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. 

Join us for a high school edition of our popular new offering! This class will offer an introduction to the history and techniques of painting murals. Taking a look at the cultural and commercial significance of murals, the various applications will be explained and demonstrated.

Over the course of this six week intensive class, you will get hands on experience painting on ARTfactory walls! This course is designed to cater to any and all levels of skill, so beginners are not only welcome but encouraged to sign up.

All materials provided via the supplies fee. PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO CLASS ON 7/4!!

Ages 13-18

Saturdays 5-7:30 pm

June 6 - July 18

Class Fee: $285      Supplies Fee: $42

This is a three week intensive beginning on June 8 and running through June 28. 

Please note, the first week of this intensive will be held in the evenings Monday through Thursday from 5:30-8:30 at the ARTfactory. 

Beginning Monday, June 15, the hours will be 9 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in the Gregory Family Theater. 

There are four performances:  June 26 at 7 pm, June 27 at 10 am and 2 pm and Sunday, June 28 at 2 pm.  Tuition includes a tshirt and two complimentary tickets.

Tuition may be paid in one lump sum ($700 or $595 with Membership) or may be divided as follows:

$200 Non-Refundable Deposit will secure your spot.

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 If you are not a member and wish to join, click on this link Membership. 

This camp is provided at a discounted rate for City of Manassas residents. You can only register for this camp if your zip code is 20110 or if your child attends Manassas City Public Schools.

Take your musical theatre skills to the next level in this intensive bootcamp!

Over the course of the week, campers will learn songs, choreography, and scenes from popular musicals, refining their acting, singing, and dancing skills.

Whether they’re new to musical theatre or looking to build on their experience, this camp will provide a full immersion into the world of stage performance.

Please note that lunch will not be provided, but there will be a supervised lunch period from 12-12:40 pm. A list of allergies will be sent out before camp to ensure the safety of all campers. 

Ages 8-12

Monday - Friday, 10 am - 2 pm

June 8-12

Registration Fee: $52.50

This camp is provided at a discounted rate for City of Manassas residents. You can only register for this camp if your zip code is 20110 or if your child attends Manassas City Public Schools.

Feel salty breezes and crashing waves from boardwalks and piers with seaside finds and fun art adventures!

Play with beachy colors and textures through art projects that support the process of finding fun in creating.​ Take your favorite stroll along the seaside in a supportive atmosphere which encourages creative discoveries.

Please note that lunch will not be provided, but there will be a supervised lunch period from 12-12:40 pm. A list of allergies will be sent out before camp to ensure the safety of all campers. 

Ages 8-12

Monday - Friday 10 am - 2 pm

June 8-12

Registration Fee: $52.50

One of the best ways to get started writing is by playing in other people’s sandboxes. The art of fanfiction will explore the history of the genre, from The Divine Comedy and Paradise Lost to Star Trek Conventions and modern sites like AO3. Throughout this course, we’ll explore how fanfiction is always in conversation with the original text, how to get your characters to sound like the original source material and the types of fanfic you can write.

By the end of the course, you’ll have a collection of fresh writing, peer feedback, and practical tools to continue your writing journey beyond the workshop.

Come ready to write, share, and grow.

This workshop is open to writers of all levels and genres.

Ages 13-18

Monday-Friday, 2-5 pm

June 8-12

Registration Fee: $285

This four-session intensive focuses on the core foundations of drawing while exploring a variety of mediums!

Students will move beyond the basics, learning how to "see" like artists and translate the 3D world onto paper. Through guided experiments in line work and value, students will see tangible improvement in their technical ability and creative confidence.

Ages 8-14

Mondays 6-8 pm

June 8-29

Class Fee: $152    Supply Fee: $6

This six-week painting course explores how narrative can be built through the relationship between figure, environment, and color.

Working in acrylic or oil, students will develop one narrative painting from concept to completion, beginning with brainstorming personal or imagined stories and translating them into visual form through thumbnail sketches and compositional planning.

As the course progresses, students will focus on blocking in figures and spaces, using gesture and body language to clarify meaning, and exploring how color, limited palettes, and atmosphere can communicate emotion.

The final weeks emphasize refinement, symbolism, and visual cohesion, culminating in a group critique centered on storytelling, emotional readability, and narrative impact.

All supplies will be provided via the supply fee.

Ages 13-18

Tuesdays 6-8 pm

June 9 - July 14

Registration Fee: $228