Workshops

In this playful research session inspired by the Studio Practice: UWG Faculty show, artists can freely jump from art medium to art medium exploring how each works and how each can add to their creation.
Ages: 4 – 7 (Guardians may need to work with younger children) / 11am – 12pm
Ages 8 – 12 / 2pm – 3:30pm
Free

Artists will create a large, colorful cardboard collage of their favorite animal and explore different papers, crafting materials, paintings and coloring tools to make each animal unique.
Ages 5 – 12
Class Size: 3+
Instructor: Lori Green
Member: $35 / Non-Member: $45

Celebrate grandparents with a memorable art event they share with their grandchildren. Spend a Saturday morning painting a birdhouse together that will be treasured for years to come. Includes a photo to capture the memory.
Ages: 5 – 12 with a grandparent
Class Size: 3+
Instructor: Lori Green
Member: $45 / Non-Member $55 ( Fee covers 1 grandparent + 2 grandchildren)

Whatever genre, every writer must build a believable world to invite the reader to visit. One of the best world builders in the industry, Sherrilyn Kenyon, shares how to transform the ordinary setting into a memorable place readers will want to go.
Ages: 18 +
Instructor: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Member $15 per person; Non-Member $20 per person

Saturday morning s’mores and painting? Oh YES! Young artists enjoy a morning of canvas painting, yummy s’mores and lots of fun.
Ages: 8 – 12
Class Size: 3+
Instructor: Lori Green
Member: $35 per session / Non-Member: $45 per session (Join all 3 and get a $15 discount)

Artists use special needlepointed tools to draw an impression of their work onto a hard surface. Etching ink is rubbed into the impressions and printed on paper to create the final work. All experience levels are welcome.
Ages:15+
Class Size: 3 – 10
Instructor: Rose Hayden
Member: $80 / Non-Member: $90 (Includes all supplies)

Wear your costume and create a spectacular, spooky haunted house at this awesome Halloween Art Party!
Ages: 5 – 10
Class Size: 3+
Instructor: Lori Green
Member: $35 / Non-Member: $45

Artists will learn how to paint a winter scene of their choice and assemble their artwork, cardboard stand and special plastic plate to create a shakeable snow globe of their very own.
Ages: 5 – 12
Class Size: 3+
Instructor: Lori Green
Member: $35/ Non-Member: $45 (Join all three Saturday morning sessions with Lori Green, November 9, 16, and 23 and get a $15 discount)

Visiting artist Jennifer Printz teaches how to transfer printed images to paper then draw around and on them to create artwork. Printz will provide one-on-one feedback and tips for making marks, textures and other drawing possibilities. The class will do a few brainstorming ideas at the beginning of the workshop to help get creative juices flowing.
Ages: 16+
Class Size: 5+
Instructor: Jennifer Printz, Exhibiting Artist
Member: $120 / Non-Member: $130, includes all supplies

Artists will select their favorite animal and follow drawing prompts to create a wintertime animal in an inviting and colorful winter landscape.
Ages: 5 – 12
Class Size: 3+
Instructor: Lori Green
Member: $35 / Non-Member: $45 (Join all three Saturday morning sessions with Lori Green, November 9, 16 and 23, and get a $15 discount)

Make festive cards for everyone on your list! Play with different art materials and learn some fun techniques along the way. Follow-up the workshop by seeing a performance of The Nutcracker in the theater.
Ages: All ages welcome. Guardians should work with small children.
Free
Nutcracker performance at 2pm requires tickets

Artists will make a cardboard gingerbread house complete with “real” fluffy snow (fluffy white glue).
Ages: 5 – 12
Class Size: 3+
Instructor: Lori Green
Member: $35 / Non-Member: $45 (Join all three Saturday morning sessions with Lori Green, November 9, 16, and 23 and get a $15 discount)

Create the magic of a vintage Santa mug and Christmas cookie sculpture – with a little
hot cocoa treat – in this holiday art class.
Ages: 5-12
Class Size: 3+
Instructor: Lori Green
Member: $35 / Non-Member: $45

Weave a mini tapestry that can be used as a tag for presents, a brooch or a pendant. Take home a unique piece of art as well as the PVC pipe loom provided to continue expressing yourself through weaving.
Ages: 13+
Class Size: 3 – 6
Instructor: Dana Schultz, Certified Weaver
Member: $45 / Non-Member: $55 (includes all supplies and take-home loom)