Adult Classes & Workshops

All classes and workshops are offered to adults 18 and older unless otherwise noted.
Prepayment and Preregistration is required and may be done over the phone.

* $5 membership discount available on select adult classes and workshops *

Brenda Wolf Pastel Workshop
Learn all about soft pastel media. Students will explore color, composition, and various pastel techniques, all in a friendly fun atmosphere.

Students will experiment with the concepts of scale and balance, light to dark transitions, and examine issues of depth, and form. Enjoy a fun and relaxing workshop, while learning how to capture what you see into a beautiful work of art. Think Georgia O'Keeffe on steroids!

Please bring a simple object (or photograph) to draw from. Animals are preferable for photographs.

Day: Saturday, May 18th
Time: 10:00am– 5:00pm
Fee: $85 class/ $15 supplies

Wood Kiln Workshop
with Andrew Nagengast & Jeff Kuratnick

Explore the expressive power of firing with wood, salt and soda. This workshop is designed for potters & sculptors who use cone 10 clays. In addition to participating in the firing process, students will get to learn about a variety of surface treatments for use in an atmospheric kiln including underglazes, stains, slips and glaze. Students must be present for a portion of the firing.

Glazing Date: Tuesday May 21st 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Firing Date: Saturday May 25th 9:00 AM – 5:00PM (bring a dish to share)
Fees: $30/ cubic foot of pottery. Not to worry, we can help with measurements.

Beginning Pottery
Taught by Andrew Nagengast
No experience necessary! If you want to try your hand at using the potter’s wheel, THIS is your chance. This 8-week class will teach you the basics of how to make and glaze (decorate) functional pottery.

Day: Thursdays, June 20th – August 15th
(No class July 4th)
Time: 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Fees: $125 class/ $30 supplies
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Pocket Sketching Workshop
Taught by Kath Macaulay

Perfect for hiking, sitting in a café or standing in line — take it anywhere, whip it out in a minute, and preserve a memory in 25 minutes or less!

Tucson Arizona based artist Kath Macaulay will teach the basics of Pocket Sketching:
A quick-draw technique that allows anyone to journal, sketch or paint wherever they are using only a 4 x 6 inch art pad, a pen, a small paint set, a brush and a film canister of water.

This workshop is ideal for timid beginners who want to fearlessly paint in public; and perfect for experienced artists who want minimal equipment and no clean-up.

Day: Saturday, August 10th & Sunday, August 11th
Time: 10:00 – 4:00 PM
Fees: $85 class/ $40 supplies
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Dreamscapes Workshop
Mixed Media with Rachel Kaiser

Express yourself about yourself (literally). This fun and energizing workshop will take students through the basics of self portraiture with the added flair of creating a work of art with mixed media and non-traditional materials. Students will leave with knowledge of portrait art, surrealism and art influenced by dreams through lecture and hands-on practices.

Day: Tuesdays, August 27th – September 3rd
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Fees: $55 class/ $15 supplies

* $5 membership discount available on select adult classes and workshops *