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Create two beautiful fused glass holiday ornaments! This class is a fun introduction to the fascinating art of glass fusion. You’ll learn the elements of fused glass design and use molds to create two unique ornaments that you’ll pick up after they’ve been fired in ACE’s glass kiln. All skill levels are welcome. All supplies
The Big: Art Center East’s Annual Open Exhibit December 1, 2023 - January 27, 2024 Free Admission The Big: Art Center East’s Annual Open Exhibit is featured in ACE’s Main and Orlaske Galleries. The community is invited to attend a free opening reception and awards ceremony on Friday, December 1 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
December 14 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Art Center East and Jamie Jacobson invite you to our community caroling event! We’ll gather at ACE and then head out together on foot to carol around La Grande. No experience is necessary. Bring along some friends and/or family, and be sure to dress appropriately for the weather.
December 14 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Design and create a custom gemstone healing bracelet for yourself or as a gift for someone else! This fun “make-&-take” class is an opportunity to learn jewelry construction basics, explore the energetic properties of gemstones, and choose intuitively which stones are right for you! All supplies included.
December 15 from 10:00 - 11:00 am Join Meghan in the ACE galleries for monthly storytime! Children will listen to Meghan read, then gather downstairs in Studio A to do an art-making activity related to the story. Kids will leave with new friendships, art skills, and a new-found or renewed curiosity about books and reading!
December 16 from 10:00 - 11:00 am Join Meghan in the ACE galleries for monthly storytime! Children will then gather downstairs in Studio A and listen to Meghan read, then participate in an art-making activity related to the story. Kids will leave with new friendships, art skills, and a new-found or renewed curiosity about books and
Join us in the ACE Galleries during December for Sip & Shop Saturdays! Shoppers can enjoy one complimentary beverage while fulfilling their holiday wish lists!
Create two beautiful fused glass holiday ornaments! This class is a fun introduction to the fascinating art of glass fusion. You’ll learn the elements of fused glass design and use molds to create two unique ornaments that you’ll pick up after they’ve been fired in ACE’s glass kiln. All skill levels are welcome. All supplies
December 18 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Join us for a fun introduction to the fascinating art of glass fusion. You’ll learn to design, cut, and fuse your own ornament – no glass experience necessary! Glass fusing is fun and creative with Teaching Artist Carol as your guide. Enjoy your unique ornament at home or
December 19 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Learn about six different salts and bath-safe herbs while creating a relaxing gift for yourself or someone else. You’ll leave class with five beautifully curated salt and herb bath salts in glass tubes with cork tops. Your bath salt flight makes a thoughtful gift. All supplies included. Please
December 21 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Learn the basics of Punch Needle Rug Hooking: fiber, basic stitch gauges, and all the Punch Needle possibilities! Join this class to explore the fiber arts in a new way, using yarn and fabric to create art. Learn the traditional Punch Needle craft and complete a small project.
December 28 from 10:00 - 11:30 am Enjoy the crisp winter air and learn art/culinary skills at the same time in this fun pop-up class at Pete’s Pond in La Grande! Students will learn about hibernation and what animals at Pete’s Pond do in the winter through art and science, brewing pine needle tea, and
December 29 from 10:00 - 11:00 am This fun outdoor class at Pete’s Pond is for preschoolers and their caregivers to connect with nature and friends, engage in hands-on earth science projects, and create nature-based art. Class begins with songs and parachute time, followed by reading the story Winter Dance, creating clay dens and snake
December 30 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Teaching Artist: Aaron Akers If you can knock on a door, butter a piece of bread, or make an “X”, you’re well on your way to mastering one of the greatest painting techniques in the world! Teaching Artist Aaron will show you how to create beautiful landscapes
Handmade Holidays Makers Market 2024 (November 15 & 16, 2024) Open electronic application period: January 1 - July 25, 2024 Learn more at https://artcentereast.org/events/handmade-holidays-makers-market/
January 4, 11, 18, 25, through February 1 and 8 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Grief can be very lonely! The Art Grief Group – an alternative to traditional talk support groups – is a place where you can experience support and express yourself by making art together with others. Talking about grief in
January 6 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm Join this class to create paper for stationery, journaling, and more! You’ll learn the basics of handmade paper-crafting and how to incorporate colors, dried flowers, leaves, etc. Create a beautiful gift for a friend or for yourself, incorporating nature into your paper-making. You’ll leave class with beautiful sheets
Astrology for Beginners: Using the Sky to Shift your Story January 7, 14, & 21 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm Curious about astrology? Interested in how the ancient myths of the cosmos relate to your own life story? This fun class is perfect for you! Students will explore the twelve zodiac signs in Western astrology
January 10 from 10:00 - 11:30 am Teaching Artist Jennifer helps students build their art vocabulary through a fun exploration of a different art technique each week! Using pencil, paper, and watercolor, students will create original works based on the day's technique, learning concepts such as symmetry, basic color theory, pattern, and more. Students complete
January 12 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm Teaching Artist Jennifer will help students continue building their art vocabulary using different art techniques and more challenging projects. Students will exercise their drawing skills, applying them to a number of different media including watercolor, printing, and weaving. Students will learn to incorporate ideas such as symmetry, color
January 13 & 20 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Learn to see everyday things through a watercolorist's eyes! In this fun beginning class, you’ll learn basic watercolor techniques such as solid wash, graded wash, dry brush, wet-into-wet, and glazing. Teaching Artist Ann will guide you through the techniques and their applications. She’ll show you the
January 16 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm Create a beautiful, double-sided ocean drum! It’s filled with glass beads that mimic the sound of the ocean when played with peaceful intent. Teaching Artist Darcy leads you through all the steps to make a drum with a maple hoop and double-sided hide. Note: this class uses real
January 17 from 10:00 - 11:30 am Teaching Artist Jennifer will help students continue building their art vocabulary using different art techniques and more challenging projects. Students will exercise their drawing skills, applying them to a number of different media including watercolor, printing, and weaving. Students will learn to incorporate ideas such as symmetry, color
January 17 from 10:00 - 11:30 am Teaching Artist Jennifer helps students build their art vocabulary through a fun exploration of a different art technique each week! Using pencil, paper, and watercolor, students will create original works based on the day's technique, learning concepts such as symmetry, basic color theory, pattern, and more. Students complete
Fused Glass Plates: Intro to Fusing Glass (Age 12+) January 17 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm and January 19 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join us for a fun introduction to the fascinating art of glass fusion. You’ll learn to design, cut, and fuse glass to make a beautiful, unique plate – no glass experience necessary!
January 19 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm Teaching Artist Jennifer will help students continue building their art vocabulary using different art techniques and more challenging projects. Students will exercise their drawing skills, applying them to a number of different media including watercolor, printing, and weaving. Students will learn to incorporate ideas such as symmetry, color
January 20 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Support your favorite nonprofit organization by learning to write a grant! Participants will learn how to gather information typical to writing grant proposals, put together a project description and budget, produce need and rationale language that tugs at funders’ heart strings, and locate appropriate Oregon grant makers.
January 23 from 6:00 - 8:00pm Create four beautiful fused glass pendants! This class is a great introduction to the fascinating world of fused glass. You’ll learn the elements of fused glass design and create four unique pendants that you’ll pick up after they’ve been fired in ACE’s glass kiln. All skill levels are welcome.
January 24 from 10:00 - 11:30 am Teaching Artist Jennifer helps students build their art vocabulary through a fun exploration of a different art technique each week! Using pencil, paper, and watercolor, students will create original works based on the day's technique, learning concepts such as symmetry, basic color theory, pattern, and more. Students complete
January 26 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm Teaching Artist Jennifer will help students continue building their art vocabulary using different art techniques and more challenging projects. Students will exercise their drawing skills, applying them to a number of different media including watercolor, printing, and weaving. Students will learn to incorporate ideas such as symmetry, color
The Big: Art Center East’s Annual Open Exhibit December 1, 2023 - January 27, 2024 Free Admission The Big: Art Center East’s Annual Open Exhibit is featured in ACE’s Main and Orlaske Galleries. The community is invited to attend a free opening reception and awards ceremony on Friday, December 1 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
January 30 6:00 - 7:00 pm Poets and scientists both ask questions and try to understand the world around them. In fact, poets are scientists of the lyrical word! Participants in this workshop will read old and new science poems from poet William Carlos Williams to works by current poets. Teaching Artist Amelia, a poet
February 7 from 10:00 - 11:30 am Teaching Artist Jennifer helps students build their art vocabulary through a fun exploration of a different art technique each week! Using pencil, paper, and watercolor, students will create original works based on the day's technique, learning concepts such as symmetry, basic color theory, pattern, and more. Students complete
February 8 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Learn the basics of Punch Needle rug hooking: fiber, basic stitch gauges and all the Punch Needle possibilities! Join the class to explore the fiber arts in a new way, using yarn and fabric to create art. You’ll learn the basics of traditional Punch Needle craft and
February 9 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm Teaching Artist Jennifer will help students continue building their art vocabulary using different art techniques and more challenging projects. Students will exercise their drawing skills, applying them to a number of different media including watercolor, printing, and weaving. Students will learn to incorporate ideas such as symmetry, color
February 14 from 10:00 - 11:30 am Teaching Artist Jennifer helps students build their art vocabulary through a fun exploration of a different art technique each week! Using pencil, paper, and watercolor, students will create original works based on the day's technique, learning concepts such as symmetry, basic color theory, pattern, and more. Students complete
February 15 & 22 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Learn to see everyday things through a watercolorist's eyes! In this fun beginning class, you’ll learn basic watercolor techniques such as solid wash, graded wash, dry brush, wet-into-wet, and glazing. Teaching Artist Ann will guide you through the techniques and their applications. She’ll show you the
February 16 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm Teaching Artist Jennifer will help students continue building their art vocabulary using different art techniques and more challenging projects. Students will exercise their drawing skills, applying them to a number of different media including watercolor, printing, and weaving. Students will learn to incorporate ideas such as symmetry, color
February 17 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm Join this class to create paper for stationery, journaling, and more! You’ll learn the basics of handmade paper-crafting and how to incorporate colors, dried flowers, leaves, etc. Create a beautiful gift for a friend or for yourself, incorporating nature into your paper-making. You’ll leave class with beautiful sheets
February 20 from 6:00 - 8:00pm Create four beautiful fused glass buttons! This class is a great introduction to the fascinating art of glass fusion. You’ll learn the elements of fused glass design and use molds to create four unique buttons that you’ll pick up after they’ve been fired in ACE’s glass kiln. All skill
February 21 from 10:00- 11:30 am Teaching Artist Jennifer helps students build their art vocabulary through a fun exploration of a different art technique each week! Using pencil, paper, and watercolor, students will create original works based on the day’s technique, learning concepts such as symmetry, basic color theory, pattern, and more. Students complete a
February 23 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm Teaching Artist Jennifer will help students continue building their art vocabulary using different art techniques and more challenging projects. Students will exercise their drawing skills, applying them to a number of different media including watercolor, printing, and weaving. Students will learn to incorporate ideas such as symmetry, color
February 27 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Interested in crystal grids? Don’t know what they are? Take this intro. class to learn about the meanings of crystals, their uses and shape differences, and gain the confidence to work with crystals daily. This class is a hands-on experience for students to learn about two different kinds
February 28 from 6:00 - 8:00 Create four beautiful fused glass and wood keychains! This class is a fun introduction to the fascinating art of glass fusion. You’ll learn the elements of fused glass design and use molds to create four unique keychains that you’ll pick up after they’ve been fired in ACE’s glass kiln.
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Registration cancellations & transfers must be made through Art Center East at (541) 624-2800 48 hours or more before the class start time. We cannot issue refunds or transfers for cancellations received after the 48-hour cutoff. Exceptions will be considered for medical or family emergencies. ACE will honor a refund, minus a $10 administration fee when the cancellation is made 48 hours or more before class start date. When a class is canceled due to low enrollment, we will issue a refund for all registration fees. ACE will contact you in the event of a cancellation. Face coverings will be required in accordance with statewide regulations current at the time.
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Monday - Friday: 10AM - 4PM
Saturday: Noon - 4PM
1006 Penn Ave., La Grande, OR 97850
PO Box 541, La Grande, OR 97850
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541-624-2800
