Explore your creativity, learn something new, expand your craft or begin a new hobby
WCA Creative Programming
Workshops and classes are designed for kids ages 3 and up, families, teens and adults at all levels of experience.
The WCA provides youth, teen and adult creative programming. Classes are taught in a variety of traditional mediums like painting, ceramics, drawing, printmaking, jewelry making and stained glass including a variety of specialty classes that are available for more advanced students.
We hire local practicing artists from the Cedar Valley to instruct who also have a passion for art and art education.
Registration opens May 5th
Ages 2-4
Classes include admission into Phelps Youth Pavilion for both caregiver and child.
Paint & Play
Kids and their helpers will paint with fingers, brushes, and feathers to make whimsical scenes! This class will focus on counting and colors.
June 4-25 (4 weeks)
Thursdays | 10:30-11:00am
Members: $24 | Non-members: $30
Preschool Picassos
Preschool Picassos Parent and children will work together using a variety of materials to express themselves.
July 28-August 18 (4 weeks)
Tuesdays | 10:30-11:00am
Members: $24 | Non-members: $30
Ages 5-8
Sign up for both Doodlers & Masters of Mud and receive $10 off registration.
Doodlers
Learn to draw with a variety of materials including charcoal, pastels, markers, and colored pencils.
Session I: Fairy Tales
June 10-July 1 (4 weeks)
Wednesdays | 9:30-10:30am
Session II: Natural World
July 7-28 (4 weeks)
Tuesdays | 1:00-2:00pm
Members: $24 | Non-members: $30
Puppets!
Use paper and glue to form your very own puppet. Then use scraps of felt and fabric to make clothes and accessories. If time allows, short skits will be performed during the last class.
July 21, 23, 28, 30
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 10:00am-12:00pm
Members: $48 | Non-members: $60
Instructor: Mary Lisa Mueller
Fused Glass Bugs
Bugs are the best, you will learn all about them and then use glass to create your very own colorful bug!
Thursday, June 18 | 10:00am-11:30am
Members: $26 | Non-members: $32
Instructor: Angi Reid
Masters of Mud
Build your own dragon, personal gnome or favorite bird. Real or Imagined, you decide what to create.
Session I: Fairy Tales
June 10-July 1 (4 weeks)
Wednesdays | 10:30-11:30am
Session II: Natural World
July 7-28 (4 weeks)
Tuesdays | 2:00-3:00pm
Members: $33 | Non-members: $42
Ages 9-13
Sign up for both Sketchers and Say it with Clay and receive $10 off registration.
Fused Glass Insects
Design, cut and fabricate your very own glass insect. Once complete all insects will be fused together in a kiln at 1300 degrees!
Thursday, July 9 | 10:00-11:30am
Members: $26 | Non-members: $32
Instructor: Angi Reid
Sketchers
Learn drawing basics while making new friends and creating mini-masterpieces. Each session will have a different theme that learners will focus on.
Session I: Fantasy
June 10-July 1 (4 weeks)
Wednesdays | 10:30-11:30am
Session II: Pets
July 7-28 (4 weeks)
Tuesdays | 2:00-3:00pm
Members: $24 | Non-members: $30
I Scream, You Scream: Clay Camp
Spend three intensive days learning how to throw on the pottery wheel. By the end of this camp you will have a set of ice cream bowls!
Session I
July 21-23 (3 days) |10:00am-12:00pm
Session II
August 4-6 (3 days) | 2:00-4:00pm
Instructor: Angi Reid
Members: $48 | Non-members: $60
Say It With Clay
Work with clay to build your own wall hangings and whimsical creatures.
Session I: Fantasy
June 10-July 1 (4 weeks)
Wednesdays | 9:30-10:30am
Session II: Pets
July 7-28 (4 weeks)
Tuesdays | 1:00-2:00pm
Members: $33 | Non-members: $42
Teens & Adults
Stained Glass
Learn techniques including design, glass cutting, soldering, and framing for making a copper-foiled stained-glass piece.
Session I: Traditional Lead
June 2-July 7 (6 weeks)
Tuesdays | 6:00-8:00pm
Instructor: Amanda Barr
Session II: Copper Foil
July 14-August 11 (5 weeks)
Tuesdays | 6:00-8:30pm
Instructor: Melissa & Steve McKinstry
Session III: Copper Foil
June 25-July 23 (5 weeks)
Thursdays | 9:00-11:30am
Instructor: Amanda Barr
Members: $96 | Non-members: $120
Wheel Throwing
Spend a couple hours a week playing with clay. Our instructors will teach you the basics and provide tips on how to advance your craft. Ten pottery wheels are available or you may want to focus on slab work.
Session I: Coffee & Clay
June 2-July 7 (6 weeks)
Tuesdays | 9:00-11:00am
Instructor: Angi Reid
Session II
June 17-July 22 (6 weeks)
Wednesdays | 6:00-8:00pm
Instructor: Amanda Barr
Session III
June 4-July 9 (6 weeks)
Thursdays | 6:00-8:00pm
Instructor: Rodney Green
Session IV
August 6-September 10 (6 weeks)
Thursdays | 6:00-8:00pm
Instructor: Christina Konicek
Members: $96 | Non-members: $120
Fee includes use of studio/tools and 25 lbs. of clay. Additional clay available for purchase.
Felted Wall-Hanging
Learn the basics of needle felting by creating a simple image in a embroidery hoop. All supplies will be provided.
July 28 & 30 | 6:00-8:30pm
Members: $52 | Non-members: $65
Instructor: Jennifer Heckmann
Jewelry Making: Bezel Setting
Create a custom bezel for a cabochon stone and solder it into place. Use bezel setting tools to secure the stone and finish a wearable pendant.
Sunday, June 14 | 11:00am-5:00pm
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Members: $54; plus $40 material fee Non-members: $67; plus $40 material fee
“Fill me Up” Bowls to Lidded Jars with Mike Knox
Join Mike Knox, a woodfire ceramicist from Strawberry Point, for an intense two-day workshop where participants will focus on form and function through the development of lidded pots. Participants receive 25lbs of clay, and are encouraged to bring a pot that they have made in the past for a show and tell. An optional tour of his studio will be offered this fall.
Saturday, August 29 | 10:30am-3:30pm
Sunday, August 30 | 1:00-4:00pm
Instructor: Mike Knox
Members: $86 | Non-members: $107
Journal Making with Suminagashi Marbling & Japanese Stab Binding
Make your own beautiful little handcover journal, start to finish. First, we’ll create marbled papers and make them into book covers. Next, we’ll assemble the covers and papers using a stab binding technique. You’ll go home with a handbound 50-page journal (7.25”x4.5”) ready to fill with stories, lists, doodles, sketches, poems, or whatever!
Wednesday, June 17 | 1:00-4:30pm
Members: $51; plus $35 material fee Non-members: $64; plus $35 material fee
Instructor: Rhonda Scott
Melon Basket Weaving
Create a ribbed egg basket that measures 6 inches across. Upcycled embroidery hoop handles along with reed will be used to weave this beautiful basket. Please remember to bring a lunch.
Sunday, July 26 | 10:30am-4:30pm
Instructor: Jennifer Heckmann
Members: $39; plus $35 material fee Non-members: $48; plus $35 material fee
The Art of Fused Glass
Create your very own fused glass pieces. Art pieces will be ready for pick-up approximately one week after class.
Session I: Bird
Wednesday, June 10 | 6:00-7:30pm
Session II: Plant Stake
Wednesday, July 15 | 6:00-7:30pm
Session III: Suncatcher
Wednesday, August 26 | 6:00-7:30pm
Session IV: Pumpkin
Wednesday, September 9 | 6:00-7:30pm
Instructor: Angi Reid
Members: $26 | Non-members: $32 per class
Jewelry Making: Spinner Ring
Texture, solder, and shape a wide band to form the base ring. Add a spinning outer band and flare the edges to create a fun fidget ring.
Saturday, August 8 | 11:00am-5:00pm
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Members: $54; plus $40 material fee Non-members: $67; plus $40 material fee
Pre-Registration is Required for All Classes
Additional Information
Cancellation Policy
Should minimum enrollment not be met, class will be cancelled, participants will be notified and a credit or a refund will be issued. If you withdraw from a class up to 3 days prior to the first session, you will receive a refund minus a $10 processing fee or a full credit towards another class registration. After that time no refunds will be given. Material fees are non-refundable.
Registration
Pre-registration is required for each class unless otherwise noted. Please register & submit payment by the registration deadline noted next to each class description. Payment is due at the time of registration. Registrations are not considered complete until payment is received. A surcharge of 4% will be added to all credit card transactions. This charge does not apply when paying by cash or check.
Inclement Weather Policy
If inclement weather occurs, WCA may cancel classes. Tune in to KWWL or Facebook for up-to-date cancellation information. Please note that whenever Waterloo Community Schools are cancelled for weather, the Phelps Youth Pavilion and WCA youth classes/programs will be cancelled.
Handicap Accessibility
The Waterloo Center for the Arts is handicap accessible. If you require special assistance to participate in our programs, call (319) 291-4490