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By Taylor Smith

Registration is underway for winter art classes for adults, teens, and children at The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster. With more than 35 offerings to choose from, classes begin in January 2020.

New offerings for the winter session include The Power of Pastels, Food: Form and Function, iPad Drawing for Beginners, Relief Printing, Watercolor Portraits: People and Animals, and Advanced iPad Drawing and Painting.

Courses are ideally suited to children of all ages. Mixed Media encourages youngsters to experiment with acrylic paint, watercolor, tempera, colored pencil, and more. In addition, Pottery, Drawing In-Depth and Painting In-Depth will have your child’s imagination spinning with new ideas. Teens are invited to try their hand at Scientific Explorations in Art and Drawing from a Model. Register for winter classes at  https://ccabedminster.org.

There are still a few opening for adults in the late fall workshops. Workshops remaining include Dog Portraits in Watercolor, Ukrainian Christmas Ornaments, Framing Your Art, Luminous Floral Painting, The Art of Grisaille, The Art of Mosaics, and Intro to Oil Painting.

Do you or someone you know have a winter birthday? The Center offers birthday art parties for children ages 5-12 and art parties for adults ages 21 and older. All parties are taught by a professional artist in a relaxed, inspiring setting. No prior art experience is required.

The Center for Contemporary Art, formerly known as the Somerset Art Association, aims to harness the power of the visual arts for the greater Bedminster community, with educational visual arts programming offered alongside lectures and bus tours to tristate area museums.

The Center for Contemporary Art is located at 2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster. For more information, call 908.234-2345 or visit https://ccabedminster.org.