Teaching Workshop

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SELF-EXPRESSION MIXED MEDIA
https://visitwcac.org​
5 week class:   5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28 & 6/4
Location: Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center- 110 Westover Avenue
Times: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Course Fee: Non-Members $200    Members $180 
Instructor: Kristen Dahms 
We welcome back Kristen Dahms, an award winning artist and instructor, who has recently moved back to Williamsburg.  
In this class, you will explore ideas that inspire you and then learn how to utilize specific techniques to bring your ideas to life.  You will use water-based media, such as watercolor, ink, coffee, patterned paper, colored pencils, ink transfers, markers, acrylic paint and soft pastels in various combinations. 
You will experiment with different ways to use these materials to develop vibrant texture in your paintings, and start painting with a foundational stain before building layers of images and patterns with watercolor, ink, and paper.  You will also learn how to emphasize composition while building up multiple layers for a unified piece of art.
Open to all skill levels.

Spring 2019 Festivals

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2nd Sunday, Williamsburg VA
April 14, 11am - 5pm
Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg VA
http://www.2ndsundayswilliamsburg.com​

Williamsburg Art on the Square, Williamsburg VA
April 28,  Sunday 10am - 5pm
Duke of Gloucester and North Boundary Street in Merchants Square, Williamsburg, VA
https://www.williamsburgjuniors.org/art-on-the-square

Richmond Art in the Park, Richmond Virginia 
May 4-5,   Saturday 11-6 and Sunday 11-5
Byrd Park 1301 Blanton Avenue, Richmond VA
Parking: Free Shuttle service and parking available at City Stadium
https://richmondartsinthepark.com


Crozet Arts and Crafts, Crozet, VA
May 11-12, Saturday 10-5:30 and Sunday 10-5
admission: Adults $7 – single day; $13 – weekend
Seniors (65+) $6 – single day; $11 – weekend; Senior group rate (10-25 people) $4.50 – single day
Children 12 and under Free
Claudius Crozet Park, 1075 Claudius Crozet Park, Crozet, VA 22932
http://crozetfestival.com

Stockley Garden, Norfolk VA
May 18-19, Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 12-5
Stockle Garden (Park), Norfolk VA
https://www.hope-house.org/events/spring-stockley-gardens/​

Art in the Park, Stauton VA
May 25 - 26, Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 12-5
Gypsy Hill Park, Stauton VA
https://www.saartcenter.org​

​Art in the Middle, Urbanna VA
June 1 -2, Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 10-3
Hewick Plantation, Urbanna VA
https://www.artsinthemiddle.com​

2nd Sunday, Williamsburg VA
June 9, 11am - 5pm
Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg VA
http://www.2ndsundayswilliamsburg.com​

Waccamaw Art in the Park, Myrtle Beach SC
June 29-30,  Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm
1400 N. Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach
https://wacg.org/art-in-the-park/

Festival on the Eno, Durham City Park NC
July Thursday the 4 and Saturday the 6 10am - 6pm
​West Point on the Eno, Durham, NC 27712
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2nd Sunday, Williamsburg VA
July 14, 11am - 5pm
Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg VA
http://www.2ndsundayswilliamsburg.com​

​Syracuse Art and Craft Festival, Syracuse NY
July 26, 27, and 28 10-6 Friday, 10-5 Saturday and Sunday
Columbus Circle, Syracuse NY
https://www.downtownsyracuse.com​

46th Annual Fine Art and Craft Show, Rehoboth DE
August 3-4 and August 10-11, Saturday 10-5 Sunday 10-6
Henlopen Acres, Rehoboth DE
https://www.rehobothartleague.org/events/2019-outdoor-show/​
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2018 Fall Art Festivals, heading South

Virginia and North Carolina Shows, heading South

Centerfest, September 15-16, Durham NC
- http://centerfest.durhamarts.org

An Occassion for the Arts, October 6-7, Williamsburg VA
Street:  Duke of Gloucester      Section: Orange      Booth number: 53 
https://aofta.org

Art and Sculpture Festival, October 13-14, Port Warwick/Newport News VA 

Stockley Garden, October 20-12, Norfolk VA
https://www.hope-house.org/events/fall-stockley-gardens/​
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Craft and Christmas and Albany Capital Center
December 2  10am-6pm
December 3 - 10am - 4pm
Albany Capital Center, 55 Eagle Street Albany, NY 12207

Spring Art Festivals 2017

Collar City Art Festival, April 28-29,  Troy, NY 
Albany Tulip Festival - May 13-14, Albany, Ny
Shockley Garden - May 20-21, Norfolk, VA
White Plains Arts Festival - June 3-4, White Plains, NY 
LARAC- June 17-18, Glens Falls, NY 
Art Festival - June 24 - 25, Norwalk, CT
Wickford​ - July 9-10, Wickford RI
Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-5
​84 Brown St, North Kingstown, RI
Greene Art and Craft - July 22, Greene, NY 
Syracuse Art Festival, July 28-30, Syracuse, NY
Mystic Art Festival - August 12-13, Mystic CT, WON 1st place Mixed Media
Art Festival - August 18, 19, 20, Chatham, MA
​Clinton Art and Craft - August 27, Clinton, NY
Cooperstown Art and Craft - September 2-3, Cooperstown NY
54th Art on the Green, September 9-10, Glastonbury CT, WON 1st place Watercolor
Art in the Park, September 16, 10am-4pm, Saratoga Springs, NY
Remsen Barn Fest - September 23-24, Remsen NY
Situate Art Festival - October 7,8,9, Situate RI
​Roseland Cottage - 14-15, Woodstock CT

Art Festivals this Fall​

Larac FAll Art and Craft Festival, Glens Falls, NY
November 5-6 2016 
Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 10-4

Holiday Art Fair and the National Museum of Dance
Saratoga Springs, NY
Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 10-4

Counrty Folk Art Craft Show
Sturbridge MA, Conference Center 366 Main Street, Sturbridge MA 01566
Thanksgiving Weekend,  Friday November 25 - Sunday 27

ART FESTIVALS THIS SUMMER

I am excited to announce my art festival schedule for the is summer.  Please stop by and say hi.
White Plains Out Door Arts Festival, White Plans, NY
Saturday - Sunday, June 4-5, 2016

Allentown Art Festival, Buffalo, NY
Saturday - Sunday, June 11-12, 2016

3rd Annual Saratoga Ballon and Craft Festival, Ballston Spa, NY
Friday - Saturday - Sunday, June 17-19, 2016

Art in the Park, Saratoga Springs, NY
Saturday, July 9, 2016

Westport Fine Arts Festival, Westport, CT
Saturday - Sunday, July 16-17, 2016

38th Annual Southern Vermont Art and Craft Festival, Bennington, VT
Friday - Saturday - Sunday, August 5-7, 2016

Mystic Outdoor Art Festival, Mystic, CT
Saturday - Sunday, August 13-14, 2016

Mattoon Festival, Springfield, MA
Saturday - Sunday, September 10-11, 2016

Art in the Park, Saratoga Springs, NY
Saturday, September 17. 2016

28th Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival, Manchester, VT
Friday - Saturday - Sunday, September 30 - October 2, 2016

34th Annual Stowe Foliage Arts Festival, Stowe, VT
Friday - Saturday - Sunday, October 7-9, 2016

Cooperstown Art Association

“The Expression of Nature” by Kristen Dahms of Ballston Lake, NY will be exhibited in Gallery B. 
Kristen’s colorful paintings explore the beauty and complexity of nature.  She states, “Nature and animals are the foundation of my paintings. They offer endless inspiration and subjects for my brush.  The art focuses on exploration in color, texture, and pattern.  I experiment with different materials, applications, and colors to express a feeling or mood.  Painting for me is about finding those complex layers of life and form found in the natural world and expressing them in my own way.”
On Display: April 8 - May 4, 2016    
The Cooperstown Art Association is located at 22 Main Street in the Village Building on the corner of Main and Fair Streets.  Gallery Hours:  Open Daily 11:00-4:00pm; Sunday 1:00-4:00 p.m. Closed Tuesdays.  Please call 607-547-9777 for more information. 
Open: Daily 11-4, Sunday 1-4, Closed Tuesdays

Art in the Park - Sharon Springs, New York

I am so excited to announce that I will be part of the Etsy Market for Art in the Park this coming Saturday

The annual Sharon Springs Harvest Festival, on the 3rd weekend of Sepember, is a time celebrate the harvest of local farmers, the arrival of Autumn and a time to bring the community together. It's an exciting time in our village, so come and be a part of Sharon Springs.
The festival will be held on September 19-20, 2015. Click here for this year's Harvest Festival Schedule.

Teaching - Intro to Watercolor - September 26, 2015

INTRO TO WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES 2-4PM Kristen Dahms has mastered the art of watercolor. This class gives specific instruction on how achieving various effects with watercolors. Techniques can be used to enhance your watercolor skills or inspire you to explore the art of painting for the first time. Paper, brushes and paints will be supplied, however, you may bring your favorite supplies with you. Most appropriate for middle school, HS and adults.  Aprons are supplied but it's best not to wear good clothes. Please wear close toed shoes to class. 

Instructor Bio:
Kristen Dahms loves nature and animals and her focuses on exploration in color, texture, and pattern.  She experiments with different materials, applications, and colors to express a feeling or mood. She uses mostly watercolors but also use chalk pastel, oil pastel, color pencils, and markers to add details. Kristen's formal art training was at the Savannah College of Art and Design but she continues to learn and experiment. She has taught numerous classes to children and adults and enjoys bringing her students to a higher level of skill with watercolors. 

SERENDIPITY ARTS STUDIO
CONGRESS PLAZA (NEAR THE UPS STORE)
26D CONGRESS STREET
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866
518 886-9553

New Directions in Mixed Media

Students will learn how to bring their ideas to life incorporating color, mood, images, patterns and composition. The use of various media, such as watercolor, ink, coffee, patterned paper, color pencils, ink transfers, markers and soft pastels in any combination will be explored.  Each painting will begin with a foundational stain before building layers of images and patterns. Experimentation with different ways to develop vibrant textures in paintings will be encouraged. 
Saturday, 10 am – 1 pm
Oct. 25 – Nov. 15 (4 sessions)
$100 members/$115 non-members
Deadline to register: Oct.18
​Limit: 10 students

NEW DATES! In this new class, students will explore ideas that inspire and then learn how to utilize specific techniques to bring their ideas to life.  Water based media, such as watercolor, ink, coffee, patterned paper, color pencils, ink transfers, markers and soft pastels in any combination will be explored.  Students will be encouraged to break down their ideas into color, mood, images, patterns, and composition.  Students will experiment with different ways to use the materials to develop vibrant texture in their painting.  Students will start painting with a foundational stain before building layers of images and patterns with watercolor, ink and paper.  Composition and image emphasis will be emphasized while building up multiple layers to a finished project.  Open to all skill levels.

To register, visit www.ThisCenturyArtGallery.org and download a registration form.   Call 757-229-5549 or 757-229-4949 to register; or visit the gallery at 219 North Boundary St.; or mail form to P.O. Box 388, Williamsburg, VA  23187.
Workshop will be held at the Art Education Center, 110 Westover Ave., Williamsburg 

ART ON THE AVENUE
Saturday, October 4, 2014 (10 AM- 6 PM)
Mt. Vernon in the Del Ray, Alexandria, Virginia
A regional multicultural arts and music festival

Art on the Avenue is a multi-cultural arts festival celebrating our community’s diversity through the arts in the Del Ray neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia. This festival is held on the first Saturday in October, rain or shine!

Every year, over 50,000 visitors stroll down Mt. Vernon Avenue in Del Ray, Alexandria, between Bellefonte and Hume Avenues – people are greeted by over 300 artists (jewelers – silversmith & beaders, woodworkers, pottery makers, soap crafters, glass makers, unique painters, sculptures, fabric artists), musicians (Irish, folk, rock n’ roll, country and more), and food vendors (hot dogs, BBQ, Indian, crab cakes, chocolate bananas dipped on a stick, home made cider donuts). Kids activities have always been a vital part of the festival — stuff your own scarecrow, paint a pumpkin, lotus flower design, weave screen art, to name a few.
Address
Mt. Vernon in the Del Ray, Alexandria, Virginia
Date(s)/Time: Saturday, October 4, 2014 (10 AM - 6 PM)

PAC 'N THE STREETS
Saturday, September 13, 2014 (10 AM - 5 PM)
 A NOSTALGIC, FAMILY FRIENDLY STREET FAIR

Venue
Historic Downtown Staunton
Address
East Beverley Street between Market and Augusta Streets
Staunton, VA 24401
Region Shenandoah Valley
Date(s)/Time: Saturday, September 13, 2014 (10:00 AM-5:00 PM)
Website www.stauntonperformingarts.org