Adult Art Classes & Workshops
Creative Summer Workshops for Adults & Weekday Workshops
Enjoy classes from Monday-Friday or on consecutive Saturdays in subjects such as painting, digital photography, jewelry, and more. These classes are designed to build skills and provide enrichment for students; weekday classes are for older teens (in grades 10 and up) and adults, and Saturday classes are for adults (18+) only.
Cost
$225 per session
(Includes all materials, access to studio spaces, and cost of instruction.)
Creative Summer Workshops Session Dates
Saturday classes meet from 9 a.m. - noon.
- June 8, 2024
- June 15, 2024
- June 22, 2024
- June 29, 2024
- July 13, 2024
Today’s artists use digital portfolios to share their work with the world. Learn to create a professional web presence using industry-standard software. Design skills such as type, graphics, and color theory will be explored while editing and preparing images for use online. Creativity and personalization are emphasized to achieve a unique representation of your artistic voice.
Investigate photographic techniques and aesthetic principles of subject, light, and composition. Students will learn fundamental techniques of photographic art making for still photography. *Cameras will not be provided by CCAD, please bring your own!
Foundations of painting expands students’ understanding of color and technique through a variety of paint materials. Traditional painting techniques as well as experimentation are used to guide students toward greater confidence in their medium and in their ability to create unique, expressive works.
Explore typography, logos, commercial design, and more! Students in this class will have the opportunity to study basic graphic design techniques, software, and applications. This class will focus on graphic design tools within the Adobe Creative Suite.
Learn about visible mending traditions and techniques and hone your skills to transform or extend the life of a garment. This workshop series will cover sewing basics, by hand and sewing machine, to help you understand the construction and care of your favorite fabrics. Students will leave with a foundational understanding of garment construction, care, and mending techniques.
This course provides a foundational exploration of design and structure, wheel throwing techniques, hand building, and sculpture. Artists will experience exercises designed to encourage creativity and craftsmanship while developing a repertoire of methods for working with clay.
Availability:
- Week 1: June 3–7th, 2024 at 1:30pm-4:30pm
- Week 3: June 17–21st, 2024 at 9:00am-12:00pm
- Week 4: June 24–28th, 2024 at 1:30pm-4:30pm
- Week 5: July 8–12th, 2024 at 9:00am-12:00pm
Learn to create vibrant, colorful paintings using a limited palette. Artists will experience the power and versatility of primary colors while creating beautiful landscape paintings on location and still life paintings in the studio. Exercises designed to expand knowledge of color theory and painting with oils are included.
Availability:
- Week 2: June 10–14th, 2024 at 9:00am-12:00pm
- Week 2: June 10–14th, 2024 at 1:30pm-4:30pm
Learn to create vibrant, colorful paintings using a limited palette. Artists will experience the power and versatility of primary colors while creating beautiful landscape paintings on location and still life paintings in the studio. Exercises designed to expand knowledge of color theory and painting with watercolor paints are included.
Availability:
- Week 3: June 17–21st, 2024 at 9:00am-12:00pm
- Week 5: July 8–12th, 2024 at 9:00am-12:00pm
Refund Policy
Refunds are granted according to the following policy:
- I understand that I may request to withdraw my student(s) from a course up to two weeks prior to the start of a class by emailing [email protected] for a refund of 100% minus a $25 administrative fee per course. There are no refunds thereafter. Nonattendance does not constitute a withdrawal.
- Please note that classes may be cancelled due to low enrollment. Registrants with cancelled sections will be offered an alternative class section for their young artist, or a full refund for their class registration. Our staff will contact registrants no later than five days before the start of the scheduled session.
Scholarship opportunities
Need-based scholarships
Youth & Community Learning is proud to offer over 20 unique classes for artists and designers at all levels in our studios, taught by professional artists and educators.
Many families have financial barriers to the valuable enrichment that programs such as Saturday Morning Art Classes and Creative Summer Workshops offer. We are pleased to offer a limited amount of need-based scholarships for emerging artists and designers. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is Monday, May 13, 2024.
External funding
Questions about external funding? If you have access to third-party funding and would like to apply it to art enrichment at CCAD, please fill out this form or pass it on to your funding partners and a representative from Youth & Community Learning will be in touch to discuss your request.
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