Adult Classes
Welcome to Farmington Valley Arts Center Adult Classes and Workshops (teenagers 16+ are welcome to join). Click on any area of interest below to find the classes you are looking for. Members save 10% for a year on tuition.
Registration for Fall classes opens August 4, 2024, at noon.
Registration for Winter classes opens November 10, 2024, at noon.
Basic Drawing
10 Tue, Sept 10 - Nov 12, 7-9 PM
10 Wed, Sept 11 - Nov 13, 1-3 PM
10 Sat, Sept 7 - Nov 23, 10 AM-12 PM (no 9/21 & 10/5)
Maurice Casas
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Figure Drawing with Live Model
10 Wednesdays, Sept 11 - Nov 13
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Paul Iezzi
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Abstract and Semi-Abstract Painting
10 Mondays, Sept 9 - Nov 11, 2024
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Maurice Casas
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Beginner Painting
12 Tuesdays, Sept 10 – Dec 3 (no 11/26)
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Carolann Dvorak-Brewer
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Beginner Watercolor
12 Wed, Sept 11 – Dec 4 (no 11/27)
12:30-2:30PM
12 Thurs, Sept 12 – Dec 5 (no 11/28)
9:30-11:30AM
Carolann Dvorak-Brewer
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WATER MEDIA! Advanced Painting
12 Tuesdays, Sept 10 – Dec 3 (no 11/26)
12 Wednesdays, Sept 11 – Dec 4 (no 11/27)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Carolann Dvorak-Brewer
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Intro to (Abstract) Landscape Painting
8 Thursdays, Sept 19 - Nov 7
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Edith Skiba LaMonica
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The Curious Painter
6 Sat, Sept 14 - Oct 26 (no 10/5)
6 Sat, Nov 2 - Dec 14 (no 11/30)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sharon Dvora
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The Basics of Digital Photography
6 Saturdays, Sept 21 - Nov 2 (no 10/5)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Andy Mars
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Workshops
Heublein Tower:
Architecture in Ink & Watercolor
Friday, September 27, 2024
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Maurice Casas
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Barn Owl:
Guardian of the Night in Watercolor
Friday, October 25, 2024
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Julie Phillipps
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Make Your Mark:
Expressive Clay Techniques
Friday, November 8, 2024
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Grace Epstein
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Abstract Elegance:
Fused Glass Plates
Friday, November 15, 2024
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Phoebe Katzin
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Mastering Pears:
Still Life in Soft Pastel
Friday, December 6, 2024
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Karen Israel
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