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Ceramic Sculpture (In-Person)

$480

with Matthew Courtney

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 24, 2026 at 12:30 pm, runs for 10 weeks

Tuesdays, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. 
Instructor: Matthew Courtney 
Ten-Week Course (30 Hours) 

Unlock your creativity through the art of sculpting with clay. Through hands-on instruction and practice, learn essential techniques such as pinching, slab-building, coil-building, and surface treatments. Explore the principles of form, texture, and composition, as well as the fundamentals of the firing process. Join us to express yourself and develop your sculpting skills in a supportive and inspiring environment -- open to both beginners and experienced artists! Tuition includes a $30 lab fee.

Image: Matthew Courtney, Birds, 2017.

Register by: February 17 
Materials List
Please review CE's Winter/Spring 2026 Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies, prior to registering.

Wood Studio (In-Person)

$480

with John Greig

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 24, 2026 at 5:30 pm, runs for 10 weeks

Tuesdays, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. 
Instructor: John Greig 
Ten-Week Course (30 Hours) 

This class will explore wood as a primary art-making medium, looking at its many types, techniques and uses. Students will develop a well-rounded foundation of wood-working skills including cutting, milling, laminating, joinery and safe use of wood-working tools. Contemporary, traditional and ancient art works made of wood will be presented for historical and contextual understanding. Students will be encouraged to find their own unique voice within the material while building skills. Tuition includes $30 materials fee.

Image: John Greig

Register by: February 17 
Materials List
Please review CE's Winter/Spring 2026 Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies, prior to registering.

Fast and Unfussed Oil Painting (In-Person)

$475

with Roger Chavez

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 3, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 10 weeks

Tuesdays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 
Instructor: Roger Chavez 
Ten-Week Course (30 Hours) 

Cultivate fluid mark-making and bold approaches to subject matter through rapid and loose painting studies. Tight and precise painting, especially in the early stages of an artwork, can sometimes lead to work that appears stiff and over-labored, or to locked-in compositions that are difficult to change or correct. Working from the still life, cityscapes, and the life model, utilize short, small painting exercises to learn new ways of starting paintings, keeping compositions open to adjustment, and both initiating and retaining a sense of freshness in your forms and brushstrokes. Instruction will address color mixing, painting materials and methodologies, and the importance of cultivating viablemethods for growth in your painting practice. Discover the beauty and freedom of loosening up your painting! Note: Tuition includes a $25 models fee.

Image: Roger Chavez

Register by: February 24 
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Please review CE's Winter/Spring 2026 Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies, prior to registering.





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