Still time to register for Workshops at Tyler Park Center for the Arts

Oct. 7, 2011 - PRLog -- Tyler State Park-Richboro, PA/Bucks County -   From Sculptural Animal Creation with renowned artist Oz Freedgood to Trickster Tales from Around the World with Marketa Garces, there is something for all ages in the next session of Tyler Park Center for the Arts Workshop Series.  Registration is already underway with the next session beginning November 1.

“From A to Z we have you covered for arts workshops," said TPCA Program Director Donna Muchnicki Hurwitz,. "This session, we're excited to welcome artists Annelies van Dommelen and OZ Freedgood to our teaching staff at Tyler Park Center for the Arts."

According to Muchnicki Hurwitz, OZ Freedgood brings his menagerie of animals to his first workshop: Sculptural Animals with OZ! and introduces students to principles of 3D sculptural design.  Oz is a graduate of Parsons School of Design and also studied at Pratt and the New School.  He taught Arts and Crafts at the Santa Ana Indian pueblo during 1996 and discovered his love of teaching paper mache art to students. Oz's 4:30-6:15pm workshop runs from November 2 through December 7 and is for Ages 10 to teen.

Local artist Annelies van Dommelen, who studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and under the tutelage of specific artists, presents two workshops for Adults and teens 16 and older:

Sculptural Painting, in which students create base molds with various techniques, then paint with acrylics or oils to create 3D pieces. Held Tuesdays from 6:30-9pm from November 1 through December 6
Artists Gathering, in which artists discuss their paintings/drawings and suggest ways to take them further in composition, meaning, material and techniques. To be held 10am to 2pm, Saturday November 5.
A wide variety of other workshop description for Kids, Teens, and Adults are available at www.TylerParkArts.org .  

Demonstrations of various workshop techniques will be held at the upcoming "Crafts in the Meadow" Juried Invitational Craft Show, October 22 and 23 at  Tyler Park Center for the Arts, Tyler State Park, 10 Stable Mill Trail, Richboro, PA.  For more information on workshops or the upcoming "Crafts in the Meadow" Show, e-mail Workshops@TylerParkArts.org  or call 267-218-0290

Tyler Park Center for the Arts
The HeART of Arts Based Community Programs in Bucks County