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Fall 2025 Classes

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Adult Drawing & Painting
Wednesdays	Exploring Abstraction w/Val Rossman 1pm–4pm · September 10–December 10 Contemporary Approach Realistic Painting w/Sharon Henderson 6:30pm–9pm · September 17–December 10 Figure & Portrait Drawing for Beginners w/Ernie Norcia 1pm–4pm · September 17–December 10 Fundamentals of Oils w/Stefanie Lieberman 9:30am–12:30pm · September 17–December 10 Intermediate Painting Studio w/Claudia Rilling 10am–1pm · September 17–December 10 Landscape Painting in Studio: All Mediums w/Bonnie Mettler 12:30pm–3:30pm · September 17–December 10 The Semi-Abstract Landscape w/Claudia Rilling 1:30pm–4:30pm · September 17–December 10 Fundamental Watercolor w/Indira Cariappa 6pm–8:30pm · September 24–December 17 Watercolor: Basics and Beyond with Radhika Srinivas 9:15am–12:15pm · October 8–November 19
Mondays	Drawing What You See with Ernie Norcia 1pm–4pm · September 15–October 20 Dynamic Urban Painting w/Fred Jackson 9:30am–12:30pm · September 15–October 27 Aqueous Media Pastel & Oil Painting w/Joseph Sweeney 9:30am–12:30pm · September 15–December 1 Figure Drawing w/Michael Doyle 6:15pm–9:15pm · September 15–December 1 Introduction to Painting in Oils w/Michael Doyle 1pm–4pm · September 15–December 1 Open Life Drawing Studio with Model w/Leslie Bowen, Monitor 1pm–4pm · September 15–December 1 Painting Over the Line 3 hours w/Kassem Amoudi 10am–1pm · September 15–December 8 Painting Over the Line 5 hours w/Kassem Amoudi 10am–3pm · September 15–December 8 Drawing What You See with Ernie Norcia 1pm–4pm · October 27–December 1 Art of the Portrait (Painting in Oils) with Ernie Norcia 9:30am–12:30pm · October 27–December 8 Alla Prima Painting w/Jan Wier 9:30am–12:30pm · November 3–December 1
Tuesdays	Landscape Painting Plein Air W/Michael Doyle 1pm–4pm · September 16–October 28 Abstract Mixed Media Collage w/Birgit Raders-Eichinger 1:15pm–4:15pm · September 16–December 9 Advanced Drawing & Painting w/Karen Fogarty 9:30am–12:30pm · September 16–December 9 Art From the Heart Abstract Painting w/Sandi Neiman Lovitz 6pm–8:30pm · September 16–December 9 Figure Within an Interior Environment w/Michael Doyle 6:15pm–9:15pm · September 16–December 9 Light & Shadow w/Stefanie Lieberman 9:30am–12:30pm · September 16–December 9 Oil Painting Starting Up & Moving Along w/Karen Fogarty 1pm–4pm · September 16–December 9 Classic Watercolor Tuesday Afternoon w/ Alice Meyer-Wallace 1pm–4pm · September 30–December 16 Loose and Expressive Watercolor Painting w/Anne Whalon 9:45am–12:45pm · October 14–December 2 Landscape Painting In-Studio W/Michael Doyle 1pm–4pm · November 4–December 9 Pushing Your Painting to the Next Level w/Jon Redmond 1pm–4pm · November 11–December 16 Still Life Painting with Jon Redmond 9:30am–12:30pm · November 11–December 16
Thursdays	Still Life and Landscape in Pastel w/Barbara Berry 9:30am–12:30pm · September 18–October 30 The Art of Acrylic Landscape Painting w/Nicole Lee 6:30pm–9pm · September 18–October 30 Art From The Heart: Abstract Painting w/Sandi Neiman Lovitz 1pm–4pm · September 18–December 18 Bring Your Paintings to Life w/Stefanie Lieberman 9:30am–12:30pm · September 18–December 18 Intermediate Watercolor w/Indira Cariappa 1pm–3:30pm · September 18–December 18 Painting with a Purpose w/Stefanie Lieberman 1pm–4pm · September 18–December 18 Painting- Discovering Your Artistic Voice with Heidi Techner 9:30am–12:30pm · September 18–December 18 Photo to Canvas with Anne Graham 1pm–4pm · September 18–December 18 Classic Watercolor Thursday Evening with Alice Meyer-Wallace 6:30pm–9pm · September 25–December 18 Painting: Play, Process, and Presence w/Heidi Techner 1pm–4pm · October 9–November 6 Still Life and Landscape in Pastel w/Barbara Berry 9:30am–12:30pm · November 6–December 18 The Art of Acrylic Landscape Painting w/Nicole Lee 6:30pm–9pm · November 6–December 18 Landscape from Photographs w/Jon Redmond 9:30am–12:30pm · November 13–December 18 Oil Painting: A Deep Focus...w/Jon Redmond 1pm–4pm · November 13–December 18
Fridays	Splash of Color: Watercolor Workshop w/Ernie Norcia 1pm–3:30pm · September 19–October 24 Online Expression in Paint Oil/Acrylic w/Stefanie Lieberman 10am–12pm · September 19–December 12 Drawing with Light and Color w/Barbara Zanelli 10am–12:30pm · September 26–October 31 Watercolor, Transparent & Opaque w/Wendy Scheirer 10am–12:30pm · September 26–October 31 Splash of Color: Watercolor Workshop w/Ernie Norcia 1pm–3:30pm · October 31–December 12 Drawing with Light and Color w/Barbara Zanelli 10am–12:30pm · November 7–December 19 Watercolor, Transparent & Opaque w/Wendy Scheirer 10am–12:30pm · November 7–December 19

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Adult Ceramics
Mondays	Elevate Your Pottery (prior wheel experience) w/ Eva Hozinez 1pm–4pm · September 15–December 1 Handbuilding and Pit Firing w/Jimmy Clark 1pm–4pm · September 15–December 1 Open Studio Pass Ceramics for Fall 2025 Enrolled Students 9:30am–12:30pm · September 15–December 1 Pottery for Adults and Teens w/Veronica McLaughlin Monday 6:30pm–9:30pm · September 15–December 1 Pottery Slab to Fab Mondays w/Karen Sacks 9:30am–12:30pm · September 15–December 1 The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing w/Peter Murray Monday 6:30pm–9:30pm · September 15–December 1
Tuesdays	Coil Pots w/Sam Diamond 9:30am–12:30pm · September 16–December 9 Paper Clay w/Jerry Bennett 1pm–4pm · September 16–December 9 Pottery Advanced Hand & Wheel w/Veronica McLaughlin Tuesday 6:30pm–9:30pm · September 16–December 9 Pottery for Adults and Teens Tuesdays w/Ryan Wheeler 6:30pm–9:30pm · September 16–December 9
Wednesdays	Pottery for Adults and Teens Wednesdays w/Ryan Wheeler 6:30pm–9:30pm · September 17–December 10 Pottery Hand & Wheel All Levels with Susan Branco 6:30pm–9:30pm · September 17–December 10 Pottery Hand and Wheel Wednesday AM w/Veronica McLaughlin 9:30am–12:30pm · September 17–December 10 Pottery: Slab to Fab 3 Hour Class w/Karen Sacks Wednesday 9:30am–12:30pm · September 17–December 10 Pottery: Slab to Fab 4 hour class w/Karen Sacks Wed 1pm–5pm · September 17–December 10
Thursdays	Beginner/Intermediate Guide to Wheel Throwing w/Peter Murray 9:30am–12:30pm · September 18–December 18 Elevate Your Pottery Intermediate /Advanced w/ Eva Hozinez 1pm–5pm · September 18–December 18 Pottery for Adults & Teens Thursdays w/Ryan Wheeler 6:30pm–9:30pm · September 18–December 18 Pottery Hand Building w/ Susan Branco 9:30am–12:30pm · September 18–December 18 Pottery: Slab to Fab (Thur PM) w/ Karen Sacks 6:30pm–9:30pm · September 18–December 18
Fridays	Handbuilding Studio 5 hours w/Karen Sacks on Friday 10am–3pm · September 19–December 12
Saturdays	Pottery for Adults/Teens: Saturday w/ Ryan Wheeler 9:30am–12:30pm · September 20–December 13

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Adult Sculpture
Tuesdays	Figure Sculpture from Casts w/ Jennifer Frudakis-Petry 9:30am–12:30pm · September 16–December 9 Sculpture for the Home & Garden w/ Jennifer Frudakis-Petry 1pm–4pm · September 16–December 9
Mondays	Stone Sculpture w/Piera Raffaele 10am–1pm · September 22–December 15

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Adult Metals
Tuesdays	Jewelry 101/Let's Get Started PM with Chris Darway 6pm–9pm · September 16–October 28 Jewelry 101/Let's Get Started PM with Chris Darway 6pm–9pm · November 4–December 9 Jewelry 101/Let's Get Started with Chris Darway 1:30pm–4:30pm · November 4–December 9
Wednesdays	Jewelers Bench: Metal Clay w/Chris Darway 1:30pm–4:30pm · September 17–October 22 Jewelry- Lost Wax Casting and Beyond w/Christopher Darway 6pm–9pm · September 17–December 10 Jewelers Bench: Hydraulic Die Forming w/Chris Darway 1:30pm–4:30pm · October 29–December 10
Thursdays	Enamel Jewelry: Glass on Metal w/Emily Pellini 12:30pm–3:30pm · September 18–October 30 Enamel Jewelry: Glass on Metal w/Emily Pellini 12:30pm–3:30pm · November 6–December 18

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Adult Special Media
Tuesdays	Stained Glass w/Christine Batchelor 9:30am–12:30pm · September 16–December 9 Stained Glass w/Mark Kidd 6:30pm–9pm · September 16–December 9 Printmaking and Collage with Christine Stoughton 9:30am–12:30pm · September 30–November 4
Thursdays	Mosaics w/Christine Batchelor 10am–12pm · September 18–October 30 Mosaics w/Christine Batchelor 10am–12pm · November 6–December 18
Wednesdays	Photography On Location w/Laura Ducceschi 9:30am–11:30am · October 15–November 19

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Wednesdays	Art Critique with a Focus on Ceramics W/Jerry Bennett Online 1pm–3pm · September 17–December 10

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Fall 2025 Culinary Classes

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Adult Culinary Arts
Thursdays	Regional French Cuisine and Wine Tasting w/Stony Run Winery 6pm–8:30pm · October 16 French Provencal 4-Couse Dinner w/Chef Patrick Gauthron 6pm–8:30pm · October 30 Regional Greek Cooking and Wine Pairing w/Stony Run 6pm–8:30pm · November 13 Holiday Appetizers & Wine w/Stony Run Winery 6pm–8:30pm · December 11 French Provencal Culinary Evening w/Chef Patrick Gauthron 6pm–8:30pm · January 8, 2026
Tuesdays	Croquembouche with Chef Patrick Gauthron 6pm–8:30pm · November 11

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Fall 2025 Workshops

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Adult Workshops
Saturdays	Tree Foliage: A Beginners Approach w/Claire Haik 10am–4pm · October 18 Awareness of Edges w/Fred Jackson 10am–4pm · October 25 The Fundamentals of Plein Air Painting w/Charles Newman 10am–4pm · November 1 Painting Trunks and Branches w/Claire Haik 10am–4pm · November 8 Still Life with Water Mixable Oils w/ Beth Bathe 10am–3pm · November 8 Botanical Art in Drybrush Watercolor w/Margaret Saylor 10am–4pm · November 15 Vista Views: Acrylic or Oil w/Abby Ober 10am–3:30pm · December 13
Sundays	Pop-Culture & Pottery w/Summer Whiteside 10am–4pm · October 24–October 26 Contre-Jour; Finding the Light in a Shadow w/Scott Noel 10am–4pm · October 25–October 26 Figure Painting - What's That Color? w/Ellen Cooper 9am–4pm · November 1–November 2 Still Life in the Interior w/Peter Van Dyck 10am–4pm · November 7–November 9 Create Your Own Ceramic Platter w/Karen Sacks 10am–2pm · November 9–November 23 Color Temperature w/Jon Redmond 10am–4pm · November 15–November 16 Simplicity & Complexity: w/Maggie Siner 9:30am–4:30pm · November 20–November 23 Still Life Painting Workshop w/Jon Redmond 10am–4pm · December 6–December 7 How I Paint - A Process for Creative Flow w/Patrick Lee 10am–4pm · December 13–December 14
Fridays	Storytelling in Watercolor w/Mick McAndrews 10am–3pm · October 24–November 21
Mondays	Winter Floral Design & Painting w/Jennifer Reed & Jan Wier 10am–4:30pm · December 8
Tuesdays	Color Mixing for Painters w/Claudia Rilling 10am–4pm · December 16–December 17

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Fall 2025 Lectures

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Lectures/Tours
Thursdays	Lecture: The Alfred Stieglitz Group w/William Perthes 6pm–7:30pm · October 16 Lecture: Abstract Expressionism w/William Perthes 6pm–7:30pm · November 13 Lecture: Simplicity & Complexity: w/Maggie Siner 5pm–8pm · November 20
Wednesdays	Ardrossan Private Docent Tour and Lunch at Triple Crown 10:30am–2:15pm · October 22
Mondays	George Nakashima Woodworkers American Studio Homestead 10am–1:30pm · October 27

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Education

Policies and Information

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Education

Our mission is to foster our students' artistic development, whatever their level. Wayne Art Center's faculty members accomplish this by presenting lessons that form the building blocks of a strong foundation in the arts. Students are encouraged to continually challenge themselves and move forward in their artistic experience. Small class sizes ensure that students receive individual attention from their instructors and have the chance to interact with their fellow classmates. The Wayne Art Center's faculty members are working artists who have graduated from the nation's most respected art schools. Many have won awards for their work and are represented in public and private art collections around the country. Our cooking classes and workshops are taught by professional chefs who have worked in some of the most prestigious restaurants in the area and around the world. Learn more about our Faculty. In addition to our core classes, we offer special workshops by regionally and nationally known professional artists, as well as lectures by art historians, artists and jurors.

Membership

Join Today! As the Wayne Art Center is a non-profit, member-sponsored organization, a current yearly membership is required to enroll in all classes. Our membership year runs from September 1st - August 31st. Learn more about the benefits of becoming a Wayne Art Center member.

Private Lessons

Request a Private Lesson The Wayne Art Center offers private lessons for students looking for personalized instruction. Our staff will match you with a faculty member based on your interests and experience level. Lessons are scheduled according to teacher and student availability in blocks of four one-hour lessons at a time. Private lessons for one student, semi-private lessons for two to four students, and private group class for groups of five or more students

Scholarship

The Wayne Art Center welcomes students of all backgrounds and offers full and partial scholarships to those who show documented financial hardship. Please call or stop by the front office to request a scholarship application form. To sponsor a scholarship, please email us, or call at 610.688.3553.