361 Learn to paint with this medium that uses water colors, paper and  water.

6:00pm – 8:30pm Beginning Pottery with Peter Vielehr Sarratt Room 129 Learn to use a potter’s wheel to create functional pots and vessels in clay.

 6:00pm – 8:30pm Clay Hand-building with Liz Friend Sarratt Room 128 Everything you need to learn about clay except the potter’s wheel. this class covers functional and figurative clay work.

6:00pm  – 8:30pm Beginning Watercolor with Susan Moody Sarratt Room 361 Learn to paint with this medium that uses water colors, paper and  water.

Tuesdays

11:00am – 1:30pm Introduction to Printmaking with Maureen O’Brien Sarratt Room 128 Explore several of the different ways to create original prints – mono print, relief print and silk screen printing.

11:00am – 1:30pm Beginning Watercolor with Susan Moody Sarratt Room 361  Learn to paint with this medium that uses water colors, paper and  water.

3:00pm – 5:30pm Beginning Pottery with Liz Friend Sarratt Room 129  Learn to use a potter’s wheel to create functional pots and vessels in clay.

3:00 – 5:30pm Mixed Media Painting with Susan Moody Sarratt Room 128 Learn a variety of ways to paint, draw and collage in this course ranging from acrylic paint, watercolors, colored pencils, and other art mediums.

3:00pm – 5:30pm Japanese Book Sampler with Gail Looper Sarratt Room 361 Sample the art of Japanese water marbling and then create a series of soft stitched or stab stitched books and a box to store them in.

6:00 – 8:30pm Beginning Pottery with Liz Friend Sarratt Room 129  Learn to use a potter’s wheel to create functional pots and vessels in clay.

6:00pm – 8:30pm Creative Books and Boxes with Gail Looper Sarratt Room 128 Investigate how to create artful hard bound books and boxes from paper you’ve designed and papers from around the world.

6:00pm – 8:30pm Beginning Digital Photography and Photo Editing with Jonathan Rodgers ACE Lobby Do you wish you could take better pictures. Do you have a digital camera and a lap top? Come join us and learn the tools of the trade.

6:00pm  – 8:30pm Beginning Watercolor with Susan Moody Sarratt Room 361 Learn to paint with this medium that uses water colors, paper and  water.

Wednesdays

11:00am  – 1:30pm Mixed Media Painting with Susan Moody Sarratt Room 128 Learn a variety of ways to paint, draw and collage in this course ranging from acrylic paint, watercolors, colored pencils, and other art mediums.

3:00pm – 5:30pm Fused Glass with Nancie Roark Sarratt Room 128 Do you love color? This class is for you! Design colorful glass tiles, fuse them in an electric kiln, select some to slump in a mold. You’ll be creating a lot just from glass.

6:00pm – 8:30pm Intermediate Techniques in Jewelry Designs with Nancie Roark Sarratt Room 128 This is our metals class with a new title. This is the class where you learn to use the torches to solder pieces of metal together to create beautiful jewelry, set stones, and more.

 6:00pm – 8:30pm Intermediate/Advanced Pottery with Liz Friend Sarratt Room 129 Do you have experience throwing pottery on the wheel? Sign up for this class and learn more skills at the wheel, with the slab roller and at the glaze table.

 6:00pm – 8:30pm Experimental Photography with Jonathan Rodgers Sarratt Room 123 We love black and white photography! There is so many things you can do from pin hole camera to Holga and vintage cameras to traditional 35mm film cameras. You pick the camera we will help you with the rest!

 Thursdays

11:00am – 1:30pm Intermediate/Advanced Pottery with Liz Friend Sarratt Room 129 Do you have experience throwing pottery on the wheel? Sign up for this class and learn more skills at the wheel, with the slab roller and at the glaze table.

11:00am – 1:30pm Beginning Techniques in Jewelry Designs with Nancie Roark Sarratt Room 128 This is our metals class with a new title. If you’ve never made jewelry from metal or you’ve never taken our beginning level class come learn to cut, texture, join metal to create your designs off rings, bracelets and necklaces.

3:00pm – 5:30pm Intermediate Techniques in Jewelry Design with Nancie Roark Sarratt Room 128  This is our metals class with a new title. This is the class where you learn to use the torches to solder pieces of metal together to create beautiful jewelry, set stones, and more.

6;00pm – 8:30pm Beginning Pottery with TBA Sarratt Room 129  Learn to use a potter’s wheel to create functional pots and vessels in clay.

6:00pm – 8:30pm Beginning Techniques in Jewelry Designs with Nancie Roark Sarratt Room 128 This is our metals class with a new title. If you’ve never made jewelry from metal or you’ve never taken our beginning level class come learn to cut, texture, join metal to create your designs off rings, bracelets and necklaces.

6:00pm – 8:30 Exploring Tapestry Techniques with Gail Looper Sarratt Room 123 Sample the different knots and weaving techniques in tapestry and then create your own design and weave it on a tapestry frame loom. We might even teach you how to dye your own yarn…

Cancellation Policy

Classes and workshops may be cancelled if there are not enough students registered. We will notify you in advance to offer a different class choice or issue a refund.

Refunds/Transfers

Transfers – We are always happy to assist with a transfer if space is available in the class. Please note that we do not allow transfers or new students in a class after our second week of classes.

Refunds – Student must request to withdraw from a class no later than 5 business days prior to the first class meeting. Please contact us at david.f.heustess@vanderbilt.edu or 615-343-0491 to request a withdrawal and refund. Refunds will no be issued after the first class meeting; transfers are only allowed if space is available and within the first week of class start date. *Please note that credit card refunds cannot be given after 120 days from the purchase date, instead we will work with you to request a check refund from the University. Our registration system does not allow for the option of a credit towards a future class.

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