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NOTE: All of our adult classes are appropriate for ages 13+, unless a specific age is mentioned. Our Kid's classes are for ages 8-12, unless specific ages are indicated.  If for any reason you cannot register online, you may call Hancock Arts at 228-342-4521 and register over the phone.

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    • 27 Apr 2023
    • 12:00 AM
    • 9 Jun 2023
    • 11:59 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 9
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    YOUR GALLERY to sell your art! 

    • The Arts, Hancock County

      Member Gallery Policies and Requirements

      The Arts Members Gallery is available to any active member to exhibit and sell work. This is not a juried show.

    • DATES FOR SHOW & SALE OF ARTWORK THIS ROTATION IS JUNE 14 THRU JULY 7.

    • Exhibitions will hang/display for one month. In submitting works, artists are committing to display their artwork for the duration of the exhibit. If a piece is sold and must be removed the artist must bring a replacement immediately.
    • Please submit original artworks not previously exhibited at The Arts, Hancock County. Artwork may be two or three dimensional.
    • The gallery will hang works from a maximum of 15 artists; each of whom may submit 1-3 pieces of work. Registrations are limited to 15, so if you are registered you are included.
    • The same artist cannot exhibit in sequential months, but can submit new work every third month. There may be themes at  various times to be determined later.
    • A new show opening will occur in conjunction with the monthly membership meeting which occurs on the second Wednesday of each month. Each artist is invited to give a short talk about their work and explain their methods or stories behind each work - let us know if you'd like to do so.
    • Art must be dropped off beginning on the Friday and Saturday prior to the monthly membership meeting. To schedule a drop off or pick up time outside of this window please email hancockarts@gmail.com or call 228-342-4521.
    • Members Gallery artwork must be for sale. The Arts retains 30% commission for each work sold. The Arts will collect and report all sales tax. Buyers will be requested to leave the work with a red dot for the duration of the exhibition. All sales will require a copy of the buyer’s driver’s license or other form of identification and  a signature accepting that “the artist retains all rights of reproduction”.
    • Each artist is asked to act as docent and work at least part of one day during the month of their exhibit to meet and greet visitors/customers or ask another artist friend to fill in. It is the responsibility of the artist to provide this replacement. The Arts is open Tuesday through Saturday. Hours are 9am – 4:30pm.
    • Each artist will be asked to submit a one-paragraph artist statement and any explanation of their work for the docents to use when working for each show. Many times visitors ask questions and like stories about the artworks. This helps sales.
    • There will be no size requirement at this time but may be set later. All work MUST be wired and ready to hang. Saw-tooth hangers and sticky-back hangers or any other form of hanging apparatus are not permitted. Non-traditional assemblages are acceptable but require discussion in order to determine that The Arts can accommodate them.
    • All artwork must be identified with labels securely attached on the back for identification. Labels should include the artwork title, artist’s name and phone number, medium and sale price.
    • PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS DOCUMENT TO BRING WITH YOU WHEN YOU DELIVER YOUR ARTWORK. 
    • Prior month's artists must pick up their work beginning on the Friday, Saturday or Tuesday prior to the monthly membership meeting, at the membership meeting, or make other arrangements by contacting hancockarts@gmail.com.
    • 15 May 2023
    • 12:00 AM
    • 20 Jun 2023
    • 12:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS

    In Collaboration with the Hancock County Library System, HANCOCK ARTS is sponsoring a poetry competition from May 15 through June 20. Categories are:

    Youth:  12 and under
    Teen:  13 - 18
    Adult:  18+

    Must be a resident of Hancock County. One entry per person. Entry forms are available at the Bay St. Louis Library and The Arts, Hancock County.  Or, you may print your own form with the following Info and attach to the upper lift of your poem and bring to Hancock Arts, or the BSL Library on or before June 20.

       POETRY CONTEST ENTRY FORM

    Please staple to top left corner of your poem.
    One entry per person.  Please Print
    Drop off at BSL Library, 312 Hwy. 90 or
    The Arts, Hancock County, 405 Blaize Ave., Bay St Louis
    Must be a resident of Hancock County

    Name: __________________________________________

    Poem Title: __________________________________________

    Age: ___________                    Grade: ___________

    Phone: ___________________________________

    Email: ____________________________________

    The above for contact information regarding contest, winning entries, or publication.

     

    Parent Name (if entrant under 18 years)

     

    Parent Signature

    The theme is "Poetry of Place". We have many special places here in Hancock County: Old Towne, the Waveland pier, the waters of Pearlington, the Gulf, our churches, schools, community halls, our parents or grandparents' front porch, even the quiet spot under a shady magnolia tree in our own back yard. A very special place cound be deep in the Kiln, or deep in a childhood memory. There are so many special places here, all in our area. 

    Where in our area do you feel a deep personal connection? What does living in Hancock County mean to you? Write a poem capturing the spirit, vitality, or charm of your very special Hancock County place.

    Finalists will be notified, and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will all be invited, along with their parents, to the awards ceremony on Friday, July 14 at 100 Men Hall.


     


                  



    • 10 Jun 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
    • 23
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    Art Without Walls is a pop-up market that offers local artists the opportunity to display and sell their own artwork in the historic Bay St. Louis Depot Arts District.  Art ranges from mixed media to jewelry to pottery and beyond.

    There are several pop-up markets scheduled for 2023.  Artists are encouraged to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to display their talents. All artwork must be handmade by the artist.

    Pop-up markets are scheduled for 2nd Saturdays during the Spring and Fall months.  The pop-up market time is from 10AM until 3PM. Set up begins at 9:00 AM.

    The pop-up markets will be held on the grounds of The Arts, Hancock County located at 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis. Artists may begin to set up tents beginning at 9:00 AM on Saturday morning.  At this time, artists will be provided a welcome packet for the current pop-up market.  The packet will include tent assignment and the sales tax form.  

    Art Without Walls, a pop-up market does not require a booth fee.  However, artists who wish to participate must be a member of The Arts, Hancock County.  To join, please visit hancockarts.org/join-us.  Artists are required to charge 7% sales tax for all items that are sold.  At the end of each market, all sales tax collected and the original sales tax form will be turned in to a representative from The Arts, Hancock County.  The Arts will submit your sales tax for you to the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

    All artists will need to register on the provided registration form.  You will need to register for each individual session. Members only need to click on the REGISTER button at the bottom of this event notice to enter their info



    • 14 Jun 2023
    • 10:00 AM
    • 12 Jul 2023
    • 12:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 5
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    ADULT INTRO TO HAND-BUILDING CLAY

    Are you interested in having fun shaping, cutting and stamping designs into soft clay to make a unique small bowl or gift? This class is for you!  We begin with soft clay learning hand-building techniques: pinch pot, coil, and slab construction including joining clay and adding textures. Your original hand built creations will dry (for at least a week) before it will be fired in a kiln. Then you paint and glaze your work so it can be fired again. Each of the four classes is 2 hours long. Most will complete up to 5-6 pieces.

    This series meets on four Wednesdays from 10am - 12pm:
    June 14, 21, 28, July 12 (NO class on July 5)

    Fee for members $128.57
    Fee for non-members $141.43

    Materials fee: $20 payable to instructor at start of class. includes clay, use of tools, glazes, two firings)

    Appropriate for ages 17 thru adult

    Your instructor is Margaret (Peggy) Inabinet. Peggy has 20 years of experience teaching art in public and private schools and 3 years of teaching private classes to adults.

    • 14 Jun 2023
    • 1:00 PM
    • 12 Jul 2023
    • 2:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 5
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    KIDS INTRO TO HAND-BUILDING CLAY

    Appropriate for kids 9-16

    Students begin with soft clay, learning hand-building techniques: pinch pot, coil, and slab construction including joining clay and adding textures. These original hand built creations will dry for at least a week before being fired in a kiln.

    The creations will then be painted and glazed before the second firing. Each of the four classes is 1 hour long plus 10 extra minutes to clean up.

    Students will complete 4 to 5 pieces.  All students will make a piece of (twice-fired) functional pottery such as a spoon dish that can be used at home and a (once-fired) expressive creation like an animal which will be painted with acrylics only. 

    This series meets on four Wednesdays from 1pm - 2pm:
    June 14, 21, 28, July 12 (NO class on July 5)

    Fee for members $114.29
    Fee for non-members $125.72
    Materials fee: $15 payable to instructor at start of class. (includes clay, use of tools, glazes, two firings)

    Your instructor, Margaret (Peggy) Inabinet, has 20 years of experience teaching art in public and private schools and 4 years of teaching private classes to kids. 

    • 14 Jun 2023
    • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis MS
    Register

    We have a FULL CALENDAR of events to share with you - come see how you can have more fun!

    Members and non-members invited.  Registration is not required.

    >>>Remember to bring a 'pot luck' dish or an hors d'oeuvres to share. The Arts provides beverages. 

    • 17 Jun 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 8
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    In this 2-hour workshop, students will create their very own box drum for fun percussion needs! Each student will receive a custom made wooden drum base and drumstick to paint and/or collage. After drying, students will wrap their drum with "skin" (no animals involved!!). Next comes customizing your drum and your drumstick (with safety protective tip for pounding away your stress) with any embellishments you desire.

    All materials are provided!

    $67.50 Members
    $75 non-members

    Appropriate for ages 14 thru adults.

    You will be amazed at the rich, deep sound!

    Bring your drum and your creative self to our DRUMMING CIRCLE as we celebrate the Summer Solstice on June 21, with firepit, at The Arts - BYOB and refreshments if desired.

    ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Growing up in Tempe, Arizona, to an artist mother and a father who could “fix anything,” Michelle’s inquisitive nature and gift for transforming the discarded into objects of beauty was born. She left home at 18 to quench her curiosity about the cultures of the world and the geography that shapes them. Pursuing a career as a flight attendant, travel became her education.

    Though marriage would ground her, her husband’s work kept their family moving. With each move, Michelle used the opportunity to master a new skill. These skills have culminated to create an artist with gifts in a variety of mediums. With each she brings her signature style: a little whimsy, a little depth, and a lot of heart.

    Michelle and her husband have made Pass Christian, Mississippi home. Her kindness is effusive and demonstrated in the gifts and encouragement she bestows on her community. No place is Michelle’s ever-springing well of love more tangible than in her royalty series of paintings where everyone gets to don the crown in a grandiose display of their own majesty. Depth of individuality is expressed in Michelle’s use of layering and texture while the eyes in these figurative paintings articulate the multitude of experiences that shape identity.





    • 18 Jun 2023
    • 4:30 PM
    • 30 Jul 2023
    • 6:30 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 15
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    The Art of TAROT

    Together we’ll begin to unpack the mysteries and intuitive insights available through Tarot. We’ll not only explore the foundational meanings of all 78 cards, we’ll also discover their hidden astrological links. Incorporating these dynamic layers of meaning can trigger powerful insights into our daily lives.

    This class is ideal for both beginners as well as those with a basic understanding of Tarot who long to deepen their experience. 

    As the class progresses, students will experience giving a reading for others in the class.

    • Suitable for those ages 18+
    • Each student should have their own Tarot Cards Deck, preferably the Rider Waite.
    • Student fee for members: $190
    • Student fee non-members: $200
    • 6 weeks, beginning June 18 thru July 30 - Class will NOT meet on July 2

    Your Instructor, Bay St. Louis resident Penny Bourgeois, has training in Astrology from Golden Leaves; is certified in Tarot Card Reading; and was part of the Psychic Friends Network for many years. She started her passion at The Bottom of the Cup shop in New Orleans.

    • 20 Jun 2023
    • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 29
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    FAMILY PAINTING WORKSHOP!

    Each guest chooses a painting from our gallery and paints it their way. Great Mommy and Me or Grandparent and Child event, or any group. It's a wonderful  bonding experience to learn to paint with the one you love.  Improve painting skills even for those with little to no experience. Students will learn to how to blend colors, shading techniques, how to improve their lines and improve brush techniques. We make it easy to learn to paint even for beginners. 

    Fee for Adult Members $43, Children of members $29

    Fee for Adult Non-members $47.30, Children of Non-members  $32

    ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED!

    Your Instructor Statement: She Velasquez (Ashyri Paintbox) 
    "I have been drawing and painting since I was a child. I picked up a pencil and just never stopped. I have taken numerous classes, courses and workshops over the years and have been  teaching drawing and painting classes for 15 years. I am from New Orleans but always spent the summer in Waveland as a kid and have been living in Waveland mostly full time for 5 years."


    • 21 Jun 2023
    • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 47
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    Bring your drums, metal bucket and spoon - any percussion or musical instrument you desire to our SUMMER SOLSTICE DRUMMING CIRCLE. This event is a community engagement event and is open to all. Bring a beach chair, BYOB and refreshments (snacks) of your choice. 
    6:30-8:00pm

    Of course we will be outside so if rain or high winds we will have to cancel.

    Don't have a drum? Join Michelle Allee's drum-making class here. 

    • 25 Jun 2023
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 6
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    BE A SLAMMER!

    The Story SLAM is a live storytelling "Open Mic" type event in the vein of poetry slams and was originally organized by The Moth, a non-profit literary society from New York City, since 2001. Storytellers (slammers) have 5 minutes each to tell a story, based on a theme chosen for the event. At The Moth live events, no notes are allowed: stories must be told and not read.

    While our event is not affiliated nor endorsed by THE MOTH, we are stealing their idea for our own fun. Who knows? Maybe we will eventually host a live MOTH broadcast!

    July 25, 5pm-7pm, no registration needed to attend - register ONLY if you want to do a story. 

    And we will let you cheat a little - you may use note cards!!

    No theme will be chosen for our first event. Perhaps we will have quarterly Story Slams. It's all up to YOU! Not familiar with THE MOTH? Listen to some of their stories told by people like you telling slice of life moments here. 

    What is a brief event in your life where you have learned a lesson? Been changed forever? A deja vu experience? Mardi Gras memory? Have you seen a ghost? Stories are always true as remembered by the storyteller.

    We will limit each SLAM to ten storytellers. And everyone will have a chance at our FABULOUS door prizes to be given away!

    Listeners/audience members do not need to register. BYOB and snacks. 


    • 26 Jun 2023
    • 9:00 AM
    • 28 Jul 2023
    • 12:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 7
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    Session 1: ArtVentures

    Are you ready for an art adventure? 

    This session meets on three days, June 26, 27 & 28, 9:00am-12:00pm

    For Kids ages 8-12
    Your child will have hands-on fun in expressive painting, mixed media, Origami, Gyotaku fish printing, sculpting, weaving and more. 

    Fee for members $145*

    Fee for non-members $159.50*

    Monday, June 26: EXPERIENTIAL METHODS OF GEORGIA O'KEEFE, A WIND CATCHER, AND MIXED MEDIA MASK
    Tuesday, June 27: FISH PRINTING BANNERS, ORIGAMI AND EXPRESSIVE PAINTING
    Wednesday, June 28: EXPERIMENTS WITH CHARCOAL, PANTOMIME FUN AND WEAVING.

    (see separate event listing for Session 2 on July 17, 18 & 19 HERE.)

    Your instructors are Holly Coia, Kathy Fejes, Cecelia Hopes and Connie Voight. All are professional artists or theatre professionals and have many years experience in teaching children..

    * Limited scholarships available, call The Arts:228-342-4521.

    • 1 Jul 2023
    • 2 Jul 2023
    • 2 sessions
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 5
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    Introduction to Screen Monotype Printing

    Mono-screen printing is a great way of loosening up your printing style and producing a series of quick, spontaneous prints, including ghost prints.

    In this workshop, your instructor will demonstrate and instruct in different techniques. You will gain hands-one experience in making your own mono-prints.

    You may sign up for one day (you decide which day) or two days instruction. 

    Cost for Members for Two Days: 171
    Cost for Non-members for Two Days: 188

    Cost for Members for One Day: 107
    Cost for Non-members for One Day: 117

    What YOU will bring with you:
    water-based media (watercolor pencil, paints, pastels*), not acrylic.
    - Any type of paper images that you can trace (outline your image in sharpie, or any image that has dark enough lines to trace on the screen)

    *If you can re-wet your media and it spreads or can still move it around, it will work. If not, do not bring!

    All other supplies furnished (screens, paper, extender, mark-making tools, etc.)

    Same Class will repeat on July 9 & 10, see separate listing for that class HERE. 

    Your instructor is Richard Stowe, a native of Clinton, MS.  Stowe attended The Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Ga. receiving a degree in design and illustration. After graduating in 1990, he returned to Jackson and along with 40 other artists found his niche in the thriving Millsaps Arts District where he rented a studio at 121 Millsaps Ave. Stowe also ran The Arts Scene, a co-op art gallery, and has taught printmaking at the North Midtown Arts Center.

    • 9 Jul 2023
    • 10 Jul 2023
    • 2 sessions
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 6
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    Introduction to Screen Monotype Printing

    Mono-screen printing is a great way of loosening up your printing style and producing a series of quick, spontaneous prints, including ghost prints.

    In this workshop, your instructor will demonstrate and instruct in different techniques. You will gain hands-one experience in making your own mono-prints.

    You may sign up for one day (you choose which day) or two days instruction.

    Cost for Members for Two Days: 171
    Cost for Non-members for Two Days: 188

    Cost for Members for One Day: 107
    Cost for Non-members for One Day: 117

    What YOU will bring with you:
    water-based media (watercolor pencil, paints, pastels*), not acrylic.
    - Any type of paper images that you can trace (outline your image in sharpie, or any image that has dark enough lines to trace on the screen)

    *If you can re-wet your media and it spreads or can still move it around, it will work. If not, do not bring!

    All other supplies furnished (screens, paper, extender, mark-making tools, etc.) 

    Your instructor is Richard Stowe, a native of Clinton, MS.  Stowe attended The Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Ga. receiving a degree in design and illustration. After graduating in 1990, he returned to Jackson and along with 40 other artists found his niche in the thriving Millsaps Arts District where he rented a studio at 121 Millsaps Ave. Stowe also ran The Arts Scene, a co-op art gallery, and has taught printmaking at the North Midtown Arts Center.

    • 14 Jul 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 18
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    ADULT POETRY WORKSHOP with Dr. Katie Pierce, the Poet Laureate of Mississippi

    In collaboration with the Hancock County Library System, we are honored to offer you a morning with Mississippi's Poet Laureate Dr. Katie Pierce at Hancock Arts Center. 

    Bring a notebook and pen and your open mind. Dr. Pierce will lead you through a few exercises that will spark your creative words to light on the page.

    On April 15, 2021, Governor Tate Reeves selected Catherine Pierce to serve a four-year term as Mississippi’s Poet Laureate.

    An English professor at Mississippi State University, Catherine Pierce co-directs MSU’s creative writing program and has published four books of poems and a chapbook.

    Originally from Delaware, Catherine Pierce made her home in Mississippi in 2007 when she joined the faculty at Mississippi State University. Her conviction that “poetry is for everyone” drives her to amplify poetic voices and develop opportunities for others to experience poetry.

    She is the author of four full-length poetry collections including Danger Days (2020), The Tornado Is the World (2016), The Girls of Peculiar (2012) and Famous Last Words (2008), all from Saturnalia Books. A chapbook, Animals of Habit (Kent State University Press), was published in 2004. Pierce’s work has appeared in well-known publications such as The Best American Poetry, American Poetry Review, The New England Review, Ploughshares, The Southern Review and The New York Times.

    Pierce received a 2019 Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and two Pushcart Prizes in 2019 and 2021. Each of her most recent three books won the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Poetry Prize; Famous Last Words won the Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize. Her work has also been recognized with two Literary Artist Fellowships from the Mississippi Arts Commission.

    Pierce earned her B.A. from Susquehanna University, her M.F.A. from the Ohio State University, and her Ph.D. from the University of Missouri.


    • 15 Jul 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 14
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    Students will create a painting of an egret with acrylic paints on canvas. They will practice drawing by positioning their egrets on the canvas. They will learn acrylic techniques with a background inspired by the impressionist movement (i.e. Monet). Students will learn about impressionism, how to apply acrylic to canvas, mixing/blending techniques, & drawing. 

    Appropriate for ages 7 -12 years.
    $19.50 Hancock Arts Members fee
    $21.45 non-member fee
    $3 materials fee payable to instructor on day of class

    Students will have access in class to paint, brushes, pencil, etc. Students should bring $3 materials fee and an apron or old shirt to protect garments. 

    About your instructor: Samantha Hallenus is a proficient arts education professional with exceptional strengths in teaching classes, tutoring students, and coordinating events. She coordinates educational sessions to include traditional materials such as graphite, ink, pastel, charcoal, watercolor and acrylic. With over 15 years' experience of providing logistical support for the arts community in Louisiana working to achieve their mission goals, Hallenus says, "I am passionate about writing and storytelling through various forms of art including facilitating art workshops and interactive writing exercises. I continue to expand my knowledge of art history and arts education."

    • 17 Jul 2023
    • 9:00 AM
    • 19 Jul 2023
    • 12:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 8
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    Session 2: ArtVentures

    Are you ready for an art adventure? 

    This session meets on three days, July 17, 18 & 19, 9:00am-12:00pm

    For Kids ages 8-12
    Your child will have hands-on fun in sculpting, creating dimension, weaving with natural elements, mask-making, pet portraits, learn about and experience the process of famous artists and more. 

    Fee for members $145*

    Fee for non-members $159.50*

    Monday, July 17: PLASTER CLOTH SCULPTING, EMBEDDING OBJECTS AND VAN GOGH IMMERSION.
    Tuesday, July 18: WEAVING WITH NATURAL OBJECTS, THEATRE GAMES AND PET PORTRAITS.
    Wednesday, July 19: PAINTED GOURDS, IMPROV FUN AND FINISHING SCULPTURES.

    (see separate event listing for Session 1 on June 26, 27 & 28 HERE)

    Your instructors are Holly Coia, Kathy Fejes, Cecelia Hopes and Connie Voight. All are professional artists or theatre professionals and have many years experience in teaching children..

    * Limited scholarships available, call The Arts:228-342-4521.

    • 22 Jul 2023
    • 23 Jul 2023
    • 2 sessions
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 9
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     EXPLORING WATERCOLOR

    Watercolor class- learn the fundamentals of watercolors. Beginners to experienced students welcome. Learn the basics of watercolor painting and beyond. Experience the beauty of the medium. 

    Appropriate for ages 15 and up.

    NOTE: $50 supply fee payable to Kathy Bensabat on day of class.

    What you need to bring with you: pencils, eraser.

    About your instructor: 

    Katherine S. Bensabat:
    Louisiana State University 
    Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting and drawing 
    Graduated 2007
    Florida State University 
    Bachelor of Science in Business 
    Graduated 1980
    Workshops in portraits, watercolors and oils 




    Teaching experience:

    16 years of teaching 
    Louisiana State University leisure courses 
    Casselberry Art House 
    Watercolor classes
    Casselberry Florida 
    Armbruster Studio and Gallery Covington Louisiana 
    Watercolor and oil classes ( past 5 years)
    Private lessons 


    • 5 Aug 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 20
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    Would you like to get more out of your journaling?  Would you like to make progress with your creative or personal goals?  This course will open the door to self-understanding by creating a journal of your life. Students will learn the fundamentals of journaling and the transformative powers of journal writing. Discussions will include a format that enables you to get to know the inner core of your life and gain a fuller perspective on where you are as you evaluate context and learn of the need of continuity. 
    Appropriate Ages:  Adults, 18+

    Member Fee: $31.50 
    Non-member Fee: $35.00
    Materials Fee: $15.00 payable to instructor on day of class

    About your Instructor: Liz Schafer has been a professional artist for 30 years and uses this technique of journaling as part of her personal, business and creative journey.



    • 9 Sep 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
    • 25
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    Art Without Walls is a pop-up market that offers local artists the opportunity to display and sell their own artwork in the historic Bay St. Louis Depot Arts District.  Art ranges from mixed media to jewelry to pottery and beyond.

    There are several pop-up markets scheduled for 2023.  Artists are encouraged to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to display their talents. All artwork must be handmade by the artist.

    Pop-up markets are scheduled for 2nd Saturdays during the Spring and Fall months.  The pop-up market time is from 10AM until 3PM. Set up begins at 9:00 AM.

    The pop-up markets will be held on the grounds of The Arts, Hancock County located at 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis. Artists may begin to set up tents beginning at 9:00 AM on Saturday morning.  At this time, artists will be provided a welcome packet for the current pop-up market.  The packet will include tent assignment and the sales tax form.  

    Art Without Walls, a pop-up market does not require a booth fee.  However, artists who wish to participate must be a member of The Arts, Hancock County.  To join, please visit hancockarts.org/join-us.  Artists are required to charge 7% sales tax for all items that are sold.  At the end of each market, all sales tax collected and the original sales tax form will be turned in to a representative from The Arts, Hancock County.  The Arts will submit your sales tax for you to the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

    All artists will need to register on the provided registration form.  You will need to register for each individual session. Members only need to click on the REGISTER button at the bottom of this event notice to enter their info



    • 8 Oct 2023
    • 4:30 PM
    • 22 Dec 2024
    • 6:30 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 13
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    Did you know that your natal chart is part of your metaphysical DNA?

    Working with your date and time of your birth, you will create your own Natal Chart which you will find extremely beneficial in day-to-day life.

    "In my own life, doing my Natal Chart has given me the understanding  that where the moon is today, in comparison to where it was when I was born, is another tool I can use to make choices in my daily life. It brings me such joy to teach others this work." - Penny Bourgeois

    You may register for all six sessions, or one session at a time if you are already familiar with some of the class concepts.

    Registration Fees:
    All 6 Sessions Hancock Arts Members: $162
    All 6 Sessions Non-Members: $180

    Week 1: Signs of the Zodiac
    Week 2: Planets of this Galaxy
    Week 3: Houses in Each Chart
    Week 4: Aspects of the Positive & Negative
    Week 5: Reading the Chart
    Week 6: Constructing the Chart

    Your Instructor, Bay St. Louis resident Penny Bourgeois, has training in Astrology from Golden Leaves; is certified in Tarot Card Reading; and was part of the Psychic Friends Network for many years. She started her passion at The Bottom of the Cup shop in New Orleans.

    • 14 Oct 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 10
    Register

    Plein Air Painting Workshop with Jerrod Partridge

    A full day of instruction and creativity, you will be painting in and around Old Towne Bay St. Louis and Harbor. Students will learn the fundamentals of painting on location from observation in the medium of their choice. 

    9am-7pm


    Fee for members: $192.85
    Fee for non-members $212.14

    Three different locations will be selected to set up and paint throughout the day.  We will all be together at each location for instruction.





    Schedule:

    9am-10am -  Introduction
    10am-12pm -  Painting instruction (location #1)
    1-3pm -  Painting demo/instruction (location #2)
    3:30-6pm -  Painting instruction (location #3)
    7pm -  Exhibition and reception

    Max of 10; Minimum of 3; Appropriate for Ages 16 and up
    Students provide their own supplies. (supply list to be sent to all students one month prior to event
    )
    No special equipment needed other than what is listed on the supply list.

    Your Instructor:
    Jerrod Partridge is a full-time visual artist while also teaching drawing and painting workshops. His work can be seen by appointment at his studio in Ocean Springs, MS; Fischer Galleries in Jackson, MS; Southside Gallery in Oxford, MS; Claire Elizabeth Gallery in New Orleans, LA; and at various Art Space 86 events. He is owner and co-creator of Art Space 86 which uses events and temporary locations to provide opportunities for artists and enrich communities through art. Through his organization Visual Explorations,  he leads groups and teaches plein air painting and drawing throughout Europe each summer. Jerrod earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the New York Academy of Art in 2004. During his undergraduate years studying graphic design at Mississippi College he also spent a semester in London, England studying art history.  Jerrod is a 2011-2012 recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission, and was named distinguished Alumnus of the Year for the Mississippi College Department of Art in 2017. He has exhibited his work in Tokyo, Japan; Florence, Italy; and across the Southeastern region of the U.S.  His website iswww.jerrodpartridge.com.

    • 14 Oct 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
    • 23
    Register

    Art Without Walls is a pop-up market that offers local artists the opportunity to display and sell their own artwork in the historic Bay St. Louis Depot Arts District.  Art ranges from mixed media to jewelry to pottery and beyond.

    There are 8 pop-up markets scheduled for 2023.  Artists are encouraged to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to display their talents. All artwork must be handmade by the artist.

    Pop-up markets are scheduled for 2nd Saturdays during the Spring and Fall months.  The pop-up market time is from 10AM until 2PM. Set up begins at 9:00 AM.

    The pop-up markets will be held on the grounds of The Arts, Hancock County located at 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis. Artists may begin to set up tents beginning at 9:00 AM on Saturday morning.  At this time, artists will be provided a welcome packet for the current pop-up market.  The packet will include tent assignment and the sales tax form.  

    Art Without Walls, a pop-up market does not require a booth fee.  However, artists who wish to participate must be a member of The Arts, Hancock County.  To join, please visit hancockarts.org/join-us.  Artists are required to charge 7% sales tax for all items that are sold.  At the end of each market, all sales tax collected and the original sales tax form will be turned in to a representative from The Arts, Hancock County.  The Arts will submit your sales tax for you to the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

    All artists will need to register on the provided registration form.  You will need to register for each individual session. Members only need to click on the REGISTER button at the bottom of this event notice to enter their info



    • 3 Nov 2023
    • 9:00 AM
    • 4 Nov 2023
    • 4:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 12
    Register

    This workshop is for those who would like to learn a non-traditional approach to oil painting or explore oils for the first time. Cold wax medium is an additive that thickens oil paint to a frosting-like consistency.  Using tube oils and R&F's Pigment Sticks (oil paint in stick form), we will create paintings without brushes or smelly solvents.  Students will discover new tools and methods for creating rich and authentic small works on paper and Ampersand's Gessobord.  With Arches oil paper as our primary substrate, you'll have several paintings going at once and easily transport them back home. This workshop is fun, a bit messy, and will change the way you think about oil painting.

    You will learn a variety of ways in which oil paints can be used without brushes. You will also learn the differences between transparent and opaque pigments and how they affect a painting, about color mixing, composition and glazing.

    Appropriate for Adults 18+
    November 3 & 4, 9am-4pm

    Member fee $285
    Non-member fee $314


    Materials fee $10 per student, payable to instructor on first day of class.  (covers 
    a liter bottle of Gamsol for the class to share during clean-ups, newsprint, vellum, canvas paper, Art Graf water-soluble tailor chalks, and jumbo zip-lock bags for taking paint trays home, and use of R&F Pigment Sticks (oil paints) and one Ampersand Gessobord)

    Student Supply List:**
    -
    1 pad (9x12") Arches oil paper
    -16 oz. can of Gamblin's cold wax medium
    -a roll of painter's tape for delicate surfaces, 1" wide
    -a large tube of titanium white oil paint (150ml); any brand is fine
    -any favorite tube oil paint colors or Pigment Sticks, if you have them
    -a palette knife or two; metal not plastic
    -a pad of palette paper or a roll of freezer paper 
    -1 roll of paper towels
    -1 roll of wax paper
    -gloves to protect hands (bring plenty)
    -variety of mark making tools
    -Speedball's soft rubber roller/brayer, 2" or 4" width
    -apron
    -silicone spreaders & scrapers, if you have them
    -a pizza box or similar to transport work home

    **Please bring a sack lunch, or have a quick lunch at one of our neighborhood restaurants. 

    About Your Instructor: 

    Julie Snidle is a professional artist with a background in public school teaching and corporate administration. She was introduced to encaustic in 2004 and has worked primarily with wax-based paints, including oil and cold wax, since then. She has received numerous awards for her abstract work which can be found in public spaces and private collections throughout the world.  Julie is a Core Artist / Instructor for R&F Handmade Paints and an Artist Ambassador for Ampersand Art Panels.  She teaches workshops nationwide and also at her home studio in Fairhope, Alabama.  Julie is represented by Kolman and Reeb Gallery in her hometown of Minneapolis, MN and by Dauphin Island Gallery on Dauphin Island, AL. She is also now represented by Canary Gallery in Birmingham.  www.canarygalleryllc.com.

    • 11 Nov 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
    • 24
    Register

    NOTE: Hancock Arts will be a "HOTSPOT" for November Art Walk on this date. We will have entertainment from 4-7pm, so those who register may also set up their art for sale inside on a 'space-available' basis. The first 5 to sign up will be given a table inside to sell their art from 4-7.

    Art Without Walls is a pop-up market that offers local artists the opportunity to display and sell their own artwork in the historic Bay St. Louis Depot Arts District.  Art ranges from mixed media to jewelry to pottery and beyond.

    There are 8 pop-up markets scheduled for 2023.  Artists are encouraged to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to display their talents. All artwork must be handmade by the artist.

    Pop-up markets are scheduled for 2nd Saturdays during the Spring and Fall months.  The pop-up market time is from 10:00AM until 2:00PM. Set up begins at 9:00 AM.

    The pop-up markets will be held on the grounds of The Arts, Hancock County located at 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis. Artists may begin to set up tents beginning at 9:00 AM on Saturday morning.  At this time, artists will be provided a welcome packet for the current pop-up market.  The packet will include tent assignment and the sales tax form.  

    Art Without Walls, a pop-up market does not require a booth fee.  However, artists who wish to participate must be a member of The Arts, Hancock County.  To join, please visit hancockarts.org/join-us.  Artists are required to charge 7% sales tax for all items that are sold.  At the end of each market, all sales tax collected and the original sales tax form will be turned in to a representative from The Arts, Hancock County.  The Arts will submit your sales tax for you to the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

    All artists will need to register on the provided registration form.  You will need to register for each individual session. Members only need to click on the REGISTER button at the bottom of this event notice to enter their info



    • 11 Nov 2023
    • 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave to Beach Picnic Area at End of Washington Avenue, Bay St. Louis, MS
    • 100
    Register

    The theme for November's Members Gallery is SPACE.  We are excited to be a "HOT SPOT" for the merchants associations 2nd Saturday in November.

    The public is invited, no registration required. Come and meet the artists!

    "Civic play connects people to place."

    • 2 Dec 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 15
    Register

    What is more fun than a parade lantern!

    Using willow reeds and tissue paper, come and design your own paper lantern.  A star, a fish, a jellyfish..... you decide what you want to do (keep it simple).  

    You will draw your design on paper, then measure and cut your reeds, taping and tying them into your desired 3D shape. Next comes gluing tissue paper, either plain white or colored paper, onto your structure. We will leave space for inserting battery-operated tea lights or fairy lights into our lanterns, and attach each lantern to a willowy bamboo pole for parading. We have a beach parade & bonfire scheduled for December 21, the Winter Solstice, details here 

    Appropriate for ages 16 thru adult

    Fee is $25 per person for members
    $27.50 for non-members
    $10 materials fee payable to the instructor on day of class

    Note: A kids' lantern class is being planned as well.

                   

    • 9 Dec 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
    • 24
    Register

    Art Without Walls is a pop-up market that offers local artists the opportunity to display and sell their own artwork in the historic Bay St. Louis Depot Arts District.  Art ranges from mixed media to jewelry to pottery and beyond.

    There are 8 pop-up markets scheduled for 2023.  Artists are encouraged to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to display their talents. All artwork must be handmade by the artist.

    Pop-up markets are scheduled for 2nd Saturdays during the Spring and Fall months.  The pop-up market time is from 10:00AM until 2:00PM. Set up begins at 9:00 AM.

    The pop-up markets will be held on the grounds of The Arts, Hancock County located at 405 Blaize Avenue, Bay St. Louis. Artists may begin to set up tents beginning at 9:00 AM on Saturday morning.  At this time, artists will be provided a welcome packet for the current pop-up market.  The packet will include tent assignment and the sales tax form.  

    Art Without Walls, a pop-up market does not require a booth fee.  However, artists who wish to participate must be a member of The Arts, Hancock County.  To join, please visit hancockarts.org/join-us.  Artists are required to charge 7% sales tax for all items that are sold.  At the end of each market, all sales tax collected and the original sales tax form will be turned in to a representative from The Arts, Hancock County.  The Arts will submit your sales tax for you to the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

    All artists will need to register on the provided registration form.  You will need to register for each individual session. Members only need to click on the REGISTER button at the bottom of this event notice to enter their info



    • 21 Dec 2023
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave to Beach Picnic Area at End of Washington Avenue, Bay St. Louis, MS
    • 100
    Register

    Bring your lanterns - homemade or purchased, battery powered only- to this fun playful meetup as we light up the LONGEST NIGHT of the year on December 21- the Winter Solstice. .

    On Dec. 21, at 6pm, we will meet at The ARTS at 405 Blaize Avenue, light up our lanterns and have  our second annual HANDMADE PARADE over to Washington, then down to the picnic area at the end of Washington Avenue in Bay St. Louis. 

    Parade with us along the beach then sit by the bonfire and sing familiar tunes, or just enjoy the night. Or, meet us at the bonfire!

    What to bring:

    1. Any type Lantern (battery-operated only, prefer handmade)
    2. Folding chair or blanket (drop off at the beach area prior to parade)
    3. Beverage of your choice
    4. Snack to share if you like

    This is a family-friendly event. No dogs please! Friends are always welcome!

    We are having lantern-making workshops - for kids and one for adults.

    Registration is required for parade participation as we need to let city know our number  of walkers. 

    "Civic play connects people to place."

    • 6 May 2024
    • 9:00 AM
    • 10 May 2024
    • 4:00 PM
    • 405 Blaize Ave, Bay St. Louis MS
    • 14
    Register


    5-DAY WORKSHOP WITH HOLLY ROBERTS

    Description of the workshop
    This class will explore as many different aspects of constructing the collage as possible with paint acting as the integrating element.  By using water based paint over and under the constructed collages, students will learn not only how to build their collages, but also how to paint both supportively and expressively.  By understanding how the different media work together, each student will be able to understand what process works best in finding his/her own creative voice.  We will cover transfers, gluing techniques, compatibility of media, and different ways of working with water based paints.  Materials will include but not be limited to: paint, photographs, found objects, organic material, and drywall mud.

    Appropriate for ages 16 thru adults

    Workshop Fee Members: $950
    Workshop Fee Non-Members: $995
    $20 supply fee INCLUDED IN ABOVE FEES INCLUDES: Gesso, drywall compound, contact paper, presentation paper, parchment paper and sandpaper for each student. 

    STUDENT SUPPLY LIST

    PLEASE BRING WITH YOU.....

    PAINTS: ACRYLIC

    ·     Cadmium Yellow (Light or medium)
    ·      Cadmium Red (deep)
    ·      Alizarin Crimson
    ·      Ultramarine Blue
    ·      Cerulean Blue
    ·      Thalo Green or Viridian
    ·      Yellow Ochre
    ·      Burnt Umber or Raw Umber
    ·      Titanium or Zinc white, or a combination of the two
    ·      Naples Yellow
    ·      Paynes Gray

    (Really, just bring enough colors so that you have lots of choices; this is a basic list if you don’t already have paints)

    (personally, I like the liquid paints rather than the tube paints)

    BRUSHES:

    5-10 artists’ brushes, from very large to very small, including any soft watercolor or
    Japanese brushes
    1” house paint brush
    1”, 3” & 4” house paint brush
    (the house paint brushes should be inexpensive NATURAL bristle brushes found in hardware stores-most commonly made in china and not costing over $2.00 per brush-the more brushes the better on these)
    Foam brushes, different sizes, small to large (JEN foam brushes are the best. The ones with the plastic T going into the foam part fall apart quickly)
    Again, bring whatever brushes you have

    MISCELLANEOUS:

    • Scissors or x-acto knife, whichever you prefer to cut with.
    • Disposable latex gloves
    • Plastic credit cards(no longer in use)
    • Water containers and spray bottles

      A Lap top is recommended if you can bring.

      Thumb or flash drive with any photographic information you would like to print out

      SUPPORTS

      One or more of the following sizes you feel comfortable working with and transporting:

      Plywood, Masonite(or hardboard), MDF board, or any hardwood panels(I recommend Panels for their durability and good adhesion qualities)

      Paper (100lb or heavier)

      Canvas panels boards are okay but not great.  Tend to weaken under abuse

      Any rigid surface but NO mat board or foam core

      ADHESIVE AND PROTECTION:

      polymer medium (gloss or matte), AKA gloss or matte medium or gel medium although not as good as the more liquid polymer mediums

      COLLAGE MATERIALS

      Photographs, color or black and white

      Prints from your inkjet or laser printer

      Colors from laser prints are not permanent, but work best for some transfers. Copies from Kinko’s type places work well) or using your own laser Printer

      Images from magazines or newspapers

      Any photographic information of any kind that you want to bring in-if it’s important make a copy (or several) so you won’t lose the original. 20lb copy paper-the regular stuff-works well.

      Anything that you would like to work with that you think you can adhere to a surface. If you have an inkling of wanting to use something, then bring it.

      Any drawings, prints, paintings of your own that you would like to incorporate into your image

      For the most part we aren’t concerned with the quality of your photo, but rather with your ability to cut it or transfer it and use it in your image

      NON-TRADITIONAL MATERIALS:

      • Scrapers
      • Putty knives
      • Sponges

      Your Instructor is renowned artist Holly Roberts. 

       Read about Holly Roberts HERE.