The Wonderful World of Scratchboard, Sheryl Unwin 2025-2026

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The Wonderful World of Scratchboard         B-A
Sheryl Unwin

Mondays: 9:00 – 12:00

Scratchboard is a fine art form that uses a surface covered with white clay and then a layer of black India ink. In class we will explore the different tools to remove the black ink to bring your image come to life. The student may choose to keep their boards black and white or proceed to colorize them. In class we will explore the different mediums used to colorize your scratchboards.

 

 

 

S1: 6 wk: Sep 8, (no Sep 15), 22, 29, Oct 6, 13, 20
S2: 6 wk: Oct 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, (no Dec 1), Dec 8
S3: 6 wk: Dec 15, 22, 29, (no Jan 5), Jan 12, 19, 26
S4: 6 wk: Feb 2, 9, (no Feb 16), 23, Mar 2, 9, 16
S5: 5 wk: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 27

6 wk: $202 Member
$227 Future Member

5 wk: Member: $169
Future Member $194

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Colored Pencil – Get the Point, Melissa Miller Nece 2025-2026

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Colored Pencil – Get the Point     B-A
Melissa Miller Nece

Saturdays: 10:00 – 4:00

Artists quality colored pencils are an ideal medium for fine art; versatile, clean and easy to master. Beginners will learn basic techniques and apply them to a project (references provided); experienced artists can get guidance on completing their own projects. Various pencil sets will be available for use in class along with other tools. Sample papers are included. Watercolor pencils are also welcome!

 

S1: Sep 20
S2: Nov 8
S3: Jan 10
S4: Mar 7
S5: Apr 11

$110 Member
$135 Future Member

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Talented Tuesdays 2026 Ages 6-10

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Complete and submit our online information form
The information forms captures needed information such as allergies. It DOES NOT register your child in a camp.

To register, go to the appropriate class page, select Member/Non-Member, and Session. Click Add To Cart button.

2026 Scholarship Application
Scholarships cannot be processed without the most recent Federal Income Tax forms showing Total Household Income. Please block out Social Security Numbers.

Please add your child’s name to the “Student Name / Notes” on the checkout page.

 

There are no refunds for class cancellations & funds may not be transferred to a different class or session.  There are no makeup classes.

Children must be age 6 & have attended kindergarten to register for Terrific Tuesdays and KidsArt.

Staff & instructors at Herrig Center will not be responsible for administering over-the-counter or prescription drugs to students.

In fairness to all, disruptive behavior will not be tolerated during camp for any reason. We reserve the right to ask a parent/guardian to remove their child from Herrig Center without benefit of a refund or monies paid for any/all camp sessions.

If enrolled in aftercare, pick up time is no later than 5:00pm.

Personal items such as music devices, cell phones, etc. are not permitted in class.

*Aftercare is available from 3:00-5:00 for $15 each hour or portion of an hour and must be paid in advance.  Please call Herrig Center to make accommodations: 941-746-2862

Children MUST BE picked up by 5pm.

 

Sprouting Artists 2026 Ages 4-6

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Complete and submit our online information form
The information forms captures needed information such as allergies. It DOES NOT register your child in a camp.

To register, go to the appropriate class page, select Member/Non-Member, and Session. Click Add To Cart button.

2026 Scholarship Application
Scholarships cannot be processed without the most recent Federal Income Tax forms showing Total Household Income. Please block out Social Security Numbers.

Please add your child’s name to the “Student Name / Notes” on the checkout page.

 

There are no refunds for class cancellations & funds may not be transferred to a different class or session.

There are no makeup classes.

Staff & instructors at Herrig Center will not be responsible for administering over-the-counter or prescription drugs to students.

In fairness to all, disruptive behavior will not be tolerated during camp for any reason. We reserve the right to ask a parent/guardian to remove their child from Herrig Center without benefit of a refund or monies paid for any/all camp sessions.

Personal items such as music devices, cell phones, etc. are not permitted in class.

*Aftercare is available from 3:00-5:00 for $15 each hour or portion of an hour and must be paid in advance.  Please call Herrig Center to make accommodations: 941-746-2862

Children MUST BE picked up by 5pm.

Donate to the Herrig Center for the ARTS-Giving Tuesday 2025

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Your general support helps Herrig Center for the Arts to:

    • Bring national talent to the community for exhibits & workshops, such as AWS, Southern Watercolor Society and Oil Painters of America
    • Provide opening art receptions every month that are free and open to the public
    • Add dynamic and relevant visual arts classes and workshops that you ask for like Tim Saternow, David Lobenberg, and other artists
    • Price classes competitively – 20% less on average than other art centers
    • Support the local and growing artist community with training, exhibition space and an outlet for selling their work
    • Offer an Arts & Healing Program Free to all participants
    • Provide scholarships to children in need to art classes – 35 – 50 a year
    • Host a annual exhibit for the Manatee County School District – showcasing the work of over 200 K-12 students
    • Host Free exhibits and classes for emerging artists and non-profit groups like Just For Girls

Session 1: $1000

Session 2: $750

Session 3: $500

Session 4: $250

Raku – Fire and Smoke, Ted Camp 2025-2026

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Ted Camp, Beginner – Advanced
Thursdays 9:00-12:00

Using previously developed construction skills, students will produce either hand-built or wheel-thrown work and apply special glazes to their bisque-fired work PRIOR to each class. During class, those pieces will be fired quickly and students will then remove their work from the hot kiln while the glazes are still molten. They will then place their work into smoking chambers where the glazes will develop a serendipitous variety of surface and colored effects unique only to raku while rapidly cooling. In addition to regular raku glazing, students are encouraged to try naked raku, obvara, and horse-hair techniques as alternative choices to glazing for their surface patterns. Class fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, glazes, and firing.

S1: Sep 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct 2
S2: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6
S3: Nov 13, 20, Dec 4, 11, 18
S4: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb 5 Class Full Call For Waitlist
S5: Feb 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12
S6: Mar 19, (no Mar 26), Apr 2, 9, 16, 23 Class Full Call For Waitlist

 

$190 HC Members
$215 Future Members

Nights Out: Creative Fun For Everyone!

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Come with a friend, go home with a piece of art you’ve created!

Includes all supplies, complimentary beer or wine and snacks.
Ages 21+, Check our website for last-minute additions!

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Tree of Life Pendant with Joey Redman

S2: March 13, 6:00-9:00

Design and craft your own meaningful Tree of Life pendant in this hands-on jewelry-making experience.  Learn basic jewelry techniques at a fun and creative evening and take home your creation.  We will be working with copper wire and your choice: with or without beads!

$45

Wine & Snacks provided! Bring your friends. 21+ only

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Play With Your Pens & Pencils!

With Jerry King

S3: April 10, 6:00-9:00

We will be learning how to draw illustrations and cartoons in both black & white and color.  Bring home your creations!  Creating art is only half the fun.  You will also learn how to make a living doing it from the famous cartoonist Jerry King, one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.  His work has appeared in thousands of greeting cards, magazines, books, newspapers and children’s books.   This is going to be fun, fun, fun!

$45

Wine & Snacks provided! Bring your friends. 21+ only

It’s a Clay Day – Kids Art Afterschool, Erik Franzen 2025-2026

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Ages 8-12

Creating in clay is fun! Work with the clay instructor to learn new skills & create anything you want! Clay, glazes and firing included.

S1: Sep 8, 15, 22, 29
S2: Oct 6, 13, 20, 27
S3: Nov 3, 10, 17, Dec 1
S4: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26
S5: Feb 2, 9, 16, 23
S6: Mar 2, 9, 16, 23

$98 Member
$123 Future Member

Our Location

Herrig Center for the Arts
888 3rd Ave West
Bradenton, FL 34205

M-Sat 9-5pm. Closed Sunday

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