Whether you are a true beginner or you are looking to brush up on your drawing skills in charcoal and pastel, this class is your opportunity! Become familiar with the tools of pastel painting. Approach the easel with confidence with an understanding of the Elements of Design, Composition, Shape, Value and Color. You will receive plenty of individual attention and groups critiques will be offered at the end of each class.

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In this engaging studio-style class, preteens will dive into a wide range of artistic materials and techniques while developing their personal creative voice. Projects are designed to promote problem-solving, critical thinking, and creative risk-taking—building both artistic skill and confidence. Students will be encouraged to explore, experiment, and refine their ideas as they create meaningful, expressive works in a supportive and inspiring environment.

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Create a unique slab-constructed mug and personalize it with a custom relief print in this hands-on ceramics workshop. Learn slab-building techniques, surface decoration, and how to transfer a relief design onto clay. No prior experience needed!

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In this workshop, participants will explore Zentangle Inspired Art (ZIA) while creating a beautiful floral design on a 8.3" × 4.7" canvas pencil pouch. The session will include some foundational Zentangle® strokes, simple floral like motifs, and ways to combine structured patterns with organic shapes. Using special Sakura Identi-Pen® for crisp, permanent line work, students build a layered composition that balances pattern, texture, and flow. Additionally, color will be introduced as one of the hallmarks of ZIA. Each participant leaves with a functional, unique hand-decorated pouch and a set of repeatable techniques they can use in future projects.

*Basic Zentangle skills are not necessary.

Materials Cost: $15.00

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Calling all teens and tweens eager to enhance their artistic abilities! Join the Teen Drawing and Painting Class to sharpen both your eyes and hands while delving into a variety of drawing and painting techniques. Learn essential principles such as composition, values, shading, color mixing, and traditional methods using pencils, pastels, and acrylic paints. Enroll now to unleash your creativity, with personalized instruction at your own pace and all materials provided for in-class exploration!

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Two 5-Week Sessions

Curious about learning to throw but not ready to commit to a full session? This five-week sampler is the perfect way to get a feel for working on the pottery wheel. Designed for beginners, the course introduces the essentials of wheel throwing — from preparing clay and centering to shaping simple forms like bowls and cylinders.

With hands-on instruction and plenty of guided practice, you’ll gain confidence at the wheel while creating a few finished pieces of your own. This short-format class offers a relaxed, low-pressure way to explore ceramics and decide if you’d like to take your skills further in a full 10-week course.

All materials, glazes, and firings are included.

This class is held in a ADA accessable studio space

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Over four, two-hour classes you will build on the information learned in the Zentangle Basics class. Tangle Time expands your knowledge of “tangles” while exploring techniques that allow you to push your creativity to new heights. In each class you will expand your tangling techniques and add to your knowledge of tangles (patterns) Take your Zentangle journey ahead of basics to a level where you can create your own patterns in a fun and enjoyable way. Supplies: There will be a one-time supply fee of $12 payable to the instructor at time of first class if you do not have the basic Zentangle kit.

*It is recommended but not necessary that you take a basic Zentangle class first.

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Learn to paint with thread in this embroidery workshop. We'll use reference photos to create floral fiber art. We will start by discussing the possibilities of hand embroidery and look at examples of embroidery art, recent and historical as well as how embroidery can be a functional craft, fine art, or both!We will then make sketches of a chosen plant which we will then transfer to fabric. After a lunch break, we will begin stitching. We will explore how to embroider in a painterly way. Guidance will be provided throughout. 

Be prepared to leave with a "work in progress" that you can continue to work on at home. This is an intermediate class but welcomes beginners that already enjoy drawing at any level.

$15 materials fee 

• We believe art should be accessible to all. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
• Membership is one of the easiest and most effective ways to support the mission of HYS