Workshops & Events

Welcome to our Workshops & Events Calendar!

We have a large offering of workshops this season! From Recurring Workshops to Adult Workshops, Youth Workshops and Family Workshops.

Simply click on an event to bring up the Event information. Then click ‘See more details‘ . This will open a new window where you can add the event to your own Google Calendar!

December 2023

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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  • Little Treasures Exhibit - Holiday Treasure Stroll
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  • Beginning Drawing For Kids with Spencer Collins
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  • Virginia Mack - Watercolor workshop (intermediate - advanced)
  • Beginning Watercolor with Virginia Mack
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  • Call Me Red with Catherine Lemoine
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  • Beginning Drawing For Kids with Spencer Collins
  • SloDrawz (Figure Session)
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  • Virginia Mack - Watercolor workshop (intermediate - advanced)
  • Beginning Watercolor with Virginia Mack
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  • Beginning Drawing For Kids with Spencer Collins
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  • Beginning Watercolor with Virginia Mack
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  • Virginia Mack - Watercolor workshop (intermediate - advanced)
  • Beginning Watercolor with Virginia Mack
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Recurring Workshops

Adult Workshops

Youth Workshops

Family Workshops

Interested in teaching a class?

If you’re interested in teaching a class at Art Central, please download and fill out the PDF form. Send your completed forms to events.artcentralslo@gmail.com

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December 9, 2023
  • Call Me Red with Catherine Lemoine

    December 9, 2023  10:30 am - 1:00 pm
    Art Central, 1329 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

    Call Me Red with Catherine Lemoine

    An Acrylic Painting Class

    Come on, be a "Chicken Painter"! It's not possible to paint a chicken without smiling at yourself... Join this class to start your adventure with color and painting texture. The fun starts when you sign up for the class! You'll be using a 10"x10" canvas.

    Register by calling, texting, or emailing Catherine at (805) 863-4287 or cathy.lemoine@gmail.com

    Class fee: $45 per person

    All ages welcome

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December 11, 2023
  • Beginning Drawing For Kids with Spencer Collins

    December 11, 2023  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

    Beginning Drawing For Kids with Spencer Collins

    1 hour class, Ages 6-12

    This class is designed to teach young students the important basic building blocks of drawing. Students learn about various drawing techniques and materials such as graphite, charcoal, and paint pens! We go over all the fundamentals in this ongoing weekly class series. Students will learn how to draw things from life, including animals, places, and people!

    Eroll your student in all 15 classes for $240
    Enroll your student in 10 classes for only $180
    Enroll your student in 5 classes for $100
    Enroll in one class for $28
    Refer a student and receive $5 off any class

    To sign-up contact Spencer by email at spencerpoulter@yahoo.com (mailto:spencerpoulter@yahoo.com) 
    Or by call/text at (559) 250-3081

    $28 per session. 

    *Majority of materials included, additional supplies available at Art Central

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  • SloDrawz (Figure Session)

    December 11, 2023  5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Evening Figure drawing Series

    Reoccurring Figure drawing group session every other Monday and Thursday. We will provide a live model(s).

    This is an open studio style class with no guided instructions. Students are encouraged to bring whatever medium they desire. Community, critique, and positive encouragement are what this class is all about!

    Payment: $20 per session. We suggest bringing a $3-$5 tip for our models but not required

    To RSVP, contact @slodrawz on Instagram or Chantellegoldthwaite@gmail.com

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December 13, 2023
  • Virginia Mack - Watercolor workshop (intermediate - advanced)

    December 13, 2023  10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Art Central, 1329 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

    Beyond the Basics:

    This is a class for those who love imagining ways to further their visual expressions. We are mostly watercolor-based but branch out into other media. We discuss all elements but mostly color and its interactions, and we explore composition, intention, and process.

    Price: $35/session
    To register: contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net    

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  • Beginning Watercolor with Virginia Mack

    December 13, 2023  1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    Art Central, 1329 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

    Beginning Watercolor: Watercolor without Fear. Wednesdays 1:30-3:30, $35/session.
    To enroll please contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net   

    WATERCOLOR WITHOUT FEAR

    This is a watercolor class designed to let you jump in and try out this engaging medium through experimentation. We will push colors around, discover what we can do with the brushes, and enjoy the process. Your results will let you discover the possibilities that watercolor offers you.

    We will work with various subjects and with all subjects, we will explore different approaches. You will find your best approach, along with your favored palette of colors.

    As we progress, we will experience and develop the basic techniques of watercolor painting and realize the characteristics of the medium.

    This class is designed for beginners and for those with watercolor experience who wish to expand their knowledge of painting in watercolors.

     

    Join us!

    VIRGINIA MACK

    See more details

December 18, 2023
  • Beginning Drawing For Kids with Spencer Collins

    December 18, 2023  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

    Beginning Drawing For Kids with Spencer Collins

    1 hour class, Ages 6-12

    This class is designed to teach young students the important basic building blocks of drawing. Students learn about various drawing techniques and materials such as graphite, charcoal, and paint pens! We go over all the fundamentals in this ongoing weekly class series. Students will learn how to draw things from life, including animals, places, and people!

    Eroll your student in all 15 classes for $240
    Enroll your student in 10 classes for only $180
    Enroll your student in 5 classes for $100
    Enroll in one class for $28
    Refer a student and receive $5 off any class

    To sign-up contact Spencer by email at spencerpoulter@yahoo.com (mailto:spencerpoulter@yahoo.com) 
    Or by call/text at (559) 250-3081

    $28 per session. 

    *Majority of materials included, additional supplies available at Art Central

    See more details

December 20, 2023
  • Beginning Watercolor with Virginia Mack

    December 20, 2023  1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    Art Central, 1329 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

    Beginning Watercolor: Watercolor without Fear. Wednesdays 1:30-3:30, $35/session.
    To enroll please contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net   

    WATERCOLOR WITHOUT FEAR

    This is a watercolor class designed to let you jump in and try out this engaging medium through experimentation. We will push colors around, discover what we can do with the brushes, and enjoy the process. Your results will let you discover the possibilities that watercolor offers you.

    We will work with various subjects and with all subjects, we will explore different approaches. You will find your best approach, along with your favored palette of colors.

    As we progress, we will experience and develop the basic techniques of watercolor painting and realize the characteristics of the medium.

    This class is designed for beginners and for those with watercolor experience who wish to expand their knowledge of painting in watercolors.

     

    Join us!

    VIRGINIA MACK

    See more details

December 25, 2023
December 27, 2023
  • Virginia Mack - Watercolor workshop (intermediate - advanced)

    December 27, 2023  10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Art Central, 1329 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

    Beyond the Basics:

    This is a class for those who love imagining ways to further their visual expressions. We are mostly watercolor-based but branch out into other media. We discuss all elements but mostly color and its interactions, and we explore composition, intention, and process.

    Price: $35/session
    To register: contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net    

    See more details

  • Beginning Watercolor with Virginia Mack

    December 27, 2023  1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    Art Central, 1329 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

    Beginning Watercolor: Watercolor without Fear. Wednesdays 1:30-3:30, $35/session.
    To enroll please contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net   

    WATERCOLOR WITHOUT FEAR

    This is a watercolor class designed to let you jump in and try out this engaging medium through experimentation. We will push colors around, discover what we can do with the brushes, and enjoy the process. Your results will let you discover the possibilities that watercolor offers you.

    We will work with various subjects and with all subjects, we will explore different approaches. You will find your best approach, along with your favored palette of colors.

    As we progress, we will experience and develop the basic techniques of watercolor painting and realize the characteristics of the medium.

    This class is designed for beginners and for those with watercolor experience who wish to expand their knowledge of painting in watercolors.

     

    Join us!

    VIRGINIA MACK

    See more details

December 31, 2023
January 1, 2024
January 3, 2024
  • Virginia Mack - Watercolor workshop (intermediate - advanced)

    January 3, 2024  10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Art Central, 1329 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

    Beyond the Basics:

    This is a class for those who love imagining ways to further their visual expressions. We are mostly watercolor-based but branch out into other media. We discuss all elements but mostly color and its interactions, and we explore composition, intention, and process.

    Price: $35/session
    To register: contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net    

    See more details

  • Beginning Watercolor with Virginia Mack

    January 3, 2024  1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    Art Central, 1329 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

    Beginning Watercolor: Watercolor without Fear. Wednesdays 1:30-3:30, $35/session.
    To enroll please contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net   

    WATERCOLOR WITHOUT FEAR

    This is a watercolor class designed to let you jump in and try out this engaging medium through experimentation. We will push colors around, discover what we can do with the brushes, and enjoy the process. Your results will let you discover the possibilities that watercolor offers you.

    We will work with various subjects and with all subjects, we will explore different approaches. You will find your best approach, along with your favored palette of colors.

    As we progress, we will experience and develop the basic techniques of watercolor painting and realize the characteristics of the medium.

    This class is designed for beginners and for those with watercolor experience who wish to expand their knowledge of painting in watercolors.

     

    Join us!

    VIRGINIA MACK

    See more details

January 6, 2024
  • Rice Paper Collage with Linda Cunningham

    January 6, 2024  1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Art Central, 1329 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA

    Rice Paper Collage with Linda Cunningham

    Saturday, January 6th from 1-4:30pm

    In this workshop you will receive step by step instruction for creating a beautiful Purple Iris themed rice paper collage. Using multiple mediums including hand painted rice papers, acrylic paints, and gel plates. You will create your own 11"x14" work of art using wood painting panels available at Art Central. Beginners are welcome and no experience is necessary.

    Ages: 15+
    Cost: $40 per person

    To register, text Linda at (805) 478-2158 or email her at nipomorumbum@att.net

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