Workshops
Crafty Hours
Friday, May 10, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
We're doing happy hour a little differently! Join us Friday 5/10 from 5:30-7:30 for CRAFTY HOURS! Bring a project with you or just enjoy the gallery's latest exhibit. We will have coffee, tea, water, and wine available too!
All are welcome!
Acrylic Painting with Steve Duprey
Saturday, May 11, 2 to 5 pm
Local Artist Steve Duprey will be holding workshops at The Dove Block in 2024. Over the course of three hours, students will be taken, step-by-step through the process of creating the attached painting. Each student will receive close personal attention as they create the painting. Steve’s intent is to teach techniques that can be used throughout the painting career of each student.
Ages 16 to adult; limit of 10 participants
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Sketch Soiree with Michi Rezin
Saturday, May 18, 1 to 4 pm
Join us at Sketch Soiree, the Dove Block's first costumed fashion illustration event! This style of illustration focuses on the beauty of garments and costume details, and expresses them through more streamlined strokes. Color, shape, gesture are the stars of the show.
Our first session will have a Bridgerton theme, featuring music, set dressing, and several models in DIY Regency era-inspired costumes.
This session is open to those who are curious to try a hand at illustrating fashion and costuming. Some supplies will be provided. Participants are not required to partake in costuming, but for those who wish to join us in dressing for the theme, we welcome your creativity!
Limit to 10 participants; Ages 16 - to adult
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Figure Drawing with Tina Yannotti and Lisa Carlyon
Saturday, May 25, 1 to 4 pm
Just as a musician, dancer or athlete must practice and train to maintain a level of excellence, drawing the figure from life on a regular basis keeps an artist in good form. Life drawing is like calisthenics for the artist. Moreover, attending sessions regularly affords an excellent means to develop a better work ethic. Just as one is more apt to continue an exercise program with companions, drawing in the company of a group provides an incentive to keep practicing. There is no overstating the value of a regimen that keeps one in the activity of drawing, circumventing any number of distractions at home or simply overcoming a case of artist’s block.
Michelangelo wrote in one of his many sketchbooks: “There is no greater harm than that of time wasted. Draw Antonio, draw Antonio, draw and do not waste time.”
Join Lisa Carlyon and Tina Yannotti for Figure Drawing with live model. Students will have the opportunity to work from life with or without instruction. Instruction will focus on gesture, proportions, and form. The model will do short poses for the first hour then 2- 30 minute poses then one long pose the last hour.
Participation limited to 10
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Nature Painting with Ara McCorkle
Saturday, June 22, 1 to 4 pm
Required registration will open in May
While studying at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, I found community in the studio art program. Making art with others isan incredibly powerful experience - for this reason, I would love for my exhibition to be interactive. I propose that built into the workshop would be a short (30 min) walk by the lake whereparticipants are encouraged to take pictures for reference before returning to the Dove to paint on provided 8x8 canvases, the same size as I use for many of my landscape color studies.
Ages 16 to adult; limit of 15 participants
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Community Mural with Madeline Corsaro
June 12 through 16, 1 to 4 pm
I would love to lead a community wide mural project created by several miniature prints. This would be a multi-day project, estimating about a week or two, depending on the final scale. The underlying metaphor is the power of repeated small actions that come together to form a bigger picture.
Participants create miniature black and white prints that come together to form a mural. From far away the mural appears as one large black and white landscape, but closer inspection reveals several miniature images of all kinds: abstract, words, landscapes, simple shapes, flowers, etc.
All ages; drop in anytime!
This workshop is sponsored by a generous gift of the Spencer Tullis Giving Fund.
All are welcome!
Painting and Sculpting with Joe Demetro: Summer Art Camp
July 8 through 12, 9 am to 12 noon
Required registration will open in June
Drawing, painting, and sculputre are areas of specialization for me, and the lessons I have developed are very helpful for introducing beginners to the skills and techniques of observational drawing and painting and sculpture. The course would also be beneficial for moreexperienced students as a valuable opportunity to build or improve on their current skill set. Observational drawing and painting and sculpture are at the very center of traditional studio art training as they are transferable to nearly all other visual art styles and disciplines, both in traditional media and in digital media. This introductory course is a great way for young people to test the waters and get them started on a path to learning visual art!
Ages 13 to 18; limited to 20 participants
This art camp is supported by a generous grant from The Wyckoff Family Foundation and The Linden Shop.
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Try Plein Air Painting with Phyllis Bryce Ely
Saturday, July 13, 1 to 4 pm
Required registration will open in June
A “Try Plein Air Painting” workshop for ages 16 to adult in the Geneva area would include the community in the experience of painting outdoors, promoting personal art experience and insight to Arthur Dove’s work in and around Geneva. We could choose a location favored by Dove for the workshop.
Ages 16 to adult; limit of 16 participants
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Pollinator Palooza Kids Art Camp with Danielle Slentz
Monday through Friday, July 22 to 26, 1 to 4 pm
Required registration will open in June
Who are Earth’s pollinators? Come explore, observe and create as we identify and learn about the importance of NYS pollinators. You’ll take home daily art and creations that will encourage your own pollinator habitat in your backyard. We’ll be building, sculpting, painting, printmaking, collaging, felting, planting and more!
M-Build a Pollinator Hotel
T-Pollinator Printmaking
W-Winged Watering Hole
Th-Mixed Media Wire Sculpture Insect
F-Butterfly Container Garden
Grades K-5; limit of 20 participants
This art camp is supported by a generous grant from The Wyckoff Family Foundation and The Linden Shop.
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Bookmaking Art Camp with Anne Punzi
Monday through Friday, August 5-9, 1 to 4 pm
Required registration will open in July
Come and make books with The Dove Block Project with art educator Anne Punzi. Participants will be making two styles of books - an accordion book and an origami book. Accordion books are composed of a continuous zig-zag folded sheet of paper and often enclosed between two covers. Origami books are similar with the paper folded in a simple origami pattern.
Ages 13 to 18; limit of 20 participiatns
This art camp is supported by a generous grant from The Wyckoff Family Foundation and The Linden Shop.
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Collaborative Cardboard Animals Art Camp with Sam Castner
Monday through Friday, August 19 through 23, 9am to 12 noon
The theme this year will be sharing the history and culture of the Cayuga Nation through the animals of the five clans. We will be building large-scale wolves, Herons, Turtles, Snipes, and Bears in various sizes, including life-sized. This eco-friendly workshop offers kids the opportunity to work together to create large-scale animal sculptures out of recycled cardboard and paper. Not only do they exercise their creativity, hand-eye coordination, and engineering skills, but they also learn about the importance of collaboration, teamwork, and upcycling materials to make new things.
Ages 8 to 18; limit of 20 participants
Registration will open in July
This art camp is supported by a generous grant from The Wyckoff Family Foundation and The Linden Shop.
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Crochet Craze: Dive into Stitches at The Dove Block with Melissa Meyer
Sunday, September 22, 1-4 pm
Required registration will open in August
During the class I will be teaching people how to make the most basic stitches in crochet. Single, half double, double, triple, moss and multiple stitches in the same stitch. As well as how to cast the yarn onto the hook, via a slip stitch. Then when they are comfortable, how to make granny squares. If you make lots of granny squares, you can connect them and make so many different things. All kinds of clothes, bags, potholders, coasters and so much more. If there is time, I would also like to teach the magic circle, it's a base for many projects. Like different types of hats, different sized hearts and most amigurumi, also known as stuffed animals.
The art of crochet has become very popular in recent years. From personal experience, I know that it’s difficult for beginners to read and understand written patterns. When learning, it's best to be face to face with a teacher so you can see the process step by step and ask questions along the way. Age 6 is a good age to start. Holding a crochet hook is kind of a mix between a pencil and chopsticks. So fingers need to be able to grasp the hook and move it properly.
Ages 6 and up. Limit of 20 participants.
Stacked Felted Pumpkins with Lisa DeFrancescco
Saturday, October 19, 1-4 pm
Required registration will open in September
The earliest example of felting were wall hangings found in Turkey around 6500 BC. Felting has other places in history and has also been used as a light armor to protect soldiers in battles in Roman and Chinese cultures. For this felting class our felt projects will be purely decorative. After we will cover the basics of felting; what tools we need, why wool can be felted, and safety precautions when needle felting, we will needle felt wool roving into small decorative pumpkins we can stack and use for lovely decorations to display on a shelf or window sill.
Ages 16 to adult; limit of 15 participants
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Felted Earrings with Lisa DeFrancesco
Saturday, November 9, 1 to 4 pm
Required registration will open in October
The earliest example of felting were wall hangings found in Turkey around 6500 BC. Felting has other places in history and has also been used as a light armor to protect soldiers in battles in Roman and Chinese cultures. For this felting class our felt projects will be purely decorative. After we will cover the basics of felting; what tools we need, why wool can be felted, and safety precautions when needle felting, we will needle felt wool roving into shapes (mainly circles) in order to create a paris of earrings using decorative elements like to enhance their beauty.
Ages 16 to adult; limit of 15 participants
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Matisse Cutouts with Marita Wallace
Saturday, December 14, 1 pm
Required registration will open in November
"What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue."
Matisse is best known for both his delightfully fluid drawing style and exquisite use of color, particularly in his simplistic cut out works. You will be engaged in mimicking Matisse’s expressive and restlessly experimental way of working to inspire you in your own creative endeavors.
In this class we will be making our cut outs from colored paper, series of images taken from magazines, and other publications.
Ages 12 to adult; limit of 20 participants
Please do not register for a workshop you will not be able to attend. And let us know if you will not make the workshop. This will allow others an opportunity to attend. Thank you.
Workshops are supported by a generous grants from The Wyckoff Family Foundation, the Looking Out Foundation, and The Linden Shop
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