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 Spring 2024 Term 

10-Week Term: March 25 - June 2

Make-Up Week: June 3 - June 9

 

EAC's Summer 2024 Term 

12-Week Term: June 10 - September 1

Make-Up Week: September 3 - September 8

 

Smell the Roses, a Weekly Still Life Class
Instructor(s)
Annie Soler
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 1-3pm
Six-week class beginning July 16, 2024
Bookbinding: Basics and Beyond Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Six-week class beginning July 23, 2024
Watercolors: Materials, Composition, and Technique Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning July23, 2024
Garment Making Basics
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Six-week class beginning July 24, 2024
Intro to Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30pm-9:30pm
Six-week class beginning July 24, 2024
Abstract Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Class: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning July 25, 2024
Pen & Ink & Plein Air in Chicago Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Class: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Five-week class beginning July 25, 2024
Outdoor Sketching and Perspective Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Friday, 10am-12pm
Six-week class beginning July 26, 2024
Casting a Mood: Color Theory Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Tara Sabini
In-Person Class: Saturday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning July 27, 2024
Chiaroscuro Techniques in Charcoal
Instructor(s)
Tara Sabini
In-Person Class: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning July 27, 2024
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person Course: Sunday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning July 28, 2024
Photoshop II
Instructor(s)
Jim Signorelli
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Six-week class beginning July 30, 2024
Note: This class was originally scheduled to begin on July 23
Paper Remix- Inspired Collage
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm
Six-week class beginning July 31, 2024
Note: This class was originally scheduled to begin on July24.
Advanced/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Class: Monday, 7-10pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Beginning Jewelry Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Stephanie Brohman
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Beginning Wheel Throwing
Instructor(s)
Nicole Paulina
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Bring Your Own Project Sewing Studio
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person Class: Monday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Color Exploration: Studio Painting
Instructor(s)
Nina Weiss
In-Person Class: Monday, 6:30-9:30pm
Eleven-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Drawing and Painting the Nude: The Long Pose
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Class: Monday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning
Drawing Fundamentals
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person class: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Enameling: Glass on Metal
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Class: Monday, 7-10pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Experimenting with Pastel and Color Theory
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning
Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Intermediate Woodturning for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bob Shuford
In-Person Class: Monday, 1-4pm
Twelve-weekl class beginning September 9, 2024
Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janis Pozzi-Johnson
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:15am-12:15pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Painting the Portrait in Oils Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person Class: Monday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Painting with Acrylics
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person class: Monday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Relief Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Monday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
The Figure: Real Or Imagined Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Barbara Goldsmith
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
The Night Watch: Painting with Oils Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Class: Monday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2024
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing
Instructor(s)
Nicole Paulina
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Bookbinding: Basics and Beyond Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Colored Portrait Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Evening Drawing & Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
John Fleck
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Exceptional B&W Photography 16+
Instructor(s)
Dennis Barnett
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Forming & Construction for Jewelry Objects
Instructor(s)
Darlys Ewoldt
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Intro to Woodturning for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bob Shuford
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Introduction to Figure Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 6:30-9pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Landscape Painting in the Studio
Instructor(s)
John Fleck
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Lost Wax Casting and More
Instructor(s)
Stephanie Brohman
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 7-10pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Pigment Painting - From Lascaux to Tibet
Instructor(s)
Gunjan Chawla Kumar
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Pinch, Slab, Coil Plus
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Peson Class: Tuesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Watercolors: Materials, Composition, and Technique Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Anatomy and Drawing the Figure in Three Color Chalk Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Beginning and Intermediate Drawing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Sutton
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Beginning and Intermediate Oil Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Sutton
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Beginning/Intermediate Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 7-10pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Leslie Jay Orenstein
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Continuing Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Creative Sewing Machine Fundamentals
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Going Abstract Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Intermediate Bookbinding
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person Class: Wednesday,m 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Catherine Tweedie
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Paint Your World Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Sarah Kaiser-Amaral
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 1-3:30pm
Ten-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Paper Remix- Inspired Collage
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
The Artist Studio Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Throw, Handbuild, and Alter
Instructor(s)
Lisa Harris
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Eleven-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Working Mixed Media Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2024
Abstract Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Class: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Beginning Mosaic Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Vivian Visser
In-Person Class: Thursday, 6-8:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Leslie Jay Orenstein
In-Person Class: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Ensemble of the Portrait
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Class: Thursday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Intermediate/Advanced Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Class: Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Intro to Patchwork Quilting
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Methods for Successful Drawing
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Class: Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2024
New Explorations Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Barbara Goldsmith
In-Person Class: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Painting the Still Life in Oil Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person Class: Thursday, 10am-1pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Pen & Ink Illustration Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Alex Boersma
In-Person Class: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Photography: Superior Composition 16+
Instructor(s)
Dennis Barnett

In-Person Class: Tuesday, 1-3pm
Six-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Pinch, Slab, Coil: Ceramic Handbuilding
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Class: Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Repurposing Denim
Instructor(s)
Linda Iverson
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Watercolor Open Studio
Instructor(s)
John Herron
In-Person Class: Thursday, 1-4pm
Five-week class beginning September 12, 2024
Basic Woodworking for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bill First
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2024
Ceramic Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Sophie Brennan Carlisle
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 13, 2024
Intermediate Woodworking for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bill First
In-Person Class: Friday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2024
Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Thrown Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Nolan Baumgartner
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2024
Introduction to Observational Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Friday, 1-3pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2024
Outdoor Sketching and Perspective Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Friday, 10am-12pm
Six-week class beginning September 13, 2024
Pen & Ink & Watercolor Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 13, 2024
Casting a Mood: Color Theory Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Tara Sabini
In-Person Class: Saturday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 14, 2024
Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 14, 2024
Intermediate Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Tara Sabini
In-Person Class: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 14, 2024
Intro to Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person Class: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 14, 2024
Portrait Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Melanie Gerules
In-Person Class: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 14, 2024
Screen Printing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Saturday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 14, 2024
Adaptive Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Mollie Morris
In-Person Class: Sunday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 15, 2024
Drawing & Painting the Portrait
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Persion Class: Sunday, 10am-1pm
Ten-week class beginning September 15, 2024
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person Course: Sunday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning September 15, 2024
Advanced Open Studio (AOS) Jewelry Independent Study
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 16, 2024. Times scheduled subject to studio availability
Independent Study Program: Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 16, 2024. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 16, 2024. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Figure Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning September 16, 2024. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Woodworking
Instructor(s)
11-week session beginning the week of September 16, 2024. Times scheduled subject to studio availability
Features Have Super Powers
Instructor(s)
Suzanne Horwitz
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 1-4pm
Five-week class beginning September 17, 2024
Open Figure Studio
Instructor(s)
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning September 17, 2024
Evening Figure Sculpture Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Mike Dillon
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Five-week class beginning September 18, 2024
Figure Sculpture Independent Study with Model
Instructor(s)
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning September 18, 2024
Metalsmithing Techniques for Jewelry Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Eleven-week class beginning September 18, 2024
Metalsmithing Techniques for Jewelry Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Class: Sunday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Eleven-week class beginning September 22, 2024
Photoshop I for Photographers
Instructor(s)
Jim Signorelli
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Eight-week class beginning October 8, 2024
Watercolor Open Studio
Instructor(s)
John Herron
In-Person Class: Thursday, 1-4pm
Five-week class beginning October 17, 2024
Bookbinding: Basics and Beyond Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 22, 2024
Exceptional B&W Photography 16+
Instructor(s)
Dennis Barnett
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 22, 2024
Watercolors: Materials, Composition, and Technique Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 22, 2024
Evening Figure Sculpture Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Suzanne Horwitz
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Five-week class beginning October 23, 2024
Garment Making Basics
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 23, 2024
Ceramic Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Sophie Brennan Carlisle
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 25, 2024
Introduction to Perspective Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Friday, 10am-12pm
Six-week class beginning October 25, 2024
Pen & Ink & Watercolor Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 25, 2024
Intro to Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person Class: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 26, 2024
Portrait Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Melanie Gerules
In-Person Class: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 26, 2024
Adaptive Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Mollie Morris
In-Person Class: Sunday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 27, 2024
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person Course: Sunday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning October 27, 2024
Features Have Super Powers
Instructor(s)
Suzanne Horwitz
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 1-4pm
Five-week class beginning November 5, 2024