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If you are attending a weekend or after-hours class or birthday party, please utilize street parking (along Wall Street and 8th Street) or the lots at the Missouri Job Center (on Wall Street) or in the Liberty parking lot across 7th Street. This helps to keep parking available to patrons who are visiting for a shorter period of time. Thank you!
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Creation Station
Ages: 6-12
Cost: $6 preregistration/ $8 at the door
Drop in Tuesday afternoons and experiment with a variety of media: painting, drawing, clay, collage, sculpture, and more! Kids will have a snack and explore the galleries with scavenger hunts and other activities as well. Pre-registration is recommended – space is limited in this popular class!
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Watercolor Notecards with Stacy Heydt
Watercolor Notecards with Stacy Heydt | Saturday, September 23, 10 am – 12 pm
Ages: 11 to Adult
Cost: $30
Celebrate the first day of fall by mixing watercolor florals, pumpkins, and foliage with elements of collage to create your own one-of-a-kind note card. You’ll leave with beautiful cards of your own suitable for framing.
Surface Design with Stacy Heydt
Surface Design on Fabric with Stacy Heydt | Saturday, September 30, 10 am – 4:30 pm
Ages: 14 to Adult
Cost: $70
Learn the art of surface design as you create your own unique 8 x 8 contemporary mixed media sampler as well as color strategies that will add depth and continuity to your design. Students will use watercolor and traditional embroidery stitches in a fresh way that will add movement, texture, and interest to their piece and then top it off with appliques that are fast and easy to incorporate. Students will be given an hour break for lunch and may either bring their own or explore the downtown area.
Charcoal Unleashed with Kinley Young
Charcoal Unleashed with Kinley Young | Saturday, October 7, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Ages: 13 to Adult
Cost: $25
Dive into the captivating world of charcoal where you’ll play with value, light, and shadow while creating stunning black and white still-lifes. Get hands-on guidance and let the magic of charcoal ignite your creativity.
Chromatic Mood with Kinley Young
Chromatic Mood with Kinley Young | Saturday, October 14, 1 pm – 3 pm
Ages: 13 to Adult
Cost: $25
Unlock the secrets of storytelling through art where you’ll wield color and light to match changing themes and shapes with expert guidance. Explore the enchanting world of color’s influence on mood as you craft compelling narratives with both painting and drawing techniques. You will use arrangement, drawing, and shading to magnify emotions.
Petals and Pumpkins: Fall Floral Workshop with Justin Thomas
Petals and Pumpkins: Fall Floral Workshop with Justin Thomas | Saturday, October 14, 11 am – 12 pm
Ages: 15 to Adult
Cost: $40
Join Justin Thomas of The Wildflower in this delightful event of crafting your own stunning fall arrangement with flowers and pumpkins!
Wheel Throwing for Adults with Christina Lorenzen
Wheel Throwing for Adults with Christina Lorenzen | Saturday, October 28, 12 pm – 3 pm
Ages: 15 to Adult
Cost: $60
Get your hands messy with clay! Participants will learn all about wheel throwing while making three ceramic projects of their own.
Beginning Photography with Sarah Clements
Beginning Photography with Sarah Clements | Saturday, October 28, 11 am – 1 pm
Ages: 13 to Adult
Cost: $25
Bring your DSLR and learn how to shoot professional-quality photos using manual mode. Students will also take a photo walk through the downtown area putting their new skills to use.
Contemporary Gothic Art with Jordan Murdock-Thompson
Contemporary Gothic Art with Jordan Murdock-Thompson | Saturday, October 28, 1 pm – 3 pm
Ages: 12 to 17
Cost: $25
For those artists with a taste for the unsettling: explore the history of gothic art from its beginning to its development as a cultural movement in the 21st century. Learn how artists have utilized the movement’s dual elements of beauty and horror to create powerful work while exploring various mediums and creating your own modern gothic artwork.
Block-Printed Bags with Jade Henning-Cantrell
Block-Printed Bags with Jade Henning-Cantrell | Saturday, November 11, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Ages: 12 to Adult
Cost: $35
Create a stunning canvas bag with printed tessellations while learning about symmetrical pattern block printmaking. Students will cut their own stamps to use reuse and to keep creating!
Clay for Kids: Holiday Trees
Clay for Kids: Holiday Trees with Christina Lorenzen | Saturday, November 11, 12 pm – 4 pm
Ages: 8-14
Cost: $50
Kids will love celebrating the holiday season by making their own seasonal trees that will be treasured forever.
Plein Air: Watercolor
Plein Air: Watercolor with Christina Lorenzen | Saturday, November 18, 10 am – 1 pm
Ages: 16 to Adult
Cost: $25
Join Christina Lorenzen out on the Leggett & Platt Green for a morning of guided plein-air painting. Watercolors and supplies will be provided or feel free to bring your own.
Collage Jewelry with Jill Halbach
Collage Jewelry with Jill Halbach | Saturday, November 18, 10 am – 12 pm
Ages: 13 to Adult
Cost: $30
Join collage artist and jewelry maker Jill Halbach for a hands-on collage class! You’ll learn how to compose collage work, including techniques for cutting and incorporating mixed-media using paper, ink, paint, wood, and more. Choose between creating a collaged brooch, pendant, or earrings.
Holiday Mosaics with Stacy Heydt
Holiday Mosaics with Stacy Heydt | Saturday, November 18, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Ages: 16 to Adult
Cost: $100
Get ready for the upcoming holidays by designing and creating an eight- inch circular mosaic trivet and bird ornament, perfect for gifts or decorations. No experience is necessary and lunch is provided.
Felted Friends: Gnomes & Santas with Stacy Heydt
Felted Friends: Gnomes & Santas with Stacy Heydt | Saturday, December 2, 10 am – 12 pm
Ages: 12 to Adult
Cost: $35
Learn how to needle felt a palm-sized 3-D gnome or Santa that will be at home on any shelf. Learn how to use a felting needle and alpaca fibers to create the sculpture of your choice using color and details to create your own festive friend.
Glass Ornaments with Jane McCaulley
Glass Ornaments with Jane McCaulley | Saturday, December 2, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Ages: 9 and up
Cost: $35
Brighten up your holiday décor with your own glass ornament. Participants will learn about glass art while making their own unique creation to take home.
Photoshop 101 with Sarah Clements
Photoshop 101 with Sarah Clements | Saturday, December 9, 11 am – 1 pm
Ages: 13 to Adult
Cost: $25
You’ve taken a great photo, now what? Learn how to take your images to the next level with this introductory photo editing class. Learn the process of editing a photo from “open” to “save.” Students may bring their own device with Photoshop to work along, or watch and take notes.
Glass Gifts with Jane McCaulley
Glass Gifts with Jane McCaulley | Saturday, December 16, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Ages: 9 and up
Cost: $35
The holidays are here and what better way to celebrate than by making your own art to gift to someone special? Choose from an ornament, a night light, or a tea light to make from fused glass.
“Celebrate the creative experience – be a community catalyst.”
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