Students can join instructor, Melody Wnuk to learn the basics of wheel throwing, decorative techniques, and glaze application in this 6 week Sunday afternoon class for beginners. Demos and hands-on instruction will be offered throughout the course.

Session 1: Sundays,  September 7 - October 12, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Session 2: Sundays, October 19 - November 23, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Cost: $255 (PAC Members receive 20% discount).

Explore both classical and modern oil painting methods in this Thursday morning class for adults. You'll receive step-by-step instruction while working on your own original pieces. Materials are provided for use during class, and you'll also get a supply list to help you keep painting at home.

Dates/Time: Thursdays, October 2-23, 10:30 to 12:00 p.m.

Cost: $80 (PAC members receive 20% discount)  (email info@parkersburgartcenter.org for scholarship information)

Come join us for a night of paint pouring fun!  Unleash your inner creativity with this relaxing process and no prior paint experience needed. All materials provided, but feel free to bring a pumpkin of your choice if you desire! This class is for adults, teens, and kids ages 9+ if they are accompanied by an adult.

Date/Time: Tuesday, October 21, 6:00-7:30 pm

Cost: $25 per person (PAC members receive 20% discount).

Tracy will assist you in painting this funky steampunk crow with acrylics and then we will use gears, clocks, feathers and chain embellishments to make a 3D canvas! Bring any food or drink that you would like! Adults and teens. 12 students.

Date/Time: Friday October 24th, 6pm-8pm

Cost: $37.50 (members receive 20% discount)

Are you a friend of Phoebe’s? Come create your own delightfully offbeat portrait inspired by her quirky cousins, Gladys and Glynnis. In this fun mixed media class, you’ll experiment with assemblage, paper clay, and fabric sculpting—no experience needed, just a sense of humor! All materials are provided, so you can dive right in and try something new. Hang your creation proudly... or use it to give your friends a seasonal scare! This class is open to teens and adults.

Date/Time: Sunday, October 26, 3:00-5:00pm

Cost: $45 (PAC Members receive 20% discount).

In this workshop, Belinda will demonstrate how beginning with a dark underpainting creates a strong foundation for paintings that glow with brilliant light. As the painting progresses, she will guide students to explore the use of different pastel types, varied pressure, and the power of pure pigment instead of relying on "white lights" to capture luminosity. 

Belinda B. Armstrong  is a retired art educator with 25 years of teaching experience now focused on her studio practice full time. She has had several solo exhibitions and has participated in a number of juried shows locally and internationally. In the summer of 2024, Belinda completed First Stop Terrapin Park, circa 1913, a mural for the Parkersburg Floodwall Mural Project.

Date/Time: Saturday, November 1, 10:30am-12:00pm

Cost: $40 (PAC Members receive 20% discount)

Students will use the slab roller and extruder then finish the project on the wheel. Students will make plates, coasters, spoon rests, trivets, textured mugs and vases. Prerequisite, previous basic wheel throwing of small pots.

Date/Time: Mondays, November 3-24, 6-9 p.m.

Cost: $150 (PAC members receive 20% discount).

Adults can join us for a fun pottery workshop where you’ll hand-build your very own WV themed gnome! Using simple clay techniques, form a gnome complete with a tall hat and beard. Participants will hand glaze the beard and boots. Instructor will bisque fire glaze the hat with your choice of color. 

No experience needed—all materials and instruction are provided. Your gnome will be glazed, kiln-fired, and ready for you to pick up at a later date. 

Dates/Time: Tuesday, November 4th, 6:00-730 p.m.

Cost: $40 (PAC Members receive 20% discount).

This is one of Tracy’s most popular classes! Come create a pop-art version of your favorite pet! We will use paint markers and acrylics to make our pets come to life! Finished with an abstract squeegee and paint splatter background and a frame. Please email clear, color, up-close photos of your pet to thegallery614@yahoo.com by the Wednesday before the class. Please bring any food, drink, and snacks that you would like for the evening! Adults and Teens only.

Session 3: Friday, November 7th, 6pm-9pm

Session 4: Fri Nov 14th 6-9

Cost: $42 (members receive 20% discount)

Create a luminous and expressive Christmas tree lit up against a moody night sky with artist and instructor, Nicole Harris. Lots of expressive strokes create the tree and the addition of colorful bulbs bring this tree to life. Happy and festive. Merry and bright. This class is for teens and adults.

Date/Time: Friday, November 14, 7-9 pm

Price:$45 (PAC Members receive 20% discount).

Come create this adorable vintage gingerbread man or woman acrylic canvas painting! We can adorn your gingy with a scarf or buttons too! Bring any food or drink that you would like! Adults and teens. 12 students.

Date/Time: Friday November 21, 6pm-9pm

Cost: $37.50 (members receive 20% discount)

Tracy will instruct you on painting this fun holiday peppermint Nutcracker on canvas. Bring any food or drink that you would like! Adults and teens. 12 students.

Date/Time: Friday December 5th, 6pm-9pm:

Cost: $37.50 (members receive 20% discount)

Tracy will instruct you how to paint this adorable and fun gnome holding bright and shiny Christmas bulbs! Bring any food or drink that you would like! Adults and teens. 12 students.

Date/Time: Friday December 12th, 6pm-9pm:

Cost: $37.50 (members receive 20% discount)