INSTRUCTOR: April South Olson DATES: November 27 Learn a unique art of encaustic. Take a picture, mount it on the wood, cover with encaustic and give someone a unique and memorable present for the holiday season! STUDENTS PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN 4x6 or 5x7 photo.   Register by November 20 Bonifas Member: $30 | Non-Member: $35 | Become a Bonifas Member »

Class canceled (instructor is ill), please stay tuned for a rescheduling of the class in the future. INSTRUCTOR: Cathie Knauf DATES: Wednesdays, November 7, 14, 28 (3 -session class), 6:00 – 8:00 pm Artist Cathie Knauf leads you through the process of creating a unique mosaic piece. Join us to create this whimsical piece of functional art. Do you have a broken dish that you just hate to throw out? If not, no worries, - you will have the opportunity…

INSTRUCTOR: Staci Berg DATES: September 21, November 9, 30 Come for a fun evening of painting a seasonal scene with acrylics. Bring a few friends and a beverage of choice. Take home a unique piece of art, and kick off the weekend in style!   Three Nights Bonifas Member: $65 | Each Night Bonifas Member: $25 | Three Nights Non-Member: $80 | Each Night Non-Member: $30 | Become a Bonifas Member »

Instructor: Michael Hall Date: February 9 Learn how to make your portraits or selfies look the best without setting up the professional lighting. Award-winning photographer Mike Hall will educate you on how to take the pictures that makes anyone look like the best version of themselves with your smartphone or camera in this short and informative workshop. Just in time for Valentine’s day – do it together for novel experience as a couple or give a loved one a special…

This class is full. Instructor: April South Olson Dates: February 12 & 19 Learn the unique art of encaustic medium. Encaustic artist, April South-Olson will show you how to apply colored hot wax and fuse them in layers to create a landscape. She will guide you with art elements and through her own practice to build onto your layers. We will explore a Shellac Burn technique, by lighting our paintings on fire, to create a spontaneous dimension to your landscape…

Instructor: Tracy Anderson Date: Feb. 7 and 21 This two and a half hour class, will introduce you to the medium of Scratchboard and adding color. Scratchboard black is a white clay board that has had black ink applied. The technique requires scratching away the black to reveal the white underneath. This class will also teach the technique of adding color. Scratchboard is known for being highly detailed. This class will teach the basic techniques for working on scratchboard black…

Instructor: David Snook Date: March 21 Learn how to write beautifully and create personalized stationery or make signs. The practical benefits of learning calligraphy include weddings and big events (save the date, outer envelopes, inner envelopes, RSVP envelopes, and thank you card envelopes, Invitation suite design, Program design, Place cards and escort cards, Menu design, Signs, certificates) corporate events and private dinners. All these materials take time to create and hiring a calligrapher is costly. However, if you create them…

Instructor: April South -Olson Date: April 2, 9, 16, 23 Learn to listen to your intuition and understand the beauty of layering in this abstract painting class. We will use the versatile acrylic medium to apply paint with an instinctual approach. April South-Olson will show you how to use pattern, collage, mark making, and other art elements to move you forward with each layer in this contemporary art method.   Bonifas Member: $34 | Non-Member: $39 | Become a Bonifas…