Beginner Hand Building
Beginner Hand Building Age: 16+ Day: Monday Dates: Sept 7 – Oct 12 Time: 1:30PM – 3:30PPM Location: Puckett Pottery House Room: Hand Building Instructor: Jasmine McGranaghan Description: This introductory course is designed to help students bring their ideas to life using coil, pinch, and slab construction techniques. They will also learn various glazing techniques to add color, texture, and detail to their finished works. With a strong emphasis on creativity and self-expression, this beginner friendly course encourages students to develop and showcase their own unique artistic voice. Use code RESCODE for Cornelius Residents only.
Colored Pencil Foundations: Drawing From Nature
Colored Pencil Foundations: Drawing From Nature Age: 17+ Day: Thursday Dates: Oct 29 – Dec 11 Time: 10:30AM – 12:00PM Location: Cain Center for the Arts – Main Campus Room: Classroom 115 Instructor: Lisa Albinus Description: Join us for a 6-week class where the beginner gains experience and the experienced color pencilist perfects skillsets. We’ll build value, color theory, layering, and blending skills, then apply them to seasonal natural subjects as the season provides them. No prior experience necessary. Use code RESCODE for Cornelius Residents only.
Oil Painting Foundations: Landscapes
Oil Painting Foundations: Landscapes Age: 17+ Day: Tuesday Dates: Oct 27 – Dec 8 Time: 6:30PM – 8:30PM Location: Cain Center for the Arts – Main Campus Room: Classroom 115 Instructor: Christine Bonnas-Szafranski Description: Welcome to beginning oil painting with Christine! In this class, you will learn the basics of oil painting: from construct to the principle of thirds, to perspective, composition, and color theory—you’ll walk away from this 6-week class with a beautiful landscape painting create by YOU! Each week will focus on key elements of oil painting and allow you to build the skills you need to create a realistic landscape painting that focuses on the beauty of the nature that surrounds us. Use code RESCODE for Cornelius Residents only.
Bookmaking Foundations
Bookmaking Foundations Age: 16+ Day: Wednesday Dates: Oct 28 – Dec 9 Time: 6:30PM – 8:30PM Location: Cain Center for the Arts Room: Classroom 115 Instructor: Christine Bonnas-Szafranski Description: Welcome to bookmaking class! Create a flipbook of your very own! Class starts with a brief overview of how textbooks are constructed and animation processes. Instruction proceeds to explore the stab-binding process hands-on, creating and exploring how to make a book of your very own. Christine will guide you through the process in a step-by-step fashion, then you can create your own flip animation if desired, use your book for sketching, or jotting notes for school or work. Use code RESCODE for Cornelius Residents only.
The Art of Abstract Painting
The Art of Abstract Painting Age: 17+ Day: Tuesday Dates: Oct 27 – Dec 8 Time: 2:00PM – 4:00PM Location: Cain Center for the Arts – Main Campus Room: Classroom 115 Instructor: Kathy Murray Description: Have you ever wished your paintings could be looser and more energetic? In this class we will explore different methods and techniques to create abstract paintings. How to look at something real like a still life or landscape and make it abstract by really changing the shapes, lines, colors and other things that you see. You can choose how much abstraction you want in your pieces. Use multiple layers to create richness and depth. Create using your choice of many types of media, different brush sizes, textures, patterns, acrylic paints, tools, stamps, stencils, collage papers, pencils, art crayons, etc. Some basic art “rules” will be discussed and discarded at your discretion. For example, color schemes, creating depth, design of value plans, passage of how your eye moves through a painting, having a focal point. Each class will begin with a short class demo and then the instructor will help each student with their individual pieces. Beginners or Experienced Welcome! Let’s get loose and have fun! Use code RESCODE for Cornelius Residents only.
Color Theory for Colored Pencil Artists
Color Theory for Colored Pencil Artists Age: 17+ Day: Thursday Dates: Sept 10 – Oct 15 Time: 10:30AM – 12:00PM Location: Cain Center for the Arts – Main Campus Room: Classroom 115 Instructor: Lisa Albinus Description: Have you ever looked at your colored pencil collection and wondered why some colors mix beautifully while others turn muddy? Or picked up a pencil that seemed perfect for a shadow and watched it go completely wrong on the paper? This class is the answer to those questions.Over six weeks, we’ll build a real working knowledge of color — the kind that changes how you draw permanently. We start by doing something most colored pencil artists never do: we inventory and swatch every pencil we own. Whatever brand you have, whatever size your collection, we map it out and make it yours. From there we move into color theory — hue, value, and intensity — with hands-on exercises that show you exactly how your specific pencils behave together. Every week ends with a short applied project so new knowledge goes straight onto paper before you leave.You’ll walk away knowing your pencils the way a musician knows their instrument. No guessing, no frustration — just confidence and a color strategy you can use on anything you draw.Bring whatever pencils you own – we will map them out together! Use code RESCODE for Cornelius Residents only.
Creating a Landscape with Oils
Creating a Landscape with Oils Age: 17+ Day: Tuesday Dates: Sept 8 – Oct 13 Time: 6:30PM – 8:30PM Location: Cain Center for the Arts – Main Campus Room: Classroom 115 Instructor: Christine Bonnas-Szafranski Description: Welcome to landscape painting class with Christine! Create a beautiful work of art for your home and learn how to paint the beautiful Earth we live on simultaneously. Christine will guide you on structuring your horizon line using the principle of thirds, definition of the sky using atmospheric perspective, and will then move on to the middle and foregrounds of the landscape painting to create depth and interest with a focus on the beauty of nature that surrounds us. Christine will show you how to use color theory to create a three-dimensional look on a two-dimensional surface. Use code RESCODE for Cornelius Residents only.
The Art of Abstract Painting
The Art of Abstract Painting Age: 17+ Day: Tuesday Dates: Sept 8 – Oct 13 Time: 2:00PM – 4:00PM Location: Cain Center for the Arts – Main Campus Room: Classroom 115 Instructor: Kathy Murray Description: Have you ever wished your paintings could be looser and more energetic? In this class we will explore different methods and techniques to create abstract paintings. How to look at something real like a still life or landscape and make it abstract by really changing the shapes, lines, colors and other things that you see. You can choose how much abstraction you want in your pieces. Use multiple layers to create richness and depth. Create using your choice of many types of media, different brush sizes, textures, patterns, acrylic paints, tools, stamps, stencils, collage papers, pencils, art crayons, etc. Some basic art “rules” will be discussed and discarded at your discretion. For example, color schemes, creating depth, design of value plans, passage of how your eye moves through a painting, having a focal point. Each class will begin with a short class demo and then the instructor will help each student with their individual pieces. Beginners or Experienced Welcome! Let’s get loose and have fun! Use code RESCODE for Cornelius Residents only.
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Late Night Clay Club – Hand Building Age: 16+ Day: Friday Date: September 18, 2026 Time: 8:00PM-10:00PM Location: Puckett Pottery House Room: Wheel Room and Hand Building Room Instructor: Ceramic Staff Description: Get exceptional value and quality studio time during Ceramics Open Studio. For just $40, you’ll receive access to a fully equipped ceramics studio, professional tools and equipment, and firing is included, making this a simple, affordable way to keep creating. Designed for intermediate to experienced students, this open studio session offers uninterrupted time to focus on your personal projects, refine techniques, and explore new ideas at your own pace. With firing taken care of, you can concentrate on what matters most: making great work without worrying about extra fees or logistics. All registrants will be required to sign Open Studio Waiver during check- in. Enjoy generous studio access, professional resources, and kiln firing—all for one straightforward price. Come create with confidence, knowing everything you need is included. Clay must be purchased.
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Late Night Clay Club – Hand Building Age: 16+ Day: Friday Date: October 2, 2026 Time: 8:00PM-10:00PM Location: Puckett Pottery House Room: Wheel Room and Hand Building Room Instructor: Ceramic Staff Description: Get exceptional value and quality studio time during Ceramics Open Studio. For just $40, you’ll receive access to a fully equipped ceramics studio, professional tools and equipment, and firing is included, making this a simple, affordable way to keep creating. Designed for intermediate to experienced students, this open studio session offers uninterrupted time to focus on your personal projects, refine techniques, and explore new ideas at your own pace. With firing taken care of, you can concentrate on what matters most: making great work without worrying about extra fees or logistics. All registrants will be required to sign Open Studio Waiver during check- in. Enjoy generous studio access, professional resources, and kiln firing—all for one straightforward price. Come create with confidence, knowing everything you need is included. Clay must be purchased.