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WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS - SUMMER 2026

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F647W26 Linoleum Block Printing, Mondays, June 15 - 22
Instructor: Bill Reynolds
Skill level: ALL

Explore printmaking without using a press! Linoleum block printmaking offers accessibility and immediacy, allowing you to pull prints as soon as you've completed your design. Cutting an image or design into a linoleum surface, you can begin with a simple image and add details as you go or experiment with texture and pattern - relief printing with linoleum blocks can be as bold or as detailed as you want it to be. We'll have time to experiment, create our designs, re-work them if necessary, and pull prints. Bring images for inspiration, use images provided by the instructor, or improvise an abstraction. Block prints can be displayed framed or used as cards. All materials provided. Price includes $25 materials fee.

Enrollment limited to 10
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Monday starting 6/15/2026 and ending 6/22/2026 at 9:30AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 170.00 ea.

G647W26 Linoleum Block Printing, Mondays, August 10 - 17
Instructor: Bill Reynolds
Skill level: ALL

Explore printmaking without using a press! Linoleum block printmaking offers accessibility and immediacy, allowing you to pull prints as soon as you've completed your design. Cutting an image or design into a linoleum surface, you can begin with a simple image and add details as you go or experiment with texture and pattern - relief printing with linoleum blocks can be as bold or as detailed as you want it to be. We'll have time to experiment, create our designs, re-work them if necessary, and pull prints. Bring images for inspiration, use images provided by the instructor, or improvise an abstraction. Block prints can be displayed framed or used as cards. All materials provided. Price includes $25 materials fee.

Enrollment limited to 10
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Monday starting 8/10/2026 and ending 8/17/2026 at 9:30AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 170.00 ea.

F964W26 Surface and Texture in Clay, Tuesday, June 16 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Katharine Eksuzian
Skill Level: ALL

Ready for a new look? Learn some new techniques for creating textural interest in clay, and then see how slips, terra sigillata, stains and other materials can enhance to surfaces of your work and expand the range of your glazes - or replace them completely! Learn how to plan ahead for the surface effects you want to create instead of leaving those final surface decisions all for the very end. Bring a notebook to capture all the tips you'll want to remember!

Capacity limited to 15
Ages 16 and up
Single class scheduled on 6/16/2026 at 9:30AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 72.00 ea.

F969W26 Glass Mosaics, Saturdays, June 20 - 27
Instructor: Deb O'Connor
Skill level: ALL

Discover the art of making mosaics - or try out some new ideas if you've done it before! Bring your creativity and learn to clip and cut glass and apply grout to your own design. We will be working with stained glass as the primary material to create two mosaic works of art. Feel free to bring any small treasures (buttons, beads, single earrings, keys, coins) you may want to incorporate into your art (optional). Price includes $20 materials fee.

Enrollment limited to 8
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Saturday starting 6/20/2026 and ending 6/27/2026 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 189.00 ea.

G969W26 Glass Mosaics, Wednesdays, August 5 - 12
Instructor: Julie Vogl
Skill level: ALL

Discover the art of making mosaics - or try out some new ideas if you've done it before! Bring your creativity and learn to clip and cut glass and apply grout to your own design. We will be working with stained glass as the primary material to create two mosaic works of art. Feel free to bring any small treasures (buttons, beads, single earrings, keys, coins) you may want to incorporate into your art (optional). Price includes $20 materials fee.

Enrollment limited to 8
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Wednesday starting 8/5/2026 and ending 8/12/2026 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 189.00 ea.

F860W26 Torch-Fired Silver Clay Jewelry, Tuesdays, June 23 - 30
Instructor: Sarah Bober
Skill level: ALL

Learn how to make silver jewelry without saws or power tools by using precious metal clay. This flexible medium can be rolled, stamped, cut, and manipulated like traditional clay. Finished pieces are kiln or torch-fired to become 99.9% pure silver. Each week, students will learn and apply new techniques for working with metal clay and create a variety of unique jewelry designs. All tools provided. Price includes $60 materials fee, which includes 14 grams of silver clay. Additional clay may be purchased during class for the subsequent weeks.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Tuesday starting 6/23/2026 and ending 6/30/2026 at 6:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 205.00 ea.

F866W26 Making Rings with Precious Metal Clay, Thursdays, June 25 - July 9
Instructor: Sarah Bober
Skill level: ALL

Learn to create silver jewelry without silversmithing experience! Precious metal clay makes it possible - just form your pieces and fire them. Design and create your own unique rings. Learn techniques for making band, coil, and textured ring styles - construction techniques, proper sizing, and setting gemstones, if desired. Price includes materials fee of $60 which includes 14 grams of precious metal clay, enough for your first two rings. Students purchase additional metal clay from the instructor.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Thursday starting 6/25/2026 and ending 7/9/2026 at 6:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 277.00 ea.

F319W26 The Beauty of Summer: Flower Arranging, Thursday, July 9, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Instructor: Faculty
Skill level: ALL

Celebrate summer’s beauty and create a fresh floral design to share or keep. Lynne will share her award-winning floral design skills with you in this relaxing evening workshop. You'll leave with some new tips for making arrangements, and your creativity will be stirred to do more. Bring one or two vases, one shorter (about 6") and one medium height (about 9"), and garden shears or hand pruner. Price includes $25 materials fee.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 16 and up
Single class scheduled on 7/9/2026 at 6:30PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 85.00 ea.

F728W26 Saori Weaving - Multigenerational, Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Instructor: Chiaki O'Brien
Skill level: ALL

Create a woven textile in just one morning! Founded in Japan in 1968, Saori weaving is contemporary free-style weaving without restrictions about what or how to weave. It's about exploration, group learning, and self-expression, celebrating the difference between machines and people. In the process of creating, the maker identifies their true self. You'll be guided in the basic steps to get started, but the final form of your project will be a collaboration between you and your weaving. Your Saori loom will be prepared for you in advance, so you can begin weaving right away! All materials are provided, but if you have materials you'd like to incorporate into your project (yarn, strips of fabric, etc.) feel free to bring them. Price includes $20 materials fee. Students ages 9 and up may register with or without an accompanying adult.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 9 and up
Single class scheduled on 7/11/2026 at 10:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 92.00 ea.

G727W26 Saori Weaving - Multigenerational, Friday, August 14, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Instructor: Chiaki O'Brien
Skill level: ALL

Create a woven textile in just one morning! Founded in Japan in 1968, Saori weaving is contemporary free-style weaving without restrictions about what or how to weave. It's about exploration, group learning, and self-expression, celebrating the difference between machines and people. In the process of creating, the maker identifies their true self. You'll be guided in the basic steps to get started, but the final form of your project will be a collaboration between you and your weaving. Your Saori loom will be prepared for you in advance, so you can begin weaving right away! All materials are provided, but if you have materials you'd like to incorporate into your project (yarn, strips of fabric, etc.) feel free to bring them. Price includes $20 materials fee. Students ages 9 and up may register with or without an accompanying adult.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 9 and up
Single class scheduled on 8/14/2026 at 10:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 92.00 ea.

F644W26 Gel Plate Printmaking, Saturday, July 11, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Lynn Foskett Pierson
Skill level: ALL

Whether you're new to printmaking or ready for some new ideas, you can create colorful prints without using a press or irritating solvents! Gel printing, using a polymer gel plate, offers an accessible printmaking method and cleans up easily, allowing you to create images more quickly and experimentally than other printmaking techniques. You can layer images, and incorporate stamps and stencils to expand your options. We'll work on a smaller scale that allows you to complete three or four images. Price includes $35 materials fee.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 16 and up
Single class scheduled on 7/11/2025 at 9:30AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 107.00 ea.

G644W26 Gel Plate Printmaking, Thursday, August 6, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Lynn Foskett Pierson
Skill level: ALL

Moving beyond the translucent gel prints of previous workshops, this time we'll be creating multicolor opaque prints without using a press or irritating solvents! Gel printing, using a polymer gel plate, offers an accessible printmaking method and cleans up easily, allowing you to create images more quickly and experimentally than other printmaking techniques. You can layer images, and incorporate stamps and stencils to expand your options. We'll work on a smaller scale that allows you to complete three or four images. Price includes $35 materials fee.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Thursday starting 8/6/2026 and ending 8/6/2026 at 9:30AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 107.00 ea.

F472W26 Drawn to Color: Drawing with Colored Pencils, Monday & Friday, July 13 & 17, 1 - 4 p.m.
Instructor: Bonnie Lauber-Westover
Skill level: ALL

Take your drawings to a new level with color! Learn the colored pencil techniques that create deep, luminous color. First, we'll learn to achieve brilliant effects with colored pencils. Then you'll use these skills to create a still life with bold hues and an evocative sense of atmosphere. Along the way, we'll discuss composition, color selection, and layering techniques to bring out the full potential of this versatile and accessible medium. See materials list on the website.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 16 and up
Irregular classes scheduled starting 7/13/2026 and ending 7/17/2026 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 145.00 ea.

G718W26 Inkle Loom Weaving, Tuesdays, July 21 - August 4, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Traudi Bestler
Skill level: ALL

Learn to weave narrow fabrics that can be used as belts, hatbands, guitar straps, bookmarks and trim for bags and clothing. Each week you'll learn a new technique and create your own colorful designs. Open to people with no prior weaving experience as well as weavers who want to further their knowledge of inkle weaving. Students may borrow the Art Center inkle looms in between the first and third sessions with a security deposit, or bring their own loom in good working condition. Price includes $10 materials fee.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 16 and up
Classes scheduled every week on Tuesday starting 7/21/2026 and ending 8/4/2026 at 9:30AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 227.00 ea.

G488W26 Painting Skies, Thursday, August 6, 6 - 9 p.m.
Instructor: Kevin Kluever
Skill level: ALL

Whether you're painting landscapes or need a background for a portrait, you can improve your work by learning to paint better skies! Working from a variety of examples, we'll study different approaches to rendering what's above and learn how to capture them in our own work. Bring your acrylic painting materials and enough painting surfaces to try some different techniques and styles.

Enrollment limited to 15
Ages 16 and up
Single class scheduled on 8/6/2026 at 6:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 72.00 ea.

G480W26 Loosen Up: Painting Portraits with Speed and Style, Friday, August 7, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Richard Merchán
Skill level: AB, I, AD

Not all portraits demand days and weeks of labor. Learn to capture the essence of a sitter's appearance to create portraits quickly. Work with an established portrait artist to learn his 30-minute method. Beginning with a demo and inspiration, we'll work from live head/shoulder models. You can also bring someone to portray, or paint from images of your subject. Emphasis will be on working loosely to complete several paintings over the course of the day. This technique is ideal for artists with mid-level to advanced skill, but painters of all levels will gain useful insights into the portrait process. Work in oils, acrylics, or watercolors; see suggested materials list on the website. Bring a lunch for the half-hour break. Price includes model fee.

Enrollment limited to 12
Ages 16 and up
Single class scheduled on 8/7/2026 at 9:30AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 173.00 ea.

G411W26 Awakening Creativity, Friday, August 7, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Julie Humiston
Skill level: ALL

Have you forgotten to nurture the sense of creativity that makes art-making possible? Enjoy what you're doing, but curious about how to expand your practice? Tired of the same old same old, or did your last creative endeavor involve crayons and a coloring book? Need a warm-up before jumping back into art? We'll do many creative and varied exercises designed to enhance artistic thinking, using a journal that you can keep for inspiration and reference. The emphasis will be on the experience, not on creating finished pieces. Some materials provided; see suggested materials list on the website for the rest.

Enrollment limited to 15
Ages 16 and up
Single class scheduled on 8/7/2026 at 9:30AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 72.00 ea.

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Wayzata, MN 55391

 

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Hours
Monday          9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday         9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Wednesday    9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday        9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday             9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday         9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(mid-June through August, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Sunday            closed

The building is closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year's Day*, Memorial Day and the last week in August through Labor Day.* There is no open studio when the building is closed. 

 

* Phone lines will be open Monday-Friday, excluding holidays, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. to take class registrations.  

  

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
   
The Minnetonka Center for the Arts is accessible to students with disabilities. If you require special assistance, please notify the Art  Center Registrar at 952.473.7361, ext. 160, and/or the Minnesota  Relay Service (for the hearing impaired) at 800.627.3529 at least two weeks in advance. We will be happy to accommodate your needs.


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