Fleisher Art Memorial | Mosaics: Color Theory (5 Sessions)

Mosaics: Color Theory (5 Sessions)

Adult Class | Available

Level: All levels welcome.

Date: 10/13/2026-11/12/2026

Time: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM EDT on Tue

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Tuition $205.00

Member Tuition $185.00

Studio Fee: $40.00

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Mosaics: Color Theory (5 Sessions)

Adult Class | Available

Program Description

Did you know color is created in our brains in response to light waves and is not an actual property within an object? If that's not enough, did you know color works differently in mosaics than in most art because our materials are (primarily) reflective?

In this course, first:
- Learn the basic qualities of color (hue, value, saturation) and how they interact.
- Discover how our eyes perceive and mix color and how to use grayscale to see color more clearly.
- Explore the emotional impact of color and experiment with combinations to create different responses.

Then:
- Find out how reflected light (additive) works differently than absorbed light like pigments (subtractive).
- Mix colors to create a desired hue.
- See how color mixes make work more vibrant

Special Notes

This is an in-person class. Please review our Safety Policies and Community Guidelines.

To make our classes and workshops accessible to everyone, Fleisher offers tuition assistance every term so that everyone can join our creative community. Tuition assistance applications can be completed once registration is open by clicking here.

Required Supplies

- Begin the term with a notebook and the instructor will discuss which tools are best for each project on the first night of class.
- The studio fee includes the use of studio materials.

Instructor

Claire Brill

Claire Brill is a professional mosaic artist who works out of her home studio in Media, PA. After creating dozens of large-scale community mosaics Claire now focuses on her individual artistic voice and teaches at Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia. Her years of study at The Chicago Mosaic School have included mentorship by world renowned mosaicists. Claire creates contemporary fine art employing the essence of mosaic, material properties and the relationship of pieces to each other, to express meaning in her abstract work. She loves the infinite possibilities for interplay between materials and composition. Drawing from her own growth journey, Claire expresses moments of emotion and physical sensation in powerful yet subtle and sensitive ways.