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ARTful Wellness
Sculpting Your Inner World: Expressive Clay Figures
with Lydia Bratton
2026 is the year to give back to yourself, and there's no better place to start than our ARTful Wellness series!
This workshop is an invitation to explore your emotions and intentions through three-dimensional form.
Using simple sculpting techniques, you will create a small, abstract or figurative sculpture from earthenware clay that represents a feeling, a goal, or a part of your inner world. The focus is on intuitive expression, not realistic representation.
This is a powerful and cathartic exercise in self-reflection. You'll take your finished clay piece home to air-dry and finish as you wish.
Ages 15+ (Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)
Sunday, September 27th
2-5 pm
Registration Fee: FREE!
This free wellness class is brought to you in collaboration with UVA Health.
Doodle Quilts
with Michele Frantz
2026 is the year to focus on yourself, and there is no better way than through some art therapy!
Students will doodle and color on different papers, and the cut them up and make a "quilt". You can open your mind by trading papers with other students, and creating a mesh of ideas and inspiration that will revive your spirit.
All materials will be provided, including paper, drawing materials, paints, scissors, and quilting patterns.
Ages 15+ (Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)
Saturday, October 3rd
1-4 pm
Registration fee: Free!
This free wellness workshop is brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.
A Bird in the Hand: Painting Cardinals on Wooden Ornaments
with Emily Thomson
2026 is the year to give back to yourself, and there's no better place to start than this free installment in our ARTful Wellness series!
Winter time is approaching, so why not prepare by painting a beautiful figure on a simple ornament?
Come paint a cardinal (Virginia's state AND official holiday bird!) perched on a holly branch, with a round wooden ornament as your canvas. Professional artist and instructor Emily Thomson will show you how to paint step by step to make your ornament your own! Whether for yourself or someone special in your life, express yourself through the paints and explore the feelings surrounding this magical time of year through art.
Ages 15+
Friday, November 13
6:30-8:30 pm
Registration Fee: FREE!!
This free wellness class is brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.
Rooted: Symbolic Tree Print
2026 is the year to give back to yourself, and there's no better place to start than this free wellness class!
Discover the process of scratching, inking, and hand-printing your own stylized tree-inspired artwork.
In this beginner-friendly wellness printmaking class, you’ll be introduced to simple relief carving and hand-printing techniques.
As you create, pause and consider: What helps me stay rooted during a changing season? Create a simple black-and-white tree print that reflects your own sense of growth, rest, strength, or change.No detailed drawing or extensive carving is required - just a willingness to make marks, get inky, and enjoy the reveal of your design on paper.
No experience is needed, and all materials are provided.Please note: We will be using beginner-friendly carving tools. Safe tool use will be demonstrated at the start of class.
Participants should feel comfortable using small, sharp tools and following safety guidance throughout the workshop.
Ages 15+
Monday, November 16
6-8 pm
Registration Fee: FREE!
Painting Ornaments: A Wellness Class
with Michele Frantz
2026 is the year to give back to yourself, and there's no better place to start than this free wellness class!
Just in time for the holidays, relax and enjoy some hot cocoa while we make colorful and sparkly ornaments with paper, paint and wood.
No art experience required, just some skill with scissors and glue.
Ages 15+
Saturday, December 12
12-2 pm
Registration Fee: Free!
This free wellness class is brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.
Watercolor Painting as Meditation
with Ana Schwar
2026 is the year to give back to yourself, and there's no better place to start than this installment in our ARTful Wellness series, brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.
Lose yourself in this relaxing watercolor class, where you can take your mind out of your everyday life and submerge into your paper. Unleash your creativity, and let your imagination take over in this meditative watercolor class.
This free wellness workshop is open to all levels, and no painting experience is needed.
Ages 15+
Saturday, December 19
2-4 pm
Registration Fee: FREE!!
This FREE wellness class is brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.
Paper Quilling for Calm
with Stephanie McGee
2027 is the year to give back to yourself, and there's no better place to start than this entry in our ARTful Wellness series, brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.
Come and learn the basics of the fine art of Quilling or Paper Filigree. This unique process for creating beautiful paper artwork is naturally meditative and will help you find calm in creation.
No prior experience is needed to join this class! Just bring an open mind, and your reading glasses.
Ages 15+
Thursday, January 14
10:30 am -12:30 pm
Registration Fee: FREE!!
This free wellness class is brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.
Found Poetry Studio
with Jackie Del Vacchio
2027 is the year to give back to yourself, and there's no better place to start than this installment in our ARTful Wellness series!
Join us for a calming and reflective workshop where students transform existing text into personal poetry and visual art.
This class will encourage mindfulness, self-expression, and creative discovery as participants reveal new meaning from existing words and create a page that feels thoughtful and unique.
Ages 15+
Monday, February 1
6-8 pm
Registration Fee: FREE!
This free wellness class is brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.