Classes & Events

12pm to 1pm
Journaling and bullet journaling can be therapeutic endeavors to lower your stress, release your creativity, and track your habits. In this informal and fun workshop, let’s start a journal that can combine your calendar, planner, goal-setting, and lists to focus on your creativity and individuality. Bullet journals are very personal items, so please bring your own journal, notebook, sketchbook, diary, or whatever you would like to use for your own custom bullet journal. The instructor will provide bullet-printed paper for practice, plus pens, stickers, and lots of ideas and inspiration for you to get started. If you have a bullet journal, please bring it for show-and-tell. As always, Wellness Wednesday events are free for the community.

9am to 1pm
Join us for Artoberfest! Grab your family and join us for a morning of artistic fun. We will be giving tours and offering a variety of creative projects for you to sample. This is a great opportunity for you to learn what we're all about and it's free. Hope to see you soon!

10am to 12pm
Back by popular demand, Kathryn Baczeski will be joining us for a hand building workshop in the Ceramics Studio. No previous experience required. Ages 15+. Class fee: $30 for Winterset Art Center members, $35 for non-members. The Winterset Art Center Clay Club meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the evening. Participants of this workshop may come to the art center ceramic studio at that time to glaze their pieces. Our goal is to have everyone's art work fired and ready for pick up by late October. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Please email wintersetart2016@gmail.com to sign up.
Kathryn Baczeski - http://kathrynagnesbaczeski.com/ Kathryn Agnes Baczeski is a visual artist working with raw clays, digital media and animals. She received her BFA in Sculpture with a concentration in Ceramics from the University of Connecticut and earned her MFA from Indiana University in Bloomington. She is currently a resident at The Iowa Ceramic Center in Cedar Rapids Iowa and short-term visiting artist coordinator.
Artist Statement - My process of creating is in constant flux throughout the entire cycle of my practice. The most effective way that I have found of releasing control of my work, is through collaboration, including collaborating with a horse’s ass! Themes of my work begin with who or what I will be collaborating with. Here in Iowa, I have found inspiration in working with local farmers, reclaimed materials, livestock, and the soft rolling prairies found in the rural. Working with animals has allowed me to get back in touch with simple movements and nonverbal communication. Allowing my actions to speak for themselves no matter how simple and subtle.

The Winterset Art Center is excited to welcome artists, Joyce St. Clair Voltz and Lars Voltz, as visiting instructors in our ceramic studio. Please see below to learn more about these incredibly talented artists!

Sunday, September 30th from 6-8pm Wheel Throwing OR Hand Building

Monday, October 1st from 10am-noon Wheel Throwing OR Hand Building

http://www.larsvoltz.com/ https://www.instagram.com/larsvoltz/

http://www.joycestclair.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joycestclairvoltz/

Class fee: $30 for Winterset Art Center members, $35 for non-members per person per workshop. Students are welcome to select hand building or wheel throwing.

Ages 17+

Winterset Art Center Clay Club meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the evening. Participants of the Ceramics Weekend may come to the art center ceramic studio at that time to glaze their pieces. Our goal is to have everyone's art work fired and ready for pick up by late October.

Advance registration is required and space is limited. Please email wintersetart2016@gmail.com to reserve your seat. Classes will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Please have your class preferences ready when you register.

6pm to 9pm
Join string art designer, Becky Pospisal of The Knotty Nail, as she guides you in creating your very own piece of string art. In this workshop, you will develop an acorn, pumpkin, or sunflower on a beautifully stained wooden board. All materials provided. Pre-registration is required. Please email wintersetart2016@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
Class fee is $35 for members / $40 for non-members.
A minimum of 6 students needed to hold this class.

6pm to 7pm
Join Tiffany Smith, a leather jewelry artist from Winterset and owner of The Dancing Llama, as she guides you in creating your own unique leather earrings. Choose from a variety of fall patterns and colors to create a pair of genuine leather and sterling silver hook earrings. All supplies will be provided!
Recommended for ages 10+
Class fee is $10 non-members/$8 members
Advance registration is required. Please email wintersetart2016@gmail.com to sign up.
In case of severe weather, the make up date will be October 30 from 6pm-7pm .

12pm to 1pm
David Negley earned his BA in Music from Central College, focusing in Composition and having studied at the National University of Bucharest, has been a church musician for 20 years. David’s presentation will focus on the role music fulfills in refreshing our souls as it reflects the beauty found in nature.

6:30pm to 7:30pm
Join fiber artist, Maggie Howe, for her latest dyeing workshop. We will use professional grade dyes to create boldly colored dyed silk scarves in a fast and fabulous dye process! Very addictive with gorgeous results! You get to choose your own colors and custom create your own dyed silk scarf. (It's never to early to start thinking about holiday gifts for your loved ones!)
Recommended for ages 12 + and 8-11 with an attending adult Minimum number of students needed to hold the class: 3
Maximum number of students: 10
Per person class fee: $36 member/ $38 non-member Advance registration is required. Please email wintersetart2016@gmail.com to reserve your seat. You may dye extra scarves in class for a small extra fee if you desire.

10am to 12pm
Spruce up your holiday cards this year with the help of Jess Lundquist of ink & flourish calligraphy! In this workshop, we'll use brush pens and templates to make unique cards full of cheer that you can send to friends and family. All supplies provided by the instructor.
You'll take away:
Three cards handmade by you + envelopes for each
One brush pen
Drills sheets to practice at home
Recommended for ages 13 and up
Minimum number of students needed to hold the class: 8
Maximum number of students: 16
Per person class fee: Member: $30 / Non-member: $35
Advance registration is required. Please email wintersetart2016@gmail.com to register.
Make up date (in case of severe weather): November 17th from 2:30-4:30pm.

10am to 12pm
Spruce up your holiday cards this year with the help of Jess Lundquist of ink & flourish calligraphy! In this workshop, we'll use dip pens and templates to create classically elegant cards to send to friends and family.
You'll take away:
Three cards handmade by you + envelopes for each
Resources for purchasing your own dip pens, nibs, and ink
Recommended for ages 13 and up
Minimum number of students needed to hold the class: 8
Maximum number of students: 14
Per person class fee: Member: $30 / Non-member: $35 Advance registration is required. Please email wintersetart2016@gmail.com to sign up. Make up date (in case of severe weather): Saturday, December 15th, 10am-12pm