For kids from 7 to 17 plus you, their family member! Set a date with your child, niece, nephew, or friend, and join us on Saturday mornings. Have fun creating, exploring, and working with clay together. Family Clay Studio is a wonderful way to share and create with clay. You’ll work together learning how to hand-build, throw on the wheel, glaze, and learn a bit about the kiln. Your glazed and fired pieces will be your clay treasures to take home.  Class runs for 8 weeks and includes materials and firing fees.

This class is for families ONLY, not for individuals. Price is by the individual, please purchase a spot for each family member. When registering adults; please make a child account for yourself and use "Your Name+Adult" (example: SarahAdult) and set a fake birthdate. 

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those that qualify.

No class on Sept 30 and Oct 7

We are pleased to offer a pottery class just for teens!

This class will provide a break from the stress of middle and high school and serve as an excellent place to nurture their inner selves while learning all aspects of ceramics. Students will focus on developing skills in wheel throwing, hand building, surface design, and glazing.

No experience required! Teenagers at all levels of experience can be accommodated in our small classes. For teens ages 13 and up.

This class includes a fee for all materials. Firing fees are the responsibility of each student.

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those that qualify.

There is no class on Sept 30 and Oct 7.

In this Watercolors class, students use the three building blocks of painting; Hues, Values, and Chroma to learn to paint in several color palettes, from the neutrals of watercolor sketches to split-primary color ranges of the Impressionistic palette. This basis provides solid insight and an essential understanding of painting in watercolors. This class can be taken multiple times or as a stepping stone towards taking Watercolors Turbo.

New students will receive an email about what supplies they will need to bring; the class does not include materials. This class is for adults and mature teens of all skill levels.

No class on October 1 or 8

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those that qualify.

In the Watercolors Turbo class, students work on varied Drawing and Watercolor Techniques, from wet-in-wet to dry-brush, from loose watercolor sketches to detailed studies, boosting technical skills and brush techniques, while they progress into painting realistic landscapes and seascapes. This class of 4 weekly sessions is ongoing, exposing new aspects of painting as students progress, and is open to students who have already taken The Building Blocks of Watercolors or are intermediate-level watercolor painters.

New students will receive an email about what supplies they will need to bring; the class does not include materials. This class is for adults and mature teens of all skill levels.

No class November 26

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those that qualify.

Take advantage of our fully equipped printmaking studio and work on our own projects on your own time! This pass gives you unlimited access to our print studio during open studio hours for one month.This is not a class and is for experienced printmakers only. Artists are responsible for their own ink and paper. Open Studio hours will be sent to all registrants.

We require anyone new to our print studio to set up a time to meet with a member of our staff so we can show you the studio and answer any questions in person. Please contact info@garrisonartcenter.org to make an appointment.

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those that qualify.

Explore almost any material you can bring in (excluding welding) with James Murray.

Work inside (and outside) the studio of sculptor, and master woodworker, James Murray. Learn to use tools (safely) in Jim’s well-tooled workspace, including an introduction to basic woodworking. Blend various materials including wood, stone, and metal into sculpture. Bring those found objects to class and create a new work of art or bring that project that you might be wrestling with and finally bring it to completion.

Introduction to steam wood bending applied to sculpture and furniture.

No Class on October 14

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those that qualify.

Do you have an adorable pooch or precious kitty? Maybe a horse? Learn some fundamentals of using images to capture your friend with art in 2 3-hour sessions. On the first day we will go over basics and create a black and white sketch; the second day will be full-color.

This two-day workshop is for adults and mature teens of all skill levels and all materials are included.

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those that qualify.

Life drawing provides the fundamental foundation for the development of drawing skills! The primary focus of this class is learning about proportion and anatomical accuracy and developing and strengthening hand-eye coordination. You will get the opportunity to try exercising more sophisticated and expressive line work and build a repertoire of reference poses for use in future artworks.

This class is for adults and mature teens of all skill levels, and all materials are included.

We believe art should be accessible to all. Financial assistance is available for those that qualify.