Art Classes on Chincoteague!

CHINCOTEAGUE – The Chincoteague Cultural Alliance has two classes this weekend for artists of all ages.  Both will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance’s Community Center for the Arts, 6309 Church Street, Chincoteague.

Photography Basics will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.  Instructor and professional photographer Jamie Young leads the class where participants will learn about lighting, composition, and how to create an interesting portrait.  No experience is necessary and any camera, even a phone, can be used for the class.  Cost is $35.  Pre-register at chincoteagueca.org.

CCA’s monthly Kid Art class is from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.  The theme for April is “Spring!” and participants will be make bunnies, chicks, and flowers to celebrate the season.  All supplies will be provided, and no experience is necessary.  The class will be held in the Kitchen Gallery and will be led by a volunteer CCA artist.  Adults are asked to accompany small children.   Admission is free and no pre-registration is required.

The following afternoon, Sunday, April 6, the Kitchen Gallery hosts an opening from 2 pm to 4 pm of a new show of works by local artists.  The theme for the show is “Up in the Sky”. “It’s a variation on a theme we’ve visited with fondness in the past,” said Gallery committee chair Linda Epstein.  “You might see birds, clouds, planes, rockets, treetops, rooflines or something really surprising.  It’s up to the artists.” The show continues through May and is open each Sunday from 2 to 4 pm.  The artwork is for sale and a portion of the purchase price benefits CCA.

The Chincoteague Cultural Alliance is an all-volunteer, community-based, not-for-profit (501[c]3) organization with the goal to build community through the arts.