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Topics > Arts, Crafts & Music
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Acting: Basic Skills for Stage & Film
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$82.00 (1 section available)
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Improve and expand your presentation skills, public speaking ability, and ways to express yourself while you explore the fundamentals of the craft in a relaxed and supportive setting. Topics include physical and vocal techniques, method acting, improvisation, on-camera skills, audition technique, and ways to express spontaneous personal feelings. No previous acting course or experience required.
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Art for Emotional Learning/Expression
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$41.00 (1 section available)
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Art for Emotional Learning and Expression is a class designed to help students explore and understand their feelings through creative art activities. Participants engage in drawing, painting, and mixed media projects that encourage self-reflection and emotional growth. By fostering a supportive environment, the class empowers students to express themselves authentically and build emotional resilience. The projects for this class can be adapted to accommodate a wide range of materials, so students will be able to use whatever they have access to including: pencils, pens, colored pencils, pastels, colored paper, scissors, glue sticks or glue guns, acrylic paint, watercolor, watercolor pencils, oil paint, craft supplies, old magazines, image editing programs or apps, modeling clay or Model Magic, etc.
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Card Making & Stamping
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$102.00 (1 section available)
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Join us for a time of fun as we create handmade cards using stamps. This course will provide an understanding of basic stamping and card making. Students will learn to identify and use different types of stamps and explore a variety of techniques via demonstration and hands-on participation. This class is perfect for beginners and novice stampers to create handmade cards step by step together. Supplies included.
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Community Murals Workshop
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$41.00 (1 section available)
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Community Murals Workshop examines both the practice and theory of community mural painting. Students will learn about all phases of large-scale community mural projects with renowned muralist Bernie Wilke. The course will include individual projects and discussions that will develop students' knowledge and skill with painting, design, and collaboration and how to apply that knowledge in a community setting.
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Open Studio - Painting
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$39.00 (3 sections available)
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Open Studio will provide you the opportunity to work on developing your artwork at your own pace under the guidance of an artist. Useful tips, suggestions, guidance and encouragement will be provided as you are motivated to confidently develop your talent. Please bring the appropriate supplies for the piece you are working on.
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Painting With a Swirl
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$29.00 (1 section available)
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No Skills Necessary. This is a fun and relaxing class designed to express creativity and enjoy socialization with others while creating a Spring flower painting with acrylic and canvas. Supplies provided.
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Painting With Watercolor
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$123.00 (1 section available)
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Explore techniques that can bring watercolors to life through practice in the classroom. All skill levels are welcome. *Please call 412-788-7507 for a supply list before the start of class*.
**Our apologies that YDA 096 1451 was not listed in our Summer 2026 catalog -we have this additional option for you as well to attend Monday evenings from 6:30 PM -9:30 PM. We hope that you will join us! Thank you!**
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Painting: Watercolor 2
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$123.00 (2 sections available)
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For those ready to improve and enhance their basic watercolor skills, the study of color, form, and perspective. Bring your watercolor supplies to the first class. Call 412-788-7507 if you do not receive your supply list prior to the start of class.
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Photography 101
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$159.00 (2 sections available)
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This class is for those who want to quit using the automatic settings on their digital or film SLR camera? Topics include everything from basic focusing, button functions, aperture, shutter speed, depth-of-field, composition, flash, lens and ISO. Students only need their SLR and creativity. One session will be a field trip.
**Please note for the Allegheny Campus course, YBF 101 1210, due to events in Pittsburgh, class will not be held on 4/22/2026. The course will be extended one week through 5/20/2026. We hope that you will join us!
**North Campus location only -the class will end on 6/1/26 (not 5/25/26 as this is Memorial Day and we are closed). Please contact us at 412-788-7507 if we can be of any assistance.**
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Photography: Picture Pittsburgh
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$82.00 (1 section available)
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In this class, you will photograph Pittsburgh from well-known and not-so-well-known locations. Technical and aesthetic advice will be suggested by the instructor. Transportation to the sites is the responsibility of the student. Students should have knowledge of photography fundamentals and skill with their own camera. Please call 412-788-7507 for the location of the first class (our team will reach out a week before the class starts with this information). Thank you and we hope that you will join us!
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Sewing: Intermediate
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$109.00 (1 section available)
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Enhance your sewing skills with this intermediate sewing class. A great course for those who know the basics of utilizing patterns and garment construction, but want to work on more advanced skills. Primary focus will be on clothing techniques including, hems, necklines and pockets. Students must have their own machine and students will be responsible for material costs for their project. Please bring your own sewing machine to class and the supplies listed below. Thank you and we hope that you will join us!
**A sewing machine that can be brought to class in good working condition**
2 to 3 bobbins
Extra needles for the sewing machine
2 or 3 spools of white or cream thread
Presser feet for your machine including a standard and a zipper foot.
Extension cord
2 yards of 100% quilt cotton. Any light pattern or color (no dark fabric). Will be used for samples so buy clearance fabric. NO thrifted sheets please.
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Watercolor Painting W/Pen & Ink
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$41.00 (1 section available)
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Create some beautiful art by mixing watercolor painting with pen & ink from Micron pens. You will need: hot pressed/smooth watercolor paper, micron pens of various sizes/thicknesses (only a few different sizes are needed. You can also, in a pinch, use a ultra fine tip sharpie, but there are not a variety of sizes of these). You'll need drawing pencils, white eraser, ruler, foam or plastic plate/palette, watercolor paints a variety of paint brushes, small to large, flat and round, cup for water, paper towels, newspaper to cover your surface, smock/shirt.
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