Sussex County Community College announces March workshops through Center for Lifelong Learning
NEWTON, N.J. (Sussex County) — The Center for Lifelong Learning at Sussex County Community College will offer three workshops in March, including art classes and a community journalism certificate program, college officials announced.
The center is a collaboration between the Sussex County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Senior Services, and Sussex County Community College.
A free Mixed Media Art Workshop titled “Whimsical Tree of Life” will be held Wednesday, March 18, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the Art Gallery, Room C107, near the entrance to the “B” Building. The beginner-friendly session will be led by Professor Sherry Fitzgerald and will explore layering, collage, masking, sponge painting, sgraffito and impasto techniques. Materials including paint, ink, paper, oil pastels and pencils will be provided. No prior experience is required.
The center will also offer a six-part course titled “Hands on Learning: Introduction to Drawing,” taught by Professor Michael Hughes, a practicing artist and member of the SCCC Fine Arts faculty. The course will focus on developing observational drawing skills and hand-eye coordination, covering line, proportion, perspective, composition, texture, and the study of light and shade.
Classes will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturdays — March 21 and 28, and April 11, 18, 25 and May 2 — in the Art Gallery, Room C105. The cost is $30. Participants are advised to park behind the Horton Mansion or in the main campus parking lot.
For the third consecutive year, the center has received grant funding to continue offering its Community Journalist Certificate program. The free course is designed to help residents develop skills to cover community-centered news in their hometowns and across the county.
The program begins March 3 and is available both in person and online. The in-person sessions will meet on eight consecutive Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the SCCC Media Center. Professor Cheryl Conway, a community reporter and newspaper editor, will teach the course. The online version will be offered asynchronously. Participants should be computer savvy.
For additional information or to register for any of the workshops, residents may call the Sussex County Division of Senior Services at 973-579-0555, ext. 1277.
