Art School: Adult Classes by Department

Explore, create, and learn at the Evanston Art Center

The Evanston Art Center offers artmaking classes for adults in the following departments: Digital Media and Photography, Ceramics, Printmaking, Drawing and Painting, Jewelry, Figure Sculpture, and Woodworking.

EAC's Fall 2023 Term 

12-Week Term: September 11 - December 10

Make-Up Week: December 11 - December 17

 

Advanced/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Leslie Jay Orenstein
In-Person Course: Monday, 7-10pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2023
Beginning Jewelry Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Stephanie Brohman
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2023
Beginning Wheel Throwing
Instructor(s)
Nicole Paulina
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2023
Color Exploration: Studio Painting
Instructor(s)
Nina Weiss
In-Person Course: Monday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2023
Drawing and Painting the Nude: The Long Pose
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Course: Monday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning September 11, 2023
Drawing Animals
Instructor(s)
Alex Boersma
In-Person Course: Monday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning September 11, 2023
Experimenting with Pastels
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2023
Note: No class on October 9.
Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week classs beginning September 11, 2023
Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janis Pozzi-Johnson
In-Person Course: Monday 9:15am-12:15pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2023
Painting with Acrylics
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Course: Monday, 1-4pm
Tweve-week class beginning September 11, 2023
Relief Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Monday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week beginning September 11, 2023
The Night Watch: Painting with Oils Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Course: Monday. 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2023
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing
Instructor(s)
Nicole Paulina
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Bookbinding: Basics and Beyond ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Forming & Construction for Jewelry Objects
Instructor(s)
Darlys Ewoldt
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Foundation of Portrait Drawing Techniques Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 6:15-8:15pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Freedom From the Press: Press Free Printmaking
Instructor(s)
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 12:30-3:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12,m 2023
Intermediate Bookbinding
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Intro to Woodturning for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bob Shuford
in-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Introduction to Figure Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 6:30-9pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Landscape Painting in the Studio
Instructor(s)
John Fleck
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Lost Wax Casting and More
Instructor(s)
Stephanie Brohman
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 7-10pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Pinch, Slab, Coil Plus
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Portrait Study
Instructor(s)
Suzanne Horwitz
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 1-4pm
Eight-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Street Photography II Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Ian Merritt
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Watercolors: Materials, Composition, and Technique Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 12, 2023
Anatomy and Drawing the Figure in Three Color Chalk Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Six-week class beginnind September 13, 2023
Beginning and Intermediate Oil Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Sutton
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2023
Beginning Drawing
Instructor(s)
Vivian Zapata
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2023
Beginning/Intermediate Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 7-10pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2023
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Leslie Jay Orenstein
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2023
Contemporary Embroidery Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Amanda Mulcahy
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13. 2023
Forming & Construction for Jewelry Objects
Instructor(s)
Darlys Ewoldt
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week classl beginning September 13, 2023
Going Abstract Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2023
Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Catherine Tweedie
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2023
Paint the Town Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Sarah Kaiser-Amaral
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2023
Paper Remix - Inspired Collage
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2023
The Artist Studio Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2023
Throw, Handbuild, and Alter
Instructor(s)
Lisa Harris
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2023
Abstract Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 14, 2023
Beginning Mosaic Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Vivian Visser
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6-8pm
Six-week class beginning September 14, 2023
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Leslie Jay Orenstein
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 14, 2023
Ensemble of the Portrait
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Course: Thursday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning September, 2023
Intermediate/Advanced Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 14, 2023
Intro to Patchwork Quilting
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person Course: Thusday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 14, 2023
Methods for Successful Drawing
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 14, 2023
Pinch, Slab, Coil: Ceramic Handbuilding
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 14, 2023
Watercolor Open Studio
Instructor(s)
John Herron
In-Person Course: Thursday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning September 14, 2023
Basic Woodworking for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bill First
In-Person Course: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 15, 2023
Intermediate Woodworking for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bill First
In-Person Course: Friday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 15, 2023
Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Thrown Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Nolan Baumgartner
In-Person Course: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 15, 2023
Introduction to Observational Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Friday, 1-3pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 15, 2023
Outdoor Sketching and Perspective Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Friday, 10am-12pm
Six-week class beginning September 15, 2023
Pen & Ink & Watercolor Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Course: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 15, 2023
Adaptive Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Mollie Morris
In-Person Course: Sunday, 10am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning September 17, 2023
Drawing & Painting the Portrait
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Course: Sunday, 10am-1pm
Ten-week class beginning September 17, 2023
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person Course: Sunday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning September 17, 2023
Metalsmithing Techniques for Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Course: Sunday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning September 17, 2023
Advanced Open Studio (AOS) Jewelry Independent Study
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 18, 2023. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study Program: Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 18, 2023. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 18, 2023. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Figure Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning September 18, 2023. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Woodworking
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 18, 2023. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Open Figure Studio
Instructor(s)
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Nine-week class beginning September 19, 2023
Figure Sculpture Independent Study with Model
Instructor(s)
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Nine-week class beginning September 20, 2023
Introduction to Digital Photography and Workflow
Instructor(s)
Ian Merritt
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 20, 2023
Note: This class was originally scheduled to begin on September 13
New Explorations Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Barbara Goldsmith
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 21, 2023
Note: This class was originally scheduled to begin on September 14
The EAC Book Club
Instructor(s)
In-Person Course: Thursday, 1:30-3:30pm
Three sessions: September 21, October 19, and November 16, 2023
Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 14, 2023
No class on 10/28 or 11/18 due to Northwestern football games.
Intro to Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person Course: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 14, 2023
No class 10/28 or 11/18 due to Northwestern Football games.
Screen Printing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Saturday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning October 14, 2023
No class on 10/28 and 11/18 due to Northwestern football games.
Beginning Photoshop for Photography
Instructor(s)
Jim Signorelli
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 24, 2023
Watercolors: Materials, Composition, and Technique Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 24, 2023
Anatomy and Drawing the Figure in Three Color Chalk Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 25, 2023
Screen Printing/Printing Sellable Goods
Instructor(s)
Hiroshi Ariyama
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 25, 2023
Beginning Mosaic Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Vivian Visser
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6-8pm
Six-week class beginning October 26, 2023
Methods for Successful Drawing
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 26, 2023
Watercolor Open Studio
Instructor(s)
John Herron
In-Person Course: Thursday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning October 26, 2023
Introduction to Perspective Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Friday, 10am-12pm
Six-week class beginning October 27, 2023
Pen & Ink & Watercolor Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Course: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 27, 2023
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person Course: Sunday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning October 29, 2023