Spring art classes @ ACA

Let your creativity blossom this spring at the Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA)! ACA is offering a full roster of creative, thought-provoking, inspiring and fun art classes & workshops this spring… for children, teens and adults.

With new, creative classes in Night Photography, Pet Portraits, and Animation (and more), plus such beloved favorites as Watercolor Foundations and Making Metal Jewelry, ACA has something for everyone this spring. Whether you’re hoping to try your hand at something new or looking to further enhance your artistic skillset, ACA is an exciting hub of creativity, designed to inspire people of all ages, abilities, and experience levels.

Below, find a full list of our spring art classes. For more info about these programs and/or to register, please visit: www.acarts.org

Monday Classes (4/8 - 6/10)

Collage & Assemblage

Landscape Drawing & Painting

1:00 - 3:30 pm, taught by Linda Hoetink

6:30 - 9:30 pm, taught by Karenna Maraj

*5 Class Pass available

Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor

7:00 - 9:30 pm, taught by Marjorie Glick

Tuesday Classes (4/9 - 6/4)

Drawing Studio: Shadow & Contrast

9:30 am - 12:00 pm, taught by Sue Funk

Beginning Painting

9:30 - 12:00 pm, taught by Denise Mickilowski

Micrography: The Art of Drawing with Letters

12:30 - 2:30 pm, taught by Sue Funk

All Levels Opaque Watercolor

1:00 - 3:30 pm, taught by Vicki Paret

Animate It! (Gr 7-10)

4:00 - 6:00 pm, taught by Chris LeGare

Color Praxis: Painting with a Complementary Palette

4 weeks, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, taught by Sharon Lacey

Portrait Painting: The Head

4 weeks, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, taught by Sharon Lacey

Wednesday Classes (4/10 - 6/5)

Creativity Lab

4 weeks, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm, taught by Kendall Dudley

Creative Career & Life Design: What's Next!

4 weeks, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm, taught by Kendall Dudley

Watercolor Foundations: Afternoon

2:30 - 5:00 pm, taught by Marjorie Glick

Dynamic Sculpture (Gr 6-9)

4:00 - 6:00 pm, taught by Chris LeGare

Watercolor Foundations: Evening

7:00 - 9:30 pm, taught by Marjorie Glick

Intro to Cartooning

2 weeks, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, taught by Sue Rice

Thursday Classes (4/1 - 6/6)

Figure Drawing

9:30 am - 12:00 pm, taught by Jeremy Angier

In Living Color: Intro to Color Theory

2 weeks, 5/9 & 5/16, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, taught by Julie Murphy

Botanical Drawing

2 weeks, 5/23 & 5/30, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, taught by Julie Murphy

Colored Pencil Drawing

2:30 - 5:00 pm, taught by Jill Pottle

Art Explorers: Clay & Mixed Media Sculpture (Gr K-2)

3:30 - 5:30 pm, taught by Pam Shanley

Dynamic Drawing for Teens (Gr 6-9)

4:00 - 6:00 pm, taught by Chris LeGare

Experimental & Expressive Drawing

7:00 - 9:30 pm, taught by Sue Rice

Expressive Collage 1

4 weeks, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, taught by Linda Branch Dunn

Expressive Collage 2

4 weeks, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, taught by Linda Branch Dunn

Friday Classes (4/12 - 6/7)

Pastel Drawing & More

10:00 am - 12:30 pm, taught by Luba Shapiro Grenader

Teen Clubhouse (Gr 6 and up)

6:00 - 8:00 pm, taught by Chris LeGare

Basics of Digital Photography

4 weeks, 7:00 - 9:30, taught by Douglas Seigars

Night Photography

4 weeks, 7:30 - 10:00, taught by Douglas Seigars

DrumsAlive! Family Fun Night

4/26, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, taught by Romy Wilhelm

Saturday Classes (4/6 - 6/1)

Budding Artists: Heroes & Villains (Gr K-2)

10:00 - 11:30 am, taught by Sarah Herrick

Young Artists Club: Art Odyssey (Gr 3-5)

10:00 am - 12:00 pm, taught by Nicole Donson

Stories & Art (ages 3-5 & adult)

4:00 - 5:00 pm, taught by Gillian Wright-Cassone

The Animal Muse: Pet Portraits

4 weeks, 12:00 - 2:30 pm, taught by Sharon Lacey

One & Two Session Workshops

Intro to Cartooning

Wednesdays, 5/15 & 5/20, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, taught by Sue Rice

In Living Color: Intro to Color Theory

Thursdays, 5/9 & 5/16, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, taught by Julie Murphy

Botanical Drawing

Thursdays, 5/23 & 5/30, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, taught by Julie Murphy

Nuno Felting

Saturday, 4/6, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, taught by Nicole Donson

Paint a Silk Scarf in a Day

Saturday, 4/13, 1:00 - 4:00, taught by Nicole Donson

Family Workshop: Gelli Printmaking

Saturday, 4/27, 1:00 - 3:00, taught by Marina Strauss

Basket Workshop: Polish Tatza

Saturday, 5/4, 1:00 - 5:00 pm, taught by Kimberley Harding

Drawing 101

Saturday,5/11 & 5/18, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, taught by Robin Levine

Group Photography Critique

Saturday, 5/11, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, taught by Doug Seigars

Mixed Media Bird Sculptures

Saturday, 5/18, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, taught by Marina Strauss

Yupo Watercolor Explorations

Saturday, 6/1, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, taught by Gwen Chasan