Learn something new or advance your skills by taking an art class with us!
We are the largest visual art center in Snohomish County. We currently offer art classes in ceramics, painting, silversmithing, fused glass and more.
Whether you're young or old, just starting out or a seasoned pro, the Schack Art Center has a class for you. You can find our youth art classes here and teen classes here.
Find September classes here, October classes here, November classes here and December classes here.
Unleash your inner artist and sign up for an art class today!
Interested in teaching an art class with us? Submit a proposal today. Currently accepting classes for Jan-April 2022.
QUESTIONS ABOUT A SPECIFIC CLASS?
Please contact Shannon Tipple-Leen, art class coordinator, stipple-leen@schack.org
COVID POLICY - All students and teachers are required to wear a mask during class. There are sinks and sanitizer in every studio. If you are sick, please stay home.
*Discounts do not apply to Make it Now sessions.
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Basketry - Weaving
The process of weaving natural or man-made fibers or wire into a vessel or sculpture. This category often overlaps with fiber arts.
Ceramics
The art of creating functional or sculptural works with clay. The clay is then fired in a kiln, glazed and then fired again.
Collage
The assemblage of various materials on a surface, creating a new unique whole. Common materials are paper ephemera, fibers, textiles and found objects.
Drawing
The process of using lines, marks or color to produce an image, either representational, non-representational or both. Common tools are pencils, pens, charcoal and pastel.
Encaustic - Warm Wax
The art of painting with warm beeswax mixed with pigment and resin. Collage is often combined with encaustic techniques.
Fiber Arts
This type of art employs some type of fiber as a dominant material to create sculpture, wall pieces, clothing pieces or jewelry. Knitting, embroidery, beadwork, quilting, sewing, dyeing, felting and more, or a combination of any of these, might be used.
Glass - Flameworking/Lampworking
Glass rods are heated over a flame to create beads, small sculptures, goblets, marbles, pendants and more. We provide classes in both soft glass and borosilicate, a tougher glass that requires higher heat.
Glass - Fused & Kiln Formed
Also known as "warm glass", these classes do not generally involve direct contact with the heat; rather, pieces are assembled beforehand and then fired in a kiln. Classes such as fused glass jewelry, plates, coasters, slumping and general fusing are offered.
Glass - Hot
Molten glass is gathered on the end of a steel tube, then blown, shaped with tools and/or molded to create the desired form. Classes offered in our on-site hot shop include blowing, forming, bowls and bottles, murrini and incalmo. We also offer monthly "Make It Now" sessions and High School Glassblowing.
Holiday Workshops
These workshops provide the perfect opportunity to create a unique, handmade item for your home or a loved one while learning new art techniques in a variety of mediums. Offered during the fall quarter.
Jewelry
Silversmithing, metal clay and mixed-media are among the types of jewelry classes we offer. Warm and flameworked glass jewelry classes are also available in our studio.
Mixed Media
Mixed media encompasses a wide range of materials and techniques used in combination. The use of painted paper, embossed metal and found objects to create jewelry or a wall sculpture is an example of the diversity of these classes. Collage and mosaic often overlap this category.
Mosaics
The formation of images or designs on a surface using small pieces of colored glass, stone, ceramic or other materials. Classes include glass mosaic mirrors, recycled ceramic mosaic and more.
Needle Felting
Piercing tufts of raw wool hundreds of times using a very sharp needle with tiny barbs to sculpt various shapes and figures.
Online classes
These classes take place at a set time over ZOOM. Classes are limited in size for individual teacher to student attention. Students are responsible for their own supplies.
Registered students will receive an invitation from the teacher to join the class before each session.
Painting
The application of a pigment suspended in some form of liquid medium to a surface. Our classes include acrylic, oil, watercolor, ink and gouache, and encompass various techniques, surfaces and subject matter within each medium.
Photography & Video
The capturing of images with a camera, whether digital or traditional. Photography as art itself, as well as a tool to document artwork, etc. is addressed in this category of classes.
Printmaking
The transfer of a design engraved or etched in wood or metal onto a surface such as paper, parchment or fabric. Lithography, silkscreening and monoprinting are examples of subjects covered here.
Silversmithing
Primarily used to create jewelry in the classes we offer, silversmithing is the crafting of silver into various objects through the application of heat, pressure, sawing, sanding and polishing.
Teacher Workshops
Designed for educators our Teacher workshops explore ways to integrate various art topics into other curricula areas. Through demonstration, expert presenters, and hands-on activities, a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the art topic will be gained.
Teen Art Classes
Teen classes are available to students between the ages of 13 and 18 (highschool) years old. Some art classes may be designed just for teens, while others welcome mature teens to work alongside adults.
