UPCOMING CLASSES
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Paint Your Own Pottery
GRA now offer's a monthly Paint Your Own Pottery class. Down in the studio we have a variety of ceramics ready to be painted ranging from $5-$20! Spot reservation is $5 and includes glazes and firing. At the class choose your pottery piece for a variety of pre-made pieces (cost of pottery item not included in reservation fee). Register online at https://greatart.org/products/ceramics-sip-paint-october-12th-5-30pm-6-45pm Class Dates: First Saturday of the Month, January 2025- Dec 2025, 12-1pm. No class Sept. Sketching
If there are youth under the age of 16 an adult must be present with the child for the Sketching program.
Youth Summer Art Camp
Art Exploration Series
Lecture Series July 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st Learn about an art movement, artwork, and artists of the period. This program is for ages 14+. If younger, an adult must participate with the child. Free, suggested donation $5. Week 1: Impressionism Week 2: Surrealism Week 3: Pop Art Week 4: GRA Galleries, Art Talk Creative Series July 12th, 19th, and 26th This is a companion series to the Art Exploration: Lecture Series where participants get hands on and create artworks inspired by various art movements. There is no set image that participants will create but will learn about a few basics of the style to create their own work. This class is for ages 14+. Member $10, Non-member $15. Week 1: Impressionism, Week 2: Surrealism, Week 3: Pop Art Youth Worksheet June 4th-August 8th Free! Pick up at GRA, complete, and return to GRA for art supplies to make your own artwork. Ages 7-17. Younger kids can participate but will need help completing the worksheet. Youth Theater Camp Register: https://greatart.org/products/summer-youth-theater-camp July 14-18, 9:30am-12pm Performance on Friday July 18th at 11am (Age Suggestion 7-15), Member: $125/Non-Member: $135 Join Heather Mastromarco for an action filled week of theatre games, improv, comedy, skits, puppets and more! We’ll create our very own show to perform for our friends and family on Friday. We cannot wait to hear all of your fantastic theatre ideas and see you shine on the GRA stage! Pre-registration is required. 8 participants are required to run the class. About your instructor: Heather Mastromarco (she/her) is a theatre educator in Saint Cloud Minnesota. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a Minor in Music from SCSU summa cum laude, and graduated with distinction from the Music Theater Performance Program at St Lawrence College in Canada. Heather loves writing and performing sketch comedy and making people laugh. She is a talented singer, actor, director and choreographer who has worked with several theatre companies and organizations in the St Cloud area. Heather creates a wonderful, creative space full of fun and kindness and we know your kiddos will have an amazing time learning all about theatre with heather. Pop Art Hummingbird or Loon
Paint a Pop Art Hummingbird
Saturday, September 27th
9:30-11:30am
Member $35/Non-Member $40
Love the summer season and the animals it brings? Join Tracy Miller for a colorful hummingbird acrylic painting class and go home with a colorful canvas. All Supplies included. Wear an old shirt, apron or smock. This class is open to ages 10+ with a class size limit of 16. 4 participants are required to run the class.
Paint a Pop Art Loon
Saturday, September 27th
1-3pm
Member $35/Non-Member $40
Do you love the loons you see during the Minnesota summer? Join Tracy Miller for a colorful loon acrylic painting class and go home with a colorful canvas. Now you can gaze at the loon you paint all year long! All Supplies included. Wear an old shirt, apron or smock. This class is open to ages 10+ with a class size limit of 16. 4 participants are required to run the class.
Abstract Mixed Media Watercolor Saturday, October 25, 2025 10a.m. 4p.m.
Learn basic watercolor while applying collage materials to create an abstract watercolor painting. No painting skills required but just the ability to have a very open mind. Supplies provided by GRA and the instructor. This class is open to ages 16+ with a class size limit of 15.
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Paint Your Own Pottery
GRA offer's a monthly Paint Your Own Pottery class. Down in the studio we have a variety of ceramics ready to be painted ranging from $5-$20! Spot reservation is $5 and includes glazes and firing. At the class you choose a pottery piece from a variety of pre-made bisquedware (cost of pottery item not included in reservation fee). Register online at https://greatart.org/products/ceramics-sip-paint-october-12th-5-30pm-6-45pm Class Dates: First Saturday of the Month, January - Dec 2025, 12-1pm. No class Sept. Sketching
Write in the Gallery: 12 Months of Prompts Write in the Gallery: 12 Months of Prompts hosted by Laura Hansen
2nd Friday of the month, 1:30-3:00pm
Join us at Great River Arts once a month. Write in the gallery. Be inspired by the art. Meet other writers. A facilitator will provide opening prompts otherwise there will be self directed writing time for you to create. This program is free and open to the public and for teens and adults.
Laura Hansen is the author of the Stevens Poetry Manuscript Prize collection, Midnight River. Her most recent books are Waiting Rooms; My Breast Cancer Journey in Poems and The Night Journey; Stories and Poems. Published in numerous regional journals, Laura has judged poetry contests for Central Lakes College, The Talking Stick Literary Journal and Brainerd Writers Alliance among others. Laura is a two time Grand Prize Winner in the League of Minnesota
Annual Poetry Contest and a three time Five Wings Arts Council Grant Recipient. She is on the Lifetime Arts Creative Aging Roster of Teaching Artists and has served on the boards of Great River Arts and The Five Wings Arts Council. A graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, Laura owned an independent bookstore for twenty years and now works at her local library. Art Exploration Series
Lecture Series July 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st Learn about an art movement, artwork, and artists of the period. This program is for ages 14+. If younger, an adult must participate with the child. Free, suggested donation $5. Week 1: Impressionism Week 2: Surrealism Week 3: Pop Art Week 4: GRA Galleries, Art Talk Creative Series July 12th, 19th, and 26th This is a companion series to the Art Exploration: Lecture Series where participants get hands on and create artworks inspired by various art movements. There is no set image that participants will create but will learn about a few basics of the style to create their own work. This class is for ages 14+. Member $10, Non-member $15. Week 1: Impressionism, Week 2: Surrealism, Week 3: Pop Art Pop Art Hummingbird or Loon
Paint a Pop Art Hummingbird
Saturday, September 27th
9:30-11:30am
Member $35/Non-Member $40
Love the summer season and the animals it brings? Join Tracy Miller for a colorful hummingbird acrylic painting class and go home with a colorful canvas. All Supplies included. Wear an old shirt, apron or smock. This class is open to ages 10+ with a class size limit of 16. 4 participants are required to run the class.
Paint a Pop Art Loon
Saturday, September 27th
1-3pm
Member $35/Non-Member $40
Do you love the loons you see during the Minnesota summer? Join Tracy Miller for a colorful loon acrylic painting class and go home with a colorful canvas. Now you can gaze at the loon you paint all year long! All Supplies included. Wear an old shirt, apron or smock. This class is open to ages 10+ with a class size limit of 16. 4 participants are required to run the class.
Abstract Mixed Media WatercolorSaturday, October 25, 2025 10a.m. 4p.m.
Learn basic watercolor while applying collage materials to create an abstract watercolor painting. No painting skills required but just the ability to have a very open mind. Supplies provided by GRA and the instructor. This class is open to ages 16+ with a class size limit of 15.
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What kinds of classes would you like to see in the future at GRA? Email us with your thoughts at info@greatart.org.
In order to make sure that arts education opportunities are available to as many people as possible, Great River Arts offers scholarships based on need. To apply for a scholarship for you or your child, please fill out our application.Save money on classes by becoming a member today!
Thank you to Five Wings Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Clean Land Water Land and Legacy Amendment for their support.
"These activities are made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota, through a general operating grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund."
"These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Five Wings Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund."
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