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Paint Night: Bokeh
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Paint Night: Bokeh

$55

with Shirley Anderson

This class is designed for bokeh enthusiasts, featuring soft, distant lights that invoke a dreamy ambiance. Whether on a sunny beach or a night highway, we will explore techniques to replicate this stunning effect using lots of blending and blurring. This class is perfect for beginners as well as advanced painters. Canvas and paints are supplied.

Paint Night: The Rooster

$55

with Shirley Anderson

Calendar Current session started Aug 12, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Join us for an evening of creative expression with Paint a Rooster Night hosted by the talented artist Shirley Anderson! In this engaging class, participants will unleash their inner artists as they learn to paint a vibrant rooster masterpiece. . Whether you're a seasoned painter or a complete novice, this event promises fun, relaxation, and the opportunity to create something truly unique. Grab your friends and join us for a memorable night filled with laughter, creativity, and maybe a few surprise clucks! Canvas and paints are supplied.

Painting the Landscape: Rocks

$50

with Jessie Lozanski

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 13, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

In this class, open to all levels, students will learn to paint rocks as expressive elements within a landscape. We’ll explore structure, texture, light, and shadow to capture their weight and character. Open to all paint mediums. Upon registration a simple list of materials will be sent out.

Sashiko Mending

$60

with Asia Cole

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 15, 2026 at 2 pm, runs for 1 week

Have clothes that need mending? Come learn sashiko, the Japanese art of visible mending where we will patch our garments with a purposefully visible stitch to strengthen and beautify them all at once. Students will each receive needles, thread, a patch, and a take-home guide. Please bring a ruler, scissors, sewing pins, and your garment of choice (denim preferred). A $25 materials fee, payable to the instructor, must be paid the first night of class.

Ultimate Beginner Watercolor: Level 3

$25

with Catherine Scanlon

Calendar Next session starts Aug 18, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Join Catherine for this 1 night class to learn new ways to incorporate mixed media techniques in your work. Create depth, texture and interest with gouache, fluid acrylic, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, dual tipped markers and posca pens (and more). Class will start with a refresher on color and techniques covered in previous levels and then transition to discuss new ways to think about layers while introducing various mixed media supplies. We will spend the rest of class playing with a variety of materials to incorporate new and old techniques to complete a fun and uplifting illustration. Materials fee: $20 (payable to the instructor).

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Plein-Air Painting the Landscape: Excursion at Reid State Park

$60

with Jessie Lozanski

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 20, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

In this class, open to all levels, students will learn to see the elements of composition directly in the landscape and bring them to their canvases. Open to all paint mediums. Upon registration a list of materials will be sent out. (Park admission is not included in the fee)

Introductory Stained Glass Workshop

$35

with Penny Hartwell

Calendar Next available session starts Sep 8, 2026 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week
3 additional sessions through Jan 5, 2027

In this one night workshop, you will learn about the different kinds of glass , how to cut and grind glass. We will be making acid etched hearts. You will be able to take them home that night. Lab fee $10.00 to be paid to instructor at the beginning of workshop.

Create Eye-Catching Flyers in Canva

$15

with Catherine Scanlon

Calendar Next available session starts Sep 9, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Need a flyer for an event, class, fundraiser, small business, or community group but not sure where to start? In this beginner-friendly workshop, learn how to create polished, attention-grabbing flyers using Canva. Students will explore easy design tips, work with Canva templates, add photos and text, and leave with a completed flyer ready to print or share online. No graphic design experience needed. Students should bring: laptop computer, a free or paid Canva account, photos they would like to use, an idea for their flyer, basic wording/details for the project (event info, business name, dates, contact information, etc.) Perfect for small business owners, artists, nonprofits, craft fair vendors, event organizers, and anyone wanting to create better-looking promotional materials quickly and confidently.





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