September News from Hollis Artspace
Ink Studio, afterschool and homeschool art, teen classes, and more,
plus lots of individual specialty workshops throughout the fall.
Use a 10 percent coupon through Saturday (code FALL10 at checkout).
Middle School Art Club
Mondays After School | Grades 7–8 ( approx 2:45/3 pm to 4:30 )
Come hang out, make some art, have a snack, and decompress after school. Middle School Art Club is a relaxed creative space to draw, sketch, try something new, or just work on whatever you’re into. Optional prompts and challenges—Inktober-style drawings, characters, sketchbook ideas, new materials, and more. Or skip the prompt and do your own thing!
Snacks + art supplies provided.
Monday Night Oil Painting
Mondays 630- 8:45 Adults 18+
Designed for students who have some experience with oils, this five-week class offers the opportunity to strengthen your painting skills while continuing to develop your own artistic voice. Whether you've taken classes with Christopher before or have previous oil painting experience, you'll find a supportive studio environment that encourages both technical growth and creative exploration.
Art Club (afterschool)
Tuesdays 4:00- 5:15 Grades 1-3 or Fridays 4:00- 5:15 Grades 1-3
Art Club with Anna is now in its 15th year! We'll dive into animal art, seasonal projects, sculpture, printmaking, painting, mixed media, and more, while being introduced to new materials and inspired by the work of other artists. While the atmosphere is playful and upbeat, we’re also building skills! Along the way, we’ll explore composition, color mixing, line, shape, texture, and other elements of art—learning new skills while leaving plenty of room for individual creativity.
Afterschool Art with Miss Cheryl
Wednsdays 4:00- 5:15 Grades 1-3 or Thursdays 4:00- 5:15 Grades K-2
Come and explore different art mediums with Mrs. Cheryl.
Students will be introduced to art elements, along with exploring a variety of mediums and techniques.
Students will build confidence and increase fine motor skills through hands-on artmaking. We will explore materials such as watercolor, printmaking, mixed medium, colored pencils, markers and much more!
Brush and Beyond with Beth
Thursdays 4:00- 5:20 Grades 3-6
Watercolor, acrylics, and more: explore painting techniques with projects in both watercolor, acrylics and other mediums. Students will learn various methods and enjoy painting a variety of subjects: animals, landscapes, pop art and abstract art to grow their toolbox of painting!
** No projects will be repeated if you take multiple sessions of this class!
Homeschool Art with Anna (new!)
Fridays 1:30- 2:45 Ages 6-9
Homeschool Art with Miss Anna
Homeschool Art is a fun, imaginative class where young artists can create, explore, and connect! We’ll dive into animal art, seasonal projects, sculpture, printmaking, painting, mixed media, and more, while being introduced to new materials and inspired by the work of other artists. Along the way, we’ll explore composition, color mixing, line, shape, texture, and other elements of art—learning new skills. A welcoming place to make art, try new things, build skills, and have fun together. This class is best for ages 6-9, but if a 10 year old wants to join (knowing some of the kids are younger) that's fine too!
Ink Studio with Christine
4 Week series in October Thursdays 12:30-2:15 OR Thursdays 3:45- 5:15
Inspired by INKTOBER- Discover the expressive beauty of ink in this relaxed, hands-on studio class. Each week, we'll explore the medium of ink using pens, brushes, India ink and other mark-making tools. We will also engage in the beautiful art of Suminagashi - an ancient Japanese water-marbling technique. Along the way, we'll experiment with line, texture, composition, and expressive drawing techniques inspired by nature, illustration, and creative prompts.
Needle Felted Squirrel
Next Tuesday Sept 15 from 4:00- 5:40 Adults and/ or Youth
Craft a woodland friend to welcome fall! Join us for a hands-on felting workshop where you’ll learn to sculpt an squirrel using the needle felting technique. This little creature will be perfect for display or gifting to someone who loves nature. This workshop is great for adults and teens ages 11 and up.(younger with experience/ permission)
Adult Art Sampler- Autumn Songbirds & Windswept Meadows
2 Thursdays Sept 17 & 24 12:30- 2:15
Craft a woodland friend to welcome fall! Join us for a hands-on felting workshop where you’ll learn to sculpt an squirrel using the needle felting technique. This little creature will be perfect for display or gifting to someone who loves nature. This workshop is great for adults and teens ages 11 and up.(younger with experience/ permission)
Zentangle Workshop: Sunflower in Zenstacked Vase
Thursday Sept 17 at 10 am or Sat Sept 26th at 10 am
Create your own unique Sunflower! Lynne will guide you through the process of creating a single-stemmed flower and its whimsical vase. We will fill the flower with tangle patterns and add shading to give it dimension and depth.
Simple, relaxing, fun, creative! This is a great class for beginners and experienced tanglers alike. All supplies are provided for use in class with some supplies available for purchase.
Ages: Adults and focused youth 11+
Autumn Botanical Gelli Printing
Thursday Sept 17 at 10 am or Sat Sept 26th at 10 am
Create your own unique Sunflower! Lynne will guide you through the process of creating a single-stemmed flower and its whimsical vase. We will fill the flower with tangle patterns and add shading to give it dimension and depth.
Simple, relaxing, fun, creative! This is a great class for beginners and experienced tanglers alike. All supplies are provided for use in class with some supplies available for purchase.
Ages: Adults and focused youth 11+
Fall Felting Workshops!
So many great fall felting projects in store with Rachel! cats, pumpkins, starry night, squirrels, Check them all out here.
Artist Trading Cards
Tuesday Sept 22 10-12 with Rebecca Brown
Let's get creative and make some Artist Trading Cards! This is the perfect project for those wanting to create in a theme or create pieces that can be used as bookmarks, to tuck in cards, or just for fun. We will make as many cards as you feel up to using scraps, paint, stamps and loads of other ephemera! We will talk about color/ theme and design, and explore and use some wonderful matierals - while using these small cards as our canvas!
