Upcoming Classes

Description: Ready for a fun filled adventure? Learn, step by step, how to fabricate a variety of styles aiming for what YOU want to create. Learn necessary techniques in soldering and finishing, in proper order to develope the skills to produce treasures with a "WOW!" showroom finish.

Materials: Supplies will be provided with the opportunity to purchase additional supplies from the instructor. Supply discussion will be held on first day of class.

Prerequisite: None

Duration: 6 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $260.00

Arrival Time: Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of class to check in.

Description: Ready for a fun filled adventure? Learn, step by step, how to fabricate a variety of styles aiming for what YOU want to create. Learn necessary techniques in soldering and finishing, in proper order to develope the skills to produce treasures with a "WOW!" showroom finish.

Materials: Supplies will be provided with the opportunity to purchase additional supplies from the instructor. Supply discussion will be held on first day of class.

Prerequisite: None

Duration: 6 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $260.00

Arrival Time: Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of class to check in.

Description: My goal is to help beginner to intermediate guitar players learn techniques in a new and fun way that resonates with them personally. From sharing easy to learn famous riffs to basic guitar structure & chords, the plan is to help players achieve the dexterity and mind-set to grow as musicians. The ultimate goal is for students to also compose & craft their own musical art and to learn the Circle of Fifths & other approaches by the end of the course.

Materials: No materials required

Prerequisite: No experience required

Duration: 7 weeks

Ages: 6-17

Cost: $99.00

Please arrive 15 minutes before class begins.

Instructor: Billy Lowry

Description: My goal is to help beginner to intermediate guitar players learn techniques in a new and fun way that resonates with them personally. From sharing easy to learn famous riffs to basic guitar structure & chords, the plan is to help players achieve the dexterity and mind-set to grow as musicians. The ultimate goal is for students to also compose & craft their own musical art and to learn the Circle of Fifths & other approaches by the end of the course.

Materials: No materials required

Prerequisite: No experience required

Duration: 7 weeks

Ages: 6-17

Cost: $99.00

Please arrive 15 minutes before class begins.

Instructor: Kirby Soderberg

Description: A hands-on workshop that explores the early pinhole method of photography prior to the addition of a lens. During this workshop, students will turn a paint can into a camera. They will make black & white negatives and prints with darkroom printing paper and chemistry.

Materials: All materials included

Duration: 4 hours

Prerequisites: No experience required

Ages: 18+

Cost: $50

Please arrive 15 minutes before class begins.

Description:  Students will learn basic color theory and techniques on how to overlay, integrate and unite different colors of glass, including dichroic glass. These techniques can create new and unique hues, tone and depth, through blending and dilution/saturation of colors. Learn to create a pleasing palette to accentuate the beauty of color in your fused glass work.

Materials: Students are responsible to purchase their sheet glass, and kiln shelf paper. Supplies are available for purchase from the instructor. Tools are available for use. Cost varies due to type, size and number of projects. Each student may create up to (2) items each week no larger than 12”x12.”

Prerequisite: Beginning Glass Fusing or Prior Fusing Experience

Duration: 6 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $210.00

Description: We will work on basic drawing skills. To draw well is to see well. As you learn to draw better, you will see the world around you differently. To see like an artist means the world becomes brighter, more vivid, and you notice things you may have missed before.

Materials: Sketch pad, 10x8 or larger. A few pencils and pens.

Prerequisite: No Experience Required

Duration: 3 days

Ages: 18+

Cost: $100.00

Description: This is an ideal time for students to come in and work on their own projects/designs at their own pace. There will be limited instruction during this studio. Students should have intermediate to advanced fusing skills and be able to work independently.

Materials: Students are responsible to purchase their sheet glass, and kiln shelf paper. Supplies are available for purchase from the instructor. Tools are available for use. Cost varies due to type, size and number of projects. Each student may create up to (2) items each week no larger than 12”x12.”

Prerequisite: Beginning Glass Fusing or Prior Fusing Experience

Duration: 6 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $210.00

Description: Join us in this class to comprehensively understand fusing glass and the joy of creating unique glass art. You'll explore the tools, types, and various glass forms used for fusing. Master multiple techniques, including cutting circles, making bubble glass, creating dots, and slumping, and becoming familiar with cutting, grinding, and using a kiln. By the end of the class, you will have a solid foundation in fused glass techniques and the confidence to create your own masterpieces.

Materials: Students are responsible to purchase their sheet glass, and kiln shelf paper. Supplies are available for purchase from the instructor. Tools are available for use. Although cost varies due to type, size and number of pieces made, it is typical to spend approximately $10.00 - $15.00 each week. Each student may create up to (2) items each week; not to exceed 8”x 8.”

Prerequisite: No Experience Required

Duration: 6 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $210.00

Description: Beginners and Advanced students are welcome to attend. This workshop focuses on the human form and how to create interesting shapes and lines utilizing the form. All will learn the basics of 3-point lighting and other light positioning to create different moods. Each student will have the opportunity to collaborate with the models and discover the poses that best fit ones style. Students walk away from this workshop with photos of the models and the knowledge and confidence to create interesting images of the human form.

Materials: Students must provide own digital or film camera gear for taking photographs.

Duration: 4 Hours

Prerequisites: No experience required

Ages: 18+

Cost: $50

Arrival Time: Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of class to check in.

Description: Soldering can be very rewarding. Your pieces can be very precise or you can experiment and make something very abstract. We will start with the basics and create a very unique ring. It is amazing how forgiving this process can be.

Materials: Provided by Instructor. Please wear closed toe shoes, cotton clothes, and have hair ties if needed.

Prerequisite: Soldering 101

Duration: 4 Hours

Ages: 18+

Cost: $115

Please arrive 15 minutes before class begins.

Description: "Relax and paint a dark moody gothic forest in this magical painting class. Come as you are, or dress up goth too if you like!
In this class, we'll focus on capturing the night sky, trees, and forest path in the creepy woods. This course will teach blending techniques. Think eerie lit woods, distant stars, and a misty moon."

Materials: "Satin or gloss finish acrylic paints:
Black and white acrylic paints from folkart, apple barrel, or craftsmart- $3+
Your choice of Folkart glitterifics or color shift acrylics $5 ea

Paint palette/wells- $1+
Canvas of your choice: recommended size 8 x 10"" ~$1.25-$4.99+
Taklon set of brushes $9.99

Paper towels
Paint water jar/cup: Free-~$1
Apron $10 / paint clothes "

Prerequisite: None

Duration: 3 weeks

Ages: 16+

Cost: $75.00

Description: Explore Outer Space by creating amazingly colorful otherworldly space scenes! Using spray cans we will learn to paint planets, nebulas, and all kinds of colorful space scenes. It's fast and fun. We will be working outdoors. Materials will be provided.

Materials: No materials required

Prerequisite: None

Duration: 3 weeks

Ages: 12+

Cost: $100.00

Description: Explore Outer Space by creating amazingly colorful otherworldly space scenes! Using spray cans we will learn to paint planets, nebulas, and all kinds of colorful space scenes. It's fast and fun. We will be working outdoors. Materials will be provided.

Materials: No materials required

Prerequisite: None

Duration: 3 weeks

Ages: 12+

Cost: $100.00

Description: "Relax and paint a dark moody gothic forest in this magical painting class. Come as you are, or dress up goth too if you like!
In this class, we'll focus on capturing the night sky, trees, and forest path in the creepy woods. This course will teach blending techniques. Think eerie lit woods, distant stars, and a misty moon."

Materials: "Satin or gloss finish acrylic paints:
Black and white acrylic paints from folkart, apple barrel, or craftsmart- $3+
Your choice of Folkart glitterifics or color shift acrylics $5 ea

Paint palette/wells- $1+
Canvas of your choice: recommended size 8 x 10"" ~$1.25-$4.99+
Taklon set of brushes $9.99

Paper towels
Paint water jar/cup: Free-~$1
Apron $10 / paint clothes "

Prerequisite: None

Duration: 3 weeks

Ages: 16+

Cost: $75.00

Description: Learn to paint with oil paints! The subject is the landscape. Working from photos we will focus on the basics. Color mixing, Drawing the landscape and tools for successfully starting and finishing landscapes.

Materials: Oil paints - lemon yellow, cadmium yellow, cadmium red, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, white. brushes for oils - sizes 4, 6, and 8, and canvas panels, sizes 8x10 and 9x12 are preferred. This is a minimum list. If you have paints and brushes that you like, bring them.

Prerequisite: No experience required

Duration: 2 days

Ages: 18+

Cost: $150.00

Description: Students will learn basic color theory and techniques on how to overlay, integrate and unite different colors of glass, including dichroic glass. These techniques can create new and unique hues, tone and depth, through blending and dilution/saturation of colors. Learn to create a pleasing palette to accentuate the beauty of color in your fused glass work.

Materials: Students are responsible to purchase their sheet glass, and kiln shelf paper. Supplies are available for purchase from the instructor. Tools are available for use. Cost varies due to type, size and number of projects. Each student may create up to (2) items each week no larger than 12”x12.”

Prerequisite: Beginning Glass Fusing or Prior Fusing Experience

Duration: 6 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $210.00

Description: Discover the art of metalwork in this hands-on jewelry-making class where you'll create your own custom set of textured soldered bangles. Guided by your instructor, you'll learn to form, texture, and solder metal wire into beautiful, wearable art. This class introduces foundational metalsmithing techniques including hammer texturing, shaping, and torch soldering in a safe and supportive environment. Leave with a trio of unique bangles that showcase your personal style.

Materials: Instructor will provide

Prerequisite: Basic soldering experience is required

Duration: 1 day

Ages: 18+

Cost: $130.00

Description: Fun piano class for beginning kids. Learn to play fun melodies and rhythms while reading music notes.

Materials: Alfreds Basic Piano Level 1 for kids (orange book)

Prerequisite: No experience required

Duration: 8 weeks

Ages: 6-11

Cost: $99.00

Arrival Time: Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of class to check in.

Description: Fun piano lessons that focus on two handed playing of melody, harmony, rhythm, chords and style.

Materials: Alfreds Lessons 1A, 1B, 2A or 2B

Prerequisite: prior piano is recommended

Duration: 8 weeks

Ages: 7-12

Cost: $99.00

Arrival Time: Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of class to check in.

Instructor: Jay Melberg

Description: Advanced piano lessons for older students who want to explore style, chords and new kind of music genres: Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock, and more.

Materials: Alfreds Lessons 3 and above or student projects encouraged.

Prerequisite: Prior piano lessons required

Duration: 8 weeks

Ages: 10-17

Cost: $99.00

Arrival Time: Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of class to check in.

Description: This is all about making some cute pieces in holiday colors. Learn the basics of enameling by making colorful pieces that can be joined together to make cute earrings, a pendant or bracelet. The possibilities are endless.

Materials: Provided by Instructor. Please wear closed toe shoes, cotton clothes, and have hair ties if needed.

Prerequisite: No experience is needed

Duration: 1 day

Ages: 18+

Cost: $70.00

Description: Fun beginner piano lessons for those who want to play fun songs and learn to read music notation. Melody, Harmony, chords, rhythm and technique are all covered with enjoyment in mind!

Materials: Alfreds Adult Piano Level 1

Prerequisite: none

Duration: 8 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $170.00

Description: Fun Voice lessons for those who want to sing fun songs and learn to improve their singing technique. Breathing exercises, matching pitch, resonance, style and agility skills are covered in depth. Whether you want to improve your karaoke style or learn to audition for a show, this class is for you!

Materials: Instructor will provide materials

Prerequisite: none

Duration: 8 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $170.00

Description: For those interested in starting or re-kindling the b&w analog film photography process. Take a "crash course" into 35mm b&w film processing and printing in the photography lab. After a few sessions, students will be confident and self-sufficient to continue their own photography interests. Returning students may immediately return to b&w film processing and darkroom photo enlargements.

Materials: Students must provide own 35mm, or other film camera, black and white film, black and white negatives, and black and white darkroom printing/enlargement paper.

Prerequisite: no experience required

Duration: 9 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $280.00

Description: This class is designed for the complete beginner, as well as beginning students who have some experience and want to continue their journey learning piano. Our keyboards have headsets which allows you to practice in class. You will work at your own pace. The content includes reading music, rhythm, learning pieces with melodies and chords and more. Relaxed, fun setting.

Materials: Pencil

Prerequisite: No Experience Required

Duration: 10 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $190.00

Description: Learn to paint with Water Colors! The subject is the landscape. Working from photos we will focus on the basics. Color mixing, Drawing the landscape and tools for successfully starting and finishing landscapes.

Materials: Watercolor paints - lemon yellow, cadmium yellow, cadmium red, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, black. brushes for watercolors – assorted sizes, and watercolor paper, 8x10 and 9x12 are preferred. This is a minimum list. If you have paints and brushes that you like, bring them.

Prerequisite: No Experience Required

Duration: 2 days

Ages: 18+

Cost: $150.00

Description: This class explores different genres of piano pieces, chords, technique, theory and more. Students can bring in repertoire they would like to learn.

Materials: Pencil

Prerequisite: Some Experience Preferred

Duration: 10 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $190.00

Description: This class is designed for the complete beginner, as well as beginning students who have some experience and want to continue their journey learning piano. Our keyboards have headsets which allows you to practice in class. You will work at your own pace. The content includes reading music, rhythm, learning pieces with melodies and chords and more. Relaxed, fun setting.

Materials: Pencil

Prerequisite: No Experience Required

Duration: 10 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $190.00

Ages: 18+

Cost: $190

Please arrive 15 minutes before class begins.

Description: This workshop is designed for returning students who want to continue practicing and refining the skills they've learned in previous classes. With access to a supportive, creative environment, students can work on personal projects at their own pace while receiving guidance and supervision from the instructor. Whether you need a refresher on techniques, troubleshooting assistance, or just a space to create, this session offers the perfect opportunity to enhance your craft with personalized support.

Materials: Students must bring all necessary materials for their projects, as supplies will not be provided. Please ensure you have everything you need to make the most of your workshop time. This class is about practicing a technique you have already learned and not learning a new one during class. However, full access to the workshop and its tools to support their work during the session will be provided.

Prerequisite: must have taken a prior class

Duration: 4 hours

Ages: 18+

Cost: $50.00

Instructor: Kirby Soderberg

Description: Beginners and Advanced students are welcome to join us in creating more dynamic portrait images by using light. You will learn the basics of 3-point lighting and beyond. This is a hands-on workshop that uses live models to demonstrate the fundamentals of posing. Students will leave this workshop with the knowledge to create more interesting portraits of family and friends.

Materials: Students must provide own digital or film camera and gear to capture photographs.

Duration: 4 hours

Prerequisites: None required

Ages: 18+

Cost: $50

Arrival Time: Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of class to check in.

Description: Tis the season to be expressive. Why not decorate this year with fused glass ornaments and other holiday items that define your style? Whether classical or whimsical, they make great gifts for family/friends/co-workers. Students will be given instruction on how to make a variety of holiday ornaments/objects, with different designs being taught in Sessions I and II. Syllabus will be provided via email to students prior to start of class.

Materials: Students are responsible to purchase their sheet glass, and kiln shelf paper. Supplies are available for purchase from the instructor. Tools are available for use. Cost varies due to type, size and number of projects. Each student may create up to (2) items each week no larger than 12”x12.”

Prerequisite: Beginning Glass Fusing or Prior Fusing Experience

Duration: 7 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $240.00

Description: Learn to draw and paint variety of flowers in this fun, yet informative watercolors class. Through this class you'll gain confidence to control the watercolors media even if you never had any formal painting experience or if you would like to sharpen your skills to advanced level.

Materials: "Watercolors tubes
Plastic palette
Set of round brushes #6, 8, 10, 20
Flat brush 1""
Filbert #8
Watercolors papers
Pencil
Eraser
Sharpener
Water container
Towel"

Prerequisite: Beginners to intermediate level

Duration: 9 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $150.00

Description: Ever wanted to paint portraits with oil paints? Then this is your class! In this absolute beginner level oil painting class, you'll be able to learn the proper use of materials while enjoying paining the human portrait based of the old masters portraits as well of reference photos of real life models. All with the help of a professional full time artist instructor

Materials: "Table easel for 14”x11” pad (board under the paper pad/canvas panel recommended. Boards available Home Deport, Low’s)
Masterson Artist Palette Seal Airtight Palette or wooden palette for oil painting. If wooden, season once with any vegetable/canola oil, work into wood prior to first class
6-8 canvas panels canvas panels size 14”x11”
Smaller canvas panels for color testing
Graphite pencil
1 Sharpener (or utility knife)
White paper towel roll (Kirkland Costco’s, Viva, Bounty)
Gamblin Gamsol 16oz or bigger
1 Palette knife #2 or #3/ metal sharp (not round) blades- not plastic
1 medium/short size glass or metal jar/container
Oil paints: 60ml each or more / paints set are fine
Titanium White
Ultramarine blue
Burnt Umber or Van Dyke Brown
Burnt sienna
Ivory black
Cadmium Yellow
Cadmium deep red
Yellow Ocher
Sap Green
Viridian Green

Paints: Blick’s brand is good per price. Other brands: Utrecht, Winsor-Newton, Rembrandt (my favorite), Gamblin

(Most recommended) Rembrandt oil

Recommended brushes (long handle preferred for oil/ no watercolors brushes):
Filbert (synthetic) #4,6,8,10
Flat Bristle #6, 8,10
Round (synthetic): #6, 10, 14
1 wash brush flat 1”
Any additional brushes you may already have
Brush-sets for oil painting also acceptable. Make sure it’s for oil painting"

Prerequisite: No Experience Required."/ "No Se Require Experiencia

Duration: 9 weeks

Days Off: Thanksgiving - Thursday and Friday, November 27th & 28th

Ages: 18+

Cost: $150.00

Description: Tis the season to be expressive. Why not decorate this year with fused glass ornaments and other holiday items that define your style? Whether classical or whimsical, they make great gifts for family/friends/co-workers. Students will be given instruction on how to make a variety of holiday ornaments/objects, with different designs being taught in Sessions I and II. Syllabus will be provided via email to students prior to start of class.

Materials: Students are responsible to purchase their sheet glass, and kiln shelf paper. Supplies are available for purchase from the instructor. Tools are available for use. Cost varies due to type, size and number of projects. Each student may create up to (2) items each week no larger than 12”x12.”

Prerequisite: Beginning Glass Fusing or Prior Fusing Experience

Duration: 7 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $240.00

Description: Learn to paint our local Arizona scenery in this fun, yet informative watercolors class. Through this class you'll gain confidence to control the watercolors media even if you never had any formal painting experience or if you would like to sharpen your skills to advanced level. We'll paint by a variety of reference photos of Arizona

Materials: "Watercolors tubes
Plastic palette
Set of round brushes #6, 8, 10, 20
Flat brush 1""
Filbert #8
Watercolors papers
Pencil
Eraser
Sharpener
Water container
Towel"

Prerequisite: No Experience Required."/ "No Se Require Experiencia"

Duration: 8 weeks

Days Off: Thanksgiving - Thursday and Friday, November 27th & 28th

Ages: 18+

Cost: $130.00

Instructor: Kirby Soderberg

Description: A hands-on workshop that explores the early pinhole method of photography prior to the addition of a lens. During this workshop, students will turn a paint can into a camera. They will make black & white negatives and prints with darkroom printing paper and chemistry.

Materials: All materials included

Duration: 4 hours

Prerequisites: No experience required

Ages: 18+

Cost: $50

Please arrive 15 minutes before class begins.

Description: Adobe Lightroom has become the go-to program for digital photographers. It allows us to do all the enhancements and more with just a few clicks or adjustment of sliders. Photoshop remains the program of choice for complex designs and pixel level control. However both programs are made to work together for photographers to enhance and improve their images. This is what the class is all about. For the new user Bill will show how to import and start working with images right at the first class in Lightroom. If you have been using Lightroom but are finding it frustrating, Bill will show you how to setup your folders and work with collections for a more effective workflow. He will also show how to use Presets, create beautiful Black and White images from color files, and create prints from your images. If needed he will show how to send your image to Photoshop for that final touch of creativity. If you are a pro or just want to work on all of your images from your camera then this class is for you.

Materials: Computer with camera and mic

Prerequisite: Zoom on your computer. Helps if you have the Adobe Products of Lightroom and Photoshop

Duration: 4 weeks

Ages: 15+

Cost: $100.00

Description: Elevate your photography skills and specialize with your own unique vision of image making. The final class will be a group gallery showing of your work in the PCA art gallery for family and friends to attend.

Materials: Students must provide own DSLR or mirrorless digital camera with manual (M) mode selection option.

Duration: 7 weeks

Prerequisites: Digital Photography Experience required or have taken Advanced Digital Photography at PCA

Ages: 18+

Cost: $250

Arrival Time: Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of class.

Description: Hammer time! Let's get crafty and forge some fabulous earrings. Feel the primal satisfaction of shaping metal into wearable art with the rhythmic power of your own two hands. Forging is all about transforming a cold, hard piece of metal into something beautiful and unique through the ancient art of hammering.

Materials: Provided by Instructor.

Prerequisite: No experience required

Duration: 4 hours

Ages: 18+

Cost: $70.00

Description: "Freeze and Fuse" is a glass fusing technique where artists mix powdered glass with water, put into a mold, freeze the mixture, and then fire it in a kiln to create three-dimensional glass objects with intricate shapes, essentially "freezing" the wet powder into the desired form before fusing it together at a high temperature. This allows for detailed designs without the need for complex glass casting methods. Students will learn shading, color mixing and making your own silicon molds. Messy good fun!

Materials: Students are responsible to purchase any sheet glass, and kiln shelf paper. There will be a limited number of silicon molds for student use. Supplies are available for purchase from the instructor. Tools are available for use.

Prerequisite: Beginning Glass Fusing or Prior Fusing Experience

Duration: 3 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $175.00

Description: In this fun class we will explore Abstract Art by making colorful paintings. We will learn how colors work together and we will learn to make interesting textures to bring Art to life.

Materials: No materials required, but students are encouraged to bring samples or art they like. Photos, magazine pages, etc.

Prerequisite: No experience required

Duration: 3 weekds

Ages: 14+

Cost: $100.00

Description: In this fun class we will explore Abstract Art by making colorful paintings. We will learn how colors work together and we will learn to make interesting textures to bring Art to life.

Materials: No materials required, but students are encouraged to bring samples or art they like. Photos, magazine pages, etc.

Prerequisite: No experience required

Duration: 3 weekds

Ages: 14+

Cost: $100.00

Description: During this session, students will explore how to use up your scrap glass along with frit and stringers to create unique round discs of glass that can be slumped into beautiful bowls with kaleidoscope like patterns.

Materials:  Students are responsible to purchase their sheet glass, and kiln shelf paper. . Supplies are available for purchase from the instructor. Tools are available for use. Cost varies due to type, size and number of projects. Each student may create up to (2) items each week no larger than 12”x12.”

Prerequisite: Beginning Glass Fusing or Prior Fusing Experience

Duration: 6 weeks

Ages: 18+

Cost: $210.00

Description: Ready for a fun filled adventure? Learn, step by step, how to fabricate a variety of styles aiming for what YOU want to create. Learn necessary techniques in soldering and finishing, in proper order to develope the skills to produce treasures with a "WOW!" showroom finish.

Materials: Supplies will be provided with the opportunity to purchase additional supplies from the instructor. Supply discussion will be held on first day of class.

Prerequisite: No experience needed

Duration: 6 Weeks

Days Off: Veterans Day

Ages: 16+

Cost: $260.00