If glass art has always seemed like an intimidating venture, then this is the workshop for you! Join us for a fun class where you will create your own special glass keepsake.

In the workshop, students learn about the basics of kiln-formed, fused glass, and they will use what they learn to create their own 3” x 3” glass Whimsy. With Easter and Mother's Day on the horizon, designs will be centered around spring imagery, and will make the perfect gift for someone special!

Completed works will be photographed and logged by Maureen, and your Whimsy will then be tack-fused in Maureen’s home studio kiln. Once your piece is ready you can come back to the ARTfactory to pick it up.

ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED VIA THE SUPPLY FEE!

Ages 15+

Saturday, April 25th

1-3 pm

Registration Fee: $38         Supply Fee: $30

Join us for a one-off workshop that introduces the basics of popular styles of Latin Dance. 

Students will explore Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue and practice hearing the difference in these musical styles. Recognizing the music will help students use the movement being called to dance!

Dancers of any level are welcome to attend this workshop!

Ages 15+

Sunday, May 3rd

10:30 am - 12 pm

Registration Fee: $42

Do you love little plushes and figures, but wish you could make your own cute characters? Step into a world of fluffy wool and explore needlefelting!

Through this workshop, you’ll learn about basic techniques used in 3D needlefelting, and will get hands on experience using all the tools involved. Just in time for Mother's Day,  you will leave with a cute and functional friend: a ladybug magnet.

All materials will be provided, just bring a hint of extra patience!

Ages 18+

Sunday, May 3rd

1-4 pm

Registration Fee: $57       Supply Fee: $5

Get ready to move with a Latin focused Cardio class to get your heart rate pumping and your body in motion. This follow along style class with focus on repetitive movement to popular music of the Latin Culture with moves geared towards mobility.

Ages 15+

Saturday, May 9th

10:30-11:30 am

Registration Fee: FREE!!

This free wellness class is brought to you in partnership with the City of Manassas.

John will present a two hour class where he leads students in painting an original piece of art based on his signature strange and wonderful style using acrylic paints. Students will paint along and be encouraged to create their own original work.

He will address the following :

- Composition

- Finding shapes

- Lines of action

- Color theory

- Working with a color palette

- Stop thinking and start creating

Wednesday, May 13 6-8 pm

Class Fee: $38   Canvas Fee: $5

2026 is the year to give back to yourself, and these wellness workshops are a great place to start!

This will be a class centered on journaling as a form of wellness. I primarily journal during vacations and when I want to remember something, but anything can be journaling if you want it to be.

We’ll go over Notes App thoughts and quotes as well as how to finally start filling that journal that feels too pretty to use.

Saturday, May 16th

1-4 pm

Class Fee: Free!

This free wellness class is brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.

Join us for a step-by-step guided painting class inspired by the rich beauty of 17th-century Flemish still life paintings!

In this session, you’ll learn how to paint a fruit or vegetable using acrylics while exploring dramatic lighting, color, and texture. This class is perfect for beginners and experienced painters alike. Each participant will leave with a finished painting beautifully displayed in a gold frame.

All supplies provided via the supply fee!

Ages 15+

Sunday, May 17th

2-5 pm

Registration Fee: $57       Supply Fee $10

2026 is the year to give back to yourself, and there's no better place to start than this installment of our ARTful Wellness series. 

Join us for a calming creative workshop that invites you to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with yourself through intentional coloring and gentle reflection.

Participants will spend time coloring affirmation-based designs while engaging with simple prompts that encourage mindfulness, grounding, and personal alignment.This experience blends creativity with nervous system regulation, creating space to pause, breathe, and move at your own pace.

Participants are welcome to arrive anytime during the workshop window and stay as long as they’d like while coloring and reflecting. No artistic experience is needed, just come as you are and enjoy a quiet moment of creativity and connection.

All ages welcome (students under 16 will need to be accompanied by an adult)

Thursday, May 21st 

11 am - 12:30 pm

Registration Fee: Free!!

This free wellness class is brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.