Create and Learn

MINI-COURSE | Landscape Painting En Plein Air Ages 18 + | All Levels | With Annette Gurdo Enjoy the beautiful summer weather and paint directly from nature. The class will meet and paint outdoor landscapes and scenes on location. Painting demonstrations and individualized instruction in acrylic or...

MINI-COURSE | Carve + Cast Ages 18 + | All Levels | With Shannon Stockbridge Learn how to transform a block of wax into a one of a kind piece of jewelry! Utilizing many different tools and techniques, students will learn the whole process of lost-wax casting in just 5 sessions. From sketching...

Summer Studio Painting Ages 18 + | All Levels | With Chris Cirillo This class is designed to accommodate beginners to experienced painters and encourage each artist’s intentions and personal development as they investigate painting as a craft as well as a form of expression. Develop your painting...

MINI-COURSE | Salt Fired Ceramics With Veronica Byun Ages 18 + | Intermediate- Advanced Tuesdays | 6 - 9 p.m. 4 Classes | 12 Contact hours /*-->*/ /*-->*/ Salt firing is embraced by ceramic artists and potters because of the beautiful and unanticipated results that come from a salt-fired...

Oil Painting Portraiture: NORMAN ROCKWELL Edition Ages 18 + | All Levels | With Yulia Levkovich Beginners and experienced painters are invited to delve into portrait painting inspired by this summer's Museum of Art Exhibition,  Norman Rockwell. Rockwell illustrated the everyday moments in America,...

MINI-COURSE | Teen Fashion Design With Niki English Ages 13 - 17 | All Levels Wednesdays | 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. 4 Classes | 8 Contact hours Design your own clothing collection! Explore design concepts, theory, basic fabric knowledge, research techniques, fashion sketching, design presentation and...

MINI-COURSE | Chainmaking Ages 18 + | All Levels | With Luke Towne Learn how to fabricate everything in your jewelry from jump-rings/links to constructing custom chains from a variety of chainmail weaves. Through the process of creating two introductory-level projects: a pair of earrings and a...

MINI-COURSE | Drawing 101 Ages 18 + | Beginners | With Annette Gurdo A short-format course for first-timers as well as those wishing to improve their drawing eye. Students begin with the basic elements of drawing - line, gesture, mark, mass, shape, value and texture - with emphasis on observation...

/*-->*/ WORKSHOP | Clothing Alterations Ages 16 + | With Niki English Revitalize a vintage garment or update the fit of an old favorite. Learn basic techniques to alter existing clothing to fit your body. Participants bring a garment to the workshop and learn to alter hemlines, take in or let...

 Art Explorations II: Drawing + Painting Ages 6 - 8  Kids learn to work from observation, memory, and imagination while experimenting with forms of drawing and painting with a variety of media and tools. While also discovering famous artists. Sessions include trips to the Museum of Art and class...