For Ages: 14-17

Class Description:

This comprehensive workshop is designed to help middle and high school students prepare a strong, competitive portfolio for their future  art program applications. Students will receive guided instruction on selecting and refining artwork, developing cohesive bodies of work, and presenting their pieces professionally for submission.

Participants will learn what Art Programs look for in an art portfolio, including technical skill, conceptual development, originality, and process documentation. The workshop will cover portfolio organization, photographing artwork, writing effective artist statements, and understanding digital submission platforms such as SlideRoom.

Through personalized feedback, group critiques, and one-on-one guidance, students will leave with a clearer direction for their artistic voice and a structured plan for completing and submitting their portfolio on time.

Ideal for juniors and seniors planning to apply to art schools, design programs, or fine arts departments, this workshop equips students with the tools, confidence, and strategic insight needed to present their work at a professional level.

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Scholarships Available! 

For Ages: 18+ (Students ages 12-17 may register with an adult)

Workshop Description:

We will create a mosaic mirror Reflecting Autumn. Explore painting awooden board as a background for the mosaic materials. Select from a large buffet of new andvintage ceramic and stone tiles, stained glass, beads, and found artifacts. Upcycling isencouraged as students can bring a personal object that could be included in your mosaic story.

Supplies: 

• A found object that brings you joy that could be part of your mosaic or hang from your mosaic
• Materials to share: broken or not- tiles, plates, glass, rocks, jewelry
• If you have them: Goggles, gloves, a metal file, any cutters applicable

Instructor Bio: My love of environmental inspirations flows naturally into upcycling found objects into creating mosaics, sculptures and jewelry. I am surrounded by artifacts collected with good stories and memories as I build them into a new creation.Since retiring from teaching K-12 Art for Baltimore County Public Schools, I have been diving in arts, gardening, family and community. The Off Track Art welcomed me as a partner. I volunteer with the Reisterstown Main Street Improvement Association. Installed a mosaic mural on Main Street. Am Currently the President of the Franklin Garden Club blending in art with the flowers. Promote the heART in Westminster Main Street by teaching workshops at the Carroll County Arts Council. It's a joy to inspire people, arts and plantings throughout Maryland.

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Workshop organized in partnership with Off Track Art Gallery. Visit the gallery at 11 Center Street and their website https://www.offtrackart.com/ for more information. 

For Ages: 18+ (Students ages 12-17 may register with an adult)

Description:

Join Karen Peck in a workshop on Painting the Fall Landscape in Pastel.  In this class we will explore painting with soft pastels through the process of layering pastels to create a fall landscape. Karen will review briefly the variety of pastels from hard to soft, the choices in papers, underpainting processes, mark making, and layering. Karen will demonstrate the process of creating an underpainting with watercolor of a fall landscape. She will demonstrate the layering of pastels to create subtle changes in color and value and invites you to paint your own fall landscape. 

Materials Students Should Bring from home or purchase, with names of suppliers:

• old cloth and apron 
• soft pastels in a variety of colors (amazon sells- Rembrandt, Mungyo, Sennelier, Mount Vision, Jack Richeson) 
• pastel paper preferably sanded and white or cream in color(amazon sells U-Art, Pastel Premier, Canson Mi-Teintes, Luxarchival, Pastelmat)  
• backing board 
• Please bring several fall landscape photos to be used as a reference. 

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Workshop organized in partnership with Off Track Art Gallery. Visit the gallery at 11 Center Street and their website https://www.offtrackart.com/ for more information. 

For Ages: 18+ (Students ages 12-17 may register with an adult)

Description: The Art of Zentangle®: A Journey into Mindful Creativity

Discover the Zentangle® Method—an easy-to-learn, meditative, and joyful way to create beautiful art through simple, structured patterns. In this relaxing class, you’ll learn how simple lines and patterns can flow together to create stunning art. Each stroke becomes a moment of mindfulness, helping you unwind, focus, and reconnect with your creative spirit. You’ll leave with beautiful finished pieces and a sense of joy. No prior artistic experience is needed—if you can hold a pen, you can Zentangle®! All supplies are included.

Instructor Bio: Jaqui MacMillan believes that healing happens through art and music. In the early 1980s, she earned her degree in Graphic Art, Design, and Fine Art from the University of Maryland. Since 1987, she has been teaching private and group art and craft lessons in a wide variety of mediums. Her artwork has won multiple awards and has been published and distributed around the world. As a double-certified Zentangle® teacher (CZT, 2016 and 2019), Jaqui teaches at senior centers, art centers, community colleges, and at her shop and studio—Magnolia House Studios in Westminster, Maryland.

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Class Description: Begin the new year by returning to the fundamentals of drawing. Through guided exercises and live model sessions, artist Eric Westbrook will help participants develop stronger observational skills, improve proportion and anatomy, and gain confidence in capturing the beauty and movement of the human figure. Perfect for artists looking to build a solid foundation or reconnect with their drawing practice after a creative pause. 

This class will have nude models.

All levels welcome. Interested, but can't take all 3?  Call us to register as a drop in ($75 per class) 

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Description: Make it and Take it is a hands-on experience for kids to explore crafts that they can take home right away!

Teacher Bio: Teresa Greenberg has been a Visual Arts instructor for 42 years. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Towson University and a Master’s degree from Loyola College. Her employment experience includes 21 years in Baltimore County Public Schools, 21 years in Carroll County Public Schools, and summers teaching at The Park School Arts Camps. She has worked with at-risk youth, veteran’s groups and professional child care workers. Currently teaching at Spring Garden Elementary in Hampstead, she enjoys the opportunity to guide children as they connect their “inner and outer worlds” to visual Art expression, while collaborating across content areas to provide a rich and seamless learning experience for elementary students.

Tuesdays, January 19th to February 9th!

Members receive 10% off with promo code MEMBER

Scholarships Available! 

Class Description:

The Art of Zentangle®: A Journey into Mindful Creativity

Discover the Zentangle® Method—an easy-to-learn, meditative, and joyful way to create beautiful art through simple, structured patterns. In this relaxing class, you’ll learn how simple lines and patterns can flow together to create stunning art. Each stroke becomes a moment of mindfulness, helping you unwind, focus, and reconnect with your creative spirit. You’ll leave with beautiful finished pieces and a sense of joy. No prior artistic experience is needed—if you can hold a pen, you can Zentangle®! All supplies are included.

Instructor Bio: Jaqui MacMillan believes that healing happens through art and music. In the early 1980s, she earned her degree in Graphic Art, Design, and Fine Art from the University of Maryland. Since 1987, she has been teaching private and group art and craft lessons in a wide variety of mediums. Her artwork has won multiple awards and has been published and distributed around the world. As a double-certified Zentangle® teacher (CZT, 2016 and 2019), Jaqui teaches at senior centers, art centers, community colleges, and at her shop and studio—Magnolia House Studios in Westminster, Maryland.

Members receive 10% off with promo code MEMBER

For Ages: 16+

Class Description:

Step into a world where imagination takes the lead. In this mixed media workshop, you'll create a one-of-a-kind dreamscape using hand-painted papers, collage, Acrylic paint, and drawing techniques. Starting with paint and textures and color studies, you'll transform simple sheets of paper into the building blocks of an imaginative landscape of personal symbols, memories, and unexpected connections. You'll explore composition, storytelling, and layering techniques with plenty of guided demonstrations and one-on-one support. No prior collage experience is needed, just a willingness to experiment and play.

There will be a short lunch break around 12:30 if you would like to bring a snack or lunch. 

All Supplies included! 

Instructor Bio:

Born in Chicago and raised in Maryland, Tatiana has been surrounded by art and creativity all of her life.   Tatiana took YPS classes at MICA throughout middle and high school. During her Junior and senior year in high school she studied fashion design at the Carroll County Career and Technology center under Ms. Harris and AP art at South Carroll under Ms. Dunlap.  Tatiana went on to study Fashion Design at Syracuse University and flourished.  She then continued her education receiving an MAED from University of Phoenix.  Tatiana taught for over 15 years while continuing to practice her creativity. 

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