Youth, Teen, & Adult Classes
Our year-round youth, teen, and adult programming offers a diverse range of classes taught by local artists. We provide our students with a high quality arts educational experience by working with artists who are eager to share their knowledge and expertise while supporting their educational growth. Artspace teaching artists will devote the necessary time to each student and provide them with technical assistance and substantive feedback, allowing for the best possible educational experience. To make the arts more accessible to all, Artspace will provide all necessary materials unless otherwise specified.
Artspace Members enjoy a 10% discount on our summer camps and year-round classes. Not a member? Join today!
Cancellation policy for classes: Cancel up to 15 days in advance of the class for a full refund. Any cancellations made within 15 days of the class will not receive a refund.
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Fall Classes
Fall 2026 Dates: September 21, October 12, November 3
Grades 1-8
$105/day (10% off for Members)
No school? No problem! Turn the next Teacher Workday into an all-day art making experience for your child with our camp program.
Teacher Workday Camps invite young artists in grades 1-8 to spend the day experimenting and making art with guidance from professional teaching artists. Students will spend the day trying out new materials, exploring fun themes, and taking on creative artistic challenges that will encourage big ideas. By the end of the day, each child will head home with artwork in hand and stories to tell about what they created. Lunch and snack breaks are built into the day, and parents should pack a lunch along with 3-4 snacks and water. Students should dress for the mess that will definitely take place.
Monday, October 12 (9am-5pm)
Three colors, infinite possibilities! Drop in and discover how to create a whole rainbow using just a trio of tones. Kids will push their creativity to the limit as they experiment with mixed media to build eye-popping 2D art and 3D original sculptures.
Ever wanted to paint on the walls? Now’s your chance (almost)! Roll up your sleeves and dream big as we learn the secrets of master mural artists. You’ll dive into a world of giant color and mega-sized creativity to design, paint, and take home your very own mini mural. Let’s make a masterpiece!
Tuesday, November 3 (9am-5pm)
This messy camp is the perfect fit for young artists who love to build and create without boundaries. We’ll turn cardboard, foam, found objects, and model magic into spectacular, original 3D sculptures. If you love discovering new ways to make art and don’t mind a little mess, this is the camp for you!
Why stay flat when you can build in 3D? Step into a space where collage meets sculpture! Students will experiment with a treasure trove of mixed media to design and build stunning dioramas. It’s hands-on, super-creative, and completely out of this world!
with Linette Knight
Saturday, October 10, 1-5pm
$50
Level: All levels (no prior experience needed)
Medium: Fiber Arts
Ages: 16+
Try your hand at drawing through an unexpected medium in this hands-on fiber art workshop. Rather than working with conventional drawing tools, participants will use yarn as a line-making material to create a textured and dimensional composition on a canvas.
Through guided demonstrations led by local artist Linette Knight, students will learn how to manipulate yarn with hot glue to establish lines, contours, patterns, and areas of shading. Participants will have the support they need to work freehanded or use a selection of stencils to develop imagery ranging from figures and objects to spaces and more abstract forms. By layering and shaping yarn, students will explore how line, texture, and color can be used to create depth and dimension.
No prior fiber or drawing experience is required. Open to all skill levels, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to expand your creative practice and create an original fiber-based artwork to display in your home or studio.
with Ana Galizes
Saturday, October 31, 1-4pm
$35
Level: All levels (no prior experience needed)
Medium: Photography
Ages: 16+
Great photography isn’t always about expensive gear, it’s about knowing how to control the camera you already have. In this photography-based class, students will explore how framing, composition, perspective, and point of view can change the way we see an urban environment. Students will photograph Raleigh’s architecture, streets, public spaces, and everyday details while considering how their choices as photographers can communicate a particular experience or interpretation of the city.
Students will need to bring the following supplies:
- Digital camera or smartphone with camera
- Fully charged battery/phone
- Memory card with available space, if using a camera
- Comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing
- Notebook and pencil/pen for notes and observations
- Laptop or iPad optional
with Tessa Dahlmann
Saturday, November 21, 1-4pm
$80
Level: Intermediate
Medium: Oil Painting
Ages: 16+
Join our studio artist, Tessa Dahlmann, for a deep dive into capturing emotion and micro-expressions in portraiture. As a participant, you can expect to learn how to use facial anatomy, expressive brushstrokes, and color temperature to inform your portrait painting practice, while ensuring and maintaining your personal style. The Zorn Palette, along with Alizarin Crimson and Ultramarine Blue, will be the required paints for this class. Participants are required to provide their own oil paints, and Artspace will provide everything else needed (canvases, easels, brushes, etc.)
Monthly Meet-ups
Sip + Stitch
Third Sunday of each month, 11am-1pm
ages 16+
Free! Please register though so that we may anticipate attendance.
Bring your coffee/tea and your own fibers-based project and materials for a casual, drop-in style gathering for artists of all levels to create fibers-based works in community. Sip + Stitch meets on the third Sunday of every month, 11am-1pm. Hosted by Studio Artist Michelle Wilkie.
Please note, this is not an instructor-led workshop, but a casual monthly get together of artists.
Images, l-r: detail of Rails II by Michelle Wilkie
Let your imagination soar in Artspace’s Open Studio and enjoy a self-guided art making activity for ages 5 and up. Every month there will be a new, beginner-level art making activity to experience. All ages are invited to participate! Registration is required for children and adults.