Adult Classes
We offer private lessons and financial aid to accommodate anyone who wishes to take a class. For questions about our policies or for more information, reach out to us at office@brooklineartscenter.com
Experience Level: Beginner
Ages: 16+
Dates: Mon, Apr. 7 - Jun. 9* (8 wks)
Time: 10:00a - 1:00p
Instructor: Katie McColgan (she/her)
Class Fee: $557 Materials: $55
This class focuses on developing wheelthrowing, handbuilding, and surface design techniques. Through a series of in-class exercises and projects, students will learn relief carving, coil building, advanced underglaze application methods, and basic wheelthrowing skills. This class is for students who have not taken any previous pottery & wheelthrowing classes or any wheelthrowing students looking to explore handbuilding.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
*No class Apr. 21, May 26
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Experience Level: Intermediate
Ages: 18+
Dates: Mon, Apr. 7 - Jun. 9* (8 wks)
Time: 10:00a - 1:00p
Instructor: Kaylee Rose (she/her)
Class Fee: $500 Materials: $45
This class is designed to challenge your drawing and painting skills and refine your techniques. Students with previous drawing and painting experience for students from Painting and Drawing I, will expand their knowledge on painting techniques such as color theory, material mastery, and still-life rendering. This class will allow for more creative exploration with guidance from the instructor. Our main mediums will be charcoal, pastels, graphite, oil painting, and watercolor.
*No class Apr. 21, May 26
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Experience Level: Beginner, All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Mon, Apr. 7 - Jun. 9* (8 wks)
Time: 12:00p - 2:00p
Instructor: Zoe Schein (they/them)
Class Fee: $340 Materials: $45
This introductory-level course is designed to give students a broad foundation of drawing skills, including: shading and volume, negative space, drawing objects from life, judging proportion, working from reference images, and more. Students will be introduced to a number of classic drawing media, including charcoal, the classic #2 pencil, and crowquill (dip pen) and ink. In addition to these skills, the course will teach students to see their subjects with an artist’s eye - first focusing on observing reality accurately, and then expanding into composing pictures beautifully, compellingly, and through their own unique styles and sensibilities. Perfect for beginners or more experienced artists who want to reconnect with the basics.
Students interested in advancing their skill level are encouraged to sign up for Drawing II in Summer 2025.
*No class Apr. 21, May 26
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Experience Level: Beginner, All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Mon, Apr. 7 - Jun. 23* (10 wks)
Time: 6:00p - 9:00p
Instructor: Kaylee Rose (she/her)
Class Fee: $624 Materials: $55
In this class you will gain a basic understanding for oil painting and the foundational skills needed to support painting such as color theory and material understanding. We will explore different topics such as observational painting through still life, as well as landscape and portraiture.
Students interested in advancing their skill level are encouraged to sign up for Oil Painting II in Summer 2025.
*No class Apr. 21, May 26
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Dates: Mon, Apr. 7 - Jun. 23* (10 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p
Instructor: Laura Jaklitsch (she/her)
Class Fee: $624 Materials: $55
Make beautiful jewelry with instruction from a working artist. They will guide you to shape, polish, solder, pierce, etch and embellish jewelry in copper and brass. Stone settings, etching, and making findings will also be introduced. This class is for all levels of experience.
*No class Apr. 21, May 26
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Mon, Apr. 7 - Jun. 23* (10 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p
Instructor: Katie McColgan (she/her)
Class Fee: $690 Materials: $55
This class focuses on developing wheelthrowing, handbuilding, and surface design techniques. Through a series of in-class exercises and projects, students will learn relief carving, coil building, advanced underglaze application methods, and basic wheelthrowing skills.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
*No class Apr. 21, May 26
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Experience Level: Beginner
Ages: 16+
Dates: Tue, Apr. 8 - Jun. 10* (9 wks)
Time: 10:00a - 1:00p
Instructor: Bee (she/her)
Class Fee: $623 Materials: $55
In this introductory class, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of both wheelthrowing and handbuilding. The teacher will provide you with step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to help you create unique clay objects. Demonstrations include cups, vases, plates, lids, throwing off the hump, and more. All levels will learn about decorating techniques. This class is for students who have not taken any previous pottery & wheelthrowing classes.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
*No class Apr. 22
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Dates: Tue, Apr. 8 - Jun. 10* (9 wks)
Time: 12:00p - 3:00p
Instructor: Ashley Vick (she/her)
Class Fee: $564 Materials $55
Make beautiful jewelry with instruction from a working artist. They will guide you to shape, polish, solder, pierce, etch and embellish jewelry in copper and brass. Stone settings, etching, and making findings will also be introduced. This class is for all levels of experience.
*No class Apr. 22
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Experience Level: Beginner, All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Tue, Apr. 8 - Jun. 17* (10 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 8:30p
Instructor: Zoe Schein (they/them)
Class Fee: $420 Materials: $45
How does a picture communicate an idea? A feeling? A movement? A joke? Students in this class will dive deep into the language of drawing, and how to use that language to get their idea across. Pulling content from academic drawing, children's book design, graphic design, graphic novels, advertising, and more, students will be encouraged to experiment, play, and explore - while also developing their own unique "voice" in the language of illustration
*No class Apr. 22
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Experience Level: Beginner, All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Tue, Apr. 8 - Jun. 17* (10 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p
Instructor: William Valdes (they/them)
Class Fee: $620 Materials: $45
This is a beginning level painting and drawing class to learn foundational skills. In this course students will gain a basic understanding of drawing with charcoal, graphite and pastels. Students will explore color theory in mediums of paint, such as watercolor, acrylic and oil painting.
Students interested in advancing their skill level are encouraged to sign up for Painting & Drawing II in Summer 2025.
*No class Apr. 22
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Experience Level: Intermediate
Ages: 16+
Dates: Tue, Apr. 8 - Jun. 17* (10 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p
Instructor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Class Fee: $690 Materials: $55
This class is structured for students who have taken the beginning wheel class or who have had an introductory experience throwing on the pottery wheel. This class will focus on further developing basic skills and techniques with demonstrations of a variety of forms, and more advanced glazing and decorating ideas
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
*No Class Apr. 22
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Dates: Tue, Apr. 8 - Jun. 17* (10 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p
Instructor: Ashley Vick (she/her)
Class Fee: $624 Materials: $55
Make beautiful jewelry with instruction from a working artist. They will guide you to shape, polish, solder, pierce, etch and embellish jewelry in copper and brass. Stone settings, etching, and making findings will also be introduced. This class is for all levels of experience.
*No Class Apr. 22
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Wed, Apr. 9 - Jun. 11* (9 wks)
Time: 10:00a - 1:00p
Instructor: Bee (she/her)
Class Fee: $623 Materials: $55
This class focuses on wheel throwing and hand-building fundamentals for all levels of experience. The teacher will provide you with step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to help you create unique clay objects. Demonstrations include cups, vases, plates, lids, throwing off the hump and more. All levels will learn about decorating techniques.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
*No class Apr 23
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Experience Level: Beginner
Ages: 16+
Dates: Wed, Apr. 30 - May 28 (5 wks)
Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Instructor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Come explore the world of pottery! This beginner intensive class will introduce fundamental techniques of both wheelthrowing and handbuilding. We'll cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel, trimming, and glazing our pots, and students will walk away with a beautiful piece of art that they can use in their everyday life. This class is for students who have not taken any previous pottery & wheelthrowing classes
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
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Experience Level: Intermediate
Ages: 16+
Dates: Wed, Apr. 9 - Jun. 18* (10 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 8:30p
Instructor: Zoe Schein (they/them)
Class Fee: $420 Materials: $45
This course is designed for students who have taken a beginning drawing class or who are familiar with concepts like value and shading, negative space, and drawing from life/reference. Students will work through lessons, exercises, and projects designed to deepen their understanding of drawing fundamentals as well as help them explore more complicated subjects like mass and volume, drawing realistic textures, the basics of linear perspective, and the foundations of portraiture. Other topics like color, ink, expressive markmaking, and others may be addressed based on student interest.
*No class Apr 23
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Experience Level: Beginner, All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Wed, Apr. 9 - Jun. 18* (10 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 8:30p
Instructor: Aria Carpenter (any/all)
Class Fee: $420 Materials: $45
In this introductory class, students will explore the fundamentals of printmaking from stamps to linocuts. Participants will learn to carve their designs and create striking prints, developing both technical skills and creative expression.
Students interested in advancing their skill level are encouraged to sign up for Printmaking II in Spring 2025.
*No class Apr 23
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Dates: Wed, Apr. 9 - Jun. 18* (9 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p
Instructor: Laura Jaklitsch (she/her)
Class Fee: $564 Materials: $55
Make beautiful jewelry with instruction from a working artist. They will guide you to shape, polish, solder, pierce, etch and embellish jewelry in copper and brass. Stone settings, etching, and making findings will also be introduced. This class is for all levels of experience.
*No Class Apr. 23, Jun. 11
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Dates: Thur, Apr. 3 - Jun. 5* (9 wks)
Time: 12:00p - 3:00p
Instructor: Ashley Vick (she/her)
Class Fee: $564 Materials $55
Make beautiful jewelry with instruction from a working artist. They will guide you to shape, polish, solder, pierce, etch and embellish jewelry in copper and brass. Stone settings, etching, and making findings will also be introduced. This class is for all levels of experience.
*No class Apr. 24
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Ages: 16+
Time: 2:30p - 5:30p
Instructor: Bee (she/her)
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Experience Level: All Levels
Session 1: Thur, Apr. 3 - May 8* (5 wks)
Experience Level: All Levels
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Session 2: Thur, May 15 - Jun. 12 (5 wks)
Experience Level: All Levels
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Come explore the world of pottery! This intensive is perfect for people who are curious about working with clay or want to get more experience. We'll cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel, trimming, and glazing our pots, and students will walk away with a beautiful piece of art that they can use in their everyday life.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
Session 1: *No class Apr. 24
Experience Level: Beginner, All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Thur, Apr. 10 - Jun. 5* (8 wks)
Time: 2:30p - 4:30p
Instructor: Reba Nehring (they/them)
Class Fee: $340 Materials: $55
This is a beginning level painting and drawing class to learn foundational skills. In this course students will gain a basic understanding of drawing with charcoal, graphite and pastels. Students will explore color theory in mediums of paint, such as watercolor, acrylic and oil painting.
Students interested in advancing their skill level are encouraged to sign up for Painting & Drawing II in Summer 2025.
*No class Apr. 24
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Experience Level: Intermediate
Ages: 16+
Dates: Thur, Apr. 10 - Jun. 5* (8 wks)
Time: 6:00p - 9:00p
Instructor: Reba Nehring (they/them)
Class Fee: $500 Materials: $45
This class is designed to challenge your drawing and painting skills and refine your techniques. Students with previous drawing and painting experience for students from Painting and Drawing I, will expand their knowledge on painting techniques such as color theory, material mastery, and still-life rendering. This class will allow for more creative exploration with guidance from the instructor. Our main mediums will be charcoal, pastels, graphite, oil painting, and watercolor.
*No class Apr. 24
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Experience Level: Intermediate, All Levels
Ages: 18+
Dates: Thur, Apr. 3 - Jun. 12* (10 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p
Instructor: Aria Carpenter (any/all)
Class Fee: $620 Materials: $45
In this class, students will work from linoleum to woodcuts and also create non-toxic, dry point etchings. Students will explore further the techniques explored in Printmaking I. This is the perfect class for someone who has tried printmaking in the past and wants to try new techniques!
*No Class Apr. 24
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Experience Level: Beginner
Ages: 16+
Dates: Thur, Apr. 10 - Jun. 26* (9 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p
Instructor: Bee (she/her)
Class Fee: $623 Materials: $55
In this introductory class, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of both wheelthrowing and handbuilding. The teacher will provide you with step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to help you create unique clay objects. Demonstrations include cups, vases, plates, lids, throwing off the hump, and more. All levels will learn about decorating techniques. This class is for students who have not taken any previous pottery & wheelthrowing classes.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
*No class Apr. 24, Jun. 19
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Ages: 16+
Time: 10:00a - 1:00p
Instructor: Kylie Marden (she/her)
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Session 1: Fri, Apr. 4 - May 9* (5 wks)
Experience Level: All Levels
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Session 2: Fri, May 23 - Jun. 20 (5 wks)
Experience Level: Beginner
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Come explore the world of pottery! This intensive is perfect for people who are curious about working with clay or want to get more experience. We'll cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel, trimming, and glazing our pots, and students will walk away with a beautiful piece of art that they can use in their everyday life.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
Session 1: *No class Apr. 25
Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Dates: Fri, Apr. 4 - Jun. 6* (9 wks)
Time: 12:00p - 3:00p
Instructor: Laura Jaklitsch (she/her)
Class Fee: $564 Materials $55
Make beautiful jewelry with instruction from a working artist. They will guide you to shape, polish, solder, pierce, etch and embellish jewelry in copper and brass. Stone settings, etching, and making findings will also be introduced. This class is for all levels of experience.
*No class Apr. 25
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Fri, May 9 - Jun. 6 (5 wks)
Time: 3:30p - 6:30p
Instructor: Reba Nehring (they/them)
Class Fee: $320 Materials: $45
The figure, whether human or animal, is a powerful expressive subject in art. In this class, students will be exposed to figurative works by artists to guide our discussion and exploration. Formal elements of foundational drawing will be covered such as gesture, line, shape, volume, anatomy, and perspective. Other topics will include relational meaning, the art of responsive painting, and personal-storytelling. Materials used will be charcoal/graphite drawing and acrylic painting.
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Experience Level: Beginner
Ages: 16+
Dates: Fri, May 16 - Jun. 13 (5 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p
Instructor: Robbie Moser-Saito (he/him)
Class Fee: $360 Materials $55
Come explore the world of pottery! This beginner intensive class will introduce fundamental techniques of both wheelthrowing and handbuilding. We'll cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel, trimming, and glazing our pots, and students will walk away with a beautiful piece of art that they can use in their everyday life. This class is for students who have not taken any previous pottery & wheelthrowing classes
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
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Experience Level: Intermediate
Ages: 16+
Dates: Sat, Apr. 12 - Jun. 21* (10 wks)
Time: 10:00a - 1:00p
Instructor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Class Fee: $690 Materials $55
This class is structured for students who have taken the beginning wheel class or who have had an introductory experience throwing on the pottery wheel. This class will focus on further developing basic skills and techniques with demonstrations of a variety of forms, and more advanced glazing and decorating ideas
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
*No class Apr. 26
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Dates: Sat, Apr. 5 - Jun. 21* (10 wks)
Time: 10:00a - 1:00p
Instructor: Laura Jaklitsch (she/her)
Class Fee: $624 Materials $55
Make beautiful jewelry with instruction from a working artist. They will guide you to shape, polish, solder, pierce, etch and embellish jewelry in copper and brass. Stone settings, etching, and making findings will also be introduced. This class is for all levels of experience.
*No class Apr. 26, June 14
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Experience Level: Beginner
Ages: 16+
Dates: Sat, May 10 - Jun. 7 (5 wks)
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p
Instructor: Archie Snow (they/them)
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Come explore the world of pottery! This beginner intensive class will introduce fundamental techniques of both wheelthrowing and handbuilding. We'll cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel, trimming, and glazing our pots, and students will walk away with a beautiful piece of art that they can use in their everyday life. This class is for students who have not taken any previous pottery & wheelthrowing classes
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Sun, Apr. 6 - Jun. 22* (10 wks)
Time: 10:00a - 1:00p
Instructor: Robbie Moser-Saito (he/him)
Class Fee: $690 Materials: $55
This class focuses on wheel throwing and hand-building fundamentals for all levels of experience. The teacher will provide you with step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to help you create unique clay objects. Demonstrations include cups, vases, plates, lids, throwing off the hump and more. All levels will learn about decorating techniques.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
*No class Apr. 20, May 25
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 14+
Dates: Sun, Jun. 1 - Jun. 29 (5 wks)
Time: 12:00p - 2:00p
Instructor: Annika Sarin (she/her)
Class Fee: $222 Materials $45
This class explores the transformative power and playful nature of collage. Delving into the past and present, students will be exposed to a collage artist or collage collective each week, while exploring techniques such as playing with scale, layering and revealing images, experimenting with texture, incorporating found objects, text and illustration plus more to help them develop their voices as mixed media artists. Students are encouraged to bring materials from home, collaborate with peers, and work at their own pace to create surreal, editorial, expressive, conceptual, thoughtful and dynamic pieces of art in a supportive and exploratory environment.
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Ages: 16+
Time: 1:30p - 4:30p
Instructor: Robbie Moser-Saito (he/him)
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Session 1: Sun, Apr. 6 - May 11* (5 wks)
Experience Level: Beginner
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Session 2: Sun, Jun. 1 - Jun. 29 (5 wks)
Experience Level: All Levels
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Come explore the world of pottery! This intensive is perfect for people who are curious about working with clay or want to get more experience. We'll cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel, trimming, and glazing our pots, and students will walk away with a beautiful piece of art that they can use in their everyday life.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
Session 1: *No class Apr. 20
Experience Level: Beginner, All Levels
Ages: 15+
Dates: Sun, Apr. 6 - May 11* (5 wks)
Time: 3:00p - 5:00p
Instructor: Aria Carpenter (any/all)
Class Fee: $222 Materials $45
Looking to sharpen your shadows and add some drama to your drawings? In this intensive, we will delve into techniques of shading and chiaroscuro, creating intense, expressive images throughout the process. We will be using a variety of drawing materials such as charcoal and ink to render images from our imagination and from the world around us.
*No Class Apr. 20
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Experience Level: Beginner, All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Sun, Apr. 6 - Jun. 22* (10 wks)
Time: 6:00p - 8:00p
Instructor: Aria Carpenter (any/all)
Class Fee: $420 Materials: $45
In this introductory class, students will explore the fundamentals of printmaking from stamps to linocuts. Participants will learn to carve their designs and create striking prints, developing both technical skills and creative expression.
Students interested in advancing their skill level are encouraged to sign up for Printmaking II in Summer 2025.
*No class Apr 20, May 25
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Experience Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Dates: Sun, Apr. 27 - Jun. 1 (5 wks)
Time: 5:30p - 8:30p
Instructor: Archie Snow (they/them)
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Come explore the world of pottery! This intensive is perfect for people who are curious about working with clay or want to get more experience. We'll cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel, trimming, and glazing our pots, and students will walk away with a beautiful piece of art that they can use in their everyday life.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
*No Class May 25
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