Art School: Adult Classes and Workshops

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 Winter 2026 Term 

10-Week Term: January 5 - March 15

Make-Up Week: March 16 - March 22

 

EAC's Fall 2025 Term 

12-Week Term: September 8 - December 7

Make-Up Week: December 8 - December 14

(No class during Thanksgiving week November 24 - November 30)

 

Create Ornaments for the Holidays!
Instructor(s)
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, November 22, 2025, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Stained Glass for Beginners
Instructor(s)
Isabel Badalpour
In-Person Workshop: One day, Sunday, November 23, 2025, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Gelli Printing
Instructor(s)
Ellen Gradman
In-Person Workshop: Two days, Saturday, December 6, Sunday, December 7, 2025, 11:00am - 3:30pm
3D Collage
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Advanced/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
TJ Nakano
In-Person Class: Monday, 7pm - 10pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Beginning Jewelry Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Stephanie Brohman
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Beginning Painting Through Color
Instructor(s)
In-Person Class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Beginning Wheel Throwing
Instructor(s)
Nicole Paulina
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Color Exploration: Studio Painting
Instructor(s)
Nina Weiss
In-Person Class: Monday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Drawing and Painting the Nude: The Long Pose
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Nine-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Enameling: Glass on Metal
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Class: Monday, 7pm - 10pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Experimenting with Pastels and Color Theory
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person class: Monday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Intermediate Woodturning for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bob Shuford
In-Person class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Organic Forms
Instructor(s)
Sophie Brennan Carlisle
In-Person class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janis Pozzi-Johnson
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:15am - 12:15pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Painting the Portrait in Oils Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person class: Monday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Painting with Acrylics
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Relief Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 5, 2026
Advanced Portrait Study with Model Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Bookbinding: Basics and Beyond Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Five-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Evening Drawing & Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
John Fleck
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Forming & Construction for Jewelry Objects
Instructor(s)
Darlys Ewoldt
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Intro to Woodturning for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bob Shuford
In-Person class: Tuesday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Introduction to Figure Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9pm
Ten-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Landscape Painting in the Studio
Instructor(s)
John Fleck
In-Person class: Tuesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Tev-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Lost Wax Casting and More
Instructor(s)
Stephanie Brohman
In-Person class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Make Your Mark!
Instructor(s)
Sarah Kaiser-Amaral
In-Person class: Tuesday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Open Figure Drawing Studio
Instructor(s)
In-Person class: Tuesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Photography 101: Understanding the Basics
Instructor(s)
Dennis Barnett
In-Person class: Tuesday, 1pm - 4pm
Eight-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Pinch, Slab, Coil Plus
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Portrait Study
Instructor(s)
Suzanne Horwitz
In-Person class: Tuesday, 1pm - 4pm
Eight-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Travel Photography: Telling Stories Away from Home
Instructor(s)
Dennis Barnett
In-Person class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Three-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Watercolors: Materials, Composition, and Technique Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person class: Tuesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 6, 2026
Anatomy and Drawing the Figure Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Beginning and Intermediate Drawing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Sutton
In-Person class: Wednesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Beginning and Intermediate Oil Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Sutton
In-Person class: Wednesday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Beginning/Intermediate Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person class: Wednesday, 7pm - 10pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
TJ Nakano
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Extreme Embroidery
Instructor(s)
Ellen Gradman
In-Person class: Wednesday, 1pm - 4:pm
Five-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Figure Sculpture Independent Study with Model
Instructor(s)
In-Person class: Wednesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Catherine Tweedie
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Lost Wax Casting in the Fast Lane
Instructor(s)
Virgil Robinson
In-Person class: Wednesday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Lost Wax Casting in the Fast Lane
Instructor(s)
Virgil Robinson
In-Person class: Wednesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Paint Your World Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Sarah Kaiser-Amaral
In-Person class: Wednesday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Paper Remix - Inspired Collage
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person class: Wednesday, 9:30am - 12pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Sewing Machine Basics
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Five-week class beginning January 7, 2026
The Artist Studio Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Throw, Handbuild, and Alter
Instructor(s)
Lisa Harris
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Watercolor for Beginners
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person class: Wednesday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 7, 2026
Watercolor Icebreakers Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Wednesday, January 7, 14, and 21, 2026, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Abstract Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Class: Thursday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 8, 2026
Beginning Mosaic Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Thursday, 6pm - 8:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 8, 2026
Beginning Oil Pastels
Instructor(s)
Elizabeth Wilson
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 8, 2026
Beginning Playwriting
Instructor(s)
Corinne Kawecki
In-Person class: Thursday, 6:30pm - 9pm
Ten-week class beginning January 8, 2026

Note: No class on February 5.
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Nolan Baumgartner
In-Person Class: Thursday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 8, 2026
BYOP Stitch Coach
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Thursday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning Janary 8, 2026
Drawing in Color
Instructor(s)
Elizabeth Wilson
In-Person Class: Thursday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning January 8, 2026
Ensemble of the Portrait
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Class: Thursday, 1pm - 4pm
Nine-week class beginning January 8, 2026
Intermediate/Advanced Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person class: Thursday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 8, 2026
Intro to Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person class: Thursday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Five-week class beginning January 8, 2026
Methods for Successful Drawing
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Class: Thursday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 8, 2026
New Explorations Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Barbara Goldsmith
In-Person class: Thursday, 9:30am - 12pm
Ten-week class beginning January 8, 2026
Painting the Still Life in Oils Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person Class: Thursday, 10am - 1pm
Ten-week class beginning January 8, 2026
Pinch, Slab, Coil: Ceramic Handbuilding
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Class: Thursday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 8, 2026
Basic Woodworking for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bill First
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 9, 2026
Beginning Quilting I: Patchwork Basics
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning January 9, 2026
Ceramic Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Sophie Brennan Carlisle
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning January 9, 2026
From Head to Toe: Contemporary Portrait Making and Figure Study
Instructor(s)
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning January 9, 2026
Intermediate Woodworking for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bill First
In-Person class: Friday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 9, 2026
Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Throwing Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Nolan Baumgartner
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30 am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 9, 2026
Introduction to Observational Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Friday, 1pm - 3:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 9, 2026
Pen & Ink Watercolor Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning January 9, 2026
The Art of Line
Instructor(s)
Jan Zhou
In-Person class: Friday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning January 9, 2026
Watercolor Effects on Enamel
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning January 8, 2026
FROM INSIDE OUT: Draw-Paint-Collage
Instructor(s)
Tamara Wasserman
In-Person Class: Saturday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning January 10, 2026
Gelli Printing
Instructor(s)
Ellen Gradman
In-Person Workshop: Two days, Saturday, January 10, and Sunday, January 11, 2026, 11:00am - 3:30pm
Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person class: Saturday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 10, 2026
Loose and Free Beginning Watercolor: An Unconventional Approach Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Sandra Schroeder
In-Person Class: Saturday, 10am - 1pm
Six-week class beginning January 10, 2026
Screen Printing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person class: Saturday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning January 10, 2026
The Art of Photo Editing
Instructor(s)
Jim Signorelli
In-Person class: Saturday, 9:30am - 11:30am
Ten-week class beginning January 10,m 2026
Adaptive Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Mollie Morris
In-Person Class: Sunday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 11, 2026
Beginning Screen Printing
Instructor(s)
Stacia Campbell
In-Person class: Sunday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning January 11, 2026
Drawing & Painting the Portrait
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Class: Sunday, 10am - 1pm
Nine-week class beginning January 11, 2026
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person class: Sunday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning January 11, 2026
Metalsmithing Techniques for Jewelry Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person class: Sunday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning January 11, 2026
The Art of Seeing Color
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person Workshop: One day, Sunday, January 11, 2026, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Weekend Painting for Beginners
Instructor(s)
Tamara Wasserman
In-Person Class: Sunday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning January 11, 2026
Advanced Open Studio (AOS) Jewelry Independent Study
Instructor(s)
Nine-week session beginning the week of January 12, 2026. Times scheduled subject to studio availability
Independent Study: Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Nine-week session beginning the week of SJasnuary 12, 2026. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Figure Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Nine-week session beginning January 12, 2026. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Nine-week session beginning the week of January 12, 2026. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Woodworking
Instructor(s)
Nine-week session beginning the week of January 12, 2026. Times scheduled subject to studio availability
Urban Sketching Evanston
Instructor(s)
David Roberts
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Tuesday, January 13, 20, and 27, 2026, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Turn a Bowl in a Day Ages 18+
Instructor(s)
Bob Shuford
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, January 24, 2026, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Stained Glass For Beginners
Instructor(s)
Isabel Badalpour
In-Person Workshop: One day, Sunday, January 25, 2026, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Paper Mache Basics: From Form to Finish
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Wednesday, February 4, 11, and 18, 2026, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Turn a Bowl in a Day Ages 18+
Instructor(s)
Bob Shuford
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Organic Forms
Instructor(s)
Sophie Brennan Carlisle
In-Person class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning February 9, 2026
Acrylic Pour Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Tuesday, February 10, 17, and 24, 2026, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Bookbinding: Basics and Beyond Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Five-week class beginning February 10, 2026
Creative Sewing Machine Techniques
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Five-week class beginning February 11, 2026
Evening Figure Sculpture Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Mike Dillon
In-Person class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Five-week class beginning February 11, 2025
BYOP Stitch Coach
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Thursday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning February 12, 2026
Drawing in Color
Instructor(s)
Elizabeth Wilson
In-Person Class: Thursday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning February 12, 2026
Intro to Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person class: Thursday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Five-week class beginning February 12, 2026
Beginning Quilting II: Machine Quilting and Finishing
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning February 13, 2026
Ceramic Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Sophie Brennan Carlisle
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning February 13, 2026
From Head to Toe: Contemporary Portrait Making and Figure Study
Instructor(s)
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning February, 2026
Introduction to Lapidary
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning February 13, 2026
Pen & Ink Watercolor Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning February 13, 2026
FROM INSIDE OUT: Draw-Paint-Collage
Instructor(s)
Tamara Wasserman
In-Person Class: Saturday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning February 14, 2026
Beginning Screen Printing
Instructor(s)
Stacia Campbell
In-Person class: Sunday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning February 15, 2026
Color Theory: A Complete Color Guide
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Sunday, February 15, 22, and March 1, 2026, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person class: Sunday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning February 15, 2026
Weekend Painting for Beginners
Instructor(s)
Tamara Wasserman
In-Person Class: Sunday, 1pm - 4pm
Five-week class beginning February 15, 2026
Stained Glass For Beginners
Instructor(s)
Isabel Badalpour
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, February 21, 2026, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Introduction to Screen Printing on Cloth
Instructor(s)
Stacia Campbell
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Wednesday, March 4, 11, and 18, 2026, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Acrylic Painting in American Sign Language Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Stark
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Make a Wooden Pen
Instructor(s)
Tom Albrecht
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Stained Glass For Beginners
Instructor(s)
Isabel Badalpour
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, March 14, 2026, 10:00am - 4:00pm