Northwest Art Center

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Please scroll down for more information on our adult classes, workshops, private lessons, open studio, birthday parties, and Mentor Program.

Youth Classes (ages 3-18) Classes are ongoing, beginning the first week of January. You may join at anytime.

	Creative Claytime (ages 3-6) This is the perfect time for your child to explore this sumptuously tactile medium. Kids will form and shape the clay into amazing projects and then finish with colorful glazes. Parents are welcome to stay during class. Sculpture and glazing. Instructor: Melanie Pollon HOME SCHOOL Session 1: Tuesdays, 1-2pm, HOME SCHOOL Session 2: Fridays, 11am-12pm. Session will include drawing and painting. $85 per month.

	Emerging Artists (ages 5-7) Start cultivating your child’s artistic talent at an early age. This class is the perfect introduction to the skills and techniques of drawing, the world of expression and all the enchantment art holds. Their creations will be enjoyed by you for years. Drawing, portraiture, painting, sculpting, glazing, mixed media, and printmaking. Instructor: Sarah Westfall. $85 per month. Session 1: Wednesdays, 4-5pm. Session 2: Thursdays, 4:15-5:15pm. HOME SCHOOL Session 3: Fridays, 11am-12pm. This class is combined with the Creative Claytime Session 2.

	Basic Drawing & Beyond (ages 8-14) Drawing can be so much fun! It’s also true that accomplished drawing is the gateway to producing great art. Whether you want your child to learn how to draw or they are already showing signs of artistic talent, this is the class to improve their skills. We will focus on the basics and then amplify their projects using ink, charcoal, pastels, and paint. Siblings welcome. Included in class will be a parent/student workshop. Drawing, perspective, portraiture, painting, and mixed media. Instructor: Joe Lee Davidson. Mondays, 4:15-5:45pm. $85 per month.

	Absolute Artists (HOME SCHOOL, 7 and up) Join our thriving home school community of dedicated artists and innovators! Learn classic art techniques while pushing the envelope of self expression. Instructor: Susan Jenkins Drawing, perspective, painting, sculpting, design, and mixed media. HOME SCHOOL Session 1: Fridays, 10:30am-12pm. $85 per month.

	Painting & Potting (ages 8-13) If you love to throw on a wheel, this is the class for you! But wait there’s more! In this class you can have it all: throw, draw, paint, sculpt, and have a blast exploring your artistic abilities. Throwing on the wheel, sculpting, glazing, drawing, and painting. Instructors: Susan Jenkins & Carol Gould. Thursdays, 4:15-5:45pm. $95 per month.

	Drawing, Sculpture, and Wheel Throwing (ages 8-13) If you love creating both 2D and 3D art—this is the class for you! First, study the subject that you will sculpt through drawing and references. Second, learn techniques in sculpting in different types of clay as well as other mediums. Third, have so much fun! Sculpting, glazing, and drawing. Instructor: Sarah Westfall Session 1: Tuesdays, 4-5:30pm. $95 per month. Session 2: Fridays, 4-5:30pm. $95 per month.

	Nothing but Clay and Wheel Throwing (ages 8-14) Designed to maximize student’s time on the wheel, in this class discover the joy of wheel throwing as you learn to center, raise, carve, trim, and glaze! Throwing on the wheel, sculpting, and glazing. Instructor: Carol Gould. Mondays, 4-5:30pm. $95 per month.

	Friday Art Hang Out (ages 11-15) Spend time with friends, make new friends, listen to music, and create something amazing. Drawing, painting, sculpting, glazing, mixed media, and printmaking. Instructor: Susan Jenkins Fridays, 4:00-5:30pm. $85 per month.

	Master Artists (ages 15 and up) Tap the secrets of expression that give life and magic to your portraits and drawings. We’ll explore such diverse topics as dreams and emotions with a special emphasis on color and painting as we perfect our skills while developing compelling art. Drawing, portraiture, painting, portfolio preparation, sculpting, mixed media, and printmaking. Instructor: Susan Jenkins. Wednesdays, 4-5:30pm. $85 per month.

Mentor Program

How can you make art an essential part of your life? Learn how to be an artist from a successful artist. Whether you want to attend a prestigious art school or you simply want to build your artistic momentum, we have created a mentor program that offers all the tools necessary. In the working world, ideas are quickly becoming our most important commodity. To be valuable, ideas need to be substantiated. At the Northwest Art Center, we give you the knowledge base and encourage you to trust your inspiration.

Mentor students receive extensive supervision while creating a compelling portfolio, photographing it, and applying to the top art schools in the nation. One of the requirements of the program is to create a community service project. Students are encouraged to connect other interests in their lives with art. This kind of project is a potent addition to a student’s college application and yet it is so much more. The opportunity to create and implement an in-depth project is deeply satisfying, and the chance to make a significant difference in the lives of others is enormously rewarding.

This exclusive program is available by selection only. Call or email for more information and a list of the services that are provided in this program. To qualify, students must be enrolled in a class at the Art Center. Cost for the Mentor Program is $75 per month.

Art on your own Time!

Not finding a class that fits into your life? Take a look at these choices!

Private Lessons
Want some one-on-one instruction? Schedule private lessons with one of our teachers!
Cost is $40 an hour. For semi-private lessons, each additional person $20. For clay lessons: add $7 per person for firing and handling costs.

Center Rental
Need space for a meeting or get together? To rent the entire studio it is just $50 an hour!

Birthday Parties
2 hour party, with 1 hour art instruction
Up to 10 guests: $195
11-20 guests: $245
For clay projects, please add $7 per person for firing and handling costs.

Open Studio Time
You’ll have all you need to create amazing art at your fingertips.

Cost is $5 per person per hour. If you want to work with clay there is an extra $5 an hour firing fee. You will need to purchase your own clay.

Adult Classes (ages 16+)
	Adult Pottery Have you always wanted to experience the sensuousness of clay at the potter’s wheel? This is the class for you! One-on-one instruction from a talented potter and 3 hours of free studio time per week—so much fun and a great resource to improve your finished work! Wheel throwing, sculpting, glazing. Instructor: Melanie Pollon Session 1: Mondays, 7-9pm. Session 2: Tuesdays, 10am-12pm. Cost: $110 per month.

	Basic Drawing Thursday night is your chance to hone your drawing skills! All levels of experience welcome. Taught by local artist Joe Lee Davidson. Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm. Cost: $90 per month.

Workshops for all Ages
	Watercolor: Luminous Color Join this great workshop so you can learn fresh approaches to watercolor techniques from professional artist, Susan Jenkins. Bring a photo of what you want to paint. Learn to take the best elements from your photos and improve on reality to create a spectacular watercolor painting with fresh and exciting color. All levels of painters are welcome! Date TBA Cost: $55 for one-time session. All supplies are included.

	Mixed Media Workshop Love the exciting eclectic look of mixed media art? In this class we will be working with clay, acrylics, collage, and a lot more to create one masterpiece. Date TBA Instructor: Sarah Westfall Cost: $125 per person.

	Mud Wrestling Pottery Date Night Have you always wanted to experience the sensuousness of clay at the potter’s wheel? Feel free to bring some wine, relax, and play in the mud. For even more fun, take this class with a friend or someone you love! Can’t make this date? Get a group of 8 friends together and we’ll find a time! Date TBA Instructor: Melanie Pollon

	Teacher and Art Docent Training Do you love art and want to volunteer through your school’s Art Docent Program? Are you worried about what and how to teach? Let us give you the answers. We’ll give you 5 foolproof lessons that are guaranteed to help your students explore and engage with art. By attending a session with us, we’ll give you everything you need to know to take directly back to the classroom. Contact your school and bring a group! Please email info@northwestartcenter.com or call 425.788.5900 for more information or to schedule a workshop. Set up a group of 10 or more with limited space for individuals.

	Girl Scout Badge Workshops (Brownie, Junior, and Cadette) Does your troop want to earn art-related Girl Scout badges? Do you need space, supplies, or our expertise? Catch our enthusiasm for art by taking one of our amazing workshops! Please email info@northwestartcenter.com or call 425.788.5900 for more information or to schedule a workshop.