Ages: 16 - Adult Teacher: Daria Claiborne Date: Saturday, October 17 | 2-4 pm Duration: 2 Hours Cost: $45 Hand-build your own functional serving pitcher in this clay workshop with Daria Claiborne. You'll learn hand-building fundamentals along with surface texture techniques and underglaze decorating to make your piece truly your own. Projects are fired […]
Ages: 14 - Adult Teacher: Debbie Southard Date: Saturday, October 24 | 2-4 pm Duration: 2 Hours Cost: $20 Debbie will guide you through the process of dividing a sheet of paper into four squares. From here you will make intentional shapes, drawings, and forms to make a pattern that can be expanded, rotated, […]
Ages: 16 - Adult Teacher: Rachel Cabral Date: Saturday, October 31 | 1:30-4 pm Duration: 2.5 Hours Cost: $30 Celebrate Halloween with a spooky twist on self-portraiture! In this workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of watercolor painting and inking alongside the basics of caricature art. With guidance from Rachel Cabral, you'll craft your […]
We asked, and you answered! The galleries will be open from 1-4pm the second Sunday of each month. We're striving to make the arts more accessible, no matter your schedule! Sundays work best for you? Mark your calendars for these days in 2026, 1-4pm: November 8 December 13
Ages: 8 - Adult Teacher: Jane McCaulley Date: Saturday, November 14 | 10:30 am-12:30 pm Duration: 2 Hours Cost: $40 Get a head start on holiday decorating in this fused glass workshop with Jane McCaulley. You'll explore the basics of fused glass while creating your own holiday keepsake ornament, layering and arranging glass pieces into […]
Ages: 14 - Adult Teacher: Jordan Murdock-Thompson Date: Saturday, November 14 | 11:00 am-1:00 pm Duration: 2 Hours Cost: $25 One of Spiva's most requested classes is back! Enhance your figure drawing skills in this beginner course focused on observation, structure, and practice. With Jordan Murdock-Thompson leading the way, you'll learn gesture drawing, human […]
Want a delicious way to support local art? Join us at Club 609 Benefit Day where they are generously donating 10% of proceeds to Spiva Center for the Arts – this goes directly to support programming, exhibits, classes, and more that keeps art accessible in our community. Check out 609’s menu, drinks, and history here: club609.com
Ages: 14 - Adult Teacher: Brooks-Elizabeth Billings Date: Thursday, December 3 | 5:30-7:30 pm Duration: 2 Hours Cost: $20 Attention all book lovers! Join us for a cozy Thursday evening crafting unique bookmarks using watercolor, pen, and ink. With Brooks-Elizabeth Billings guiding the way, you'll have the chance to learn how to work with […]
Ceramic Christmas Gnomes Ages: 12-Adult Teacher: Daria Claiborne Date: Saturday, December 12, 10:30-12:30 pm Duration: 2 Hours Cost: $55 Join Daria for a festive workshop to create two holiday-themed ceramic gnomes using a pre-wheel thrown form. Participants will learn surface texture, hand-building techniques, and underglaze decorating. Completed projects will be fired and ready before Christmas for pickup.
Ages: 8 - Adult Teacher: Jane McCaulley Date: Saturday, December 12 | 2-4 pm Duration: 2 Hours Cost: $40 Can't make the morning session? Join Jane McCaulley for this afternoon offering of our fused glass ornament workshop. You'll explore the basics of fused glass while creating your own holiday keepsake, layering and arranging glass into […]
We asked, and you answered! The galleries will be open from 1-4pm the second Sunday of each month. We're striving to make the arts more accessible, no matter your schedule! Sundays work best for you? Mark your calendars for these days in 2026, 1-4pm: December 13
Ages: 16 - Adult Teacher: Dianne Miller Date: Sunday, December 13 | 1-5 pm Duration: 4 Hours Cost: $75 Ready to try something new this holiday season? Join Dianne Miller for a one-day, deep-dive workshop into the fundamentals of stained glass artistry. You'll learn foundational techniques for cutting, shaping, and assembling glass, then put […]
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
Wednesday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
Thursday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
Friday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
Sunday: Closed
212 W. 7th Street
Joplin, M0 64801
