Past Adult Workshops

Past Adult Workshops

FREE! Figure Drawing Open Studio #2

The studio sessions are FREE, but registration is required. Click the link below to register: Figure Drawing Open Studio Registration Form

DIY Craft Workshop

Click here to see full size image Check back in the spring for another opportunity to join Dave in a DIY Craft Workshop Choose One Project Choose Two Projects Choose…
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Painting the Iowa Autumn Landscape | Instructor Tom Christopher

Pastel Painting Workshop with Artist Tom Christopher Full 2-Day Workshop – Saturday & Sunday, October 11th and 12th, 2025 REGISTRATION FOR THIS WORKSHOP IS CLOSED   First Day – In…
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Adult Beginning Pottery Course SESSION 2 – REGISTER BY 9/9

***FLASH SALE!!*** Interest was so great, we have added another session! Hurry! Registration ends Tuesday, September 9 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

FULL Adult Beginner Pottery Course

THIS COURSE IS FULL, BUT CHECK OUT SESSION 2 HERE  

2-Day Writer’s Workshop

Click here to see full size image Saturday, April 5, 1-3 PM & Sunday, April 6, 11AM – 1 PMThe 2-day workshop will incorporate both poetry and prose, focusing on…
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Sip & Paint with Barb Bowman

Click here to see full size image Come away with a cute 🐰 painting just in time for Easter! Register Here

Landscape Oil Painting Workshop

2-Day Landscape Oil Painting Workshop – For Beginners and Intermediate Artists Dates: Saturday, March 22, 9 AM – 4 PM and Sunday, March 23, 10 AM – 3 PM Join…
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FULL – YOUTH (& ADULTS) CREATE: BARN BOARD PAINTING

A popular project to display or give as a gift! ***Sorry! This Workshop is Full***Due to demand we have added another session of this workshop on Dec 14, 9 -…
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YOUTH (& ADULTS) CREATE: Barn Board Painting Session 2

YOUTH (& ADULTS) CREATE: Barn Board Painting Session 2 We have added another opportunity to takethe Barn Board Painting Workshop!  Cost: $20.00 per personAges: 9 – AdultThis session will be held…
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Illustrative Drawing Workshop | Instructor James Tenney

Join us Saturday, November 23 as James Tenney shares his talent and instruction in an Illustration Workshop. No experience is necessary — this workshop is for all ages and abilities.…
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An Evening with Singer/Songwriter Ryan Lombard

Sign up for the Songwriter’s Workshop HERE Watch Music Video Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music

Adult Beginner Pottery Course #3

One more opportunity! Ever wanted to try your hand at pottery? Join us for this beginning pottery course taught by local artist, Gary Carstens, owner of Mississippi Mud Studios in…
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SOLD OUT Adult Beginner Pottery Course #2

This course and Adult Beginner Pottery Course are sold out. Please check back for more course updates. Ever wanted to try your hand at pottery? Join us for this beginning…
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SOLD OUT Adult Beginner Pottery Course

This course and Adult Beginner Pottery Course #2 are sold out. Please check back for course updates. Ever wanted to try your hand at pottery? Join us for this beginning…
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$40

Natural Dyes Workshop

Join us for an enriching one-day workshop on natural dyes, exploring eco-printing and indigo, exclusively tailored for K-12 art teachers! The workshop will investigate two to three key components: indigo,…
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BEAUTIFUL HAND-PAINTED TERRACOTTA POTS

Liven up your spring planting or make a one of a kind gift! Ages: 9 – Adult

HOW TO DRAW A ROOM IN ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE

Add depth to a room by using one point perspective techniques! Ages: 9 – Adult

$5

Poured Painting Workshop with Barb Bowman

Register online for the Poured Painting Workshop HERE

$25

Writing Workshop

  Elevate your writing skills at our upcoming workshop featuring poet Koada Heacock of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop! During the first half of the workshop, the instructor will discuss craft…
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RAINBOW GLASS STILL LIFE

Overlapping glass bottles create an array of new colors! Ages: 9 – Adult

$5

PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS: FROM CAMERAS TO IPHONES WITH TIME REES

Learn the basics of photographic principles from renowned artist Tim Rees in this convenient two-hour workshop! Cost: $10 per person Ages: 12 Through Adult Register online, by phone, email, or…
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$10.00

STRING ART

Create unique geometrical designs with yarn! Ages: 9 – Adult

$5

RESCHEDULED: HOW TO DRAW CARTOON PEOPLE AND CHARACTERS

Have fun learning to draw your own cartoon characters! Ages: 9 – Adult  

$5

Create Your Own Holiday Gnome | Workshop

Create your holiday motivation with a Holiday Gnome. (A gnome is a mythological creature and introduced in the 16th century).  Cost: $10 Ages: 9 to Adult Teacher: Shirley Deppe Must…
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3D Metal Stars Workshop

Like to hammer, pound, and create? This this class is for YOU! Metal forming and shaping is an art where the artist takes flat metal and shapes it into a…
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Silhouette Painting Workshop

Spooky October Fall leaves and YOU making a statement with a “fall-ish” silhouette: the image of a person, animal, object, or scene represented as a solid shape of a single…
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Upcycled Wooden Owl (Other Wooden Art Creations)

Join this fun and uniquely creative art project. Assemble owls on wood, create junk stuff owls. Cost: $5 Ages: 9 – Adult CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Must pre-register online or…
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Metal Tooling | Youth (9 years) Through Adult

 Metal ToolingSaturday, April 8, 2023Time:  1:00 – 2:30 pmCost: $10Metal tooling, also called “repousse” and “metal embossing” is a type of low-relief sculpture in which tools are used to create…
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$10

Your Story, Your Words: An Introductory Writers’ Workshop with Tom Montgomery Fate

Your Story, Your Words Join writer and English professor Tom Montgomery Fate as he guides you through an introductory writers’ workshop that will be useful to anyone hoping to capture some…
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Free

Learning Two-Point Perspective in Drawing

Learning Two-Point Perspective in Drawing Adult and Youth Workshop Saturday, March 11, 2023 Time: 1:00 – 2:30pm Two-point perspective: Lines that converge on two vanishing points. Linear Perspective: A technique for…
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$5

Japanese Paper Design | Notan

Japanese Paper Design Notan (pronounced no-tan) is a Japanese term that means ‘light and dark harmony/balance. ‘ It’s a design concept that looks at how light and dark elements of a composition…
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$5