ADULT CLASSES
our adult classes come in three formats:
Workshops
They may only be 1 session, but we pack in a lot!
Spend a few hours with friends or make new ones as you learn a new art form, craft or skill in this welcoming format for people of all skill levels.
Check back often as we are always adding exciting new workshops to the schedule!
4 -8 week Classes
These classes are designed for people looking to dive a little deeper, spending 4 or 6 consecutive weeks in one specific medium.
Appropriate experience levels are noted in the description.
special Classes
These classes don't fit the mold!
Multi-day workshops, classes that run for several months, off-site experiences and more.
Appropriate experience levels are noted in the description.
Check back often as we are always adding classes to the schedule!
summer Workshops
printmaking Workshop:
gelli prints
With Emilia
Ages: Adults (Ages 16+)
Class Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Date: Wednesday 7/16/2025
Join us for an evening of exploring the art of printmaking using Gelli Plates! Throughout the workshop we will be learning the basic techniques of using a gel plate and inking rollers to create unique monoprints. Our focus will be on composition, color layering, stencils and found objects to produce a series of prints. This is a playful and creative process with instant results.
What are gelli prints? You can explore here.
All materials provided, all levels welcome.
$55 - THIS CLASS IS FULL
fall Workshops
We will also be adding new workshops throughout the fall, so please check back regularly!
intro to collage Workshop
With Emilia
Ages: Adults (Ages 16+)
Class Time: 6:45 - 8:45pm
Date: Tuesday 9/9/2025
Come experience the exciting and versatile world of collage!
With a focus on process and technique, we will explore composition, shape, color, and texture. Students will learn how to source existing materials, and techniques for combining them successfully. Students may also bring in photos or existing printed material they wish to use (but all materials needed for class will be provided).
All materials provided, all levels welcome.
$60
plein air painting workshop
With Susan
Ages: Adults (Ages 16+)
Class Time: 1:00 - 4:00pm
Date: Saturday 9/13/2025
(Rain date 9/20, 1-4pm)
Capture the brilliance of late summer/early fall color in Prospect Park—in your own painting! Join us for an afternoon of plein-air painting in Prospect Park. You will learn how to set up, what to look for in a pleasing composition and how to apply watercolor paint for desired effects. Instruction includes demonstration in watercolor, individual guidance during work time and final critique.
All materials provided (including portable chairs and tables), all levels welcome.
$95
art annex open house
With Susan and Emilia
Ages: Adults (Ages 16+)
Class Time: 6:45 - 8:45pm
Date: Wednesday 9/17/2025
Curious about what happens in a printmaking class? Not really sure what collage is? Want to meet our teachers before you take a class? Come join us for an open house evening to learn more about the different classes we offer and the teachers who teach them through demos, discussion and some art-making! This open house will focus specifically on our collage, watercolor and printmaking classes.
This event is free, but signup is required as spaces are limited.
FREE
parent + child needle felting workshop
With Shoshana
Ages: Adults and Children (Ages 8+)
Class Time: 1:15 - 4:15 pm
Date: Saturday 11/1/2025
Needle-felting is an accessible and forgiving art form that invites play and improvisation. The essential medium - wool - looks and feels like weightless fluff, but it can be sculpted into surprisingly sturdy, highly detailed objects that have a unique, lively energy.
In this introductory workshop, parents (or just a favorite grownup) and children will dive into felting their own delicious projects - needle felted food! Students will learn methods for constructing and refining 3-dimensional shapes and using dyed wool to finish their object with color. We will also cover how to smooth the surface of our work for a professional finish as well as sourcing materials and finding inspiration for new projects.
All materials included, and each pair will go home with a felting pad, some core wool, and 2 needles to continue the fun at home!
$95 - 2 seats (one pair) remaining!
This cost covers ONE participant. Please register separately for each person attending. We ask that parents/grownups and children register to attend in pairs - if you are a parent who would like to bring 2 children, please email us.
needle felting workshop
With Shoshana
Ages: Adults (Ages 16+)
Class Time: 1:15 - 4:15 pm
Date: Saturday 11/8/2025
Needle-felting is an accessible and forgiving art form that invites play and improvisation. The essential medium - wool - looks and feels like weightless fluff, but it can be sculpted into surprisingly sturdy, highly detailed objects that have a unique, lively energy.
In this introductory workshop, you'll learn everything you need to know in order to launch your own projects, including methods for constructing and refining 3-dimensional shapes, how to create complex objects and figures by securely attaching shapes to each other and using dyed wool to finish your object with color. We will also cover how to smooth the surface of your work for a professional finish as well as sourcing materials and finding inspiration for new projects.
All materials included, and each participant will go home with a felting pad, some core wool, and 2 needles to continue the fun at home!
$95
early fall classes (4 + 6 week)
early fall mixed media collage
With Emilia
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 6:45 - 8:45pm
Dates: Mondays 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27
In this 6 session class we will explore the exciting intersection of collage and printmaking! Our primary focus will be on learning various collage techniques and creating unique compositions using hand painted papers and other unique materials. We will also spend some time making prints with rubber blocks to incorporate into our collage work.
All levels welcome!
Students who have taken this class before are welcome to join, as material will be tailored to class participants, whether just beginning or building on existing skills.
All materials provided.
$420
early fall printmaking
With Emilia
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 6:45 - 8:45pm
Dates: Tuesdays 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28
Join us as we explore a variety of printmaking techniques in this 6 session class! Printmaking will invite you to layer, arrange and experiment with color and composition. We will use a variety of papers as our printing surface as we explore gelli plate printing, collographs, and monoprints. We will also use stencils, and carve stamps to create beautiful prints. All levels welcome!
All materials provided.
$420
early fall gouache painting
With Janet
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Dates: Wednesdays 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8
Explore the still-life while working with gouache in this 4 week class!
Gouache is an opaque watercolor medium that allows you to work from dark
to light, which makes it a perfect addition to your acrylic or oil painting
experience. Working from still-life objects, we will explore the basic
techniques of this versatile medium. Our focus will be on the creative
process, while also paying attention to value, color and composition to
produce a series of paintings on paper.
All materials provided.
$300
early fall watercolor studio
With Susan
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 6:45 - 8:45pm
Dates: Wednesdays 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29
This 6 session class is designed with a looser structure, to feel a little bit more like an open studio. It is ideal for those who have either taken previous watercolor classes at the Art Annex or have their own prior experience and want to delve deeper into their watercolor journey. Prompts will be provided if requested, or participants may use these sessions to work on self-generated projects with as much support and guidance as requested. We will provide still life set up objects and offer setup coaching for those who would like it.
All materials will be provided, but if you have your own favorite materials, you are welcome to bring those along!
$420
early fall watercolor painting
With Susan
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Dates: Thursdays 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30
Come experience the joy of watercolor and discover how you can use this medium to create your own beautiful paintings! This 4 session class has it all: instruction for beginners as well as the opportunity for those with previous experience to build on their existing skills. This class will begin with an exploration of the materials to uncover what watercolors can really do (for those who are new to watercolors) and then each week students will learn new skills and techniques to enhance their work. We will work from objects arranged in simple still lives each week.
This class is also appropriate for those of you who have taken watercolors with us before, as you will be able to build on what you have already learned!
$420
early fall still life Acrylic painting
With Eleanore
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 7:30 - 9:30pm
Dates: Thursdays 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30
In this 6 week class you will be painting from still-life objects. You will learn how to simplify and prioritize details, identify contrast, mix desired colors, and experiment with the composition of an image. Using arranged scenes and objects as the base for all projects, you will also explore ways to find inspiration in the scenes you paint, and how to keep building on what excites you. You will have opportunities to choose what you paint, and share in the process with the whole class.
All levels welcome - this class is great for those who are just beginning and those who wish to keep building on what they know! All materials provided.
$420 - THIS CLASS IS FULL
late fall classes (6 week)
late fall mixed media collage
With Emilia
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 6:45 - 8:45pm
Dates: Mondays 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8
In this 6 session class we will explore the exciting intersection of collage and printmaking! Our primary focus will be on learning various collage techniques and creating unique compositions using hand painted papers and other unique materials. We will also spend some time making prints with rubber blocks to incorporate into our collage work.
All levels welcome!
Students who have taken this class before are welcome to join, as material will be tailored to class participants, whether just beginning or building on existing skills.
All materials provided.
$420
late fall printmaking
With Emilia
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 6:45 - 8:45pm
Dates: Tuesdays 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9
Join us as we explore a variety of printmaking techniques in this 6 session class! Printmaking will invite you to layer, arrange and experiment with color and composition. We will use a variety of papers as our printing surface as we explore gelli plate printing, collographs, and monoprints. We will also use stencils, and carve stamps to create beautiful prints. All levels welcome!
All materials provided.
$420
late fall Drawing Prompts + Practice
With Rosie
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 10:15am - 11:45am
Dates: Wednesdays 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17*
*No class 11/26
Join us to build a drawing practice. In this 6 week class we will work with prompts and suggestions, and will have space to take them in our own directions. Each week we will investigate some different reasons and ways to draw, and will come to see drawing as a tool with so many incredible functions. We can draw to record our lives, to collaborate with others, to see what images live in our visual memories. We can draw to slow down and observe, to practice quickness and recklessness, to notice change over time, and to chill out. We will learn some observational drawing skills and will prioritize drawing as an experiential process. This class is for people of any experience level who are excited to draw.
All materials provided.
$315
late fall still life Acrylic painting
With Eleanore
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 6:45 - 8:45pm
Dates: Wednesdays
11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17*
*No class 11/26
In this 6 week class you will be painting from still-life objects. You will learn how to simplify and prioritize details, identify contrast, mix desired colors, and experiment with the composition of an image. Using arranged scenes and objects as the base for all projects, you will also explore ways to find inspiration in the scenes you paint, and how to keep building on what excites you. You will have opportunities to choose what you paint, and share in the process with the whole class.
All levels welcome - this class is great for those who are just beginning and those who wish to keep building on what they know! All materials provided.
$420
late fall figure drawing
With Rosie
Ages: Adults
Class Time: 7:30 - 9:30pm
Dates: Thursdays 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18*
*No class 11/27
In this 6 session class we will explore figure drawing from the live nude model. Beginner to experienced drawers are invited to join as we practice observing through tone, mark making and composition, and bring the model to life through gesture. We will mostly be working in charcoal, and all materials will be provided, but students are also welcome to bring their own additional drawing supplies. Students who have taken this class before are welcome to join, as material will be tailored to class participants, whether just beginning or building on existing skills.
$420
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Do you offer Drop In Classes?We do! We offer drop in options for any of our Early Childhood classes that are not full. Drop In registration opens the first day of the semester. Simply click here or on the "Drop In Class" button beside the class you are interested in to register. The class fee includes one adult and one child. You can register for as many drop in classes as you like, there is no limit. We cannot accommodate refunds or credits for missed drop-in classes at this time. Advanced registration for drop in classes is required, we cannot accommodate drop-ins at the door/at the time of class.
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What if my child misses a class?We are not able to offer refunds for missed classes unless we cancel a class. Each enrolled family can schedule 2 makeup classes per semester. If you enroll in a class, you'll be given instructions for how to schedule a makeup, should you miss a class. Makeups are permitted as space allows and are on a first come, first served basis. Makeups must be scheduled for the same semester in which you are enrolled. They do not carry over to future semesters. Drop-in classes are not eligible for makeups, credit, or refunds.
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Does a grownup have to attend classes with my child?For our Early Childhood Classes (ages 1.5-5) we do ask that a grownup stay with your child for the duration of class. Our teachers lead each session, but having the child's grownup stay not only helps the child feel comfortable, it also offers adults tools and techniques for continuing art experiences at home.
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What is your cancellation policy?We understand that sometimes things come up that make it no longer possible for your child to attend class with us. But we ask that you also understand that late cancellations mean we are unlikely to be able to fill the space in the class, but have already made arrangements for staff and materials. We cannot accommodate refunds or credits for missed drop-in classes at this time. You have two options for cancellation of semester-long classes: Option 1: More than 4 weeks prior to the first class? You can receive credit for the full class minus a $75 cancellation fee. Less than 4 weeks prior to the first class but more than 1 week? You can receive 50% credit for the class minus a $75 cancellation fee. Cancellations made less than one week prior to the start of class are not eligible for credit. Option 2: If it's more than one week prior to the start of class and we are able to fill your spot from the waitlist (if there is one), we will refund you the cost of the class minus a $75 cancellation fee. We cannot give refunds less than one week prior to the start of class. Please note that we only offer full (100%) refunds for a class if WE cancel the class. We are also unable to offer refunds for days or classes missed due to illness or travel. Two makeup classes per semester are available for all of our Early Childhood classes. Drop-in classes are not eligible for credit or refunds.
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How do the semesters work?With the goal of creating classes that are at different price points and therefore accessible to more families, we split the semester into two parts: Semester A and Semester B. You can register for just one, or both (register for both at the same time for a discount!).
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Can I bring my child's sibling if they are outside the age group?Possibly! We want to work with families to create a meaningful art experience for everyone attending our classes. So if you would like to bring a child's sibling who is outside the age group listed in the description, please just email us: info@theartannexbrooklyn.com. If they are within the age group, please just sign them up for a drop in that day.
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Do you offer discounts or scholarships?We fundamentally believe that people of all ages deserve access to high quality arts programming. If you or your child would like to attend one of our classes but cannot for financial reasons, please contact us at info@theartannexbrooklyn.com. We also offer a refer-a-friend credit! For every friend you refer to The Art Annex who registers for a class, we'll add a $20 credit to your account as a thank you. Just make sure your friend writes your name in the "how did you hear about us" section when they register. There is no limit to the number of friend credit you can earn, and credit with us does not expire.