Join the Monthly Critique sessions at Five Points Arts Center – Bring in an original work for personal, constructive feedback and discussion with Founder and Executive Director, Judy McElhone. All skill levels and mediums are welcome!
Free and open to the public
Tuesday, June 10
2 – 3 PM
Five Points Arts Center
Monthly Critique Sessions - June
Learn to illustrate scenes from the natural world through traditional watercolor techniques. Build confidence and develop your portfolio as you utilize elements of painting and drawing to create form, depth and atmospheric perspective.
Instructor: Leslie Watkins
Saturday, June 14, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Members: $72 / Non-Members: $80
Nature Studies in Watercolor
Practice your figure drawing skills in this monthly uninstructed workshop. Each session will begin with warm up gesture drawings and will include a variety of longer poses. Artists bring their own preferred materials. All skill levels are welcome!
Register by individual session.
Monthly Open Figure Drawing
Uninstructed (moderated)
Tuesdays, April 22, May 20 & June 17, 2025
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Members: $13.50 / $16.20 drop-in (per session)
Non-Members: $15 / $18 drop-in (per session)
Monthly Open Figure Drawing
How is it that some feature films can fail?
Bad premise, inept direction, studio interference or lack of promotion?
Take a look at some projects that range from unknown, independently financed features to mega studios’ potential blockbusters – all of which got in trouble, and most became forgotten. We'll explore these five films:
- “Howard the Duck” with Lea Thompson
- “The Mean Season” with Kurt Russell
- “Roar” with Tippi Hedren
- “Throw Momma From the Train” with Danny DeVito
- “The Vagrant” with Bill Paxton
“Why Some Films Fail”
Presented by: Jay Ignaszewski
Saturday, June 21, 2025
3 – 5 PM
Five Points Arts Center
Saturday Matinee: A Spotlight on Filmmaking - "Why Some Films Fail"
This workshop will cover the fundamentals of wheel throwing with an emphasis on individual experimentation and expressive design. Explore surface techniques such as sgraffito, slip trailing and glaze applications.
Instructor: Kathy Cady
Wednesdays, June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Members: $378 / Non-Members: $420
Ceramic Wheel Throwing and Surface Techniques
Explore the dynamic possibilities of sculptural ceramics with an emphasis on small hand-built forms. Designed for all levels of experience, you will experiment with form and texture, learning techniques in handbuilding, slab construction and surface decoration.
Instructor: Falcon Laina
Saturdays, June 28, July 5, 12 & 19, 2025
9 AM - 12 PM
Members: $225 / Non-Members: $250
Sculptural Ceramics
This workshop will cover the fundamentals of wheel throwing with an emphasis on individual experimentation and expressive design. Explore surface techniques such as sgraffito, slip trailing and glaze applications.
Instructor: Kathy Cady
Wednesdays, June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Members: $378 / Non-Members: $420
Ceramic Wheel Throwing and Surface Techniques
Join the Five Points Art Book Club and share in thought-provoking and engaging discussion on the visual arts and the creative journey.
Topic: “The Painted Word” by Tom Wolfe
- In a critique of modern art in the 1970’s, Wolfe’s book targets art critics as having undue influence, dominating the world of art controlled by a small subset of collectors and museums.
July 3, 2025
2 - 3 PM
Five Points Arts Center
Five Points Art Book Club - July Meeting
Explore the dynamic possibilities of sculptural ceramics with an emphasis on small hand-built forms. Designed for all levels of experience, you will experiment with form and texture, learning techniques in handbuilding, slab construction and surface decoration.
Instructor: Falcon Laina
Saturdays, June 28, July 5, 12 & 19, 2025
9 AM - 12 PM
Members: $225 / Non-Members: $250
Sculptural Ceramics
Designed to hone your artmaking, expand your creative problem-solving skills and build a strong portfolio, this fully funded program offers comprehensive workshops in Ceramics, Printmaking, Alternative Photography, and Painting & Drawing. Each workshop meets one afternoon per week for six weeks. Attendees can register for any individual or all four workshops.
Instructors: Jill Van Slooten, Caleb Portfolio, Kimberly Jo & Christine Mitchell
Mondays - Thursdays, July 7 through August 14, 2025
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Ages: 13 - 17
Members & Non-Members: FREE
2025 Summer Teen Art Labs
Join the Monthly Critique sessions at Five Points Arts Center – Bring in an original work for personal, constructive feedback and discussion with Founder and Executive Director, Judy McElhone. All skill levels and mediums are welcome!
Free and open to the public
Tuesday, July 8
2 – 3 PM
Five Points Arts Center
Monthly Critique Sessions - July
This workshop will cover the fundamentals of wheel throwing with an emphasis on individual experimentation and expressive design. Explore surface techniques such as sgraffito, slip trailing and glaze applications.
Instructor: Kathy Cady
Wednesdays, June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Members: $378 / Non-Members: $420
Ceramic Wheel Throwing and Surface Techniques
Designed to hone your artmaking, expand your creative problem-solving skills and build a strong portfolio, this fully funded program offers comprehensive workshops in Ceramics, Printmaking, Alternative Photography, and Painting & Drawing. Each workshop meets one afternoon per week for six weeks. Attendees can register for any individual or all four workshops.
Instructors: Jill Van Slooten, Caleb Portfolio, Kimberly Jo & Christine Mitchell
Mondays - Thursdays, July 7 through August 14, 2025
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Ages: 13 - 17
Members & Non-Members: FREE
2025 Summer Teen Art Labs
Explore the dynamic possibilities of sculptural ceramics with an emphasis on small hand-built forms. Designed for all levels of experience, you will experiment with form and texture, learning techniques in handbuilding, slab construction and surface decoration.
Instructor: Falcon Laina
Saturdays, June 28, July 5, 12 & 19, 2025
9 AM - 12 PM
Members: $225 / Non-Members: $250
Sculptural Ceramics
Custom make your own wearable art in this workshop designed to accommodate all levels of experience. Learn the process of shaping, foiling and soldering stained glass to create your own unique bracelet, pendant or earrings.
Instructor: Sarah Segovia
Saturday, July 12, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Members: $77 / Non-Members: $85
Stained Glass Jewelry
Hone your observational skills and create a landscape painting outside on the grounds of the Five Points Arts Center. Open to all levels of experience, learn to capture natural light as it moves throughout the day. Explore color, value, and paint application techniques to enhance your composition and incorporate personal expression.
Instructor: Mike Berlinski
Saturday July 12, 2025
10 AM - 4 PM
Members: $108 / Non-Members: $120
Painting Landscapes from Life
Practice using larger brushes, applying more paint, and working faster to loosen up your painting skills and encourage a simplified, gestural approach to your artmaking. Experience a departure from realism and create several paintings with techniques designed to open your mind to new possibilities.
Instructor: Souby Boski
Saturday, July 12, 2025
12:30 - 4:30 PM
Members: $72 / Non-Members: $80
Loosen Up
Designed to hone your artmaking, expand your creative problem-solving skills and build a strong portfolio, this fully funded program offers comprehensive workshops in Ceramics, Printmaking, Alternative Photography, and Painting & Drawing. Each workshop meets one afternoon per week for six weeks. Attendees can register for any individual or all four workshops.
Instructors: Jill Van Slooten, Caleb Portfolio, Kimberly Jo & Christine Mitchell
Mondays - Thursdays, July 7 through August 14, 2025
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Ages: 13 - 17
Members & Non-Members: FREE
2025 Summer Teen Art Labs
Designed to hone your artmaking, expand your creative problem-solving skills and build a strong portfolio, this fully funded program offers comprehensive workshops in Ceramics, Printmaking, Alternative Photography, and Painting & Drawing. Each workshop meets one afternoon per week for six weeks. Attendees can register for any individual or all four workshops.
Instructors: Jill Van Slooten, Caleb Portfolio, Kimberly Jo & Christine Mitchell
Mondays - Thursdays, July 7 through August 14, 2025
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Ages: 13 - 17
Members & Non-Members: FREE
2025 Summer Teen Art Labs
This workshop will cover the fundamentals of wheel throwing with an emphasis on individual experimentation and expressive design. Explore surface techniques such as sgraffito, slip trailing and glaze applications.
Instructor: Kathy Cady
Wednesdays, June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Members: $378 / Non-Members: $420
Ceramic Wheel Throwing and Surface Techniques
Designed to hone your artmaking, expand your creative problem-solving skills and build a strong portfolio, this fully funded program offers comprehensive workshops in Ceramics, Printmaking, Alternative Photography, and Painting & Drawing. Each workshop meets one afternoon per week for six weeks. Attendees can register for any individual or all four workshops.
Instructors: Jill Van Slooten, Caleb Portfolio, Kimberly Jo & Christine Mitchell
Mondays - Thursdays, July 7 through August 14, 2025
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Ages: 13 - 17
Members & Non-Members: FREE
2025 Summer Teen Art Labs
Explore the dynamic possibilities of sculptural ceramics with an emphasis on small hand-built forms. Designed for all levels of experience, you will experiment with form and texture, learning techniques in handbuilding, slab construction and surface decoration.
Instructor: Falcon Laina
Saturdays, June 28, July 5, 12 & 19, 2025
9 AM - 12 PM
Members: $225 / Non-Members: $250
Sculptural Ceramics
Designed to hone your artmaking, expand your creative problem-solving skills and build a strong portfolio, this fully funded program offers comprehensive workshops in Ceramics, Printmaking, Alternative Photography, and Painting & Drawing. Each workshop meets one afternoon per week for six weeks. Attendees can register for any individual or all four workshops.
Instructors: Jill Van Slooten, Caleb Portfolio, Kimberly Jo & Christine Mitchell
Mondays - Thursdays, July 7 through August 14, 2025
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Ages: 13 - 17
Members & Non-Members: FREE
2025 Summer Teen Art Labs
Designed to hone your artmaking, expand your creative problem-solving skills and build a strong portfolio, this fully funded program offers comprehensive workshops in Ceramics, Printmaking, Alternative Photography, and Painting & Drawing. Each workshop meets one afternoon per week for six weeks. Attendees can register for any individual or all four workshops.
Instructors: Jill Van Slooten, Caleb Portfolio, Kimberly Jo & Christine Mitchell
Mondays - Thursdays, July 7 through August 14, 2025
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Ages: 13 - 17
Members & Non-Members: FREE
2025 Summer Teen Art Labs
This workshop will cover the fundamentals of wheel throwing with an emphasis on individual experimentation and expressive design. Explore surface techniques such as sgraffito, slip trailing and glaze applications.
Instructor: Kathy Cady
Wednesdays, June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Members: $378 / Non-Members: $420
Ceramic Wheel Throwing and Surface Techniques
This workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to intaglio printmaking techniques including etching, drypoint and mezzotint. Designed to address all levels of experience, you will build a foundation in ink application, plate wiping and press operation as you create a series of prints.
Instructor: Tony Kirk
Thursdays, July 24 & 31, 2025
10 AM - 4 PM
Members: $171 / Non-Members: $190
Printmaking Techniques: Etching, Drypoint & Mezzotint
