Community Arts Center in Gloucester, Virginia
‘Crit’ Sessions on the First Tuesday of every month, bring your current work to get a critique. Are you stuck in the middle of a painting? Would fresh eyes help? Do you want to learn more about composition or color balancing? We help each other improve.
Email: Kathy Klein at kgklein46@gmail.com to sign up and get on the email reminder list.
10am – 12pm, Free
Learn the techniques of needle felting while creating your favorite furry friend, except these won’t bark, scratch the furniture or make a mess. Once complete, your pet will measure approximately 4” in height. This three-hour workshop is taught by Valerie Johnson of Flying Cow Creations. Minimum age is 12 years old. Attendees will be working with needles and should expect to prick their fingers. Cost: $60pp, includes materials.
Join Owner and Operator of York River Pottery Co, Stephanie Kessel, for a night of painting pottery while sipping a glass of wine or beer and relaxing with friends. Stephanie will guide you through the color selection and glazing process to help you paint a piece you’ll be proud of.
In February, you will be painting a stemless wine glass perfect for sipping! Snacks, drinks and materials are included in the price.
Please allow a week for firing and return to the gallery for pick-up. Please be sure to leave your name and contact information on the class login form once you arrive so that we may contact you when your piece is ready for pickup. These popular classes will be held once a month, so check back often for more information and signups!
10 adults maximum
6 adults minimum
Minimum age is 16 with adult present, $29pp
Color Your Canvas-KIDZ is an ongoing monthly paint class for kids at Arts on Main. For our February class, the young artists will learn the basics of painting and will be guided step by step through a dragon design. They will also learn how shapes can be used in different ways by incorporating heart shapes into the painting.
Recommended age for this class is 5-12. Tickets are $15, a snack is included. Please bring an apron if you own one. Seating is limited and these classes fill quickly, register today at Arts on Main through the ticket link, or by calling (804)824-9464.
About the Artist:
Christina is a painter and experienced paint event instructor that has been painting for Arts on Main in Gloucester Village for the last four years. She specializes in both children and adult paint events and does both through the launch of her business Artsy With Christina. She believes creating is for all ages & is important through all stages of life. Christina shares her artwork through local art markets, commissions and murals.
Our February exhibit allows us to peer through the lens of five female photographers who utilize both visual and written language to explore the theme of persistence.
Featured artists include Erlene Hendrix, Helen Jones, Cait Layton, Sue Maida and Asiya Al-sharabi.
“When disasters strike it is sheer determination and persistence that rebuilds communities. After hurricanes, tsunamis, wildfires, earthquakes and wars we humans somehow find the grit to keep going to rebuild, reinvest, revitalize and renew. Something in our DNA pushes us ever forward. The will to survive. The determination to prevail. It is this will, this persistence that I celebrate with this collection.”
-Sue Maida
“Persistence can be perceived as a trying time, or it can be embraced as a revelation.”
-Helen Jones
“I always had mixed emotions, but what I wanted the most was for us to get over all fear and become strong powerful women.”
-Asiya Al-Sharabi
“My wish for you
Is that you persist.”
-Erlene Hendrix
Arts on Main is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
