Join ARTfactory instructor and local artist, Michele Frantz, for two hours of open studio time. Bring your own supplies and spend time working on your piece surrounded by other artists. Michele is there with guidance should you need it, but this is not an instructor-led session. 

Tuition: $22 online or in person

No need to make resolutions, at the ARTfactory mental health and wellness in our community is a priority year round!

Start the new year with a focus on improving your mental health and wellness through creative expression and release. Join us at the ARTfactory for our free Kickoff Events for our Twenty-Twenty THRIVE ARTful Wellness Series. This new series will include a themed free, community event on the second Saturday of each month followed by workshops and classes geared toward improving mental health and wellness through art in all forms.

Get a sample of what's to come with several stations where our instructors will be sampling some of their workshop offerings for you to get signed up for.

Some stations will include:

• Zen Gardening
• Meditation
• Kindness Rock Painting
• Singing Bowls
• Comfy Corner
• More!

Come for this FREE community event. RESCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 31ST!

RSVP Here

Instructor and artist, Lydia Bratton, will guide this class through the start to finish of creating art through sculpture. Sculpture requires patience, perseverance, and sometimes a mindset shift to achieve desired results.

Lydia will stress the importance of trusting the process, making sculptors of all levels feel capable and confident in creating a piece they can be proud of. Students will plan and complete sculptures they can take home and enjoy.

Sculptures will be left to dry for a week, and students will return to paint their finished, dried product before taking their masterpiece home.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $114 Supply Fee: $15

This class is designed to teach actors how to apply their acting skills to working on camera. Instructor and screen actor Amy Treat will guide and help actors improve their confidence, perfect their technique, and learn the basics of performing for the camera. 

Students will develop skills such as:

Screen technique: How screen acting differs from live performance

Visual storytelling: How to work in contemporary scenes

Body positioning: How to position your body for the camera

Memorization: How to memorize lines

Improvisation: How to improvise on camera 

For ages 16+

Instructor: Amy Treat

Tuition: $114 Tech Fee: $5 

This class is designed for students (beginner to intermediate) who want to explore the unique principles of watercolor: transparency, speed, & spontaneity. Classes will emphasize and demonstrate brush work, color mixing, wash techniques, value patterns, design layout, and composition. Class may be taken multiple times; subject matter will vary among a variety of landscapes, seascapes, florals, & still-life. Watercolor paper will be provided by instructor. Click here for a list of supplies. For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Mike Flynn

Tuition: $190  Paper Fee: $8

Join artist Michele Frantz for a 5 lesson session in acrylic painting!  Versatile and forgiving, acrylic paints may be manipulated with a wide array of techniques, applied to many different surfaces, and modified with various additives.

Students new to acrylics will learn introductory basics; experienced students will improve their skills and explore new directions. Class is offered throughout the year with a different approach presented in each session. Click here for a list of supplies. Canvases and boards will be provided by the instructor.

For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $190  Canvas Fee: $8 

In this five-week class, we will be exploring the various mediums of ink, watercolor and gouache and how you can use them together or separately. We will do a variety of subjects that are illustrative and how you can use these mediums that help create a story or a visually interesting subject. 

Tuition: $190 Supply Fee: $20

Explore the beautiful fluidity and transparency of watercolor. Beginners will learn basic tools and techniques. Experienced students will explore new methods, materials, and styles. This class is offered throughout the year with a different approach presented in each session.  A list of supplies can be found on the Classes and Camps page, or by clicking here. Watercolor paper will be provided by the instructor.

For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $190  Supply Fee: $5