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Musikgarten: Family Music for Toddlers

$245.00
Wednesdays or Fridays, 10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Participate with your toddler in singing, moving, dancing, listening, and playing simple instruments – while developing a strong musical bond with your child. Toddlers and their adults will sing, chant, move, dance, listen and play simple instruments: this class provides a full mix that allows them to be active, which is how they learn. We'll channel the toddler's energy productively, facilitate expression of feelings, assist in improving memory through repetition, and develop further musical aptitude and focused listening.

Ages: 16 months - 3.5 years with parent/guardian

Session: 19 weeks

Wednesday sessions run Jan 3 – May 22, 2024. No class Feb. 7 or Mar. 27!

Friday sessions run Jan 5 – May 24, 2024. No class Jan. 26 or Feb. 9; snow day make up class on Mar. 29!

Instructor: Shea Haney

Cost: $245/student

Class Size: minimum of 5 students registered to run class; no more than 12 students total

Class Location: CCAC’s new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Registration Deadline: Ongoing! Class tuition prorated based on start date: contact CCAC with questions.

About the Instructor
Shea Haney
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Musikgarten: Family Music for Babies

$245.00
Wednesdays or Fridays, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Play musically with your baby through bouncing and rocking songs, wiggle and peek-a-boo games, dancing, moving, and singing. Music play activities are designed to increase your child’s curiosity about music, to develop listening skills and a sense of beat, and to establish the foundation for singing and musical thought.

Ages: newborn - 18 months with parent/guardian

Session: 19 weeks

Wednesday sessions run Jan 3 – May 22, 2024. No class Feb. 7 or Mar. 27!

Friday sessions run Jan 5 – May 24, 2024. No class Jan. 26 or Feb. 9; snow day make up class on Mar. 29!

Instructor: Shea Haney

Cost: $245/student

Class Size: minimum of 5 students registered to run class; no more than 12 students total

Class Location: CCAC’s new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Registration Deadline: Ongoing! Class tuition prorated based on start date: contact CCAC with questions.

About the Instructor
Shea Haney
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Musikgarten: Cycle of Seasons

$245.00
Wednesdays or Fridays, 11:00 - 11:40 a.m.
The Cycle of Seasons is a musical celebration of the four seasons using activities that build on the child's growing independence and competencies. It nurtures the children's ability to use language and capitalizes on their delight in dramatic play within the musical context. Classes are filled with songs, movement activities, exploration of instruments, and imaginative stories for children to make their own. Encourage the child's moving, singing, verbal, and listening skills and tap into the child's vivid imagination and lay the foundation for creative development via story-telling and poetry.

Ages: 3-5 with parent/guardian

Session: 19 weeks

Wednesday sessions run Jan 3 – May 22, 2024. No class Feb. 7 or Mar. 27!

Friday sessions run Jan 5 – May 24, 2024. No class Jan. 26 or Feb. 9; snow day make up class on Mar. 29!

Instructor: Shea Haney

Cost: $245/student

Class Size: minimum of 5 students registered to run class; no more than 12 students total

Class Location: CCAC’s new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Registration Deadline: Ongoing! Class tuition prorated based on start date: contact CCAC with questions.

About the Instructor
Shea Haney
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AfroBeat Workout by Basko

$20.00 – $204.00
Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Are you ready to explore Africa without your passport? This class is not just an Afro-dance workout. It's an education, a journey, and a new way of merging the dynamic dance moves of Afro beats with an intensive full-body workout. You'll learn to move your body in ways you didn't know it could move while burning calories and having fun. Add cultural flavor to your workout routine. This class will feed your mind and soul as you learn the moves and rhythms paired with energizing music from the African continent.

Ages: Adult

Session: Ongoing starting February 1, 2024.

Instructor: Basko

Class Location: CCAC’s new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Class payment options:

$20 for a single class

$108 for a 6-class pass (10% discount)

$204 for a 12-class pass (15% discount)
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On Becoming an Author Writers’ Retreat

$150.00
Saturday, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Have you ever wondered how it feels to publish a book? You get a box in the mail, open it, and it's the first copy of your book with your name printed. You just became an author! This one-day writers' retreat will change your mindset on becoming an author. Throughout the workshop, participants will:

Explore questions like: why do you want to publish a book? In what genre do you want to write? What is preventing you from starting your book right at this moment?

Learn best practices on your writing space, time, and designing a writing system.

Participate in group discussions and exercises to motivate you to start and continue until you become an author.

Explore traditional and online publishing.

Learn how to visualize your book before it's published.

Take part in a Q & A session with a local author.

Beginners welcome. No complete manuscript is required. Bring your pen and paper, but most importantly, your desire to publish and become an author.

Ages: Adults 18+

Session: One-Time Workshop

Spring 1: January 13, 2024

Spring 2: February 10, 2024

Spring 3: March 16, 2024

Spring 4: May 11, 2024

Instructor: Victor Vélez

Cost: $150/session (includes lunch and Writers' Workbook)

Class Location: CCAC’s new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Class Size: 3 – 10 students enrolled per session.

About the Instructor

Victor Vélez Victor, a native of Puerto Rico, grew up in New York City and currently lives in Cincinnati. His creative talents are expressed through multiple artistic disciplines as a writer, poet, photographer, and musician. Victor studied Communication Arts at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, and began his writing career as a freelance writer in the early 1980s. Victor’s published works include:

Poetry collections – A Quest for Answers (2003), Conga Blues (2008), Donde Estas, Senor? (2014), Divine Reflections (2016), and Wandering Soul (2019)

Photography – Images (2013)

Children’s book – You Live Inside (2022)

Fictional and non-fiction works – Salsa in the 'Nati (2020), The Triduum of All Hallows (2021), The Twelve (2022), and Forecast (2022)

"Jennifer's Notes," a novel suspense thriller with a twist, is coming in 2024.
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CCACMakes PreK

$150.00
Saturdays, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

In this art class for the preschool set, children will be encouraged to discover and create using various media including painting, pastels, sculpture, and printmaking.

Ages: 3-5

Session: 11 weeks (Mar 16 – May 25, 2024)

Instructor: Melinda Welch

Cost: $150/student

CCAC is a Qualified Education Service Provider in the Ohio Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) program and also offers tuition scholarships.

Class Size: minimum of 4 students registered to run class; no more than 12 students total

Class Location: CCAC's new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Registration Deadline: March 11, 2024

About the Instructor
Melinda Welch Melinda E. Welch earned her Master’s degree and teaching license in Art Education from the University of Cincinnati’s school of Design Architecture, Art and Planning. Melinda’s Masters thesis focused on developing a visual arts curriculum for a community arts center. Currently, Melinda is teaching for the Clifton Cultural Arts Center and leading art classes at Bridgeway Pointe, UC Health, an assisted living residence. Melinda’s teaching experience includes 14 years as Art Director at the Wyoming Fine Arts Center. While Art Director, she developed her vision for a visual art community driven by a strong, cohesive art curriculum and relationships with her students and families. She sought to connect with surrounding communities by integrating free art programming through connections with local schools, libraries and recreation centers. She often collaborates with diverse music teachers, and other non-profit organizations such as Elementz and BioKoto. While in graduate school, she was employed by Kennedy Heights Art Center to teach adult and youth art classes. She also taught after-school art at Pleasant Ridge Montessori and the Pleasant Ridge Library. Her student teaching experience includes Walnut Hills High School, Sherwood Elementary, North Avondale Montessori, and Anderson High School. For the Contemporary Art Center, she taught an arts integration curriculum at Bond Hill Elementary. For the CAC she also led art programing at various local schools and in the UNMuseum. She has completed internships at the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Taft Museum of Art, Manifest Gallery and Prairie Gallery. She was part of a youth community photography program in conjunction with Happen Inc, Prairie Gallery and the Mill Creek Restoration Project. Melinda is an active and experienced artist who works in ceramics, photography, collage and whatever else strikes her artistic fancy. She and her husband reside in Camp Washington with their two children.
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Nia Technique Class Payments

$6.00 – $140.00
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

The Nia technique is an expressive body-mind movement and fitness program incorporating dance, martial arts and healing arts, including yoga. It is a cardiovascular program that uses whole-body, expressive, grounded movement. Nia is adaptable to most levels of fitness, age and body types. Class payment options:

$10 per class for a single class

$6 per class for students (with a valid student ID) and seniors (over 65 years)

$80 for a 10 class pass

$140 for a 20 class pass
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Fiber Sampler: Macramé

$120.00
Mondays, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Each month of 2024, explore a new aspect of Fiber Art. See the full schedule HERE. In April, learn how to produce beautiful patterns using knotted textiles.

Age: Adults

Session: April 8 - Apr 29 (4 weeks)

Instructor: Prari Parran

Cost: $100/student + supplies fee of $20

Class Size: minimum of 7 students required to run class, no more than 20 enrolled.

Class Location: CCAC's new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Registration Deadline: April 5, 2024

About the Instructor
Prari Parran Bio coming soon.
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Fiber Sampler: Surface Design

$110.00
Mondays, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Each month of 2024, explore a new aspect of Fiber Art. See the full schedule HERE. In August, study various surface design techniques, including mud cloth, stenciling, stamping, and more. You'll then use these techniques to embellish your own unique apron.

Age: Adults (16+)

Session: August 5 - 26, 2024 (4 weeks)

Instructor: Judy Dominic and Carole Douglas

Cost: $100/student + supplies fee of $10

Class Size: minimum of 7 students required to run class, no more than 12 enrolled.

Class Location: CCAC's new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Registration Deadline: August 2, 2024

About the Instructors
Judy Dominic Judy is a native of southwest Ohio. She has been weaving in some fashion since 1979 and indulges in all sorts of fiber techniques. Her use of natural and odd materials has become her signature, and she teaches and exhibits locally, nationally, and internationally. Judy has been honored locally for enhancing the quality of community life through art. She lives with a wonderfully supportive husband and claims three handsome sons, two lovely daughters-in-law and six lively grandchildren. Carole Douglas Carole was born, raised, and educated in Cincinnati where she married, then raised three boys. She taught arts and crafts with Cincinnati Recreation Commission for thirty years before becoming happily retired. Carole’s true love is fiber arts, always returning to sewing and quilting, but continuing to add different colors and textures to her fabric. Second only to the doing is the learning and teaching of various techniques to add excitement and freshness to the surface of the fabric!
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Fiber Sampler: Crochet

$110.00
Mondays, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Each month of 2024, explore a new aspect of Fiber Art. See the full schedule HERE. In June, learn the basic stitches and essential techniques of crochet. Unleash your imagination as you create beautiful, handcrafted items with yarn and hooks.

Age: Adults (16+)

Session: June 3 - June 24 (4 weeks)

Instructor: Karen Saunders

Cost: $100/student + supplies fee of $10

Class Size: minimum of 7 students required to run class, no more than 20 enrolled.

Class Location: CCAC's new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Registration Deadline: May 31, 2024

About the Instructor
Karen Saunders Karen is a multi-disciplinary artist who hopscotched across the Midwest before landing in Cincinnati, where she’s been practicing as an artist and arts educator for almost three decades. She has a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with an emphasis on Ceramics and an MA in Art Education from Miami University at Oxford.

For the better part of 20 years, she has worked with diverse audiences at local institutions, such as the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Kennedy Heights Arts Center, and exhibiting her art at such venues as the Contemporary Arts Center, Canton Art Museum, Richmond Art Museum, and 21c Museum/Hotel.

She routinely works collaboratively with community and artist groups, with one notable example being the Bombshells of Cincinnati, a largely anonymous group of local lady crafters who juxtapose vandalism with the non-threatening nature of fiber art.

Karen is inspired by large-scale projects that might intimidate less resourceful and creative artists. She is ever challenging her own expectations and growing her ongoing practice.
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Fashion Design

$90.00
Saturday, April 27 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Create your own fashion line! You'll develop a fashion portfolio consisting of casual wear, party and evening dresses, swimsuits, and accessories. Students will also design fabric swatches to complement their portfolio. The day will end with a fashion display! Students should pack a non-refrigerated lunch.

Ages: Ages 8+

Session: One-Time Workshop, meets on April 27

Cost: $90/students

Class Size: Minimum of 7 students required to run workshop, no more than 15 students registered.

Class Location: CCAC's new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Registration Deadline: April 26, 2024

About the Instructor
Lynn Arnsperger Lynn’s training is in fine art as well as commercial art & advertising and includes training at Hanna-Barbera for teaching animation. While there, she trained to be (and eventually became) the Dean of Animation at ACA College of Design. At Hanna-Barbera, Lynn learned how a real animation studio operates. Many of her students have gone on to have successful careers in art, like a graphics designer for the Super Bowl, department head at Disney, and Assistant Editor for Dungeons and Dragons Magazine. Lynn is a regular teacher at CCAC and has led classes, workshops, and camps for numerous years.
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Jewelry Design

$80.00
Add a DIY flair to your look with your own custom-made jewelry. Join a laughter-filled and memorable experience where you'll learn the basics of jewelry construction, like how to string, crimp, and finish your work. Find out how to bring balance and harmony to your piece so it doesn't droop, and unveil the secrets of color theory to make your jewelry pop! Walk away from the evening with a necklace and earring set of your own making.

Age: Adults and mature teens 16+

Session: One-Time Workshop

Session 1: Tuesday, March 19 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Session 2: Tuesday, April 16 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Session 3: Tuesday, May 21 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Instructor: Dawn Grady

Cost: $80/student

Class Size: minimum of 6 students registered to run class; no more than 20 students total

Class Location: CCAC's new home (3412 Clifton Ave)

Registration Deadline:

Session 1: EXTENDED! March 15

Session 2: April 12

Session 3: May 17

About the Instructor
Dawn Grady Dawn L. Grady is the owner and designer of Junebug Jewelry, a handcrafted artisan jewelry boutique located in Over-the-Rhine. A mostly self-trained artist, she fell in love with jewelry making after a simple bead-stringing class at the University of Cincinnati's Communivesity program 14 years ago. Her passion for learning new skills led her to the classrooms of renowned master metalsmiths who taught her the ancient and modern techniques she uses to create her vision of wearable art – combining copper, Argentium silver, and semi-precious gemstones for a truly signature look. In addition to its storefront in Over-the-Rhine, you can find Junebug online at junebugjewelrydesigns.com. Deb enjoys teaching art and sharing her love of art-making and its countless therapeutic effects with people of all ages. She has taught and led community-based art projects through the Ohio Arts Council, community arts centers, schools, art museums, and many other organizations. She has created artwork for commissions (including for the Taft Museum of Art and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital), and exhibited her artwork made with many media and approaches including, painting, textiles, and installation, in the midwest (including at Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Center), and occasionally other parts of the country and the world. In college, Deb studied French, art history, and fine art, culminating in a masters degree in fine art in painting. Although her work often appears abstract, or non-representational, the sources of Deb's inspiration draw on both her inner life and the outer world, and range from nature to human nature.
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