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Spend a day learning the fundamentals of metalsmithing while making a pair of brass earrings to take home. Students will learn to saw a brass sheet to shape and add texture through hammering and stamping, and finishing techniques. No experience necessary — all tools and materials provided. By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a handcrafted pair of brass earrings and the foundational skills to keep exploring metalwork.

Create a handcrafted leather card wallet in this beginner-friendly workshop led by leatherworker Jason Estala. Participants will personalize a pre-cut leather wallet using decorative stamping and tooling techniques while learning essential leatherworking skills, including stitching, edge finishing, and hardware installation. Jason will guide students through each step of the process, resulting in a durable, handmade wallet perfect for carrying business cards, credit cards, or folded cash. No prior experience is required, and participants will leave with both a finished wallet and a foundation in traditional leathercraft techniques.

In this two-hour beginner friendly class, students will craft a set of two fused glass mosaic coasters using beautiful glass globs in a variety of sizes and colors. The range of sizes and the smoothness of the globs adds a wonderful gem-like richness to these pieces. Participants will intuitively arrange the glass, playing with color, texture, and spacing to create a composition entirely their own. Whether you gravitate toward bold, graphic arrangements or something loose and organic, the design is completely up to you. No experience with glass or art of any kind is necessary.

Art Academy is our after-school arts program designed for students who are interested in exploring and developing their artistic aptitude. Throughout each six week session, students engage with the visual arts through looking, discussing and making. They can expect to work in multiple mediums, both 2D and 3D, including painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, photography, printmaking, and mixed media. Art Academy helps students develop strong visual literacy and critical thinking skills. It also supports social and emotional development, increases manual dexterity, broadens understanding and appreciation of other cultures and histories, and gives students the opportunity to problem solve and make mistakes in a low stakes environment. Not to mention we have a lot of fun! For the 6-10 year old cohort, each session has a guiding theme (like artists from a certain geographical region, or art from a certain time period, or art that is somehow related to music or animals) and each class yields a "final" work or project that is shared and discussed. For the 11-14 year old students, the focus shifts to project based instruction with an emphasis on skill building and there is often a collaborative element that requires students to ideate and co-create together.