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 Summer 2025 Term 

12-Week Term: June 9 - August 31

Make-Up Week: September 2 - September 7

 

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)

 

Stained Glass For Beginners
Instructor(s)
Isabel Badalpour
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, August 9, 2025, 10am - 4pm
Gelli Printing
Instructor(s)
Ellen Gradman
In-Person Workshop: Two days, Saturday and Sunday, August 23 and August 24, 9:30am-12:30pm
3D Collage
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Advanced/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
TJ Nakano
In-Person Class: Monday, 7pm - 10pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Beginning Jewelry Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Stephanie Brohman
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Beginning Painting Through Color
Instructor(s)
Nina Weiss
In-Person Class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Eleven-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Beginning Wheel Throwing
Instructor(s)
Nicole Paulina
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September8, 2025
Color Exploration: Studio Painting
Instructor(s)
Nina Weiss
In-Person Class: Monday, 6:30-9:30pm
Eleven-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Communicating with Color
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Monday, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Six-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Drawing and Painting the Nude: The Long Pose
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person class: Monday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Drawing Fundamentals
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person class: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Enameling: Glass on Metal
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person Class: Monday, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8 2025
Experimenting with Pastels and Color Theory
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person Class: Monday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Extreme Embroidery
Instructor(s)
Ellen Gradman
In-Person class: Monday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Six-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person class: Monday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Intermediate Woodturning for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bob Shuford
In-Person class: Monday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janis Pozzi-Johnson
In-Person Course: Monday, 9:15am-12:15pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Painting the Portrait in Oils Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person class: Monday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
Painting with Acrylics
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person class: Monday, 1-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
The Figure: Real Or Imagined Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Barbara Goldsmith
In-Person class: Monday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 8, 2025
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 8, 2025
Advanced Portrait Study with Model Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Azadeh Hussaini
In-Person class: Tuesday, 1pm - 4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing
Instructor(s)
Nicole Paulina
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Bookbinding: Basics and Beyond Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Evening Drawing & Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
John Fleck
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2025

Note: This class was originally listed as Morning Drawing & Painting Studio on Friday mornings.
Intermediate & Advanced Jewelry and Metals
Instructor(s)
Darlys Ewoldt, Linda Bernasconi
In-Person class: Tuesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Intro to Woodturning for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bob Shuford
In-Person class: Tuesday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Introduction to Figure Drawing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9pm
Eight-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Landscape Painting in the Studio
Instructor(s)
John Fleck
In-Person class: Tuesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Lost Wax Casting and More
Instructor(s)
Stephanie Brohman
In-Person class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Open Figure Drawing Studio
Instructor(s)
In-Person class: Tuesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Pinch, Slab, Coil Plus
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 1pm - 4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Portrait Study
Instructor(s)
Suzanne Horwitz
In-Person class: Tuesday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Eight-week class beginning September 9, 2025

Note: This was listed as a 7-week class in the printed catalog. No class on September 23.
Urban Sketching Evanston
Instructor(s)
David Roberts
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Tuesday, September 9, 16 and 23, 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Watercolors: Materials, Composition, and Technique Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person class: Tuesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 9, 2025
Anatomy and Drawing the Figure Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Beginning and Intermediate Drawing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Sutton
In-Person class: Wednesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Beginning and Intermediate Oil Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Sutton
In-Person class: Wednesday, 1pm - 4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Beginning/Intermediate Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person class: Wednesday, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
TJ Nakano
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Figure Sculpture Independent Study with Model
Instructor(s)
In-Person class: Wednesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Going Abstract Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Catherine Tweedie
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 1pm - 4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Intro to Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Lost Wax Casting in the Fast Lane
Instructor(s)
Virgil Robinson
In-Person class: Wednesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Lost Wax Casting in the Fast Lane
Instructor(s)
Virgil Robinson
In-Person class: Wednesday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Mending & the Art of Repair
Instructor(s)
Online Workshop: One day, Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Paint Your World Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Sarah Kaiser-Amaral
In-Person class: Wednesday, 1pm - 3:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Paper Remix - Inspired Collage
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person class: Wednesday, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Sewing Machine Basics
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 10, 2025
The Artist Studio Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
David Gista
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 1pm-4pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2024
Throw, Handbuild, and Alter
Instructor(s)
Lisa Harris
In-Person Class: Wednesday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 10, 2025
Abstract Painting Studio
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Class: Thursday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2025
Beginning Mosaic Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Vivian Visser
In-Person class: Thursday, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2025
Beginning Oil Pastels
Instructor(s)
Elizabeth Wilson
In-Person Course: Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2025
Beginning/Intermediate Wheel Throwing Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Nolan Baumgartner
In-Person Class: Thursday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2025
Drawing in Color
Instructor(s)
Elizabeth Wilson
In-Person Class: Thursday, 1pm - 4pm
Six-week class beginning September 11, 2025
Ensemble of the Portrait
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Class: Thursday, 1pm - 4pm
Ten-week class beginning September 11, 2025
Intermediate/Advanced Jewelry
Instructor(s)
Leslie Perrino
In-Person class: Thursday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2025
Methods for Successful Drawing
Instructor(s)
Janet Trierweiler
In-Person Class: Thursday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2025
New Explorations Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Barbara Goldsmith
In-Person class: Thursday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2025
Painting the Still Life in Oils Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Peter Kelsey
In-Person Class: Thursday, 10am - 1pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2025
Pinch, Slab, Coil: Ceramic Handbuilding
Instructor(s)
Bonnie Katz
In-Person Class: Thursday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 11, 2025
Basic Woodworking for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bill First
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2025
Beginning Quilting I: Patchwork Basics
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 12, 2025
Ceramic Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Sophie Brennan Carlisle
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 12, 2025
From Head to Toe: Contemporary Portrait Making and Figure Study
Instructor(s)
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 12, 2025
Intermediate Woodworking for Adults
Instructor(s)
Bill First
In-Person class: Friday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2025
Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Throwing Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Nolan Baumgartner
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30 am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 12, 2025
Outdoor Sketching and Perspective
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person Class: Friday, 10am - 12pm
Six-week class beginning September 12, 2025
Pen & Ink Watercolor Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Six-week class beginning September 12, 2025
Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person class: Saturday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2025
Portrait Painting 16+
Instructor(s)
Melanie Gerules
In-Person Class: Saturday, In-Person Class: Saturday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2025
Portraits of the Beloved: Exploring Pet Portraiture Across Media Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Justus Joseph
In-Person Class: Saturday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Five-week class beginning September 13, 2025

Note: No class September 20.
Screen Printing
Instructor(s)
Duffy O'Connor
In-Person class: Saturday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 13, 2025
Seeing Others: Portrait Photography
Instructor(s)
Erica McKeehen
In-Person class: Saturday, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Six-week class beginning June 9, 2025
Adaptive Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Mollie Morris
In-Person Class: Sunday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Twelve-week class beginning September 14, 2025
Beginning Screen Printing
Instructor(s)
Stacia Campbell
In-Person class: Sunday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Six-week class beginning September 14, 2025
Drawing & Painting the Portrait
Instructor(s)
Ken Minami
In-Person Class: Sunday, 10am - 1pm
Ten-week class beginning September 14, 2025
FROM INSIDE OUT: Draw-Paint-Collage
Instructor(s)
Tamara Wasserman
In-Person Class: Sunday, 1pm - 4pm
Six-week class beginning September 14, 2025
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person class: Sunday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Six-week class beginning September 14, 2025
Advanced Open Studio (AOS) Jewelry Independent Study
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 15, 2025. Times scheduled subject to studio availability
Independent Study: Ceramics
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 15, 2025. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Figure Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning September 15, 2025. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Printmaking
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 15, 2025. Times scheduled subject to studio availability.
Independent Study: Woodworking
Instructor(s)
Eleven-week session beginning the week of September 15, 2025. Times scheduled subject to studio availability
Evening Figure Sculpture Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Mike Dillon
In-Person class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Nine-week class beginning September 17, 2025

Note: No class on October 19, 2025.
Introduction to Scratchboard
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Wednesday, September 17, 24 and October 1, 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Watercolor for Beginners, Part 1 Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Wednesday, September 17, 24 and October 1, 2025, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Turn a Bowl in a Day Ages 18+
Instructor(s)
Bob Shuford
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, September 20, 2025, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Metalsmithing Techniques for Jewelry Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person class: Sunday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Nine-week class beginning September 21, 2025
Stained Glass For Beginners
Instructor(s)
Isabel Badalpour
In-Person Workshop: One day, Sunday, September 21, 2025, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Self Portraits: Drawing and Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Annie Soler
In-Person Class: Tuesday, 1pm-4pm
Eleven-week class September 23, 2025
Note: This class was originally listed as a 12-week class beginning September 9.
The Art of Seeing Color
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, October 4, 2025, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sublimation and Procreate Basics
Instructor(s)
In-Person Workshop: Two days, Sunday, October 5 and 12, 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Acrylic Pour Painting Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Tuesday, October 7, 14 and 21, 2025, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Introduction to Claybord
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Wednesday, October 8, 15 and 22, 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Introduction to Screen Printing on Cloth
Instructor(s)
Stacia Campbell
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Wednesday, October 8, 15, and 22, 2025, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Watercolor for Beginners, Part 2
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Wednesday, October 8, 15 and 22, 2025, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Loose and Free Beginning Watercolor: An Unconventional Approach Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Sandra Schroeder
In-Person Class: Thursday, 10am - 1pm
Seven-week class beginning October 16, 2025
Acrylic Painting in American Sign Language Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jill Stark
In-Person Workshop: One day, Sunday, October 19, 2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Make Anything You Want with 3D Printer
Instructor(s)
Rui Sha
In-Person class: Sunday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Six-week class beginning October 19, 2025
Bookbinding: Basics and Beyond Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Jamie Thome
In-Person class: Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 21, 2025
Watercolors: Materials, Composition, and Technique Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person class: Tuesday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 21, 2025, 2025
Creative Sewing Machine Techniques
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Wednesday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 22, 2025
Drawing in Color
Instructor(s)
Elizabeth Wilson
In-Person Class: Thursday, 1pm - 4pm
Six-week class beginning October 23, 2025
Intro to Darkroom Photography
Instructor(s)
Brennan Probst
In-Person class: Thursday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 23, 2025
Beginning Quilting II: Machine Quilting and Finishing
Instructor(s)
Erika Mulvenna
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 24, 2025
From Head to Toe: Contemporary Portrait Making and Figure Study
Instructor(s)
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 24, 2025
Pen & Ink Watercolor Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Michelle Kogan
In-Person Class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 24, 2025
Portraits of the Beloved: Exploring Pet Portraiture Across Media Ages 16+
Instructor(s)
Justus Joseph
In-Person Class: Saturday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 25, 2025

Note: No class on November 1.
Beginning Screen Printing
Instructor(s)
Stacia Campbell
In-Person class: Sunday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Six-week class beginning October 26, 2025
Stained Glass For Beginners
Instructor(s)
Isabel Badalpour
In-Person Workshop: One day, Sunday, October 26, 2025, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday Painting for Beginners
Instructor(s)
Tamara Wasserman
In-Person Class: Sunday, 1pm - 4pm
Six-week class beginning October 26, 2025
Ceramic Sculpture
Instructor(s)
Sophie Brennan Carlisle
In-Person class: Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Six-week class beginning October 31, 2025
Monotype through Drawing
Instructor(s)
Sarah Smelser
In-Person Workshop: Two days, Saturday, November 1, Sunday, November 2, 2025, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Camera Settings: Getting Off Automatic
Instructor(s)
Dennis Barnett
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Monday, November 3, 10 and 17, 2025, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Photography Basics: Critical Composition
Instructor(s)
Dennis Barnett
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Tuesday, November 4, 11 and 18, 2025, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Watercolor for Beginners, Part 3
Instructor(s)
Kathy Cunningham
In-Person Workshop: Three days, Wednesday, November 5, 12 and 19, 2025, 1pm - 4pm
Dancing Brush Creativity
Instructor(s)
Tamara Wasserman
In-Person Workshop: One day, Saturday, November 8, 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm
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