Art with Mr. Brad
Get ready to roll up your sleeves, dip your brush, and let your creativity fly! In “Art with Mr. Brad”, kids explore the magical world of art through lesson-based projects, playful technique experiments, and plenty of free-expression time. Whether we’re mixing paints, sculpting with clay, or drawing a masterpiece, every class is an adventure in color, shape, and imagination.
No matter your experience level—beginner or budding artist—you’re welcome here. Join me, Mr. Brad, and together we’ll turn your creativity into something amazing, one brushstroke at a time! (Limit 14)

Stained Glass
Learn glass cutting techniques while exploring the characteristics of glass. From beginner to advanced.

Leaded Glass – Intermediate Stained Glass
Participants will learn how to design their own panels and artwork, work with lead came,
and cement panels. Leaded panels are intended for architectural use and can evolve into window making. Class participants will work on a large project week to week, with the guidance of instructor and local artist, Kellie White. All materials and tools are provided; bring yourself and your creativity! (Limit 12)

Woodcarving
For beginners to expert. Learn woodcarving techniques at your own pace from experienced carvers.

Beginner to Intermediate Graphite Drawing
This 8-week class will guide you through foundational graphite drawing skills to improve your abilities as an artist. Whether you are brand new to drawing or are looking to expand your knowledge, this class will teach a range of topics related to drawing in graphite including portraying light and shadow, perspective, still life, portraits, and more. Build confidence, explore techniques, and learn how to draw with greater accuracy in a fun, supportive environment. (Limit 15)

Ages: 16 & up
Meets: Thursdays, 6-8pm
Begins: Thurs., Jan.15th
Duration: 8 weeks
Instructor(s): Sarah Coleman

Beginning to Intermediate Oil Painting
Explore what you need to start painting with oils. Learn what materials to use and how to use them to produce your painting. Paint along with Greg and on your own with guidance. Materials not included; supply list will be emailed to you.

Intermediate to Advanced Oil Painting
Expanding from the Beginning Oil Painting. Painting throughout the 8 week session. Expanding on painting Alla Prima (all at once) and Traditional Paint (wet on dry),We will explore tone, value, and color theory. We go deeper into composition.

We will look at the selection of materials, how to choose the color and the properties and selection of oil paints available, how to make the selection of brushes and knives, and how to use them.

We will explore the different painting surfaces and how to prepare them for oil painting, demonstrate how to stretch a canvas and prepare it for oil paint, and how to varnish the painted works.

A material list will be emailed to you. (Limit 14)

Portrait Painting
Discover the timeless beauty of portrait painting through the luminous world of oil paints. In this class, students will learn to capture the human face with expression, accuracy, and personality—building from simple shapes to refined likenesses.

Through step-by-step demonstrations and individual guidance, you’ll explore fundamental concepts such as proportion, light and shadow, color mixing, and brushwork. We’ll work from reference photos to understand structure, value relationships, and skin tones while developing confidence with the materials and techniques of oil painting.
No prior portrait experience is needed—just curiosity and a willingness to learn! By the end of the session, you’ll have a finished portrait study and the foundational skills to continue your journey in painting people. (Limit 14)

Watercolor Monoprinting
Love watercolors and collage? This is the class for you. We’ll spend the first week creating textures, hues, and tints on special papers using multiple watercolor media, including liquid, tube, and pan watercolors, along with cray-pas and watercolor markers. In our second session, we’ll work on developing ideas for images, creating our first collages, and printing. In our final lesson, we’ll focus on additional prints and refining and finishing our creations. No experience is necessary for this class. All materials will be provided, including paints, tools for creating textures, and printmaking paper. (Limit 6)

Beginner Pottery 
Learn the fine art of pottery no matter what your skill level is. Work with wet clay and glazes. Learn wheel throwing and hand-building techniques. Participate in a Raku Firing on March 4th.

Beginner Pottery with Rick Morgan 
Work with wet clay to bisque ware and glaze finishes. Participate in a Raku Firing March 4th

Intermediate Pottery 
Take your love of pottery to the next level. Work with wet clay and glazes. Learn the basics and advanced wheel-throwing and hand building techniques. Participate in a Raku Firing on March 4th (Limit 12)

Intermediate & Advanced Pottery with Rick Morgan (FULL)
Work with wet clay to bisque ware and glaze finishes. Participate in a Raku Firing March 4th.

Hand Building Pottery with Rick Morgan 
Discover the art of creating beautiful, functional pottery – no wheel required! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn traditional hand building techniques including slab, coil, and pinch methods to create unique ceramic pieces. Projects may include cups, mugs, plates, bowls, and other creative forms. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to expand your skills, this class offers a supportive space to explore and create. Participate in a Raku firing on March 4th. (Limit 16)

Open Pottery Studio
This is open to students who have taken pottery classes at the Stifel Fine Arts Center before. There will be no instructor during open studio, but students will receive shelf space and may make a maximum of 16 pots. Additional pots $5 each. Participate in a Raku firing March 4. (Limit 15)

Winter Walks: Encaustics Nature Collage Workshop
This workshop invites participants to create encaustic artworks inspired by quiet winter walks. Students are encouraged to bring natural materials such as dried leaves, twigs, and seed pods, and they will learn how to embed these organic elements into layers of molten beeswax and pigment to create luminous, textured compositions. Each participant will leave with a finished piece that captures the still beauty of the winter
landscape. (Limit 10)

Gel Plate Workshop
Love gel plate printing, but don’t know what to do with all those prints? Interested in Gel Plate, but don’t know how to get started? This class is for all levels of gel plate printers. Experienced printers can bring their existing materials or make new prints during this workshop. Newbies can learn how to print … and everyone can take all those beautiful gel plate images and create fabulous collages on canvas and wood panels. We’ll use stencils, found objects, and household items to enhance our collages, so bring your imaginations and your stashes of goodies to this class. Parent/grandparent/teen collaboration is encouraged in this workshop. (Limit 10)

Finding Your Creative Spirit
Unleash your creativity and discover the joy of mixed media exploration! In this lively, hands-on class, you’ll design and build a one-of-a-kind sketchbook filled with color, texture, and personality. Using everything from gold leaf and handmade papers to inks, acrylic paints, collage, and drawing materials, you’ll experiment freely with techniques that spark inspiration and play.
This workshop encourages creative exploration rather than perfection—layering materials, trying new combinations, and letting happy accidents lead the way. Your sketchbook will become a personal treasure: a place to capture ideas, explore color, and express your unique artistic voice.
No experience necessary—just bring your curiosity and a willingness to play!
All materials provided.

Ceramic Underglazing with Goldie
Explore the art of painting with underglazes to add stunning, hand-painted designs to your pottery. In this workshop, you’ll learn a variety of brush techniques to create shading, depth, and fine details. Our focus will be on painting leaves and flowers on bone-dry clay. Participants are welcome to bring a bone-dry piece of their own to decorate with guidance and personalized instruction. (Limit 10)

Tin Collage Workshop
In this class, you will learn how to create a color, value, and texture palette using printed/colored repurposed metal from tin cans and other metal materials. Students will learn how to deconstruct various metal containers and materials, then attaching these materials to an armature (support). Using your palette of metal, you will learn to how to create original, one-of-a kind works of art that carry your personal vision.

Techniques or skills taught in workshop:
selecting metal; learning about the various types of snips; cutting metal; safety; armatures; preparing metal for attachment to armature; making changes (corrections); preparing your finished work for display.

Material outcome of the workshop:
Student will leave with #1: a set of skills that enable to create work using repurposed metal; #2: student will leave with a completed (or partially completed) project.

Stifel Fine Arts Center and student will provide tools; student will provide materials based on a list from the instructor. (Limit 10)

Love Letters in Wax: Encaustics Workshop
Celebrate Valentine’s season by merging words and wax. In this warm, expressive workshop, participants will incorporate handwritten or printed love letters—addressed to themselves, a loved one, or even a cherished memory—into encaustic paintings. Through layering, fusing, and surface techniques, students will create rich, emotional works that blend texture, color, and sentiment. (Limit 10)

Holiday Glow: Seasonal Encaustics Workshop

Celebrate the warmth of the season through wax and light. Participants will create small, giftable encaustic works using metallic pigments, natural inclusions, and layered textures — ideal for winter décor or heartfelt gifts. Freddie will share methods for adding shimmer and luminosity to wax surfaces. (Limit 10)

Abstract Acrylics: Layers of Light and Motion Encaustics
Step away from wax and dive into bold, expressive abstraction. In this energetic session, students will explore color, form, and movement while learning to build depth and texture using acrylic mediums and mixed materials. Freddie brings his fine-art sensibility to guide participants through creating striking modern abstracts on canvas. (Limit 10)

Wax & Wire: Dimentional Abstracts Encaustics Workshop
This workshop explores the sculptural side of encaustic. Participants will use wire, mesh, and natural fibers to build form and structure beneath the wax surface, creating dynamic, textural abstractions that merge painting and relief sculpture. Freddie will demonstrate fusing, embedding, and layering for depth and movement. (Limit 10)

Stained Glass Christmas Ornament Workshop
Come and make a beautiful ornament to hang on your tree, give as a gift or hang as a suncatcher in your window. Pattern selection will be provided (there are
many patterns to choose from) You can make additional ornaments for $10 each.
You are welcome to bring snacks/sack lunch if you so desire. (Limit 12).

Echos & Impressions: Encaustics Mark-Making Workshop
Discover how to draw, etch, and press your own marks into wax. This workshop focuses on the expressive possibilities of encaustic surface work — from scratching and carving to imprinting with fabric, stamps, and found textures. Freddie will show how to use pigment sticks and oil glazes to accentuate marks and build rhythm and movement across the piece. (Limit 10)

Timeless Art: Creating Encaustic Clocks Workshop

In honor of Daylight Savings Time, make time stand still — literally. In this unique encaustic workshop, participants will transform a wooden cradle board into a fully functional art clock. Freddie will provide all components, including the clock mechanism, and guide students through building a waxed, textured, and beautifully finished surface that doubles as art and utility. Each participant will leave with a working encaustic timepiece ready to hang. Students are encouraged to bring any items / photos they might like to see on the clock. (Limit 10)

Beaded Stretch Bracelets Workshop

In this workshop, we will make a stretchy bracelet using elastic cord & a variety of beads made from glass, metal, & gemstones with a charm of your choice. This is a basic jewelry making class accessible to all. (Limit 15)

Chandelier Earrings Workshop

We will make beautiful dangle earrings using chain & crystal or glass beads. They can be made long, short, or in between & can be worn with fancy dresses or jeans & a t-shirt. Some hand dexterity is required for basic wire wrapping in this workshop but will be doable for most. (Limit 10)

Wire Wrapped Rainbow Fluorite Pendant Workshop

In this workshop, you will learn & practice basic wire wrapping skills to make a beautiful gemstone pendant. You will use sterling silver wire, small gemstone bead embellishments, and a top drilled bead made of Rainbow Fluorite, a gemstone ranging in colors from blue to green to purple. Fluorite symbolizes clartiy, focus, and harmony. It provides strength to make decisions that will lead us towards serenity and abundance in life. This workshop is an intermediate skill level and requires some hand strength and dexterity to wire wrap. (Limit 10)

Paint & Me Paint Party

Bundle up for some creative family fun! Join Mr. Brad for a cozy Parent & Me Paint Party, where kids and grown-ups paint side-by-side to create cheerful, snowy masterpieces. No experience needed — just bring your imagination (and maybe a hot chocolate)! We’ll crank up the fun with step-by-step instructions, music, and plenty of smiles as each pair paints their own wintry scene, and then they combine them to make one grand masterpiece! You’ll head home with happy memories and artwork that will warm your walls all winter long. Perfect for Moms, Dads, Grandparents, etc. (Limit 24)

Birds in Watercolor Workshop

Explore and enjoy the painting process while learning the fundamentals of watercolor. Learn basic techniques and color mixing to create unique paintings. We will use basic techniques to create exciting paintings. Subjects include florals, landscapes, and animals. (Limit 15)

Beginner Stained Glass Abstract Workshop

Curious about stained glass? This hands-on workshop is the perfect opportunity to explore the art of stained glass in a relaxed, beginner-friendly setting. You’ll learn basic design techniques, get familiar with the essential tools, and be guided through the process of creating your own abstract stained-glass piece from start to finish—no experience necessary! Feel free to bring snacks or a sack lunch to enjoy during the session.
***You will receive an email with instructions and a template for you to create your abstract design. You will need to print this out and bring 3 copies with you to the workshop.*** (Limit 12)

Stained Glass Mardi Gras Mask Suncatcher Workshop

Celebrate the season with a charming stained-glass Mardi Gras mask sun catcher -just in time for Mardi Gras 2026! In this festive workshop, you’ll learn how to incorporate decorative wirework and soldering techniques into your design, creating a beautiful handmade piece to brighten any window. No experience needed. Feel free to bring snacks or a lunch to enjoy during the session. (Limit 12)

Threading Into Ceramic Forms Workshop

This workshop will cover throwing, trimming, planning incisions, and threading into ceramic vessels with materials post-firing. We will cover methods for creating mixed-media works that play with the form and texture of a cup, while still serving its functional purpose. (Held at the Ft. Henry Room in Wilson Lodge, located at Oglebay Park) (Limit 50

Experimenting with Composite Structures

Ruth will demonstrate the toolkit of techniques she uses to build her sculptures. Tinkering both mentally and physically with classic building methods have helped her create a menu of options for achieving desired outcomes. Wheel throwing, slabs building, carving, mold making, and additives to clay are incorporated into her bold large scale ceramic forms. She will discuss her experimental approach to both overall construction, and textured surface treatments. (Held at the Ft. Henry Room in Wilson Lodge, located at Oglebay Park.) (Limit 50)

Ash Glaze: Preparation and Application

Join Jerry Wagner, studio potter, for a one person perspective on how to prepare ash for glaze making, and an in-depth discussion on application and form. (Held at the Ft. Henry Room in Wilson Lodge, located at Oglebay Park.) (Limit 50)

Pattern Play with Margaret Kinkeade Workshop

By translating the logic of patternmaking to hand-built ceramics, Margaret Kinkeade reveals how flipping, stacking, and altering template-cut slabs can create a spectrum of related yet distinct objects. In this two-hour demonstration, Kinkeade also touches on her quilt-inspired surface decoration and how she uses mishima to extend the use of pattern from form to surface. (Held at the Ft. Henry Room in Wilson Lodge, located at Oglebay Park.)

$50

Clay & Print: Writing and Publishing for Ceramic Artists Workshop

Join Holly Goring, managing editor of Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated, and Katie Reaver, editor of Ceramics Monthly, as they walk listeners through the writing and publishing process from proposal to print. (Held at the Ft. Henry Room in Wilson Lodge, located at Oglebay Park.) (Limit 50)