Highland Arts Council to present 9th Art of Soul workshop

The Highland Arts Council presents its ninth Art of Soul, a workshop of artistic fun for ages 13 to 103.

Participants will meet from 7-9 p.m. Thursdays beginning Feb. 17 in the social hall of Evangelical United Church of Christ, 2520 Poplar St., Highland. Each workshop will offer instruction in a specific arts medium. All materials will be provided for each class, except for a rental fee if people take the ukulele class.

Participants will go home with at least one project from each workshop. People will discover how to capture creative ideas step by step and build on those experiences.

• Session I: Sarah Walker will share her skills in watercolor magnets from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17. Walker is a professional artist from Highland. She serves on the Highland Arts Council and has a master of fine arts degree from SIUE.
• Session II: Always wanted to play the ukulele? Angelina McLaughlin-Heil will show people how from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24. She teaches at and owns the Highland Music School. She is active with the Highland Arts Council and has participated at Art in the Park. If people plan to attend this class, there is a $20 rental fee for the ukulele, and they must be signed up with the fee before that evening. Thanks to Halpin Music for sponsoring the class.
• Session III: From 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 3, Peg Bellm, a professional artist, will help people create a catch-all (vase, pencil holder, eye-glass holder) with a magnet or Velcro to place where it’s needed most. Bellm creates unique items using polymer clay and is an award-winning artist at Art in the Park.
• Session IV: Paulette Todd, artist and teacher, will share her techniques for painting with pastels from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 10. Todd regularly teaches classes in her business — Kids Art Club — and has organized the Kids Kreation area of Art in the Park for many years. She will offer her line of note cards which are reproductions of her original art.
• Session V: Drawing can be intimidating. From 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 17, Lynnette Schuepbach will help people to see objects as a combination of circles and ovals. Connect or draw around the simple shapes and the results are amazing. Schuepbach has illustrated seven children’s books and is president of Highland Arts Council.

The cost of the entire expansive five-week experience is $40 for members. All materials are included in this cost except for the $20 rental fee if people choose to take the ukulele class.

Register online at https://www.highlandartscouncil.org/art-of-soul/, or by paper which can be found online or by calling 618-558-0054.

This story was originally published January 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM.