MAG Community Art Center: A visual arts center established in 1967. Celebrating 55+ years of community arts!
Date: Friday, November 13
Time: 10-11am
Ages: 3-5 drop off or with adult helper, siblings ok
Instructor: Amber Richardson
Fee: $10
Location: MAG Community Studio - 500 N 4th Street
Description:
Get ready to get messy! Kids & helpers will be doing different fun projects every week, with a process oriented approach to creating. Please wear old / play clothes!
*For MAG MEMBERS: If you would like the 10% MAG Member workshop discount, please pay for class in-person at MAG or over the phone. We cannot give discounts for online payments.
Date: 3rd Thursdays / November 19
Time: 6-8 pm
Ages: Adults
Instructor: Ann Gosser
Fee: $25
Location: MAG Community Studio - 500 N 4th Street
Join us on the Third Thursday of each month for an evening of art journaling. No art experience required! This is a great time to explore and play with different art techniques in a relaxed environment. Whether you are new to art journaling or are a pro, this is a relaxing class that is lightly guided with plenty of room for experimentation. Each month there is a prompt for writing and new approaches to mark making, the rest is up to you! Sketchbooks are encouraged but not required. Paper will be provided as well as all materials needed for each class. Bring a friend, your favorite drink, and a desire to create art for yourself.
*For MAG MEMBERS: If you would like the 10% MAG Member workshop discount, please pay for class in-person at MAG or over the phone. We cannot give discounts for online payments.
Date: Friday, December 11
Time: 6-8pm
Ages: Adult & child pairs (ages 6+)
Instructor: Ann Gosser
Fee: $50 per pair
Location: MAG Community Studio - 500 N 4th Street
Description:
One adult and one child (no extra siblings, please) will work both separately and collaboratively on an art project. No distractions, just fun!
December: Family Portraits. Each pair will create a portrait of their partner using watercolor and paintstix.
*For MAG MEMBERS: If you would like the 10% MAG Member workshop discount, please pay for class in-person at MAG or over the phone. We cannot give discounts for online payments.
Date: Two days:
Tuesday, January 26 & Tuesday, February 2nd
Time: 1/26 5-8pm (make day)
2/2 5-7pm (glaze day)
Ages: Adults
Instructor: Cassie Melcher
Fee: $70 per person / $140 per pair
Location: MAG Community Studio - 500 N 4th Street
Description:
Birding has been a popular hobby for quite some time and these flying friends are seen all over the world in all shapes, sizes, and colors. If you or someone you know fancies a particular orb of feathers, join us to learn how to sculpt one of your favorite birds!
In this special paired class, create birds with your partner that nestle into one another. This is a beginner-friendly, two part class. You will learn (or revisit) how to make a successful pinch pot, join clay pieces together, and prepare your sculpture for glazing in the first session. In the second session, you will learn underglazing basics to color and complete your bird. Each piece will be finished with an optional unglazed or clear gloss glaze finish. Please bring a clear photo of the bird to be sculpted. Note: Bird legs will not be visible.
Pieces will be fired and available to pick up before Valentine’s Day.
*For MAG MEMBERS: If you would like the 10% MAG Member workshop discount, please pay for class in-person at MAG or over the phone. We cannot give discounts for online payments.
Date: Friday, January 29
Time: 6-8pm
Ages: Adults
Instructor: Anna Sohl
Fee: $75 per pair
Location: MAG Clay Studio - 500 N 4th Street
Description:
Bring your date, spouse, friend, sibling, or parent to this partnered class. In this Clay Date you will try out the pottery wheel and learn to make a bowl. This is a great activity for date night or friends’ night out. No experience necessary. Bring an old towel - hand sized or full sized.
Note: We cannot guarantee a “wonderful” bowl from this class. The wheel is a difficult skill to master, but we will do our best to help you create something to take home. Pieces will be ready a few weeks after class.
*For MAG MEMBERS: If you would like the 10% MAG Member workshop discount, please pay for class in-person at MAG or over the phone. We cannot give discounts for online payments.
Date: Friday, January 29
Time: 6-8 pm
Ages: youth 8-12
Instructor: Ann Gosser
Fee: $25
Location: MAG Community Studio - 500 N 4th Street
Description:
Create silly monsters using a twist on paper mache. This silly exploration will teach lots of great processes for building sculptural characters.
*For MAG MEMBERS: If you would like the 10% MAG Member workshop discount, please pay for class in-person at MAG or over the phone. We cannot give discounts for online payments.
Date: Saturday, January 30th
Time: 9am - 4pm
Ages: teens and adults
Instructor: MAG Weavers
Fee: $60
Location: MAG Community Studio - 500 N 4th Street
Description:
Weave your own custom scarf! Using a rigid heddle loom, students will learn to wind the warp, dress the loom, and create a handwoven wearable piece of art. Please indicate your favorite colors at check-out.**
Materials provided or you can bring your own yarn - sock yarn, sport or worsted weight yarns work best.
This class will have an hour lunch break. If you would like to pack a lunch, a fridge is available for all students to use.
*For MAG MEMBERS: If you would like the 10% MAG Member workshop discount, please pay for class in-person at MAG or over the phone. We cannot give discounts for online payments.
Date: Four Thursdays in February
2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25
Time: 10am - noon
Ages: adults
Instructor: John McLaren
Fee: $100
Location: MAG Community Studio - 500 N 4th Street
Description:
Join instructor John McLaren in this four week watercolor class. The class will meet weekly on Thursdays from 10am - noon. This four-part workshop will explore the lesser-known characteristics unique to watercolor and how to utilize these characteristics to facilitate and complement your work. We will explore how understanding these characteristics can improve your techniques and help you select the right paint for the effects you want to achieve.
Bring any watercolor paints and brushes you have. MAG will provide watercolor paper.
*For MAG MEMBERS: If you would like the 10% MAG Member workshop discount, please pay for class in-person at MAG or over the phone. We cannot give discounts for online payments.
Date: Thursday, November 12
Time: 4-5pm
Ages: Kids ages 5-8
Instructor: Shannon Boyd
Fee: $10
Location: MAG Community Studio - 500 N 4th Street
Description:
Only one hour, we will have a theme for the week and plenty of supplies for process-led, open-ended imagination and crafting!
*For MAG MEMBERS: If you would like the 10% MAG Member workshop discount, please pay for class in-person at MAG or over the phone. We cannot give discounts for online payments.