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Unlock Your Creativity with Adult Studio Classes

4-6 week courses in creative writing, art appreciation, and all visual art media.

Adult

PM Life Drawing

Work with professional nude models, following a self-guided format studying the human form - in your medium of choice. A basic understanding of technique and tools is suggested.
Single, drop-in tuition can be reserved online or paid upon arrival. Click on Show Individual Events. Ongoing, bi-weekly.
January 21 - May 13

**Purchase punch cards through the Museum School office to be used in morning or evening classes during the Winter and Spring sessions.

Date/Time:
Wednesdays, 6:30PM-9:00PM, January 21 - May 13, bi-monthly
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
$20 CAM Members, $25 Not-Yet-Member
Instructor:
Taylor Klauk
Supplies:

Bring your favorite materials to work with. It's artists choice.

Register
52644290192 Photo
Adult

AM Life Drawing

Work with professional nude models, following a self-guided format studying the human form - in your medium of choice. A basic understanding of technique and tools is suggested.  Purchase punch cards through the Museum School office to be used in morning or evening classes during the Fall or Winter sessions. Single, drop-in tuition can be reserved online or paid upon arrival. Ongoing weekly.
Mondays, January 26 - May 18, 9:30AM-12:00PM (break on February 16 and April 6)

*Click on Show Individual Dates to select each class session

Date/Time:
Mondays, January 26 - May 18, 9:30AM-12:00PM (break on February 16 and April 6)
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
$20 CAM MEMBERS, $25 not yet member
Instructor:
Donna Moore
Supplies:
Bring your favorite materials to work with. It's artists' choice.
Register
Moore Life Drawing Studio Winter 2023
Adult

Art Enhances Health

In partnership with Novant Health Zimmer Cancer Institute, CAM offers FREE six-week classes to cancer patients and survivors. Based on research showing that art can positively impact brain function and well-being, these sessions aim to provide relaxation, emotional expression, and relief from pain and anxiety. Teaching artist Donna Moore and expressive arts therapist Lorraine Perry lead classes in art making and expressive writing. These classes include gallery visits and mindful meditation.
Date/Time:
Mondays, March 30 - May 11, 1-3pm (break on April 6)
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
Free: Registration Required
Instructor:
Donna Moore & Lorraine Perry
Supplies:
All supplies provided
Register
Art membership promotion poster
Adult

Pit-fired Figurines – full, please call to join waitlist

Craft a cool creation with low-fire clay and learn about pit-firing in a metal bin. This technique can be done in the smallest of outdoor spaces, using materials you can find in your own backyard and the hardware store.
Date/Time:
July 18th & 25th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $116 / Not-yet-member: $145
Instructor:
Kirstin O'Malley
Supplies:
$25 supply fee payable to the instructor. All materials and tools provided by the instructor.
Register
Adult

Sculpt David’s Eye

Using a reference of the eye of Michaelangelo’s David, students will learn the anatomy of the eye and techniques to create the human eye in clay. This will be good class for beginner and intermediate artists who would like to develop their figure sculpting skills.
Date/Time:
July 19th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $100 / Not-yet-member: $125
Instructor:
Rob Diseker
Supplies:
All tools and supplies are provided by the studio.
Register
Adult

Drawing with Contour Lines – full, please call to join waitlist

Experience the joy of contour line drawing, a dynamic exercise and artistic style that is engaging, easy for anyone to learn, and exceptionally expressive. This activity unfolds in three progressive stages toward realism. Complete your drawings and a final self portrait with black and white values and color.
Date/Time:
July 25th & 26th, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $128 / Not-yet-member: $160
Instructor:
Judith Chandler
Supplies:
$10 supply fee payable to the instructor. All tools and supplies provided by the instructor.
Register
Adult

Handbuilding: Coil Vases

Spend a day learning the fundamentals of handbuilding pottery in a focused, small-group workshop centered on coil-built vases. The session introduces basic clay preparation, focusing on the coil method, where rolled clay is layered and shaped to create functional vessels. Participants will practice joining coils, controlling wall thickness, and refining surface texture. Guidance is provided at each stage, from initial form to simple finishing touches. By the end of the day, each participant will complete one or more small vases ready for drying and later firing. The pace is steady, with time for demos, individual work, and lunch. This workshop is suitable for beginners or those looking to revisit core skills in a practical, hands-on setting.
Date/Time:
July 26th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $64 / Not-yet-member: $80
Instructor:
Katelyn Guthrie
Supplies:
All tools and supplies are provided by the studio.
Register
Adult

French Flower Making

Learn all the steps to create ‘silk’ flowers made in the traditional way—natural fabrics, heated tools, patterns, stamens. You will learn proper stiffening agents, cutting and curling techniques using heated flower making tools, and several methods of assembling the petals to create your beautiful flowers. You will create a rose and one other of your choice, which can be used on hats, on garments, to top off a gift or as home decor. Patterns available. Specialty heated tools provided for class time.
Date/Time:
August 1st & 2nd, 10am-4pm & 12-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $136 / Not-yet-member: $170
Instructor:
Jan Wutkowski
Supplies:
$15 supply fee payable to the instructor. All tools provided by the studio. Students bring—any pre-washed, natural fibre fabric (silk, linen, and cotton work best) approx 1/4-1/2 yard for each flower; two will be made in class. Fabrics can be printed, sheer and any color including white/ivory. (Further guidance will be given to registrants about fabric choices.) Bead-head pins, sharp scissors, apron or old shirt, cotton (no poly!) gloves (optional)
Register
Adult

Learn Color Theory: Whimsical Fish

Paint a vibrant fish with complementary, secondary and tertiary colors. Use layering techniques to build depth and create color gradients. Contrasting backgrounds of different colors and values will make your fish pop! Texture will be created using sponges and/or rough fabric. In addition, you will be learning line, shape, color and form.
Date/Time:
August 1st & 2nd, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $172 / Not-yet-member: $215
Instructor:
Carolyn Faulkner
Supplies:

16” x 16” or 12” x 12” if you paint small. Please buy a good quality canvas. A #2 or #3 Artists Loft From Michaels.
Liquitex or Golden acrylic professional paints. Do not buy Basics paint or Master Touch. Colors: Cadmium yellow medium, Dioxazine purple, Cadmium orange, Cobalt teal, Titanium white, Cobalt blue
Brushes for Acrylic painting (I prefer Windsor Newton Monarch filberts . Sizes #10, 8 and 6. Order through Jerry’s artarama or Dick Blick)
Paper towels, Water tub, Palette paper, Palette knife, Small spray bottle

Register
Adult

Black & White & Silver & Gold

Let's paint and draw using Black and White & Silver and Gold! Inspired by Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds on view at CAM, there will be still-life setups of metal and glass pieces, and students will learn to paint shine and reflection. Let's use limited palettes for maximum results! The instructor will be using pastel, but bring your favorite medium to work in.
Date/Time:
August 9th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $100 / Not-yet-member: $125
Instructor:
Jeri Greenberg
Supplies:
Your favorite medium! Graphite, watercolor, oils, pastels, pastel pencils etc.
Register
Adult

Watercolor Animals & Pets – full, please call to join waitlist

On Day 1, students will paint an animal step-by-step alongside the instructor from a reference provided. Day 2 will focus on painting an animal of your choice. Bring your favorite picture of your beloved pet, or of your favorite animal! The instructor will be using watercolor, and a background in basic drawing is necessary for the workshop.
Date/Time:
August 15th & 16th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member: $172 / Not-yet-member: $215
Instructor:
Janice Castiglione
Supplies:
Paints Cadmium yellow, Cadmium red, Alizarin Crimson, Raw sienna, burnt sienna, Pthalo green, ultramarine blue, Watercolor palette. Painters tape. sketch pad. pencil. kneaded eraser. 140# Arches cold press watercolor paper (approx. 11"X14") Brushes- 1" flat, round brushes- #12, #8, #2. Board for painting on and attaching paper to (plexiglass, gator board, masonite)
Register
Adult

Sculpture: Ear & Nose Anatomy

Students will learn the anatomy of the human nose and ear and techniques to sculpt these in clay. This will be good class for beginners and intermediates who would like to develop their figure sculpting skills.
Date/Time:
August 22nd, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $100 / Not-yet-member: $125
Instructor:
Rob Diseker
Supplies:
All supplies and tools will be provided by the studio.
Register
Adult

Indigo Tales & Trails

Get into the blue that keeps the haunts away this summer at CAM!

Students will spend time viewing the Rooted in Memory: The Gullah Geechee Vision of Jonathan Green exhibition at CAM. Then we will join Catherine as she shares images, stories and art inspired by her ten years of traveling up and down the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, a federal designation that stretches 12,000 square miles. 

Guests will will learn indigo dyeing processes including cultivation, vat preparation, and surface design techniques bringing the past to the present, as well as how to create Batik resist techniques, lake pigments, ink and paints with indigo.

Date/Time:
August 22nd & 23rd, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $172 / Not-yet-member: $215
Instructor:
Catherine Cross-Tsintzos
Supplies:
$40.00 supply fee payable to the instructor for expendable supplies. Students are invited to bring up to five yards of their own prewashed 100% cotton, silk, linen, hemp fabrics to due. Cotton duck prewashed painters drop cloths, bed linens, table cloths, napkins are also welcome. Cellulose fibers only. Testing and prototype materials, tools and ingredient supplies will be provided by the instructor.
Register
Adult

Life Drawing Studio *Free Session* Model Recruit

Enjoy an afternoon of life drawing in the Reception Hall at no cost!
Assist in expanding the model pool by enlisting individuals aged 18 and above who are keen on receiving free training to become life drawing models.
In the Reception Hall (Main Museum), registration required.

Date/Time:
Sunday, August 23rd, 12:00-3:00pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
Free
Instructor:
Donna Moore
Supplies:
Dry media drawing supplies. Wet media is not permitted in the Reception Hall.
Register
Adult

Painting People in Watercolor – full, please call to join waitlist

Working from photos and a live model, we will explore different techniques to render people in your paintings.
Date/Time:
August 29th & 30th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member: $172 / Not-yet-member: $215
Instructor:
Todd Carignan
Supplies:
$25 model fee payable to the instructor. Arches cold-pressed watercolor block (12"x16" or smaller), #2 pencil and eraser, a variety of watercolors (I use Winsor& Newton), a mixing tray, a variety of brush sizes from a mop brush to a small round detail brush.
Register
Adult

Wheel Throwing: Mugs

This two-day pottery workshop introduces participants to making wheel-thrown mugs. On day one, instruction focuses on centering clay, opening, and pulling walls to form a consistent cylinder. Day two covers trimming and finishing the works created on the previous day. This includes refining the foot, pulling handles, and demonstrating proper joining techniques to ensure durability. All materials and tools are provided. Beginner or intermediate students are welcome. No prior experience is required. Finished pieces will be fired and available for pickup at a later date. Glazing options and pickup times will be explained during the workshop
Date/Time:
August 29th & 30th 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $116 / Not-yet-member: $145
Instructor:
Katelyn Guthrie
Supplies:
All tools and supplies will be provided by the studio.
Register
52644290192 Photo
Adult

PM Life Drawing

Work with professional nude models, following a self-guided format studying the human form - in your medium of choice. A basic understanding of technique and tools is suggested.
Single, drop-in tuition can be reserved online or paid upon arrival. Click on Show Individual Events. Ongoing, bi-weekly.
January 21 - May 13

**Purchase punch cards through the Museum School office to be used in morning or evening classes during the Winter and Spring sessions.

Date/Time:
Wednesdays, 6:30PM-9:00PM, January 21 - May 13, bi-monthly
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
$20 CAM Members, $25 Not-Yet-Member
Instructor:
Taylor Klauk
Supplies:

Bring your favorite materials to work with. It's artists choice.

Register
Moore Life Drawing Studio Winter 2023
Adult

AM Life Drawing

Work with professional nude models, following a self-guided format studying the human form - in your medium of choice. A basic understanding of technique and tools is suggested.  Purchase punch cards through the Museum School office to be used in morning or evening classes during the Fall or Winter sessions. Single, drop-in tuition can be reserved online or paid upon arrival. Ongoing weekly.
Mondays, January 26 - May 18, 9:30AM-12:00PM (break on February 16 and April 6)

*Click on Show Individual Dates to select each class session

Date/Time:
Mondays, January 26 - May 18, 9:30AM-12:00PM (break on February 16 and April 6)
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
$20 CAM MEMBERS, $25 not yet member
Instructor:
Donna Moore
Supplies:
Bring your favorite materials to work with. It's artists' choice.
Register
Art membership promotion poster
Adult

Art Enhances Health

In partnership with Novant Health Zimmer Cancer Institute, CAM offers FREE six-week classes to cancer patients and survivors. Based on research showing that art can positively impact brain function and well-being, these sessions aim to provide relaxation, emotional expression, and relief from pain and anxiety. Teaching artist Donna Moore and expressive arts therapist Lorraine Perry lead classes in art making and expressive writing. These classes include gallery visits and mindful meditation.
Date/Time:
Mondays, March 30 - May 11, 1-3pm (break on April 6)
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
Free: Registration Required
Instructor:
Donna Moore & Lorraine Perry
Supplies:
All supplies provided
Register
Adult

Pit-fired Figurines – full, please call to join waitlist

Craft a cool creation with low-fire clay and learn about pit-firing in a metal bin. This technique can be done in the smallest of outdoor spaces, using materials you can find in your own backyard and the hardware store.
Date/Time:
July 18th & 25th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $116 / Not-yet-member: $145
Instructor:
Kirstin O'Malley
Supplies:
$25 supply fee payable to the instructor. All materials and tools provided by the instructor.
Register
Adult

Sculpt David’s Eye

Using a reference of the eye of Michaelangelo’s David, students will learn the anatomy of the eye and techniques to create the human eye in clay. This will be good class for beginner and intermediate artists who would like to develop their figure sculpting skills.
Date/Time:
July 19th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $100 / Not-yet-member: $125
Instructor:
Rob Diseker
Supplies:
All tools and supplies are provided by the studio.
Register
Adult

Drawing with Contour Lines – full, please call to join waitlist

Experience the joy of contour line drawing, a dynamic exercise and artistic style that is engaging, easy for anyone to learn, and exceptionally expressive. This activity unfolds in three progressive stages toward realism. Complete your drawings and a final self portrait with black and white values and color.
Date/Time:
July 25th & 26th, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $128 / Not-yet-member: $160
Instructor:
Judith Chandler
Supplies:
$10 supply fee payable to the instructor. All tools and supplies provided by the instructor.
Register
Adult

Handbuilding: Coil Vases

Spend a day learning the fundamentals of handbuilding pottery in a focused, small-group workshop centered on coil-built vases. The session introduces basic clay preparation, focusing on the coil method, where rolled clay is layered and shaped to create functional vessels. Participants will practice joining coils, controlling wall thickness, and refining surface texture. Guidance is provided at each stage, from initial form to simple finishing touches. By the end of the day, each participant will complete one or more small vases ready for drying and later firing. The pace is steady, with time for demos, individual work, and lunch. This workshop is suitable for beginners or those looking to revisit core skills in a practical, hands-on setting.
Date/Time:
July 26th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $64 / Not-yet-member: $80
Instructor:
Katelyn Guthrie
Supplies:
All tools and supplies are provided by the studio.
Register
Adult

French Flower Making

Learn all the steps to create ‘silk’ flowers made in the traditional way—natural fabrics, heated tools, patterns, stamens. You will learn proper stiffening agents, cutting and curling techniques using heated flower making tools, and several methods of assembling the petals to create your beautiful flowers. You will create a rose and one other of your choice, which can be used on hats, on garments, to top off a gift or as home decor. Patterns available. Specialty heated tools provided for class time.
Date/Time:
August 1st & 2nd, 10am-4pm & 12-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $136 / Not-yet-member: $170
Instructor:
Jan Wutkowski
Supplies:
$15 supply fee payable to the instructor. All tools provided by the studio. Students bring—any pre-washed, natural fibre fabric (silk, linen, and cotton work best) approx 1/4-1/2 yard for each flower; two will be made in class. Fabrics can be printed, sheer and any color including white/ivory. (Further guidance will be given to registrants about fabric choices.) Bead-head pins, sharp scissors, apron or old shirt, cotton (no poly!) gloves (optional)
Register
Adult

Learn Color Theory: Whimsical Fish

Paint a vibrant fish with complementary, secondary and tertiary colors. Use layering techniques to build depth and create color gradients. Contrasting backgrounds of different colors and values will make your fish pop! Texture will be created using sponges and/or rough fabric. In addition, you will be learning line, shape, color and form.
Date/Time:
August 1st & 2nd, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $172 / Not-yet-member: $215
Instructor:
Carolyn Faulkner
Supplies:

16” x 16” or 12” x 12” if you paint small. Please buy a good quality canvas. A #2 or #3 Artists Loft From Michaels.
Liquitex or Golden acrylic professional paints. Do not buy Basics paint or Master Touch. Colors: Cadmium yellow medium, Dioxazine purple, Cadmium orange, Cobalt teal, Titanium white, Cobalt blue
Brushes for Acrylic painting (I prefer Windsor Newton Monarch filberts . Sizes #10, 8 and 6. Order through Jerry’s artarama or Dick Blick)
Paper towels, Water tub, Palette paper, Palette knife, Small spray bottle

Register
Adult

Black & White & Silver & Gold

Let's paint and draw using Black and White & Silver and Gold! Inspired by Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds on view at CAM, there will be still-life setups of metal and glass pieces, and students will learn to paint shine and reflection. Let's use limited palettes for maximum results! The instructor will be using pastel, but bring your favorite medium to work in.
Date/Time:
August 9th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $100 / Not-yet-member: $125
Instructor:
Jeri Greenberg
Supplies:
Your favorite medium! Graphite, watercolor, oils, pastels, pastel pencils etc.
Register
Adult

Watercolor Animals & Pets – full, please call to join waitlist

On Day 1, students will paint an animal step-by-step alongside the instructor from a reference provided. Day 2 will focus on painting an animal of your choice. Bring your favorite picture of your beloved pet, or of your favorite animal! The instructor will be using watercolor, and a background in basic drawing is necessary for the workshop.
Date/Time:
August 15th & 16th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member: $172 / Not-yet-member: $215
Instructor:
Janice Castiglione
Supplies:
Paints Cadmium yellow, Cadmium red, Alizarin Crimson, Raw sienna, burnt sienna, Pthalo green, ultramarine blue, Watercolor palette. Painters tape. sketch pad. pencil. kneaded eraser. 140# Arches cold press watercolor paper (approx. 11"X14") Brushes- 1" flat, round brushes- #12, #8, #2. Board for painting on and attaching paper to (plexiglass, gator board, masonite)
Register
Adult

Sculpture: Ear & Nose Anatomy

Students will learn the anatomy of the human nose and ear and techniques to sculpt these in clay. This will be good class for beginners and intermediates who would like to develop their figure sculpting skills.
Date/Time:
August 22nd, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $100 / Not-yet-member: $125
Instructor:
Rob Diseker
Supplies:
All supplies and tools will be provided by the studio.
Register
Adult

Indigo Tales & Trails

Get into the blue that keeps the haunts away this summer at CAM!

Students will spend time viewing the Rooted in Memory: The Gullah Geechee Vision of Jonathan Green exhibition at CAM. Then we will join Catherine as she shares images, stories and art inspired by her ten years of traveling up and down the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, a federal designation that stretches 12,000 square miles. 

Guests will will learn indigo dyeing processes including cultivation, vat preparation, and surface design techniques bringing the past to the present, as well as how to create Batik resist techniques, lake pigments, ink and paints with indigo.

Date/Time:
August 22nd & 23rd, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $172 / Not-yet-member: $215
Instructor:
Catherine Cross-Tsintzos
Supplies:
$40.00 supply fee payable to the instructor for expendable supplies. Students are invited to bring up to five yards of their own prewashed 100% cotton, silk, linen, hemp fabrics to due. Cotton duck prewashed painters drop cloths, bed linens, table cloths, napkins are also welcome. Cellulose fibers only. Testing and prototype materials, tools and ingredient supplies will be provided by the instructor.
Register
Adult

Life Drawing Studio *Free Session* Model Recruit

Enjoy an afternoon of life drawing in the Reception Hall at no cost!
Assist in expanding the model pool by enlisting individuals aged 18 and above who are keen on receiving free training to become life drawing models.
In the Reception Hall (Main Museum), registration required.

Date/Time:
Sunday, August 23rd, 12:00-3:00pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
Free
Instructor:
Donna Moore
Supplies:
Dry media drawing supplies. Wet media is not permitted in the Reception Hall.
Register
Adult

Painting People in Watercolor – full, please call to join waitlist

Working from photos and a live model, we will explore different techniques to render people in your paintings.
Date/Time:
August 29th & 30th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member: $172 / Not-yet-member: $215
Instructor:
Todd Carignan
Supplies:
$25 model fee payable to the instructor. Arches cold-pressed watercolor block (12"x16" or smaller), #2 pencil and eraser, a variety of watercolors (I use Winsor& Newton), a mixing tray, a variety of brush sizes from a mop brush to a small round detail brush.
Register
Adult

Wheel Throwing: Mugs

This two-day pottery workshop introduces participants to making wheel-thrown mugs. On day one, instruction focuses on centering clay, opening, and pulling walls to form a consistent cylinder. Day two covers trimming and finishing the works created on the previous day. This includes refining the foot, pulling handles, and demonstrating proper joining techniques to ensure durability. All materials and tools are provided. Beginner or intermediate students are welcome. No prior experience is required. Finished pieces will be fired and available for pickup at a later date. Glazing options and pickup times will be explained during the workshop
Date/Time:
August 29th & 30th 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $116 / Not-yet-member: $145
Instructor:
Katelyn Guthrie
Supplies:
All tools and supplies will be provided by the studio.
Register

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