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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

Under The Sea: Mixed Media Crafts 6/23-27 Week 1

Instructor: Jill Markham

Medium: youth ages 5-7, Mixed Media, Painting, Drawing, Special Interest

Youth Class

open to ages 5-7

June 23 - June 27

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $15

Tuition: $225.00

Member Tuition: $202.50

Details & Registration

Available

Mini Masterpieces: An Artist a Day 7/21-25 Week 5

Instructor: Jill Markham

Medium: youth ages 5-7, Mixed Media, Painting, Drawing, Special Interest

Youth Class

open to ages 5-7

July 21 - July 25

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $15

Tuition: $225.00

Member Tuition: $202.50

Details & Registration

Available

Monster Party 8/11-15 Week 8

Instructor: Eve Schneider

Medium: youth ages 5-7, Fiber, Special Interest, Decorative Arts

Youth Class

open to ages 5-7

August 11 - August 15

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $20

Tuition: $225.00

Member Tuition: $202.50

Details & Registration

Available

Mixed Media Forest Creatures 6/30-7/3 Week 2

Instructor: Jill Markham

Medium: youth ages 5-7, Mixed Media, Painting, Drawing, Special Interest

Youth Class

open to ages 5-7

June 30 - July 03

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $15

Tuition: $180.00

Member Tuition: $162.00

Details & Registration

Available

Down on the Farm: Mixed Media 7/28-8/1 Week 6

Instructor: Jill Markham

Medium: youth ages 5-7, Mixed Media, Painting, Drawing, Special Interest

Youth Class

open to ages 5-7

July 28 - August 01

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $15

Tuition: $225.00

Member Tuition: $202.50

Details & Registration

Available

Ceramic Animal Art 8/4-8 Week 7

Instructor: Eve Schneider

Medium: youth ages 5-7, Ceramics, Special Interest, Decorative Arts

Youth Class

open to ages 5-7

August 04 - August 08

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $20

Tuition: $225.00

Member Tuition: $202.50

Details & Registration

Available

All About Kites 7/21-25 Week 5

Instructor: Eve Schneider

Medium: youth ages 5-7, Mixed Media, Special Interest

Youth Class

open to ages 5-7

July 21 - July 25

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $20

Tuition: $225.00

Member Tuition: $202.50

Details & Registration

Available

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Unified/Special Needs Art Experience

Instructor: Carole Firth

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest

Youth Class

open to ages 5+

May 05 - June 02

Monday, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $20

Tuition: $90.00

Member Tuition: $81.00

Details & Registration

Available

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Try Your Hand At Painting & Drawing Workshop: Session B

Instructor: Scott Paterson

Medium: Painting, Drawing, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

May 10

Saturday, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $5

Tuition: $49.00

Member Tuition: $44.10

Details & Registration

Available

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Try Your Hand At Painting & Drawing Workshop: Session A

Instructor: Scott Paterson

Medium: Painting, Drawing, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

April 12

Saturday, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $5

Tuition: $49.00

Member Tuition: $44.10

Details & Registration

Available

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Sparkling Mosaic Workshop

Instructor: Janice Baker

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest, Decorative Arts, Glass

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

March 30

Sunday, 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $40

Tuition: $63.00

Member Tuition: $56.70

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 10

Saturday, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $23

Tuition: $30.00

Member Tuition: $27.00

Details & Registration

Available

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Make a Mosaic Garden Sculpture

Instructor: Beth Klingher

Medium: Special Interest, Decorative Arts

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

May 03 - May 04

Saturday, Sunday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $60

Tuition: $350.00

Member Tuition: $315.00

Details & Registration

Available

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Exploring Collage

Instructor: Brooke Sheldon

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest

Adult Class

Adult all levels

March 26 - April 30

Wednesday, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Tuition: $168.00

Member Tuition: $151.20

Details & Registration

Available

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Gilded Frame & Encaustic Painting Workshop

Instructor: Leslie Giuliani

Medium: Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

March 29 - March 30

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

Fee payable with tuition: $20

Tuition: $200.00

Member Tuition: $180.00

Details & Registration

Available

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Expressive Art: Journal

Instructor: Janice Baker

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest, Book Arts

Adult Class

open to all levels

April 16 - April 30

Wednesday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $40

Tuition: $168.00

Member Tuition: $151.20

Details & Registration

Available

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Expressive Art: Emergence

Instructor: Janice Baker

Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest

Adult Class

open to all levels

March 26 - April 09

Wednesday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Fee payable with tuition: $40

Tuition: $126.00

Member Tuition: $113.40

Details & Registration

Available

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Discover Silver Metal Clay Workshop

Instructor: Nancy Karpel

Medium: Metals and Jewelry, Special Interest

Adult Workshop

Adult all levels

March 30

Sunday, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Tuition: $170.00

Member Tuition: $153.00

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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