St. Louis Park Community Education

Socialize, relax and recharge with an at home Art Soiree! No art experience necessary to have fun and enjoy. Your art kit will include an 9x12” stretch canvas, 2 brushes, acrylic paint and glitter glue, an instruction sheet with step-by-step instruction, and a link for an online video tutorial. You will paint fireworks and reflections over a Minnesota lake at home and at your own pace. Stop, rewind, and pause the video at any time. This kit is perfect for adults or children ages 6+. Kits will be mailed directly to your home. Please ensure your mailing address is correct when registering. Cost: 1 kit $35/ or 2 kits $45. Please use the drop down tab when registering to indicate the number of kits you would like. All supplies and shipping included.

Socialize, relax and recharge with an at home Art Soiree! No art experience necessary to have fun and enjoy. Your art kit will include an 9x12” stretch canvas, two different sized paintbrushes, acrylic paint, an instruction sheet with step-by-step instruction, and a link for an online video tutorial. You will complete a painting of colorful flip flops at home and at your own pace. Stop, rewind, and pause the video at any time. This kit is perfect for adults or children ages 6+. Kits will be mailed directly to your home. Please ensure your mailing address is correct when registering. Cost: 1 kit $35/ or 2 kits $45. Please use the drop down tab when registering to indicate the number of kits you would like. All supplies and shipping included.

Socialize, relax and recharge with an at home Art Soiree! No art experience necessary to have fun and enjoy. Your art kit will include an 11x14” stretch canvas, 3 brush sizes, acrylic paint, an instruction sheet with step-by-step instruction, and a link for an online video tutorial. You will complete a painting of this sunflower farm at home and at your own pace. Stop, rewind, and pause the video at any time. This kit is perfect for adults or children ages 12+. Kits will be mailed directly to your home. Please ensure your mailing address is correct when registering. Cost: 1 kit $35/ or 2 kits $45. Please use the drop down tab when registering to indicate the number of kits you would like. All supplies and shipping included.

Socialize, relax and recharge with an at home Art Soiree! No art experience necessary to have fun and enjoy. Your art kit will include an 9x12” stretch canvas, 2 brushes, acrylic paint, an instruction sheet with step-by-step instruction, and a link for an online video tutorial. Dive under the water to create a magical painting using silhouette at home and at your own pace. Stop, rewind, and pause the video at any time. This kit is perfect for adults or children ages 6+. Kits will be mailed directly to your home. Please ensure your mailing address is correct when registering. Cost: 1 kit $35/ or 2 kits $45. Please use the drop down tab when registering to indicate the number of kits you would like. All supplies and shipping included.

Socialize, relax and recharge with an at home Art Soiree! No art experience necessary to have fun and enjoy. Your art kit will include an 9x12” stretch canvas, two different sized paintbrushes, acrylic paint, an instruction sheet with step-by-step instruction, and a link for an online video tutorial. You will complete a fun summery watermelon slice at home and at your own pace. Stop, rewind, and pause the video at any time. This kit is perfect for adults or children ages 6+. Kits will be mailed directly to your home. Please ensure your mailing address is correct when registering. Cost: 1 kit $35/ or 2 kits $45. Please use the drop down tab when registering to indicate the number of kits you would like. All supplies and shipping included.

Create a modern and fresh craft project that will enhance your home! The art project for each month will have a seasonal or home décor theme. All materials are provided along with step-by-step instructions! Feel creative on your own schedule and be surprised at the quality and fun that arrives at your door!! (Photo is an example of kit possibility only). Instructor, Gwen Schroeder is the owner of The Design Station, a DIY workshop where she teaches classes. Kits will be mailed directly to your home. Please ensure your mailing address is correct when registering. All materials and shipping included in fee. Order by the 1st of the month and your project will arrive between the 20th-25th of the month.

Beyond beginners - Students will work on florals, loose botanicals, simple landscapeswhile focusing on washes and wet-in-wet techniques. Each class starts with a demo followed by individual guidance instructor will provide reference images. Instructor: Vera Kovakovic

Students will learn foundational concepts - color theory, values, design and basic watercolor techniques. Each class starts with a demo followed by individual guidance. Instructor will provide reference images. Instructor: Vera Kovacovic

Glass mosaic sounds like a fancy, difficult art form however in this class, you will learn how it can be fun and easy while creating a table top or sign! Look through the idea book, browse the patterns and stencils, and choose from dozens of colors of precut glass. Sign ideas include Welcome, house number, last name, state of MN. Tables are 16”x16” and 16” tall; material fee: $65. Signs vary in size; material fee: $16-40 depending on size. House Number Home Sign Table

If you like quilting but hate to drag your machine to class, this is the class for you! This will be a mystery quilt, so you won’t know what the final project will look like until the last stitch has been made. You will receive weekly clues via email or US mail, and by the end of nine weeks you will have a completed quilt or quilt top. Your first clue will contain a supply list to help you collect all items needed to make your quilt in the colors and patterns of your choosing. At the end of class, you will receive a copy of the full pattern. All skill levels are welcome, but you will need to know how to follow a pattern to participate. Your instructor will provide you with her email address and phone number so you can ask her questions along the way. We will end this class with an optional show and tell in Montgomery, MN, date TBD. You will receive your first clue the week of Jan 24. Participate from home! You will receive an email or printed/mailed instructions each week from June 13 - August 1 to put together this mystery quilt at home. This class is offered in partnership with multiple Community Ed programs. Instructor: Karen Parsons

Gain confidence in your ability to translate your subject to canvas as you strengthen your observational skills, build a reliable process for planning and developing your unique voice.Whether a beginner or more experienced painter, this workshop will help to identify a focus in your painting practice. Each morning Suzi will demonstrate a variety of topics including setting up a composition using design protocols, then leaving the rest of the class for your own work. Open to oil, water soluble oil, acrylic, or even pastels. Ask for a supply list for the class when registering. Instructor: Suzi McArdle

Students will learn steps that can be applied to any type of painting to improve their painting skills. They will practice simple analysis of what to consider before starting their paintings. Each class starts with a demo. Instructor: Vera Kovakovic

Yupo Collage Using Acrylics We’ll look at Matisse the artist, instead of Paint Like Matisse, we’ll look at why he and Picasso were a couple of the most enduring artists of the 20th Century. Loved for his brightly colored paintings, cutouts, and works on paper, he is admired for his resilience and adaptation of his creative skills during his long career as an artist. Suzi McArdle teacher. The materials needed for this class will be sent after you enroll.