Classes & Workshops

Do you provide mom and dad with lots of entertainment at home? Then bring your imagination and explore your talents in this magical adventure into acting just for kids. Theatre games and improvisation provide a wealth of new acting skills and self-confidence to budding young actors! For ages 7-10.

 Everyone must wear masks when inside our building. Please click here to review our COVID-19 update prior to attending class.

Instructor: Lexxi Frilles

Tuition: $56   Register by November 23 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Got the acting bug? While perhaps not as easy as accomplished actors make it seem, acting builds on techniques that you can learn and practice. In this class, you will learn many Techniques so important to auditioning and developing not only your actin abilities, but your self confidence. This is your chance to explore audition basics, warm-up routines, script work, improvisation, scene study and character study. Action! For ages 11-18.

 Everyone must wear masks when inside our building. Please click here to review our COVID-19 update prior to attending class.

Instructor: Lexxi Frilles

Tuition: $84   Register by November 23 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Lo Harris is a contemporary artist, illustrator and motion designer.  Lo pursued degrees in journalism and marketing in college, but she grew up making digital art from a young age.  In 2020 she is a creative entrepreneur, working for NBC as an animator, while also as a children’s book illustrator and freelance graphic designer with a very distinctive style.  She is passionate about creating visual messages of self-love, empowerment, confidence and positivity, translated through vibrant colors, dynamic shapes and engaging characterizations.   Join instructor Sara Wenger as we explore Lo’s colorful style and create some positive messages of our own!  For ages 13-18.

Note:  Welcome to our in-person classes.  Face coverings are required for all participants.  Please click here to review our COVID-19 safety measures prior to attending class.

Instructor: Sara Wenger

Tuition: $84  Supply Fee: $10   Register by November 23 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Join us online and explore the unique principles of watercolor: transparency, speed, spontaneity.   Classes will emphasize and demonstrate brush work, color mixing, wash techniques, and composition. Subject matter will vary among a variety of landscapes, florals and still-life. Supply list will be provided upon registration.  Register early to allow time to obtain your supplies. Age15 – Adult.

Watercolor Paper:  Pick up 22” x 30” sheet of 140 lb Arches Watercolor Paper at ARTfactory prior to class, or purchase online at DICK BLICK for home delivery, allow one week for shipment.  Order a minimum of one sheet to divide into 4 pieces 11” x 15”.

All online classes are offered with a live instructor and limited class size to provide an engaging learning environment for all participants. Online classes are presented using Zoom, so please download Zoom to an online device prior to class. Full instructions will be provided to each registrant. Only registrants will be admitted to the Zoom class.

Instructor: Mike Flynn

Tuition: $53   

Versatile and forgiving, acrylic paints may be manipulated with a wide array of techniques, applied to many different surfaces, and modified with various additives. Students new to acrylics will learn introductory basics; experienced students will improve skills and explore new directions. Class is offered throughout the year with a different approach presented each session. List of acrylics supplies given upon registration; canvases and boards will be provided by the instructor. For ages 15 & up.

Note: Welcome back to in-person classes. Please click here to review our COVID-19 update prior to attending class.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $112  Supply Fee: $12    Register by November 23 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Learn about and partake in a time-honored tradition in holiday crafting, the creation of miniature decorative houses and village structures.  Instructor Lois Montgomery will demonstrate and share materials and techniques used to create adorable “Putz Houses” in the manner of Eastern European Christmas ornaments and displays.  We will provide all the supplies needed for each participant to make and finish one structure.  Family and friends who register together may be seated together. Contact ARTfactory for details.  For ages 7 & up, children age 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult registrant.

Everyone must wear masks when inside our building. Please click here to review our COVID-19 update prior to attending class.
Note:  This family session is timed to allow attendance at our 2pm performance of Storytelling with Mrs. Claus right upstairs in the Kellar Family Theater.

Instructor: Lois Montgomery

Tuition: $28  Supply Fee: $7  Register by November 30 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

This workshop will help Anime and Manga fans improve their ability to draw original characters, with a focus on heads and faces.  We will study how facial expressions move the features in subtle and specific ways, and apply these observations to Anime style drawing.  Inking and coloring techniques will be explored in our finished illustration.  For ages 9-15.

Note:  Welcome to our in-person classes.  Face coverings are required for all participants.  Please click here to review our COVID-19 safety measures prior to attending class.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $56  Supply Fee: $10  Register by November 30 for 10% tuition discount.

Learn about and partake in a time-honored tradition in holiday crafting, the creation of miniature decorative houses and village structures.  Instructor Lois Montgomery will demonstrate and share materials and techniques used to create adorable “Putz Houses” in the manner of Eastern European Christmas ornaments and displays.  We will provide all the supplies needed for each participant to make and finish one structure.  Family and friends who register together may be seated together.  This session is for teens and adults.

 Everyone must wear masks when inside our building. Please click here to review our COVID-19 update prior to attending class.
Instructor: Lois Montgomery

Tuition: $28  Supply Fee: $7  Register by November 30 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

The holidays are here and we’re continuing to bring you comedy plays especially written for the virtual stage.  An exciting new comedy show is ready to be cast!  The Great North Pole Bake-Off, features Santa, the Snow Queen, and Jack Frost, along with a wide variety of elves and reindeer with attitude.  Don’t miss your next role and sign up today! The show will be filmed so family and friends will have an opportunity to watch the fun together for the holidays. For ages 8-18.

All online classes are offered with a live instructor and limited class size to provide an engaging learning environment for all participants. Online classes are presented using Zoom, so please download Zoom to an online device prior to class. Full instructions will be provided to each registrant. Only registrants will be admitted to the Zoom class.

Instructor/Director: Katherine Mendell who is a recent graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.  She will continue her studies at the Stonestreet Film Conservatory in New York this fall.

Tuition:  $165

Spend three lessons inspired by the amazingly creative Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Ghibli Studios in Japan.  Miyazaki is an important originator and innovator of the anime and manga artforms, and his themes and motifs evoke beautiful, heartfelt stories of courage and compassion.  Art lessons will explore his style of drawing and his skill in providing a richly detailed context for his characters.  Supplies provided.  For ages 9-16.

Note:  Welcome to our in-person classes.  Face coverings are required for all participants.  Please click here to review our COVID-19 safety measures prior to attending class.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $84  Supply Fee: $10   Register by November 30 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Empower yourself by learning to cultivate your Qi (energy) using self-healing movements, breathing & posture techniques of Qigong.  Relax your body, quiet your mind and uplift your spirit. Qigong is an ancient Chinese wellness practice that combines gentle meditative movements with breath regulation and visualization techniques. Qigong, suitable for all fitness levels, has been shown to improve sleep quality, lower blood pressure, improve balance and overall health. This introductory class is suitable for both first-time students and those continuing from previous sessions.  We will proceed through basics and include advanced movements such as Opening the Small Circuit and Golden Qi Ball Protocol.  Through the use of Qigong motions and mindfulness, one can harmonize, strengthen and improve the functions of internal organs and bodily systems.  For Teens and Adults.

Instructor: Sensei Robert Maldonado

Tuition: $56     Register by November 30 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Art journaling is a wonderful practice that may enhance our creativity and wellness.  Join artist Russ Petcoff as he shares various ways the art journaling  habit may be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of their art background and experience level.  Interactive lessons via Zoom will include themes for daily drawing, the fun of sharing art on social media, and the therapeutic benefits of art journaling for memory building and lifelong learning.   Suggested supplies include a portable sketchbook, pencils, eraser, markers, micro pens, colored pencils, pencil sharpener, sable brush, watercolors and water cup.  For ages 15-adult.

All online classes are offered with a live instructor and limited class size to provide an engaging learning environment for all participants. Online classes are presented using Zoom, so please download Zoom to an online device prior to class. Full instructions will be provided to each registrant. Only registrants will be admitted to the Zoom class.

Instructor: Russ Petcoff    (Sketches featured in the sample graphic are by instructors Russ Petcoff and Todd Cumpston.)

Tuition: $44   

Come celebrate three December evenings in a healthy and fun way!  Join Cookie Bell for line dancing in our spacious art gallery.  Cookie will lead a class designed to get reconnected and moving in a safe and joyful environment.  We will make all accommodations to keep our dancers spaced out, learning and enjoying the community happiness that defines us.  Pre-registration is required, enrollment limited to eleven students – don’t miss out!

Welcome back to in-person classes. Please click here to review our COVID-19 update prior to attending class.
Instructor: Cookie Bell

Tuition: $40

What do you know about cartooning? Join our mini-camp and improve your character illustration skills and personal style. We will look at eastern and western comics, and then use hand drawing techniques to illustrate a page, just like the professionals!   Supplies provided.  For ages 7-12.

Note:  Welcome to our in-person classes.  Face coverings are required for all participants.  Please click here to review our COVID-19 safety measures prior to attending class.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $189  Supply Fee: $15   Register by December 21 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Session 1 for ages 7-10. This four-day holiday workshop develops acting fundamentals- the use of the voice, face and body, character and scene work, and acting games that develop imagination and self-confidence. While perfect for the beginner thespian, this session is also useful to those actor who have some experience and want to build new skills.

.Note:  Welcome to our in-person classes.  Face coverings are required for all participants.  Please click here to review our COVID-19 safety measures prior to attending class.

Tuition: $112    Register by December 21 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Improve your manga drawing skills with an immersion in the hand application of ink.  Working primarily in grey scale, we will explore techniques for creating dramatic backgrounds, clothing, and character details.  We will  use various media such as specialty pens, watercolors, inks, and brushes.  The techniques demonstrated will translate to any ink media subject matter, but we will focus on their application to the Japanese Anime art form. Tints with watercolor may be applied, too, for those who want to add color to their illustrations.  Supplies provided.  For ages 13-18.

Note:  Welcome to our in-person classes.  Face coverings are required for all participants.  Please click here to review our COVID-19 safety measures prior to attending class.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $252  Supply Fee: $15   Register by December 21 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Session II, for ages 11-16, will explore a broad range of acting experience, improvisation and scene work, with the opportunity to develop characters and allow them to flourish in a variety of theatrical situations and short skits. The session is perfect for honing the skills of the confident young actor, but newcomers are welcome to join the fun in developing their talents and gaining the resources to pursue the theatre.

.Note:  Welcome to our in-person classes.  Face coverings are required for all participants.  Please click here to review our COVID-19 safety measures prior to attending class.

Tuition: $140    Register by December 21 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.