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Art Lab is a creative space designed just for tweens—a place to experiment, take creative risks, and discover new ways of making art. Each session introduces exciting materials, techniques, and projects inspired by contemporary artists, nature, and the world around us. Students will build artistic skills while developing their own ideas and creative voice. With an emphasis on curiosity, exploration, and self-expression, Art Lab encourages tweens to think creatively, solve problems, and have fun making art in a supportive, welcoming environment. All materials provided.
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Saturdays 10-11:30am
Calling all young makers! Craft Club is a fun, hands-on class where elementary-aged children can explore a new creative project each week using a variety of materials and techniques. From painting and collage to fiber arts, sculpture, and seasonal crafts, every session is an opportunity to imagine, experiment, and make something uniquely their own. Along the way, kids will build confidence, develop creative problem-solving skills, and enjoy the process of making in a supportive, encouraging environment where creativity and curiosity are celebrated. All materials provided.
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
We are offering ART! break camps for kids from Kindergarten through 6th grade. Running from 9am-4pm, kids will have days chock full of painting, drawing, clay, mixed media and more!
Campers will need to bring a water bottle, a snack, a nut-free lunch and a book for some quiet time in the afternoon. All art supplies will be provided. Art is a messy business so campers should come every day wearing clothes that can get stained. Finally, please have your camper wear comfortable shoes. If the weather permits, we might walk to the park or the community garden.
This class is for teens that want to improve their art and start building up their art portfolio for college applications, grants and scholarships. We will rotate through drawing, painting, and clay as we work toward developing well thought out and completed portfolio work. Our project blocks may include perspective drawing, still life drawing, figure drawing, clay pottery, and acrylic and watercolor painting. Teens that take classes will have the opportunity to apply to work as a summer assistant or intern. All supplies included.
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Time: Thursdays 5:00pm-6:15pm
This class is designed specifically for kids in middle school - grades 6th-8th.
The most pivotal time in a young artist's life is between the ages 11-15. Our Tween students get a lot of instruction and encouragement to take their art to the next level in a supportive environment. We will be exploring all kinds of drawing techniques, including observational drawing, perspective drawing, and composition. All supplies included.
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Time: Tuesdays 5:00pm-6:15pm
Saturday, September 26, 3:00-5:00pm | Taught By Ashley Hersey
In this beginner-friendly workshop, you will learn a fundamental technique in the art of beadweaving called “peyote stitch.” Through visual demonstration and hands-on support in a small group setting, you’ll learn to use a needle, thread, and seed beads to craft a peyote tube pendant. You will walk away from the afternoon with a world of opportunities before you: peyote stitch can be applied to endless projects including tapestries, pen covers, bracelets, 3D art, and more.
All materials are provided including a cord to hang your pendant. Choose from several color options to suit your style.
Saturday, September 26, 3-5pm
Curious about drawing with charcoal? This exploratory workshop is a chance to experience one of the most expressive and forgiving drawing mediums. You'll learn simple techniques for creating rich values, bold marks, soft blending, and dramatic contrast. Through guided exercises and creative exploration, you'll discover how charcoal can be used to create everything from loose, energetic sketches to detailed drawings. Perfect for beginners and the simply curious, this relaxed workshop is all about trying something new, building confidence, and enjoying the creative process.
All materials provided.
Sunday, September 27, 3-5pm
Slow down, observe, and bring a little drama to your drawing practice. In this relaxed live drawing session, you’ll work from a costumed model and explore gesture, proportion, movement, and composition through a series of poses. This steampunk-esque costume adds an element of character and storytelling, giving you the opportunity to capture not just the figure, but the mood and personality of the scene.
Whether you’re an experienced artist or simply curious to try drawing from a live model, this is a chance to practice, experiment, and enjoy the creative energy of drawing together. No pressure to create a masterpiece—just come ready to observe and draw.
Saturday, October 3, 3:00-5:30pm | Taught By Sadie Pijanowski
Design, carve, and print your own fabric patches! In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn the basics of linocut while creating a custom stamp from your own design. After carving your block, you'll use it to print unique designs onto upcycled fabric, transforming discarded textiles into one-of-a-kind patches you can sew onto clothing, bags, or anything else that could use a little creative flair. No prior printmaking experience is needed—just bring an idea and a willingness to experiment!. All materials provided.
Designed for kids in 1st-3rd grade that want to build up their confidence as artists. This drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpting class is full of experimenting, exploration and movement. We will focus on process-based art with an emphasis in exploring materials and developing a strong visual aesthetic by experimenting with color, line, texture, and 2-D and 3-D design. Students will learn to appreciate their artistic differences and celebrate their successes. Dress to get messy! 8 week class. All supplies included.
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Tuesdays 3:30-4:30
Thursdays 3:30-4:30
Designed for upper elementary students (typically grades 3rd-5th), Owls after school program inspires young artists with process-based art activities that encourage kids to let their curiosity and interests drive their projects. While exploring a variety of activities from drawing and painting to printmaking and clay, this class allows students to build confidence as they develop skills and techniques across mediums and to connect with a community of other art-loving kids. All supplies included.
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Tuesdays 3:30-4:30pm
Thursdays 3:30-4:30pm
Drawing is the structure beneath almost any creative endeavor - it’s an incredible meditative tool and is deeply grounding. This class focuses on the fundamentals of drawing. It's a place where beginners can start to find their tools and more experienced artists can revisit and strengthen their skills. Through focused exercises and creative exploration, you’ll develop greater confidence with observation, line, shape, proportion, and value. Whether you're starting out or looking to reconnect with the basics, this class offers a supportive space to practice, experiment, and grow.
Instructor: Madonna Mayfield
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Mondays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Wednesdays from 1:00 to 3:00pm
This class focuses on two essential elements of drawing—perspective and proportion—while exploring a wide range of subjects, from the human and animal form to buildings, structures, and the natural world. Through guided exercises and observation-based drawing, you’ll learn how to better understand scale, spatial relationships, depth, and form. You’ll have opportunities to work from different subjects and experiment with ways to create more convincing and expressive drawings. Whether you're building on existing skills or looking to strengthen your foundation, this class offers a supportive space to practice, explore, and grow.
Instructor: Zoe Iatridis
Fall Session II - this session will start the week of Oct 12 and run through December 18, 2026. There will be breaks the weeks of October 27 and November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm
Wednesdays 10:00am-12:00pm
This beginner-friendly class is perfect for those new to watercolor or looking to revisit the basics. You’ll focus on fundamental techniques that make watercolor such a unique and expressive medium, including washes, color mixing, layering, and brush control. As you learn to work with the fluid, luminous qualities of paint and water, you’ll build confidence through guided exercises and creative projects in an easy-going, collegial environment.
Instructor: Madonna Mayfield
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Wednesdays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Splash into some intermediate watercolor techniques! In this class you will explore your personal esthetic in watercolor paintings. We will play with form, tone, and design as we delve into composition and subject matter. We will examine materials, process, and design as you grow in skill and confidence with a community of learners who are all taking the journey together. Basic drawing skills are required, and some watercolor experience is preferred.
Instructor: Shannon Kelly
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Thursdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Explore the power of color through the art of portraiture. In this class, color theory is at the heart of the painting process as you learn how to mix and manipulate color to create skin tones, light and shadow, depth, dimension, and mood. We’ll explore color relationships, temperature, value, and intensity, discovering how unexpected color choices can bring a portrait to life.
Using the human face and figure as our subject, you’ll experiment with different color palettes and approaches while developing practical acrylic painting techniques. The subject for the paintings will be selected by the instructor with input and ideas from the group, giving us the opportunity to explore various portraits and color challenges.
Whether you want to deepen your understanding of color, strengthen your acrylic painting skills, or develop a more expressive approach to portraiture, this class offers a supportive and creative environment to experiment, paint, and discover what color can do.
Instructor: Zoe Iatridis
Fall Session II - this session will start the week of Oct 12 and run through December 18, 2026. There will be breaks the weeks of October 27 and November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Tuesdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm
This is a beginning to intermediate class for learning how to engage with colors confidently in your paintings and develop an understanding for how and why you like to use them. This will be a class rooted in play, non judgment and finding expression from your unique voice. You will learn how to let go and trust the process while mixing colors, gaining understanding of various painting techniques and how to develop compositions. 8 week session.
*Suggested (not mandatory) prerequisite Beginning Drawing
Instructor: Erin Drakeford
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Thursdays 6:30pm to 8:30pm
This class uses a variety of mediums to help each artist find their own best path of expression, regardless of experience or skill level. We'll explore clay, collage, fiber arts, drawing and painting. Each class will explore how different materials give us a different doorway into creation. We'll get familiar with a variety of media and techniques, becoming more aware of what each medium offers, and utilize playfulness and experimentation to allow a more open ended form of creation. Ultimately this class is useful for students that want to try new mediums or are hoping to get more clarity on which mediums best serve their artistic interest.
Instructor: Zoe Iatridis
Most supplies included. You will need a mixed media sketchbook.
Fall Session II - this session will start the week of Oct 12 and run through December 18, 2026. There will be breaks the weeks of October 27 and November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Tuesdays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Wednesdays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Learn how to make your own notebook or sketchbook by hand! This introductory bookbinding class will focus on folded and soft-cover book forms. You’ll begin by creating a fun collection of painted papers to use for covers, and you’ll learn how to make books from a single sheet of paper. The second week will focus on binding single-signature pamphlet books with a 3-hole stitch and variations. The last two weeks you’ll learn to bind a multi-signature French link book with an exposed spine and cool criss-cross stitch. These book forms lie flat, making them wonderful for journals or sketchbooks–and every time you open it, you get to say, “I made that!” Just a fair warning: you may feel compelled to give everyone you know a handmade book for the holidays this year!
Week 1: Paint a paper bank and single page books
Week 2: Pamphlet Books
Weeks 3 & 4: French Link Book w soft covers
Instructor: Meredith Eastburn
Supply list HERE
Dates: 4 weeks - 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Tuesdays 10:00am to 12:00pm
An art class where you don’t need to draw? Try cutting and pasting your way to a self portrait or landscape (or any idea you have). You will be guided through the art of “painting with paper “ . This is a very meditative process and a very forgiving art form. Suitable for beginners to expert artists.
Instructor: Madonna Mayfield
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Mondays 1:00pm to 3:00pm
This class is designed for those curious about ceramics, as well as those with prior experience who are looking to get back into the swing of things. We’ll learn the basics of hand-building ceramic forms that don’t require the use of a potter’s wheel. In addition to the foundational techniques of slab, coil, and pinch, we’ll cover joining methods, moisture control, and glazing and firing processes. Hand-building offers endless creative freedom—the only limit to what you can create is your imagination.
Students are eligible to come to open studio throughout the semester on Sundays from 10-2:00PM.
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Mondays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Instructor: Will Durrett
Thursdays 1:00 to 3:00pm - Instructor: Jessie Turton
Designed for advanced beginners and intermediate students, this class builds on foundational hand-building skills while encouraging a deeper exploration of form, design, and function. Through projects and guided support, you’ll refine techniques while developing individual projects that push you to find your artistic voice. This is an opportunity to expand your skills, push your ideas further, and learn in a community of other ceramics lovers. Supplies for this class can be purchased at your local clay store.
Students are eligible to come to open studio throughout the semester on Sundays from 10-2:00PM.
Fall Session II runs from October 19 through December 18, 2026. There will be a break the week of November 23 (Thanksgiving week). 8 sessions.
**NOTE: we anticipate moving from Grant Park to East Atlanta Village sometime around November. We will keep you informed of the exact date as the site buildout is completed.
Thursdays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Instructor: Stacey Shulman
Saturdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm - Instructor: Will Durrett
Looking for dedicated time to create in the company of other artists? Open Studio is a relaxed, self-directed session where you can bring your own materials and work on whatever inspires you—whether it's painting, drawing, collage, fiber art, or another creative project. There is no formal instruction, making it the perfect opportunity to practice your skills, experiment with new ideas, exchange feedback, and connect with fellow makers in a welcoming, supportive environment. Come for an hour or stay for the whole session—Open Studio is your time to create at your own pace.
NOTE: If you are a current student, this is included! Otherwise this is a monthly membership - cost varies according to how many Thursdays we meet in a given month. See options below.
Friday, October 9, 6:30-8:30pm
Get into the Halloween spirit by decorating a mask to wear or hang as festive seasonal décor! Using a variety of materials such as feathers, paint, markers, glitter, ribbons, and other embellishments, you'll transform a simple mask into a unique creation that reflects your personality and style.
Materials provided. Bring-your-own refreshments welcome.
Saturday, October 10, 3-5pm | Taught By Amy Smith
Discover the magic of wet felting in this beginner's workshop! You'll learn the fundamentals of wet felting by transforming a bar of soap into a colorful, exfoliating treasure. Along the way, you'll pick up the core techniques of wet felting - layering wool, adding accent fibers for color and design, and using warm water and friction to bind it all together - skills you can carry forward into future felting projects.
No experience or tools required. All materials provided, including soap, wool, and accent fibers. Feel free to bring a favorite soap!
Saturday, October 17, 3-5pm | Taught By Stacey Shulman
Take a moment to slow down, reflect, and create in this wellness-focused Kintsugi workshop. Inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold, Kintsugi embraces the idea that healing, growth, and life's imperfections are worthy of being honored rather than hidden. As you carefully mend a broken ceramic piece using a modern Kintsugi-inspired technique, you'll be invited to reflect on the beauty that can emerge through change and restoration. No prior experience is needed—just come ready to create, slow down, and leave with a meaningful physical reminder of resilience, renewal, and the strength found in embracing our imperfections. All materials provided (including the broken ceramic).
Saturday, Oct 24, 3-5pm | Taught By Patricia Daniel
Join us for a fun and relaxing afternoon of floral design as you create a beautiful seasonal arrangement using fresh flowers and greenery. You'll learn easy techniques for creating a balanced, eye-catching centerpiece that you can recreate again and again. Enjoy bubbly, light refreshments, and the company of fellow creatives as you celebrate the colors and textures of the season. Patricia will provide beautiful flowers and the appropriate base for your arrangement - no need to bring a thing!
Saturday, October 24, 3-5pm
Curious about collage but not sure where to begin? This exploratory workshop invites you to cut, layer, arrange, and experiment with paper and other materials to create your own unique artwork. You'll play with color, texture, composition, and unexpected combinations while discovering how simple pieces can come together to create something entirely new. With guided prompts and plenty of room to experiment, this is a relaxed opportunity to try something different, follow your ideas, and enjoy the process of creating—no drawing experience required.
All materials provided.
Saturday, November 21, 3-5pm
AN ARTFUL PAUSE BEFORE THE HOLIDAY RUSH - with Karen Thompson
Neurographic Art: Relax, Reset, Ground. Before the holiday season begins, give yourself a little space to slow down. This practice will help you head into the stress of family gatherings by quieting the mind, releasing tension, and reconnecting with the present moment. Using simple flowing lines, shapes and color, we'll create artwork that allows us to slow down and enjoy the process.
No experience is needed and all materials provided..come as you are and leave feeling a little more ready for the season ahead.
