Family Friendly! Ages: 8-100 (Those under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.) Please register all participants.

Join us for a hands-on, creative experience where you can make a difference! We invite community members of all ages and skill levels to come together to glaze handbuilt ceramic bowls. The finished bowls will be fired and donated to support local charitable events. Whether you’re an experienced ceramicist or new to clay, this workshop is a wonderful opportunity to learn, create, and give back.

Teaching Artist, Chip Wagner, will guide participants through the process of using brush-on ceramic glazes to give vibrant colors, designs and decoration to bisque-fired ceramic bowls. Your unique creations will the be fired in The Dairy Barn's kilns and donated to local charitable initiatives, including the Athens Area Mediation Service annual Souper Bowl fundraiser. This series of making and glazing events are available at no cost to participants, though pre-registration is required to ensure we have space for everyone. By participating, you’ll not only learn new artistic techniques but also contribute to a cause that helps strengthen our community. Come with your friends, family, or just yourself, all are welcome!

Teaching Artist Chip Wagner, is the recipient of the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio's Growing Home Fellowship. Instructor Bio

The Dairy Barn's Create to Donate events are supported, with gratitude, by the Columbus Clay Company.

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**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**

For Ages 16+ 

This class is a great opportunity to start your journey into functional ceramics. The potter’s wheel is a useful tool with a long history. In this class you will learn all the fundamentals of throwing pottery, from preparing the clay to glazing the surface.

Demonstrations include cylinders, mugs, handles, bowls and trimming. Available Open Studio time outside of regular scheduled classes, assures that you will have plenty of time to practice your new skills.

Tools and materials for this class are included with registration.

Margaret Gustafan Instructor Bio

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For Ages 16+

This class is designed especially for those who want to learn how original drawings are created “from scratch", how to apply basic and essential drawing techniques to their drawings, and how to draw with confidence as they develop their own individual style.

All students of every skill level are welcome. Whether this is your first drawing class or you want to dust off skills you’ve already acquired, you will receive the support and personal attention you need to enhance and advance your drawing abilities.

Class content includes short drawing exercises to clarify the drawing concept covered that week along with longer still-life set-ups where those concepts are applied. The instructor provides demonstrations and individual instruction upon request. Your questions and observations will form a valuable part of your class experience.

Students bring their own 11" x 14" Drawing Pad with at least 24 sheets of 80 lb.(or above) paper weight. All other black & white art materials are provided.

Drawing Class Materials List

Erica Magnus Instructor Bio

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For Ages 16+

This two-hour evening class welcomes students of all skill levels who are interested in developing their painting abilities. Through guided exercises and individualized in-studio instruction, students explore the use of color, value, and form to create believable space on the canvas. Both beginners and experienced painters benefit from a supportive environment that builds confidence while strengthening painting fundamentals.

A special emphasis is placed on understanding and managing color to enrich the overall painting experience. Working from still-life setups, each of the eight class sessions introduces step-by-step instruction in essential elements of successful paintings—including composition, perspective, and scale—and how these elements work together to achieve strong visual results.

Early sessions also address proper care and maintenance of painting tools, along with an introduction to various painting mediums, brushes, and canvas types. Oil paints are provided for all students, as they are easy to manage, forgiving, and slow-drying—ideal for learning and exploration!

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Painting Class Materials List

Erica Magnus Instructor Bio

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For Ages 16+

Designed for students with prior painting experience, this course offers a deeper dive into painting fundamentals while encouraging experimentation. Working in oil, participants will explore color, value, scale, and composition through intentionally designed still life setups.

Each class blends guided exercises with individual feedback, helping students strengthen what they know and try new techniques with confidence. While the class focuses on oil painting, concepts can apply to any color medium! Perfect for painters ready to refine their skills and develop a more intentional, expressive style.

Topics include:

• Creating form through color and value
• Building strong compositions with scale and perspective
• Managing tools, materials, and color palettes effectively

Painting Class Materials List

Erica Magnus Instructor Bio

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For Ages 14+ (Those under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult)

Improvisation and creativity are at the forefront of this class, featuring both printmaking and the fiber arts. Print & Patch students will learn different methods of textile surface design, carve their own printmaking blocks, naturally dye fabrics with indigo, and print patterned fabric.

In the latter part of this 8-week class, classmates are invited to share the fabric they created with each other, as they begin construction of a patchwork or mini-quilt project which can take any shape. Participants will take home handmade creations that celebrate community and the renewable spirit of patchwork.

This class is well suited for those without previous print or textile experience, as well as makers with knowledge of some or both methods looking for a new way to approach fiber arts. All materials and tools are provided for participants, including printmaking blocks, fabric, indigo dye, and sewing tools.

Aubrey jo Blue Instructor Bio

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For Ages 16+

Pottery II offers students an opportunity to build upon wheel-throwing fundamentals and explore new forms and techniques. This eight-week class features instructor demonstrations, hands-on learning, and available Open Studio time outside of regularly scheduled classes.

Demonstrations will include a variety of ways to create lidded forms. Students will learn how to measure using calipers and ways to throw, trim or hand-build, creative knobs and handles. Finally, students in this class will have an opportunity to create a butter keeper, a unique piece of tableware with a special bell-shaped lid to keep room-temperature butter fresh.

This class is best suited for those who have basic wheel-throwing skills and feel comfortable wedging, centering, and throwing small to medium-sized cylinders. (Equivalent to The Dairy Barn Pottery I Intro to Wheel Throwing class.)

Quinn Schmalenberg Instructor Bio

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Ages 16+

Clay is fabulously versatile and can facilitate all kinds of self-expression. This class serves as a great introduction to the material. The techniques demonstrated are flexible for students interested in either (or both!) functional and sculptural forms.

This eight-week class features instructor demonstrations, hands-on learning, and available Open Studio time outside of regularly scheduled classes. Students will learn how to pinch, coil, and slab-build forms with an emphasis on establishing solid construction skills. The last two classes will be devoted to enriching surfaces with glazes, underglazes, and engobes.

Tools and materials for this class are included with registration.

Hillary Gattian Instructor Bio

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