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Veteran’s Art Classes
VETERAN’S ART CLASSES are being offered at the Edmond History Museum in August and September. Veterans can choose from Painting, mixed-media art, voice acting, and an old-time radio history workshop. Samples of the students’ work will be displayed or performed at the Rodeo Roys: The Legacy of Will Rogers and Roy Rogers show in October (date TBD).
Some classes occur over multiple dates. There is no cost, but please make sure you can attend the entire session before taking a class spot. All classes are held at the Victorian Rodkey House, located in Stephenson Park, just west of the museum at 410 S. Littler. Enrollment is for Veterans and their family members (parents or children/grandchildren age 8 and up) or their caregivers. Each participant must be enrolled.
The Edmond History Museum is hosting these classes in celebration of the 50th Anniversary exhibit about the Vietnam War: Close to Home: Vietnam’s Effect on Edmond. The exhibit shares stories and artifacts from Edmond residents who fought in the war and honors those who were lost.
Veteran’s Art Classes is sponsored by a Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mid-America Museum Alliance.
VETERAN’S ART CLASSES:
To register for any of these classes, visit https://www.edmondhistory.org/event/veteran-art/
“Celebrate the West” Three-Day Art Workshop
September 23rd-25th, 4-6pm
Max participants: 12
Instructor: Jennifer Cocoma Hustis, artist
Immerse yourself in the basics of drawing, painting and mixed-media. During each 2-hour session, you will learn an art medium, practice your skills, and create a wonderful piece of artwork. Subject matter will be inspired by western icons, to compliment our This Ain’t Our First Rodeo exhibit. Plan to select one art-piece to display in the museum during October. All levels are welcome to come have a blast with art supplies! Dress appropriately for getting messy.
Patriotic Painting Class
August 23 or 30, 1-3pm
Max participants: 15
Instructor: Jay Tracy, artist
During this relaxed painting session, artist Jay Tracy will guide you step-by-step in the process of painting a patriotic flag. Be amazed at how the “same painting” takes on the unique and individual character of each artist. Everyone from seasoned painters to the non-experienced will finish the class with a beautiful acrylic masterpiece on canvas. Artists are asked to display their painting at the museum for the October 1940s Radio Theater production of Rodeo Roys: The Legacy of Will Rogers and Roy Rogers, date TBD.
Voicing Acting Skills
Part 1: August 25 or 28, 6-7:30pm
Part 2: Sept 8 or Sept 11, 6-7:30pm
Max participants: 25
Instructor Barrett Huddleson, theater professor
Whether you have a quiet voice or a booming voice, anyone can learn to control the effectiveness and persuasiveness of their speech. Voice acting skills allow you to read more effectively, portray character voices, and even learn to narrate for videos or commercials.
Participants are invited (but not required) to return to the museum in October to use their new skills by performing in the 1940s Radio Theater Show Rodeo Roys: The Legacy of Will Rogers and Roy Rogers (date TBD). The variety show offers you a chance to try your voice acting skills as part of “reader’s theater,” with no memorization required. (Participating in the Old-Time Radio History Workshop & Show class is useful, but not required, for those eager to be in a show).
Old-Time Radio History Workshop & Show
Sat, Sept 13 & 20, 9-12pm, including an 11:00 performance on Sept 20th
Max participants: 12
Instructor: Amy Stephens, museum director
Learn the history of the Golden Age of Radio and how this media has influenced modern news and entertainment. Immerse yourself in the 1940s and 1950s time-period as you listen to famous radio show clips, practice sound effects, and read from various original scripts. Participants are then encouraged (but not required) to perform or help with sound effects for the reading of an old-time radio show at 11am on Sept 20th. No memorization is required. Friends and family are invited to attend the “reader’s theater” performance at no cost.