Classes and Events
Take a class or join us at upcoming shows, concerts and performances throughout the year! Enjoy special events, create something new or hone your skills at our year-round adult and children's classes.
If you're interested in taking a class that isn't on the schedule, email us at info@monartscenter.com and we will try to set it up! If you are interested in teaching a class, please fill out this form, and email us (we don't always monitor form submissions).
We strive to make arts accessible for all - once we reach the minimum of students needed to run a class, we offer scholarships. Email info@monartscenter.com if you are interested in receiving a scholarship.
Get involved!
Want to get connect with the community through the arts? Become a MAC volunteer! We have a range of needs, from attending our front desk (bring a book or project to work on), event assistance, tidying and organizing, and larger projects. We need volunteers on regular schedules and on once-in-a-while basis. If you are interested in learning more and getting involve, shoot us an email (info@monartscenter.com).
Our next volunteer info session is on October 22, at 6 p.m.! Join us for a tour and chat about upcoming opportunities!
Upcoming Events
Brown Bag Concert Series
Brown Bag Concert Series
Brown Bag Concert Series
Our new Brown Bag Concert Series is a high-quality live performance on the first Wednesday of the month. Bring your lunch, and enjoy this free 45 minute concert.
January 7 - MSO Sax Quartet
January 21 - Bridge Bassoon Duo
February 4 - Annick Odom
February 18 - Sandra Groce on viola and Pegeen Eslami on piano
March 4 - The Graduate Wind Quintet
March 18 - Isaac Viars and Seth Maynard, jazz duo
April 1 - Duncan Lorimer
April 15 - Mary Linscheid
May 6 - Matt Goff (Saxophone) and David Ruckle (pianist)
May 20 - Becks Lipshultz
June 3 - Albert Houde
June 17 - Sterling and Strings
July 1 - Drone Honey
July 15 - Jake Sandridge
August 5 - violinist Sophie Cash and guitarist Jim Truman
August 19 - Bass and vocals by Annick Odom
Sept 2 - Old-time duo Denise Warren and Richard Smith
Sept 16 - Jarett McHale
Oct 7 - Q-Gem Saxophone Quartet
Oct 21 - Jackson Thee
MAC Literary Nights
Brown Bag Concert Series
Brown Bag Concert Series
We are bringing back MAC Literary Nights! On the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. we welcome a guest author to read their works, followed up a literary open mic - bring your essays, poetry, or other writings to share!
January - Jim Williams
February - Joshua S Robinson
March - Renée K. Nicholson
April - Carol Denney
May - No Literary Night this month!
June - Tucker Riggleman
July -No Literary Night this month! We will be back to monthly starting in August!
August: Emily Braun
September: Elizabeth Savage
October: Timothy G. Huguenin
November: Madhuri Bapat
Soundstreams
Brown Bag Concert Series
Sabor LatinoH
Monthly Hands-On Music Experimentation Lab
Soundstreams is a free, monthly, artist-led series exploring local creativity, experimentation, and collaboration through sound. Each event is led by a local or regional artist and offers a new entry point into creative practice, from storytelling, folk music, drones, and jazz to visual art, composition, film scoring, technology, and free improvisation.
Bring an instrument or just yourself! Soundstreams welcomes musicians, artists, curious listeners, and anyone interested in exploring sound together. No experience is required, and you're always welcome to simply come and listen.
Free and open to the public, with donations accepted to help support artist fees and space rental. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Sabor LatinoH
First Friday for the Arts
Sabor LatinoH
Join us for a fun concert and dance, with music by Sabor LatinoH - a Carribean Latin dance band. During the concert we will have a quick merengue lesson, so you can light up the dance floor to this groovy music.
November 21, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for students, $7 for general public in advance and $10 at the door.
First Friday for the Arts
First Friday for the Arts
First Friday for the Arts
Join us on the First Friday of each month for two new gallery openings! Check our social media for addition activities during First Fridays! Stop by to grab a map and info about other participating locations!
High Street Horns Concert
First Friday for the Arts
First Friday for the Arts
Journey through American music, arranged for horn at this free concert.
Join us on Friday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m. for this unique concert - it isn't every day that you can hear a French horn ensemble perform.
Morgantown Swing
Morgantown Swing
Morgantown Swing
Come on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. for a guided swing dance party for all levels with Morgantown Swing. No partner needed, no previous experience required.
Entry by donation.
Single Session Workshops
Acrylic Workshop
Ceramic Hand-building Workshop
Acrylic Workshop
Monday
November 9
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Learn beginning and intermediate acrylics techniques in this project-based workshop.
Instructor: Alexandria Gaujot
$25/student
Collage Club
Ceramic Hand-building Workshop
Acrylic Workshop
Tuesday
November 10
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
We have a huge collage cart, and we want to share it with you! So we are starting a monthly collage club - each month we will have a prompt/theme each month for inspiration. We want to make art and make friends!
Instructor: Becks Lipshultz
$5 suggested donation
Ceramic Hand-building Workshop
Ceramic Hand-building Workshop
Ceramic Hand-building Workshop
Tuesday
November 10
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
In this class our instructor will demonstrate a variety of hand-building techniques, and students will practice by making plates, bowls, pots, or other ceramic items. Students with no experience are welcome, but this class is also great for those with some experience wishing to expand their hand
Tuesday
November 10
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
In this class our instructor will demonstrate a variety of hand-building techniques, and students will practice by making plates, bowls, pots, or other ceramic items. Students with no experience are welcome, but this class is also great for those with some experience wishing to expand their hand-building knowledge!
Instructor: Shannon Griffiths
$60/student - includes materials!
Improv Workshop
Ceramic Hand-building Workshop
Ceramic Hand-building Workshop
Thursday
November 12
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Join us for a short-form improv workshop, with rapid-fire comedy games with short scenes, big laughs, and instant creativity!
Dive into quick scenarios with twists and challenges in a supportive space—every idea counts, and everyone is welcome.
Instructor: Kunal Mahajan
$25/student per class
$40/student for improv + stand-up workshops
Stand-up Comedy Workshop
Ceramic Flower Frog Workshop
Ceramic Flower Frog Workshop
Friday
November 13
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
This brand new stand-up comedy workshop is a fun and supportive introduction to what makes stand-up actually work.
We will start with the biggest win—simply showing up—then jump into exercises that help you loosen up, take risks, and get comfortable being seen and heard.
Participants will explore the philoso
Friday
November 13
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
This brand new stand-up comedy workshop is a fun and supportive introduction to what makes stand-up actually work.
We will start with the biggest win—simply showing up—then jump into exercises that help you loosen up, take risks, and get comfortable being seen and heard.
Participants will explore the philosophy behind stand-up, including how comedians turn real stories, opinions, and everyday observations into material that feels authentic and funny
Instructor: Kunal Mahajan
$25/student per class
$40/student for improv + stand-up workshops
Ceramic Flower Frog Workshop
Ceramic Flower Frog Workshop
Ceramic Flower Frog Workshop
Saturday
November 14
10:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Create your own flower frog, to elevate your flower arrangements. Flower frogs are ceramic disks with holes in them which sit on top of a vase and hold flower stems in place.
Students will learn the basics of ceramic hand building through this project.
Instructor: Shannon Griffiths
$25/student - includes materials!
Kids Drawing Class
Ceramic Flower Frog Workshop
Life Drawing Workshop
Tuesday
November 17
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Calling all youth who want to learn to draw! Our instructor will lead students through drawing patterns in autumn leaves, so they can learn new skills and improve the ones they already have.
Instructor: Jessica Pugh
$15/student
Life Drawing Workshop
Ceramic Flower Frog Workshop
Life Drawing Workshop
Wednesday
November 18
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Come draw the human form. We will have a live nude model, and paper, pencils and easels - artists are also welcome bring their own supplies. Take this opportunity to draw the beauty of the human form inspired by a live model.
Instructor: Alexandria Gaujot
$20/student
Upcycled Clothing Club
Ceramic Handmade Gifts Workshop
Ceramic Handmade Gifts Workshop
Thursday
November 19
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Bring some clothing and an idea, hang out with other upcycling and textile enthusiasts! We will have supplies for visible mending, block printing, and other ways to pep up clothing items.
$5 suggested donation
Ceramic Handmade Gifts Workshop
Ceramic Handmade Gifts Workshop
Ceramic Handmade Gifts Workshop
Saturday
November 21
10:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Learn to make giftable items like ornaments, small trees, and other decor out of clay.
Students will learn the basics of ceramic hand building through these projects.
Instructor: Shannon Griffiths
$30/student - includes materials!
Ikebana Workshop
Ceramic Handmade Gifts Workshop
Watercolor Workshop
Saturday
November 21
In this series of classes, students learn the art and theory of Japanese flower arranging, creating scenes inspired by landscapes.
This class is open to returning students, new students (with one-time tool purchase), and those who want to try without commitment (plastic container and flower foam provided, please bring y
Saturday
November 21
In this series of classes, students learn the art and theory of Japanese flower arranging, creating scenes inspired by landscapes.
This class is open to returning students, new students (with one-time tool purchase), and those who want to try without commitment (plastic container and flower foam provided, please bring your own clippers).
Instructor: Motoko Hattori
$30/students
Watercolor Workshop
Ceramic Handmade Gifts Workshop
Watercolor Workshop
Monday
November 30
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Learn to work with watercolor paint. This class is ideal for beginners and intermediate students. Participants will learn a variety of watercolor techniques, and work on a project to practice new skills.
Instructor: Alex Gaujot
$25/student
Multi Session Courses
35mm Photo Course
Screen Printing Course
FOLK music for kids
Tuesdays & Thursdays
October 13, 15, 20, 22
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
In this course you'll step back in time, and learn to shoot, develop and enlarge 35mm black and white film.
During the first class participants will shoot a roll of film.
During the second class, participants will develop their roll of film (students may bring additional
Tuesdays & Thursdays
October 13, 15, 20, 22
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
In this course you'll step back in time, and learn to shoot, develop and enlarge 35mm black and white film.
During the first class participants will shoot a roll of film.
During the second class, participants will develop their roll of film (students may bring additional already exposed rolls to develop multiple rolls at once).
During the third and fourth classes, students will enlarge their negatives into black and white prints.
Tuition includes an additional session (without instruction) in the darkroom.
Instructor: Dan Friend
$260/student
We require a minimum of 2 students to run this course.
FOLK music for kids
Screen Printing Course
FOLK music for kids
Sample Class:
Wednesday
Sept 2
4:30 - 6 pm
Semester:
Wednesday
Sept 9 - November 18
4:30 - 6 pm
Showcase:
Friday
November 20
In our FOLK (Fostering Old-time Learning for Kids) program, we teach youth grades 4-12 to play old-time music on a variety of stringed instruments. We have instruments for loan, if students don't have their own.
We break
Sample Class:
Wednesday
Sept 2
4:30 - 6 pm
Semester:
Wednesday
Sept 9 - November 18
4:30 - 6 pm
Showcase:
Friday
November 20
In our FOLK (Fostering Old-time Learning for Kids) program, we teach youth grades 4-12 to play old-time music on a variety of stringed instruments. We have instruments for loan, if students don't have their own.
We break into classes by skill level, then come together to play as a group.
Instructor: Jacob Lambert and Jeanne Sutton
$200/student
Flute Choir
Screen Printing Course
Screen Printing Course
Wednesdays
Sept 23 - Dec 3
6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
The Community Flute Choir class is designed to bring flute players across Morgantown together to make music and learn in a collaborative setting. Open to flutists of all ages and playing levels – with at least two (2) years of playing experience– this weekly ensemble aims to nurture your
Wednesdays
Sept 23 - Dec 3
6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
The Community Flute Choir class is designed to bring flute players across Morgantown together to make music and learn in a collaborative setting. Open to flutists of all ages and playing levels – with at least two (2) years of playing experience– this weekly ensemble aims to nurture your love for the flute and explore creative ways to connect with the instrument. Join a group of fellow musicians and have fun performing repertoire that travels through time, cultures, and styles. The rehearsal experience promises to develop your sight-reading, listening skills, technique, and intonation—helping you unlock new levels of musicianship while making meaningful musical connections.
Instructor: Jackson Thee and Dr. Eftihia Arkoudis
$165/student
We require a minimum of 5 students to run this course.
Screen Printing Course
Screen Printing Course
Screen Printing Course
Saturdays
NEW DATES!
November 7, 14, 21
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Learn to screen print: from basic DIY methods to modern professional methods in this intro three week course!
The first class will include a demo, and hands-on project with pre-made screens, and time to plan and sketch their own design.
The second class will focus on the process
Saturdays
NEW DATES!
November 7, 14, 21
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Learn to screen print: from basic DIY methods to modern professional methods in this intro three week course!
The first class will include a demo, and hands-on project with pre-made screens, and time to plan and sketch their own design.
The second class will focus on the process of creating a screen.
The third class will give students time to print their design. Paper and a tote bag per student will be provided, along with all other supplies.
Enrollment includes an addition session in our maker space, to continue their project or start a new one.
Instructor: Evan Clough
$140/student
We require a minimum of 5 students to run this course.
Refund policy and Waiver
Wondering happens if a class gets canceled, or your schedule changes?
Monongalia Arts Center
107 High Street, P.O. Box 239, Morgantown, West Virginia 26507, United States
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