For full session classes (10 Sessions), registration remains open until the third class meeting. Missed classes are not eligible for refunds or prorated tuition. For Short Session classes (5 Sessions), registration remains open until the second class meeting.
We offer private lessons and financial aid to accommodate anyone who wishes to take a class. For questions about our policies or for more information, reach out to us at office@brooklineartscenter.com. Missed classes are not eligible for refunds or prorated tuition.
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Dates: Mon, Sept 28–Dec 14 (10 sessions)
Time: 10am–1pm
Instructor: Katie McColgan (she/her)
Class Fee: $720 Materials: $55
Explore wheelthrowing, handbuilding, and surface design techniques with in-depth exercises and projects involving carving, coil building, advanced underglaze application methods, and basic wheelthrowing skills. No previous pottery or wheelthrowing experience is required. Exclusion Date Oct 12. Nov 2.
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Zoe Schein (they/them)
Dates: Mon, Sept 14–Oct 26 (5 sessions)
Time: 12–2pm
Class Fee: $230
In this 5-week short session course, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of facial anatomy, laying the groundwork for strong portraiture skills. Students will learn how to render different types of facial features with drawing & painting materials. All levels of experience are welcome. Exclusion Dates Sept 21 + Oct 12
Level: All levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Laura Jaklitsch (she/her)
Dates: Mon, Sept 28–Dec 2 (10 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Class Fee: $594 Materials: $55
Spend your Fall exploring the wonderful world of jewelry and metals! Students will gain a general knowledge of jewelry-making and metalsmithing techniques in this class. Techniques covered will include soldering, piercing, and embellishing in copper and brass. Students must feel comfortable working independently with sharp tools and torches. Exclusion Date Oct 12.
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Katie McColgan (she/her)
Dates: Mon, Sept 14–Dec 2(10 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Class Fee: $720 Materials: $55
Explore wheelthrowing, handbuilding, and surface design techniques with in-depth exercises and projects involving carving, coil building, advanced underglaze application methods, and basic wheelthrowing skills. No previous pottery or wheelthrowing experience is required. Exclusion Dates Sept 21 + Oct 12 + Oct 19
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Shannon Johnson (she/her)
Dates: Mon, Nov 9–Dec 7 (5 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Class Fee: $345
Learn how to create colorful and complex compositions for linocut prints with multi-layer block printing techniques. This class will focus on color theory and reductive printmaking (using one block to make many layers for a print.) Familiarity with relief printmaking techniques is recommended for this course however, beginners are welcome!
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Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Robbie Moser-Saito (he/him)
Dates: Tue, Sept 15–Nov 24 (10 sessions)
Time: 10am–1pm
Class Fee: $720 Materials: $55
Explore pottery through both wheelthrowing and handbuilding techniques in this all-levels class. Students will receive step-by-step instruction and demonstrations while creating unique clay objects, including cups, vases, plates, lids, throwing off the hump, and more. Beginners will build foundational skills, while returning students will have the opportunity to refine their techniques and expand their practice. All levels will explore decorating methods and surface techniques. Exclusion Date Nov 3.
Level: All levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Ashley Vick (she/her)
Dates: Tue, Sept 15–Nov 24 (10 sessions)
Time: 12–3pm
Class Fee: $660 Materials: $55
Spend your Fall exploring the wonderful world of jewelry and metals! Students will gain a general knowledge of jewelry-making and metalsmithing techniques in this class. Techniques covered will include soldering, piercing, and embellishing in copper and brass. Students must feel comfortable working independently with sharp tools and torches. Exclusion Date Nov 3
Level: All levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Ashley Vick (she/her)
Dates: Tue, Sept 15–Nov 24 (10 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Class Fee: $660 Materials: $55
Spend your Fall exploring the wonderful world of jewelry and metals! Students will gain a general knowledge of jewelry-making and metalsmithing techniques in this class. Techniques covered will include soldering, piercing, and embellishing in copper and brass. Students must feel comfortable working independently with sharp tools and torches. Exclusion Date Nov 3
Level: Beginner
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Dates: Tue, Sept 15–Dec 1 (10 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Class Fee: $720 Materials: $55
In this introductory class, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of both wheelthrowing and handbuilding. The teacher will provide you with step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to help you create unique clay objects. Demonstrations include cups, vases, plates, lids, throwing off the hump, and more. All levels will learn about decorating techniques. This class is for students who have not taken any previous pottery & wheelthrowing classes.
Exclusion Date Sep 22 +Nov 3
Level: All levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Zoe Schein (they/them)
Dates: Tue, Sept 15–Nov 24 (10 sessions)
Time: 6:30–8:30pm
Class Fee: $460
This course will introduce students to the wonderful world of ink, one of the world's most ancient art media! We will experiment with a range of ink tools, including standard pens, dip pens, Japanese ink brushes, ink washes, and our own experimental drawing tools. Through the medium of ink, we will explore composition, markmaking, and strategies for creating depth, unity, harmony, texture, shadow, and contrast in our drawings and paintings. Students will leave this class not only with skills in the medium of ink, but with confidence in their ability to design beautiful, effective two-dimensional pictures. Exclusion Date Nov 3.
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Zoe Schein (they/them)
Dates: Wed, Sept 23–Dec 9 (10 sessions)
Time: 2–4pm
Class Fee: $460
This introductory course builds a strong foundation in drawing, covering shading and volume, negative space, proportion, still life, and working from reference images. Students will explore classic media such as charcoal, graphite (#2 pencil), and crowquill ink. Along the way, they’ll learn to see like an artist—starting with accurate observation and expanding into thoughtful, expressive composition. Perfect for beginners or anyone looking to refresh core drawing skills. Exclusion Date Sept 30 + Nov 11.
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Zoe Schein (they/them)
Dates: Wed, Sept 16–Oct 2 (10 sessions)
Time: 6:30–8:30pm
Class Fee: $460
This course is designed for students who have taken a beginning drawing class or who are familiar with concepts like value and shading, negative space, and drawing from life/reference. Students will work through lessons, exercises, and projects designed to deepen their understanding of drawing fundamentals as well as help them explore more complicated subjects like mass and volume, drawing realistic textures, the basics of linear perspective, and the foundations of portraiture. Other topics like color, ink, expressive markmaking, and others may be addressed based on student interest. Exclusion Date Sep 30 + Nov 11.
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Laura Jaklitsch (she/her)
Dates: Wed, Sept 16–Nov 25 (10 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Class Fee: $660 Materials: $55
Make beautiful jewelry with instruction from a working artist who will guide you to shape, polish, solder, pierce, etch and embellish jewelry in copper and brass. Stone settings, etching, and making findings will also be introduced. This class is for all levels of experience. Exclusion Date Nov 11.
Level: Beginner
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Nasiri Guzman (he/him)
Dates: Wed, Sept 16–Nov 25 (10 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Class Fee: $690
In this class, we will jump into watercolor and all of its possibilities. We will learn techniques in watercolor that can be applied to larger watercolor projects. This class includes a variety of watercolor exercises to help you fine-tune your watercolor skills and/or introduce you to the medium. We will work mostly from reference images and still life, covering a variety of topics. Exclusion Dates Nov 11.
Ages: 18+
Studio Monitor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Dates: Wednesdays
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Need extra time in the studio? Open Studios is a time for you to work and hone your abilities outside the structure of a class. At every open studio, there will be a studio technician present who is there to monitor. Keep in mind that open studio does not include instruction, however, monitors will answer any questions to help you orientate yourself to the studio, location of tools/materials, glazes, and safety. Monitors can also be resources to discuss and critique work for those who are interested. See here for more information.
*Clay is not included in the pricing of Open Studio Passes. When purchasing passes, you will now see a session option to purchase a 25lb bag of clay for $30.
Pass Fee:
5 Passes $183
10 Passes $305
20 Passes $560
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Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Nasiri Guzman (he/him)
Dates: Thur, Oct 29–Dec 3 (5 sessions)
Time: 10:30am–1:30pm
Class Fee: $345 Materials: $20
Gain a basic understanding of oil painting and fundamental skills such as color theory and material understanding as we explore observational painting, still life, landscape, portraiture, and more.
Exclusion Date Nov 26.
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Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Bee (she/her)
Dates: Thur, Sept 17–Dec 3 (10 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Class Fee: $720 Materials: $55
Explore pottery through both wheelthrowing and handbuilding techniques in this all-levels class. Students will receive step-by-step instruction and demonstrations while creating unique clay objects, including cups, vases, plates, lids, throwing off the hump, and more. Beginners will build foundational skills, while returning students will have the opportunity to refine their techniques and expand their practice. All levels will explore decorating methods and surface techniques. Exclusion Dates Nov 5 + 26.
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Nasiri Guzman (he/him)
Dates: Thur, Sept 24–Dec 3 (10 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Class Fee: $690
In this class, we will jump into watercolor and all of its possibilities. We will learn techniques in watercolor that can be applied to larger watercolor projects. This class will include a variety of watercolor exercises to help you fine-tune your watercolor skills and/or introduce you to the medium. We will work mostly from reference images and still life, covering a variety of topics. Exclusion Date Nov 26.
Ages: 18+
Studio Monitor: Ashley Vick (she/her)
Dates: Thursdays
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Need extra time in the studio? Open Studios is a time for you to work and hone your abilities outside the structure of a class. At every open studio, there will be a studio technician present who is there to monitor. Keep in mind that open studio does not include instruction, however, monitors will answer any questions to help you orientate yourself to the studio, location of tools/materials, glazes, and safety. Monitors can also be resources to discuss and critique work for those who are interested. See here for more information.
Pass Fee:
5 Passes $183
10 Passes $305
20 Passes $560
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Level: All levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Dates: Fri, Oct 30–Dec 4 (5-sessions)
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Time: 10am–1pm
Come explore the world of ceramics! This short session is perfect for people who are curious about working with clay or want to get more experience. We'll cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel, trimming, and glazing our pots, and students will walk away with a beautiful piece of art that they can use in their everyday life. Exclusion Date Nov 27.
Please expect 6-8 weeks after your session to receive all of your fired work. A team member will contact you when your work is ready to pick up.
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Level: Intermediate/advance
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Dates: Sat, Sept 19–Nov 21 (10 sessions)
Time: 10am–1pm
Class Fee: $720 Materials: $55
This class is structured for students who have taken the beginning wheel class or who have had an introductory experience throwing on the pottery wheel. This class will focus on further developing basic skills and techniques with demonstrations of a variety of forms, and more advanced glazing and decorating ideas.
(Short Session)
Level: All levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Archie Snow (they/them)
Dates: Sat, Nov 7–Dec 12 (5-sessions)
Time: 5:30–8:30pm
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Come explore the world of pottery! This short session is perfect for people who are curious about working with clay or want to get more experience. We'll cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel, trimming, and glazing our pots, and students will walk away with a beautiful piece of art that they can use in their everyday life. Exclusion Date Nov 28.
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Ages: 18+
Studio Monitor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Dates: Saturdays
Time: 2–5pm
Need extra time in the studio? Open Studios is a time for you to work and hone your abilities outside the structure of a class. At every open studio, there will be a studio technician present who is there to monitor. Keep in mind that open studio does not include instruction, however, monitors will answer any questions to help you orientate yourself to the studio, location of tools/materials, glazes, and safety. Monitors can also be resources to discuss and critique work for those who are interested. See here for more information.
*Clay is not included in the pricing of Open Studio Passes. When purchasing passes, you will now see a session option to purchase a 25lb bag of clay for $30.
Pass Fee:
5 Passes $183
10 Passes $305
20 Passes $560
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(Short Session: Morning)
Level: All levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Robbie Moser-Saito (he/him)
Dates: Sun, Nov 1–Nov 29 (5-sessions)
Time: 10am–1pm
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Come explore the world of pottery! This short session is perfect for people who are curious about working with clay or want to get more experience. We'll cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel, trimming, and glazing our pots, and students will walk away with a beautiful piece of art that they can use in their everyday life.
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Private Lessons
One-on-one Lessons and Group Lessons are offered by the BAC faculty for all ages with pricing ranging between $75–$150 per hour.
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Financial Aid
The BAC believes the arts should be accessible to all! Tuition assistance (or financial aid) for full season classes, intensives, and workshops is available for all individuals and families throughout the year. Click here to be redirected to our financial aid form.
Please do not register for a class you wish to apply financial assistance for, the BAC will assist you with your registration process if your application has been accepted.
Tuition assistance requests will not be fulfilled until 1-2 weeks before the start date of the requested class. Tuition Assistance requests can be fullfilled up to 2 weeks after the start date of the session if space permits. Until then, we ask for your patience while we work to place students in their requested classes. Scholarships for Ceramics & Jewelry are granted per individual once per fiscal year (September – August). Financial Aid does not apply to private lessons.
We are, additionally, proud to partner with the Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program – in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, and the Massachusetts Health Connector to allow participants to identify the amount they can contribute towards class