Events

Join instructor Larry Charles for a four-week Tuesday watercolor workshop that brings your travel memories to life! Each session starts with a step-by-step demo, then you’ll paint alongside him, learning to capture light, color, and detail. Create two watercolor scenes each week and boost your artistic confidence.

Join instructor Larry Charles for a four-week Tuesday watercolor workshop that brings your travel memories to life! Each session starts with a step-by-step demo, then you’ll paint alongside him, learning to capture light, color, and detail. Create two watercolor scenes each week and boost your artistic confidence.

Learn an easy, step-by-step approach to charcoal drawing with instructor Adrienne Lee. All materials are provided as she demonstrates techniques, shares helpful shortcuts, and offers tips for realism and composition. A highlight of the class is using an eraser to remove charcoal and reveal the white of the paper. You’ll leave with a finished drawing.

Perfect for all experience levels! Catch the Arizona sun with fused glass suncatchers you create yourself. Make two one-of-a-kind pieces using dots, stringers, frit, powder, vitrigraph, murrini, and sheet glass. Go bold, simple, or intricate—the creative possibilities are endless.

This 2-day workshop includes all art supplies and an archival ink pen set with registration. Adrienne Lee will guide you through creating special ink effects like fur, wood, glass, and feathers using short exercises on day one. Day two focuses on creating frame-worthy drawings using these techniques.

Your Creative Playground! Looking for a space to unleash your creativity, connect with fellow artists, and spark new ideas? Our Open Art Studio is the perfect spot! Whether you love painting, drawing, collage, mixed media—or anything in between—bring your favorite supplies and dive in.

Experience the beauty of hand weaving on a rigid heddle loom. Learn several patterns, including clasp-weft inspired by Southwest tapestry designs. Choose natural Navajo Churro wool or bright Arizona sunset colors. Looms are pre-warped, giving you time to experiment and create a unique woven piece.

Master round and chunky paper beads for all your art projects! Mimi will teach you to make small and large beads plus fun extra shapes. Watch a demo on creating a phone dangle once beads dry. Leave with a colorful stash of beads and a mini kit to make your own dangle at home.

Dyeing silk with Sharpie markers feels like pure magic. Add the secret ingredient and watch colors race, swirl, and bloom in happy, unpredictable ways. No messy dye pots—just draw on silk, experiment freely, and create a one-of-a-kind 8" x 54" scarf you’ll love to wear and show off.