COURSE FINDER
A watercolor painting of a fountain with a horse A watercolor painting of a fountain with a horse
DENIS PONSOT, SVACE FACULTY

Our Fine Arts program reflects the full gamut of the greater art world, from drawing, painting and sculpture to multimedia, installation, performance art and beyond. We offer courses in these areas using both traditional materials—such as pastel, oil, clay and watercolor—to using 3D printing, bio materials, light and sound.

We offer access to a sculpture center, printmaking facilities, blacksmithing studio and even a bio lab. Come create among other artists, get feedback and make connections.

In addition to teaching technique and providing constructive criticism, we give you a space to explore and work. Our courses are held in studios and workshops where you can work with stone, steel and wood. We have a sculpture center, a bio lab—where you can use living forms and science to create—and printmaking facilities, where you can take courses in silkscreen, woodblock, lithography and more.


Some of our courses offer access to our facilities outside of scheduled sessions as well. Our program offers you—whether you’re new to drawing or painting or a seasoned artist—time and space to work on your art, get one-on-one feedback and meet and be inspired by other artists.

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Upcoming

Course thumbnail for A Predisposition to Paint**
Online
A Predisposition to Paint
10:00 AM-12:00 PM (EST)
Sep 24 - Nov 26
$525
Course thumbnail for Advanced Painting**
Saturday
Advanced Painting
10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Sep 28 - Dec 14
$600
5. painting. Black and white image of textures similar to ocean and beach.
Online
Art of Editing: Beginner Level
6:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Oct 1 - Nov 19
$300
person painting in a field
Online
Art Therapy as a Career
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Sep 26 - Oct 17
$150
plant life image
Saturday
Biological Imaging: Microscopes in Art
1:00-5:00 PM
Sep 28 - Nov 2
$300
plant life image
Saturday
Biological Imaging: Microscopes in Art
1:00-5:00 PM
Nov 9 - Dec 14
$300
Bookmaking Workshop: Japanese Binding
Saturday
Bookmaking Workshop: Japanese Binding
10:00 AM-3:30 PM
November 9
$175
Three book on display, All perfect bound with different finishes.
Saturday
Bookmaking Workshop: Perfect and Signature Binding
10:00 AM-3:30 PM
October 19
$175
Wide photo of person inserting screws into plywood; shop drawing in foreground
Wednesday
Waitlisted
Build Your Own Furniture
6:30-9:30 PM
Oct 2 - Nov 20
$450
ceramic sculptures of heads
Wednesday
Ceramics
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 25 - Nov 13
$500
vase
Thursday
Ceramics
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 26 - Nov 14
$500
Five ceramic sculptures in a gallery.
Saturday
Ceramics as Global Art
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Oct 5 - Nov 16
$150
a women face covering by a megaphone. Black & white photo. Black background
Online
Choreography for the Camera
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Sep 30 - Oct 28
$150
glasses in front of a coded screen
Online
Coding for Artists: The Web as Installation Site
12:00-1:00 PM (EST)
Sep 25 - Dec 4
$450
collaged image with white skeletal lines on the left against an orang background and a ship illustration on the right in black and white.
Online
Collage Improv
6:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Oct 2 - Nov 20
$300
rainbow papers and hands cutting shapes with scissors
Sunday
Color Workshop: Life Beyond Black, White and Red
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
December 15
$150
hands etching a copperplate
Tuesday
Copperplate Etching
7:00-10:00 PM
Sep 24 - Nov 26
$610
cracked case
Saturday
Creative Constraints as Tools for Making
1:00-4:00 PM
Oct 5 - Nov 16
$225
Hat with colorful embroidered carousel horses around the brim.
Monday
Digital Embroidery
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 23 - Nov 25
$595
Golden rock alligator art
Monday
Digital Sculpture
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 23 - Nov 11
$500
guitar petal
Tuesday
DIY Guitar Pedals
6:30-9:30 PM
Oct 1 - Nov 5
$305
salt and peppa in front of a store
Tuesday
Documentary Portrait Photography: Portrait of New York City
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
Oct 15 - Dec 3
$480
met exhibit
Friday
Drawing Art History With The Met's Collection
6:00-8:30 PM
November 1 - 15
$200
Illustrations of women in various poses.
Tuesday
Drawing Workshop: Between the Lines
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 24 - Nov 26
$450
drawings
Friday
Drawing Workshop: Between the Lines
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Sep 27 - Dec 13
$450
Course thumbnail for Electronics and Arduino Microcontroller for Artists**
Thursday
Electronics and Arduino Microcontroller for Artists
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 26 - Nov 14
$400
Course thumbnail for Etching: Illustrating Books with Prints**
Friday
Etching: Illustrating Books with Prints
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 27 - Dec 13
$610
drawing
Thursday
Experimental Drawing
6:30-10:00 PM
Sep 26 - Dec 5
$525
drawing of a figure and face in color pencil
Saturday
Figure Drawing
1:30-4:30 PM
Sep 28 - Dec 14
$450
Course thumbnail for Fine Art Lithography from Stone and Photographic Plates**
Friday
Fine-Art Lithography from Stone and Photographic Plates
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 27 - Dec 13
$610
rendering of a watch
Online
Introduction to Rhino 3D Software
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Sep 25 - Oct 23
$225
Course thumbnail for CAC-1078-A**
Monday
Jewelry Design and Wax Model Making
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 23 - Nov 25
$480
person heating a ring in a jewelry workstation
Wednesday
Jewelry Design: From Basic to Advanced Creations
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 25 - Dec 4
$480
person working on jewelry
Wednesday
Jewelry Design: From Basic to Advanced Creations
1:00-4:00 PM
Sep 25 - Dec 4
$480
letters and a print roller
Wednesday
Letterpress: An Introduction
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 25 - Dec 4
$610
person in metal shop
Saturday
Metal Furniture Fabrication
2:30-5:30 PM
Sep 21 - Nov 23
$575
Course thumbnail for Metal Furniture Fabrication**
Wednesday
Metal Furniture Fabrication
6:00-9:30 PM
Sep 25 - Nov 13
$575
Course thumbnail for Metal Sculpture**
Monday
Metal Sculpture
6:00-9:30 PM
Sep 23 - Nov 11
$575
Monoprint of landscape
Wednesday
Monoprint
7:00-10:00 PM
Oct 2 - Dec 11
$610
Image of abstract prints and portraits hanging on a wall.
Monday
Monoprint, Woodcut, Linoleum
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 23 - Nov 25
$610
9 Ways to Skin a Cat process artwork by Yam Chew Oh
Online
Nine Ways To Skin a Cat
6:30-8:30 PM (EST)
December 4 - 14
$150
painting of person silhouette
Wednesday
Oil Painting From Life
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 25 - Dec 4
$450
painting of peaches and blueberries
Saturday
Painting
10:00 AM-1:30 PM
Sep 28 - Dec 14
$525
Course thumbnail for Painting**
Sunday
Painting
1:00-4:00 PM
Sep 29 - Dec 8
$450
A person's abdomen is drawn with multicolored abstract strokes.
Friday
Painting: Between Realism and Abstraction
6:30-10:00 PM
Sep 27 - Dec 13
$525
Different picture book dummies by Claudia Rueda.
Online
Picture Books: Crafting Stories With Words and Pictures
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Oct 1 - Nov 19
$400
Different picture book dummies by Claudia Rueda.
Thursday
Picture Books: Crafting Stories With Words and Pictures
6:30-9:30 PM
Oct 3 - Nov 21
$400
Course thumbnail for Portrait Painting**
Thursday
Portrait Painting
6:30-10:00 PM
Sep 26 - Dec 5
$525
portrait of an African American Woman with light pink hair
Saturday
Portrait Painting
12:00-6:00 PM
Oct 5 - Dec 7
$675
portrait, oil on canvas
Friday
Portrait Painting: Beyond Realism
2:30-6:00 PM
Sep 27 - Dec 13
$525
At left, an arm reaching, and at right, a Joshua Tree in the fog
Online
Practicing Artist as Photo Editor
12:00-3:00 PM (EST)
Oct 6 - Nov 3
$225
3 squares with color coompilations
Online
Principles of Color: The Seven Color Contrasts
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Oct 1 - Nov 19
$300
color wheel and shape
Online
Principles of Visual Language: Form and Color
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Oct 2 - Nov 20
$300
Install shot of student work
Artist Residency Programs
Residency Alumni Network
Sep 23 - Dec 6 2024
$150
design image
Online
Rhino Software for Intermediate Users
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Oct 31 - Dec 5
$225
various versions of multicolored illustration of fruit arrangements.
Thursday
RISO Printing: An Introduction
6:00-9:30 PM
Sep 26 - Dec 5
$725
3 panels in marker
Wednesday
RISO Printing: Art Books and Abstract Comics
6:00-9:30 PM
Sep 25 - Dec 4
$725
A surreal , very colorful riso print
Monday
RISO Printing: Zines and Small Publishing
6:00-9:30 PM
Sep 23 - Nov 25
$725
Riso print
Saturday
Risograph Printing for Drawing and Painting
10:00 AM-1:30 PM
Sep 28 - Dec 14
$725
Risograph print of a drawing of an interior scene. The walls of the room are light blue, the floor is hardwood. Out the window to the left it is daylight. The face in the bottom left is content. There is a mirror on the floor with a plant over it. There is a 2-panel comic in the bottom right with a thumb scrolling on a phone. There is a series of clocks over the 2-panel comic. in the center of the room is a blank canvas.
Online
RisoLAB Remote Series: Intro to Riso Print Design
7:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Sep 30 - Nov 4
$225
various prints on a drying rack
Tuesday
Silkscreen
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 24 - Nov 26
$610
dice and a bag
Thursday
Silkscreen
7:00-10:00 PM
Sep 26 - Dec 5
$610
wall with various activist posters.
Saturday
Silkscreen and Street Graphics
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Sep 28 - Dec 14
$610
Image of a silkscreen print of Frankenstein in multiple colors. Image of a silkscreen print of Frankenstein in multiple colors.
Saturday
Silkscreen: Painterly Techniques
1:00-4:00 PM
Sep 28 - Dec 14
$610
various printed books
Friday
Silkscreen: The Artist's Book Series
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 27 - Dec 13
$610
Course thumbnail for Six in One: A Printmaking Primer**
Saturday
Six in One: A Printmaking Primer
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Sep 28 - Dec 14
$610
Textile store
Tuesday
Soft Sculpture
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 24 - Nov 26
$595
man on mountain with a lazer
Online
Storyboarding for Film and TV: A Drawing Workshop
6:00-9:00 PM (EST)
Oct 3 - Nov 7
$225
person painting canvas with feet
Online
Studio Art Therapy Techniques
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Oct 21 - Nov 11
$150
A photograph of paints and paintbrushes.
Thursday
Techniques and Materials of Painting
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 26 - Dec 5
$450
Side by side image of type and poster that reads "Freedom of the press"
Thursday
Text and Image: Printing on the Vandercook
7:00-10:00 PM
Sep 26 - Dec 5
$610
Course thumbnail for Textile Printing: An Introduction**
Tuesday
Textile Printing: An Introduction
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 24 - Nov 26
$610
artist residency project
Artist Residency Programs
The Artist Residency Project
Oct 15 - Nov 15 2024
$1800
The Silkscreen Poster
Monday
The Silkscreen Poster
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 23 - Nov 25
$610
Course thumbnail for Video Mapping Art**
Friday
Video Mapping Art
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 27 - Nov 22
$400
vr dinosaur
Online
Virtual Reality (VR) in Unity
6:30-8:30 PM (EST)
Oct 1 - Nov 19
$225
Paintings and photos of buildings stiched together. Some paintings are complete, some area unfinished.
Tuesday
Visual Narrative: Making Art That Tells Stories
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 24 - Nov 26
$450
Course thumbnail for FIC-2264-A**
Online
Watercolor Painting
6:30-9:30 PM (EST)
Sep 30 - Nov 4
$225
riso print
Sat, Sun
Weekend at the RisoLAB: Limited Color and Layering
2:00-6:00 PM
September 28 - 29
$350
4 versions of riso print on photo
Sat, Sun
Weekend at the RisoLAB: Photography and Painting
2:00-6:00 PM
October 26 - 27
$350
Course thumbnail for Woodworking and Metalworking II**
Thursday
Woodworking and Metalworking
6:30-9:30 PM
Sep 26 - Nov 14
$500

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