Spend an evening writing in a low-stakes atmosphere with writer Ty Phelps! In Releasing the River, we'll raft the rapids of our memories and imaginations through generative writing prompts designed to loosen and re-energize our creative flow.
read moreExplore the screenprinting process from start to finish in 75 minutes with artist Casha Stempniewicz! We will collaborate as a class to design a poster using real leaves and flowers to expose a screen. Get hands-on printing practice and bring home your own hand-printed botanical poster.
read moreJoin artist Jas Ramos and explore this fun printing process by making multiple designs out of a carved stamp. Using special carving tools, we will carve soft-rubber stamps and then use our custom stamp to make cards or an original art piece to keep or gift to friends and family.
read moreSpend an evening in the clay studio with ceramicist Merenda Cecelia, and create beautiful incense holders. This class will go over the basic techniques of using clay. Adults and youth can work together to design objects of varying complexity. You will use airdry clay so you can take them home immediately, and will also receive […]
read moreJoin us in VisArts' Cabell courtyard for Raku! Try your hand at raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Bring family, friends, or a date for a fun time! Participants will glaze their pieces and help load them into the kiln. Grab a beer or snack from Goatocado across the street and return […]
read moreExplore the screenprinting process from start to finish in 75 minutes with artist Casha Stempniewicz! We will collaborate as a class to design a poster using real leaves and flowers to expose a screen. Get hands-on printing practice and bring home your own hand-printed botanical poster.
read moreLearn to create polymer clay earrings with artist Jas Ramos. We’ll use pasta rollers, clay cutters, and jewelry findings to create fun earrings. Learn the basics of this accessible medium that you can do at home in the future!
read moreJoin us in VisArts' Cabell courtyard for Raku! Try your hand at raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Bring family, friends, or a date for a fun time! Participants will glaze their pieces and help load them into the kiln. Grab a beer or snack from Goatocado across the street and return […]
read moreSpend an evening with artist Claudia Meyer and create tiny shrinky dink art! Draw on special shrinky dink plastic that hardens and shrinks when exposed to the heat. Make jewelry, keychains, small sculptures, fridge magnets and more with this super unique material!
read moreWork with artist Sam Christian to learn the satisfying art of linocut printmaking. Use carving tools and an eraser to create a mini stamp of your own design- then create a tiny work of art or greeting card!
read moreWork with artist Sam Christian to learn the satisfying art of linocut printmaking. Use carving tools and an eraser to create a mini stamp of your own design- then create a tiny work of art or greeting card!
read moreLearn to create polymer clay earrings with artist Jas Ramos. We’ll use pasta rollers, clay cutters, and jewelry findings to create fun earrings. Learn the basics of this accessible medium that you can do at home in the future!
read moreSpend an evening with artist Claudia Meyer and create tiny shrinky dink art! Draw on special shrinky dink plastic that hardens and shrinks when exposed to the heat. Make jewelry, keychains, small sculptures, fridge magnets and more with this super unique material!
read moreJoin artist Casha Stempniewicz and experience the pure satisfaction of Gelli Printing! Learn how to create beautiful monotypes on gelatin plates using spring leaves. Students will develop images with stencils and found materials to create texture and bands of color. Let's see how accident and intent can play into making artful prints!
read moreJoin us in VisArts' Cabell courtyard for Raku! Try your hand at raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Bring family, friends, or a date for a fun time! Participants will glaze their pieces and help load them into the kiln. Grab a beer or snack from Goatocado across the street and return […]
read moreWork with fiber artist Julia Pfaff to personalize a tea towel using easy-peasy low tech fabric printing. We will use stencils, stamps and texture plates to make unique designs. No previous printing experience necessary.
read moreJoin artist Casha Stempniewicz and experience the pure satisfaction of Gelli Printing! Learn how to create beautiful monotypes on gelatin plates using spring leaves. Students will develop images with stencils and found materials to create texture and bands of color. Let's see how accident and intent can play into making artful prints!
read moreWork with fiber artist Julia Pfaff to personalize a tea towel using easy-peasy low tech fabric printing. We will use stencils, stamps and texture plates to make unique designs. No previous printing experience necessary.
read moreSpend an evening in the clay studio with ceramicist Claudia Meyer and create hangable art out of clay. Learn the simple and easy to grasp technique of scoring and attaching two pieces of clay together to create something special. Make a name tag for your bedroom or for above your pet's food bowl, a sun […]
read moreWork with artist Merenda Cecelia to learn simple yet beautiful watercolor pencil techniques. Dive into tarot and learn about card meanings and symbols! Experiment with designing your own set of element symbols using pen and watercolor pencils.
read moreWork with artist Merenda Cecelia to learn simple yet beautiful watercolor pencil techniques. Dive into tarot and learn about card meanings and symbols! Experiment with designing your own set of element symbols using pen and watercolor pencils.
read moreSpend an evening in the clay studio with ceramicist Claudia Meyer and create hangable art out of clay. Learn the simple and easy to grasp technique of scoring and attaching two pieces of clay together to create something special. Make a name tag for your bedroom or for above your pet's food bowl, a sun […]
read moreSpend an evening in the clay studio with ceramicist Claudia Meyer, and create sculptural tableaus in clay: magical scenes or moments frozen in time! Take inspiration from the wonderful world and get inspired to make cool trinkets. Make a pair of feet running across the table, a lizard munching on a leaf, or a geometric […]
read moreWork with artist Merenda Cecelia to learn simple yet beautiful watercolor pencil techniques. We will work together to learn to draw and paint a Spring Botanical card using pen and watercolor pencils. We will take inspiration from native Virginia spring ephemerals.
read moreWork with artist Jo Patzig to learn how to create beautiful flower fold books. This bookbinding workshop will teach you how to make your own blossom inspired notebook. Join us to play with paper, glue and found media to creat a complicated looking, yet very approachable technique.
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