Lifelong Learning

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 [...]

  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 [...]

The Art Conversation topic for January is “Artists with Issues”. We all know that “normal” is only a setting on the dryer! However, we all have issues...and you will enjoy seeing how the artists that Nicolette is presenting took their issues and made amazing art! Come see a video that makes Nicolette cry. Join us in-person or on Zoom, and sign up below.  We're sure this one will be full [...]

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 [...]