Explore Your Creativity this Fall in Art Classes at Guilford Art Center
Guilford Art Center (GAC) is now enrolling for its Fall 2025 semester of classes and workshops for adults, teens, and youth. Classes are open to all levels, whether you’re just starting out or looking to build on existing skills. A wide range of classes are available in a variety of media, including ceramics, painting, drawing, […]
Fall Catalog of Art Classes and Workshops is Here!
The catalog for Fall Classes & Workshops is now available! You’ll find a lot of new offerings this semester for ALL ages! Registration opens this Sunday; see schedule below. We’ll keep teens busy this fall with new workshops in puppet making and collage, plus the always popular pottery and comics. The Teen Art Club has […]
GALLERY: Final Weekend for Fiber; Into the Deep Opens Aug 8
FINAL WEEKEND! Fiber Reimagined III closes this Sunday at 4 pm This juried exhibition features work by fiber artists who push the boundaries of texture, form, and imagination. Each piece on display challenges conventional notions of what fiber can be—transforming soft materials into powerful, provocative works of art. Presented in collaboration with Fiber Art Now, […]
Guilford Art Center Presents Into the Deep: A World Within, with works by GAC Teaching Artist Marsha Borden and Resident Potter Casey Potts
AUGUST 8 – AUGUST 31
Don’t Miss Out! New Openings in Youth Week 6 & July/Aug Adult Workshops
YOUTH PROGRAM WEEK 6: JULY 29-AUG 2 Down on the Farm: Mixed Media Open to ages 5-7 9:00am-12:00pm Instructor: Lexa McCrady Students will embark on a barnyard adventure using painting, collage, and other mixed media techniques to create adorable farm animals, rolling fields, and rustic landscapes. Handbuilding with Clay: Clay Architects & Sculptors Open to […]
Openings in Youth Week 4 & July Adult Workshops
YOUTH PROGRAM WEEK 4: JULY 14-18 Art Playground: Session B Open to ages 5-7 9:00am-12:00pm Instructor: Nellie Shevelkina Work with clay to make masks decorated with colorful tissue paper and build with wood and natural objects. Explore watercolor paintings and colored sands. Make paper dolls, animals, birds, insects and imaginary creatures. Creative Air-Dry Clay: Session […]
Openings in Summer Youth Week 3 & 4 (July 7-11, July 14-18)
WEEK 3: JULY 7-11 Art Playground: Session A Open to ages 5-7 9:00am-12:00pm Instructor: Nellie Shevelkina Work with clay to make masks decorated with colorful tissue paper and build with wood and natural objects. Explore watercolor paintings and colored sands. Make paper dolls, animals, birds, insects and imaginary creatures. Your Favorite Book Characters Open to […]
Hot Staff Picks for July from The Shop
Every purchase made in THE SHOP at Guilford Art Center (411 Church Street, Guilford, CT 06437) supports independent working artists and Guilford Art Center’s community and educational programming. It’s one of the things that makes THE SHOP one of the most unique shopping destinations on the shoreline. With its wide selection of contemporary handcrafted work […]
Fiber Reimagined III Opens Today
Don’t miss this stunning fiber art exhibition opening today! Our gallery is open 7 days a week; Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm. Free.
Thanks Breakwater Books, New Earrings, Fiber Show Opens July 1, Summer Reg Continues
GAC Sponsor Feature: Breakwater Books “We are proud to support the Guilford Art Center and their mission to provide an inclusive community environment for arts education and appreciation in our town. We strongly believe in and support education in our community and the arts should never be left out. We especially love that GAC provides […]