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Beginning March 24, Yosemite Association (YA) is pleased to announce the start of the 25thseason of free art courses at the Yosemite Art and Education Center. Visitors to Yosemite National Park may sign up (space permitting) for these daily classes taught by distinguished volunteer art instructors. The free classes are offered Mondays through Saturdays to students of all artistic levels (including beginners, and children under 12, when escorted by a parent). Each week, a new artist offers different techniques and media. Each 4-hour course begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Art and Education Center (located alongside the Village Store/Sports Shop mall), where some fundamentals are covered, and then the class is led to a scenic location in Yosemite Valley to show off their creative skills. Students keep their artwork for vacation bragging rights. Even if you don’t enroll, the Art and Education Center has a full array of reasonably priced art supplies. So if you don’t have your own materials, stock up here! For simplicity, each week the Center features the supplies best suited for that week’s course. Class sizes are limited, so it is best to stop in to the Center to sign up before the class begins. The Art and Education Center is open 7 days a week from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., and you may stop by to sign up, and/or purchase supplies, any day of the week. The YA web site lists the 2008 artists’ schedules, their media and the course descriptions: just go to this direct link: http://yosemite.org/visitor/AAC08.html We are unable to accept phone or email reservations, but if you have questions the Center may be reached at: 209 372- 1442 or through email at yosemiteartcenter@sbcglobal.net And please remember, the program is offered by the nonprofit Yosemite Association, so your purchases help directly benefit Yosemite. If you are a Yosemite Association member, or if you join when you visit, you also qualify for discounts on your purchases at all YA facilities. And you may also want to purchase the wonderful consignment art offered from the many talented art instructors. Make this a visit to remember through art!

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