Courses

Learn the ancient Japanese technique of Shibori dyeing to create beautiful textiles using all natural indigo dyes.


Sunday, November 24, 2024, B*307 and B*308
Learn block printing techniques while creating your own custom holiday cards and gift wrap.


Saturday, November 16, 2024, W*305
Beginning and intermediate sewers can bring their own sewing machine and create a garment. Learn how to select fabrics, lay out and cut a pattern, and sew your garment. During this process you will create buttonholes, set-in sleeves and cuffs.


January 25, 2025 to March 1, 2025, T*913B
Create a garment, blanket or other fiber art while learning the workings of a loom. You will learn how to set up and weave on a floor loom, and how to weave basic patterns. Advanced students can improve their techniques.


January 25, 2025 to April 5, 2025, B*314
Learn how to carve in wood or stone using both traditional and contemporary tools. Projects are self directed with the help from the instructor. Students provide their own materials.


January 25, 2025 to April 5, 2025, B*102
Learn the materials, processes and techniques used to safely produce finished cast-metal sculpture. Students create waxes through plaster mold-making and direct wax fabrication.


January 25, 2025 to April 5, 2025, B*107
Learn the magic of shaping hot glass. Open to both beginning and advanced students, this course teaches the glassblowing techniques required to create vessels and sculptural forms.


January 25, 2025 to March 1, 2025, C*117
January 26, 2025 to March 2, 2025, C*117
March 22, 2025 to May 3, 2025, C*117
March 23, 2025 to May 4, 2025, C*117
Both beginning and more experienced students explore the basic metal shop techniques of welding, brazing, cutting and forming, and use them to build metal sculptures.


January 30, 2025 to April 10, 2025, B*109
Both beginning and experienced students will benefit from focusing on the traditional principles of figurative drawing. Form, gesture, proportion, modeling and perspective will be explored.


February 1, 2025 to April 5, 2025, W*215
Buckles, brooches, and bracelets; this studio in metal work and jewelry design is aninvestigation of the expressive potential of jewelry through form, function, and exuberant surface and bi-metal patterning. Topics explore making strategies including tools, techniques, soldering, etching, electro deposited metal, and patination. Metalwork in combination with stone, resin, and alternative materials create a rich pallet through which students communicate ideas, emotions, and aesthetic goals.


February 1, 2025 to March 29, 2025, B*211
Learn the basics of wheel throwing and hand building to create your own functional and decorative ceramics. Create multiple pieces and explore different glazing techniques.*


February 1, 2025 to March 29, 2025, C*110
Practice the art of screenprinting through the exploration of basic techniques. Students will create a series of single and multi-colored edition prints while investigating their own interests, ideas and images through the printing process.


February 1, 2025 to March 8, 2025, B*208
Unleash your creativity in a vibrant and eco-friendly environment with our painting class featuring non-toxic, water-based oil paints. This innovative medium offers the rich, buttery texture of traditional oils without the harmful solvents, making it perfect for artists of all levels.


February 5, 2025 to April 2, 2025, B*304
Learn the basics of graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for both print and web design applications.


February 5, 2025 to March 19, 2025, T*606
Unlock the power of motion graphics with our Adobe After Effects course! In this hands-on course, discover how to bring static designs to life, integrate visual effects, and produce polished animations using text and static images.


February 6, 2025 to March 20, 2025, T*610
Create one-of-a-kind Valentine cards for the special people in your life using paint, fabric, paper, paper and found objects.


Saturday, February 8, 2025, W*205
Learn the process of piecing through the Log Cabin block, understand the anatomy of a quilt, learn hand quilting techniques (quilting with and without a hoop).


Saturday, February 8, 2025, T*912
Turning your artistic passion into a thriving business. Artists can transform their creative talents into a sustainable income stream. Topics include pricing, social media, photographing your artwork, and selling your work through galleries, art fairs or through independent websites.


February 11, 2025 to March 4, 2025, ONL
Learn to make textile crowns inspired by "Where the Wild Things Are." Learn the process of adding closures, hand sewing techniques, pressing/ironing techniques and how to add structure to fabrics through the use of interfacing.


Saturday, March 1, 2025, T*912
Discover the array of pigments that can be made from common plants. In this workshop, students will learn the process of creating botanical dyes from locally foraged flowers and leaves, and will build a collection of dye samples on cotton fabric.


Saturday, March 1, 2025, B*307 and B*308
Design and create a formal gown or other garment under the direction of a professional designer with impeccable tailoring skills. Basic sewing skills required.


March 22, 2025 to May 3, 2025, T*913B
Everyone loves stickers! Use digital illustration tools to create compelling images and print them on sticker paper.


March 22, 2025 to April 12, 2025, W*013
Each class in this series will focus on a challenging part of the human body for artists. Students will work from 2D still reference images.


April 12, 2025 to May 3, 2025, W*215
Collect flowers from your garden and explore the fascinating world of plants in the fresh open air. Learn to depict the form, color and details of spring flowers in this one day workshop.


Saturday, April 12, 2025, W*205