January 15 from 5:30 – 6:30 pm Join the Junior Space Pirates’ Society for a hands-on comic creation club for young writers and artists! In this fun and focused club, students will learn how to build worlds, create characters, and tell original stories through comics. Note: students can write about space or pirates or anything ...

January is 16 from 2:30 – 5:00 pm Your child or teen can explore their creativity in a fun and supportive environment during our free Youth Open Art Studio sessions for all students in kindergarten through 12th grade! Students younger than six are welcome with an accompanying adult who will supervise them. Open studio isn’t ...

January 16 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm Join Teaching Artist Ruth for an evening of watercolor painting! This series of Fresh and Fruity classes gives you opportunities to learn the fundamentals of watercolor painting. No experience necessary. Ruth will guide you step by step, and at the end of the evening, you’ll take home your ...

January 17 from 9:00 – 10:15 am Art and science in one! Students will learn watercolor painting – starting with the basics – by painting outer space (with an abstract flavor) and learn all sorts of interesting facts about the universe at the same time. Galaxies, nebulae, black holes, planets: each class session features a ...

Beginning Stained Glass: Bird Suncatchers (Age 18+) Saturday, January 17 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm In this one-day workshop, Teaching Artist Ginger makes stained glass easy and fun! No experience is necessary and all skill levels are welcome. With Ginger as your guide, you’ll make a 5” x 5” seasonal suncatcher (or two smaller ...

January 17 from 2:00 – 4:30 pm Join Teaching Artist Lia for an afternoon sewing lesson for beginners! In this fun workshop, you’ll learn basic sewing skills including design, fabric choice, layout, cutting, and construction. Lia will guide you every step of the way, and you’ll take home your unique potholder at the end of ...

January 17 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm Have you worn through the thighs of your favorite pair of jeans? Perhaps your dog tore a limb from your childhood stuffed animal? Spend some time learning how to care for the things you love in this beginner-friendly, open studio-style mending class! Whether you’ve never picked up a ...

January 18 from 2:30 – 5:30 pm Looking to set aside some time to create? Join your fellow community members for an afternoon of free-flowing watercolor painting in this open studio session! All skill levels are welcome. Bring your favorite supplies from home or make use of a variety of watercolor papers, paints, mixing mediums, ...

At the Easel: Open Studio Oil Painting (Age 18+) January 19 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm If you’re looking to continue your adventures with oil painting, join Teaching Artist Sarah for these three-hour open studio sessions. Bring your favorite supplies or use those Art Center East has on hand. We can provide canvas paper, gesso, ...

January 20 from 12:00 – 3:00 pm Let your imagination loose in “Fusion Freedom”! These open studio sessions are an opportunity for you to continue exploring the fused glass techniques you’ve learned in other classes. Open studio is unstructured, do-your-own-art time; no fused glass instruction is offered, but a facilitator will be present for support ...

January 21 from 10:00 – 11:30 am Teaching Artist Jennifer guides students through a fun exploration of a different art technique each week to help build their art vocabularies! Using mainly pencil, paper, and watercolor paints, students will create original artwork based on the day’s technique and learn concepts such as symmetry, basic color theory, pattern, ...