Drawing & Painting

Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

AP – Character Design

Explore character design-focused prompt work, experimental idea generation, collaboration, art games, storytelling and world building in a fun and supportive environment. Enjoy the process over achieving perfection. Focus on playful and experimental idea generation and building confidence in expressing a unique creative voice, while improving technical drawing skills. Participants are welcome to bring in their […]

Date:May 19th, 2026  -  June 23rd, 2026

Time:6:30 pm

Fee:$150.00

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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

AP – Brush Lab: Chinese Calligraphy

Do you feel painting is difficult? This workshop offers a refreshing perspective: if you can write, you can paint! Using a bamboo brush, ink, and mineral pigments, participants will be introduced to the history of calligraphy and painting through figures such as Yan Zhenqing (颜真卿)and Bada Shanren (八大山人), and then move on to exploring brush […]

Date:May 23rd, 2026  -  May 24th, 2026

Time:10:30 am

Fee:$80.00

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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

AP – Still Life Drawing and Painting

Use drawing and painting as a tool for noticing and being present. Cultivate play and curiosity by responding to still life arrangements along with creative prompts. This mixed media class will prioritize process over product by inviting you to use your intuition and feelings to guide your drawings. Utilizing both observation and memory, these playful […]

Date:May 23rd, 2026  -  May 23rd, 2026

Time:6:00 pm

Fee:$65.00

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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

AP – Cartooning and Comics

You’ve seen children buzzing with enthusiasm and creative energy from Eric's cartooning classes. You’ve watched hands-on cartooning activities on social media. Now it is finally your turn! Experience the same lessons, drawing challenges, and hands-on activities from his cartooning classes for kids. You will even get to draw your own micro-comic! Materials provided.

Date:May 29th, 2026  -  June 12th, 2026

Time:6:30 pm

Fee:$100.00

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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

Intro to Portraiture

Learn the fundamentals of realistic portraiture through a variety of media. Understand anatomy, proportion, and the importance of character portrayal while trying your hand at a range of approaches. On day one, practice drawing from reference images and self observation. For day two, learn to draw from life with an in-person draped model.  A break […]

Date:June 6th, 2026  -  June 7th, 2026

Time:1:00 pm

Fee:$125.00

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Adult: Drawing & Painting

16 and up / Adult

AP – Drawing Meditation with Ink

Explore the therapeutic benefits of creative play using various drawing tools and processes with ink. Through guided warmups and creative prompts, explore new ways of expressing your own visual language with intuitive mark making, repeating patterns, and line work. These playful practices will invite you to step into curiosity, practice mindfulness, and manage emotional well […]

Date:June 6th, 2026  -  June 6th, 2026

Time:6:30 pm

Fee:$55.00

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Turquoise blue guide of the Casa Winter Program Guide with a winter landscape and two penguins.

Casa Program Guide

The Casa Program Guide is produced three times a year; Winter, Spring/Summer and Fall. Inside the guide find listings for the upcoming class and workshop schedule, upcoming exhibitions at The Gallery, information about artists in residence and seasonal events in the building. Program guides are free. Pick-up guides at Casa or at facilities throughout the city.