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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

Experimental Collage Workshop Adult Workshop
Experimental Collage Workshop
Instructor: Anne Benkovitz
Medium: Special Interest
Adult Workshop
Adult all levels
October 12
Saturday, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Fee payable with tuition: $15
Tuition: $52.00
Member Tuition: $46.80
Details & Registration
Available
Discover Silver Metal Clay Workshop Adult Workshop
Discover Silver Metal Clay Workshop
Instructor: Nancy Karpel
Medium: Special Interest, Metals
Adult Workshop
Adult all levels
September 21
Saturday, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Tuition: $170.00
Member Tuition: $153.00
Details & Registration
Available
Parent/Child Cornucopia Memory Box Workshop Youth Workshop
Parent/Child Cornucopia Memory Box Workshop
Instructor: Carole Firth
Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest
Youth Workshop
open to ages 5+
November 10
Sunday, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Fee payable with tuition: $20
Tuition: $30.00
Member Tuition: $27.00
Details & Registration
Available
Leather Halloween Masks Workshop Adult Workshop
Leather Halloween Masks Workshop
Instructor: Katie Coleman
Medium: Special Interest, Leather
Adult Workshop
Adult all levels
October 19
Saturday, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Fee payable with tuition: $50
Tuition: $110.50
Member Tuition: $99.45
Details & Registration
Available
Parent & Child Workshop: Celebration Of Light Youth Workshop
Parent & Child Workshop: Celebration Of Light
Instructor: Janice Baker
Medium: Mixed Media, Special Interest
Youth Workshop
open to ages 5+
December 08
Sunday, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Fee payable with tuition: $25
Tuition: $30.00
Member Tuition: $27.00
Details & Registration
Available
Iris Paper Folding Workshop Adult Workshop
Iris Paper Folding Workshop
Instructor: Jean Rill-Alberto
Medium: Special Interest
Adult Workshop
Adult all levels
September 28
Saturday, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Fee payable with tuition: $15
Tuition: $50.00
Member Tuition: $45.00
Details & Registration
Available
Gilded Frame & Encaustic Painting Workshop Adult Workshop
Gilded Frame & Encaustic Painting Workshop
Instructor: Leslie Giuliani
Medium: Special Interest
Adult Workshop
Adult all levels
October 19 - October 20
Saturday, Sunday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Fee payable with tuition: $30
Tuition: $150.00
Member Tuition: $135.00
Details & Registration
Available
Sparkling Glass Mandala Workshop Adult Workshop
Sparkling Glass Mandala Workshop
Instructor: Janice Baker
Medium: Special Interest, Glass
Adult Workshop
Adult all levels
November 02
Saturday, 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Fee payable with tuition: $40
Tuition: $58.50
Member Tuition: $52.65
Details & Registration
Available
Tickling Your Creative Bones Workshop Adult Workshop
Tickling Your Creative Bones Workshop
Instructor: Mary O'Connor
Medium: Special Interest
Adult Workshop
Adult all levels
September 21
Saturday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fee payable with tuition: $20
Tuition: $39.00
Member Tuition: $35.10
Details & Registration
Available
Print
Print, Carve. Repeat: Block Printing On Textiles & Papers
Instructor: Claudia Mathison
Medium: Fiber, Special Interest, Printmaking
Adult Class
Adult all levels
September 17 - October 08
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fee payable with tuition: $30
Tuition: $156.00
Member Tuition: $140.40
Details & Registration
Available
Printing From Nature Workshop
Instructor: Claudia Mathison
Medium: Fiber, Special Interest, Printmaking
Adult Workshop
Adult all levels
September 21
Saturday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fee payable with tuition: $25
Tuition: $52.00
Member Tuition: $46.80
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
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
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
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
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

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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411 Church Street
Guilford, CT 06437
(203) 453-5947

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