SATURDAY WORKSHOP: Adults

Ages: 16+

Join us in the studio on select Saturdays to explore materials, make connections, and create using a wide variety of artistic materials and processes. Each Saturday offers students aged 16+ opportunities to explore art materials and processes in a variety of 4-hour workshops meant to be accessible if you are a beginner, as well as offer ample time for growth if you’re not so new to the process. Each artist will guide participants through the concept to completion, taking home an original artwork inspired by museum collections.

MAY 31 – Jewelry Making 101 with Charlotte Stutts | $50 Members / $65 Not-Yet Members
Participants will learn the fundamentals of creating harmony through jewelry design basics. Materials are provided, and artist Charlotte Stutts will be providing guided instruction in creating a jewelry piece from start to finish.

JUNE 14 – Charcoal Drawing with Magen Pierce | $40 Members / $55 Not-Yet Members
This class will provide students with foundational knowledge of formatting, types of charcoal, and different techniques. After establishing a geometric format, we will explore the organic subconscious through making gestural marks. Much like finishing images in the cloud, students will learn to pull from their subconscious to develop abstract forms in their drawing.

JUNE 28 – Painting Portraits with Elsa Payton | $60 Members / $75 Not-Yet Members 
Create your own painted portraits with local artist and Mobile Art Association member Elsa Payton. Learn the art of painting portraits through studying proportions, learning how to mix and create values and colors of the face. This class is open for beginners to advanced painters or those just looking to dabble.

JULY 19 – Sumi-E with Carol Wiggins | $40 Members / $55 Not-Yet Members 
Students will learn the history and origins of Asian Brush Painting. Learn the basic strokes and tools needed to create and complete a painting on rice paper.

AUGUST 2 – Upcycled Clothing with Magen Pierce | $40 Members / $55 Not-Yet Members 
Students will be led through the full creative process of thrifting and upcycling. They will first pick out which item they wish to upcycle (not provided). Then, Magen will go over which mediums work best for each item, and how the colors, shapes, and textures can inspire the final design. After making thumbnail sketches, students will then learn how to transfer that to the final product.

AUGUST 16 – Figure Drawing with Lydia Host | $60 Members / $75 Not-Yet Members
Led by artist and educator Lydia Host, students will learn the foundations of drawing the human figure. Guests may use their imagination or work from photos as inspiration in creating one figurative work on paper. 

AUGUST 30 – Fabrics and Fibers with Charlotte Stutts | $40 Members / $55 Not-Yet Members
Explore texture, color, and patterns in creating a textile artwork using fabric pieces and beading. Participants will learn beading, embellishing techniques, and embroidery basics in creating a textile artwork.

SEPTEMBER 13 – Intro to Oil Painting with Waylon Conway | $60 Members / $75 Not-Yet Members
Learn the basics and push your skills even further in this oil painting class meant for all! Whether a beginner or an advanced painter, join artist Waylon Conway as he takes you through concept to completion in either learning the basics or pushing your honed skills even further in this Saturday Workshop. All materials are provided, and a variety of canvas sizes are available.

SEPTEMBER 27 – Lumen Printing with Micah Mermilliod | $40 Members / $55 Not-Yet Members
In this Lumen printing workshop, instructor Micah Mermilliod will lead participants in creating a number of Lumen print photographs. Lumen printing is a camera-less, alternative photographic technique where organic materials are layered directly onto silver-gelatin photographic paper and then placed in direct sunlight.

This workshop will take place primarily outdoors, as no darkroom is needed to create these photographs! Rather than traditional developers, the sun does all of the developing, so after rinsing and fixing the images, participants will be left with unique, ethereal photographs!

Flowers, fruits, and other materials will be provided for printing, and participants are invited to bring their own materials to experiment with as well.

OCTOBER 18 – Lunar Wings: Mixed Media Art with Marnee Wiley | $60 Members / $80 Not-Yet Members
In Lunar Wings: A Mixed Media Exploration, participants will create layered moth-inspired artworks set against celestial, moonlit backgrounds. Through intuitive collage, acrylic paint, and
guided symbolism, we’ll explore the emotional cycles of the moon, the meaning of moths, and how nature mirrors our own transformation. All levels welcome no experience needed, just curiosity and a fascination with intuitive wisdom.

NOVEMBER 1 – Metalsmithing: Hoop Earrings with Vaughn Millner|$80 Members / $100 Not-Yet Members
Enjoy the art of metalsmithing in this course designed for beginners. Students will learn to manipulate metal through traditional metalsmithing techniques such as forging, forming, soldering, and
polishing to create their own sterling earring hoops. The instructor will demo three types of hoops. Choose your favorite style and make these for yourself or as a gift.