BYOB Craft & Sip: Valentine Cardmaking Workshop
Let’s make beautiful, handmade cards for the special people in your life. This workshop is open to all experience levels—whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crafter, you’ll enjoy exploring simple techniques, colorful papers, and creative embellishments. We’ll provide all the supplies and plenty of inspiration, so you’ll leave with unique cards ready to share with loved ones.
Parent/Child Together: Valentine’s Day Love Box Workshop
Share a fun afternoon with your special little one/ones, creating a beautiful little Valentine’s Love Box. Embellish your boxes with paint, lovebirds, flower petals, heart foil, ribbon, mulberry botanical papers, pearl beads and more! Line your box with red and pink velvet felt. Create a gift for your Valentine or as a place to keep your most loved treasures! Please note: tuition and material fee are per person.
Lamp Worked Glass Beads Workshop
Students will learn to use a torch to melt glass rods, creating personalized colorful glass beads. Many glass decorating techniques will be demonstrated, including enamels, metal foils, flowers and more.
Bringing Stories To Life – Making Dioramas: Session B
Have you ever wanted to design your own mini theater or write a script? In this class, children bring stories to life in 3D—creating scenes, costumes, and accessories from a favorite tale or their own original story. Using materials like fabric, buttons, ribbon, cardboard, and paint pens, kids will turn imagination into art and embark on an art adventure!
Valentine Portraits: BYOB Paint & Sip
No art skills required – sign up with a sweetheart, a sense of humor, and your favorite bottle (BYOB!). We’ll guide you step by step, but the real fun is in the laughter, the “oops” brushstrokes, and seeing your love through their eyes. By the end of the night, you’ll each have a one-of-a-kind keepsake (and a story worth telling).
Try Your Hand At Painting & Drawing Workshop: Session A
This workshop is geared towards the "absolute adult beginner" to come learn the basics of painting and drawing in a supportive, judgement-free session. Spend the morning in the GAC studios and learn about basic techniques, materials and approaches to working creatively in two dimensions. Come discover your creative potential.
Decorating a Victorian Valentine Workshop
Step back in time to craft and decorate your own Victorian-style valentines using vintage-inspired materials. Perfect for date night or a Galentine’s gathering. Bring a friend (or a sweetheart) and your favorite snack to share while you create something truly heartfelt.
Blacksmithing Valentine’s Date Night: Forging Steel Hearts
Forge lasting memories with your special someone this Valentine’s Day! This unique date night experience lets you learn the basics of blacksmithing together while creating a one-of-a-kind keepsake to cherish. Share the fun of hammering, shaping, and finishing metal in a hands-on, memorable activity that’s perfect for couples looking for something different.
Please note: For safety, all participants must wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Protective gear and materials are provided.
Valentine Card Party for Kids
Design your own special Valentines Day cards for your friends and loved ones. We will have a big variety of materials for you to use, including; paints, flowers, lace paper, sequins, stickers, ribbon and glitter galore! Come for some sweet fun and share the love!
Learn the Art of Iris Folding – Valentine Cardmaking Workshop
Create beautiful square Valentine cards while learning the “Art of Iris Folding,” a paper-crafting technique where strips of decorative paper are folded and layered in a spiral pattern to form a design that resembles the iris of a camera or eye. Using different templates and a stunning assortment of papers, you’ll fold, layer, and assemble your design to completion, resulting in a one-of-a-kind card.