Classes and Workshops

Classes and Workshops

At AllTogetherNow! Community Arts Center, and in schools, libraries and community centers, we offer creative opportunities for all people of ages and abilities.

Mask
Puppet and child
Class participants
Making a mask
Drawing of a pitcher
Sharing a meal at ATN
Playing the guitar
Child in an owl costume
Child's face being painted

We offer classes and workshops in:

Music 

Visual Arts - papermache puppet and mask making, pottery and clay sculpture, drawing, sewing

Yoga

Permaculture and community resiliency

If you are interested in our classes check out our current offerings below, sign up for our newsletter, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also reach out directly to schedule a class or workshop at your location.  Janice is available to teach private and group lessons. Contact her here.

CURRENT CLASS SCHEDULE - Spring 2024

Drawing Basics

with Janice Walrafen | at MSAC | 10 meetings on Mondays, (starts 4/1) (ends 6/3)) 1:00-3:00pm | Open to public, ages 18+ | $75 member / $150 public. Call MSAC to register: 802-223-2518  
Drawing Basics - Have you always wanted to draw, but not known where to begin? Do you love to draw, but need to set time aside to do it? This is a great beginner and refresher class. Most often working from life, each class introduces a different skill or lens to draw from, including contour, value, color, perspective, foreshortening, portraits, proportions, composition, and more. Great foundational skill building, and enjoyable time spent drawing. Please bring 9"x12" sketch pad, #2 HB pencils, eraser. Other supplies needed throughout class will be a ruler, Prismacolor white pencil and Oil Pastels.

Drawing Nature

with Janice Walrafen | at MSAC| 10 meetings on Fridays (starts 1/5) (ends 6/7) | 1:00-3:00pm Open to public, ages 18+ | $75 member / $150 public. Call MSAC to register: 802-223-2518  
In this class we will explore how to draw the natural world both up close and as a landscape. We will look closely at nature’s shapes and forms, and step back to see the field of pattern, light and shadow. We will use pencil, pen, and charcoal. This class will meet outside as often as weather permits. Otherwise, we will meet inside at MSAC art room. Open to all abilities.

Handbuilding with Clay

with Janice Walrafen | Montpelier Senior Center Art Room | 10 Mondays, (starts 4/1) ( Ends 6/3) SKIP 4/8! | 3:30-5:30pm | Open to public Ages 18+ | $75 member / $150 public | Clay, glaze and firing are paid to instructor $25 per 1/2 bag of clay. / Call MSAC to register: 802-223-2518  

This is an introductory class in the art of hand building in clay. Whether making functional pottery or sculptural pieces, we will use basic techniques such as using coils, slabs, molds, and pinch-pot methods to create pieces in accordance with individual interest. Clay is a fun, flexible material to create just about anything you can imagine. Janice has been working in clay her entire life. Her mother was a potter and Janice is a clay artist making tiles, sculptures, and vessels from slabs.

Mask Making and Puppet Repair Workshops

Saturdays - April 20 & 27, 10-3pm at AllTogetherNow! Community Arts Center. Come make a mask or costume, and/or help repair puppets. $10-25 suggested donation.