For full session classes (8-10 Sessions), registration remains open until the third class meeting. Missed classes are not eligible for refunds or prorated tuition. For Short Session classes (4-5 Sessions), registration remains open until the second class meeting. For Workshops or Short Sessions (1-3 Sessions), registration remains open 24 hours before the start date.
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.
Dates: Mon, Jan 11–Mar 15 (8 sessions)
Time: 12–3pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Katie McColgan (she/her)
Class Fee: $576 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 Jan 18 + Feb 15.
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Dates: Mon, Jan 11–Mar 15 (8 sessions)
Time: 12–2pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Zoe Schein (they/them)
Class Fee: $368
In this class, students will explore the fundamentals of drawing in color. Through guided exercises and projects, students will practice with foundational tools of color, such as hue, value, and saturation, using these and other elements to build tone, mood, rhythm, and luminosity within their works. The course will introduce students to the basics of a number of color media, using chalk and oil pastels, colored pencils, and cut-paper collage to craft compelling color compositions from both life and reference. Exclusion Dates Jan 18 + Feb 15.
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Dates: Mon, Jan 11–Feb 15 (5 sessions)
Time: 6–9pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Shannon Johnson (she/her)
Class Fee: $345
Learn the basics of linocut printmaking in this 5 week session! This class will focus on carving techniques, how to hand-print relief prints, and turning images and compositions into beautiful relief prints. Students will focus on making several single-block prints in this class. Exclusion Date Jan 18.
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Dates: Mon, Feb 22 - Mar 22 (5 sessions)
Time: 6–9pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Shannon Johnson (she/her)
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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Dates: Mon, Jan 11–Mar 15 (8 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Katie McColgan (she/her)
Class Fee: $648 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 Jan 18.
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Dates: Jan 11–Mar 15 (9 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Laura Jaklitsch (she/her)
Class Fee: $594 Materials: $55
Spend the winter season exploring the wonderful world of jewelry and metals! In this 5-week session, 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 Jan 18.
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Dates: Tue, Jan 12–Mar 16 (8 sessions)
Time: 10am–1pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Robbie Moser Saito (he/him)
Class Fee: $576 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 Feb 16 + Mar 9.
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Dates: Tue, Jan 12–Mar 16 (8 sessions)
Time: 12–3pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: TBD
Class Fee: $552 Materials: $55
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 Dates Feb 16 + Mar 9.
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Dates: Tue, Jan 12–Mar 16 (9 sessions)
Time: 6–8pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Zoe Schein (they/them)
Class Fee: $414
This drawing-based course will focus on developing students' skill in observing the human face, as well as build their knowledge portraiture techniques. Using drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, and pastel, we will dive deeply into the subject in four units: the human skull; the face in profile; the frontal view; and the three-quarters view. Throughout the course, we will discuss what makes a portrait more than just a likeness - and how to make our portraits feel compelling. This course is open to all skill levels, but it is aimed at students who have a familiarity with basic drawing vocabulary such as value, contour, and negative space. Mastery of these concepts not necessary. Exclusion Dates Mar 9.
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Dates: Tue, Jan 12–Mar 16 (8 sessions)
Time: 12–3pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Ashley Vick (she/her)
Class Fee: $528 Materials: $55.00
Spend the winter season 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 Dates Feb 16 + Mar 9.
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Dates: Tue, Jan 12–Mar 16 (9 sessions)
Time: 6–9pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor:TBD
Class Fee: $552
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 Mar 9.
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Dates: Tue, Jan 12–Mar 16 (9 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Level: Beginners
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Ashley Vick (she/her)
Class Fee: $594 Materials: $55.00
Spend the winter season 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. This class is led at a beginner's pace. Exclusion Dates Mar 9.
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Dates: Tue, Jan 12–Mar 16 (9 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Level: Intermediate
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Class Fee: $648 Materials: $55.00
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. Exclusion Dates Mar 9.
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Dates: Wed, Jan 13–Mar 17 (9 sessions)
Time: 12–3pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Katie McColgan (she/her)
Class Fee: $648 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 Feb 17.
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Dates: Wed, Jan 13–Mar 17 (9 sessions)
Time: 12–3pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: TBD
Class Fee: $621
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 Feb 17.
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Dates: Wed, Jan 13–Mar 17 (10 sessions)
Time: 6–9pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: TBD
Class Fee: $690 Materials: $55
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.
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Dates: Wed, Jan 13–Mar 17 (10 sessions)
Time: 6–8pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Zoe Schein (they/them)
Class Fee: $460
This introductory-level course is designed to give students a broad foundation of drawing skills, including: shading and volume, negative space, drawing objects from life, judging proportion, working from reference images, and more. Students will be introduced to drawing media, including charcoal, the classic #2 pencil, and crowquill (dip pen) and ink. The course will teach students to see subjects with an artist’s eye. Perfect for beginners or more experienced artists who want to reconnect with the basics.
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Dates: Two options bellow (5 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Laura Jaklitsch (she/her)
Class Fee: $330 Materials: $55
Spend the winter season exploring the wonderful world of jewelry and metals! In this 5-week session, 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 Jan 18.
Mon, Jan 13–Feb 10
Mon, Feb 24–Mar 24
Ages: 18+
Studio Monitor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Dates: Wednesdays
Time: 6:30pm - 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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Dates: Thur, Jan 14–Mar 18 (9 sessions)
Time: 10am–1pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Bee (she/her)
Class Fee: $648 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 Feb 18.
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Dates: Thur, Jan 14–Mar 18 (9 sessions)
Time: 12–3pm
Level: Beginner
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Ashley Vick (she/her)
Class Fee: $594 Materials: $55
Spend the winter season 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 Feb 18.
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Dates: Thur, Jan 14–Mar 18 (10 sessions)
Time: 6–9pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Shannon Johnson (she/her)
Class Fee: $690
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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Dates: Thur, Jan 14–Mar 18 (10 sessions)
Time: 6–9pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: TBD
Class Fee: $690
This is a drawing and painting class for students looking to enhance their skills, all levels welcome! We will cover a variety of subjects such as landscape, still life, portraiture and abstraction while learning and refining technique through shading, perspective and color theory. How can we as artists manipulate our materials to communicate through visual language?
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Dates: Thur, Jan 14–Mar 18 (9 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Bee (she/her)
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.
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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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Dates: Fri, Feb 19 – Mar 19 (3 sessions)
Time: 6:30–9:30pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
Class Fee: $246
Make your very own lighting fixtures in this inspiring new workshop! Students will be guided through a combination of handbuilding and wheelthrowing techniques to create their own hanging or table lamp. Candle holders and luminary projects are also encouraged. It is recommended to come in with a few ideas or sketches if you would like to create something of your own design. Materials included are clay and cord hardware for lamps. Materials NOT included are bulbs, shades and candles. No previous ceramic knowledge is required.
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Dates: Sat, Jan 16–Mar 20 (9 sessions)
Time: 10am–1pm
Level: Intermediate
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Moon Rodríguez Diestler (he/him)
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.
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Dates: Sat, Jan 16–Feb 13 (5 sessions)
Time: 10am–12pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 16+
Instructor: Kayleigh MacDonald (she/her)
Class Fee: $230
Throughout this class, you'll learn the fundamentals of cyanotype processes and journey into advanced lessons such as toning, experimental substrates, and mixed media. This is a fun, experimental class open to beginners and beyond!
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Dates: Sat, Feb 20–Mar 20 (5 sessions)
Time: 12–3pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Ashley Vick (she/her)
Class Fee: $330 Materials: $55
Spend the winter season 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.
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Dates: Sat, Jan 23–Feb 20 (5 sessions)
Time: 5:30–8:30pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Archie Snow (they/them)
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Come explore the world of ceramics! This 5 week 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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Ages: 18+
Studio Monitor: Miriam
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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Dates: Sun, Jan 10–Feb 7 (5 sessions)
Time: 5:30–8:30pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Archie Snow (they/them)
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Come explore the world of ceramics! This 5 week 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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Dates: Sun, Feb 21–Mar 21 (5 sessions)
Time: 2–5pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Bee
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Come explore the world of ceramics! This 5 week 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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Dates: Sun, Feb 21–Mar 21 (5 sessions)
Time: 5:30–8:30pm
Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Instructor: Bee
Class Fee: $360 Materials: $55
Come explore the world of ceramics! This 5 week 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