Registration open now for:
- Watercolor Workshop
- Floral Watercolor Workshop
- TEEN Watercolor Workshop
- TEEN Painting Workshop
- TEEN Drawing Workshop
- Drawing Classes
- Raku Workshop
- TEEN Clay Classes
- Handbuilding Clay Classes
- Screen Printing Classes
- Film Photography, Developing, & Printing Classes
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE!
Must be paid in advance in order to reserve your spot. Class registration fees are tax-deductible and non-refundable. Contact TASI within one week prior to the class start date if you need to transfer your credit to another class or another student.
Come in or call us at (409)838-5393 during our regular hours:
Tues-Sat, noon-5
OR reserve your spot now at THIS LINK!
Learn all the basics of painting from still life as well as color theory and everything in between with your instructor Virginia Johnson. This class is designed for beginners to intermediates in the art of painting, ages 18 and up. Students will be practicing with acrylics on paper and canvas. Recommended to bring an apron or clothes you don’t mind getting stained.
Saturday, March 9
10 am – 1 pm
$50 per student
All materials will be provided for use in the classroom.
Learn the basics of painting with watercolor, including color theory and technique, from instructor Virginia Johnson. This three-hour class session is designed for beginners in the art of watercolor, ages 13 and up. Recommended to bring an apron or clothes you don’t mind getting stained.
Saturday, May 4
10am – 1pm
FLORALS:
Saturday, May 11
10am – 1pm
$50 per student, per session
All materials provided for use in classroom – students will take home their own paint set!
During this special single-session workshop, students will learn and participate in the Japanese art of raku from master ceramist Greg Busceme, Sr. Each student will receive two small ceramic items to glaze in their choice of colors, then witness the raku firing process to reveal their finished pieces to take home! All materials provided. No prior experience needed, this is a beginner level class for ages 18 and up.
Saturday, March 16th
10am – 11:30
Saturday, March 16th
noon – 1:30pm
$40 per student, per session
All materials will be provided
Interested in learning the art of drawing, but don’t know where to start? This is the class for you! Over the course of three two-hour sessions, adult students from beginner and intermediate levels will hone the basics and sharpen their art skills using pencils, graphite, and charcoal with a focus on drawing the human figure.
Mondays
April 8, 15, 22
6-8pm
$75 per student (for 3 sessions)
All materials will be provided
**This course is also being offered as a single three-hour workshop at $25 per student. All materials will be provided for use in the classroom.
Adults:
Monday, March 25
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Teens:
Monday, March 18
5:30 – 8:30 pm
During the four sessions over two weekends, photographer James Blaign Rambo will teach beginner-level students the ins and outs of using a film camera, developing images in the darkroom, and printing black and white photographs. The class includes an outing to capture photos outdoors and students will keep their own prints as well as digital scans of their photographs. Chemicals will stain clothes, please dress accordingly. Ages 18+ only.
Saturdays & Sundays
April 20, 21, 27, 28
2-6pm
$125 per student (for 4 sessions)
All materials provided – but students may bring their own 35mm film camera if they wish.
Instructor Elizabeth Fontenot will teach all the essentials of low-tech screen printing including photo emulsion. Students will be able to bring home everything they create throughout the class to have some awesome original artwork or handmade gifts! Please bring an apron and/or clothes you don’t mind getting stained. This is a beginner-level class for ages 16 and up.
Tuesdays
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
5:30 – 7:30pm
$100 per student (for 5 sessions)
All materials will be provided.
Over the course of six sessions, students will learn handbuilding techniques in clay, as well as glazing and raku firing, from expert ceramist Greg Busceme. Take home your very own ceramic creations at the end of the course! No prior experience needed, this is a beginner level class.
Tuesdays and Thursdays
May 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23
6-8pm
$100 per student (for 6 sessions)
All materials will be provided.
Do you have a teen with a serious desire to make art? This six-session course will provide essential lessons in ceramics to introduce your young person to essential know-how including handbuilding techniques in clay, the science of glazing, and a live raku firing experience! This class is for ages 13 – 17 ONLY
Tuesdays and Thursdays
June 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
5:30 – 7:30 pm
$100 per student (for 6 sessions)
All materials will be provided.
Walk-ins always welcome to our monthly open creative meetups!
No pre-registration for these recurring events, but a small fee for participants helps cover the costs of our dedicated instructors and models.
- Hoops & Hangs with Cherish Eve
- Thoughtcrime LIVE poetry group with Dorothy Sells Clover
- Calliope’s Circle: Creative Writing Workshop with Dr. Melissa Hudler
- Adaptive Art Classes with Karey Richard
- TASI Life Drawing Group
Join instructor Karey Richard for an inclusive art lesson! Participate in adaptive art projects that anyone can enjoy, created especially for budding artists with special needs, and their siblings! Feel free to contact us in advance to prepare for any specific needs or adaptive tools that would be especially helpful. All students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the duration of the class. All ages 8+.
Third Friday of each month, 6-8pm
$20 per participant
All materials provided.
Drop-ins welcome as space allows.
Come by TASI on a chill weeknight for HOOPS & HANGS with Cherish Eve! Practice new techniques and get your body moving in a fun and casual social setting. Bring your own hoop or borrow/buy one of Cherish’s handmade water-weighted hoops. The hoop group will meet in TASI’s galleries while the weekly Life Drawing group meets in the TASI classroom. Snacks welcome, dress for comfort and movement. Ages 13+
Last Wednesday of each month, 6-8pm
$10 per participant
Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this program possible:
H.E. & Kate Dishman Charitable Foundation
B.A. & E.W. Steinhagen Benevolent Trust through the Southeast Texas Arts Council
Texas Commission on the Arts
Walmart Foundation
Jefferson County – BeaumontCVB.com
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