Adult Classes

Programs for Adults
(16+ years)

At A Glance

August Printmaking Open Studio
Chelsea Clarke Sawyer
Fri., August 14
1-4PM

Leather Pocket Journals
Elissa Campbell
Mondays: Sept. 21 & 28
5-8 PM

Creative Aging Art Meet-Up
Adults ages 60+
Thursdays: Sept. 24; Oct. 22; Nov. 19; and Dec. 10 (sign up for 1 session or all)
1-3PM

Watercolor and Creative Flow
Susan Dahl
Friday, Sept. 25
9:30AM-4PM

Outsmarting Watercolor for Beginners (and not-so-beginners)
Mary Reardon
Tuesdays: Sept. 29; Oct. 6; 13 & 20
4-6PM

Fiber Arts Open Studio
Leslie Roth
Sept. 30; Oct. 7; 14; 21 & 28; Nov. 4; 11 & 18 (sign up for 1 session or all)
Noon – 1:30PM

Spotlight on Watercolor II
Nitya Brighenti
Friday, October 2
9:30AM – 4PM (1/2 hour break midday – bring a snack/lunch

Creating Dynamic Pastels with People
Aline Ordman
Saturday, October 3
9:30AM-4PM

Fiber Arts Open Studio
Leslie Roth
Oct. 7; 14; 21 & 28; Nov. 4; 11 & 18 (sign up for 1 session or all)
Noon – 1:30PM

SPA Excursion: Fall Season at the Quarries
plein air painting – all painting media
Tracey J. Hambleton
Friday, October 9
2 – 6PM (Meet at the quarries at 1:45AM)

Political Cartooning
(ages 16 years +)
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
Saturday, October 10
10AM – 4PM (1/2 hr mid-day break)

October Printmaking Open Studio
Chelsea Clarke Sawyer
Fri., October 16
1-4PM

Landscape in Gouache
Susan Sawyer
Sundays: Oct. 18; 25; Nov. 1; 8 & 15
1-4PM

Creative Aging Art Meet-Up
Adults ages 60+
Thursdays: Oct. 22; Nov. 19; and Dec. 10 (sign up for 1 session or all)
1-3PM

Fiber Arts Open Studio
Leslie Roth
Nov. 4; 11 & 18 (sign up for 1 session or all - stay tuned for our 2027 schedule)
Noon – 1:30PM

Portraiture
August Burns
Fri & Sat, Nov. 6 & 7
9:30AM-3PM

Handmade Photo Album
Elissa Campbell
Tues., Nov. 10
4-7 PM

November Printmaking Open Studio
Chelsea Clarke Sawyer
Fri., November 13
1-4PM

Mixed Media Cards Workshop
(ages 14 years+)
Elissa Campbell
Tues. Nov. 17
4-7 PM

Creative Aging Art Meet-Up
Adults ages 60+
Thursdays: Nov. 19; & Dec. 10 (sign up for 1 session or all)
1-3PM

Introduction to Drawing
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
Sat, November 21
9:30AM-3PM (1/2 hour mid-day break)

Color Theory — In Practice
Susan Sawyer
Sundays: Dec. 6 & 13
10AM-4PM (with a ½ hour mid-day for snack/lunch)

Creative Aging Art Meet-Up
Adults ages 60+
Thursdays: Dec. 10 (stay tuned for our 2027 schedule)
1-3PM
Free Inspiration at SPA

We are pleased to offer the following classes and workshops.

Please do not hesitate to call us for more information. You may enroll over the telephone, enroll using our on-line option or mail a check payment. (NOTE: If you are mailing a check or stopping by the SPA galleries with your payment during our regular hours, please send us an email in advance and we will check to see if there is space for you.)

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to your participation at SPA!

Classes & Workshops
Late Summer/Fall 2026

The following classes, workshops and community meet-ups are scheduled at SPA. Let us know if you would like more information and if you would like to sign up. In addition, please contact us if there are creative activities of interest to you – we are always working to add interesting art workshops and classes to our schedule. We look forward to your involvement!

August Printmaking Open Studio
Chelsea Clarke Sawyer
Fri., August 14
1-4PM

SPA is offering an open studio session with Chelsea, studio host and printmaking coach, using SPA’s Wheelen X-Press in the Classroom. Some materials are provided (e.g., black ink, blotting paper, and other basic tools). Bring your own plate(s), or work in progress, and your own water-based ink(s) and paper. Some printmaking experience is needed. We are planning to offer Printmaking Open Studio sessions on a regular basis.

Members $25/Non-Members $35

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

Chelsea Clarke Sawyer lives in Barre and is an artist and naturalist, and the Communications Coordinator for North Branch Nature Center. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Main College of Art and a MS from the UVM Field Naturalist Program. A hopeless generalist, Chelsea is always experimenting with different mediums and currently works mostly in watercolor, mixed media drawing, relief printmaking, and wool. Science and nature, especially the small and overlooked plants and creatures and the far north, are her biggest sources of inspiration.

Leather Pocket Journals
Elissa Campbell
Mondays: Sept. 21 & 28
5-8 PM

Do you love the smell of leather? Then this workshop is for you! In this workshop, you’ll learn 6 bindings that use only leather, paper, and thread – no glue needed! For each binding, you will sew 3 sections of folded papers into covers cut from one piece of leather. These bindings are very flexible and allow the books to open completely flat, making them perfect for use as sketchbooks or journals.

Each sewing technique creates a different decorative sewing pattern on the spine, and we will try out different closure methods. No previous experience is required – this is a great class for a beginner. You can even bring in your own leather to customize your book.

Materials fee: $25 to the instructor

Supplies: Awl, bonefolder, metal ruler, X-Acto knife or utility knife, cutting mat, scissors, pencil. NOTE: Bring the supplies if you have them – don’t feel obligated to buy anything. Elissa will have extras available.

Members $60/Non-Members $70

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

Elissa Campbell has been making books for the past 30+ years and sells her work professionally under the business name of Blue Roof Designs. She is a big believer in the power of using books for self-expression. Elissa is currently chair of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont, is on the board of the Vermont Crafts Council, and is on the Vermont Arts Council's Teaching Artist Roster.

Creative Aging Art Meet-Up
Adults ages 60+
Thursdays: Sept. 24; Oct. 22; Nov. 19; and Dec. 10
(sign up for 1 session or all)
1-3PM
Free Inspiration at SPA

Join us for Creative Aging Art Meet-Up activities at SPA. The sessions are informal creative and social get-togethers in the SPA Classroom where you can make use of SPA tables, easels and some other basic art supplies – or bring your own project and materials. The sessions will begin at 1PM with a 10 to 15-minute tour and discussion of the current exhibits at Studio Place Arts.

MORE: This activity is in collaboration with the Central Vermont Council on Aging (CVCOA). SPA is an accessible organization with ramp access to the rear of the building and an elevator to the upper floors. SPA is located at 201 N Main Street in Barre.

ENROLL: Spaces are limited. Please pre-register for your session(s) at least 2 days before the scheduled activity via Marisa Willette at PH: 802.477.1364.

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Watercolor and Creative Flow
Susan Dahl
Friday, Sept. 25
9:30AM-4PM with a ½ hr break

Liquid watercolors provide opportunities for self-expression and skill-building that are different from conventional watercolors. In this workshop for beginning and intermediate artists, we will explore the range of colors, textures, and creative “flow” this medium enables, in combination with resistive techniques such as pastels and tape. We will then build on our artwork to create new pieces. These second-step projects could take the form of paper weaving, handmade books, and/or collage, guided by class interest. The full-day workshop encourages students to dive into their own creative flow in a spirit of collaboration and fun. A $15 materials fee is due to the instructor in the first class.

Members: $80/Non-Members: $90

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

Susan Dahl is an artist and art therapist. She taught art in the Boston area for many years and moved to Vermont two years ago. She is having fun connecting to the creative community here, while enjoying better access to the natural world and to the pleasures of a much bigger garden.

Outsmarting Watercolor for Beginners
(and not-so-beginners)
Mary Reardon
Tuesdays: Sept. 29; Oct. 6; 13 & 20
4-6PM

Watercolor can seem like an intimidating and unpredictable material for beginners and even for those with more experience. In this course we will outsmart watercolor with the knowledge of what it will do in any given situation. When we know what to expect from watercolor, we can better get the results we want. This course will cover basic wash techniques and work up to more advanced skills, tips and tricks (find out what you can do with a Magic Eraser!); plus, lots of additional resources will be provided so you can further explore more advanced materials and techniques as you desire. Because the quality of watercolor paper is crucial to success (sometimes even more than the paint itself!), a materials fee will cover the cost of the paper to be provided for the course. In addition to the papers used in class, each student will get a small sampler-pack of papers to experiment with. A list of other materials needed for the course will be provided.

Materials fee to the instructor (for paper) $20.

Member: $90/Non-Member: $100

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

Mary Reardon is a native Vermonter who became an artist because everyone in the second grade said she would. She attended the Art Institute of Boston before the school was swallowed up by Lesley University, and earned her teaching degree from Johnson State College. After teaching a class at SPA in 2014, she realized the joy of teaching adults, and eventually retired after 20 years of teaching high school art. Contrary to her elementary school classmates, she firmly believes that drawing, painting or any art form, is a learnable skill--not a gift magically bestowed at birth to a chosen few. When not teaching, gardening or finding multiple ways to procrastinate, she occasionally finds time to make art herself and has exhibited around the state. If you take her class, she apologizes in advance for her warped sense of humor.

Fiber Arts Open Studio (Sept. - Nov.)
Leslie Roth
Sept. 30; Oct. 7; 14; 21 & 28; Nov. 4; 11 & 18 (sign up for 1 session or all)
Noon – 1:30PM

What to do at lunchtime? Come craft at SPA. Bring a project and brown bag lunch, and join our informal group of crafters for conversation, camaraderie, and an opportunity to ask a question or show off your artistry. We are piloting this Fiber Arts Open Studio activity during 2026-27 and we will be responsive to the needs of participants. The sessions will likely have an emphasis on yarn since the host is most experienced with knitting; however, the full range of small-scale fiber handcrafts are welcome.

We encourage participants to pre-register for the session(s) at least one day in advance. (If you are unable to plan, we can likely receive occasional walk-ins.) Bring a brown bag lunch or snack. SPA has a tea kettle, mugs and selection of teas for your enjoyment.

Free Inspiration!

Leslie Roth is a sculptural artist and published knitwear designer with more than a decade of teaching experience.

Spotlight on Watercolor II
Nitya Brighenti
Friday, October 2
9:30AM – 4PM (1/2 hour break midday – bring a snack/lunch

Nitya led a workshop in February at SPA on basic materials and techniques used with watercolor painting. This workshop will focus on making a watercolor painting. (The workshop is aimed at an intermediate level. Familiarity with the materials is needed.)

The workshop will begin with a demonstration by Nitya that shows how to paint a landscape developed in four stages: (1) preparing a preliminary sketch with simplification of the masses and values; (2) the first wash after a pencil sketch of the scene; (3) a second wash to redefine the “values”; and (4) a third final pass focused on details, including use of dry brush, and other devices as needed. Following Nitya’s demonstration (1-2 hours), there will be a short break for lunch/snack. The remaining workshop will provide time for completion of paintings by the participants with individual coaching by Nitya. A final presentation and discussion of the work done by participants will conclude the day.

Contact SPA for a suggested materials list, including Nitya’s recommendations for supplies.

Member: $85/Non-Member: $95

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

Nitya Brighenti is a figurative painter born in a small village in Italy. He earned a master’s degree in architecture from the Istituto di Architettura Venezia in 1974, though painting remained his true passion. He began painting in Italy, then studied at the Art Students League of New York. He has lived and traveled extensively, including overland journeys from Europe through Turkey and Afghanistan and India in the 1970s, and he lived 14 years in Hawaii before moving to Barre in 2016, where he continues to work in the classical tradition.
https://obrighenti.wixsite.com/nitya

Creating Dynamic Pastels with People
Aline Ordman
Saturday, October 3
9:30AM-4PM

Painting is learning to see. Often, we paint what we think we see because we all have pre-conceived notions of what something looks like. However, to really paint what you see, you must break down everything you are looking at into just abstract shapes. Don’t see a “house” or a “person”, see a series of interlocking shapes.

Working from their own photo references, students will transform these into pastel paintings using the principles of color and design. A focus of this session will be the inclusion of people in compositions. Along with daily painting demonstrations, Aline will emphasize the understanding of color in terms of temperature, intensity and value while translating those ideas using pastel technique. Individual attention and group critiques will serve to help students in their efforts.

Materials list, all levels from beginner through advanced are welcome. (SPA has some pastels for loan, if interested.)

Member: $95/Non-Member: $115

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

Aline received her BFA at Cornell University and continued her training the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, earning a degree in illustration. Aline is a Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America, a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society, a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a Master Circle Pastelist with the International Assn. of Pastel Societies. She has juried the Pastel Society of America’s National Juried Show; The Pastel Journal’s top 100 Animal and Wildlife Competition, the Pastel Society of New Mexico’s Annual Juried Show and the Adirondack Plein Air Festival Awards. For more information, https://www.alineordman.com/

Fiber Arts Open Studio (Oct. - Nov.)
Leslie Roth
Oct. 7; 14; 21 & 28; Nov. 4; 11 & 18 (sign up for 1 session or all)
Noon – 1:30PM

What to do at lunchtime? Come craft at SPA. Bring a project and brown bag lunch, and join our informal group of crafters for conversation, camaraderie, and an opportunity to ask a question or show off your artistry. We are piloting this Fiber Arts Open Studio activity during 2026-27 and we will be responsive to the needs of participants. The sessions will likely have an emphasis on yarn since the host is most experienced with knitting; however, the full range of small-scale fiber handcrafts are welcome.

We encourage participants to pre-register for the session(s) at least one day in advance. (If you are unable to plan, we can likely receive occasional walk-ins.) Bring a brown bag lunch or snack. SPA has a tea kettle, mugs and selection of teas for your enjoyment.

Free Inspiration!

Leslie Roth is a sculptural artist and published knitwear designer with more than a decade of teaching experience.

SPA Excursion: Fall Season at the Quarries
plein air painting – all painting media
Tracey J. Hambleton
Friday, October 9
2 – 6PM (Meet at the quarries at 1:45AM)

Take your oil, acrylic or watercolor painting gear outdoors to capture the majestic beauty of the local granite quarries during autumn. Tracey will share techniques for getting energy and movement into paintings and will emphasize a looser, on the spot approach. All painting media; participants should have familiarity with their selected media. All levels welcome. SPA has some portable easels for loaning to participants. (We will send a map to the meeting location via email and tips on materials for the excursion. Think small, lightweight and easy to carry—you may need to pare down your palette choices, painting surface and equipment. We will be walking 5 minutes or so to our location.)

Member: $35/Non-Member: $45

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

Tracey has been a practicing plein air painter since 2010. For most of the year she takes a small tripod-mounted easel and my painting supplies outside. Her focus is to paint the familiar views that she sees every day. Each painting is a new experience as I record the ebb and flow of the world around me, focusing on the changing light, shadows and temperature. Tracey completed a 1-year Studio Residency Program at SPA in 2021-22, during which time she worked on a major plein air painting project involving historic buildings and iconic places in Barre.

Political Cartooning
(ages 16 years +)
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
Saturday, October 10
10AM – 4PM (1/2 hr mid-day break)

The mid-term elections take place in early November and this workshop will provide essential tools for sharing your perspective on various issues of the day. This 1-day workshop will provide a focused setting for learning about political cartoons, caricaturing politicians, and a good deal more. The workshop covers: (1) How to design a character, and draw it various poses; (2) How to set up a page or comic strip using panels; (3) Writing and designing speech balloons, narration boxes and sound effect words; (4) Hints on how to write a story, or set up a gag with a punch line; (5) A brief overview of the history of cartoons and a short slide show about famous political cartoonists; (6) Tips on drawing faces correctly; and (7) How to use 1-point and 2-point perspective to create the illusion of 3D.

Students will provide their own materials, which include: Drawing paper, pencils, pens, rulers, erasers, and color media of their choice (colored pencils, markers, watercolors, etc.) A comprehensive handout will be provided in advance (digital copy).

Member: $50/Non-Member: $60

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

Robert Waldo Brunelle is a painter, book illustrator, retired art teacher and political cartoonist. He taught cartooning and computer animation techniques at the Browns River Middle School for 31 years, and has taught cartooning workshops for adults at the Fletcher Farm School for Arts and Crafts. In 2007 he was one of the Vermont cartoonists featured in the "Drawn Here" series produced by WCAX Channel 3 T.V. He created a weekly cartoon for Seven Days for several years. His political cartoon strip "Mr. Brunelle Explains It All" appears monthly in the humor magazine "Funny Times", and weekly on the website of the humor magazine "Humor Times", at [www.humortimes.com]. To see more of Mr. Brunelle's art and cartoons, visit his website at [www.mrbrunelle.com], or email him at [[email protected]]

October Printmaking Open Studio
Chelsea Clarke Sawyer
Fri., October 16
1-4PM

SPA is offering an open studio session with Chelsea, studio host and printmaking coach, using SPA’s Wheelen X-Press in the Classroom. Some materials are provided (e.g., black ink, blotting paper, and other basic tools). Bring your own plate(s), or work in progress, and your own water-based ink(s) and paper. Some printmaking experience is needed. We are planning to offer Printmaking Open Studio sessions on a regular basis.

Members $25/Non-Members $35

Register Online:

Landscape in Gouache
Susan Sawyer
Sundays: Oct. 18; 25; Nov. 1; 8 & 15
1-4PM

In this class we’ll particularly focus on light and color in various landscape elements — forests, water, clouds. Gouache, which is opaque watercolor, is an elegant, subtle medium. It dries fast with a matte finish, and its opacity allows for even more play and correction than transparent watercolor.

Prior painting experience is required. Materials provided for a fee of $20 to the instructor.

Members $160/Non-Members $180

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

Susan Sawyer is an artist-naturalist from South Woodbury with many years of experience teaching, mostly adults in college and non-formal settings. After starting life as a printmaker and decades of making art quilts, her current practice consists of drawing, painting, and biological illustration, in graphite, ink, watercolor, and silverpoint. She believes in an experimental and experiential approach to all kinds of education, as well as careful observation of worlds without and within.

Creative Aging Art Meet-Up
Adults ages 60+
Thursdays: Oct. 22; Nov. 19; and Dec. 10 (sign up for 1 session or all)
1-3PM

Join us for Creative Aging Art Meet-Up activities at SPA. The sessions are informal creative and social get-togethers in the SPA Classroom where you can make use of SPA tables, easels and some other basic art supplies – or bring your own project and materials. The sessions will begin at 1PM with a 10 to 15-minute tour and discussion of the current exhibits at Studio Place Arts.

MORE: This activity is in collaboration with the Central Vermont Council on Aging (CVCOA). SPA is an accessible organization with ramp access to the rear of the building and an elevator to the upper floors. SPA is located at 201 N Main Street in Barre.

ENROLL: Spaces are limited. Please pre-register for your session(s) at least 2 days before the scheduled activity via Marisa Willette at PH: 802.477.1364.

SPA Free Inspiration!

Fiber Arts Open Studio (Nov.)
Leslie Roth
Nov. 4; 11 & 18 (sign up for 1 session or all - contact us for our 2027 schedule)
Noon – 1:30PM

What to do at lunchtime? Come craft at SPA. Bring a project and brown bag lunch, and join our informal group of crafters for conversation, camaraderie, and an opportunity to ask a question or show off your artistry. We are piloting this Fiber Arts Open Studio activity during 2026-27 and we will be responsive to the needs of participants. The sessions will likely have an emphasis on yarn since the host is most experienced with knitting; however, the full range of small-scale fiber handcrafts are welcome.

We encourage participants to pre-register for the session(s) at least one day in advance. (If you are unable to plan, we can likely receive occasional walk-ins.) Bring a brown bag lunch or snack. SPA has a tea kettle, mugs and selection of teas for your enjoyment.

Free Inspiration!

Leslie Roth is a sculptural artist and published knitwear designer with more than a decade of teaching experience.

Mastering the Portrait Made Easy
August Burns
Fri. & Sat., Nov. 6 & 7
9:30AM-3PM (bring a snack/lunch for brief mid-day break)

If you have ever wanted to draw people, this workshop is for you. Life drawing builds the essential skills needed to draw people faithfully in any setting. Being able to translate the three dimensions that the eye sees to a two-dimensional surface is the magic that captures a beautiful portrait.

On day one we will review how light and shadow creates form, the basic proportions of the head, the placement of facial features and how to render them in convincing ways. On day two we will learn how placement and perspective changes when viewed from different angles and still get an accurate drawing. In the afternoon we will practice those skills working from a live model and how to manage the drawing from any perspective in the room.
Students who have already taken my class before and feel they have mastered the basic skills of Day 1, can just sign up for Day 2.

Students will be using charcoal and chalk with toned papers.

Days 1 & 2:
Member $175/Non-Member $195 (includes model fee, Day 2)
Day 2 Only:
Member $95/Non-Member $115 (includes model fee)

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

August Burns is an award-winning figurative painter who seeks to capture the character and essence of her subjects through her art. She was selected to paint the official portrait of Governor Peter Shumlin, which now hangs in the Vermont State House in Montpelier. August works out of her studio in Middlesex, Vermont. For info: www.augustburns.com

Handmade Photo Album
Elissa Campbell
Tues., Nov. 10
4-7 PM

Share your vacation season, a summertime family reunion or wedding with a handmade photo album. In this workshop, you will learn how to create an elegant hard-cover photo album using bookcloth and handmade paper – this is a wonderful keepsake that can hold 4” x 6” photos from your recent vacation or family holiday gatherings. Each participant will leave class with a completed photo album and a basic knowledge of bookbinding technique. You will receive a detailed handout and resource list for all materials we use. No previous experience required – this is a great class for a beginner. You can even bring in your own cover materials to customize your book.

Materials fee for class kit: $16 to the instructor.

Supplies (If you have these tools, bring them. Elissa will have extras.): Awl; bonefolder; ruler; X-acto knife and/or utility knife; cutting mat; scissors; pencil; glue brush.

Members $35/Non-Members $45

Register Online:

November Printmaking Open Studio
Chelsea Clarke Sawyer
Fri., November 13
1-4PM

SPA is offering an open studio session with Chelsea, studio host and printmaking coach, using SPA’s Wheelen X-Press in the Classroom. Some materials are provided (e.g., black ink, blotting paper, and other basic tools). Bring your own plate(s), or work in progress, and your own water-based ink(s) and paper. Some printmaking experience is needed. We are planning to offer Printmaking Open Studio sessions on a regular basis.

Members $25/Non-Members $35

Register Online:

Mixed Media Cards Workshop
(ages 14 years+)
Elissa Campbell
Tues. Nov. 17
4-7 PM

The holiday season is just around the corner … and aren’t there some special birthdays and celebrations that you would like to honor in the coming months? This workshop celebrates the art of the handmade greeting! Different materials and methods will be demonstrated to guide you as you create your own personalized cards - mixed media techniques include collage, carved block stamps, image transfer, and pop-up techniques. We’ll also be greening up our earth by using recycled materials. The knowledge you will gain from this workshop can be applied to many other art forms.

Participants are encouraged to bring materials/tools for use in their cards. Additional materials will be available for use during the class. In this intensive workshop, each participant will leave the class with 10 - 15 completed cards. You will receive a detailed handout and resource list for all materials we use. No previous experience is required – this is a great class for a beginner.

Materials fee for class kit: $15.

Supplies (If you have these tools, bring them. Elissa will have extras.): Ruler; X-acto knife and/or utility knife; cutting mat; scissors; pencil; glue brush.

Members $25/Non-Members $35

Register Online:

Creative Aging Art Meet-Up
Adults ages 60+
Thursdays: Nov. 19; & Dec. 10 (sign up for 1 session or all)
1-3PM

Join us for Creative Aging Art Meet-Up activities at SPA. The sessions are informal creative and social get-togethers in the SPA Classroom where you can make use of SPA tables, easels and some other basic art supplies – or bring your own project and materials. The sessions will begin at 1PM with a 10 to 15-minute tour and discussion of the current exhibits at Studio Place Arts.

MORE: This activity is in collaboration with the Central Vermont Council on Aging (CVCOA). SPA is an accessible organization with ramp access to the rear of the building and an elevator to the upper floors. SPA is located at 201 N Main Street in Barre.

ENROLL: Spaces are limited. Please pre-register for your session(s) at least 2 days before the scheduled activity via Marisa Willette at PH: 802.477.1364.

SPA Free Inspiration!

Introduction to Drawing
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
Sat, November 21
9:30AM-3PM (1/2 hour mid-day break)

In the first part of this class students will learn how to use One Point and Two Point Perspective techniques to create the illusion of depth and dimension on a flat surface. Students will learn how to use horizon lines and vanishing points correctly to draw the interiors and exteriors of houses and buildings.

In the second part of this class students will learn how to draw the human face in front, profile and ¾ views. Students will learn the proportions of the face, and how to draw faces.

Materials: Paper, pencil, eraser, and a straight-edge (ruler or triangle)

Member: $55/Non-Member: $65

Register Online:

To register by phone, call: 802-479-7069.
Please note, enrollment is not finalized until tuition payment is received.

Robert Waldo Brunelle is a painter, book illustrator, retired art teacher and political cartoonist. He taught cartooning and computer animation techniques at the Browns River Middle School for 31 years, and has taught cartooning workshops for adults at the Fletcher Farm School for Arts and Crafts. In 2007 he was one of the Vermont cartoonists featured in the "Drawn Here" series produced by WCAX Channel 3 T.V. He created a weekly cartoon for Seven Days for several years. His political cartoon strip "Mr. Brunelle Explains It All" appears monthly in the humor magazine "Funny Times", and weekly on the website of the humor magazine "Humor Times", at [www.humortimes.com]. To see more of Mr. Brunelle's art and cartoons, visit his website at [www.mrbrunelle.com], or email him at [[email protected]]

Color Theory — In Practice
Susan Sawyer
Sundays: Dec. 6 & 13
10AM-4PM (with a ½ hour mid-day for snack/lunch)

A short workshop for painters. There’s nothing wrong with an intuitive approach, but when thinking about how to make the most of color, it really does help to have some vocabulary and plenty of practice mixing just the color you want, and knowing what it’ll do next to its neighbors in an effective composition. We’ll use gouache, but the principles apply to any medium.

All materials provided for a fee to the instructor in the amount of $10.

Member: $110/Non-Member: $130

Register Online:

Creative Aging Art Meet-Up
Adults ages 60+
Thursdays: Dec. 10 (stay tuned for our 2027 schedule)
1-3PM
Free Inspiration at SPA

Join us for Creative Aging Art Meet-Up activities at SPA. The sessions are informal creative and social get-togethers in the SPA Classroom where you can make use of SPA tables, easels and some other basic art supplies – or bring your own project and materials. The sessions will begin at 1PM with a 10 to 15-minute tour and discussion of the current exhibits at Studio Place Arts.

MORE: This activity is in collaboration with the Central Vermont Council on Aging (CVCOA). SPA is an accessible organization with ramp access to the rear of the building and an elevator to the upper floors. SPA is located at 201 N Main Street in Barre.

ENROLL: Spaces are limited. Please pre-register for your session(s) at least 2 days before the scheduled activity via Marisa Willette at PH: 802.477.1364.

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REGISTERING FOR A CLASS:

How to Register:
1. You may call us at 802.479.7069 and register with your credit card;
2. You may register using our online service;
3. Send us an email to let us know you would like to enroll in a class; then, mail a check to SPA promptly or stop by the SPA galleries with your payment.

Please be sure to include an updated email address and phone number with your registration to ensure we are able to contact you. If you do not hear from us within 3 business days of your enrollment, please contact us directly.

For inquiries, contact us directly at 802-479-7069 or email [email protected]

SPA REFUND POLICY:
Cancellations at least 9 days before first class: Refund for full paid amount minus $10 registration fee OR 100% credit towards a future class.

Cancellations that occur within 8 days before the first class: 50% refund minus $10 registration fee OR 50% credit towards a future class.

Cancellations after the first class, but before second class: 50% refund of remaining class tuition OR 75% credit towards future class.

Full refund if SPA cancels. Credits towards future classes must be used within 12 months of date of cancellation.