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Learn the art of pottery, woodworking, and jewelry making in Chicago and discover your creative side through hands-on classes led by experienced instructors. Master the techniques of painting, drawing, and printmaking in Chicago's vibrant arts community, and cultivate your artistic skills under the guidance of talented local artists.

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Beginning Mosaics (Ages 9-13)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Young artists will discover the magic of mosaics! Students will learn the basics of mosaic making.  The class will culminate in creating a mirror with a mosaic frame.

(83) All levels 9 - 13 years old
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$160

4 sessions

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Plein Air in the City

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Draw and paint outside the Caldwell Lily Pool, Lincoln Park Conservatory or Garfield Park Conservatory. Work in drawing mediums and or watercolors and watercolor pencils. Focus includes instruction on creating quick thumbnail sketches, composition, and color. Dress appropriately for changing weather, sun protection, and summer insects.

(83) All levels 18 and older
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$195

2 sessions

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Paint the Town

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Unleash your creativity and explore the world of art in an immersive experience where you can unleash your inner artist and bring your imagination to life through captivating and expressive artwork.

(83) Beginner 16 and older
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$195

5 sessions

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Drawing with Charcoal

Evanston Art Center @ Interactive Online Classroom via Zoom, Chicago, IL

Learn to render different subjects with charcoal. We will use photographic references to learn about various drawing concepts: values, forms, texture, atmospheric perspective and facial proportions. Experience drawing on papers with different tonal values. Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list. Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first...

(83) Intermediate 18 and older
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$190

6 sessions

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Botany for Botanical Artists

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Bring realism to your botanical artwork with a focus on identifying the morphological features of plants. Emphasizing specific plant parts in illustrations is critical to the identification of plant species in both scientific floras and identification manuals. Through a combination of lectures and lab/studio time, you will identify key characteristics in each plant specimen and then transfer them to botanical illustrations. A supply list will be...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$374
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Landscape Painting with Water-Based Mediums

Evanston Art Center

Water-based paint mediums allow artists the freedom to explore color; create layers, experiment; and make quick changes in their compositions.   This Winter; explore your favorite landscapes  while learning about color, gesture, form, and other elements crucial to a strong landscape painting.  Gouache; watercolor, acrylic, and other water-based mediums are welcome.  Instructor will provide photographic references or bring...

(83) All levels 15 and older
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Lighting Effects Workshop

Evanston Art Center

Bring a painting you are struggling with and Didier will help you think about light? Working in your choice of medium (oil, acrylic, charcoal, graphite, or pastel) Didier will show you how to create correct light. Bring a piece that you had started or start a new piece from scratch using a photo reference. Light gives a sense of dimension, mood, and life.  Didier Nolet is an artist who has perfected the use of light in his art. He will share...

(83) Beginner 18 and older
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From Drawing to Painting (Ages 16+)

Evanston Art Center

We’ll begin each class with drawing exercises, and then use those drawings as tools to painting. Learn to see deeper, express yourself both intuitively and through observation, and simply indulge in the pleasure of making. Work from still lives you create yourself, as well as reference photos. In drawing you will work with line, gesture, cross hatch and tone. The paintings will expand upon these ideas. There will be lessons for beginners, and...

(83) All levels 16 and older
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Mosaics

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

In this multi-level class, students learn the process of creating a mosaic piece:  Cutting tile Layout and design Substrates Adhesives and grouting You are welcome to bring your own collection of ceramic/glass and found objects to incorporate into your work. Some material provided.

(83) All levels 18 and older
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$330

9 sessions

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Paint Your Heart Out

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Awaken your creative insticts and collaborate with a group of kindred spirits while working in the EAC studio environment. Learn to access you uncensored voice and free yourself from limiting opinions of what is considered acceptable artmaking. In this class, students elevate painting skills by exploring paint application methods and mediums. Develop personal imagery and invent on a 2D surface. Bring acrylics, oils, watercolors or gouache. Supply...

(83) All levels 18 and older
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$330

9 sessions

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Color As an Object: Painting with Color

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Want to grow your practice with color in either oil or acrylic? We’ll begin with the basics of color theory, and progress through creating color swatches and learning about our materials, ultimately creating two paintings that demonstrate the main principles of color theory. Paintings will either be abstract or from references you bring.  To expand on these foundational building blocks, we will begin to experiment with color as an object,...

(83) All levels 18 and older
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$190

3 sessions

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Travel Sketch

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Learn how to maximize your time as you sketch and draw the landscapes during your travels. Emphasis includes how to extract your vision from the landscape using elements of composition; how to render basic forms of the landscape and incorporate line, gesture, and value; and how to add color. Using water-based pens and colored pencils, you will begin your own travel sketchbooks using inspirational travel photos. Water-soluble sketch pens will be...

(83) All levels 18 and older
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$180

4 sessions

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Painting Vibrant Flora & Landscapes in Oils

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Render flowers and landscapes richly and beautifully in oil paints! Discover how to achieve vibrant, confident artworks that convey a sense of light, shadow, and sculptural form. Color mixing and brush stroke application will also be a major focus.  You will start with a paint-along demonstration, then work on your own choice of subject. Supply List *Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colours: all 37 ml size tubes except for white, which...

(83) All levels 18 and older
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$195

9 sessions

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Pushing The Figure: Abstraction and Beyond

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Designed for the figurative painter who wishes to challenge their way of seeing and representing the figure beyond traditional rendering. You will be exposed to the work of Nathan Oliveira, Elaine de Kooning, Richard Diebenkorn, and Barbara Knoll, among many other contemporary abstract figurative painters.  Re-interpreting figure/ground relationships, use of color, and mark-making within the context of exploring abstraction and strong design...

(83) Intermediate 18 and older
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$350

8 sessions

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Painting, Color and Design

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Get introduced to stimulating color and design methods. Learn how to progress from idea to sketch to painting to both enrich creativity and bring a sense of order to your artwork. Personalize your color palette, and work with the principles of pictorial structure to help you develop an exciting and cohesive body of work. Acrylic or oil paint, charcoal, graphite or colored pencils will be used. Bring what supplies you have to the first class.

(83) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$295

8 sessions

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Painted Floorcloths (Ages 16+)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Design your own floorcloth, an Early American art form of floor coverings. Learn various techniques: staining, stenciling, geometric design or free hand images. Display on the floor or use as a wall-hanging. Bring on the first day of class: Any sketch pad Any pencil If the student already has acrylic paint and/or brushes, it is recommended that they come to class the first day before buying any new art materials.

(83) All levels 16 and older
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$195

5 sessions

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Plein Air Painting and Sketching

Evanston Art Center @ Interactive Online Classroom via Zoom, Chicago, IL

Create art inspired by nature in oil or acrylic. Learn how to translate the beauty and complexity of the natural world into drawings and paintings. We will alternate working onsite (likely Skokie Lagoons) and at home (via Zoom) while we learn ways to render skies, plant life, and water. Concepts will be explained via lectures so students have a strong grasp of the fundamentals before we head outside. This class will only take place outdoors and on...

(83) All levels 18 and older
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$170

4 sessions

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Teen Beginning/Intermediate Drawing and Painting (Ages 13-18)

Evanston Art Center @ Interactive Online Classroom via Zoom, Chicago, IL

Ignite your artistic journey in Teen Beginning/Intermediate Drawing and Painting. Delve into the fundamentals of drawing, from mastering line and shape to exploring shading techniques. With watercolor paints, embark on a step-by-step exploration of color and realism, creating captivating landscapes, portraits, and still lifes. Join us, whether you're a returning student or a newcomer eager to embark on new projects and refine your skills.

(83) Beginner 13 - 18 years old
$150

6 sessions

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Painting From Collage

Evanston Art Center

Explore your imagery on a whole new level! Learn to create dynamic large-scale paintings from a self-composed, small-scale collage. Begin by creating a contemporary collage from old magazines, paper scraps and newspapers.  Together we will convert our collages into larger paintings, using a guided grid technique. You are welcome to use oils, acrylics, gouache or watercolors. In-person class (with reduced capacity) closely following Restore...

(83) All levels 18 and older
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Mixed Media Landscape Painting Ages 16+

Evanston Art Center

Learn how to develop and paint an impressionistic landscape, starting with a simple composition as a foundation, then building layers of color using watercolor and pastel underpainting techniques. Each week students will receive a landscape photo to be used for the class demo during class time and we will paint together, critique, and share the painting process in real time. Skill Level: All Levels Notes: This interactive online class is presented...

(83) All levels 16 and older
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