Explore Your Creativity at The Art Base
At the Art Base, we offer a diverse range of art workshops designed for all skill levels and artistic interests. Whether you’re passionate about photography, watercolor, printmaking, or journaling, we have something to inspire every kind of creator and artist!
Browse our current adult workshops on this page. Have questions? Feel free to reach out to Holly at holly@theartbase.org.
Unless otherwise noted, all classes and workshops are held at The Art Base, located at 174 Midland Avenue. Our classrooms are conveniently situated on the second floor, just above the Art Base Gallery. To access the classrooms, use the door immediately to the right of the gallery entrance.
Young at heART
Eagle County Community Center, El Jebel
Thursdays, 12:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Free—$10 suggested supply donation (paid at the class)
Open to All Skill Levels
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!
Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO 81623
ART FUNDAMENTALS – Painting Series – Watercolor
Nicole Gogolak
Mondays, October 6 – 27 (4 classes)
2:00 – 4:00 PM
All Skill Levels
$150 for a series or $45 an individual class
Whether you’re picking up a paintbrush for the first time or rediscovering your love of art, this weekly class offers a welcoming space to relax, experiment, and grow your skills. This session will focus on watercolor techniques. You’ll explore the essentials of painting—including color mixing, brushwork, paint application, and composition—while building confidence and discovering your own creative style.
All supplies are provided. Just bring your curiosity and enjoy the process of making art in a supportive, inspiring environment.
HUES and BREWS – One Point Perspective
Ethan Merritt
Tuesday, October 28
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
$20 (supplies, beverages, and snacks included)
Scholarships Available
One-point perspective: learn to draw objects and space in one one-point perspective technique
On the 4th Tuesday of each month, our local LGBTQIA+ allies + community comes together to socialize, make art, network, and have fun with or without an adult beverage. This program features a variety of projects in a variety of media levels and no art experience is needed. Attendees can explore creativity and have fun, with or without any art experience.
DRAWING PORTRAITS
Shawna Miller
Wednesdays, Oct 29, November 5, 12, 19
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
All Skill Levels
$150 (supplies included)
Discover the art of portrait drawing in this four-session workshop designed to help you bring faces to life on paper. From mastering proportion and the subtle details of eyes, noses, and mouths to exploring light, shadow, and expression, you’ll gain both technical skills and creative confidence. Each session builds toward a final portrait project, giving you the chance to apply your learning and capture the unique character of your subject. Perfect for beginners and those looking to sharpen their drawing practice.
Session 1: Foundations of Portraiture
Learn the basics of head structure and proportion, and practice quick sketches to train your eye. By the end of this session, you’ll feel more confident placing features and capturing a face in any angle.
Session 2: Features in Focus
Take a closer look at the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. Through focused studies, you’ll learn how to draw each feature realistically and begin combining them into expressive faces.
Session 3: Light, Shadow & Form
Discover how light and shadow bring portraits to life. You’ll practice shading techniques to create depth, dimension, and more lifelike drawings.
Session 4: Expression & Character
Move beyond accuracy to capture personality and mood. Quick sketches and longer studies will help you explore how gesture and expression give portraits their unique spark.
MARKS IN MOTION
Tania Dibbs
Wednesdays, November 5 and 12
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
$95
Discover the dynamic interplay between color and line while exploring acrylic abstract painting with graphite accents. Learn how to layer bold, expressive acrylics with the subtle, gestural quality of graphite to create abstract works that pulse with energy and texture. Experiment with mark-making, color theory, and composition, gaining confidence in your creative process. Whether you are new to painting or looking to expand your artistic vocabulary, this workshop encourages intuition, experimentation, and the development of your unique style.
CHUNKY HAND-KNIT BLANKET
Jennifer Swanson
Saturday, November 1
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
$65 + $40 supply fee
Knit a chunky, chenille blanket using just your hands. No experience with knitting or crochet necessary!
Please visit this link to browse yarn colors. You will be asked to select a color at registration. We will order and have ready for you in class. Lighter colors are generally better for beginners.
Watercolor Studio
Nicole Gogolak
Mondays, November 3 – 17 (3 classes)
2:00 – 4:00 PM
All Skill Levels
$125 for a series or $45 an individual class
Whether you’re picking up a paintbrush for the first time or rediscovering your love of art, this weekly class offers a welcoming space to relax, experiment, and grow your skills. This session will focus on watercolor techniques. You’ll explore the essentials of painting—including color mixing, brushwork, paint application, and composition—while building confidence and discovering your own creative style.
All supplies are provided. Just bring your curiosity and enjoy the process of making art in a supportive, inspiring environment.
COLLAGE: SKETCHING WITH PAPER AND GLUE
Annie Bell
Saturday, November 15
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Discover the joy of spontaneous collage in this playful, hands-on workshop. Through instructor demonstrations and a series of creative challenges, you’ll explore how color, texture, and line can spark fresh ideas and new ways of seeing. Let your unique creative instincts lead the way as you sketch with scissors, paper, and glue. Bring a sketchbook and an open mind—supplies are included, and all skill levels are welcome.
Watercolor Studio
Nicole Gogolak
Mondays, December 1, 8, 15 (3 classes)
2:00 – 4:00 PM
All Skill Levels
$125 for a series or $45 an individual class
Whether you’re picking up a paintbrush for the first time or rediscovering your love of art, this weekly class offers a welcoming space to relax, experiment, and grow your skills. This session will focus on watercolor techniques. You’ll explore the essentials of painting—including color mixing, brushwork, paint application, and composition—while building confidence and discovering your own creative style.
All supplies are provided. Just bring your curiosity and enjoy the process of making art in a supportive, inspiring environment.
Make Your Own Holiday Cards
Pam Porter
Thursday, December 4
9:00 – 2:00 PM
All Skill Levels
$75 for a series
Make your own holiday cards. Explore the art of layered printmaking using Gelli plates, hand-carved linoleum blocks, and custom rubber stamps. Begin by creating vibrant background prints with acrylic paints, stencils, and textured materials. Then, design and carve your own simple images into linoleum and soft rubber to make one-of-a-kind block prints and stamps. Learn how to combine and print these layers onto your colorful Gelli backgrounds, experiment with composition and texture, and finish the series with a collection of unique cards.
BONE TO BLOSSOM
Laurie Doctor
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
May 23 – 25, 2026
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM OR
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
May 27 – 29, 2026
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
It happens in a moment. Inspiration comes upon us without notice and too quickly to process. The word comes from the Latin inpirare, to breathe or blow into. It’s as if inspiration looks for a place where there is space to land. The arrival of this gift cannot be commanded, but we can make an environment that cultivates a clear channel.
Bone to Blossom is an image of this change, how in one moment of inspiration, something can unfold and open.
This is the atmosphere that is in our classroom in Basalt. We protect this space as a rare gift of uninterrupted time by being willing to leave phones, watches, and other interrupters outside the classroom.
Join us for writing, painting, and bookmaking. This class is open to all levels of experience, and those warriors willing to leave their phones and watches outside the classroom.
SUPPLIES
Supplies for class projects are provided by the Art Base unless otherwise indicated in course description.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Please give as much notice as possible if you need to cancel a registration. If you need to cancel a workshop/class prior to 14 days, you will receive a refund, minus the $50 cancellation fee. Cancellations within 48 hours of class start are subject to cancellation fees up to the total cost of registration.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships are available for all Art Base classes. Applications can be found on the Art Base website in both English and Spanish. Complete the online form or email the completed application and any questions regarding scholarships to programs@theartbase.org.
PHOTO AND DIGITAL LIKENESS USAGE CONSENT
During classes and events at the Art Base, yours or your child’s image and/or likeness may at any time be captured by still photography, videography, or other photographic or electronic means. Unless consent is waived on the class registration form or the Art Base is notified in writing that you do not want your or your child’s imaged to be used, the Art Base reserves the right to use any such image, photograph, video, or the like for archival, social media, marketing, or other Art Base related purposes.
PETS
Pets may not accompany instructors or participants to the classroom unless the pet is a Service Animal or a Support Animal with certified papers and working. The safety and wellbeing of our students is our priority. When you are teaching or taking a TAB class, workshop, or camp, please leave your pets at home.