SPRING CLASSES begin JANUARY 23rd 2012

Welcoming back - BEN LONG! Ben will be here for the 12 week Spring Semester at the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas, the school which he founded to teach Portrait Painting. We welcome the advanced Artist to join Ben along with other Master's Apprentice students from the Fine Arts League to share in the wisdom of a living Master. For more information on the Spring courses being offered at the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas, please visit our website at: www.FineArtsLeague.org or telephone: (828) 252-5050.

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas is a small and very unique school dedicated to teaching in the style of the 'old masters'. We draw and paint from life. If you choose to become a full time Student, enrolling in our Master's Apprentice course - you will learn everything from mixing your own pigments, stretching your canvas, fundamental drawing, painting people and landscapes to staging and having your own gallery show.

One of our students, Renee Whisnant will have her Opening this coming Thursday, January 19th from 5 pm until 8 pm at the Fine Arts League Gallery in the Historic Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. We welcome you to attend.

Mark your Calendar

SPRING CLASSES for 2012

begin January 23rd, 2012

Registration is going on NOW!

To discover more about the course offerings, please refer to our website at: www.FineArtsLeague.org

or call (828) 252-5050

We welcome back the founder of the school, Ben Long

who will be teaching Portraiture

You may read more about Ben Long on our website and his site at:  www.benlongfineart.comhttp://www.benlongfineart.com/

After School Youth Classes are also offered for those ages 9 to 15. For a full listing of those classes, click on the tab Youth Classes for more information.

For those of you who are unaware of the school, please note that we are a non-profit art school dedicated to teaching in the style of the 'old masters' - classical realism.

We also have a Gallery located in downtown Asheville in the Historic Grove Arcade.

We look forward to seeing you!



Still Life Drawing and Painting

Come join us this Spring for a Still Life Pen and Ink/Drawing Class with Mark Henry, Rebecca King or John MacKah or Anatomy with Michael Smith! Classes open to individuals with a passion to learn more about drawing, painting and the art of fine art! For more information, go to our website at: www.FineArtsLeague.orghttp://www.fineartsleague.org/index.html and feel free to register for our Spring Classes which begin January 23rd! Pre-registration deadline is: November 15th!

As you know art and music enable the brain to function at a more creative level. See the quotes below:

"Play keeps us fit physically and mentally. "

Stuart Brown, MD, Contemporary American Psychiatrist

"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct."

Carl Jung, Swiss Pychoanalyst, 1875–1961

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas located in the historic River Arts District of Asheville, North Carolina. Feel free to call us with any question you may have: (828) 252-5050!

PLAY and ART - How it affects the Brain - Dr. Stuart L. Brown

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas 

introduces Dr. Stuart L. Brown to discuss the affects of PLAY and ART on the Brain.

WHERE:   Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC 28801

DATE & TIME:  Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 at 7:00 PM

TICKETS: Available at Diana Wortham Theatre at 

http://www.dwtheatre.com/box-office/ticket-information.

COST:  Educators, Students & Seniors: $15.00   Adults: $25.00

Stuart L. Brown, MD trained in General and Internal Medicine, Psychiatry and Clinical research.

Upon his broad based evaluations of highly creative individuals, he revealed the centrality of playfulness to their success and well-being. Dr. Brown broadened his scope of interest to include the evolution and nature of play behavior, and its manifestations in human story and art. This led to a long-term affiliation with mythologist scholar, Joseph Campbell.

The National Geographic Society sponsored Dr. Stuart Brown's exploration of animal play in the wild, resulting in his authoring a Society magazine cover article and the production of an Explorer TV program, each on animal play behavior.

Dr. Brown's recent years of independent scholarship and exploration of the evolution and neuroscience of human and animal play have helped to focus a central commitment bringing the promises and stories of play into general cultural consciousness and to the establishment of the National Institute for Play (NIFP). (www.nifplay.org)

Dr. Brown has authorized the recently released Avery/Penguin Book, PLAY: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul.

This lecture/event assuredly sheds a different light on the importance of art for all persons no matter what their age!

Find out more about art by reviewing our course offerings at www.FineArtsLeague.Org.

FALL 2011-2012 ADULT FINE ARTS WORKSHOPS

Fall & Spring Adult WorkshopSchedule
2011-2012

$325.00 per 3-day class + $45.00 Non-Refundable
Registration Fee. 10am—4pm, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday.

October 2011—14,15,16.
Fall Landscape Painting.
Fall Landscape Pastel.
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November 2011—18,19,20.
Draw/Paint your Self-Portrait.
Traditional Lettering.
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December 2011, NO WORKSHOPS.
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January 2012, NO WORKSHOPS.
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February 2012—10,11,12.
Draw or Paint Your Valentine.
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April 2012—20,21,22.
Spring into Pastels.
Fun with Watercolor.
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 Come join the excellent Instructors of the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas for an intensive weekend workshop in Oil Painting, Drawing, Watercolor, Pastel and Traditional Lettering! Classes begin October 14th! For more information, go to the website at: www.FineArtsLeague.Org and click on the tab which reads Adult Workshops or call (828) 252-5050!

Fine Arts League of the Carolinas - OPEN DRAWING CLASS

The Fine Arts League

of the Carolinas

A School of Fine Arts Devoted to the Development of Realist Artists

OPEN DRAWING SESSION

Tuesday & Thursday Evenings

7 pm - 9 pm

Live Figure Models

Cost:

$7 for Non-Students $5 for Students

For More Information, contact:

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

(828) 252.5050

ADULT ART WORKSHOPS at the FINE ARTS LEAGUE of the CAROLINAS

Fall & Spring Adult Workshop Schedule
2011-2012

$325.00 per 3-day class + $45.00 Non-Refundable
Registration Fee. 10am—4pm, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday.

October 2011—14,15,16.
Fall Landscape Painting.
Fall Landscape Pastel.
.............................................................................

November 2011—18,19,20.
Draw/Paint your Self-Portrait.
Traditional Lettering.
.............................................................................

December 2011, NO WORKSHOPS.
.............................................................................

January 2012, NO WORKSHOPS.
.............................................................................

February 2012—10,11,12.
Draw or Paint Your Valentine.
.............................................................................

April 2012—20,21,22.
Spring into Pastels.
Fun with Watercolor.
.............................................................................

The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas is located in the Historic River Arts District in Asheville, North Carolina. In addition to our regular Fall & Spring Curriculum, we also offer Adult Workshops in Oil Painting, Pastels and Watercolor. Sign up for your favorite medium today! These Workshops are 3 day intensives with one of our experienced Art Instructors. You may call our office today for more information at: (828) 252-5050 or online at www.FineArtsLeague.org.

Sheri Kahn of the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

Sheri Kahn, Executive Director of the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas has been featured in a local magazine for WNC Smartest Women, called Verve. Read more about Sheri, her vision, her background, and the direction The Fine Arts League is taking in the coming year at in the September 2011 issue of Verve.


To register for FALL classes, please visit our website at: www.FineArtsLeague.Org. Click on the link for Classes, or telephone: (828) 252.5050.  We look forward to having you!

Featured Artist of the Week - John Dempsey

  JOHN R. DEMPSEY

John R. Dempsey was born 1975 in Charleston, South Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and the Florence Academy of Art. He has been an apprentice to Ben Long since 2002. His specialty is portraiture, but he also works in landscape and figures. He teaches portraiture and cast drawing at the Fine Arts League.

“Drawing is the key element of great painting. The ability to describe the nuances of form with a simple tool such as a piece of charcoal prepares the painter for the problems which arise when attempting to display the subtle beauty of nature. Accurate demonstration of nature’s beauty is the hallmark of a great work.”  JRD

Come join John for a class this fall at The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas in Asheville, North Carolina.

You may read more about John Dempsey and the other Fine Art Instructors by linking to our website at: www.FineArtsLeague.Org or telephone our office at (828) 252-5050, Eastern Standard Time in the U.S.

We are the only school in the United States who teaches the art of Fresco!

Youth After-School Classes for 2011-2012 at Fine Arts League of the Carolinas

After-School Youth Program Calendar 2011-2012
5-weeks, 4:30-6:30 PM, $150.00 + 45.00 Reg. Fee ..............................................................................

2011 Session One— September – October:

Tuesdays: 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25. For Starters: Fundamental Drawing.
Fall into Color: Beginning Watercolor.

Thursdays: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27.
Fun with Color: Beginning Oil Painting.
Halloween Mask Making.

2011 Session Two— November- December:

Tuesdays: 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6. Santa is that you? Create your Holiday Present.
Look at me, Self Portrait.

Thursdays: 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8. Sculpture Basics. Make Your Story: Comic Book Drawing.
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2012 Session One— January – March:

Tuesdays: 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28. Fun with Fresco. Learn to draw Anatomy like Da Vinci.

Thursdays: 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/1. Oils and Color: Intermediate Oil Painting.
Sculpture: Intermediate.

2012 Session Two— March – April:

Tuesdays: 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/10, 4/17. Spring into Beginning Pastels. Imagine with Mosaics.

Thursdays: 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/12, 4/19. More Fresco Fun. Drawing for Illustrations.

For more information, go to www.FineArtsLeague.org or call: (828) 252-5050. Pre-registration is August 15th!