General Registration Information
Downloadable Registration Form

Registration occurs four times a year. Fall and Spring "Open Registrations" are on a first-come first-serve basis. Winter and Summer "Pre-Registrations" allow enrolled students to pre-register. This registration process gives new students access to the Studio, while providing enrolled students program continuity.

Use our Downloadable Registration Form. Please do not fill in the boxed area requesting class and payment information in advance of registration in case the class of your choice is filled.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
ADULT REGISTRATION INFORMATION

1. Registration for Summer Session is on Sat, May 31, 10am-12pm for all classes.
If you are interested in a ceramics, glass or jewelry class, be prepared to stand
in line a few hours prior to the 10am start time.

2. After May 31st registration will continue at the studio.

3. Sorry, there is no mail-in registration for weekly classes.

4. Seniors (62+ - proof of age required) may pre-register for one Mon-Fri daytime
class (plus one workshop) and people with special needs may pre-register
for one day or evening class (plus one workshop) on Friday, May 30th, 2-4pm.
To determine if you qualify for special needs registration, you must contact the
FOSAS ED at (415) 753-7005 at least 1 week prior to registration. To register for additional classes including evening classes, please follow standard registration
procedures.

5. Class fees must be paid by check or money order. Cash and credit cards are not
accepted. Please bring more than 1 check with you.

6. Registration in person or by proxy at the Sharon Art Studio is limited to one class
space per person. When signing up for multiple classes a student must return to
the end of the line after enrolling in the first class. The only exception to this rule
is outlined in item 7.

7. Adults signing up for an adult class for themselves plus a youth class for a child
(limit 2), may stand in line just once and sign up for him/herself and child(ren)
without returning to the end of the line.

8. Make checks payable to San Francisco Recreation & Park Department (SFR&P) or
Friends of the Sharon Art Studio (FOSAS). Please refer to the specific class
description.

9. Please record the class code on the memo line of each check - refer to class
description for code.

10. For those wishing to take more than one class, please prepare separate checks
and separate registration forms for each class.

11. Mail-in registration is ONLY accepted for workshops and will be
processed after registration day. Please call (415) 753-7004 to see if there is space
availability before sending payment. Send payment (including materials fee) and a
self-addressed, stamped envelope for class confirmation to FOSAS, 1032 Irving
Street #520, SF, CA 94122. Please note name of workshop and your contact information.

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Scholarships

?1. Partial and full scholarships are available for all classes.
2. For Summer 08 scholarship requests must be received by June 13, 2008 to be
eligible for consideration.
3. Scholarship forms must be filled out completely and include any neccissary
attachments to be considered.
4. Scholarships are on a reimbursement basis. Please be prepared to pay class
fee upon registration.
5. Call (415) 753-7004 to receive a request form with instructions

Please check our scholarship page for more infomation

Download a scholarship application here.

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Refund Policy

1. Classes and workshops canceled by the studio are fully refundable. We try to notify students 7 days before the start date of a class if a cancellation is necessary.

2. Workshops: Fees for workshops are non-refundable.

3. Operations fee: operations fees are non-refundable.

4. SFR&P classes (classes in which the fee is payable to SFR&P):
• No refunds are given after the first class meeting.
• A processing fee is withheld from all class fee refunds: $10 for class fees over $50, and $5 for class fees of $50 or less.
• A refund requested during the week prior to the start date or at the 1st meeting is reduced by an additional fee equal to the prorated value of the 1st class, i.e. for a $108, 10 week class an $11 fee will be withheld.

5. FOSAS Classes (classes in which the fee is payable to FOSAS):
• Refunds must be requested at least 1 week prior to the first class meeting. No refunds are given if requested less than 1 week prior to start date or at the first class meeting.
• A processing fee is withheld from all class fee refunds: $10 for class fees over $50, and $5 for class fees of $50 or less.

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Studio Policies

1. This is an instructional facility. Work space is not provided for those wishing to sell their wares or show them professionally.

2. Students pay for all lessons, regardless of attendance.

3. Class fees are prorated according to the number of meetings per session. Make-ups are not provided to compensate for legal holidays.

4. New students must attend the first 3 classes of the session.

5. New students failing to attend the first scheduled class without prior permission from the instructor forfeit their class space and fees.

6. Class fees cannot be transferred to another session.

7. Open studio is available for enrolled ceramics students and returning glass & metal students. Open Studio does not include instruction.

8. Adult classes are for adults 18 and older unless otherwise noted.

9. All materials for youth and teen classes are provided in class.

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Sharon Art Studio Instructors
Virginia Banta · Drawing, Glass, Youth
Dina Competent · China Painting
Olivia Competente · Jewelry, Youth
Constance Flannery · Glass
Madeleine Fu · Chinese Brush Painting
Lindsay Germain · Youth
Dolores Gray · Glass, Mixed-Media, Youth
Mary Harden · Watercolor
Rebecca Jackson · Youth
Vesta Kirby · Watercolor
Karen (K.K.) Koltonow · Ceramics
Richard Leaf · Enameling, Metal Arts, Youth
Sooki Lee · Drawing
Elizabeth Liu · Ceramics, Youth
Dottie Low · Ceramics, Youth
Len Price · Ceramics
Jacqueline Ruben · Drawing
Ellen Soloway · Glass, Mixed Media, Outreach
Mira M. White · Watercolor
Margaret Whitten · Youth Ceramics
Lynn Wood · Ceramics

Sharon Art Studio Volunteer Assistants
Marilyn Dunn · Leaded Glass
Noriko Kuwabara · Ceramics
Pat Morrigan · Leaded Glass
Susie Seaweed · Leaded Glass
Tami Sloan Tsark · Drawing
Jeff Sutton · Leaded Glass

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San Francisco Recreation and Park Department
The Sharon Art Studio operates under the auspices of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. Over thirty years ago, the Department established the program to serve as a community center for the arts. The Department employs the majority of art instructors, pays for utilities, maintains the facility, and ensures the program best serves the needs of the general public. For more information about the Recreation and Park Department please call 415-831-2700.

Yomi Agunbiade, Acting General Manager
Mike Morlin, Supt. Northern Division
Dan McKenna, Supt. Southern Division

Recreation and Park Commission:
John W. Murray, President
Gloria Bonilla
Gordon Chin
Richard Guggenhime
Jim Lazarus
Lawrence Martin
Rebecca Prozan

The SFRPD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin religion, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability in its programs and activities. If persons feel they have been discriminated against in any department activity, program or facility, they may file a complaints with this department at McLaren Lodge, 501 Stanyan Street, Golden Gate Park, SF, CA 94117 or with the office of Equal Opportunity, US Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. For more information on program accessibility for persons with disabilities, write to the department or call (415) 831-2701. Deaf access, please call CRS 800-735-2929 or V/TDY 415-554-8922.

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