Welcome Spring!
IagoArts will schedule YOU a private paint party. You can pick the date and the painting for your gift. Contact me and let me know a date range and painting idea you are interested in. Mountains, flowers, birds, animals, whimsy?
Call now! We are now booking Private Paint Parties into June!
I would love to make your very own Paint Party with your friends happen! Only a four person minimum. Click here to start the conversation
Click here to Check out our upcoming Paint Parties!
IagoArts will schedule YOU a private paint party. You can pick the date and the painting for your gift. Contact me and let me know a date range and painting idea you are interested in. Mountains, flowers, birds, animals, whimsy?
Call now! We are now booking Private Paint Parties into June!
I would love to make your very own Paint Party with your friends happen! Only a four person minimum. Click here to start the conversation
Click here to Check out our upcoming Paint Parties!
INTRODUCING A NEW AND EXCITING ART PLACE IN
Staunton, VirginiaLocated in the historic district of downtown Staunton, Virginia in the beautiful, celebrated, and old Stonewall Jackson Elementary School building, the IagoArts Studio gives every person an opportunity to create and relax, regardless of your artistic skill level. The Studio serves a three- fold purpose: to give the public a chance to create, offering Art Classes and Art Parties, to be a working studio for fine artist Donna Cruce Kocka, and to serve as her Gallery for showing and selling her artwork. Mrs. Kocka has been teaching for over thirty years and loves working with both adults and children. Along with teaching, she is a muralist, portrait painter, set designer, and loves plein aire painter. She and her husband opened this studio in order to expand the opportunities for local art lovers to play and learn together. She is a firm believer in learning to become 'whole brained' and loves the prospects of strengthening that cerebral cortex.
Come and join us- You really were created to create!
Staunton, VirginiaLocated in the historic district of downtown Staunton, Virginia in the beautiful, celebrated, and old Stonewall Jackson Elementary School building, the IagoArts Studio gives every person an opportunity to create and relax, regardless of your artistic skill level. The Studio serves a three- fold purpose: to give the public a chance to create, offering Art Classes and Art Parties, to be a working studio for fine artist Donna Cruce Kocka, and to serve as her Gallery for showing and selling her artwork. Mrs. Kocka has been teaching for over thirty years and loves working with both adults and children. Along with teaching, she is a muralist, portrait painter, set designer, and loves plein aire painter. She and her husband opened this studio in order to expand the opportunities for local art lovers to play and learn together. She is a firm believer in learning to become 'whole brained' and loves the prospects of strengthening that cerebral cortex.
Come and join us- You really were created to create!
Thank you to the Staunton, Virginia NewsLeader for the lovely article in this weeks paper... find it at: IagoArts Paint Party article
Photo credit:Ted Tripp, Staunton NewsLeader
Paint Party! It's time to schedule yours!
At IagoArts you can come to our lovely studio, located in the middle of Historic Staunton's downtown, bring your own food and drinks, listen to some music while your are given everything you need to make a masterpiece. We provide everything from the aprons down to the canvas and brushes.
At IagoArts we will walk you through any number of options from start to finish and in a couple of hours you will be able to display your work on the wall at home. You can come to an IagoArts ArtParty one of two ways (or three if you count just coming by to see Donna's work!) Come to an already scheduled event. You can come with friends, by yourself or as a date for two and complete two complementary canvases.
Check out the calendar for scheduled date nights and then sign up ahead of time. The pre-scheduled paint events vary in cost from $25 to $45 per person depending on the size of the canvas and difficulty of the painting.
For a special event, such as a birthday party or just a girls night out you can schedule an ArtParty! You may contact Donna to make arrangement for a smaller party, or schedule as many as 10 in her studio for a group event. The Group ArtParty events are $300 for up to 10 people with a $50 deposit. For over 10 people contact me for pricing. We have other venues but we will have to discuss what your are looking for.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for some IagoArts Paint Party painting ideas. Or check out Pinterest for ideas...
Just email us to let us know what type of Paint Party you want and IagoArts will make it happen!
At IagoArts we will walk you through any number of options from start to finish and in a couple of hours you will be able to display your work on the wall at home. You can come to an IagoArts ArtParty one of two ways (or three if you count just coming by to see Donna's work!) Come to an already scheduled event. You can come with friends, by yourself or as a date for two and complete two complementary canvases.
Check out the calendar for scheduled date nights and then sign up ahead of time. The pre-scheduled paint events vary in cost from $25 to $45 per person depending on the size of the canvas and difficulty of the painting.
For a special event, such as a birthday party or just a girls night out you can schedule an ArtParty! You may contact Donna to make arrangement for a smaller party, or schedule as many as 10 in her studio for a group event. The Group ArtParty events are $300 for up to 10 people with a $50 deposit. For over 10 people contact me for pricing. We have other venues but we will have to discuss what your are looking for.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for some IagoArts Paint Party painting ideas. Or check out Pinterest for ideas...
Just email us to let us know what type of Paint Party you want and IagoArts will make it happen!
Day classes are ideal for children, ages 8 through middle school, who are being homeschooled or student's who are home bound. They classes meet regularly on Tuesdays throughout the school year, beginning in the Fall, after Labor Day and ending the middle of May. Every year there are no classes between Thanksgiving and New Years Day.
Mrs. Kocka teaches her Art Classes with a four year rotation so that no class or activity is repeated for four years. This enables students to stay with her classes throughout their homeschooling years continually learning new and exciting skills and working with as many different media as possible.
Each class begins with a short five minute presentation of Art History. Every year the history follows a timeline beginning in the Fall with Prehistoric Art and moving toward Modern Art in the Spring.
Each year begins with a review of drawing skills then moves into a plethora of medium; this can include watercolor, acrylic, pastels and usually some form of sculpture to reinforce their lessons. Each class for that year will focus on one or two of the 7 Elements of Art- Color, Line, Space, Form, Texture, Value and Space- reinforced throughout that year.
Classes for High School students who are interested in exploring the possibility of pursuing Art after high school are offered as the High School Portfolio classes. These classes are after school hours so students from any school setting can participate.
Finally, each Spring we end the year with a beautiful Annual Student Art Show, complete with each student's work shown in a professional style, and the 'all important' punch and cookies to share with family and friends.
Go to our Contact Page and ask how you can get your children involved.
Mrs. Kocka teaches her Art Classes with a four year rotation so that no class or activity is repeated for four years. This enables students to stay with her classes throughout their homeschooling years continually learning new and exciting skills and working with as many different media as possible.
Each class begins with a short five minute presentation of Art History. Every year the history follows a timeline beginning in the Fall with Prehistoric Art and moving toward Modern Art in the Spring.
Each year begins with a review of drawing skills then moves into a plethora of medium; this can include watercolor, acrylic, pastels and usually some form of sculpture to reinforce their lessons. Each class for that year will focus on one or two of the 7 Elements of Art- Color, Line, Space, Form, Texture, Value and Space- reinforced throughout that year.
Classes for High School students who are interested in exploring the possibility of pursuing Art after high school are offered as the High School Portfolio classes. These classes are after school hours so students from any school setting can participate.
Finally, each Spring we end the year with a beautiful Annual Student Art Show, complete with each student's work shown in a professional style, and the 'all important' punch and cookies to share with family and friends.
Go to our Contact Page and ask how you can get your children involved.
