New adult classes scheduled at WCA

Wayne Center for the Arts is expanding its adult offerings for the summer session including a special 2-day Workshop on Flameworked Glass. Participants will learn the basics of hot glass by using a torch to melt glass into colorful beads, ornaments and small sculptures.

The workshop will be held July 19 and 20 from 9 a.m.-noon. The instructor is Jennifer Winkler, who has been a middle and high school art teacher at Green Local Schools in Smithville since 2014. Prior to that she worked as an artist at Carousel Works in Mansfield, painting murals and figures for carousels all over the world, including the Cleveland Zoo, the Bronx Zoo, and Busan, South Korea. For her own artwork, Winkler specializes in steel sculpture and glasswork with recent exhibitions at the Mansfield Art Center, Ohio University, and Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens.

A recent survey conducted by Wayne Center for the Arts revealed that the community is interested in more adult offerings in various media of art. This summer, there are still a number of adult classes open for registration in visual arts, pottery, and even digital arts:

—Relief Printing Crash Course, Mondays, 7:30 p.m., July 10-Aug. 7

—Sculpture, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., July 10-July 31

—Photoshop for Adults, Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., July 13-Aug. 3

—Design Do & Dye, Saturdays, 1 p.m., July 15-Aug. 5

—Recording Studio Workshops for Singing/Podcasting and Guitar/Bass, Aug. 5

—Artificial Intelligence Art Lab, Aug. 5, 1:30 p.m.

Financial assistance is available for all classes. Interested students can find more information and register at WayneArtsCenter.org or call 330-264-2787.

Founded in 1973, Wayne Center for the Arts is the area’s oldest and most comprehensive visual and performing arts organization. With a mission to enrich lives and strengthen communities through art, Wayne Center for the Arts promotes artistic creativity, education and presentation for a collaborative, inclusive and vibrant cultural community.