Art Workshops with Red Brick Gallery Artist, Ann Harting

Beginner Friendly

Come on down to the River in Foxburg for some SUMMER FUN for families making art together with potter and fiber artist Ann Harting through the Red Brick Gallery! Ann will be teaching two BEGINNER FRIENDLY CLASSES in Foxburg’s air conditioned Lincoln Hall for Adults and Students 12 and above (under 18 can only attend with a registered adult):

WEAVING BASICS on Saturday, July 25 – 11 AM to 1 PM, where you will learn the basics of weaving and create your own 9” x 5” work of art. One week later, on Saturday August 1 from 11 to 1 PM where you will create a unique animal drawing in the ZEN DOODLE ANIMALS class.

The cost is $35 per class including all supplies plus take-home handouts. Both classes will be held in in Lincoln Hall on the second floor of the Foxburg Free Library, located at 42 S. Palmer Street, Foxburg.

You can register for either or both classes by calling 724-659-3153 to reserve and arrange payment by mailing a check or cash, or each class has a separate webpage at alleghenyriverstone.org where a link will take you to a page to register using a credit card.

Artist Ann Harting is a potter and fiber artist from the Cook Forest area. Her love of nature shines through in many of her pottery pieces and weavings. Natural elements can often be found within her pieces, and her pottery and fiber art combined into one. She exhibits regularly at galleries in western Pennsylvania, having won numerous awards for her pottery and weavings.

Anne said, “For more than 35 years, I have shared my love of art by teaching a wide variety of creative mediums throughout Clarion County and the greater Pittsburgh area.  Today, my teaching includes fiber arts such as weaving, knitting, wet and needle felting, and dyeing, along with pottery, fused glass, ink drawing, and ink with watercolor.

I have taught in art centers, galleries, private studios, and coffee shops, primarily working with teens and adults. One of the most important lessons I hope to share is that there are no mistakes in art. I encourage my students to embrace the spirit of discovery. Many of my former students have gone on to teach, exhibit their work or simply continue creating for the joy of it. Whether you are picking up a new medium for the first time or building on years of experience, I invite you to join me in exploring the creative journey.

Red Brick Gallery Artistic Director, Jason Floyd Lewis said, “We are eager to welcome the community to work with artist and educator Ann Harting in her two art classes offered this summer through Allegheny River-stone Center for the Arts. This is the beginning of a new initiative for the Red Brick Gallery to bring the rich artistic background and teaching experience of RBG cooperative artists to engage with the community, sharing their knowledge and experience and connecting with local residents who would like to learn specific artistic skills.

We plan to offer many more classes next summer with additional RBG artists who also are seasoned educators. We hope this venture will help to grow interest in fine arts and craft in our area, to inspire less experienced artists to pursue this kind of work, and to expand the network of people who are served by ARCA’s role in our region.