Parent/Child Together: Valentine’s Day Love Box Workshop

Mixed Media

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

Glass

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

Drawing

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

Painting

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

Drawing

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.

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

Mixed Media

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!

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.

Bringing Stories To Life – Making Dioramas: Session A

Drawing

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!

Visual Journal Practice

Decorative Arts

Connect to your creative language through this visual journaling process that everyone can do. Participants are invited to practice awareness of their felt sense and work intuitively to create simple images using color, lines, shapes, and collage materials. Engage in a brief reflective writing process to explore their meaning for you. This workshop provides an introduction to the expressive arts process that may start or complement your self-care routine to reduce stress, gain insight, and foster well-being.