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• Oil Painting for Beginners

  • Start
    Thu, May 07, 2026
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  • End
    Thu, June 11, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions

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  $100 tuition, plus $30 supply fee (one canvas, paint, paper, and other materials)

  Oil Painting for Beginners with Katie Stanage will equip you with  basic oil painting skills. 

  During the first and second week, you will paint a still life. During the third week, the class will paint a landscape, and weeks 4-6 each student will bring in a photo reference to work from of their choice.

  Come have fun and enjoy the process!

  

  *Our teachers are freelancers and some need to set a minimum number of students to make it worth their while. Please keep this in mind if you sign up and wait to pay later. If you RSVP without paying, please make arrangements a week before class time to pay or cancel. Our teachers may also need to prep materials, and space can sometimes be limited, so please sign up as soon as possible so they can plan. Thank you!*
  

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• Pottery Wheel Throwing- All Levels

  • Start
    Sat, May 09, 2026
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  • End
    Sat, June 13, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Emergent Arts
  • Spaces left
    0

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  6 weeks: Saturdays,  9:00AM-12:00PM

  $225, plus $45 supply fee. The supply fee covers one 25lb bag of clay per student, glazes, firing in the kiln, access to hand tools and wheels, and a 7 week membership to Emergent Arts, allowing students to access Emergent Arts on their own time (24/7) to practice the skills being learned in class. When you sign up for class, speak with Kara to get a key code to the door. 

  This class is suitable for beginners, as well as more advanced students who would like access to a teacher and studio space to further their skills. Students will practice making round objects on the potter's wheel such as bowls, cups, and vases. Students will also learn how to glaze works, and Emergent Arts will fire all student pieces in our kilns.

  Need based scholarships available. Email kara@emergentarts.org for an easy, non-invasive application.

  *Our teachers are freelancers and some need to set a minimum number of students to make it worth their while. Please keep this in mind if you sign up and wait to pay later. If you RSVP without paying, please make arrangements a week before class time to pay or cancel. Our teachers may also need to prep materials, and space can sometimes be limited, so please sign up as soon as possible so they can plan. Thank you!*
  

  
  

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• Mother's Day Special-Unleash Your Inner Artist – Bob Ross Style Wet-on-Wet Oil Painting

  • When
    Sat, May 09, 2026
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    12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Emergent Arts
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Special Mother's Day “Unleash Your Inner Artist”

  Mothers taking the class with a teen or adult son or daughter do the class for FREE!

  Everyone can paint these “Hidden Falls” using the wet-on-wet oil painting technique made famous by artists such as Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet and Bob Ross. Join Emergent Arts Gallery artist John Chiego for this fun and informative class introducing the oil painting technique that will allow you to unleash YOUR “Inner Artist”. All materials will be provided and no painting experience is necessary.

  Come and unleash YOUR “Inner Artist” on Saturday, May 9th, from 12:30-3:30 at the Emergent Arts Gallery and Studio, 341-A Whittington Ave, in Hot Springs.

  “Hidden Falls – Deep in the forest where no path goes, there is a falls seen by almost no one.

  But you have seen those falls. Because you understand that the new, exciting, and most rewarding things in life are often not found by following a path.”

  
  

  *Our teachers are freelancers and some need to set a minimum number of students to make it worth their while. Please keep this in mind if you sign up and wait to pay later. If you RSVP without paying, please make arrangements a week before class time to pay or cancel. Our teachers may also need to prep materials, and space can sometimes be limited, so please sign up as soon as possible so they can plan. Thank you!*

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Art Cafe

  • When
    Fri, May 15, 2026
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    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Emergent Arts

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  Once a month on a Friday night, come join us for Art Cafe! 

  Bring your friends, bring the fam, and choose from a menu of projects. We'll provide all the materials and the space to get messy!

  There is a seating fee of $5 per person. Children 12 and under included with an adult. Prices will vary depending on the project, and range from about $5 to $25. Projects are self-led so guardians are responsible for kiddos, though our "waiter" will some guidance if requested.

  You can choose from:

  Glass Fusing:

  Necklace Pendant....$15

  3X3" Ornament or Sun Catcher......$20

  4x4" Tile........$25

  4x4" Night Light.......$35

  Glass pieces will be fired for you in our kiln and you can pick up in about 2 weeks. 

  Paint-Your-Own-Pottery:

  Choose from an array of items on our Paint-Your-Own-Pottery Cart. Prices range from $2-$25, and each item is marked. Your glazed pieces will be fired for you in our kiln and you can pick up in about 2 weeks.

  Collage Grab Bags:

  Each bag contains a rigid surface to adhere your collage to, and a variety of colored and patterned paper, magazine images, and doodads....$5

  Mystery Maker Bags:

  Each bag or box contains a variety of objects perfect for building a small sculptural piece....$8

  Monthly Specials to be announced on social media!

  
  

  
  

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• Basic Beginner Flamenco Dance

  • Start
    Tue, May 26, 2026
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  • End
    Tue, June 16, 2026
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Emergent Arts
  • Spaces left
    15

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  Beginner Flamenco lessons will focus on fundamental techniques such as palmas (hand clapping), brazeo (arm movements), and zapateado (foodwork). 

  Attire is black shoes and comfortable clothes. Skirts will be provided. 

  This is a four week class starting Tuesday May 26th at 6-7PM. Space is limited, please RSVP!

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