Upcoming Events

Botanical Colored Pencil Drawing with Anita Sams Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. September 7 Class Fee: $35 ($30 Members) Ages 16-Adult Shade, burnish, layer and blend color pencils to achieve a very lifelike rendering of a coneflower. There are many tricks and techniques to using colored pencil to create beautiful, color artwork. Anita will introduce you to many of them providing all the materials necessary plus some informational handouts to bring home and encourage more drawing with color pencil!…

Painted Paper Sunflower Collage with Kristi Visser Thursday 6:00-8:00 p.m. September 19 Class Fee: $40 ($35 Members) Ages 16-Adult This beautiful piece is hands on and fun to create! It begins with adding color to old book pages and sheet music. Then we tear our colorful papers into shapes and artfully adhere them to a 12“ x 12” canvas. It’s a great way to “paint” a sunflower without a brush!

Lapidary with Jewelry Designers Don and Cheryl Benson Monday/Thursday 4:00-6:00 p.m. September 23, 26, 30, October 3 Class Fee: $95 ($90 Members) Ages 16-Adult This class is designed to provide an experience few people will ever have an opportunity to try. Each participant will learn to cut, shape and polish a stone in preparation for creating a one-of-a-kind pendant. Next, students will design a silver setting for their stone. Open studio time will be available during the course. Bring your…

An Evening of Painting with Jane Stroschin - Birch Forest Tuesday 5:30-7:30 p.m. September 24 Class Fee: $45 ($40 Members) Ages 16-Adult Come and spend a delightful and creative evening with local artist Jane Stroschin. In this class students will use a combination of abstract textural and realistic acrylic painting techniques to create their own version of a birch forest on a 16” x 20” canvas. Both experienced and beginning students will enjoy this class.

Needle Felted Pumpkin with Olivia Johnson Thursday 6:00-8:00 p.m. September 26 Class Fee: $30 ($25 Members) Ages 16-Adult Spend a fun evening exploring the art of needle felting. Using wool roving and a barbed needle, Olivia will gently guide you through the process of forming a pumpkin to celebrate the fall harvest season! This is a fun activity for a group of friends. Each participant will receive a kit to continue at home.

Stunning in Silver with Cristine Grimm Thursday 6:00-9:00 p.m. October 3 Class Fee: $65 ($60 Members) Ages 16-Adult In this basics class come and join certified Art Clay instructor, Cristine Grimm, in exploring Art Clay, the clay that turns to 99.9% pure silver when fired. Start out small, making earrings or small pendants with basic techniques that can be used anywhere, anytime, without a kiln. Cristine is a master instructor who will bring all the tools and tricks necessary to…

Needle Felted Landscape with Olivia Johnson Thursday 6:00-8:00 p.m. October 10 Class Fee: $45 ($40 Members) Ages 16-Adult Spend an evening exploring the art of needle felting. Using colorful wool roving and a barbed needle students will create a lovely little landscape. Bring a photo of a favorite landscape, maybe a fall or winter scene. At the end of the class each student will bring home a kit to keep felting at home. This is an easy and portable art…