Larry Charles is now providing Open Studio time every month! Here's a chance to paint or draw under the supervision of an accomplished artist, who is eager to inspire you to try different mediums and subject matters. He is doing this once a month on Tuesday afternoons.    Larry will bring in some still life set-ups, or you can paint or draw your own composition from a reference photo or your [...]

The topic for February's Art Conversation is Collections! Nicolette will be showing you some amazing collections that she hopes will make you consider what you collect.  There will be some surprises here. As a special touch, Nicolette is encouraging you to bring an item(s) from your collection(s) to the meeting, for this very special workshop.  Zoom attendees are also encouraged to "bring" something. Come and find out about the woman [...]

Partners That Heal is a group from The Phoenix Theater Company, that uses theater techniques to intervene at Phoenix Children's Hospital to heal terminal patients - or to reach patients who need intervention but not necessarily medical intervention. Partners that Heal has developed 250+ proven improvisation interventions that improve communication and rapport between individuals and their caretakers to facilitate communication and reduce fear and discomfort in hospitals (for children and adults), [...]

  Whether you are a beginner or just want to improve your existing drawing skills, these four Tuesday morning workshops are the proven, easy way to learn new techniques and the tricks of the pros. Instructor Larry Charles will demonstrate how to do shading, perspective, faces proportions and scale the right way every time. Each class session features instructor demonstrations and individual mentoring. Expect to take home at least two [...]

  Try something new!  Learn how to create fun improvisation marks on papers to use in collaging, journaling, or scrapbooking.  We will make a few gift tags using your paper as a take away. All supplies included.  Bring any papers of your own to paint on, if you'd like. Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. 10:00-12:00.  $40 Register Here

Jan Downey is the daughter and granddaughter of a German-Jewish family, some of whom managed to escape the Nazi's "Final Solution". In presenting her family's ordeal and escape, Jan will show original family documents the Nazis demanded and defiled, documents related to their escape from German and their refugee status in the United States. A tailor in Germany, Jan's grandfather was also an artist who loved painting and photography.  Once [...]

Shimmering wings and delicate legs - Dragonfly on a Reed.  Using glass and wire, you will make two dragonflies (one large and one small) that will grace your home.  At the end of the class, the dragonfly will be fused and ready for pickup the following week. Kathy Nelson spent most of her life on the West Coast. She enjoys working with students and has developed multiple classes to help [...]

This is a class for students who have already attended Prudence's class on Adjusting to Changes as You Age. Many of you from the first and second sessions of “Adjusting to Change in Purpose as we Age” have expressed an interest in staying connected to further discuss what was shared in those two previous sessions.  Based on this request, an open format will take place on Wednesday, February 15 from [...]

  Are you tired of being told what health care you need?  Are you ready to learn how to navigate our crazy system of health care? Do you need to understand what procedures are required, or just recommended?  These are just some of the topics that will be covered in this very valuable 3 part “Consumer Health Lecture Series”. In this first session you will get an overview of health care [...]

Harmony Hollow, in Cave Creek, is a triangular piece of land that reaches the boundaries of Spur Cross Ranch.  It is 28 acres of desert, wildlife, and history. Much like Spur Cross Ranch, the land contains Native American Pit Houses, Pueblos, and ruins from long ago when the land was home to the Hohokam. "The whole thing is full of archaeology" says Gary Smitt, former president and founder of the [...]

  Take your paper printing to the next level!  In this class we go more in depth using Stencils, Rubber Stamps, and Paper Masking & other basic texture tools.  This is a major printing session for you to create more complex beautiful papers! You must have taken Gelli Printing 101, Note:  Wear painting clothes or bring an apron. Class Cost is $60, which includes the materials fee. Feb. 21, 2023, 1:00 [...]

Arizona is a special place with a very humble beginning and an interesting journey to become the last of the 48 contiguous United States.  We will examine how pre-Columbian Native Americas built the most elaborate irrigation system in the Western Hemisphere.  How the Arizona Territory sided with the Confederacy with the tiny village of Tucson its hub.  We will examine how mining would become Arizona’s catalyst to growth and how [...]

  Please join us in attending a new women's group that has just formed.  We have already had two sessions and, due to popular demand, we are going to do another, including past students and new students. We all have stories worth sharing, and this is the perfect opportunity.  We use stories to make sense of our world and to share that understanding with others. We continue to learn that [...]

Are you a woman who would like to feel more empowered in your relationships?  Would you like to be more confident in your encounters with others?  We are starting two new 4 week classes that will make such a difference in your life. Kelley Bird, your instructor, is offering an hour-long class that will explain to you what this class is all about.  This free introduction, is on Feb. 22 [...]

  As the saying goes, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever," and the desire to adorn one's self with beautiful things is as old as humankind. A magnificent jewel provides the perfect complement to the fashion of the day, but more importantly, reflects its owner's taste, lifestyle, wealth and status. This lecture will examine some of the great jewelry collections belonging to royals, aristocrats, divas, socialites and Hollywood [...]

Each month, the Holland Center offers an afternoon Open Studio in our art room.  Art instructor, Larry Charles, will be on hand to provide helpful advice about art materials and techniques as you work on a project of your own choice.  Feel free to create with your oil paint, acrylics, colored pencils, watercolor, gouache or drawing pencils. Ask for helpful tips or color combinations while the Open Studio instructor is [...]