Upcoming Classes

Beginner Oil Painting Class

Cost: $30 Members, $38 Non-Members Want to learn how to paint with oil but don't know where to start? This class will guide you step-by-step on what material to use, the importance of your sketch, composition, and how to make your painting stronger. Bring your own supplies and your reference material. Advanced registration is required to garantee your spot. Minimum of three students is needed for class to be held.

Thursday Evening Adult Pottery

$35 for members, $45 for non members Sign up for 6 sessions for $180 for members, $230 for non members Students will explore hand-building techniques to make fun and functional art. Perfect for all levels of students from the beginner to more advanced. Adults and teens welcome. Advance reservation is required to guarantee your spot.

Analyzing Your Photographs with Catherine Hellsten

$17 members, $ 20 Non-Members Are you craving feedback on the photos you take? Take your work to the next level by receiving technical and conceptional feedback on your work, while also learning how to evaluate the work of others. Bring in 5-10 digital or printed images to critique.

Drawing Boot Camp with David Simpson (Develop your Drawing)

$30 for members/ $38 for non-members per class These pencil drawing classes are designed for both beginners and more experienced artists! Bring your own supplies and we will supplement. Each month will focus on a new and exciting topic!

Seek the Soul - Mask Head Collage

Cost: $30 members, $38 non members, plus $15 material fee Instructor: Debbi Dean-Colley When you create your own art, think of it as an echo of your soul. Creating a piece of art can be a highly enriching personal experience in which you look inside yourself and find the shapes, colors and patterns to represent anything from your current state of mind to your most deeply-desired wish for yourself, for a loved one, or for humanity. Create your own mask head collage. All materials will be supplied. Material fee of $15 will be paid directly to instructor.

Beginners and Beyond Watercolor Class

$90 members, $110 non-members. Mon- Tues-Wed 10AM to 3PM. New Students: new students may register at any time. Please contact Barbara Schmid if you have questions about the class: Barbara Schmid-phone: 410-208-0219 Email: Barbaradoyleschmid8@yahoo.com Registration is “first come, first served”. 1 or 2 day registrations are not possible. Classes are for all levels, and absolute beginners are very welcome. We have complete rental paint kits available to new watercolor painters along with special lessons to get you started and try the medium before you invest in supplies! Each class is 3 days. Day 3 is always a “Clinic, Completion, and Technique ” day, offering time to polish and finish previous 2 days’ work, and to take advantage of private demos and lessons.

Tuesday Morning Adult Pottery

$35 for members, $45 for non members Sign up for 6 sessions for $180 for members, $230 for non members Students will explore hand building techniques to make fun and functional art. Perfect for all levels of students from the beginner to more advanced. Adults and teens welcome. Advance reservation is required to guarantee your spot.

Introduction to 3-D Painting with George Zaiser

Cost: $40 Members, $50 Non-Members, plus $10 material fee Want to make your paintings come to life? Learn how to build a sculpture on your canvas and make it one fantastic piece. You will learn another fun way to create art by thinking outside the box, and what techniques work best to combine your paintings and sculpting aspects. All material is included for material fee of $10 to be paid to ALOC on day of class.

Sip and Ceramics: Beer Stein with Burley Oak Brewing Co.

$40 for members, $50 for non members Enjoy beer from Berlin MD's Burley Oak Brewing Company! Then make your own beer stein or nut bowl out of clay. No experience necessary. Perfect for date night or girls night out. Please allow 2-3 weeks for pieces to be ready to take home.

Local Colors, Watercolors with Geri Gaskill

$20 for members, $25 for non members Watch watercolor demonstrations and try your hand as you paint along with Geri! Have fun while you learn to capture the "local color" in watercolors. All levels welcome. Bring what supplies you have or rent a kit for just $10.

Beading: Baubles & Bubbles- Single Strand Necklace with Nicole Maskell

$ 20 Members, $ 25 Non-Members, plus $15 Material Fee Whether you want to refresh your skills or embrace a new hobby – making your own jewelry is fun! This beginner-level class teaches you a different "style" of beading and jewelry making each month to design stunning one-of-a-kind jewelry. We will go over the types of tools and materials before we dive into a “Bead-Buffet” that includes high quality crystal, lampwork glass, porcelain, metal and other beads. Material Fee will be paid directly to the instructor. Bring your friends, a snack and an adult beverage and enjoy a fun, stress-free evening of beading.

Painting Inspired Glass Plates or Candle Holders with Pete Gibson

$55 for members, $70 for non members, plus $20 material fee Select your favorite artist and bring images of some of their paintings to class. You will construct a 8.75" square plate (with slightly curved up edges in it's final form) replicating a version of their famous painting. Plates can be displayed, or used as serving plates for food, etc. OR, you can make a slightly smaller votive candle holder for tea light candles in a design of your choice. Using scrap glass, you can construct two votives or one plate. Material fee of $20 is payable to ALOC at front desk on the day of class.

Thursday Evening Adult Pottery

$35 for members, $45 for non members Sign up for 6 sessions for $180 for members, $230 for non members Students will explore hand-building techniques to make fun and functional art. Perfect for all levels of students from the beginner to more advanced. Adults and teens welcome. Advance reservation is required to guarantee your spot.

Art and Soul: Painting to Music

Suggested donation: $10. Funded by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Painting to music... can you do it blindfolded? An offering of art materials will be provided while you paint to music blind folded. This workshop is focused on the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well being of individuals of all ages. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight. This healing workshop provides support, acknowledgement and personal acceptance to those who may be experiencing illness, homelessness, abuse, addiction or painful challenges in life and to the family members and friends who may also be affected. Our mission is to offer an escape and healing through art.

2-Day Mosaic Workshop with Kathi Stevens

Cost: $60 Members, $75 Non-Members Meets: Saturday, 10/28 from 10 AM - 4 PM and Sunday, 10/29 from 12 PM - 3 PM Learn how to make your own beautiful mosaic on a 10x10" board. You will learn in these two days how to use the different materials. This will be a fun and informative class, and at the end you will take home a wonderful piece of art that can be used for decoration inside or outside.

Create Your Own Glass Coral Bowl or Coral Clock with Pete Gibson

$55 for members, $70 for non members, plus $20 material fee Learn the basics of creating a fused glass piece. You will make an fused glass coral bowl, choosing from a wide range of glasses. The bowl will be fired after the workshop and available for pick up 2-3 weeks later. Shipping is available! No experience necessary. Adults and children are welcome. Material fee of $20 is payable to ALOC at front desk on the day of class.

Tuesday Morning Adult Pottery

$35 for members, $45 for non members Sign up for 6 sessions for $180 for members, $230 for non members Students will explore hand building techniques to make fun and functional art. Perfect for all levels of students from the beginner to more advanced. Adults and teens welcome. Advance reservation is required to guarantee your spot.