Discover hands-on workshops in painting, ceramics, photography, jewelry, and more. Whether you’re just beginning or expanding your skills, Sedona Arts Center offers a welcoming place to grow creatively.
The Joy of Painting: A Bob Ross Class with DJones
December 9, 2025, Tuesday, 1-4pm
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.
Exploring and Developing Glazes with John Post December 9 – January 20, 2025 – Tuesdays, 1-4pm
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the creation and modification of ceramic glazes. Students will begin by learning how to read glaze recipes and accurately prepare liquid glaze batches. Building on this foundation, the course explores techniques for developing multiple glaze variations from a limited number of initial batches.
Beginner to Confidence-Building Wheel Throwing with John Post December 10 – January 21, 2025 – Wednesdays, 4:30-7:30pm
This class offers a supportive, beginner-friendly introduction to wheel throwing.Whether you’re brand new to the wheel or looking to build on the basics, you’ll learn core techniques like centering, shaping forms, trimming, and pulling handles to create cylinders, bowls, mugs, and more.
Along the way, you’ll explore surface design, glazing, and firing processes, with plenty of hands-on practice during class and open studio time. Small class sizes ensure personalized guidance, and your first bag of clay, glazes, and firings are included. Tool kits are available in-studio for those who need them.
iPhoneography Crash Course – In-Person AND Online with Kelli Klymenko December 12, 2025, THURSDAY, 9am-2pm
In today’s digital age, your iPhone can be more than just a phone — it’s a camera, an editing studio, and a powerful creative tool. Join photographer and artist Kelli Klymenko for a one-day workshop designed for both beginners and advanced users.
Learn how to turn everyday moments into striking works of art with nothing more than your iPhone. This hands-on class covers breathtaking landscapes, expressive portraits, and up-close macro photography — plus the editing apps and techniques that will take your images to the next level.
Drawing I: The Practical and Entertaining Art of Drawing with Ed Buonvecchio January 5-February 9, 2026
This six-week studio class is ideal for beginners and a refreshing return to basics for seasoned artists. You’ll learn to draw what you see using graphite and ink, exploring line, shape, value, shading, and perspective. Each session ends with a still-life exercise to apply the day’s lesson. A relaxing and expressive introduction to drawing, this course builds confidence and a strong foundation for any creative path.
Anatomy of the Horse with Shelly Hackett January 10-11, 2026
In this two-day workshop, we’ll explore the beauty and power of the horse—from initial study to a finished painting. We’ll begin with pencil sketches that focus on key connections of form, building an understanding of equine anatomy through the relationships of bone, muscle, and movement.
With this foundation, we’ll shift into paint. Starting with an abstract under-painting, we’ll block in light, shadow, and gesture before refining the piece with expressive, impressionistic brushwork. By the end, you’ll know how to recognize when a painting is complete and leave with a finished work that captures both your style and the spirit of the horse.
Palette Knife Landscape Painting with Renee Stevens January 13-15, 2026
Discover how to achieve striking realism using impressionistic techniques. Working from landscape photographs with strong light, color temperature, and shadow, you’ll create dynamic paintings using only oils or acrylics, a single 1⅝” painting knife, gloves, and paper towels. This focused approach simplifies the process while sharpening your eye — and most participants complete 3–5 finished paintings in just three days.
Creative Cold Connections: Make a Pendant & Earrings with Leonor Pisano & Celest Michelotti January 16, 2026
In this hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop, students will learn the essentials of cold-connection jewelry techniques using copper, brass, and aluminum. We’ll cover metal preparation, riveting, eyelets, texturing, and layering as you design a pendant and matching earrings. You’ll leave with finished, wearable pieces and a solid foundation in cold-fabrication skills.
No-Solder Chain Making:
Create Elegant Chains with Basic Tools with Leonor Pisano & Celest Michelotti January 16, 2026
Discover the art of handcrafted chain making—no soldering required. In this hands-on workshop, students will learn to create beautiful and functional chains using simple tools and beginner-friendly techniques. We’ll explore several link styles while practicing wire cutting, forming, texturing, and cold connections. By the end of class, you’ll finish a custom chain ready to wear as a bracelet or necklace and gain the confidence to continue making your own designs at home. All materials and tools are provided.
Corvids and Canines: Two types of Animal Portraits in Clay with Magda Gluszek January 17-18, 2026
Whether you enjoy their company in your home or appreciate their howling from a distance, animals are intertwined throughout our human existence. This workshop is designed to broaden your ability to tell their stories through learning to sculpt expressive and realistic animal features. Two types of animal portrait will be demonstrated: the Corvid (raven) and the canine (coyote/dog).
A solid construction technique will allow for flexibility to make corrections and changes as we build. Portrait heads will be created on a simple plumbing pipe armature. I will also demonstrate how to remove a sculpture from the armature and hollow it out, so that you can complete the hollowing process on your own.
Essence of the Animal with Shelly Hackett January 20, 2026
Create a one-of-a-kind character portrait—capturing the true spirit of your horse, pet, or favorite wildlife subject. Working from a photo you bring or one provided, you’ll learn how to move beyond simply copying an image and instead express personality, mood, and essence. Shelly will guide you from quick pencil studies through transferring your image to canvas, building an underpainting, and adding expressive details. You’ll leave with a portrait full of life and individuality
Next Steps in Stained Glass Techniques: Copper Foil Overlay with Sonja London-Hall January 24–25, 2026
Take your stained-glass skills to the next level in this focused workshop designed for artists ready to build beyond the basics. This session explores the art of copper-foil overlays—an elegant way to add fine detail, surface dimension, texture, and depth to your glasswork. You’ll learn how to design, apply, and solder overlays with precision, and how to incorporate them into a new or existing piece for added visual impact. A nature-inspired panel or symbolic design works beautifully for this technique.
Centered: TEEN’S Beginner Wheel Throwing with Laura “Lolo” Aileen Howe January 28–March 4, 2026
A fun, beginner-friendly pottery class just for teens! Designed for ages 13–18, this hands-on course teaches the basics of wheel throwing — from centering clay to shaping bowls and mugs — in a relaxed, creative studio environment. No experience needed, just curiosity and a willingness to get messy.
You’ll learn essential techniques, explore surface decoration and glazing, and get plenty of time on the wheel through demos, guided practice, and open studio sessions. Small class sizes mean personalized help every step of the way.
Tuition includes your first bag of clay, glazes, firings, and weekly open studio access. Tools are provided, with optional kits available for purchase. ESA funds and scholarships are available.
Scholarships are an important part of Sedona Arts Center. It has a long history in providing students in need of financial assistance, the ability to hone their skills and creative talents. Art classes and workshops also allow an emotional break from daily life and offer social interaction with fellow lovers of art. We are proud to offer our scholarship program, with the help of The Kling Family Foundation, The Ceramics Scholarship Fund, and the Debbie Winslow Scholarship Fund, which allow us to continue this long standing opportunity.
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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