MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – An introductory class on sculpting with concrete will be offered as part of the Restore Project at the Middletown Art Center on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m.

Artist Emily Scheibal will guide participants through the process of forming vessels out of quick-setting concrete. Line, shape, form and texture will take on new meaning.

Students will create their own vessels as simply or as ornately as they wish as Scheibal demonstrates her techniques using quick-set concrete over existing forms. Additional elements will be covered such as pigment, binders, and armatures.

Adults and children age 12 and up of all levels of art making experience, from newbies to professionals are invited to attend this fun and inspiring class for just $5. MAC will provide concrete and forms.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own rubber dish gloves. Extra items such as durable scissors and large bowls or buckets to mix concrete are appreciated (stainless steel, enameled, or rubber bowls, plastic buckets).

Instructor Emily Scheibal’s work can be seen at www.emilyscheibal.com and at www.quinterrastudio.com.

Please register in advance for all Restore classes at www.middletownartcenter.org/restore, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-809-8118. Space is limited and reservations are required.

The Restore project provides Lake County residents with low-cost art classes and the opportunity to learn or refine skills in a variety of materials techniques. Classes take place most Saturdays through May 2019.

Fall and winter classes include clay, woodworking, metalworking, felting, concrete, dry point, block printing and more. Late winter and spring classes will focus on personal and collaborative projects, studio time, mentoring and guidance to create personal and group work.

“While folks can join for just one class, we encourage participants to come to a series of classes to collaborate in project design and creation of a new Art Walk on Rabbit Hill. This concrete class will be particularly useful in thinking about what we can do as a community there,” explained MAC Program Director Lisa Kaplan.

“We’ll also be working towards personal projects for the EcoArts Sculpture Walk at Trailside Park, which we will reopen in June,” said Kaplan. “Both Rabbit Hill and Trailside Park were burned in the Valley fire and we are excited to revitalize those outdoor public spaces.”

A public call for work for the Sculpture Walk will be posted in January. Entries will be juried.

On Saturday, Oct. 13, also from 1 to 5 p.m., acclaimed Lake County poet Georgina Marie will return to MAC to lead the Writers Workshop.

Writing and printmaking workshops will contribute to MAC’s second chapbook of writings and images, as well as work for readings or exhibition.

The first chapbook, “Resilience – a community reframes disaster through art,” is available for purchase at MAC or on the MAC website. Learn more about RESTORE scheduling at www.middletownartcenter.org.

The Restore project was made possible with support from the California Arts Council, a state agency, with additional support from local organizations, businesses and individuals.

Visit www.ca.arts.gov to learn more about the California Arts Council’s important work in communities and schools throughout California.

Middletown Art Center is located at 21456 State Highway 175 at the junction of Highway 29. Be a part of the growing arts scene in South Lake County by becoming a MAC member, by joining MAC this Saturday and participating in Restore, or by attending one of the many arts and cultural events or classes at MAC.

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