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Special Interest Art Classes & Workshops

Innovative Art Classes

Every semester offers new and unique Special Interest classes and workshops at Guilford Art Center. No two are alike! We bring in a variety of guest instructors each semester who are specialists in their fields. Art forms offered range from paper making, encaustic hot wax painting, collage, paper quilling, Hypertufa, expressive writing, color theory and much more. Always check the online catalog to see what is offered for each semester – and have fun exploring some new things!

Current Special Interest Art Classes & Workshops

Drawing

Try Your Hand At Painting & Drawing Workshop: Session A

Instructor: Scott Paterson

Medium: Painting, Drawing, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

July 20

Saturday, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $5

Tuition: $45.50

Member Tuition: $40.95

Details & Registration

Available

Drawing

Try Your Hand At Painting & Drawing Workshop: Session B

Instructor: Scott Paterson

Medium: Painting, Drawing, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

August 17

Saturday, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $5

Tuition: $45.50

Member Tuition: $40.95

Details & Registration

Available

Mixed Media

Guatemalan Worry Dolls Workshop

Instructor: Marsha Borden

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

July 13

Saturday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $12

Tuition: $39.00

Member Tuition: $35.10

Details & Registration

Available

Special Interest Classes

It’s A Wrap: Paper Bead Wrap Bracelet Or Necklace

Instructor: Janice Baker

Medium: Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

August 17

Saturday, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $30

Tuition: $84.50

Member Tuition: $76.05

Details & Registration

Available

Drawing

Left Handed Drawing Workshop

Instructor: Sharyn Nelson

Medium: Mixed Media, Drawing, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

August 03

Saturday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tuition: $39.00

Member Tuition: $35.10

Details & Registration

Available

Mixed Media

Branches & Pathways: Expressive Painting & Folio Workshop

Instructor: Janice Baker

Medium: Mixed Media, Painting, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

July 14

Sunday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $25

Tuition: $52.00

Member Tuition: $46.80

Details & Registration

Available

Mixed Media

A Cabinet Of Curiosities: A Nature Inspired Living Journal In A Box

Instructor: Janice Baker

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest

Adult Class

Adult all levels

July 09 - July 30

Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $40

Tuition: $156.00

Member Tuition: $140.40

Details & Registration

Available

Mixed Media

Experimental Collage Workshop

Instructor: Anne Benkovitz

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

July 20

Saturday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $15

Tuition: $39.00

Member Tuition: $35.10

Details & Registration

Available

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Collage Workshop

Instructor: Anne Benkovitz

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

April 27

Saturday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $15

Tuition: $39.00

Member Tuition: $35.10

Details & Registration

Available

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Creating Handmade art Journals Workshop

Instructor: Marcy LaBella

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

May 18

Saturday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $15

Tuition: $65.00

Member Tuition: $58.50

Details & Registration

Available

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Collage & Paint: Personal Shapes & Symbols Workshop

Instructor: Dolores Marchese

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

June 01

Saturday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $15

Tuition: $39.00

Member Tuition: $35.10

Details & Registration

Available

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Collage Accordion Book Workshop

Instructor: Dolores Marchese

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest, Book Arts

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

April 13

Saturday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $15

Tuition: $39.00

Member Tuition: $35.10

Details & Registration

Available

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Stitching An Abstract Collage On Canvas

Instructor: Jean Rill-Alberto

Medium: Mixed Media, Fiber, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

June 15

Saturday, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $30

Tuition: $120.00

Member Tuition: $108.00

Details & Registration

Available

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Print, Carve. Repeat: Hand Printing Techniques

Instructor: Claudia Mathison

Medium: Fiber, Special Interest, Printmaking

Adult Class

Adult all levels

April 05 - April 26

Friday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $25

Tuition: $156.00

Member Tuition: $140.40

Details & Registration

Available

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Mother & Child Workshop: Sailor Sweetheart Box

Instructor: Carole Firth

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest

Youth Workshop

open to ages 5+

May 05

Sunday, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $20

Tuition: $30.00

Member Tuition: $27.00

Details & Registration

Available

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Glass Mosaic Window Workshop

Instructor: Janice Baker

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest, Glass

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

April 06

Saturday, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $55

Tuition: $71.50

Member Tuition: $64.35

Details & Registration

Available

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Encaustic For Every Artist

Instructor: Leslie Giuliani

Medium: Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

June 15 - June 16

Saturday, Sunday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $25

Tuition: $150.00

Member Tuition: $135.00

Details & Registration

Available

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Expressive Portraiture

Instructor: Dolores Marchese

Medium: Mixed Media, Painting, Drawing, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

April 27

Saturday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $15

Tuition: $39.00

Member Tuition: $35.10

Details & Registration

Available

Our Location

Guilford Art Center is located at 411 Church Street (Route 77) in Guilford, CT, along the Connecticut shoreline.

Our campus is conveniently located off I-95, exit 58, approximately 15 minutes north of New Haven and only minutes away from the historic Guilford Green.

Look for our sign directly across from the Guilford Police Station; follow the long entranceway to back to our colorful school, shop and gallery buildings.

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