Events for December 20, 2025 - December 20, 2025

So you want to be an artist! Start your artistic journey with our beginner art classes, made for adults who want to build a strong creative foundation. Whether you’re picking up a paintbrush for the first time or rediscovering a hobby, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to create beautiful drawings and paintings in this [...]

Session 1 – Drawing  Thursdays 9 a.m.-noon – Jan. 8-Feb.5  This five-week course will start with lessons in drawing basic objects and shapes and exploring how light and shadows affect each shape from different perspectives. In the following weeks, students will apply these skills to create still lifes, landscapes and portraits. Students are responsible for [...]

Participate in a cozy Paint and Sip perfect for friends, couples or a solo afternoon escape from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7. Experienced artist and Center Art Director Kathy Bechtel will teach students how to paint a beautiful flower arrangement on a 14 inch by 11-inch canvas. All skill levels are welcome. The cost is $50 per person and includes all painting supplies and non-alcoholic drinks, including coffee, tea and cider, with [...]

Session 2 – Color theory Mondays 6-9 p.m. – Feb. 9 and 16  In this two-week course, students will discover how colors interact and learn to create primary, secondary and tertiary colors using acrylic paint. Participants will learn how to mix and manipulate colors to build harmonious palettes and gain a stronger understanding of the [...]

Session 2 – Color theory Thursdays 6-9 p.m. – Feb. 9 and 16  In this two-week course, students will discover how colors interact and learn to create primary, secondary and tertiary colors using acrylic paint. Participants will learn how to mix and manipulate colors to build harmonious palettes and gain a stronger understanding of the [...]

Session 3 – Painting Mondays 6-9 p.m. – Feb. 23-March 16 In this four-week course, students will bring together the skills learned in Sessions 1 and 2 to create a complete acrylic painting. Lessons will include composition, edges, mood and dramatic lighting, helping participants create depth and enhance their paintings. Students are responsible for purchasing [...]

Session 3 – Painting Thursdays 9 a.m.-noon – Feb. 26-March 19 In this four-week course, students will bring together the skills learned in Sessions 1 and 2 to create a complete acrylic painting. Lessons will include composition, edges, mood and dramatic lighting, helping participants create depth and enhance their paintings. Students are responsible for purchasing [...]

March 31-April 2, 9 AM - 4 PM Through guided demonstrations and focused individual support you will learn how to prepare materials, develop a solid block-in drawing, transfer your composition, identify and mass in shadow shapes, and softly turn form with sensitive, textureless shading, all while building your sensitivity to proportion and values. The cost [...]

April 13 - 17, 9 AM - 4 PM Come and spend a week with Diane Hamel at the Franciscan Life Process Center in prayerful contemplation as she leads participants in painting an icon of St. Mary of Egypt. Beginner to Advanced accepted. The cost of this workshop is $650. To find a complete listing [...]

April 16 & 17, 9 AM - 4 PM The marriage of watercolor and collage creates a beautiful and “unique medium.” Watercolor’s fluidity and transparency provide the foundation for our painting … and then… we add the texture and vibrancy of Collage materials to enhance our painting. The cost of this workshop is $285. To [...]