Art for the Soul
Fridays, 9:30am–12pm, May 4 & 18, June 1
Instructor: Michelle Brode
This ongoing workshop invites participants to use the creative process as a means of self-exploration. Each session begins with writing an intention for this creative time—what is your desire, what is your wish for the time and space with which you have …
View full postFigure Drawing Open Studio: Short and Long Pose
figure drawing by Bob Welsh
Short Pose: Mondays, 9:30am–11:30am, May 14–Aug 27 Long Pose: Mondays, 12:00pm–2:00pm, May 14–Aug 27 (No class May 28)
Coordinators: Ellen Borison & Lee Berry
These open model sessions offer participants the opportunity to practice drawing from the nude model without instruction. In the Short Pose Session, the first hour will typically …
View full postPondering Pub
Third Thursdays, 6–9pm, May 17, June 21
Facilitator/Host: Reisha Holton
The Pondering Pub is excited to introduce a new element to the Eastside’s only open creative space: Show and Tell.
Creative time will be from 6-8pm in the Art Center. Browse through the “library” of books and prompts, catch up on your own reading, sketch …
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Introduction: Monday, May 21, 6:30–9:30pm Practicum: Monday, June 4, 7–9pm, Wednesday, June 13, 10am–12pm or Monday, June 18, 7–9pm
Instructors: Becky Brooks & Liz Ruest
You paint, you draw, you throw a pot, or you write. But does the computer send you scurrying? After this set of classes, you will …
View full postGlass Beadmaking and Wire Worked Jewelry
Tuesday & Thursday, May 29 & 31 (2 sessions), 10am–2pm or Thursdays, June 21 & 28 (2 sessions) or August 9 & 16 (2 sessions), 10am–2pm
Instructor: Jamie McKay
Have fun making an assortment of your own beautiful glass beads on a bench mounted torch in the first class using Moretti glass. Students will …
View full postIgniting Creativity
Saturday & Sunday, June 2 & 3 (2 sessions), 10am–4pm
Instructor: Jacqui Beck
Join this inspiring, stimulating, hands-on class to experiment and experience many ways of expressing yourself in a safe and nurturing environment. Through this process, you will discover more meaning, purpose, enjoyment, and inspiration in your life.
Everyone is welcome, whether you are …
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