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Ursuline School for the Performing Arts offers new after-school classes for elementary students

LOUISVILLE, KY (December 2006) - The Ursuline School for the Performing Arts (USPA), a member of Ursuline Campus Schools, will offer two new after-school visual arts classes for elementary age students beginning in January 2007.

Sacred Heart Model School art teacher Kathleen Browning will teach the 16-week class “Drawing and Painting from Observation” on Tuesdays, beginning January 9 from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. Students will learn the essential skills to sketch from life. After mastering the effects of light and shadow the class will be dedicated to color mixing and painting. For students in grades 5 through 8. The cost is $270.

Professional artist and USPA faculty member Suzanne Dougherty will teach the 16-week class “Adventures in Art” on Thursdays, beginning January 11 from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Students will explore a variety of media, including water color, pastel, charcoal and clay. Students will also continue work on a mural project in Angela Hall. For students in grades 2 through 4. The cost is $265.

A supplies list will be distributed on the first day of class.

Classes will be held on the Ursuline Campus in Angela Hall, bldg. 17, 3105 Lexington Rd. For more information or to pre-register, call the Ursuline School for the Performing Arts at 897-1816 or e-mail Lynn Slaughter, USPA’s executive director, at lslaughter@ucschools.com. USPA has been creating artists in the Louisville community since 1967.

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Ursuline School for the Performing Arts (USPA), a member of Ursuline Campus Schools, sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, is fully-accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and provides opportunities for students of all ages who either wish to pursue careers in the performing arts or who simply want to enrich their lives through music, dance, drama, or the visual arts. USPA programs are open to the public, complement those offered by other schools on campus, and encourage students to explore meanings, associations and interpretations of their encounters with the arts. In addition, arts integration classes taught by USPA faculty during the school day are an important component of the educational offerings of the other four Ursuline Campus schools. USPA is housed in Angela Hall, with modern music and dance studios, rehearsal areas, and performance spaces.

Find the USPA online at http://www.ucschools.com/uspa.