Sharpen your skills.
Be the best artist you can be.
Here at ETC, we believe in the power of artistic education and experience. Through collaboration with professional guest artists, recurring classes, special programs and more, we hope to expose our community to a variety of creative art forms, foster the growth and talent of current artists in our community, and inspire a whole new generation.
Past Workshops
Theatre Arts Rodeo
in collaboration with Redmond Area Parks and Rec
Fall 2022
ETC's Theatre Arts Rodeo was in partnership with the Redmond Area Parks and Rec District. Over the course of six classes, students were introduced to the background and technical aspects of theatre skills in character development, costume design, construction and set design taught by experts in these fields.
Shadow Puppetry Workshop
facilitated by Krista Weltner
May 2022
Portland based artist, illustrator, and animator, Krista Weltner, offered a hands-on workshop for students ages 5-12 who learned about puppetry, created their own simple shadow puppet, and also had an opportunity to perform! This workshop was hosted at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon. We were also fortunate to partner with Silver Rail Elementary where this workshop was presented to over 500 children.
About the Instructor: Krista Weltner (she/her) is a stop-motion artist and author and illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. She recently finished working on the upcoming Netflix Animation film, “Wendell and Wild”. In 2016 she graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Masters in Fine Arts and obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Evansville. Her short film, “Partially Compensated” has been seen in film festivals around the world including the Breaking Down Barriers Film Festival in Moscow. Her film was inspired by her experience growing up with Dyslexia. It has afforded her numerous opportunities to partner with organizations like Decoding Dyslexia, International Dyslexia Association, and Dyslexia Advantage to promote awareness and inclusion. Recently, it became available through ReelAbilities and Reel Education, a fantastic organization that provides free resources for educators to teach students about disability and deaf culture.
