The Kentuck Arts Center is widely known for their nationally renowned arts festival but they also offer workshops for residents to enjoy.

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Take a look at just a few upcoming workshops being offered by the Kentucky Arts Center below.

Story Quilting with Yvonne Wells

Instructed by Yvonne Wells

Age Range:  18+

Dates & Times: November 1st 10:30-12:30 and November 8th 10:30-12:30

Location: Kentuck's Georgine Clarke Building

Tuition: $150; some supplies needed

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Oct 29th at 5PM

Join Yvonne Wells to learn her process of telling a story through quilting! In this two-day workshop, Yvonne will share her artistic journey and process with participants. Then, participants will create their own small story quilt. This workshop will focus on hand sewing and will not use machines. Participants will need to bring all supplies and to come with a story they’d like to depict in mind.

Needed Supplies:
- Fabric (Yvonne says that you need to bring as much as you need to tell your story. Everyone's work will vary in size and scope.)
-Sewing Kit (needles, thread, pin cushion, etc)
-Fabric Scissors

Zentangle

Instructed by Molly Nelko

Age Range:  18+

Dates:

Thursday May 15, 6-8pm OR Thursday November 13, 6-8pm

Times: 6-8pm

Location: Kentuck's Studio 2

Tuition: $60 all supplies included

This is an evening event for adults only. We will spend two hours getting serene and focused to learn about and combine two art techniques. In this meditative class we will be using high quality materials to make our own "Zentangle" by using a form of tessellation. Tessellations are the mathematical art of repeating patterns, made famous by the artist MC Escher. This class is a great opportunity to try something new and to get into the flow of completely original art.

Hand-Building 101

Instructed by Amy Smoot

Age Range:  18+

Dates: November 4, 11, 18, & 25

Times: 3-5pm

Location: Kentuck's Clay Studio

Tuition: $200; All supplies included

Join Amy Smoot in this 4-week ceramics class focused on hand-building!

Pottery doesn't have to be thrown on the potter's wheel in order to be beautiful and unique. Hand building allows students to make at their own pace (and it's cleaner too!) Each week students will be shown a hand-building technique that they can apply to the pieces they make. We will focus on pinching, coil building, slab building, and glazing, as well as all the in-between techniques like carving, stamping, and decorating.

This workshop will be held on Tuesdays in May 2025:

November 4th; 3-5pm (Pinching)

November 11th; 3-5pm (Coil Building)

November 18th; 3-5pm (Slab Building)

November 25th; 3-5pm (Glazing)