Art Classes in Chicago, IL

Relax in a cool atmosphere with music & friends. Bring your own wine or favorite beverage and enjoy painting a piece of art. We supply everything you need – Paint, 16x20 canvas, brushes, and aprons. Never Painted before? No Problem. We have talented Artists ready to take you on your journey. You will leave the session with your own original...

Create your own beautiful stained glass art. Learn how to cut & break glass as you create your own project using the copper foil method. The session will deal with type & quality of glass, appropriate tools, cutting techniques and assembling. You will leave the class with a completed project. $55 Materials Fee will be collected at the time...

In this class, students will learn basic techniques for welding steel. A standard vocational welding course takes 6 months to a year to complete. However, it is possible in a 3-hour class to gain enough information to safely operate simple welding equipment. Once armed with this knowledge, students are free to explore the subject on their own. Students...

One-on-one instruction, tips and guidance to improve your drawing ability. Whether you are a novice or trying to get back into drawing, this workshop will give you the studio time to draw and get better at what you love to draw!  You will practice still life, landscape and portraiture. You will get tips on proportion, composition and shading,...

Thinking about tapping to your creativity?  Sip and Make!  We provide all the art materials  Note: Our events are all BYOB. You can bring your beverage of choice. Ice, cups, corkscrews are provided. All art materials are provided.

Paint Nite is invading bars and restaurants near you with everything you need to create a one-of-a-kind painting. We’ll guide you and your friends through two lively hours of creativity, drinking, and laughing ‘til your cheeks hurt. The best part? You don’t have to be an artist to have an amazing time. Please Note: Be in comfortable clothing....

Selecting the freshest flowers, prolonging life of fresh flowers, arranging flowers in vases. The class includes 1-hour tour at a wholesale florist, 3-hour workshop. Free tutorial brochures. You will take home your own creation!

Girl with Balloon (also, Balloon Girl or Girl and Balloon) is a 2002-started London series of stencil murals by the graffiti artist Banksy, depicting a young girl with her hand extended toward a red heart-shaped balloon carried away by the wind. The first work was on Waterloo Bridge, and other murals were around London, though none remain there. Banksy...

This class deals with fabrication of large scale metal sculpture from models or free-form. As with Beginning Metal Sculpture, students will be expected to keep a sketchbook of ideas which will be critiqued and refined at each class session.  Students will learn advanced metal fabrication technique, gas forging, Acetylene welding, and gas and...

This class focuses on how to work sculptural concepts from the drawing board to the scale model stage of construction. Students will be expected to keep a sketchbook of ideas which will be critiqued and refined at each class session. Students will learn basic metal fabrication technique.   Please note:  Students should complete their...

Wet Felting beginners class. Come with little or no feltmaking experience and leave with a thorough understanding of wet felting and confidence to continue practicing craft on your own. Students learn basics, starting from wool rowing properties then we will explore and try different felting designs and end up with unique piece of felted art. Very...

Tunisian (or Afghan) crochet is a cross between traditional crochet and knitting, creating a highly textured and sturdy fabric appropriate for home décor. Skills taught: Tunisian Simple Stitch Tunisian Knit Stitch Slip Stitch Color changes Pre-requisite: Beginning Crochet or equivalent.

In just weeks you will learn how to read a skirt pattern, lay it out, cut and sew your fabric, add a waistband, zipper and darts, plus the proper way to hem. Repeat students can choose slacks as a second project.

After you’ve taken the perfect photo, take it to the next step and learn how to make inkjet prints of your photos using Photoshop! We will go over how to open and prep your images for printing, how to properly re-size your image, and how to print through Photoshop to get the best results.  Students will be able to print on both matte and luster...

Paint Nite is invading bars and restaurants near you with everything you need to create a one-of-a-kind painting. We’ll guide you and your friends through two lively hours of creativity, drinking, and laughing ‘til your cheeks hurt. The best part? You don’t have to be an artist to have an amazing time. Please Note: Be in comfortable clothing....