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		<title>Call for Donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author: Jordan DeGree</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Dubuque Art Center moved to our current location at the corner of 1st and Main we sadly did not have enough space in our new facility for our pottery studio &#8211; the heart of our educational programming.  Making a tough decision we put all of our equipment in the basement and hoped for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Field Trip!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author: April Holtan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday night&#8217;s Photography class braved the damp chill to venture out on a field trip.  The only quote offered was, &#8220;It was cold!&#8221;.  The class built upon last week&#8217;s discussion of night photography by taking photos of their own and applying what they had learned.  From what I heard, it was a very exciting trip&#8211;you&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shadows and Shapes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author: April Holtan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Thursday watercolor class worked on their still-life paintings, putting in more shadows and different levels and temperatures of color to give them dimension.  This is a really neat class to take; it&#8217;s completely hands on and guided by a great artist, JoAnne Hauser Warren.  The students are given direction when they need or ask [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photography Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author: April Holtan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photography Basics held one of their final classes of the session tonight.  In previous classes they covered many of the basic techniques of photography.  In this class, they took a look at composition.  The instructor brought in some of his own work and the students also looked at prints of their photos from previous classes.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Trip Ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author: April Holtan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#8220;This is like, the best field trip ever!&#8221; Today we had 12 2nd grade Girl Scouts come to paint pottery!  The girls had a great time; there are so many items to choose from to paint.  Piggy banks, mugs, and cats were all painted brilliant shades of red, purple, pink, and green.   If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watercolor 1 &amp; 2, Photography-Working With Light</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author: April Holtan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursdays we have two watercolor classes here at the Art Center&#8211;Watercolor 1 and Watercolor 2.  Watercolor 2 worked on still life with vegetables, establishing a sense of form and giving dimension to the painting.  We also offer a Photography class titled Working With Light.  The topic of the evening was Night Photography. Below are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drawing Class!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author: April Holtan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few photos of our Drawing Class on Wednesday nights.  Portraits were the topic and the class worked with different types of media such as charcoal and pencil.  The instructor built upon what was learned in previous classes to accomplish the goal of drawing the human face and to not be afraid of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEEDED: Master Studio Artist Allies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Cornelius</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been an exciting past few weeks for the Master Studio.  Two of our students, Brianna Manning and Holly Brimeyer, recently won an Art Gumbo Community-selected arts grant for 750 dollars! Along with Brianna and Holly, we have other students who are creating exciting pieces and are looking forward to showcasing their work in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collaboration&#8230;or Privacy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author: Jordan DeGree</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this great article on the New York Times website titled The Rise of the New Groupthink and wanted to share it. I was fascinated by the statement the article made, which was that recent research has shown that too much collaboration, and not enough solitary time, actually hurts creativity and productivity. I thought this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check out these Drawings!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author: Jordan DeGree</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a lot of fun this Saturday watching Dawn Eikamp instruct her wonderful beginning drawing workshop. Dawn is an upbeat, fun instructor who really offers her students a wide range of engaging experiences. I have added some photos from several of the students below.  As you can see, non of these look like beginning [...]]]></description>
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