ASU Museum offers four
Summer Discovery Classes

May 9, 2006 -- The Arkansas State University Museum in Jonesboro will offer four different Summer Discovery Classes in digital photography, ceramics, printmaking, and earthquakes, volcanoes and tornadoes.

The digital photography class will be held Monday, June 5, through Friday, June 9, from 9 a.m. until noon for students 9-14 years old. Students will learn the basics of photography. Classes will encourage students to explore ways to use light, texture, form and line to compose a photograph. Cameras will be provided for each student. Michayla Matthiessen, museum educator, is the instructor.

The ceramics class will be held Monday, June 5, through Friday, June 9, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. for students 9-14 years old. Students will work with clay to produce a variety of ceramic forms. Instruction will include working on the wheel as well as methods of coil and slab building. Ceramic pieces will be fired and glazed. Robert McCarroll is the instructor.

The printmaking class will be held Monday, June 12, through Friday, June 16, from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m. for students 9-14 years old. Students will learn the basics of printmaking using both linoleum block and mono print methods. The class will teach students composition, form and texture. Shelly Gipson, assistant professor of art, is the instructor.

The earthquakes, volcanoes and tornadoes class will be held Monday, June 12, through Friday, June 16, from 9 a.m. until noon for students 6-11 years old. Students will learn about what causes natural disasters in a hands-on class experience. They will explore earthquakes with shake tables and seismographs, make their own tornado, watch an erupting volcano, and explore tidal waves. Not only will students learn about the natural disasters but they will also learn how to prepare for them. Michayla Matthiessen is the instructor.

Advance registration with payment is required for each class. The cost for each class is $80, which includes all necessary supplies. Children of ASU faculty and staff and museum members receive a $15 dollar discount per class. Class is limited to only 14 students and early registration is encouraged. To receive a registration for or brochure, call ASU Museum at 870-972-2074 or email Michayla Matthiessen at mmatthiessen@astate.edu.

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