You get to make art here!
Programming
Weekly Offerings
Teen Art Club
Tuesdays, 3:15PM - 5:15PM | 20 Jan - 19May
Ages: Teens (anyone with a 1 plus another digit who loves art!)
$180 for all 18 sessions or $12 each
Teens are welcome to hang out, make art and make friends. Students can sketch quietly on their own with others nearby, draw or paint from a still life, or they can collaborate and plan special projects together. This spring, can work on a backdrop for a play. We will have guest artists join from time to time to share their art and their art journey. Ultimately, the students will help form what this is and how it will work. No instruction provided, but staff offer guidance.
Open Studio
Mondays, 1:00PM - 4:00PM
$5
Open studio. No instruction. Bring your own materials and enjoy our space and our community. Drop in only. No registration needed. There is no adult guidance, so adults must accompany children needing guidance.
YOuth Art Camp Registration is open!
9am-noon daily
Register for one or both weeks!
Scroll through the list below to register.
Rising Middle Schoolers
Instructor: Jess Ochoa
22-26 June
6-10 July
$175 per week
Rising 3rd-5th Graders
Instrucor: Brie Nadermann
20-24 July
3-7 August
Draw & Etch: Custom Brass Jewelry Making
1-3pm each day
24-25 January
Instructor: Amber Carlin
Ages: 14+
Level: For those with some art background
$60
Create your own handcrafted jewelry in this two-day etched brass workshop at Bluff Strokes Art Center in Dubuque, Iowa! Students will design and fabricate a custom pendant or pair of earrings using brass sheet metal. On Day 1, you’ll learn essential metalsmithing skills—cutting, filing, and sanding—before hand-drawing your unique design using Sharpie or acrylic paint pens. Your piece will be etched overnight, and on Day 2 you’ll assemble, finish, and polish your jewelry to take home. Perfect for beginners and creatives looking to explore metal arts.
All materials included.
The Power of Composition (6 Thursdays)
22, 29 Jan
5, 12, 19, 26 Feb
Instructor: Jessie Rebik
Ages: 14+
Level: All levels welcome
$180
Composition is a crucial component of an artwork regardless of subject, media, or technique. This class will teach artists working in all two-dimensional media how to implement the elements and principles of two-dimensional design so they can achieve greater impact in their work. This course is open to artists of all experience levels.
Materials
Sketchbook
Pencils and eraser
Viewfinder
Masking tape or painter’s tape
Ruler or T-square
Scissors
Media/materials that you primarily work with