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New Faculty · Artist Spotlight

Elizabeth Ramjit

Award-Winning Filmmaker • Visual Storyteller • Educator

We’re excited to welcome award-winning filmmaker and educator Elizabeth Ramjit to The Art Guild. A School of Visual Arts graduate with more than a decade of professional experience, Elizabeth brings an engaging, supportive approach to creative technology and visual storytelling.

Teaching This Fall Digital Creativity for Artists

Take better photos. Share your artwork. Get comfortable with social media.

Learn to photograph your artwork with your phone, create better posts, and finally understand Instagram, Facebook, Reels, Stories and more. No tech or social media experience needed.

Monday 10:00am–12:00pm → Register
Friday 12:30–3:00pm → Register

The Art of Glass Etching

Turn ordinary glass into something beautiful.

Discover a fun, hands-on creative process and create your own decorative etched-glass pieces. Beginner friendly and no experience needed.

Monday 12:30–2:30pm → Register
Friday 10:00am–12:00pm → Register

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Explore New Ways to Create

Two new classes designed to help you build skills, experiment and develop your own creative voice.
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Illustration & Visual Storytelling

with Bran Peterson

Turn your ideas into compelling illustrations while exploring visual storytelling and developing your own creative voice.

Monday • 1:45–3:45pm


Sept 14 → Register
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Drawing Beyond the Basics

with Philip DiResta

Move beyond basic drawing as you learn to observe, interpret and transform everyday subjects into expressive, personal works of art.

Tuesday • 10:15am–12:15pm


Sept 15 → Register
Fall Classes (ages 16+)

Fall Classes Now Open

Reserve your place now in our award-winning nonprofit art school. Choose from our current multi-week adult classes below • Explore ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS if you're short on time!
Morning Classes

Landscape Painting with Oils & Acrylics

All Levels
Capture the beauty of nature in oils or acrylics through guided instruction.
Day: Monday
Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm
Instructor: Howard Rose
Starts Oct 5 → Register Starts Nov 16 → Register

Drawing & Mixed Media for Beginners

All Levels
Discover drawing and mixed media basics like line, shape, composition and creative expression.
Day: Monday
Time: 10:15am – 12:45pm
Instructor: Stephanie Navon Jacobson
Starts Sept 14 → Register Starts Nov 16 → Register

Digital Creativity for Artists: Instagram • Facebook • TikTok • YouTube

All Levels
Explore smartphone photography, social media, and creative technology as you learn to capture, share, and showcase your artwork with confidence.
Day: Monday
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Instructor: Elizabeth Ramjit
Starts Sept 14 → Register

Painting for All in Oils & Acrylics

All Levels
Explore oil and acrylic painting with award-winning artist Joan Stevens in a welcoming all-levels studio.
Day: Tuesday
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Instructor: Joan Stevens
Starts Sept 15 → Register Starts Nov 10 → Register

Next Step in Watercolor

Advanced Beginner+
Build on your watercolor skills while enjoying Kerri's fun, encouraging teaching style and personalized instruction.
Day: Tuesday
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Instructor: Kerri Shiekman
Starts Sept 15 → Register Starts Nov 10 → Register

Drawing Beyond the Basics

Advanced beginner- Intermediate
Move beyond basic drawing as you learn to transform everyday subjects into expressive, personal works of art.
Day: Tuesday
Time: 10:15am – 12:15am
Instructor: Philip DiResta
Starts Sept 15 → Register

Watercolor Safari & Nature Studies with Marc Josloff

Advanced Beginner+
Discover a rich variety of watercolor subjects—from safari wildlife and birds to botanicals, portraiture, and still life—in this inspiring all-levels class
Day: Wednesday
Time: 9:45am – 12:15pm
Instructor: Marc Josloff
Starts Sept 2 → Register Starts Oct 28 → Register

Online Watercolor with Denis

All levels
Learn essential watercolor techniques and “shop tricks” with Instructor Denis Ponsot in this convenient online class, designed to build confidence, avoid common pitfalls, and develop your personal style through weekly guided projects.
Day: Wednesday
Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm
Instructor: Denis Ponsot
Starts Sep 16 → Register Starts Oct 28 → Register

Drawing Fundamentals Made Easy

All levels
Discover the joy of drawing as you develop essential skills in observation, line, shape, and value in a relaxed, supportive environment.
Day: Wednesday
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Instructor: Bran Peterson
Starts Sep 16 → Register

Drawing Made Simple: Welcoming Fall

Beginners
Learn the fundamentals of drawing using elements typically found in the autumn months with Kerri, whose patient, encouraging teaching style has made her a favorite among students.
Day: Thursday
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Instructor: Kerri Shiekman
Starts Sep 17 → Register Starts Nov 5 → Register

Mosaic Art: Shape, Color & Composition

All levels
Create colorful mosaic-inspired artwork while discovering how simple shapes and colors come together to make beautiful designs—no experience needed.
Day: Thursday
Time: 10:15am – 12:45pm
Instructor: Kevin Yen
Starts Sep 17 → Register

Abstract Explorations in Watercolor

All Levels
Join one of our most sought-after watercolor classes and discover the beauty of loose, expressive, semi-abstract painting.
Day: Thursday
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Instructor: Steve Vando
Starts Oct 29 → Register

Life Drawing with Model

All Levels
A focused open studio figure session with a live model, where award-winning artist Joan Stevens is present to offer optional critique and guidance.
Day: Friday
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Instructor: Monitored by Joan Stevens
Starts Sept 18 → Register Starts Nov 13 → Register

The Art of Glass Etching

All Levels
Explore the decorative art of glass etching as you create elegant, one-of-a-kind glass pieces while developing your design skills and artistic expression.
Day: Friday
Time: 10:00pm – 12:00pm
Instructor: Elizabeth Ramjit
Starts Sept 18 → Register
Afternoon & Evening Classes

Watercolor Painting on Mini Cards

All Levels
Learn watercolor fundamentals with Howard Rose in this often sold-out 5-week series focused on creating a beautiful set of mini painted cards.
Day: Mondays
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Instructor: Howard Rose
Starts Oct 5 → Register Starts Nov 16 → Register

Abstract Watercolor Online

All Levels
Create expressive impressionistic abstract watercolor paintings in this live Zoom class while exploring loose brushwork, color harmony, and the inspiration of music.
Day: Monday
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Instructor: Esther Marie Caponigro
Starts Sept 14 → Register

Illustration & Visual Storytelling

Advanced Beginner / Intermediate
Turn your ideas into compelling illustrations while exploring the art of visual storytelling in the medium of your choice.
Day: Monday
Time: 1:45pm – 3:45pm
Instructor: Bran Peterson
Starts Sept 14 → Register

The Art of Glass Etching

All Levels
Explore the decorative art of glass etching as you create elegant, one-of-a-kind glass pieces while developing your design skills and artistic expression.
Day: Monday
Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Instructor: Elizabeth Ramjit
Starts Sept 14 → Register

Observation, Not Imitation: Drawing Beyond the Reference

Advanced Beginner-Intermediate
Learn to move beyond copying a reference by strengthening your observation skills and drawing with greater understanding, confidence, and personal expression..
Day: Tuesday
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Instructor: Kevin Yen
Starts Sept 15 → Register

Step by Step Watercolor

Beginner-Intermediate
Learn the fundamentals of watercolor with Kerri, whose warm and encouraging teaching style makes beginners feel right at home.
Day: Tuesday
Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Instructor: Kerri Shiekman
Starts Sept 15 → Register Starts Nov 10 → Register

Portraiture: Oil Painting with Helene Balzarini

some experience with oil painting
Refine your oil portrait painting skills while working from a live clothed model under the guidance of an accomplished portrait artist, exploring observation, likeness, light, color, and personal expression.
Day: Tuesday
Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Instructor: Helene Balzarini
Starts Oct 6 → Register

Evening Watercolor (online)

All Levels
Tuesday evening watercolor instruction live on Zoom.
Day: Tuesday
Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Instructor: Denis Ponsot
Starts Sept 15 → Register Starts Oct 27 → Register

Watercolor Safari & Nature Studies with Marc Josloff

Advanced Beginner+
Discover a rich variety of watercolor subjects—from safari wildlife and birds to botanicals, portraiture, and still life—in this inspiring all-levels class
Day: Wednesday
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Instructor: Marc Josloff
Starts Sept 2 → Register Starts Oct 28 → Register

Portraiture with a Live Model

All Levels
A hands-on portrait class with a live model designed to help you draw the face with confidence and clarity—always one of our most popular classes.
Day: Wednesday
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Instructor: Rob Silverman
Starts Sept 9 → Register Starts Oct 28 → Register

Introduction to Procreate

Beginner - Intermediate
Learn the fundamentals of digital art using Procreate on iPad as you explore brushes, layers, color, and creative techniques to build confidence and create your own digital illustrations.
Day: Wednesday
Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Instructor: Nancy Wernersbach
Starts Oct 7 → Register

The Joy of Acrylic Painting

All levels
Develop your painting skills as you explore color, composition, and expressive brushwork in a welcoming acrylic studio for all levels.
Day: Wednesday
Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Instructor: Bran Peterson
Starts Sep 16 → Register

Next Step in Watercolor

Advanced Beginner+
Build on your watercolor skills while enjoying Kerri's fun, encouraging teaching style and personalized instruction.
Day: Thursday
Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Instructor: Kerri Shiekman
Starts Sept 17 → Register Starts Nov 5 → Register

Mastering Charcoal Drawing - Tools, Techniques & Expression

All levels
Master the expressive art of charcoal drawing as you learn professional techniques for creating rich values, dramatic contrast, and realistic form with confidence.
Day: Thursday
Time: 1:15pm – 3:45pm
Instructor: Kevin Yen
Starts Sept 17 → Register

Create Art on Your iPad

All levels
Create beautiful digital artwork on your iPad while exploring drawing, painting, color, and creativity in a welcoming class for all levels.
Day: Thursday
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Instructor: Bran Peterson
Starts Sept 17 → Register

Digital Creativity for Artists: Instagram • Facebook • TikTok • YouTube

All Levels
Explore smartphone photography, social media, and creative technology as you learn to capture, share, and showcase your artwork with confidence.
Day: Friday
Time: 12:30pm – 3:00pm
Instructor: Elizabeth Ramjit
Starts Sept 18 → Register

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Late registration

Late registrations are welcome in most cases. Call to have your tuition adjusted. Adjustments will not be made for classes missed during the session.

Waitlists
If you’re on the waitlist and a spot becomes available, we’ll contact you to help you get registered. However, due to our small class sizes, openings are rare. We encourage you to consider signing up for another class. Please reach out to us for recommendations or if you have any questions about your registration status.
Cancellation Policies

Cancellations made:

  • 2 or more weeks prior to the start of class will receive a full refund, less a $25 cancellation fee.
  • less than two weeks prior to the start of class will incur a 50% cancellation fee.
  • Absolutely no refunds after the second class
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