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. We offer private lessons, too!
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!
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!
Stop by on Sept 14 from 11 - 3 during Morgantown's Arts Walks to shop with our artisans and visit our galleries.
We are so excited to welcome back the Morgantown Swing dancers! Come on Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m. for a lesson and dance session! Tickets available at the door.
We are bringing back MAC Literary Nights! Starting in September, on the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. we will welcome a guest author to read their works, followed up a literary open mic - bring your essays, poetry, or other writings to share!
Schedule of Authors:
September 12 - Ann Pancake
October 10 - Doug Van Gundy
November 14 - Torli Bush
Mondays
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Join us for a weekly acrylic class (last Monday of each month we will switch to watercolor). Each week, you'll improve your skills, have fun creating art and dive into a different project. Supplies are provided.
Instructor: Alex Gaujot
We require a minimum of 4 students for each class.
$25/student
Mondays
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Join us for a month watercolor class, on the last Monday of each month (moved to the first Monday of September). Each class, you'll improve your skills, have fun creating art and dive into a different project. Supplies are provided.
Instructor: Alex Gaujot
We require a minimum of 4 students for each class.
$25/student
Mondays starting
September 9
6 - 8 p.m.
You’ll stretch your boundaries (just a bit, no pressure) while you meet some new people, explore improv’s life lessons, and generally have a great time. The class is the perfect starting place for those with zero improv experience or for those wanting to refresh their improv fundamentals.
Instructor: Jennie Smith
$15/student
Tuesday
Sept 10
6-7 p.m.
Capture the size of those growing hands in this fun and colorful art project!
Instructor: Allie Newman
This class is FREE! Please email info@monartscenter.com to register!
Mondays once/month starting
September 16
4:30-5:30 p.m.
This is a monthly class on the classics! Each lesson will explore a new artist, their style and subject matter. From portraits, still-lifes, landscapes and abstracts, students will experience creating like the famous artists from history. Together we will explore a variety of materia
Mondays once/month starting
September 16
4:30-5:30 p.m.
This is a monthly class on the classics! Each lesson will explore a new artist, their style and subject matter. From portraits, still-lifes, landscapes and abstracts, students will experience creating like the famous artists from history. Together we will explore a variety of materials and techniques as we dive into the right world of art history.
Best for ages 6-11.
Instructor: Amanda Garvin
We require a minimum of 5 students for this class.
$15/student
Wednesday
September 25
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Students will carve leaf designs to celebrate fall! Students may also design their own leaf stamps to carve in addition to the designs provided by the instructor. Stamps will be carved into erasers, or erasercuts.
Best for adults, due to use of sharp tools.
Instructor: Michelle Chandler
We require a minimum of 6 students for this class.
$25/student
We are expanding our arts programming for younger kiddos! More info coming soon!
Mon-Thurs
Sept 9-12
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Join us for a four day painting workshop with international artist Anna Martin!
The aim of this workshop is to give each participant an experience of acrylic painting combining plein-air work and completion of works in a studio environment. The workshop will consist of practical demonstrations, includ
Mon-Thurs
Sept 9-12
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Join us for a four day painting workshop with international artist Anna Martin!
The aim of this workshop is to give each participant an experience of acrylic painting combining plein-air work and completion of works in a studio environment. The workshop will consist of practical demonstrations, including colour theory, composition and essential drawing techniques, painting styles. Each participant will be given the freedom to paint in their chosen style and I will offer one on one guidance throughout the workshop.
Instructor: Anna Martin
$300/student ($270 for members)
Saturday September 7
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Come learn a new skill or hone a skill you're already developing! Join Daun's Designs in the magical art of wire wrapping. This class will go over designs made for the level of learner in the class. All tools and supplies will be provided to the learner.
Instructor: Devanie Carpenter
Tickets are $45/student
Saturday August 31
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Come learn intermediate origami patterns and hear about the history and culture of this art form!
Instructor: Yumiko Wilson
Tickets are $15/student
Thursdays
Oct 3 -24
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Students will delve into the faces of art. Each project will introduce master artists such as Picasso and Matisse using their work as a starting place for creating various types of portraits. We will draw, collage, paint and sculpt our way through history.
This class is best for ages 7-11
Instructor: Shalya Marsh
$90/student
Wednesdays
Oct 2 -23
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
If you’ve been curious about book arts basics, this is a great starter class; in four sessions, you’ll gain the know-how to start making books of your own. Students will learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every beginner should know. We will make two versions of the one-sheet wond
Wednesdays
Oct 2 -23
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
If you’ve been curious about book arts basics, this is a great starter class; in four sessions, you’ll gain the know-how to start making books of your own. Students will learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every beginner should know. We will make two versions of the one-sheet wonder, a single signature pamphlet stitch, an accordion book, and a Japanese stab binding.
This class is best for ages 13+
Instructor: Shalya Marsh
$95/student
Wednesdays
Nov 6-27
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
In this course students will make a multiple signature hardcover book from start to finish. You will learn how to make cloth covers, fold pages, sew the book, and connect them together to make a beautiful binding. In addition to coming away with a finished book made by hand, students will also b
Wednesdays
Nov 6-27
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
In this course students will make a multiple signature hardcover book from start to finish. You will learn how to make cloth covers, fold pages, sew the book, and connect them together to make a beautiful binding. In addition to coming away with a finished book made by hand, students will also be introduced to the tools and terms of bookbinding. This class introduces students to the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in book binding.
This class is best for adults.
Instructor: Shalya Marsh
$95/student
Mondays
Nov 4-25
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Students will learn about the collage process by collecting, arranging, and attaching various images, patterns, and textures into interesting combinations and compositions. We will use magazines, paint, and ink to make fun visual images that combine to create a visual journal. Bring magazines to share and
Mondays
Nov 4-25
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Students will learn about the collage process by collecting, arranging, and attaching various images, patterns, and textures into interesting combinations and compositions. We will use magazines, paint, and ink to make fun visual images that combine to create a visual journal. Bring magazines to share and help your thoughts and ideas come to life.
This class is for ages 10-13.
Instructor: Shalya Marsh
$90/student
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107 High Street, P.O. Box 239, Morgantown, West Virginia 26507, United States
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