Choose your next creative adventure at Sedona Arts Center

Capture more than a likeness in this immersive colored pencil workshop with award-winning artist Barbara Dahlstedt. Through step-by-step instruction, you’ll explore facial features, skin tones, light, subtle color transitions, and expressive mark-making while building confidence in portrait drawing. Complete the workshop by creating a full portrait from a provided reference or one of your own.

Tap into your inner artist and experience the joy of painting — Bob Ross style! In this fun, hands-on workshop, a Certified Ross Instructor will guide you step-by-step through creating your own landscape masterpiece using traditional Bob Ross wet-on-wet oil techniques. Learn how to paint happy little trees, soft clouds, and serene mountain scenes in just three hours.

All materials are included, and all skill levels are welcome — no experience needed! Ages 12 and up can participate with an adult, making this a perfect creative outing for families or friends. Come paint, relax, and discover just how happy art can be.

Every day, social media fills with flawless images that were never photographed. But the best photographs aren’t perfect—they’re real. Your iPhone is one of the most powerful creative tools you’ll ever own, not because it can invent reality, but because it can help you see it.

Join photographer and artist Kelli Klymenko for a one-day workshop where you’ll learn composition, light, storytelling, editing, hidden camera features, and creative techniques that transform everyday moments into compelling images. No expensive equipment. No artificial intelligence. Just your eye, your creativity, and the real world waiting to be explored.

Discover the art of handmade books in this immersive, beginner-friendly workshop. Learn a variety of bookmaking techniques—from simple folded books to stitched and bound designs—while exploring creative ways to decorate covers and pages with mixed media. Through step-by-step instruction, you’ll create several unique books and leave with the skills and confidence to continue your bookmaking journey at home.

Discover a fresh approach to abstract painting in this live online workshop. Over three weekly Zoom sessions, you’ll explore intuitive painting techniques, color mixing, composition, and the creative process from beginning to completion. Learn how to move through the “beautiful mess” stage with confidence while creating expressive, meaningful acrylic paintings in a supportive online environment. Perfect for artists of all experience levels.

Explore the exciting possibilities of alternative firing in this hands-on workshop for intermediate and advanced ceramic artists. Bring your bisque-fired pieces and experiment with non-traditional finishes including Raku, Saggar, and Obvara to create dramatic, one-of-a-kind surfaces. Tuition includes glazes and firings.

Experience the joy of painting outdoors with award-winning painter Krystal W. Brown. Working in oils, students will learn how to select a scene, set up effectively, and carry the energy of painting from life into a finished work. Explore grisaille and sight-size techniques while developing your own creativity and authentic approach. Open to all levels.

Discover the creative possibilities of off-the-hump throwing in this one-day demonstration workshop. Ceramic artist Johnny Arvizu shares techniques for creating functional pottery while exploring alteration, trimming, reshaping, and surface refinement to add depth, movement, and character to your work. Designed for intermediate to advanced potters, this workshop includes clay and firings.

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Our mission is to connect, enrich, educate and lead through the inspiring power of the arts and creative discovery.

Sedona Arts Center (SAC) is a cornerstone of Northern Arizona’s cultural community and serves as the creative heart of Sedona. Founded in 1958, this nonprofit organization is based in Uptown Sedona and offers year-round classes, exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events that enrich the artistic life of the Verde Valley.

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