Winter 2027
Classes are open to all - Become a Glastonbury Arts member and take a discount on every class as a membership benefit.
Materials lists are included for each workshop and class.
Students are responsible for providing their own art supplies unless otherwise specified in the class or workshop description.
Serious teens are welcome to enroll in adult classes but must supply their own materials.
SKILL BUILDING IN OIL, Tuesdays, Jan. 26 - Mar. 2, 9:30 am to noon (6 weeks).
Discover the expressive possibilities of oil painting in a supportive, encouraging studio environment. You’ll build a strong foundation in composition, learn to create compelling focal points, and explore color theory using a limited palette. Through guided demonstrations, practice, and constructive feedback, you’ll see how contrast, edges, and color relationships bring clarity and strength to your work. Whether you are strengthening existing skills or building confidence with oils, this class offers thoughtful instruction designed to support your artistic growth.
Fee: $210 | $195 for Glastonbury Arts Members |
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Instructor Katherine Simmons: Kathy Simmons is an artist inspired by the interplay of light and shadow. Her paintings capture a sense of place through thoughtful composition, luminous color, and harmonious relationships that bring visual poetry to the canvas. Known for expressive landscapes and confident brushwork, she also paints still lifes and explores abstraction. Kathy holds a Fine Arts degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and has studied with Charles Sovek and Robert Scott Jackson. Her work has appeared in The Pastel Journal, American Artist, and Connecticut Magazine. www.KatherineSimmons.com
Open Studio - Tuesdays, Jan. 5 - Mar. 30, 1:00 to 4:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Join fellow Glastonbury Arts members for relaxed, creative studio time. Drop in whenever you can and stay as long as you’d like—an hour or the whole afternoon. Our art studio is a welcoming space to create, connect, and encourage one another while setting aside time each week for your art. Easels, tables, and chairs are provided—just bring your supplies and a little inspiration. Note: Tuesday Open Studio is rescheduled to Wednesdays from 1 to 4 pm for the weeks of Feb. 3, 10, 17, 14 and Mar. 2 only.
Fee: $10 per weekly session for Glastonbury Arts members (cash or check) Not a member? Join today
FINISH WITH CONFIDENCE: BRINGING PAINTINGS TO COMPLETION, Tuesdays, Feb. 2 – Mar. 2, 1:00 to 3:30 pm (5 weeks)
Do you have a painting that is stalled, unfinished, or almost there but not quite resolved? This class is designed to help you move it forward, whether you work in watercolor, pastel, oil, or gouache. Bring a piece you have already started—or one you are ready to begin but are unsure how to approach. Through individualized critique and instruction, you will learn how to rework, strengthen, and complete your painting with greater confidence. Students should bring the materials they currently use to class.
Fee: $195 $185 for Glastonbury Arts Members |
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Instructor Karen Israel: Karen is a Connecticut pastelist, award-winning professional artist, and experienced instructor known for helping students strengthen their work through clear, individualized guidance. Over the past 15 years, her paintings have earned awards in national and international juried competitions, appeared in notable publications including Pratique des Arts, Southwest Art Magazine, and Pastel Journal, and been held in private collections throughout the United States. Karen conducts teaching demonstrations and workshops nationwide, has served as a juror for many national competitions, and brings students both professional insight and exceptional experience coaching artists at different stages of development. www.ArtByKarenIsrael.com.
DRAWING STUDIO, Thursdays, Jan. 28 to Mar. 25, 6:00 – 8:00 pm (8 weeks - no class on February 18).
Come and explore drawing as a tool for self-expression and as a core building block of the art-making process! Over eight weeks this course will cover different components of drawing practice and how they're expressed: looking at various approaches and strengthening fundamentals that allow us to capture life within the confines of a piece of paper. Whether you've never picked up a pencil or have many years of practice, this class is designed to grow your skills as an artist.
Fee: $215 $200 for Glastonbury Arts Members
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Instructor Matt Becker: Matt is a ceramicist and illustrator drawn to color, gestural form, and the quiet magic of a successful glaze firing. He earned his MFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2021, where he explored the intersection of ceramics, sculpting, and illustrating practices. Matt teaches pottery at Mill Court Ceramics in Storrs, CT, and drawing at Glastonbury Arts. Across mediums, he trains the hand to follow the eye and encourages experimentation with curiosity and care. He offers patient, practical guidance, whether helping a student find balance at the wheel or clarity of visions on the page. www.MattBeckerArt.com
NEEDLE FELTING WORKSHOP, Saturday, Jan. 9, 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Turn fluffy wool into a cozy winter scene—and discover the fun of “painting” with fiber! This welcoming needle-felting workshop is a chance to play, learn, and create, whether you’re trying felting for the first time or already love the craft. Step-by-step instruction, all materials, and use of tools are included, along with a kit containing the printed pattern and wool fibers needed to complete your project. Your finished 8 × 10-inch painting will be ready to frame in a frame of your choice. For an extra finishing touch, the instructor will also bring custom-made Ford Frames, available to purchase for an additional fee.
Fee: $85 | Register for Needle Felting Workshop
KINUSAIGA WORKSHOP, Saturday, Jan. 16, 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Give colorful fabric scraps a new life—and let your creativity shine! Discover Kinusaiga, a traditional Japanese art form that turns fabric into detailed, mosaic-like pictures without a single stitch. Learn to cut and tuck fabric into carved grooves on a base board, using simple tools to create a fun and easy design. All materials, a printed pattern, and use of tools are included, so you can focus on enjoying the creative process. You’ll also learn which materials to use and how to develop your own designs—opening up a world of possibilities for transforming your fabric stash into artwork uniquely your own!
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Instructor Lori Neumann: Lori Neumann studied at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts and is known for her expressive use of color and texture in her paintings inspired by animals, local farms, and landscapes. Lori teaches fiber art through Menagerie by Lori, using fiber from her farm in Salem, CT and other local farms, connecting her teaching to place, material, and process. Her work is exhibited at the Lyme Art Association, Madison Art Society, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Connecticut Pastel Society, Spectrum Art Gallery, Marlborough Arts Center, and East Hampton Art Association.
REGISTRATION: Register early to avoid disappointment. Classes and workshops won't run if the minimum number of students haven't registered one week before the start date. Classes and workshops are filled in the order received. Registrations will not be processed without payment. When you register, consider yourself confirmed: You will hear from us only if the schedule changes or the class is cancelled.
ATTENDANCE: There are no make-ups, refunds, or pro-rating of class/workshop fees. Students who cannot attend a class or workshop cannot substitute another person in their place.
CANCELLATION POLICY: In the event a course or workshop is cancelled by Glastonbury Arts (e.g. insufficient enrollments, teacher illness, severe weather, etc.), all fees will be refunded to students. If a registered student withdraws from a class or workshop, the student must notify Glastonbury Arts via email two full weeks prior to the start of the class or workshop in which case we will refund the student’s registration fee less a $35 administrative charge. No refunds will be made for voluntary withdrawals less than two full weeks before the start of a class or workshop.
INCLEMENT WEATHER: In the event that Glastonbury Public Schools are closed or delayed, Glastonbury Arts will be closed. Classes or workshops not held due to bad weather will be rescheduled based on teacher availability. In the event that a class or workshop cannot be rescheduled, please refer to our cancellation policy.
PHOTO WAIVER: Glastonbury Arts occasionally documents classes using photography for publicity purposes. Registration in a Glastonbury Arts class or workshop assumes permission by adult class participants to use such images for publicity unless the photographer is informed otherwise at the time the photographs are taken. Parents of students in classes for teens or children are asked to indicate their permission to photograph their children on the class registration form.