Show the world what you can do with a blank canvas and register for a Columbia Association (CA) art class. Offered throughout the year and held at Columbia Art Center, there are classes for artists of all ages, including children, teens and adults. Choose from pen and ink, watercolor, pastels, acrylics, and even colored pencils. Just bring your creative energy and remember — even Michelangelo had to start somewhere!

Register For Classes

Continuing Watercolor

For ages 18 and up! Designed for continuing students! Enjoy a variety of new techniques and demonstrations for painting multiple subjects. You are required to bring your own supplies and watercolor paper.
Program Date
Continuing Watercolor - Fall 2023 9/6/2023 - 11/1/2023 View Dates | Register

Dabble in Acrylic Paint

Try your hand at acrylic painting in a comfortable learning atmosphere. Enjoy teacher demonstrations and hands-on exercises that explore different techniques and strokes with acrylics. You will create a painting that you will take home with you. All supplies included.
Program Date
Dabble in Acrylic Paint - Fall 2023 10/10/2023 View Dates | Register
Dabble in Acrylic Paint - Fall 2023 11/14/2023 View Dates | Register

Dabble in Drawing

Try your hand at drawing in a relaxed learning atmosphere. Enjoy teacher demonstrations and hands-on exercises that explore different techniques with charcoal, pencil, and conte. You will create a drawing that you will take home with you. All supplies included.
Program Date
Dabble in Drawing - Fall 2023 9/26/2023 View Dates | Register
Dabble in Drawing - Fall 2023 11/7/2023 View Dates | Register

Dabble in Oil Painting

In a relaxed, learning environment, enjoy dabbling in oil painting. You will be guided in hands-on exercises, as well as watch instructor demonstrations of the medium. Bring a friend for a fun afternoon outing. All supplies included.
Program Date
Dabble in Oil Painting - Fall 2023 10/24/2023 View Dates | Register

Dabble in Watercolor

Try your hand at watercolor painting in a comfortable learning atmosphere. You will be instructed in fun hands-on exercises, as well as have the opportunity to watch instructor demonstrations. Bring a friend for a fun and creative evening. All supplies included.
Program Date
Dabble in Watercolor - Fall 2023 9/25/2023 View Dates | More Info
Dabble in Watercolor - Fall 2023 11/6/2023 View Dates | Register
Dabble in Watercolor - Fall 2023 12/4/2023 View Dates | Register

Hot Wax Encaustic Painting

Back by popular demand! Encaustic painting is an easy-to-learn technique using colored pigments mixed with hot wax. Enjoy incorporating photographs, collages, fabrics, drawings and paintings into your encaustic masterpiece. Tools and techniques will be introduced and demonstrated; the class is suitable both for beginners and those with experience. All supplies included. Bring your own lunch; beverages and dessert will be provided.
Program Date
Hot Wax Encaustic Painting w/Marcie Wolf-Hubbard - Fall 2023 10/28/2023 View Dates | Register

Intermediate Oil and Acrylic Painti

Designed for intermediate acrylic and oil painters! Focus on landscape painting by exploring different techniques for simplifying content and incorporating atmospheric perspective. Photos of scenes will be projected onto a screen for you to paint. Teacher demonstrations and discussion of composition and paint application will be included.
Program Date
Intermediate Oil and Acrylic Painti - Fall 2023 10/10/2023 - 10/24/2023 View Dates | Register

Introduction to Watercolor Painting

For ages 17 and up! Designed for beginners! Ideal basic class for those who have tried Dabble in Watercolor and want to go to the next step.You will be introduced to materials, color-mixing, painting washes, value scale, different types of brushes and color theory. Enjoy teacher demonstrations and discussions, plus complete one painting. This class is also a wonderful refresher for those who haven’t done watercolor in a while. You will be given a supplies list at the time of your registration.
Program Date
Introduction to Watercolor with Guest Artist Sharo - Fall 2023 10/5/2023 - 10/26/2023 View Dates | Register

Painting Exploration on Yupo: Workshop

Have fun experimenting with watercolors and Yupo paper. Learn how to add metal leaf to your work on Yupo. Workshop includes teacher demonstrations and hands-on practice. Use stamps and found objects to add pattern and texture. Some supplies provided. A small supplies list will be given to you at the time of your registration. Bring a lunch and beverage.

Program Date
Painting with Pattern and Metal Leaf - Fall 2023 11/18/2023 View Dates | Register

Painting Workshop

Attention runners! Join your friends and other exercise enthusiasts for a fun and relaxed paint night that celebrates the sport of running as an art form! Feel free to bring a picture of yourself running to incorporate into the silhouette of your composition. Light refreshments available. Feel free to bring your own beverages and snacks!
Program Date
Holiday Themed Sampling Painting Workshop - Fall 2023 12/5/2023 View Dates | Register
Holiday Themed Sampling Painting Workshop - Fall 2023 12/12/2023 View Dates | Register

Printmaking

Make a block print from beginning to end. Learn about composition and color selection. Design your print on a block. Move on to design carving and finally create a monoprint using your favorite color ink. Materials included.
Program Date
Holiday Block Printmaking - Fall 2023 11/28/2023 - 12/12/2023 View Dates | Register

Sumi-e Mini Workshop

Whether you have been painting for years or have never picked up a brush, you’ll love learning this fast and easy freehand method of painting. Explore basic strokes and learn to put them together to form flowers, landscapes and still lifes in the style of Chinese brush painting. Rice paper is available to purchase for $1 per sheet.
Program Date
Sumi-e Mini Workshop w/Yoland Koh Guest Artist - Fall 2023 10/7/2023 View Dates | Register
Sumi-e Mini Workshop w/Yoland Koh Guest Artist - Fall 2023 11/4/2023 View Dates | Register
Sumi-e Mini Workshop w/Yoland Koh Guest Artist - Fall 2023 10/21/2023 View Dates | Register