Explore, learn, and practice drawing exercises and techniques in a supportive environment. Increase visual perception, skills and confidence, and develop your unique style. Work with drawing pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolor and ink/pens. Weekly demos and exercises include mark-making, line, value, form, texture and shading. Subjects include animals, everyday objects, portraits, autumn and nature inspirations, as well as students’ interests. We draw from observation, references and imagination. All materials provided. Join us!

Creativity meets skill development for our youngest artists!

Students will learn representational drawing and painting through observation of real objects and images. They’ll explore color theory, texture creation, and value with pencils, pastels, watercolors, and tempera. The focus is on developing eye-hand coordination, drawing skills, and fostering creativity in a supportive environment.

Tuition for this class includes a fee of $20 for basic materials provided by CAW.

12 Week Session: Saturdays, 10–11:30 am, 9/7–11/23

12 sessions: $470.00; Capacity: 6

Welcome to the winter holidays with celebrations for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Three-Kings Day, Yule (Winter Solstice), Boxing Day (Saint Stephen’s Day), Ōmisoka, Soyal, St. Lucia’s Day, and many others.

Using Procreate, the students will learn to draw objects that symbolize holidays, create collages from personal photos, and convey interesting stories in accordance with their own style.

iPads and pencils will be provided.

Explore print processes using safe water-soluble inks and novel plate supports. Develop personal imagery utilizing woodcut, linocut, etching, drypoint, monotype, monoprint, trace monotype, collagraph, embossment, Chine-collé, Solar Plates, and multiple inking and printing techniques. Experiment with innovative plate supports, mark-making tools, archival rag and Japanese papers, non-traditional inking procedures, and other approaches to image-making.

All inks, rollers, plate supports, newsprint, print tools, presses, soap, and water are supplied. Some print papers are supplied and students are welcome to bring their own.

No typical sand or slides at this playground!

CAW’s playground has colored sand, wood, clay, tempera and watercolor paints, markers, tissue paper and more items than we have space to list here. Students will use all these supplies to create projects including masks, paper dolls, animals, birds, insects, portraits, and imaginary creatures.

How will they do all this? By cutting, folding, stomping, splashing, blending, texturing, painting, and coloring (after they mix their own unique colors).

Bet you wish you could stay too!

12 Week Session: Saturdays, 12–1:30 pm, 9/7–11/23

12 sessions: $470.00; Capacity: 8

Unleash your imagination with Procreate.

Students will be introduced to the different brushes, principle of layers, color palette, alpha lock, effects, and symmetry using 48 brushes including sets of pencils, inks, paint brushes, and digital tools. And most importantly, they will understand how to create their own unique illustrations.

iPads and pencils will be provided.

Approach new subjects and media with curiosity and excitement as students learn who they are as creators. Focus will be on the basic principles of drawing and painting with an emphasis on exploration of materials and techniques.

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

Explore printmaking for adults and kids together!

Engage in hands-on exploration of monotype, collagraph, and silkscreen techniques, creating prints on both paper and textiles. Projects are designed to be accessible and successful for young children, yet inspiring for participants of all ages.

Adults and children will collaborate to craft unique prints and plates that can be reproduced multiple times. Options include creating personalized t-shirts, tote bags, curtains, pillowcases, and more.

Overcome the mysteries of the sewing machine and discover how fun and easy it can be! Learn the basics of machine sewing including threading, operating, and troubleshooting.

Practice using the machine and then move on to simple projects for yourself or for gift-giving. Choice of projects will include a 4-patch pin cushion, Boho bags, zippered pouch, and items for the home such as pillow covers. Tips for altering clothes can also be covered. Previous students are welcome to attend and work on their own projects.

6 Week Session: Sundays, 1–3:30 pm, 11/3–12/8

6 sessions: $385.00; Capacity: 8

New and experienced students will focus on making pottery on the wheel.

Start by using methods of wedging, centering, hand and finger positioning for raising a vessel, and positioning one’s body for dealing with a mass of clay on the wheel. Demonstrations will cover the importance of trimming techniques and various forming processes.

Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Mondays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/9–12/16

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

Like Art? Like Nature? Registration is now open for summer and fall art classes at the Yale Peabody Museum. Now in its 14th year, the Natural Science Illustration Program offers a variety of nature inspired art classes including drawing, field sketching, watercolor, colored pencil and much more! Choose from live, on-line classes or courses taught in person at the Yale Peabody Museum. All classes are taught by professional instructors and artists. Classes range from one day workshops to eight week courses. Participants must be at least 18 years of age. Learn more about the program and register for classes at https://peabody.yale.edu/education/adult-programs/nsi

Learn how to make a clamshell box–a box that looks like a book, especially when set on a shelf. The design can be easily adapted in shape and size to accommodate a wide range of objects from prints, small objects, or books. Students will to cut the pieces and construct the two-tray cloth-covered box accented with decorative paper. Many of the basic bookbinding techniques will be taught such as measuring, cutting, and gluing.

No experience necessary. Intermediate students may work on independent box projects.

Create sketches inspired by magic!

Sketch a wizard in robes, holding a wand and emphasize the flowing robes and intricate details of a wand or draw mythical creatures like unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes, and create vibrant colors and intricate patterns on their scales or feathers.

Illustrate a wizard casting a spell with glowing runes or symbols in the air or create a scene of an enchanted forest with glowing mushrooms, whimsical trees, and fairies flitting about.

Experiment with different marker techniques such as blending colors, creating textures, and adding highlights and shadows to bring your magical sketches to life!

Students will create 5 vivid illustrations that can serve as gift cards or enhance a magical interior.

Yes, kids can safely sew on a machine! Learn all about how the machine works and then get sewing with simple projects like a pin cushion and small bags. Students will also learn hand stitching utilizing embroidery threat and felt to create cute animals like a teddy bear, dogs and cats. Embellish your project with fun buttons, sequins, bling, and fancy stitches.

Choice of projects will include small pillows, bags, stuffed animals and more. You’ll be speeding along in no time!

6 Week Session: Mondays, 4:30–6 pm, 10/28–12/2

6 sessions: $182.00; Capacity: 8

Experienced in Mokuhanga and want more? This class is for you.

Students will explore bokashi gradations, blind embossing, burnishing to add gloss to a mostly matte print, the application of mica and luster powders, and the addition of a final intaglio block printed on one of the studio’s presses. Students are welcome to create new blocks or use blocks produced in previous classes.

Overcome the mysteries of the sewing machine and discover how fun and easy it can be! Learn the basics of machine sewing including threading, operating, and troubleshooting.

Practice using the machine and then move on to simple projects for yourself or for gift-giving. Choice of projects will include a 4-patch pin cushion, Boho bags, zippered pouch, and items for the home such as pillow covers. Tips for altering clothes can also be covered. Previous students are welcome to attend and work on their own projects.

6 Week Session: Mondays, 6:30–8 pm, 10/28–12/2

6 sessions: $172.00; Capacity: 8

This class is for beginners eager to learn all aspects of pottery, as well as returnees who wish to hone their skills. Although the primary focus is on wheel throwing, we will also explore hand-building and ways to combine the two disciplines. Time will additionally be spent on the importance of trimming and glazing.

Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27 and firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis and you are encouraged to take advantage of this.

15 Week Session: Mondays, 7–10 pm, 9/9–12/16

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

For aspiring oil or acrylic painters with some fundamental painting skills, this 7-week course will cover the basics of rendering the head and portrait, landscape painting, and spatial deconstruction (Cubism).

Emphasis will be placed on paint handling techniques and the application of color to describe forms and space vividly. Students will learn to identify some of the creative processes involved with perception and visual interpretation.

Come to the first meeting with basic painting supplies, a pencil, and a small mirror or self-portrait photos. Students who have had instruction in the described practices, and would like to continue at a more advanced level, are also welcome.

Develop your pottery skills as you focus on wheel-throwing techniques in stoneware and porcelain.

Lessons will cover both functional and decorative pottery with emphasis on classical forms as we know them. Students will be shown how to apply glazes and/or oxide washes to achieve desired results, such as combining glaze colors and the application of wood ash to create unexpected effects on their work. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27 and firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Tuesdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/3–12/10

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

Learn basic metalsmithing for making jewelry, developing new skills, or strengthen existing ones. Weekly demonstrations introduce tools and techniques required for working with nonferrous sheet metal and wire. Demonstrations may include sawing, filing, cold-connecting, soldering, surface embellishment, forging, shaping, fold forming, finishing, and patina coloring.

12 Week Session: Tuesdays, 11 am–2 pm, 9/17–12/3

12 sessions: $688.00; Capacity: 8

Take Me As I Am: Redemption And Grace for the Discarded is an art exhibit premiering new mixed media works detailing the fight to preserve Houston’s historic Third Ward neighborhood by contemporary Southern artist Lance Flowers. The title “Take Me As I Am,” is a reference to the hymn from the late 19th century. The title is also a spot on description of Flowers’ artistic practice. His process leads him to seek out and repurpose found materials once deemed trash or an “eyesore” to tell vivid allegories steeped in Southern tradition.

Free and open to the public.

This exhibition will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from October 24-December 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12-4 p.m., except for Thursday, November 28 when the ISM is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

View details about the art exhibit on the event website.

All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this art exhibit on Wednesday, October 23 at 5 p.m. View details here.

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

Join Yale Consort for a service of Choral Evensong, focused on music, readings, and quiet contemplation. Through hymns, psalms, canticles, and reflections, the centuries-old tradition of Choral Evensong invites us to come together in stillness and prayer.

Free and open to the public.

Due to the off-campus nature of Yale Consort events, they will not be livestreamed. We invite you to join us in person as you are able.

Yale Consort, a newly formed professional vocal ensemble conducted by Professor James O’Donnell and sponsored by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, provides high quality choral music for a series of evening services in local parishes and chapels.

For full information and schedule, see the ISM's Yale Consort page.

Learn how to make a clamshell box–a box that looks like a book, especially when set on a shelf. The design can be easily adapted in shape and size to accommodate a wide range of objects from prints, small objects, or books. Students will to cut the pieces and construct the two-tray cloth-covered box accented with decorative paper. Many of the basic bookbinding techniques will be taught such as measuring, cutting, and gluing.

No experience necessary. Intermediate students may work on independent box projects.

Plus receive one 3-hour monitored open bench session each week.

Are you looking to improve your throwing skills? Seeking to center your clay and yourself? Do you need a hand . . . with hand building? My class offers an opportunity to work towards your goals in clay and further your individual projects with differentiated instruction. Sign up to get started or to hone your ceramic skills. All levels welcome.

Wear clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only. Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Tuesdays, 6:30–9:30 pm, 9/3–12/10

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

Make functional ceramic pieces using the potter’s wheel as our primary tool. We will cover clay preparation, forming pots on the wheel, and glazing. Every class includes both demonstrations and individually-focused instruction. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Wednesdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/4–12/11

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 13

You decide – explore multiple printmaking techniques and processes or deepen your practice in one area. Use etching, drypoint, woodcut, linocut, monotype, transfer prints, paper lithography, polymer plate lithography, collagraph, silk aquatint, transfer prints, or Chine-collé. Learn new techniques or connect printmaking to other artistic media.

Includes one 3-hour practice session per week during monitored practice hours.

Take Me As I Am: Redemption And Grace for the Discarded is an art exhibit premiering new mixed media works detailing the fight to preserve Houston’s historic Third Ward neighborhood by contemporary Southern artist Lance Flowers. The title “Take Me As I Am,” is a reference to the hymn from the late 19th century. The title is also a spot on description of Flowers’ artistic practice. His process leads him to seek out and repurpose found materials once deemed trash or an “eyesore” to tell vivid allegories steeped in Southern tradition.

Free and open to the public.

This exhibition will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from October 24-December 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12-4 p.m., except for Thursday, November 28 when the ISM is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

View details about the art exhibit on the event website.

All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this art exhibit on Wednesday, October 23 at 5 p.m. View details here.

Explore the art of block printing with linoleum. 

Students will focus on developing their original designs and concepts, prepare a linoleum block to ink and print the results both by hand and on the press. The process for carving and printing a 4” x 6” linoleum block will be demonstrated and a variety of inking and printing processes will be presented. Examples of linoleum prints will be available. All printing inks can be cleaned up using only soap and water.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours.

Learn the basics of preparing and operating a loom. Participants will weave a sampler piece combining a wide range of useful weaves. Beginning students will complete one or two simple projects of their choice by the end of this term. Intermediate and advanced students will weave projects with more complex structures using multi-harness looms.

Beginning students have a materials fee of $18 payable to the instructor.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours.

6 Week Session: Wednesdays, 6–9 pm, 10/30–12/11, No class 11/27

6 sessions: $324.00; Capacity: 10

Make functional ceramic pieces using the potter’s wheel as our primary tool. We will cover clay preparation, forming pots on the wheel, and glazing. Every class includes both demonstrations and individually-focused instruction. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Wednesdays, 7–10 pm, 9/4–12/11

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 13

Veteran book arts expert Gisela Noack brings her many years of skill and experience in restoration and conservation to students working on their own advanced bookbinding or restoration projects.

Enrollment in this class includes one 3-hour monitored open bench session per week.

Want to try something new? Build your existing skills to grow ideas in a stimulating group of intermediate and advanced potters. Individual projects are encouraged, with demonstrations designed to inspire new ways of looking at throwing, hand-building, and overall design.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

14 Week Session: Thursdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/5–12/12, No class 11/29

14 sessions: $756.00; Capacity: 12

Learn the various approaches to creating metal sculptures, including welding (oxyacetylene and MIG), brazing, cutting (torch and plasma cutter), hammering, and more.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours.

Students should wear 100% cotton long sleeves, jeans or work pants, and closed-toe boots. No synthetic mesh, plastic, or cloth.

Note: This class is 13 weeks – one day off in October (date TBD) and one day off for Thanksgiving (11/28/24)

The tuition for this class includes a materials fee of $40.

13 Week Session: Thursdays, 10 am–1 pm, 9/5–12/12, No class 11/28

13 sessions: $742.00; Capacity: 8

Take Me As I Am: Redemption And Grace for the Discarded is an art exhibit premiering new mixed media works detailing the fight to preserve Houston’s historic Third Ward neighborhood by contemporary Southern artist Lance Flowers. The title “Take Me As I Am,” is a reference to the hymn from the late 19th century. The title is also a spot on description of Flowers’ artistic practice. His process leads him to seek out and repurpose found materials once deemed trash or an “eyesore” to tell vivid allegories steeped in Southern tradition.

Free and open to the public.

This exhibition will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from October 24-December 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12-4 p.m., except for Thursday, November 28 when the ISM is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

View details about the art exhibit on the event website.

All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this art exhibit on Wednesday, October 23 at 5 p.m. View details here.

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

Using both hand-building techniques and the potter’s wheel, participants learn the foundational skills needed to create basic ceramic cups, bowls, and floral containers. As students refine these skills, they will work on more complex projects. This will enable them to combine techniques, push their creativity, and practice creative problem-solving.

Glazing, slips, and other surface treatments will be explored. There will be instructor demonstrations and individual consultations. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

14 Week Session: Thursdays, 3:30–6 pm, 9/5–12/12, No class 11/28

14 sessions: $630.00; Capacity: 12

Using a copper plate with various resist techniques, lines, textures, or tones (areas of continuous color) are etched into the plate using a mild acid, a process used from the Renaissance to modern times.

Students will learn various techniques of mark-making, from incising lines to stencils. The class will cover the use of various “grounds”, used to cover the plate, both traditional and environmentally friendly alternatives. Demos will feature different types of water-based inks, B.I.G. and Lascaux grounds, and coffee-lift techniques and will also cover different inking techniques, including multiple colors (A La Poupée) and 2-plate registration.

Includes one 3-hour practice session per week during monitored practice hours.

Learn basic metalsmithing for making jewelry, developing new skills, or strengthen existing ones. Weekly demonstrations introduce tools and techniques required for working with nonferrous sheet metal and wire. Demonstrations may include sawing, filing, cold-connecting, soldering, surface embellishment, forging, shaping, fold forming, finishing, and patina coloring.

11 Week Session: Thursdays, 6:30–9:30 pm, 9/19–12/5, No class 11/28

11 sessions: $634.00; Capacity: 8

If you are interested in making ceramic pieces for the home, this class is for you.

Making functional pots is important to all levels of students, whether you throw pots on the wheel or prefer to build by hand. Students will learn ways to modify forms to create pieces uniquely their own.

Classes will include various techniques for pot making as well as considerations pertaining to each form. Surface treatments including engobes, stains, and glazes will also be covered.

Both teacher demonstrations and one-on-one student instruction will occur each week.

Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

14 Week Session: Thursdays, 6:30–9:30 pm, 9/5–12/12, No class 11/28

14 sessions: $756.00; Capacity: 12

Are you looking to improve your throwing skills? Seeking to center your clay and yourself? Do you need a hand . . . with hand building? My class offers an opportunity to work towards your goals in clay and further your individual projects with differentiated instruction. Sign up to get started or to hone your ceramic skills. All levels welcome.

Wear clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only. Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

14 Week Session: Fridays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/6–12/13, No class 11/29

14 sessions: $756.00; Capacity: 12

Monitored sessions for participants with experience, and approved by an instructor or department head. Please note there is no instruction during these sessions.  Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

14 Week Session: Fridays, 6:30–9:30 pm, 9/6–12/13, No class 11/29

14 sessions: $546.00; Capacity: 13

Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post and “an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond” by NBC Nightly News, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a Tony and Grammy-winning Best Musical sensation and the first contemporary musical about connection in the digital age.

Packed with some of the most popular musical theatre songs from the last decade including “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through A Window” and “For Forever,” DEAR EVAN HANSEN features an uplifting score by the Tony, Grammy, and Oscar winning team behind The Greatest Showman, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson.

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155 Temple St

New Haven, CT 06510

Explore, learn, and practice drawing exercises and techniques in a supportive environment. Increase visual perception, skills and confidence, and develop your unique style. Work with drawing pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolor and ink/pens. Weekly demos and exercises include mark-making, line, value, form, texture and shading. Subjects include animals, everyday objects, portraits, autumn and nature inspirations, as well as students’ interests. We draw from observation, references and imagination. All materials provided. Join us!

Welcome to the winter holidays with celebrations for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Three-Kings Day, Yule (Winter Solstice), Boxing Day (Saint Stephen’s Day), Ōmisoka, Soyal, St. Lucia’s Day, and many others.

Using Procreate, the students will learn to draw objects that symbolize holidays, create collages from personal photos, and convey interesting stories in accordance with their own style.

iPads and pencils will be provided.

Creativity meets skill development for our youngest artists!

Students will learn representational drawing and painting through observation of real objects and images. They’ll explore color theory, texture creation, and value with pencils, pastels, watercolors, and tempera. The focus is on developing eye-hand coordination, drawing skills, and fostering creativity in a supportive environment.

Tuition for this class includes a fee of $20 for basic materials provided by CAW.

12 Week Session: Saturdays, 10–11:30 am, 9/7–11/23

12 sessions: $470.00; Capacity: 6

Explore print processes using safe water-soluble inks and novel plate supports. Develop personal imagery utilizing woodcut, linocut, etching, drypoint, monotype, monoprint, trace monotype, collagraph, embossment, Chine-collé, Solar Plates, and multiple inking and printing techniques. Experiment with innovative plate supports, mark-making tools, archival rag and Japanese papers, non-traditional inking procedures, and other approaches to image-making.

All inks, rollers, plate supports, newsprint, print tools, presses, soap, and water are supplied. Some print papers are supplied and students are welcome to bring their own.

No typical sand or slides at this playground!

CAW’s playground has colored sand, wood, clay, tempera and watercolor paints, markers, tissue paper and more items than we have space to list here. Students will use all these supplies to create projects including masks, paper dolls, animals, birds, insects, portraits, and imaginary creatures.

How will they do all this? By cutting, folding, stomping, splashing, blending, texturing, painting, and coloring (after they mix their own unique colors).

Bet you wish you could stay too!

12 Week Session: Saturdays, 12–1:30 pm, 9/7–11/23

12 sessions: $470.00; Capacity: 8

Approach new subjects and media with curiosity and excitement as students learn who they are as creators. Focus will be on the basic principles of drawing and painting with an emphasis on exploration of materials and techniques.

Unleash your imagination with Procreate.

Students will be introduced to the different brushes, principle of layers, color palette, alpha lock, effects, and symmetry using 48 brushes including sets of pencils, inks, paint brushes, and digital tools. And most importantly, they will understand how to create their own unique illustrations.

iPads and pencils will be provided.

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post and “an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond” by NBC Nightly News, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a Tony and Grammy-winning Best Musical sensation and the first contemporary musical about connection in the digital age.

Packed with some of the most popular musical theatre songs from the last decade including “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through A Window” and “For Forever,” DEAR EVAN HANSEN features an uplifting score by the Tony, Grammy, and Oscar winning team behind The Greatest Showman, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson.

Explore printmaking for adults and kids together!

Engage in hands-on exploration of monotype, collagraph, and silkscreen techniques, creating prints on both paper and textiles. Projects are designed to be accessible and successful for young children, yet inspiring for participants of all ages.

Adults and children will collaborate to craft unique prints and plates that can be reproduced multiple times. Options include creating personalized t-shirts, tote bags, curtains, pillowcases, and more.

Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post and “an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond” by NBC Nightly News, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a Tony and Grammy-winning Best Musical sensation and the first contemporary musical about connection in the digital age.

Packed with some of the most popular musical theatre songs from the last decade including “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through A Window” and “For Forever,” DEAR EVAN HANSEN features an uplifting score by the Tony, Grammy, and Oscar winning team behind The Greatest Showman, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson.

Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post and “an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond” by NBC Nightly News, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a Tony and Grammy-winning Best Musical sensation and the first contemporary musical about connection in the digital age.

Packed with some of the most popular musical theatre songs from the last decade including “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through A Window” and “For Forever,” DEAR EVAN HANSEN features an uplifting score by the Tony, Grammy, and Oscar winning team behind The Greatest Showman, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson.

Overcome the mysteries of the sewing machine and discover how fun and easy it can be! Learn the basics of machine sewing including threading, operating, and troubleshooting.

Practice using the machine and then move on to simple projects for yourself or for gift-giving. Choice of projects will include a 4-patch pin cushion, Boho bags, zippered pouch, and items for the home such as pillow covers. Tips for altering clothes can also be covered. Previous students are welcome to attend and work on their own projects.

6 Week Session: Sundays, 1–3:30 pm, 11/3–12/8

6 sessions: $385.00; Capacity: 8

Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post and “an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond” by NBC Nightly News, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a Tony and Grammy-winning Best Musical sensation and the first contemporary musical about connection in the digital age.

Packed with some of the most popular musical theatre songs from the last decade including “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through A Window” and “For Forever,” DEAR EVAN HANSEN features an uplifting score by the Tony, Grammy, and Oscar winning team behind The Greatest Showman, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson.

All are welcome to join us for a concert of organ music by guest artist Shin-Young Lee performed on Yale’s Newberry Organ. The concert is part of the Great Organ Music at Yale series.

Repertoire:

• Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor (transcribed by Shin-Young Lee)
• JS Bach (1833-1887): Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
• JS Bach (1833-1887): Passacaglia, BWV 582
• Charles-Marie Widor (1844 – 1937): Symphony for Organ No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1

Free and open to the public.

Livestream link

For more information, view event website.

New and experienced students will focus on making pottery on the wheel.

Start by using methods of wedging, centering, hand and finger positioning for raising a vessel, and positioning one’s body for dealing with a mass of clay on the wheel. Demonstrations will cover the importance of trimming techniques and various forming processes.

Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Mondays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/9–12/16

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

Learn how to make a clamshell box–a box that looks like a book, especially when set on a shelf. The design can be easily adapted in shape and size to accommodate a wide range of objects from prints, small objects, or books. Students will to cut the pieces and construct the two-tray cloth-covered box accented with decorative paper. Many of the basic bookbinding techniques will be taught such as measuring, cutting, and gluing.

No experience necessary. Intermediate students may work on independent box projects.

Create sketches inspired by magic!

Sketch a wizard in robes, holding a wand and emphasize the flowing robes and intricate details of a wand or draw mythical creatures like unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes, and create vibrant colors and intricate patterns on their scales or feathers.

Illustrate a wizard casting a spell with glowing runes or symbols in the air or create a scene of an enchanted forest with glowing mushrooms, whimsical trees, and fairies flitting about.

Experiment with different marker techniques such as blending colors, creating textures, and adding highlights and shadows to bring your magical sketches to life!

Students will create 5 vivid illustrations that can serve as gift cards or enhance a magical interior.

Yes, kids can safely sew on a machine! Learn all about how the machine works and then get sewing with simple projects like a pin cushion and small bags. Students will also learn hand stitching utilizing embroidery threat and felt to create cute animals like a teddy bear, dogs and cats. Embellish your project with fun buttons, sequins, bling, and fancy stitches.

Choice of projects will include small pillows, bags, stuffed animals and more. You’ll be speeding along in no time!

6 Week Session: Mondays, 4:30–6 pm, 10/28–12/2

6 sessions: $182.00; Capacity: 8

Experienced in Mokuhanga and want more? This class is for you.

Students will explore bokashi gradations, blind embossing, burnishing to add gloss to a mostly matte print, the application of mica and luster powders, and the addition of a final intaglio block printed on one of the studio’s presses. Students are welcome to create new blocks or use blocks produced in previous classes.

Overcome the mysteries of the sewing machine and discover how fun and easy it can be! Learn the basics of machine sewing including threading, operating, and troubleshooting.

Practice using the machine and then move on to simple projects for yourself or for gift-giving. Choice of projects will include a 4-patch pin cushion, Boho bags, zippered pouch, and items for the home such as pillow covers. Tips for altering clothes can also be covered. Previous students are welcome to attend and work on their own projects.

6 Week Session: Mondays, 6:30–8 pm, 10/28–12/2

6 sessions: $172.00; Capacity: 8

This class is for beginners eager to learn all aspects of pottery, as well as returnees who wish to hone their skills. Although the primary focus is on wheel throwing, we will also explore hand-building and ways to combine the two disciplines. Time will additionally be spent on the importance of trimming and glazing.

Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27 and firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis and you are encouraged to take advantage of this.

15 Week Session: Mondays, 7–10 pm, 9/9–12/16

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

For aspiring oil or acrylic painters with some fundamental painting skills, this 7-week course will cover the basics of rendering the head and portrait, landscape painting, and spatial deconstruction (Cubism).

Emphasis will be placed on paint handling techniques and the application of color to describe forms and space vividly. Students will learn to identify some of the creative processes involved with perception and visual interpretation.

Come to the first meeting with basic painting supplies, a pencil, and a small mirror or self-portrait photos. Students who have had instruction in the described practices, and would like to continue at a more advanced level, are also welcome.

Develop your pottery skills as you focus on wheel-throwing techniques in stoneware and porcelain.

Lessons will cover both functional and decorative pottery with emphasis on classical forms as we know them. Students will be shown how to apply glazes and/or oxide washes to achieve desired results, such as combining glaze colors and the application of wood ash to create unexpected effects on their work. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27 and firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Tuesdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/3–12/10

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

Learn basic metalsmithing for making jewelry, developing new skills, or strengthen existing ones. Weekly demonstrations introduce tools and techniques required for working with nonferrous sheet metal and wire. Demonstrations may include sawing, filing, cold-connecting, soldering, surface embellishment, forging, shaping, fold forming, finishing, and patina coloring.

12 Week Session: Tuesdays, 11 am–2 pm, 9/17–12/3

12 sessions: $688.00; Capacity: 8

Take Me As I Am: Redemption And Grace for the Discarded is an art exhibit premiering new mixed media works detailing the fight to preserve Houston’s historic Third Ward neighborhood by contemporary Southern artist Lance Flowers. The title “Take Me As I Am,” is a reference to the hymn from the late 19th century. The title is also a spot on description of Flowers’ artistic practice. His process leads him to seek out and repurpose found materials once deemed trash or an “eyesore” to tell vivid allegories steeped in Southern tradition.

Free and open to the public.

This exhibition will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from October 24-December 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12-4 p.m., except for Thursday, November 28 when the ISM is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

View details about the art exhibit on the event website.

All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this art exhibit on Wednesday, October 23 at 5 p.m. View details here.

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

Are you looking to improve your throwing skills? Seeking to center your clay and yourself? Do you need a hand . . . with hand building? My class offers an opportunity to work towards your goals in clay and further your individual projects with differentiated instruction. Sign up to get started or to hone your ceramic skills. All levels welcome.

Wear clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only. Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Tuesdays, 6:30–9:30 pm, 9/3–12/10

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

Learn how to make a clamshell box–a box that looks like a book, especially when set on a shelf. The design can be easily adapted in shape and size to accommodate a wide range of objects from prints, small objects, or books. Students will to cut the pieces and construct the two-tray cloth-covered box accented with decorative paper. Many of the basic bookbinding techniques will be taught such as measuring, cutting, and gluing.

No experience necessary. Intermediate students may work on independent box projects.

Plus receive one 3-hour monitored open bench session each week.

Make functional ceramic pieces using the potter’s wheel as our primary tool. We will cover clay preparation, forming pots on the wheel, and glazing. Every class includes both demonstrations and individually-focused instruction. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Wednesdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/4–12/11

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 13

You decide – explore multiple printmaking techniques and processes or deepen your practice in one area. Use etching, drypoint, woodcut, linocut, monotype, transfer prints, paper lithography, polymer plate lithography, collagraph, silk aquatint, transfer prints, or Chine-collé. Learn new techniques or connect printmaking to other artistic media.

Includes one 3-hour practice session per week during monitored practice hours.

Take Me As I Am: Redemption And Grace for the Discarded is an art exhibit premiering new mixed media works detailing the fight to preserve Houston’s historic Third Ward neighborhood by contemporary Southern artist Lance Flowers. The title “Take Me As I Am,” is a reference to the hymn from the late 19th century. The title is also a spot on description of Flowers’ artistic practice. His process leads him to seek out and repurpose found materials once deemed trash or an “eyesore” to tell vivid allegories steeped in Southern tradition.

Free and open to the public.

This exhibition will be on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s Miller Hall at 406 Prospect Street, New Haven from October 24-December 5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12-4 p.m., except for Thursday, November 28 when the ISM is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Sponsored by the Institute of Sacred Music’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture Initiative.

View details about the art exhibit on the event website.

All are welcome to join us for an opening reception for this art exhibit on Wednesday, October 23 at 5 p.m. View details here.

Make functional ceramic pieces using the potter’s wheel as our primary tool. We will cover clay preparation, forming pots on the wheel, and glazing. Every class includes both demonstrations and individually-focused instruction. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Wednesdays, 7–10 pm, 9/4–12/11

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 13

Veteran book arts expert Gisela Noack brings her many years of skill and experience in restoration and conservation to students working on their own advanced bookbinding or restoration projects.

Enrollment in this class includes one 3-hour monitored open bench session per week.

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show - New Haven, CT

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Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale

155 Temple St

New Haven, CT 06510

Welcome to the winter holidays with celebrations for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Three-Kings Day, Yule (Winter Solstice), Boxing Day (Saint Stephen’s Day), Ōmisoka, Soyal, St. Lucia’s Day, and many others.

Using Procreate, the students will learn to draw objects that symbolize holidays, create collages from personal photos, and convey interesting stories in accordance with their own style.

iPads and pencils will be provided.

Explore, learn, and practice drawing exercises and techniques in a supportive environment. Increase visual perception, skills and confidence, and develop your unique style. Work with drawing pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolor and ink/pens. Weekly demos and exercises include mark-making, line, value, form, texture and shading. Subjects include animals, everyday objects, portraits, autumn and nature inspirations, as well as students’ interests. We draw from observation, references and imagination. All materials provided. Join us!

Explore print processes using safe water-soluble inks and novel plate supports. Develop personal imagery utilizing woodcut, linocut, etching, drypoint, monotype, monoprint, trace monotype, collagraph, embossment, Chine-collé, Solar Plates, and multiple inking and printing techniques. Experiment with innovative plate supports, mark-making tools, archival rag and Japanese papers, non-traditional inking procedures, and other approaches to image-making.

All inks, rollers, plate supports, newsprint, print tools, presses, soap, and water are supplied. Some print papers are supplied and students are welcome to bring their own.

Approach new subjects and media with curiosity and excitement as students learn who they are as creators. Focus will be on the basic principles of drawing and painting with an emphasis on exploration of materials and techniques.

Unleash your imagination with Procreate.

Students will be introduced to the different brushes, principle of layers, color palette, alpha lock, effects, and symmetry using 48 brushes including sets of pencils, inks, paint brushes, and digital tools. And most importantly, they will understand how to create their own unique illustrations.

iPads and pencils will be provided.

Annie Sailer teaches modern dance classes in the New Haven area. The classes emphasize pelvis / spine initiated, free-flow, whole body movement and include a floor and standing warm-up followed by big, spatial movement sequences across the floor. All students receive individual attention to alignment and movement issues. The class atmosphere is friendly, non-competitive, and professional. Adults of all ages are welcome. $18 per class, $150 for 10 class card.

Overcome the mysteries of the sewing machine and discover how fun and easy it can be! Learn the basics of machine sewing including threading, operating, and troubleshooting.

Practice using the machine and then move on to simple projects for yourself or for gift-giving. Choice of projects will include a 4-patch pin cushion, Boho bags, zippered pouch, and items for the home such as pillow covers. Tips for altering clothes can also be covered. Previous students are welcome to attend and work on their own projects.

6 Week Session: Sundays, 1–3:30 pm, 11/3–12/8

6 sessions: $385.00; Capacity: 8

New and experienced students will focus on making pottery on the wheel.

Start by using methods of wedging, centering, hand and finger positioning for raising a vessel, and positioning one’s body for dealing with a mass of clay on the wheel. Demonstrations will cover the importance of trimming techniques and various forming processes.

Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Pottery tool kits are available for sale in the studio for $27. Cash or check only.

Firing fees are $3/pound. Cash or check only.

Includes one 3-hour weekly practice session during monitored practice hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Week Session: Mondays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, 9/9–12/16

15 sessions: $810.00; Capacity: 12

Do you have an unfinished book project collecting dust on your shelf or a partially completed box tucked away under your bed?

Bring it to our Bindery for a three-week marathon dedicated to finishing those projects! Whether you’re stuck in the middle of a bookbinding project or need guidance on developing a new idea, this workshop offers the perfect environment to bring your creative endeavors to completion.

You can sign up for any number of sessions in any combination.

This workshop will take place in a studio accessed by a flight of stairs. For any accommodations please send a confidential email to registrar@creativeartsworkshop.org