Fall One Classes will run September 15- October 26- Still time to join!
Fall Classes and Drop In Series now open for registration!
Class sessions are 6-weeks unless otherwise specified
We offer both multi-week classes and one-day workshops!
Sliding-scale pricing options are available for anyone in financial hardship. Find more information here.
VISUAL ARTS | FINE CRAFTS |LIFE SKILLS & YOGA | CERAMICS
Figure Drawing (Ages 18+)
Join us for studio sessions providing beginner and advanced artists an opportunity to draw the human figure. Each session will have the model in varying poses and will be self-directed with an instructor present for specific help, guidelines, and examples.
Tuesdays, 6pm-9pm | Sept 16- Oct 21
Artist-Instructor: Sagan Newham | $180/6 week session
Intro Portrait Drawing Ages 14-17 welcome to enroll
Develop your own sophisticated approach to drawing portraits. There is no single right way to draw the human form. That being said, the foundational concepts of proportion, rhythm, and form must be acknowledged in any advanced process by which the portrait is being realized. In this class you will study these concepts plus different approaches for incorporating them in a drawing, rendering, or painting process.
Fridays, 9am-Noon | September 26- October 31
Artist Instructor: Trevor Linder | $225 /6 week session
Trevor Linder is an award winning painter, long time art instructor, and commercial illustrator.
Advanced Painting Theory for Adults (Ages 14-17 welcome to enroll)
If you know the basics of your medium but you’re stuck wondering how to take your work to the next level, this course is for you. Over 6 weeks, we will discuss the foundational topics of composition, lighting, color theory, personal style, and many others in great detail. In every session, we will also apply these concepts, giving you powerful understanding, experience and positive critique in an environment led by an instructor who lives for the joy of making and helping others make art.
Saturdays, 9am-1pm | October 4-November 8
Artist Instructor: Trevor Linder | $295/ session
Trevor Linder is an award winning painter, long time art instructor, and commercial illustrator.
Painting PNW Birds | Beg/Int Watercolors with Christine Joy
This coming October, Christine Joy is looking forward to teaching a new watercolor class which is inspired by PNW birds! In this 4 week class, we will be painting four different varieties of birds large and small.
Tuesdays, 10am-Noon | Oct 7 -28
Artist-Instructor: Christine Joy Swanson | $160/4 week session *Join the waitlist!
Drawing the Landscapes | Beg/Int Drawing with Christine Joy
This coming October, Christine Joy is looking forward to teaching a new drawing class focusing on the various elements found in a landscape. This class will greatly benefit anyone who is interested in growing their drawing skills as an artist, for both the beginner and the advanced! We will be practicing drawing from photographs - using a variety of mediums (charcoal, pen, pencil).
Tuesdays, 12:30pm-2:30pm | Oct 7 -28
Artist-Instructor: Christine Joy Swanson | $160/4 week session *3 spots left!
Oil Painting: Color Theory Deep Dive | Beg/Int with Christine Joy
In this 4 week class, each session will be focused on color theory and learning different approaches to oil painting. We will be learning the very basics in oils and gain confidence with the medium through practicing a variety of key techniques.
Wednesdays, 12:30pm-2:30pm | Oct 8 -29
Artist-Instructor: Christine Joy Swanson | $160/4 week session *4 spots left!
Intro to Relief Printmaking- 4 week Series
This four part beginning class is designed to introduce participants to the world of relief printmaking, an age-old technique that forms the foundation for many traditional forms of print art, from woodcuts to linocuts. Students will explore the creative process, learn fundamental techniques, and create their own original prints.
Sundays, 3pm-5pm | Oct 5- 26
Vinyasa Yoga with Wyle from Love Our Practice (Ages 18+) — Drop In Weekly!
Fall Yoga will continue September 23rd-October 21st, Tuesdays 5:30pm-6:30pm
(No Class on September 30th)
Instructor Wyle from Love Our Practice
This class is beginner-friendly, offering foundational guidance for those new to yoga, while also providing opportunities for more advanced practitioners to refine and explore their practice.
Join us for a dynamic and accessible Vinyasa Yoga series designed for all levels—whether you’re brand new to yoga or looking to deepen your practice.
*Teens Ages 14-17 are welcome to join- please email education@chehalemculturalcenter.org
Monday Mindfulness- Ongoing Drop In Series | September 22nd- December 15th
Start your week with a guided meditation session that will leave you centered, grounded, and ready to approach life with intention! Each week students will experience a 30-45-minute mindfulness session. Certified mindfulness instructor Annie Shull will guide students through a grounding seated meditation, gentle yoga-based movement, and explore cultivation and body scan practices.
Certified mindfulness instructor Annie Shull
Mondays, 6pm-6:45pm | $15/Weekly Drop In
To ensure the series can run, we ask students to enroll for 4 sessions as a minimum.
Please Note: Due to the popularity of our Adult Ceramics courses, we ask you to enroll in only one course per session in order to give everyone a chance to enroll!
Curious which level to sign up for? Check out our handy chart!
Class price increase in Fall 2025 to accommodate for materials costs & studio maintenance
Ceramics Resident Workshop: Surface Design - Tape Resist
This four hour workshop invites participants to experience one of Judith Yeo's favorite surface decoration techniques: intricate tape resist. She will be demoing her process from start to finish while sharing her tips and tricks to creating her grid cups. All necessary materials will be provided and students can pick up their finished pieces a week later after the workshop.
Sunday October 12, 2pm-6pm - REGISTER HERE!
$135/one day workshop, all materials provided
About our Fall Ceramics Resident: Judith Yeo is a functional ceramic artist exploring ideas of how love can be imbued in the creation process through effort, time, and care. She hopes that love may carry on through pieces held and being part of everyday life. For that reason, she makes objects that might touch someone’s lips and hands as well as be part of their gatherings and at other times, be companions in moments of solitude. She is drawn to the hands-on nature of the craft and the physicality of finished work - a concept that was foreign to her after years in her prior career in software engineering.
Class sessions are 6-weeks unless otherwise specified- Please note the date range for each class
BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE
All Ceramics Courses run $235/6 week session *Choose only one
Beg/Int Adult Ceramics - Weeks of September 15th-October 26th
Tuesdays, 6pm-9pm w/ Artist-Instructor Anneliese Kiefer | Sept 16- Oct 21 *2 spots left!
Wednesdays, 9am - 12pm w/ Artist-Instructor Mindy Beauchamp | Sept 17 - Oct 22 *2 spots left!
Brand new to the world of ceramics or need a brush-up? We'll go over all the basics to help you gain confidence in our Ceramics Studio, including slab rolling/forming, texturing, glazing, wedging, wheel throwing basics, and more!
Beginning Wheel Throwing (Pottery Wheel Only) - Weeks of Sept 15th-Oct 26th *Choose only one
All Ceramics Courses run $235/ 6 week session
In this hands-on, beginner wheel throwing only course, you will get to create different types of unique pottery on a potter’s wheel.
Thursdays, 6-9pm w/ Artist-Instructor Courtney Maulding | Sept 18 - Oct 23 *Join the waitlist!
Fridays, 6-9pm w/ Artist-Instructor Mindy Beauchamp | Sept 19- Oct 24 *4 spots left!
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
All Ceramics Courses run $235/ 6 week session
Int/Adv Ceramics- Weeks of Sept 15th-Oct 26th *Choose only one
This course is intended for the student who is ready to refine and develop their throwing skills,
classic forms and techniques for surface decoration.
Mondays, 6pm - 9pm w/Artist-Instructor: Mark Terry|Sept 15-Oct 20 *Wheel Throwing Only *Join the Waitlist
Wednesdays, 6pm - 9pm w/Artist-Instructor: Mindy Beauchamp | Sept 17- Oct 22 *1 spot left!
Intermediate Handbuilding - Weeks of Sept 15th-Oct 26th
All Ceramics Courses run $235/ 6 week session
In this course students will have the chance to engage with a survey of many hand building pottery techniques including texture tools, hump and slump molds, pinch forms, slab building, coil building, kurinuki, nerikomi (colored clays), and sculptural forms.
Tuesdays, 9am - 12pm | Sept 16- Oct 21*Join the waitlist!
Artist-Instructor: Benjamin Cahoon
Sliding-scale pricing options are available for anyone in financial hardship. Find more information here.