Visual Arts

Drip painting!  Lots of fun and easier than it looks.  We’ll do some simple still life paintings, but the technique works great for making reflections in water, too.  Work from photographs provided by the instructor or bring your own.  For ages 15 & up.

Note:  Face coverings are required inside our building in accordance with CDC recommendations.  We are monitoring COVID-19 safety requirements and best practices as public health guidelines change.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning, sanitizing and ventilating our facilities. Thank you for your cooperation as we strive to provide the safest environment possible for all participants.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $60    Register by November 15 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Using image manipulation software & a mouse or tablet, students can digitize their personal drawings, landscapes, or abstract artwork in the ARTfactory’s computer lab. Multiple software platforms are available, including Adobe Photoshop as well as widely available freeware. Print final artwork in class. All art experience levels will find this instruction & practice to be beneficial.

Note:  Face coverings are required inside our building in accordance with CDC recommendations.  We are monitoring COVID-19 safety requirements and best practices as public health guidelines change.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning, sanitizing and ventilating our facilities. Thank you for your cooperation as we strive to provide the safest environment possible for all participants.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $84  Supply Fee: $15   Register by November 29 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Come create an artistic gingerbread house you can display with pride.  Each registrant brings one bag of candy to share and we  supply our homemade gingerbread, fresh royal icing, & fancy trimmings for each person to make their own unique “home sweet home.”   Ages 7 & up.  Under 12 must be accompanied by adult registrant. 

Looking for a full afternoon of holiday fun?  This session is timed to allow attendance at our 3pm performance of A Christmas Chaos upstairs in the Kellar Family Theater.

Note:  Face coverings are required inside our building in accordance with CDC recommendations regardless of vaccination status.  Workshop will take place in our beautiful Gallery.  Members of a household will be seated together and tables will be spaced for social distancing.  Thank you for your cooperation as we strive to provide the safest environment possible for all participants.

Instructor: Candace Penders
Tuition: $24     Pre-registration required.

Come create an artistic gingerbread house you can display with pride.  Each registrant brings one bag of candy to share and we  supply our homemade gingerbread, fresh royal icing, & fancy trimmings for each person to make their own unique “home sweet home.”   Ages 15 & up.

Note:  Face coverings are required inside our building in accordance with CDC recommendations regardless of vaccination status.  Workshop will take place in our beautiful Gallery.  Members of a household will be seated together and tables will be spaced for social distancing.  Thank you for your cooperation as we strive to provide the safest environment possible for all participants.

Instructor: Candace Penders
Tuition: $24     Pre-registration required.

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. 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: $70     (Members will receive a 15% 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.

 Note:  Face coverings are required inside our building in accordance with CDC recommendations regardless of vaccination status.  Members of a household will be seated together and tables will be spaced for social distancing.  Thank you for your cooperation as we strive to provide the safest environment possible for all participants.
Instructor: Lois Montgomery

Tuition: $28  Supply Fee: $7   Register by December 6 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

What better way to explore beautiful use of color and design than to look to several “stars” of the art world? We will weave some fun art history into this multi-media art camp.  Students will be inspired to find their own unique voice and self-expression through painting, drawing, collage, sculpture and more. For ages 7-12.

Note:  Face coverings are required inside our building in accordance with CDC recommendations.  We are monitoring COVID-19 safety requirements and best practices as public health guidelines change.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning, sanitizing and ventilating our facilities. Thank you for your cooperation as we strive to provide the safest environment possible for all participants.

Instructor: Heather Rankin

Tuition: $168  Supply Fee: $15  Register by December 13 for 10% tuition discount for non members and 25% discount for members.

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:  Face coverings are required inside our building in accordance with CDC recommendations.  We are monitoring COVID-19 safety requirements and best practices as public health guidelines change.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning, sanitizing and ventilating our facilities. Thank you for your cooperation as we strive to provide the safest environment possible for all participants.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $189  Supply Fee: $20   Register by December 13 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Explore the powers of the third dimension in this diverse approach to modeling and sculpture. You will have creative freedom regarding the source of your inspiration. Build anything from whimsical characters to abstract constructs – the sky is the limit!  Ages 11 & up.

Note:  Face coverings are required inside our building in accordance with CDC recommendations.  We are monitoring COVID-19 safety requirements and best practices as public health guidelines change.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning, sanitizing and ventilating our facilities. Thank you for your cooperation as we strive to provide the safest environment possible for all participants.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $224  Supply Fee: $20  Register by December 20 for 10% tuition discount for non members and 25% discount for members.

This course will lead writers and artists through the steps to develop an imaginary setting in a process known as “Worldbuilding.”  How do we bring to life a unique place that exists only in our mind’s eye? Go deeper and learn to weave history, ecology, and geography together to create a rich backstory for fiction and artwork. This winter break session will also feature the invention of your own original holiday culture within your “world!”  Writers, gamers and illustrators – come share your vision and find pathways to more vibrant creativity! For ages 13-18.

Note:  Face coverings are required inside our building, regardless of vaccination status, in accordance with CDC recommendations.  We are monitoring COVID-19 safety requirements and best practices as public health guidelines change.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning, sanitizing and ventilating our facilities. Thank you for your cooperation as we strive to provide the safest environment possible for all participants.

Instructor: Ryan Arias

Tuition: $252  Supply Fee: $10   Register by December 20 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.