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 Winter 2023 Term 

10-Week Term: January 9 - March 19

Make-Up Week: March 20-March 26

 

Advanced/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Leslie Jay Orenstein
In-Person Course: Monday, 7-10pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Beginning Jewelry Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Stephanie Brohman
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Beginning Wheel Throwing
Instructor(s)
Nicole Paulina
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Color Exploration: Studio Painting
Instructor(s)
Nina Weiss
In-Person Course: Monday, 6:30-9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Drawing and Painting the Nude: The Long Pose
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Course: Monday, 1-4pm
Nine-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Enameling: Glass on Metal
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Course: Monday, 7-10pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janis Pozzi-Johnson
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:15am-12:15pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Painting the Portrait in Oils Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person Course: Monday, 6:30-9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Painting with Acrylics
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Course: Moday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Street Photography
Instructor(s)
Ian Merritt
In-Person Course: Monday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
The Figure: Real or Imagined with Model
Instructor(s)
Barbara Goldsmith
In_Person Course: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
The Night Watch: Painting with Oils Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Course: Monday, 6:30-9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 27, 2023
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing
Instructor(s)
Nicole Paulina
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 28, 2023
Bookbinding: Basics and Beyond ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 28, 2023
Drawing Simplified Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
John Fleck
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 28, 2023
Forming & Construction for Jewelry Objects
Instructor(s)
Darlys Ewoldt
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 28, 2023
Introduction to Figure Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 6:30-9pm
Ten-week class beginning March 28, 2023
Landscape Painting in the Studio
Instructor(s)
John Fleck
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 28, 2023
Lost Wax Casting and More
Instructor(s)
Stephanie Brohman
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 7-10pm
Ten-week class beginning March 28, 2023
Pinch, Slab, Coil Plus
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning March 28, 2023
Portrait Study
Instructor(s)
Suzanne Horwitz
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning March 28, 2023
Watercolors: Materials, Composition, and Technique Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Five-week class beginning March 28, 2023
Beginning and Intermediate Oil Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Sutton
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
Beginning Drawing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Sutton
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
Beginning/Intermediate Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 7-10pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Leslie Jay Orenstein
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
Forming & Construction for Jewelry Objects
Instructor(s)
Darlys Ewoldt
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
From Head to Toe: Contemporary Portrait Making and Figure Study
Instructor(s)
Sarah Kaiser-Amaral
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 1-3:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
Note This class was originally scheduled to meet from 1-4pm. The prices have been reduced accordingly.
Going Abstract Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Catherine Tweedie
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
Paper Remix - Inspired Collage
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
Screen Printing/Printing Sellable Goods
Instructor(s)
Hiroshi Ariyama
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Five-week class beginning March 29, 2023
The Artist Studio Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
Throw, Handbuild, and Alter
Instructor(s)
Lisa Harris
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 29, 2023
Abstract Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Anatomy and Drawing the Figure in Three Color Chalk Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm
Five-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Beginning Mosaic Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Vivian Visser
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6-8pm
Five-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Beginning Painting
Instructor(s)
Lauren Flaaen
In-Person Course; Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Leslie Jay Orenstein
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Book Club for Artists Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Ariela Robinson
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Children's Picture Book Illustration Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Ensemble of the Portrait
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Course: Thursday, 1-4pm
Nine-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Intermediate/Advanced Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Introduction to Digital Photography and Editing
Instructor(s)
Ian Merritt
In-Person Course: Thursday, 7:30-9pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Methods for Successful Drawing
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Monotype Printmaking Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Serena Hocharoen
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm
Five-week class beginning March 30, 2023
New Explorations Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Barbara Goldsmith
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Pinch, Slab, Coil: Cermaic Handbuilding
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Relief Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Thursday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning March 30, 2023
Basic Woodworking for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bill First
In-Person Course: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 31, 2023
Intermediate Woodworking for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bill First
In-Person Course: Friday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning March 31, 2023
Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Thrown Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Nolan Baumgartner
In-Person Course: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning March 31, 2023
Introduction to Observational Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Friday, 1-3pm
Ten-week class beginning March 31, 2023
Introduction to Perspective Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Friday, 10am-12pm
Five-week class beginning March 31, 2023
Pen & Ink & Watercolor Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Course: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Five-week class beginning March 31, 2023
Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning April 1, 2023
Intro to Adobe Illustrator
Instructor(s)
Sarah Jeanne Perry
In-Person Course: Saturday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning April 1, 2023
Intro to Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person Course: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Five-week class beginning April 1, 2023
Screen Printing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Saturday, 1-4pm
Ten-week class beginning April 1, 2023
The Science and Art of Painting Glorious Color
Instructor(s)
Emmy Savage
In-Person Course: Saturday, 1-4pm
Nine-week class beginning April 1, 2023
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person Course: Sunday, 1-4pm
Five-week class beginning April 2, 2023
Metalsmithing Techniques for Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Course: Sunday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning April 2, 2023
Advanced Open Studio (AOS) Jewelry Independent Study
Instructor(s)
Nine-week session beginning the week of April 3, 2023. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Experimenting with Pastels
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning April 3, 2023
Note: This class was originally scheduled to begin on March 27.
Independent Study Program: Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Nine-week session beginning the week of April 3, 2023. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Nine-week session beginning the week of April 3, 2023. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Figure Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Nine-week session beginning the week of April 3, 2023. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Woodworking
Instructor(s)
Nine-week session beginning the week of April 3, 2023. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Foundation of Portrait Drawing Techniques Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm
Ten-week class beginning April 4, 2023
Note: This class was originally scheduled to begin on March 28
Open Figure Studio
Instructor(s)
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Eight-week class beginning April 4, 2023
Figure Sculpture Independent Study with Model
Instructor(s)
In-Person Course: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Eight-week class beginnng April 5, 2023
Open Figure Studio: The Long Pose
Instructor(s)
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Eight-week class beginning April 6, 2023
Adaptive Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Mollie Morris
In-Person Course: Sunday, 10am-12:30pm
Ten-week class beginning April 9, 2023 (last class June 11)
Watercolor Open Studio
Instructor(s)
John Herron
In-Person Course: Thursday, 1-4pm
Six-week class beginning April 20, 2023
Painting with Gelli Plates
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 1-4pm
Five-week class beginning May 2, 2023
Watercolors: Materials, Composition, and Technique Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Course: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Five-week class beginning May 2, 2022
Anatomy and Drawing the Figure in Three Color Chalk
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person Course: Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm
Five-week class beginning May 4, 2023
Beginning Mosaic Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Vivian Visser
In-Person Course: Thursday,
Five-week class beginning May 4, 2023 (No class on May 16)
Outdoor Sketching and Perspective Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Course: Friday, 10am-12pm
Five-week class beginning May 5, 2023
Pen & Ink & Watercolor Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Course: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Five-week class beginning May 5, 2023
Intro to Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person Course: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Five-week class beginning May 6, 2023
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person Course: Sunday, 1-4pm
Five-week class beginning May 7, 2023