PRESS RELEASE

Source: Katie Sproles, (541) 346-0942, ksproles@uoregon.edu

Sept. 8, 2004

EVENT ADVISORY

UO's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art opens registration for fall studio classes

EVENT: The University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is offering a premier season of art-making studio classes this fall for adults and children.

DATE: Wednesdays, Oct. 6-Dec. 1
Saturdays, Oct. 9-Dec. 4

TIME: 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays
10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays

LOCATION:
Art-Making Studio, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane

BACKGROUND:
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is offering a premier season of studio classes
this fall, prior to the museum's Jan. 23, 2005, grand reopening. Interested participants
must register by Sept. 21 for any of three eight-week classes.

An introductory Chinese brush painting class for adults and teens will meet for two
hours on Saturdays. The course begins Oct. 9 and costs $90.

Two after-school classes for children will meet Oct. 6 through Dec. 1. A class for
children in grades one through six will focus on printmaking. A second class for
children in grades six through nine will focus on hands-on art history. Each
after-school class will cost $85.

To register, visit http///uoma.uoregon.edu or call the UO's Jordan Schnitzer
Museum of Art at (541) 346-0968. Current art museum members and UO affiliates
receive a 10 percent discount. Scholarships are available based on financial eligibility.
Each class is limited to 12 participants.

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