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| The Visual Arts Center is Central Minnesota's number one place to learn, be creative, and develop individual artistic talent with friends and family! We are located in the lower level of the Paramount Arts District Building, just a few short steps down a stairway or a quick ride in the elevator. | ||||||||||
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| Classes at the Visual Arts Center | ||||||||||
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| There are many different opportunities at the Paramount. We offer classes for students of ALL ages. You can learn ceramics, papermaking, darkroom techniques, stained glass, sculpting, and painting in every media. Qualified instructors focus on the individual and are taught in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.
Our exciting new fall line-up of classes are available for registration! Register today to get the class you want . . . they are filling quickly! Click here to see an alphabetical list of the classes. Click here to download a PDF version of our current class catalog. |
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*Please note that to register you must have a Paramount account. To create an account click here and follow the step by step procedure under "create a new account". DISCOUNTS! DISCOUNTS! DISCOUNTS! Don't forget to ask for our group discount when registering for adult classes! When you register with one other person you will recieve a 5% DISCOUNT on the cost of tuition! When you register with two or more people you will recive a 10% DISCOUNT! (This discount applies only to adult classes and not children's camps.) |
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| Can't make it to the full duration of a class that you really wanted to take? No Problem! We can set up a private party for you and your friends. We offer classes to be taught in workshop like settings on your schedule, with one of our talented resident artists! This is where you can do something for yourself. Invite some friends and spend a day in our relaxed and fun classes. GREAT for companies, families, friends, and any special occasion! Choose one class or many! We offer ceramics, photography, stained glass, papermaking, and watercolor. All skill levels are welcome! | ||||||||||
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| While enrolled in one of our classes you have unlimited access to the studios in the Visual Arts Center. Studios are available 9am to 9pm Monday through Friday and 10am to 4pm Saturday, whenever classes are not in seesion. Come in and check them out! | ||||||||||
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| Not enrolled in a class yet want to use our facility? A studio pass is just the thing you are looking for! With a studio pass you can utilize any of our studios (when not in use by classes) a 10% discount in the Gallery and all expired passes are good for 20% off your next class registration! We offer a variety of options to suit your needs: Individuals- ranging from a day pass ($12.00), Month Pass ($40.00), Quarter Pass ($120) to an annual pass ($300.00) Friends(2) or couples passes- ranging from monthly ($65) to annual passes ($480) Family and group passes(up to 4) ranging from monthly ($130) to annual passes ($960) * Studio Passes are available for people with experience either here or at a similar institution, demonstrating enough knowledge in the area to be able to work in the studio without supervision. We also ask that children under the age of 12 have adult supervision on any of the studios. |
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| Teen Night | ||||||||||
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| Thursday nights are Teen Night at the Paramount! Come and use pottery wheels, sculpt with clay, use our darkroom, or paint and draw. Artist mentors, who are there to help you through projects of your choice, lead the studios. Come meet new people and learn something about art!
Our darkroom has 6 enlarger stations. Photographic paper is $0.25 per sheet. Please bring exposed 35 mm black and white film or learn using ours. We also have 9 electric wheels and 6 kick wheels. We supply all clay and glazes. Lastly, registration is not required, but there is a $2 admission fee. |
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| Lobby Exhibitions | ||||||||||
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| Essential Art by Visual Arts Minnesota January 2nd through February 9th, 2006 Reception: Monday January 6th, 2006 |
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| Questions? | ||||||||||
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| If you have any questions about classes, studio passes, or registration please feel free to contact us at 257-3112 or 257-5928 |
