Winter/Spring Two Classes (March 9th-April 26th) Now On sale!
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.
2026 Class Cancellation Policy
VISUAL ARTS | FINE CRAFTS |CERAMICS | PERFORMING ARTS
FIND MORE INFO ON OUR WORKSHOPS HERE!
BOARD GAME WORKSHOP SERIES (THE ART OF GAME DESIGN) FOR AGES 10–14
FUN FELTING 4 PART SERIES FOR AGES 8-12 coming March 9th, 11th, 16th & 18th
BOUQUET MADE WITH LOVE FOR Mother’s Day & Spring FOR AGES 7-13- Coming May 2026
Teen Artists are welcome to explore our Adult Visual Arts Classes here (watercolors, oil painting, drawing) - must email education@chehalemculturalcenter.org for approval before registration.
Class sessions are 6-weeks unless otherwise specified
ART CLUBS for Grades K-5
Art Club: Art & Nature (for Grades K-5) | Mondays 4pm-5:30pm | Mar 9- Apr 20
(No class March 23)
Artist- Instructor: Annika Morse | $150/ session
Explore and observe the beauty and wonder of nature through art. Create 2D and 3D projects using a variety of natural and eco-friendly materials combined with painting, printing and collage. Build skills and creativity in a fun environment with friends.
Art Club: Imagination Station for Grades K-5 | Tuesdays 4pm-5:30pm |Mar 10- Apr 21
(No Class March 24)
Artist- Instructor: Annika Morse | $150/ session
Imagination Station encourages young artists to grow, create, relax, and have fun! Express your likes, interests, thoughts and feelings using a variety of art materials and techniques. 2D and 3D art projects are inspired by stories, artists, music, culture, and art prompts.
SEE UNDER TEENS:
Fantasy World Building for Ages 9-16, Thursdays 5pm-6:30pm
Board Game Workshop Series- Play to Create: The Art of Game Design, Ages 10–14 (Grades 5–8)
For PreK & Families
Two options for Club Mud/Paint this Spring!
Club mud Ages 3-PreK *Parents encouraged to attend with their student
Spring into Art!! |Tues 9:30am-11am, Mar 10-Apr 21 (No Class on March 24)
Artist Instructor Annika Morse, $120/6 week series (all materials provided)
Spring into Art will be themed around springtime crafts: exploring flower, animal and easter egg crafts and activities!
1 enrollment covers 1 adult & 1 student
Club mud Ages 3-PreK *Parents encouraged to attend with their student
Magic of Books! |Weds 9:30am-11am, Mar 11-Apr 22 (No Class on March 25)
Artist Instructor Annika Morse, $120/6 week series (all materials provided)
Magic of Books will include story time- a new book each week and exploring and creating with activities and crafts based on the theme of the book!
1 enrollment covers 1 adult & 1 student
Family Clay Play for PreK-5th Grade on Sundays will return in May 2026
FOR TEENS:
Teen Art Class: Fantasy World Building
Ages 9-16, Thursdays 5pm-6:30pm, Mar 12-Apr 23 (No Class on March 26)
Artist-Instructor: Lillian Carver, $150/session
If you’re a lover of fantasy, comics, or imaginative storytelling, this six-week course is your gateway to creating a fully realized world of your own. Each week, we’ll explore a different pillar of world building and bring it to life through a unique art piece. From crafting maps and illustrating bustling cityscapes to designing characters, flora, and even entire solar systems, you’ll gradually assemble a vivid, cohesive world one artwork at a time.
Join us and transform your imagination into something you can see, share, and expand.
Board Game Workshop Series- Play to Create: The Art of Game Design, Ages 10–14 (Grades 5–8)
3-4:30pm, Sundays Mar 15-Apr 19 (No Class on March 29)
Artist- Instructor: Christian Cook $125/ 5 week series, All Materials Provided
Perfect for creative minds who love to play games, invent new rules, and explore how games work.
Ever wondered how your favorite games like Catan, Uno, or Dungeons & Dragons came to be?
In this five-week workshop, students explore the world of tabletop game design—where math meets creativity and play becomes invention. Each session blends play, discovery, and creation. Students analyze popular games, explore mechanics like chance, balance, and storytelling, and design their own original tabletop game to take home and share.
By the end of the series, participants will have:
Played and analyzed classic games
Designed, tested, and refined a prototype
Learned how game creators market and share their designs
Time for revision & polishing
Learn about marketing, virtual design & storytelling
Week 1: Play, Analyze, and Think Like a Designer
Week 2: Micro-Design: The 5-Minute Dice Game
Week 3: Big Project: Concept & Prototype
Week 4: Testing, Balance, and Polish
Week 5: Showcase, Marketing, and Reflection
Christian Cook is a writer, educator, and designer who teaches storytelling and game design through creativity and play. Combining his background in narrative design, tabletop strategy, and interactive storytelling, he helps students turn ideas into games that spark imagination and collaboration.
FIND MORE INFO ON OUR WORKSHOPS HERE!
BOARD GAME WORKSHOP SERIES (THE ART OF GAME DESIGN) FOR AGES 10–14
FUN FELTING 4 PART SERIES FOR AGES 8-12 coming March 9th, 11th, 16th & 18th
BOUQUET MADE WITH LOVE FOR Mother’s Day & Spring FOR AGES 7-13- Coming May 2026
Creative Writing for Ages 12+
Tuesdays 5:30pm-7pm, Mar 10-Apr 21 (No class March 24)
Artist Instructor: Annika Morse $150/session
If you like designing your own worlds and dreaming up new stories then this class is for you. This class will focus on creativity and thinking outside the box while also teaching the building blocks of writing a good story and how to edit your writing. Writing materials provided, bring yourself and your thinking caps!
Creating & Playing w/ Spring Herbs (Ages 7-15) | Weds 4:15PM-5:15PM | Mar 11- Apr 22
(No Class March 25)
Artist-Instructor: Mckaila Egan is the creator of Medicine Ghippsy
$120/6 week session, covers all materials, herbs, tools & culinary equipment *Join the waitlist!
In this fun and hands-on class, kids will explore the world of herbs and nature!
They'll learn how to identify common herbs, make their own herbal teas, and create natural art and simple body care products like lip balm or bath salts.
Through creative projects, the kids will connect with nature, use their senses, and discover how plants can be helpful in everyday life.
Fiber Arts for Teens Ages 10-18
Wednesdays 4pm-5:30pm, Mar 11- Apr 22 (No class on March 25)
Artist-Instructor: Kat Puente $170/session (all materials provided)
Ever thought about fabric as art? What about thread as a way to illustrate ideas? This class is about communicating ideas through fabrics, threads and found objects. In this class students will learn how to fuse fabrics, do free motion stitching on a machine, and utilize various embroidery techniques to create a 20” x 20” art quilt of their own design.
Lights, Curtain, Middle School presents: Supervillains Anonymous will return late Spring 2026
Class sessions are 6-weeks unless otherwise specified
SUNDAYS
Family Clay Play for PreK-5th Grade | Sundays 3pm-4:30pm will return May 2026!
MONDAYS
Ceramics Club (Grades K-2) | Mondays | 4pm-5:30pm | Mar 9- Apr 20
*No Class on March 23 due to Spring Break
Come join us for this handbuilding and wheel-throwing class for young ceramicists, both new and returning!
For Kindergarten- 2nd Grade Only
Student led clay play with instruction. A hands-on introductory course that teaches our youngest learners foundational ceramic skills and practices. Students will learn how to build creatures and vessels out of clay. In addition to learning how to build ceramic pieces, students will learn how to view and observe artwork.
Artist-Instructor: Pilar Swanson, Studio Manager | $150/session
TUESDAYS
Teen Ceramics (Grades 6-12) | Tuesdays 4:15pm-5:45pm | Mar 10- Apr 21
*No Class on March 24 due to Spring Break
For beginning and returning students alike- focus on wheel throwing or handbuilding!
Artist-Instructor: Anneliese Kiefer | $150/session *Join the waitlist!
WEDNESDAYS
Ceramics Club (Grades 3-5) | Wednesdays 4pm-5:30pm | Mar 11- Apr 22
*No Class on March 25 due to Spring Break
Come join us for this handbuilding and wheel-throwing class for young ceramicists, both new and returning!
For 3rd-5th Grades Only
Theme based and student led clay play with guided instruction. Building off the skills learned in K-2 Ceramic Club students will learn how to build bigger and taller handbuilt forms. Students will have opportunities to potentially throw on the pottery wheel.
Artist-Instructor: Lora Froescher of Hands on Art | $150/session *4 spots left!
THURSDAYS
Teen Ceramics w/Pottery Wheel Focus (Grades 6-12) | Thursdays 4:15pm-5:45pm | Mar 12-Apr 23
*No Class on March 26 due to Spring Break
Learn the basics of throwing on the potters' wheel. We’ll also explore hand-building techniques, glazing, and surface design with a “creature” theme.
Artist-Instructor: Courtney Maulding, former Ceramics Studio Resident | $150/session
Sliding-scale pricing options are available for anyone in financial hardship. Find more information here.
