Art School
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Exhale: An Art and Wellness Retreat at Laguna Gloria
Adults
Join The Art School in partnership with Practice Yoga Austin for our first ever Art and Wellness Retreat.
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WKND WKSHP MARCH 16 & 17
Lines! Lines! Lines!
Adults
Explore line through drawing exercises including gesture, blind contour, meandering line, searching line in the style of Giacometti, and more.
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The Contemporary Landscape
Adults
Work in an out of the studio as you draw artistic inspiration from the Laguna Gloria campus!
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GREAT FOR BEGINNERS!
Design and Composition
Adults
Develop basic design skills for artistic and commercial applications through a variety of student projects, lectures, and demonstrations.
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Intro to Digital Photo Editing
Adults
Take better photographs and learn the best techniques in the revolutionary photo editing program Adobe Lightroom CC.
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Nature and Abstract Painting
Adults
Learn the basics of color theory and some new mixed media painting techniques while exploring the geometries, beauty, and surprises found in nature.
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Vintage Portraits in Walnut Ink
Adults
Walnut ink is a naturally derived ink with a sepia hue that is perfect for drawing and painting vintage portraits.
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Introduction to Relief Printmaking
Adults
Explore relief printmaking (carving into a surface) using linoleum to create dynamic oil-based relief prints.
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GREAT FOR BEGINNERS!
Oil Painting Foundations
Adults
Discover, sharpen, and strengthen your skills to approach oil painting with confidence.
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GREAT FOR BEGINNERS!
Acrylic Painting Foundations
Adults
Discover, sharpen, and strengthen your skills to approach acrylic painting with confidence.
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Altered Vessels
Adults
Try your hand at altering, assembling, and sculpting vessels from thrown or hand built starting points.
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Abstract Observations
Adults
Students will explore a variety approaches to creating abstract drawings from observation.
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Wildflower Weekend: Exploring Laguna Gloria's Botanicals in Watercolor, Ink & Gouache Workshop
Adults
Immerse yourself in a weekend workshop exploring the vibrant world of Texas botanicals and wildflowers.
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Gesture, Volume, Giacometti, and Finish
Adults
Over the course of 2 weekends we will explore the four step drawing process: Gesture, Volume, Giacometti, and Finish.
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Discerning Eyes, Open Minds: Art History
Adults
In this workshop, we will engage with art history through observation, dialogue, and multi-sensory practices...
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GREAT FOR BEGINNERS!
Life Drawing I
Adults
Absolute beginners use a variety of materials including charcoal and Conté crayon and employ basic principles of drawing while working from a live model.
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Photography I
Adults
Learn complete manual control of a camera. While using a digital SLR is essential, you will subsequently be able to pick up any camera and make a manual exposure.
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Conceptual Watercolor
Adults
Explore composition, form, value, and color mixing through painting objects in a realistic style.
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Swirl And Splash! Natural Dye Techniques (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Come discover the secrets to using natural materials to create different color dyes...
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Storybook Art (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
Dive into the world of storybooks and bring some of the most beloved tales to life!
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Fabulous Fish (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
>Children learn to paint, draw, and sculpt fish and other underwater creatures and plants!
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Explorations in Printmaking (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Learn about the traditional history of printmaking and create your own unique prints
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Drawing with Ink (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Learn how to combine pen and ink drawing with liquid ink painting to create satisfying mixed media works.
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Jumpstart Your Watercolor
Adults
Beginners and those needing a refresher course alike will gain insight into the wonderful medium of watercolor during an enjoyable, challenging weekend.
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Book Arts: Paper Folding and Binding
Adults
This 2 day workshop will cover basic paper folding techniques that will result in 4-5 books for you to take home.
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Crazy Critter Sewing (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Create your own crazy critter stuffie by designing a sewing pattern, cutting fabric, threading a needle, and learning a variety of stitching methods!
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Wild Things (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
Explore the jungles of the world and learn about the creatures living there. Create birds and beasts using feathers, fabric, cloth, and other wild materials!
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Spring Break Wheel Throwing (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11, Spring Break Classes
Use basic clay throwing techniques such as centering, pulling, and finishing. Learn to throw cylinders and turn them into one-of-a-kind works of art!
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Spring Break Fabulous Fish (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5, Spring Break Classes
Children learn to paint, draw, and sculpt fish and other underwater creatures and plants while exploring basic art vocabulary.
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Spring Break Wheel Throwing (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14, Spring Break Classes
Use basic clay throwing techniques such as centering, pulling, and finishing. Learn to throw cylinders and turn them into one-of-a-kind works of art!
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Spring Break Introduction to Sculpture for Teens (ages 14-17)
Ages 14-17, Spring Break Classes
Go beyond the basics of object construction and engage in a bigger conversation exploring the “why” and “how” of your artwork.
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Guided Projects in Metalworking
Adults
Advance your metalworking skills and work on personal projects in this new guided open studio!
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Smartphone Photography II
Adults
Pick up where Smartphone Photography I ended! Continue to improve upon and work with familiar tools to edit and improve your smartphone photo-capturing skills.
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Monotype Collage
Adults
Monotype, known as the painterly print, is one of the simplest methods of printmaking...
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Drawing Club (online)
Adults
Fundamental steps, along with diverse techniques will lead you to discover your own capabilities...
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Alternative Firing Techniques: Wheel Throwing & Hand Building
Adults
Explore several firing techniques including Raku, Horse Hair, and Foil Saggar Firing.
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Photographing Your Art
Adults
Bring your artwork to class and practice shooting both 2-D and 3-D pieces. Learn shooting techniques to achieve true color rendering...
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Painting for Teens (ages 14-17)
Ages 14-17
Become familiar with acrylic painting materials, techniques, and terminology. Experiment with landscape, portrait, and figure painting using a foundation of basic drawing techniques.
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Claymation (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Make your own clay cartoon, then create a movie set and animate a mini-movie with your creature as the star. Discover secrets and tricks to make…
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Toward Abstraction
Adults
Learn a personal approach to figure painting with a grounding in canonical painters such as Matisse, Milton Avery, Picasso, de Kooning, and many more.
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Paper Floral Arrangements
Adults
Come be inspired by Renaissance and Contemporary Florals! Cut and tear paper petals and leaves to make your own bouquet.
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Beyond Basic Drawing (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Venture into real and imaginary worlds with the stroke of a marker, a piece of charcoal, and pastels while learning more advanced design and drawing skills.
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Drawing I
Adults
Practice a new drawing medium in each session and enjoy drawing success from the very first class. Refine your technique in a supportive environment for beginners.
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Wheel Throwing with Soda and Raku
Adults
Beginners and experienced students will enjoy this welcoming class. Learn the basics of centering, opening, and pulling clay on the potter’s wheel…
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Explorations in Abstract Art (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Use a variety of media including watercolor, acrylics, oil pastels, and chalk pastels to produce an exciting array of two-dimensional abstract art.
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Weaving: Beginning and Beyond
Adults
Learn the basics of making cloth on a loom. We will cover planning a project, choosing yarns, warping and setting up the loom, and weaving itself.
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Wild Things (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Create your own ''wild things'' and expand your skills in clay, paint, collage, and more!
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Drawing from Nature (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Step outside the classroom and take a closer look at the nature of Laguna Gloria and beyond.
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GREAT FOR BEGINNERS!
Oil Painting 101
Adults
Explore options, gain clarity on tools and techniques for both realistic and abstract styles, and learn practical skills and time-saving tips.
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Pots Off the Wheel: Hand Building Functional Pottery
Adults
Explore inventive hand-building techniques for making functional pottery in this fun and informative class.
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Wire Wrapping Jewelry and Beyond
Adults
Learn the essential techniques and skills needed to create stunning and unique pieces of jewelry in this beginner-level course.
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Creating in Response to Art History: Isms
Adults
Study different art movements and create artwork in response to each art history time period!
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Drawing & Painting with Ink
Adults
Explore pen and ink drawing techniques combined with liquid ink painting processes to create satisfying mixed media works!
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Wonderous Watercolors (ages 9-14)
Ages 9-14
Dive deeper into the wonderful world of watercolors and learn how to set up your palette, mix new colors, and apply this knowledge to your work.
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Exploring Watercolor, Ink, and Gouache
Adults
Immerse yourself in the world of watercolor, ink, and gouache in this exploration-based class.
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Texas Botanicals and Wildflowers: Watercolor, Ink & Gouache Exploration
Adults
Immerse yourself in the world of Texas botanicals and wildflowers through an engaging exploration of watercolor, ink, and gouache techniques.
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Watercolor Composition
Adults
Develop ideas for original compositions and explore elements and principles of design to create balanced watercolor paintings.
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Consistency with Clay
Adults
Learn to refine your wheel throwing skills to be able to replicate your successful works!
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Intuitive Collage
Adults
Spend the afternoon making timed collages - give yourself permission to cut, paste, and glue with abandon!
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Couture Beading and Embroidery
Adults
Design and complete your own original works by learning basic techniques of couture embroidery.
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Exploring Paper Arts and Design
Adults
If you love paper and learning new techniques, this class is for you. Play with different transfer methods, make acrylic “skins” to use in collage...
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Experimental Printmaking with Collage
Adults
Explore the fundamentals of relief printing through traditional printmaking tools and chine-collé.
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Relief Printmaking: Woodcut and Linoleum
Adults
Learn to prepare blocks, draw, carve, and print while examining the history of relief printmaking with an emphasis on contemporary art.
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Printmaking with a Gelli Plate
Adults
Create a variety of images using gelatin printing, a form of monoprinting in which a gelatin slab is used as a printing plate...
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Screen Printing
Adults
Have you ever wanted to print your own T-shirts, posters, or cards? Master the fundamentals of screen printing so you can experiment confidently.
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Screen Printing Workshop
Adults
Learn the building blocks of screen printing in this workshop-style version of our longer screen printing series.
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Animal Illustration
Adults
Create detailed drawings of animals using graphite, ink, and colored pencils, ideal mediums for rendering fur, feathers, and scales.
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Life Drawing II
Adults
Perfect your ability to render the human figure and expand upon basic drawing skills, through a variety of different nude models and lengths of poses.
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Life Drawing Open Studio
Adults
Work with a live model each week to explore the fundamentals of figure drawing in this open studio like class...
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Portrait Drawing
Adults
Expand your visual acumen through study of the proportions, contours, volumes, and details of the head and face.
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Vacation Sketching
Adults
Total beginners and experienced students: make vivid landscapes and cityscapes in a vacation sketchbook to enhance trip memories.
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Painting I
Adults
Discover, sharpen, and strengthen your skills to approach painting with confidence. Understand oil and acrylic paint and develop a foundation for future work.
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Animal Portraits
Adults
Whether you're interested in painting pets, birds, livestock, or exotic wildlife, explore how to simplify the drawing and proportions...
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Colored Pencil Painting
Adults
Add color to your repertoire by drawing with colored pencils. Explore layering, burnishing, and dissolving the waxy pencil to create luminous works of art.
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Freedom in Painting
Adults
Learn a number of painting techniques with an emphasis on “not knowing”: how to paint, how to think about painting, how to draw, and how to explain your work.
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Jumpstart Your Painting
Adults
Absolute beginners or those with rusty skills will discover, strengthen, and hone painting skills during an enjoyable weekend.
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Landscape to Abstract
Adults
Break away from traditional landscape painting and explore color, shape, and brushwork in a new class that explores the connection between landscape forms and abstract painting.
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Painters' Studio
Adults
Paint freely among a like-minded community with the at-request feedback of an instructor!
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Portrait Painting
Adults
Work from a live model or personal photographs to expand your skills through study of the proportions, contours, volumes, and details of the head and face.
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Painting Large
Adults
Learn how working large loosens up individual style and enables artists to make a powerful statement.
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Watercolor Basics and Beyond
Adults
Beginners are introduced to the watercolor medium while intermediate-level students advance technique and skills through practice and critiques...
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Advanced Watercolor Techniques
Adults
Use this traditional media on an expanding range of subjects including water and glass, light paths, food and fabrics....
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Summer Splash
Adults
Build upon your basic watercolor skills as you explore color theory and new approaches to painting.
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Level Up Your Watercolor
Adults
This workshop-style class picks up where Watercolor Basics and Beyond leaves off, featuring new exercises and demos that focus on value, pattern, and color.
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Beginning Ceramics
Adults
Using stoneware clay, gain a working knowledge of techniques such as slab construction, classic coil, pinched vessels, and throwing elemental wheel forms.
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Ceramics: Beginning and Beyond
Adults
Beginners cover the basics of hand building, while experienced students build on previous lessons, refine techniques, and create vessels.
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Contemporary Vessels
Adults
Learn a variety of hand building techniques, both traditional and innovative, to develop your own style.
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Intermediate Ceramics: Wheel Throwing, Hand Building, and Glazing
Adults
Expand your understanding of stoneware or porcelain, under-glaze colors, and high-fire glazes.
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Sculptural Expressions
Adults
Explore and realize your own visions. Focus on narrative work employing human and animal forms, and develop and execute your own visual vocabulary.
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Wheel Throwing and Beyond
Adults
Beginners will be introduced to basic shapes while experienced potters will expand skills and explore forms such as lidded jars and large objects.
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Beginning Metalworking
Adults
Learn welding, cutting, and grinding as you create steel sculptures in this foundational class...
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Heat Forming
Adults
Bring the heat in this exciting class that combines MIG and oxy-acetylene welding with forging.
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Metalworking 2.0
Adults
Expand your skills, practice MIG (metal inert gas) welding techniques, and become more familiar with oxy-acetylene and hot form steel.
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Sculptural Mosaics
Adults
Learn about various techniques for creating outdoor mosaics on dimensional surfaces.
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Art & Nature (ages 6-11 w/adult)
Parent & Child
Inspired by the beautiful setting of Laguna Gloria, create a variety of artworks using sticks, stones, leaves, and other natural objects.
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Claymation (ages 6-11 w/adult)
Parent & Child
Bring a point-and-shoot camera or any device with a camera (iPhone/iPad) and learn to make your own movies from beginning to end.
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Swirl and Splash! Natural Dye Techniques (ages 6-11 w/adult)
Parent & Child
Come discover the secrets to using natural materials to create different color dyes...
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Valentine Relief Prints (ages 6-11 w/adult)
Parent & Child
Create with mom, dad, grandparent, or guardian to make a small edition of prints to share as Valentine cards. We'll sketch...
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Homeschool 3-D (ages 6-10)
Ages 6-10, Homeschool
Explore 3-D! Practice creating art in three dimensions while students learn about history’s notable sculptors.
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Art ABCs (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
Enhance your child’s innate creativity! Young artists learn to think creatively and shape ideas into art they can see, touch, and know.
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Artist Explorers (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
Students will create maps, sketches, and watercolor paintings of birds, fish, and plants as they explore the ecology of Laguna Gloria and Mayfield Park next door!
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Beautiful Bugs (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
Creative young artist-scientists will observe and re-create the beauty and color found in nature, especially insects, learning how art and biology intersect.
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Art of Flavor (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Create your own artistic confections! Students will create a series of mixed-media desserts inspired by American artist Wayne Thiebaud.
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Clay Creatures (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Adventure into the amazing world of animals, including the jungle, zoo, and even imaginary realms, using clay forms.
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Spring Break Claymation (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8, Spring Break Classes
Make your own clay cartoon, then create a movie set and animate a mini-movie with your creature as the star!
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Drawing Basics and Beyond (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Venture into real and imaginary worlds with the stroke of a marker, the rub of charcoal, and the glide of pastels.
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Fun with Frida (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Study Frida's paintings, especially her self-portraits, as inspiration for your own artwork. Use a variety of materials to create works that express personal and unique life experiences.
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Outer Space Art (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Create playful and dramatic out-of-this-world art from another universe by drawing, painting, and sculpting aliens, robots, and other imaginary life-forms!
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Paint, Draw, Sculpt Nature (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Paint, draw, and sculpt nature by creating bug sculptures, animal portraits, and landscape paintings of the history-laden land around your critters!
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Painting Basics and Beyond (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Create realistic paintings and express your artistic spirit in both bold and delicate colors using skillful brushstrokes.
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Storytelling Through Art (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Explore the artwork of your favorite storybooks to create masterpieces of your very own!
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Whimsical Clay (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Create whimsical clay art while exploring basic ceramic skills, building with rich clay materials, and using a variety of glazes.
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Wizard Week (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Make magic come alive through your art! Create potion and pixie jars, customize your own wand, and dream up your own familiar!
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Awesome Clay Sculptors (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Build strong foundations with clay to create a life-size 3-D sculpture of a favorite person, creature, or character!
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Beyond Basic Painting (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Set up a palette, blend brilliant colors, and use different types of brushes. Create volume with light and make shadows in a still life, paint a landscape, and more..
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Cartooning (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Hone your drawing skills and turn doodled creations into terrific cartoon characters!
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Drawing with Scissors (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Experiment with color, shape, and space to create collage masterpieces and explore the art of cutting and assembling!
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Explorations in Abstract Art (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Use a variety of media to produce an exciting array of two-dimensional abstract art.
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Mosaics (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
We’ll break tiles to decorate projects such as a flowerpot, small tabletop, wall hanging, or stepping stone. Imagine, design, glue, grout, and go!
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Drawing from Nature (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Step outside the classroom and take a closer look at the nature of Laguna Gloria and beyond.
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Wheel Throwing (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Use basic clay throwing techniques such as centering, pulling, and finishing. Learn to throw cylinders and turn them into one-of-a-kind works of art.
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Wonderful Weavers (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Learn to weave natural fibers and discover amazing colors, design patterns, and textures!
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Classical Drawing and Painting (ages 9-14)
Age 9–11, Ages 12-14, Ages 9-14
Study drawing and painting, exploring form, color, perspective, texture, value, and composition using a realistic approach.
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Wheel Throwing (ages 9–14)
Age 9–11, Ages 12-14, Ages 9-14
Use basic clay throwing techniques such as centering, pulling, and finishing to create one-of-a-kind works of art.
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Awesome Clay Sculptors (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Build strong foundations with clay to create a life-size 3-D sculpture of a favorite person, creature, or character!
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Claymation (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Make your own clay cartoon, then create a movie set and animate a mini-movie with your creature as the star!
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DIY Kicks Design (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Have an old or new pair of kicks you want to bring to life? Explore illustration, design, composition, and color to reinvent your ordinary sneakers.
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Drawing: Beyond Basics (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Venture into real and imaginary worlds with the stroke of a marker, a piece of charcoal, and pastels while learning more design and drawing skills.
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Creating with Collage (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Experiment with color, shape, and space to create collage masterpieces and explore the art of cutting and assembling.
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Intro to Graphic Design (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Learn about the history of graphic design then create your own digital media projects including poster design, product design, logo design and more!
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Mosaics (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
We’ll break tiles to decorate projects such as a flowerpot, small tabletop, wall hanging, or stepping stone. Imagine, design, glue, grout, and go!
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Painting: Beyond Basics (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Set up a palette, blend brilliant colors, and use different types of brushes. Create volume with light and shadow in a still life.
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Swirl and Splash! Natural Dye Techniques (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Discover the secrets to using natural materials to create different color dyes!
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Wheel Throwing (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Use basic clay throwing techniques such as centering, pulling, and finishing. Learn to throw cylinders and turn them into one-of-a-kind works of art!
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Spring Break Beginning Metalworking for Teens (ages 14-17)
Ages 14-17, Spring Break Classes
Learn the basics of welding and explore the possibilities of steel as more than an industrial material.
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Life Drawing for Teens (ages 14-17)
Ages 14-17
Advance your skills drawing the human form. Create drawings that incorporate movement, large structural relationships, proportions, and line.
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Mural Painting for Teens (ages 14-17)
Ages 14-17
Make your mark at the museum! Create a large-scale group mural on the exterior of the Art School buildings at Laguna Gloria.
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Spring Break Art ABCs (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5, Spring Break Classes
Enhance your child’s innate creativity! Young artists learn to think creatively and shape ideas into art they can see, touch, and know.
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Spring Break Painting Basics and Beyond (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8, Spring Break Classes
Create realistic paintings and express your artistic spirit in both bold and delicate colors using skillful brushstrokes.
Read More
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Spring Break Whimsical Clay (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8, Spring Break Classes
Boost your art confidence while exploring basic ceramic skills, building with rich clay materials, and using a variety of glazes.
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Spring Break Claymation (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11, Spring Break Classes
Make your own clay cartoon, then create a movie set and animate a mini-movie with your creature as the star!
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Exhale: An Art and Wellness Retreat at Laguna Gloria
Adults
Join The Art School in partnership with Practice Yoga Austin for our first ever Art and Wellness Retreat.
Read MoreLines! Lines! Lines!
Adults
Explore line through drawing exercises including gesture, blind contour, meandering line, searching line in the style of Giacometti, and more.
Read MoreThe Contemporary Landscape
Adults
Work in an out of the studio as you draw artistic inspiration from the Laguna Gloria campus!
Read MoreDesign and Composition
Adults
Develop basic design skills for artistic and commercial applications through a variety of student projects, lectures, and demonstrations.
Read MoreIntro to Digital Photo Editing
Adults
Take better photographs and learn the best techniques in the revolutionary photo editing program Adobe Lightroom CC.
Read MoreNature and Abstract Painting
Adults
Learn the basics of color theory and some new mixed media painting techniques while exploring the geometries, beauty, and surprises found in nature.
Read MoreVintage Portraits in Walnut Ink
Adults
Walnut ink is a naturally derived ink with a sepia hue that is perfect for drawing and painting vintage portraits.
Read MoreIntroduction to Relief Printmaking
Adults
Explore relief printmaking (carving into a surface) using linoleum to create dynamic oil-based relief prints.
Read MoreOil Painting Foundations
Adults
Discover, sharpen, and strengthen your skills to approach oil painting with confidence.
Read MoreAcrylic Painting Foundations
Adults
Discover, sharpen, and strengthen your skills to approach acrylic painting with confidence.
Read MoreAltered Vessels
Adults
Try your hand at altering, assembling, and sculpting vessels from thrown or hand built starting points.
Read MoreAbstract Observations
Adults
Students will explore a variety approaches to creating abstract drawings from observation.
Read MoreWildflower Weekend: Exploring Laguna Gloria's Botanicals in Watercolor, Ink & Gouache Workshop
Adults
Immerse yourself in a weekend workshop exploring the vibrant world of Texas botanicals and wildflowers.
Read MoreGesture, Volume, Giacometti, and Finish
Adults
Over the course of 2 weekends we will explore the four step drawing process: Gesture, Volume, Giacometti, and Finish.
Read MoreDiscerning Eyes, Open Minds: Art History
Adults
In this workshop, we will engage with art history through observation, dialogue, and multi-sensory practices...
Read MoreLife Drawing I
Adults
Absolute beginners use a variety of materials including charcoal and Conté crayon and employ basic principles of drawing while working from a live model.
Read MorePhotography I
Adults
Learn complete manual control of a camera. While using a digital SLR is essential, you will subsequently be able to pick up any camera and make a manual exposure.
Read MoreConceptual Watercolor
Adults
Explore composition, form, value, and color mixing through painting objects in a realistic style.
Read MoreSwirl And Splash! Natural Dye Techniques (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Come discover the secrets to using natural materials to create different color dyes...
Read MoreStorybook Art (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
Dive into the world of storybooks and bring some of the most beloved tales to life!
Read MoreFabulous Fish (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
>Children learn to paint, draw, and sculpt fish and other underwater creatures and plants!
Read MoreExplorations in Printmaking (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Learn about the traditional history of printmaking and create your own unique prints
Read MoreDrawing with Ink (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Learn how to combine pen and ink drawing with liquid ink painting to create satisfying mixed media works.
Read MoreJumpstart Your Watercolor
Adults
Beginners and those needing a refresher course alike will gain insight into the wonderful medium of watercolor during an enjoyable, challenging weekend.
Read MoreBook Arts: Paper Folding and Binding
Adults
This 2 day workshop will cover basic paper folding techniques that will result in 4-5 books for you to take home.
Read MoreCrazy Critter Sewing (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Create your own crazy critter stuffie by designing a sewing pattern, cutting fabric, threading a needle, and learning a variety of stitching methods!
Read MoreWild Things (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
Explore the jungles of the world and learn about the creatures living there. Create birds and beasts using feathers, fabric, cloth, and other wild materials!
Read MoreSpring Break Wheel Throwing (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11, Spring Break Classes
Use basic clay throwing techniques such as centering, pulling, and finishing. Learn to throw cylinders and turn them into one-of-a-kind works of art!
Read MoreSpring Break Fabulous Fish (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5, Spring Break Classes
Children learn to paint, draw, and sculpt fish and other underwater creatures and plants while exploring basic art vocabulary.
Read MoreSpring Break Wheel Throwing (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14, Spring Break Classes
Use basic clay throwing techniques such as centering, pulling, and finishing. Learn to throw cylinders and turn them into one-of-a-kind works of art!
Read MoreSpring Break Introduction to Sculpture for Teens (ages 14-17)
Ages 14-17, Spring Break Classes
Go beyond the basics of object construction and engage in a bigger conversation exploring the “why” and “how” of your artwork.
Read MoreGuided Projects in Metalworking
Adults
Advance your metalworking skills and work on personal projects in this new guided open studio!
Read MoreSmartphone Photography II
Adults
Pick up where Smartphone Photography I ended! Continue to improve upon and work with familiar tools to edit and improve your smartphone photo-capturing skills.
Read MoreMonotype Collage
Adults
Monotype, known as the painterly print, is one of the simplest methods of printmaking...
Read MoreDrawing Club (online)
Adults
Fundamental steps, along with diverse techniques will lead you to discover your own capabilities...
Read MoreAlternative Firing Techniques: Wheel Throwing & Hand Building
Adults
Explore several firing techniques including Raku, Horse Hair, and Foil Saggar Firing.
Read MorePhotographing Your Art
Adults
Bring your artwork to class and practice shooting both 2-D and 3-D pieces. Learn shooting techniques to achieve true color rendering...
Read MorePainting for Teens (ages 14-17)
Ages 14-17
Become familiar with acrylic painting materials, techniques, and terminology. Experiment with landscape, portrait, and figure painting using a foundation of basic drawing techniques.
Read MoreClaymation (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Make your own clay cartoon, then create a movie set and animate a mini-movie with your creature as the star. Discover secrets and tricks to make…
Read MoreToward Abstraction
Adults
Learn a personal approach to figure painting with a grounding in canonical painters such as Matisse, Milton Avery, Picasso, de Kooning, and many more.
Read MorePaper Floral Arrangements
Adults
Come be inspired by Renaissance and Contemporary Florals! Cut and tear paper petals and leaves to make your own bouquet.
Read MoreBeyond Basic Drawing (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Venture into real and imaginary worlds with the stroke of a marker, a piece of charcoal, and pastels while learning more advanced design and drawing skills.
Read MoreDrawing I
Adults
Practice a new drawing medium in each session and enjoy drawing success from the very first class. Refine your technique in a supportive environment for beginners.
Read MoreWheel Throwing with Soda and Raku
Adults
Beginners and experienced students will enjoy this welcoming class. Learn the basics of centering, opening, and pulling clay on the potter’s wheel…
Read MoreExplorations in Abstract Art (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Use a variety of media including watercolor, acrylics, oil pastels, and chalk pastels to produce an exciting array of two-dimensional abstract art.
Read MoreWeaving: Beginning and Beyond
Adults
Learn the basics of making cloth on a loom. We will cover planning a project, choosing yarns, warping and setting up the loom, and weaving itself.
Read MoreWild Things (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Create your own ''wild things'' and expand your skills in clay, paint, collage, and more!
Read MoreDrawing from Nature (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Step outside the classroom and take a closer look at the nature of Laguna Gloria and beyond.
Read MoreOil Painting 101
Adults
Explore options, gain clarity on tools and techniques for both realistic and abstract styles, and learn practical skills and time-saving tips.
Read MorePots Off the Wheel: Hand Building Functional Pottery
Adults
Explore inventive hand-building techniques for making functional pottery in this fun and informative class.
Read MoreWire Wrapping Jewelry and Beyond
Adults
Learn the essential techniques and skills needed to create stunning and unique pieces of jewelry in this beginner-level course.
Read MoreCreating in Response to Art History: Isms
Adults
Study different art movements and create artwork in response to each art history time period!
Read MoreDrawing & Painting with Ink
Adults
Explore pen and ink drawing techniques combined with liquid ink painting processes to create satisfying mixed media works!
Read MoreWonderous Watercolors (ages 9-14)
Ages 9-14
Dive deeper into the wonderful world of watercolors and learn how to set up your palette, mix new colors, and apply this knowledge to your work.
Read MoreExploring Watercolor, Ink, and Gouache
Adults
Immerse yourself in the world of watercolor, ink, and gouache in this exploration-based class.
Read MoreTexas Botanicals and Wildflowers: Watercolor, Ink & Gouache Exploration
Adults
Immerse yourself in the world of Texas botanicals and wildflowers through an engaging exploration of watercolor, ink, and gouache techniques.
Read MoreWatercolor Composition
Adults
Develop ideas for original compositions and explore elements and principles of design to create balanced watercolor paintings.
Read MoreConsistency with Clay
Adults
Learn to refine your wheel throwing skills to be able to replicate your successful works!
Read MoreIntuitive Collage
Adults
Spend the afternoon making timed collages - give yourself permission to cut, paste, and glue with abandon!
Read MoreCouture Beading and Embroidery
Adults
Design and complete your own original works by learning basic techniques of couture embroidery.
Read MoreExploring Paper Arts and Design
Adults
If you love paper and learning new techniques, this class is for you. Play with different transfer methods, make acrylic “skins” to use in collage...
Read MoreExperimental Printmaking with Collage
Adults
Explore the fundamentals of relief printing through traditional printmaking tools and chine-collé.
Read MoreRelief Printmaking: Woodcut and Linoleum
Adults
Learn to prepare blocks, draw, carve, and print while examining the history of relief printmaking with an emphasis on contemporary art.
Read MorePrintmaking with a Gelli Plate
Adults
Create a variety of images using gelatin printing, a form of monoprinting in which a gelatin slab is used as a printing plate...
Read MoreScreen Printing
Adults
Have you ever wanted to print your own T-shirts, posters, or cards? Master the fundamentals of screen printing so you can experiment confidently.
Read MoreScreen Printing Workshop
Adults
Learn the building blocks of screen printing in this workshop-style version of our longer screen printing series.
Read MoreAnimal Illustration
Adults
Create detailed drawings of animals using graphite, ink, and colored pencils, ideal mediums for rendering fur, feathers, and scales.
Read MoreLife Drawing II
Adults
Perfect your ability to render the human figure and expand upon basic drawing skills, through a variety of different nude models and lengths of poses.
Read MoreLife Drawing Open Studio
Adults
Work with a live model each week to explore the fundamentals of figure drawing in this open studio like class...
Read MorePortrait Drawing
Adults
Expand your visual acumen through study of the proportions, contours, volumes, and details of the head and face.
Read MoreVacation Sketching
Adults
Total beginners and experienced students: make vivid landscapes and cityscapes in a vacation sketchbook to enhance trip memories.
Read MorePainting I
Adults
Discover, sharpen, and strengthen your skills to approach painting with confidence. Understand oil and acrylic paint and develop a foundation for future work.
Read MoreAnimal Portraits
Adults
Whether you're interested in painting pets, birds, livestock, or exotic wildlife, explore how to simplify the drawing and proportions...
Read MoreColored Pencil Painting
Adults
Add color to your repertoire by drawing with colored pencils. Explore layering, burnishing, and dissolving the waxy pencil to create luminous works of art.
Read MoreFreedom in Painting
Adults
Learn a number of painting techniques with an emphasis on “not knowing”: how to paint, how to think about painting, how to draw, and how to explain your work.
Read MoreJumpstart Your Painting
Adults
Absolute beginners or those with rusty skills will discover, strengthen, and hone painting skills during an enjoyable weekend.
Read MoreLandscape to Abstract
Adults
Break away from traditional landscape painting and explore color, shape, and brushwork in a new class that explores the connection between landscape forms and abstract painting.
Read MorePainters' Studio
Adults
Paint freely among a like-minded community with the at-request feedback of an instructor!
Read MorePortrait Painting
Adults
Work from a live model or personal photographs to expand your skills through study of the proportions, contours, volumes, and details of the head and face.
Read MorePainting Large
Adults
Learn how working large loosens up individual style and enables artists to make a powerful statement.
Read MoreWatercolor Basics and Beyond
Adults
Beginners are introduced to the watercolor medium while intermediate-level students advance technique and skills through practice and critiques...
Read MoreAdvanced Watercolor Techniques
Adults
Use this traditional media on an expanding range of subjects including water and glass, light paths, food and fabrics....
Read MoreSummer Splash
Adults
Build upon your basic watercolor skills as you explore color theory and new approaches to painting.
Read MoreLevel Up Your Watercolor
Adults
This workshop-style class picks up where Watercolor Basics and Beyond leaves off, featuring new exercises and demos that focus on value, pattern, and color.
Read MoreBeginning Ceramics
Adults
Using stoneware clay, gain a working knowledge of techniques such as slab construction, classic coil, pinched vessels, and throwing elemental wheel forms.
Read MoreCeramics: Beginning and Beyond
Adults
Beginners cover the basics of hand building, while experienced students build on previous lessons, refine techniques, and create vessels.
Read MoreContemporary Vessels
Adults
Learn a variety of hand building techniques, both traditional and innovative, to develop your own style.
Read MoreIntermediate Ceramics: Wheel Throwing, Hand Building, and Glazing
Adults
Expand your understanding of stoneware or porcelain, under-glaze colors, and high-fire glazes.
Read MoreSculptural Expressions
Adults
Explore and realize your own visions. Focus on narrative work employing human and animal forms, and develop and execute your own visual vocabulary.
Read MoreWheel Throwing and Beyond
Adults
Beginners will be introduced to basic shapes while experienced potters will expand skills and explore forms such as lidded jars and large objects.
Read MoreBeginning Metalworking
Adults
Learn welding, cutting, and grinding as you create steel sculptures in this foundational class...
Read MoreHeat Forming
Adults
Bring the heat in this exciting class that combines MIG and oxy-acetylene welding with forging.
Read MoreMetalworking 2.0
Adults
Expand your skills, practice MIG (metal inert gas) welding techniques, and become more familiar with oxy-acetylene and hot form steel.
Read MoreSculptural Mosaics
Adults
Learn about various techniques for creating outdoor mosaics on dimensional surfaces.
Read MoreArt & Nature (ages 6-11 w/adult)
Parent & Child
Inspired by the beautiful setting of Laguna Gloria, create a variety of artworks using sticks, stones, leaves, and other natural objects.
Read MoreClaymation (ages 6-11 w/adult)
Parent & Child
Bring a point-and-shoot camera or any device with a camera (iPhone/iPad) and learn to make your own movies from beginning to end.
Read MoreSwirl and Splash! Natural Dye Techniques (ages 6-11 w/adult)
Parent & Child
Come discover the secrets to using natural materials to create different color dyes...
Read MoreValentine Relief Prints (ages 6-11 w/adult)
Parent & Child
Create with mom, dad, grandparent, or guardian to make a small edition of prints to share as Valentine cards. We'll sketch...
Read MoreHomeschool 3-D (ages 6-10)
Ages 6-10, Homeschool
Explore 3-D! Practice creating art in three dimensions while students learn about history’s notable sculptors.
Read MoreArt ABCs (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
Enhance your child’s innate creativity! Young artists learn to think creatively and shape ideas into art they can see, touch, and know.
Read MoreArtist Explorers (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
Students will create maps, sketches, and watercolor paintings of birds, fish, and plants as they explore the ecology of Laguna Gloria and Mayfield Park next door!
Read MoreBeautiful Bugs (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5
Creative young artist-scientists will observe and re-create the beauty and color found in nature, especially insects, learning how art and biology intersect.
Read MoreArt of Flavor (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Create your own artistic confections! Students will create a series of mixed-media desserts inspired by American artist Wayne Thiebaud.
Read MoreClay Creatures (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Adventure into the amazing world of animals, including the jungle, zoo, and even imaginary realms, using clay forms.
Read MoreSpring Break Claymation (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8, Spring Break Classes
Make your own clay cartoon, then create a movie set and animate a mini-movie with your creature as the star!
Read MoreDrawing Basics and Beyond (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Venture into real and imaginary worlds with the stroke of a marker, the rub of charcoal, and the glide of pastels.
Read MoreFun with Frida (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Study Frida's paintings, especially her self-portraits, as inspiration for your own artwork. Use a variety of materials to create works that express personal and unique life experiences.
Read MoreOuter Space Art (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Create playful and dramatic out-of-this-world art from another universe by drawing, painting, and sculpting aliens, robots, and other imaginary life-forms!
Read MorePaint, Draw, Sculpt Nature (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Paint, draw, and sculpt nature by creating bug sculptures, animal portraits, and landscape paintings of the history-laden land around your critters!
Read MorePainting Basics and Beyond (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Create realistic paintings and express your artistic spirit in both bold and delicate colors using skillful brushstrokes.
Read MoreStorytelling Through Art (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Explore the artwork of your favorite storybooks to create masterpieces of your very own!
Read MoreWhimsical Clay (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Create whimsical clay art while exploring basic ceramic skills, building with rich clay materials, and using a variety of glazes.
Read MoreWizard Week (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8
Make magic come alive through your art! Create potion and pixie jars, customize your own wand, and dream up your own familiar!
Read MoreAwesome Clay Sculptors (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Build strong foundations with clay to create a life-size 3-D sculpture of a favorite person, creature, or character!
Read MoreBeyond Basic Painting (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Set up a palette, blend brilliant colors, and use different types of brushes. Create volume with light and make shadows in a still life, paint a landscape, and more..
Read MoreCartooning (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Hone your drawing skills and turn doodled creations into terrific cartoon characters!
Read MoreDrawing with Scissors (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Experiment with color, shape, and space to create collage masterpieces and explore the art of cutting and assembling!
Read MoreExplorations in Abstract Art (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Use a variety of media to produce an exciting array of two-dimensional abstract art.
Read MoreMosaics (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
We’ll break tiles to decorate projects such as a flowerpot, small tabletop, wall hanging, or stepping stone. Imagine, design, glue, grout, and go!
Read MoreDrawing from Nature (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Step outside the classroom and take a closer look at the nature of Laguna Gloria and beyond.
Read MoreWheel Throwing (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Use basic clay throwing techniques such as centering, pulling, and finishing. Learn to throw cylinders and turn them into one-of-a-kind works of art.
Read MoreWonderful Weavers (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11
Learn to weave natural fibers and discover amazing colors, design patterns, and textures!
Read MoreClassical Drawing and Painting (ages 9-14)
Age 9–11, Ages 12-14, Ages 9-14
Study drawing and painting, exploring form, color, perspective, texture, value, and composition using a realistic approach.
Read MoreWheel Throwing (ages 9–14)
Age 9–11, Ages 12-14, Ages 9-14
Use basic clay throwing techniques such as centering, pulling, and finishing to create one-of-a-kind works of art.
Read MoreAwesome Clay Sculptors (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Build strong foundations with clay to create a life-size 3-D sculpture of a favorite person, creature, or character!
Read MoreClaymation (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Make your own clay cartoon, then create a movie set and animate a mini-movie with your creature as the star!
Read MoreDIY Kicks Design (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Have an old or new pair of kicks you want to bring to life? Explore illustration, design, composition, and color to reinvent your ordinary sneakers.
Read MoreDrawing: Beyond Basics (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Venture into real and imaginary worlds with the stroke of a marker, a piece of charcoal, and pastels while learning more design and drawing skills.
Read MoreCreating with Collage (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Experiment with color, shape, and space to create collage masterpieces and explore the art of cutting and assembling.
Read MoreIntro to Graphic Design (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Learn about the history of graphic design then create your own digital media projects including poster design, product design, logo design and more!
Read MoreMosaics (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
We’ll break tiles to decorate projects such as a flowerpot, small tabletop, wall hanging, or stepping stone. Imagine, design, glue, grout, and go!
Read MorePainting: Beyond Basics (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Set up a palette, blend brilliant colors, and use different types of brushes. Create volume with light and shadow in a still life.
Read MoreSwirl and Splash! Natural Dye Techniques (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Discover the secrets to using natural materials to create different color dyes!
Read MoreWheel Throwing (ages 12-14)
Ages 12-14
Use basic clay throwing techniques such as centering, pulling, and finishing. Learn to throw cylinders and turn them into one-of-a-kind works of art!
Read MoreSpring Break Beginning Metalworking for Teens (ages 14-17)
Ages 14-17, Spring Break Classes
Learn the basics of welding and explore the possibilities of steel as more than an industrial material.
Read MoreLife Drawing for Teens (ages 14-17)
Ages 14-17
Advance your skills drawing the human form. Create drawings that incorporate movement, large structural relationships, proportions, and line.
Read MoreMural Painting for Teens (ages 14-17)
Ages 14-17
Make your mark at the museum! Create a large-scale group mural on the exterior of the Art School buildings at Laguna Gloria.
Read MoreSpring Break Art ABCs (ages 4-5)
Age 4–5, Spring Break Classes
Enhance your child’s innate creativity! Young artists learn to think creatively and shape ideas into art they can see, touch, and know.
Read MoreSpring Break Painting Basics and Beyond (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8, Spring Break Classes
Create realistic paintings and express your artistic spirit in both bold and delicate colors using skillful brushstrokes.
Read MoreSpring Break Whimsical Clay (ages 6-8)
Age 6–8, Spring Break Classes
Boost your art confidence while exploring basic ceramic skills, building with rich clay materials, and using a variety of glazes.
Read MoreSpring Break Claymation (ages 9-11)
Age 9–11, Spring Break Classes
Make your own clay cartoon, then create a movie set and animate a mini-movie with your creature as the star!
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