Classes and Workshops

Sonoma Art School is a mobile arts program, bringing accessible arts programming directly to your neighborhood through our community partnerships! Classes and workshops are offered year-round, and are tailored to meet community needs. See our programs below, and keep checking in to get updates on new class offerings!

CURRENT PROGRAMMING

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Unleash your imagination and get your hands muddy in this dynamic, high-energy pottery studio! Young artists will level up their clay skills through creative hand-building challenges and 3D sculpting. Each session begins with an interactive group demonstration covering essential studio skills like slab-rolling, coil-building, and pinch-pot mastering.
Students will transform raw clay into awesome, functional and sculptural art they can use and appreciate in their daily lives—ranging from monster plant pots and secret trinket boxes to personalized tablet stands and mythical creature sculptures.
Ages: 7-12 years old
Session: October 6th - November 10th, November 12th - December 22nd
Day: Every Tuesday
Time: 3:30-5:00PM
Where: Clay + Kiln - Healdsburg, CA
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In these ongoing after-school sessions, students will practice drawing from observation with a variety of professional materials: charcoal, graphite, pastels, colored pencils, ink, markers, and conte crayon on quality paper supports. They will learn basic and more advanced techniques used in the studio such as line, form, shading, blending, perspective and building texture. In addition, students will explore mixed media such as watercolor and pastel resist or printmaking with non-traditional materials. Experimentation is encouraged!
All levels are welcome. Differentiated instruction is provided to meet each student’s interests, needs, and strengths.
Ages: 9-17 years old
Session: October 6- November 10
Day: Every Wednesday
Time: 3:30-5:00PM
Where: Heartizens - Healdsburg, CA
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When school is out, our no-school mini camps offer creative fun outdoors (weather permitting) or in the classroom at a local venue. This age group learns new skills through an array of materials: charcoal, paint, wax/pastels, colored pencil, fine art markers, stencils, clay, wire, wood, etc. as they create their own mixed media masterpieces. Different projects and materials are offered each day along with active playtime and games throughout. The fee includes all materials.
Ages: 2.5-5 and 6-9 years old
When: Offered on holidays, breaks, and other no-school days
Where: Healdsburg Community Church and Westside Elementary School - Healdsburg, CA
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"Art and Play" focuses on open choice art projects with a rich and varied array of materials with mixed media, recycled and objects from nature being offered. We will focus on exploring natural and recycled materials for our art projects with play including treasure hunts and nature walks the garden. This class will have 1 or 2 assistants depending on size. Please bring snacks and drinks for your children.
Ages: 2.5-6 years old
When: 2nd Saturday every month
Where: Healdsburg Community Church - Healdsburg, CA

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Artful Play is a free community art class offered in partnership with Sonoma County Libraries, led by an instructor at Sonoma Art School. It is a fun, no-fail art experience for youth to explore simple, open-ended projects at their own pace.
Ages: Grades K-6
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Sonoma Art School has been thrilled to offer bi-monthly classes to program participants at Becoming Independent since 2019!

PAST PROGRAMMING

Sonoma Art School has offered a variety of classes, camps, and workshops since our inception in 2023, curated to meet community needs. Programs are offered seasonally and as demand arises. These include…