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August 2026
Paint with Charles Warnock
Date(s): 08/07/26-09/18/26, Fridays (7 weeks) | Time: Morning, 10am-12pm. Afternoon 1pm-3pm. Full Day, 10am-3pm (lunch 12pm-1pm)
Location: Koffman Studio | Level: Intermediate (must have basic painting skills), Ages: 18+
Fee: $120 members/$150 non-members (Half Day) | $190 members/$240 non-members (Full Day)
Back by popular demand, Charles Warnock is once again offering his open studio format class in oils and acrylics. Charles will provide individual assistance and advice while students work on subjects of their own choice. There will not be still life set-ups as subject matter. This class is for those with painting experience.
Artwork by Mary Ann Cox
Figure Drawing Open Studio
Date(s): 08/13/26, Thursday (2nd Thursday monthly) | Time: 2pm-5pm
Location: Upper Classroom | Level: All, Ages: 18+
Fee: $10 for members, $15 for non-members
All are invited to join this informal group of artists that meet to paint/draw portraits/figures from a life model each month. This is a self practice group and has no instruction, just supportive artist camaraderie. To join, please email Scott Atkinson at atknsn@uga.edu to be added to the email group for announcements.
Beginner’s Wheel Throwing with Yvonne Dixon: Pottery with Purpose for Your Home
Date(s): 08/23/26-09/27/26, Sundays (6 weeks) | Time: 3pm-6pm
Location: Pottery Studio | Level: Beginner, Ages: 18+
Fee: $200 for members, $250 for non-members
This is a beginner’s course for throwing on the potter’s wheel. Basic skills are taught, along with techniques for centering the clay, throwing cylinders, handles, bowls, plates and lidded vessels. Bring a towel or an apron (dress for mess). One bag of clay, glazes and firing fees are included. Additional clay may be purchased.
September 2026
Building Blocks of the Teapot with Rebecca Seidl
Date(s): 09/01/26-10/13/26, Tuesdays (7 weeks) | Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Pottery Studio | Level: Intermediate, Ages: 18+
Fee: $220 for members, $275 for non-members | Materials Fee: $35 (clay)
This class is meant for students who are already familiar with wheel-throwing or have taken at least one wheel-throwing class previously. In this class, we will practice forms that require the same skills needed to make a teapot including mugs, bottleneck vases, and covered jars. You will spend the last few weeks of class using those same skills to create your own teapot. You will get messy in this class, so please dress accordingly.
Exploring Pastels with Ann Dodys
Date(s): 09/01/26-09/29/26, Tuesdays (5 weeks) | Time: 1pm-4pm
Location: Upper Classroom | Level: Beginner/Intermediate, Ages: 18+
Fee: $200 for members, $250 for non-members
This is a class designed for beginner and intermediate students working with soft pastels. A variety of pastel techniques will be used to create Impressionistic compositions/paintings. We will work from photos (yours and mine) and still-life’s exploring drawing, composition, value, perspective and color. A detailed demonstration will be presented the first day and individual, hands-on instruction going forward.
Beginning and Intermediate Wheel Throwing Pottery with Charles Blair
Date(s): 09/04/26-10/09/26, Fridays (6 weeks) | Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Pottery Studio | Level: Beginner/Intermediate, Ages: 18+
Fee: $200 for members, $250 for non-members | Materials Fee: $35 (clay)
Instruction will cover: basic throwing of cylinders and bowl shapes, trimming, pulling handles, and glazing. Glaze and firing are included in the price of the course. Free Open Studio available on certain days and hours in-between class dates. For people with no previous experience with throwing pots and those who have taken a previous class and wish to improve on their skills.
Artwork by Mary Ann Cox
Figure Drawing Open Studio
Date(s): 09/10/26, Thursday (2nd Thursday monthly) | Time: 2pm-5pm
Location: Upper Classroom | Level: All, Ages: 18+
Fee: $10 for members, $15 for non-members
All are invited to join this informal group of artists that meet to paint/draw portraits/figures from a life model each month. This is a self practice group and has no instruction, just supportive artist camaraderie. To join, please email Scott Atkinson at atknsn@uga.edu to be added to the email group for announcements.
Life Drawing and Painting Open Studio: Two Professional Nude Models Posing Together
Date(s): 09/12/26, Saturday (One day session) | Time: 1pm-4pm
Location: Koffman Studio | Level: All, Ages: Adults only, 18+
Fee: $20.00 for members (with Coupon "OCAF2026"), $25 for non-members
This special 3-hour Saturday uninstructed open studio allows adult artists of all levels the rare opportunity to paint and draw two professional nude models posing together. Extended gestures, medium-to-long poses, and movements will all be presented. Easels are available in the studio. All odor-free media is welcome (but no photography). A moderator will be present to time the poses and tend to the artists' and models' needs. Enjoy using the session to create exhibition-worthy works of art!
Batik Workshop, Come Create Colorful Clothes with Greg Krakow
Date(s): 9/19-9/20, Saturday & Sunday (2 day workshop) | Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Upper Classroom | Level: All, Ages 14+
Fee: $120 Members, $150 Non-members | Materials Fee: $35
This workshop is an introduction to the craft of batik or wax resist dyeing on fabric in the traditional methods. Students will sketch out simple designs and then execute them with hot beeswax and paraffin on t-shirts or scarfs. Fabric will be dyed using a permanent, commercial, cold-water dye. During the dying process the wax will crack leaving the typical batik crackle pattern on the fabric. The wax is then removed by boiling.
Paint with Charles Warnock - Fall Session II
Date(s): 09/25/26-11/06/26, Fridays (7 weeks) | Time: Morning, 10am-12pm. Afternoon 1pm-3pm. Full Day, 10am-3pm (lunch 12pm-1pm)
Location: Koffman Studio | Level: Intermediate (must have basic painting skills), Ages: 18+
Fee: $120 members/$150 non-members (Half Day) | $190 members/$240 non-members (Full Day)
Back by popular demand, Charles Warnock is once again offering his open studio format class in oils and acrylics. Charles will provide individual assistance and advice while students work on subjects of their own choice. There will not be still life set-ups as subject matter. This class is for those with painting experience.
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