The Café will be closed for remodel from Aug 12 through Sept 5, 2024. | Due to construction, Museum parking may be limited at the time of your visit. Look for additional parking in free or metered spaces along nearby streets.

Introduction to Cartooning: the Basics of Illustrating and Cartooning with Procreate

Class canceled due to instructor travel concerns. It will be rescheduled sometime in the coming months.

Join New York based visiting artist Dicus in this exciting design workshop. This class is designed for beginning illustrators and cartoonists. Students will learn some of the basics of cartooning, from thinking of ideas and drawing finished drafts to pitching and selling your work. We will also learn about a handful of the many features of Procreate, a powerful and affordable app for helping you to realize your comedic vision.

Tuesday, March 17
6 – 8 pm

Instructor: Dicus
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supplies: An iPad Pro and Procreate software will be provided for students to use during class time.

Spring Break Art Camp: Young Artist Series Digital Animation

CANCELED: Kids ages 11 and up will have fun playing on the Museum’s iPad Pros as they work on story-boarding, character design and animation in this five day camp. Students will also have an opportunity to explore and sketch using the iPads in the Museum’s galleries while looking for inspiration for their own work. A snack and all materials are included with registration.

Monday – Friday, March 23 – 27
1 -4 pm

Instructor: Joe Morales
Ages: 11 and Up

Spring Break Art Camp: Young Artist Series Digital Animation

CANCELED: Kids ages 11 and up will have fun playing on the Museum’s iPad Pros as they work on story-boarding, character design and animation in this five day camp. Students will also have an opportunity to explore and sketch using the iPads in the Museum’s galleries while looking for inspiration for their own work. A snack and all materials are included with registration.

Monday – Friday, March 16 – 20
1 -4 pm

Instructor: Joe Morales
Ages: 11 and Up

Introduction to Lightroom Classic

CANCELED: Adobe Lightroom Classic CC is quickly becoming the go to application for photographers of any experience level, but so many photographers are not using the application to the fullest potential. There are also features of Lightroom Classic CC that are best left to other applications, and those work arounds will be shown in class. From tethered shooting to advanced Develop module techniques, this class with get new Lightroom Classic CC users up and running, and advanced users taking advantage of features that will save time, and reduce frustration.

Saturdays, February 15 and 22
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: MD Welch
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply list:

Students need to have a laptop with Lightroom Classic already install on the computer before class starts. Older versions of Lightroom will work, Lightroom 5 & 6, but some new features will not be available to students. Do be aware that there are two versions of Lightroom currently offered by Adobe, Lightroom , and Lightroom Classic. This class will be taught using the Classic version. If you have any questions please do not hesitate in asking. Files for the class will take up 6-8 GB of space, and students should have that amount of space free on their computers if they want to work along with the instructor.

Intro to Digital Illustration

Learn the basics of the Procreate app while using an iPad Pro. The class will be focused on what each tool does and how to utilize them to create finished digital illustrations, typography and short form animations. 

Saturday, January 25
9 am – noon

Instructor: Joe Morales
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supplies: An iPad Pro and Procreate software is will be provided for students to use during class time.

Intro to Digital Illustration

Learn the basics of the Procreate app while using an iPad Pro. The class will be focused on what each tool does and how to utilize them to create finished digital illustrations, typography and short form animations.

Saturday, October 26
9 am – noon

Instructor: Joe Morales
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supplies: An iPad Pro and Procreate software is will be provided for students to use during class time.

Young Artist Series: Digital Animation

Kids ages 11 and up will have fun playing on the Museum’s iPad Pros as they work on story-boarding, character design and animation in this after school series. Students will also have an opportunity to explore and sketch using the iPads in the Museum’s galleries while looking for inspiration for their own work. A snack and all materials are included with registration.


Wednesdays, December 4 – 18
3:30 – 5:30 pm

Instructor: Joe Morales
Ages: 11 and Up

Documenting the First Year

A fun one day workshop for parents on how to document the first year of a baby’s life using available tools (smartphones and tablets). From day one to the 12 month, I will give you the skills and a series of projects to capture the adorable, difficult and fleeting first year. With photo, video, and audio, you will create heartwarming digital projects that will become family heirlooms shared for generations to come.

Instructor: Jessi LeMay
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Sunday, December 1
10 am – 2 pm

Supplies:

iPad Pro’s / programs will be supplied for student use. Students are encouraged to bring their smart phones or tablets so they have their personal content available to them.

The Story of Us – Telling Your Family’s Story with Your Smartphone

RESCHEDULED: Please see class schedule for future dates.

A modern approach to scrapbooking. This multimedia workshop will teach you how capture and take all the digital content on your smartphone – Photos, Videos, Audio – and funnel it into beautiful shareable digital projects and tangible heirlooms. This class is for ANYONE with a smartphone and loved ones. You will become the keeper and the teller of your family’s stories. You will learn the basics of lighting, composition, smartphone photography/video, editing, telling audio stories, and creating really cool tangible memories (books, timecapsules, and things you can actually hold in your hand). Let’s get all those photos and videos off of your phone and make some memories!

Instructor: Jessi LeMay
Ages:
Adult (15+) / All Levels

Thursdays, October 3 – November 14
6 – 8 pm

Supplies:

iPad Pro’s / programs will be supplied for student use. Students are encouraged to bring their smart phones or tablets so they have their personal content available to them.

Digital Design for Leatherwork

Students will learn how to use iPads programs to create their own digital designs with the goal of making a simple hand stitched book cover out of leather. The finished book cover will display their original design. This class is great for those with leather or scrapbooking interest who want to learn how to create their own vector designs to use with laser or paper cutters (Cricut, ect.).

Instructor: Brian Monahan
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels- Beginning and intermediate students welcome.

Thursdays, September 12 – 26
6 pm – 9 pm

Supply List:
Journal, notebook or book that you want to make a cover for.
All other materials and iPads supplied by instructor.