Art Classes

The Creamery Arts Center offers art classes for all ages and skill levels, creating opportunities for the community to learn, create, and connect through hands-on experiences. From painting and ceramics to fiber arts and mixed media, our classes are designed to spark creativity and build skills in a supportive environment.

For general inquiries or if you are interested in teaching a class, please reach out to Melanie Hoshiko at melanie@creameryartscenter.org. We'd love to help you get involved!

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Upcoming Classes

Picture of a man outside, wearing a brown knit hat. The man has a beard, glasses and he is holding with both hands a piece of colorful pottery.

Cermics Open Studio with Mitchell Oliver

with Mitchell Oliver

Sun, Jan 18 | 3pm-8pm

Sun, Jan 25 | 3pm-8pm

Sun, Feb 1 | 3pm-8pm

Cost: $15

The clay studio will be open and Mitchell Oliver will be available to work with studio members or folks who want to try out clay with some guidance.

Free to members of the clay studio. 1 free session for anyone new to the Creamery ceramics studio. Will have to pay $15/day or a reduced monthly fee if want to come more regularly.

Photo of two brown knitting needles with blue yarn on them.

New Year New You New Hobby

with Teresa Duran (Tee)

Sat, Jan 31 | 1am-2:30am

Cost: $30

This class is an intro to crochet and knitting, learning basic stitches and handling of tools.

Materials are provided during the class. However, if students would like to continue what they start in the class, they will need to bring their own hooks, knitting needles and yarn.

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Photo of a crochet hook in two loops of yarn colored blue, yellow, light pink and dark pink.
Clay sculpture of a small house and 5 ceramic bowls. The house is brown, three bowls are yellow, one if mint green and the other brown. The bowls are stacked on top of each other.

Beginner-Intermediate Ceramics Class

with Mitchell Oliver

Sun, Feb 8 | 8pm-9:45pm

Sun, Feb 15 | 8pm-9:45pm

Sun, Feb 22 | 8pm-9:45pm

Sun, Mar 1 | 8pm-9:45pm

Cost: $150

Explore the fundamentals of making ceramics with expert instructor Mitchell Oliver in this four-week course designed for beginner to intermediate level students (no prior experience necessary). Students will learn essential hand-building, wheel-throwing, and glazing techniques in a supportive community studio setting. Through guided projects, beginners will build a foundation in clay preparation, forming, and finishing, while intermediate students will have opportunities to refine skills and pursue special interests. At the end of the class, every student will have several pieces to take home. We hope to see you there!

Cost is $150 which includes 25# bag of clay, more is available if needed at $1.50/pound. Also, includes all equipment or you can bring your own, bisque firing and glaze firing. Class capped at 8 students.

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photo of a hand holding a 3 dimensional organic shaped sculpture. The sculpture has a stem, is blue on the bottom and brown on the background is solid black.
Painting of an aspen tree on a hillside. The painting is done on a book cover using acrylic paints. The colors are yellow, red, green, blue, white and some tans.

Paint a BookCard: Introduction to Acrylic Painting Basics and Techniques

with Thomas Elazarus Washington Wills

Sat, Feb 14 | 5pm-7:30pm

Sat, Feb 21 | 5pm-7:30pm

Cost: $40

The class will be taught in two, two and a half hour sessions. which may be taken as free standing classes or as a two -part class. Part one will teach an opaque, layered acrylic technique to produce a cover painting on a unique BookCard. Part two will involve painting in a watercolor/gouache technique in completing the interior of the card, sub-card and envelope.

$40 per session- All fees will be a donation to the Creamery Building Purchase Fund. Tom might suggest some materials to students with more experience but will have all supplies, brushes, paint, spray bottles etc available for all to use.

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Painting of a cabin by a stream. There is a mountain in the background and aspen trees all around the cabin. The colors are white, black, tan, blue, green and yellows. The colors are muted.
Clay sculptural artwork relief of a person shepherding sheep.

Modeling Wall Art in Clay

with Thesa Callinicos

Tue, Feb 24-Wed, Feb 25

Thu, Feb 26-Fri, Feb 27

Cost: $60

Students will be creating a 12 x 6 sculpted wall plaque, in 2 in person sessions. Follow the teacher or chose your own idea.

$60 for both days. All materials included. Class needs a minimum of 5 students.

Location: Upstairs Educational Classroom

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Clay art sculptural relief of a woman sitting in a chair holding a cat. The woman is wearing a blue dress.Clay art sculptural relief of a woman standing by a tree. The woman has long brown hair and she is wearing a blue dress.