Art Classes

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Arlington County supports the creative process as a vital tool to maintaining a healthy and balanced life.

We encourage people of all ages and abilities to participate in a wide variety of art classes, workshops, and studio programs.

Art develops creative thinking, improves problem solving skills, builds self-confidence, reduces stress, and encourages social interaction.

Our goal is to provide you with opportunities to play, learn, create, and have fun! For more information, please refer to the Enjoy Arlington brochure.

Parent and Child Classes 

Create memories while making art during one of our parent and child art classes.

• Handbuilding for Families  -  an adult + child clay class where you work together with your child and create weekly projects. Fundamental handbuilding techniques like pinch pots, coil and slab building are used.   

Teen Classes 

Engage your teenager’s creativity by enrolling them in one of our teen art classes.

• Young Potters introduces students to the basics of creating pottery on the wheel.
• Art 101: Intro to Art  Each week, students will explore a variety of traditional and non-traditional art-making techniques.

Drawing & Painting

• Intro to Watercolor Students will explore painting with the unique and translucent medium of watercolor

Jewelry 

• Intro to Jewelry I is an introduction to the fine craft of jewelry making.
• Jewelry II: Stone Setting for intermediate, or advanced beginners. class will cover a few different stone setting options. 
• Creative Jewelry Lab For students who have unfinished or ongoing projects that could benefit the guidance of an instructor.
• Intro to Wax Carving In this class students will learn how to carve and manipulate wax to create sculptural jewelry and have it cast in precious metal, like silver or gold.
• Flush Setting Faceted Stones is a one-day workshop where students with prior jewelry skills learn to flush set faceted stones.

Woodworking 

Did you know that Thomas Jefferson Community Center has a fully outfitted woodshop and offers many basic wood working classes?

• Intro to Woodshop is a 4-session class that outlines safety guidelines and fundamental shop skills. 
• Intro to Lathe Perfect for students who have little or no woodturning experience but want to learn.
• Crazy Like a Box In this series, students can sign up to learn basic woodworking joints while building a box. 
• Plant Stand students will learn more advanced joinery techniques like mortise and tenon and loose spline panel joinery, all while creating a classic plant stand.

Ceramics 

• Beginning Pottery is perfect for people who have always wanted to try making ceramics using a potter's wheel.
• Continuing Wheel is for those with experience but would like to continue developing their skill set under the guidance of an instructor.

Sewing 

• Intro to Sewing is the perfect sewing class for busy young professionals, men and women alike. 
• Sewing Next Steps for sewers looking to expand their skills 
• Cozy Sweatpants in this short 5-week class students will make a loose-fitting pajama style pair of pants. They will learn how to work with patterns and create garments.