MCAC 2025 Fall Classes & Workshops (click title to go to listing)
C-21 Open Studio Nov. 10-4:30pm, 4 weeks, Nov.3-26
M-1 Enamels Open Studio w/ Nisa 6:30-9:30 pm, Mondays, 6 sessions, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec. 1, 8
P-15 Evening Painting w/ Amy 6:30-9pm, Wednesdays, 6 sessions, Nov. 12,19, 26, Dec. 3, 10, 17
C-24 Mushroom Jars w/ Kirsten 6:30-9pm, Friday, 1 session, Nov. 14
C-26 Open Studio w/ Alanna 6:30- 9pm, Mondays, 5 sessions, Nov. 17, 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15
C-27 Intro to Hand Building w/ Sarah 1:30- 4pm, Saturdays, 4 sessions, Nov. 22, 29, Dec. 6, 13
C-28 Intro to Hand Building w/ Sarah 12:30-3pm, Sundays, 4 sessions, Nov. 23, 30, Dec. 7, 14
C-29 Open Studio Dec. 10-4:30pm, 4 weeks, Dec.. 1-23
P-18 Watercolor: Create in a Series w/ Jenni 9am-12pm, Saturday & Sunday, 2 sessions, Dec. 6, 7
M-2 Enamels Ornament Making w/ Nisa 3:30-6pm, Sat. & Sun., 2 sessions, Dec. 6, 7
C-31 Spinning Mugs & Spirits w/ Sarah 6:30-9pm, Friday, 1 session, Dec. 12
P-19 Painting Like Dali: Basics of Surrealism (acrylics) w/ Meghan 12:30- 3:30pm, Sunday, 1 session, Dec. 14
MCAC Winter/Spring 2026 Classes & Workshops List
| Course | Dates | DotW | Time | # of sessions | Instructor |
| COS1 Ceramics Open Studio January | 2-Jan-31-Jan | - | 10:00 AM-4:30 PM | -- | -- |
| P1 Intro to Blending & Coloring with Acrylics | 4-Jan | Sunday | 12:30 PM-3:30 PM | 1 | Meghan Moore |
| C1 Monday Night Open Studio | 5-Jan-26-Jan | Mondays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 4 | Alanna Veitch |
| P2 2D Open Studio | 8-Jan-29-Jan | Thursdays | 6:00 PM-8:30 PM | 4 | Dianna Miguez |
| N1 Taste of Enameling | 10-Jan-11-Jan | Sat-Sun | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | 2 | Nisa Blackmon |
| P3 Intro to Portraits & Facial Features with Acrylics | 11-Jan | Sunday | 12:30 PM-4:30 PM | 1 | Meghan Moore |
| C2 Throwing A | 11-Jan-1-Feb | Sunday | 3:00 PM-5:30 PM | 4 | Sarah Hurley |
| C3 Let's do it Again! | 13-Jan-17 Feb | Tuesdays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 6 | Erin Furimsky |
| C4 Kitchen Utensils | 15-Jan-19-Feb | Thursdays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 6 | Kirsten Heteji |
| C5 Love Letter Wall Pocket | 16-Jan-30-Jan | Fridays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 2, skips Jan. 23 | Sarah Hurley |
| PH1 The Art of Seeing: Composition and Visual Flow | 17-Jan | Saturday | 12:30 PM-3:00 PM | 1 | Dave Fulghum |
| C6 Throwing A | 17-Jan-7-Feb | Saturdays | 3:00 PM-5:30 PM | 4 | Sarah Hurley |
| P4 Intro to Landscapes & Flowers with Acrylics | 18-Jan | Sunday | 12:30 PM-4:30 PM | 1 | Meghan Moore |
| C7 Handbuilding | 19-Jan-9-Feb | Mondays | 12:30 PM-3:00 PM | 4 | Claire Hedden |
| N2 Intro to Enameling | 20-Jan-23-Feb | Tues-Mon | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 6 | Nisa Blackmon |
| C8 Sgraffito Dishes | 23-Jan | Friday | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 1 | Alanna Veitch |
| D1 Drawing: Blind Contour | 27-Jan | Tuesday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | 1 | Amy Yeager |
| P5 2D Open Studio | 28-Jan-4-Mar | Wednesdays | 6:00 PM-8:30 PM | 6 | Amy Yeager |
| COS2 Ceramics Open Studio February | 2-Feb-28 Feb | -- | 10:00 AM-4:30 PM | -- | -- |
| D2 Drawing: 100 Marks | 3-Feb | Tuesday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | 1 | Amy Yeager |
| X1 Workshop in tandem w exhibition | 5-Feb-19-Feb | Thursdays | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | 3 | Melissa Johnson |
| C9 Love Notes Boxes | 6-Feb-20-Feb | Fridays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 2, skips Feb. 13 | Kirsten Heteji |
| P6 Paint like van Gogh Acrylic workshop | 8-Feb | Sunday | 12:30 PM-3:30 PM | 1 | Meghan Moore |
| C10 Monday Night Open Studio | 9-Feb-9-Mar | Mondays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 5 | Alanna Veitch |
| D3 Drawing: 100 Heads or Hands Challenge | 10-Feb-10-Mar | Tuesdays | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | 3 (10 Feb, 24 Feb, 10 Mar) | Amy Yeager |
| C11 Galentine's Day Throwdown | 13-Feb | Friday | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 1 | Sarah Hurley |
| PH2 The Poetry of Place: Landscape and Urban Mood | 14-Feb | Saturday | 12:30 PM-3:00 PM | 1 | Dave Fulghum |
| C12 Throwing B | 15-Feb-8-Mar | Sundays | 3:00 PM-5:30 PM | 4 | Sarah Hurley |
| AH1 Portals to a Spiritual Realm: The Role of Objects in Indigenous Ritual and Myth | 17-Feb-3-Mar | Tuesdays | 6:30 PM-8:30 PM | 3 | Richard Wehrs |
| P7 Micro/Macro Workshop | 17-Feb | Tuesday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | 1 | Amy Yeager |
| PR1 Lino Print Basics | 21-Feb | Saturday | 12:30 PM-3:00 PM | 1 | Kriti Budhiraja |
| P8 Watercolor Workshop | 21-Feb | Saturday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | 1 | Dale Evans |
| C13 Throwing B | 21-Feb-14-Mar | Saturdays | 3:00 PM-5:30 PM | 4 | Sarah Hurley |
| P9 Paint Like Seurat Acrylic workshop | 22-Feb | Sunday | 12:30 PM-4:30 PM | 1 | Meghan Moore |
| C14 Throwing A | 23-Feb-16-Mar | Mondays | 12:30 PM-3:00 PM | 4 | Claire Hedden |
| C15 Inspired by Ceramic History | 24 Feb-31-Mar | Tuesdays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 3 | Erin Furimsky |
| C16 Handbuilt To-Go Mugs | 27-Feb-13-Mar | Fridays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 2, skips Mar. 6 | Sarah Hurley |
| N3 Enamel Special Topics: Pens, Pencils, & Paint! | 28-Feb-1-Mar | Sat-Sun | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | 2 | Nisa Blackmon |
| COS3 Ceramics Open Studio March | 2-Mar-31 Mar | -- | 10:00 AM-4:30 PM | -- | -- |
| D4 Self-Portraits from Life | 3-Mar | Tuesday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | 1 | Amy Yeager |
| P10 Paint like Picasso Acrylic workshop | 8-Mar | Sunday | 12:30 PM-3:30 PM | 1 | Meghan Moore |
| N4 Piercing and Patination: Silhouette Metal Jewelry | 10-Mar-7-Apr | Tuesdays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 5 | Nisa Blackmon |
| PH3 Finding Your Voice: Creative Photography Projects | 14-Mar-21-Mar | Saturdays | 12:30 PM-3:00 PM | 2 | Dave Fulghum |
| N5 Jewelry and Enamels Open Studio | 15-Mar-19-Apr | Sundays | 6:30 PM-9:30 PM | 6 | Nisa Blackmon |
| D5 Drawing Confidence with Pen | 17-Mar | Tuesday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | 1 | Amy Yeager |
| C17 Ceramics Surfaces Bonanza! | 19-Mar-23-Apr | Thursdays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 6 | Kirsten Heteji |
| C18 Tic Tac Toe Boards | 20-Mar | Friday | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 1 | Kirsten Heteji |
| P11 Oil Pastel Workshop | 21-Mar | Saturday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | 1 | Dale Evans |
| C19 Intro to Handbuilding | 22-Mar-19-Apr | Sundays | 3:00 PM-5:30 PM | 4, skips Apr 5 | Sarah Hurley |
| D6 Intermediate Drawing | 23-Mar-13-Apr | Mondays | 3:30 PM-6:00 PM | 4 | Dave Templeton |
| D7 Beginning Drawing | 23-Mar-13-Apr | Mondays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 4 | Dave Templeton |
| C20 Monday Night Open Studio | 23-Mar-20-Apr | Mondays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 5 | Alanna Veitch |
| P12 2D Open Studio | 25-Mar-29-Apr | Wednesdays | 6:00 PM-8:30 PM | 6 | Amy Yeager |
| D8 Beginning Drawing | 26-Mar-16-Apr | Thursdays | 3:30 PM-6:00 PM | 4 | Dave Templeton |
| D9 Intermediate Drawing | 26-Mar-16-Apr | Thursdays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 4 | Dave Templeton |
| C21 Date Night Throwdown | 27-Mar | Friday | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 1 | Sarah Hurley |
| C22 Intro to Handbuilding | 28-Mar-18-Apr | Saturdays | 3:00 PM-5:30 PM | 4 | Sarah Hurley |
| C23 Throwing B | 30-Mar-20-Apr | Mondays | 12:30 PM-3:00 PM | 4 | Claire Hedden |
| COS4 Ceramics Open Studio April | 1-Apr-28 Apr | -- | 10:00 AM-4:30 PM | -- | -- |
| C24 Coils for Soil | 3-Apr | Friday | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 1 | Kirsten Heteji |
| C25 Spinning Mugs and Spirits | 10-Apr | Friday | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 1 | Sarah Hurley |
| P13 Paint like Bob Ross acrylic workshop | 12-Apr | Sunday | 12:30 PM-3:30 PM | 1 | Meghan Moore |
| C26 Birdfeeders | 17-Apr-1-May | Fridays | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 2, skips Apr 24 | Kirsten Heteji |
| PH4 Painting with Light: Creating Art in Motion | 18-Apr-25-Apr | Saturdays | 12:30 PM-3:00 PM | 2 | Dave Fulghum |
| P14 Awash in Gouache Workshop | 18-Apr | Saturday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | 1 | Dale Evans |
| P15 Paint your Pet acrylic workshop | 19-Apr | Sunday | 12:30 PM-4:30 PM | 1 | Meghan Moore |
| C27 Date Night Throwdown | 24-Apr | Friday | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | 1 | Sarah Hurley |
Mission Statement: We encourage and promote the appreciation, study, cultivation, development, and practice of art for the benefit of all the people, cultures and communities of McLean County.
 | "This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts" |