All Skill Levels, All Ages, this is a Family Class, Ages 5 & Up
Open to Active Duty, Retired, Veteran, and Family and Care-givers to Military

Instructors will vary

These workshop experiences are deigned to be fun-filled, art-making, experiences for the whole family. This is not a class where you drop off the kids- in this experience, the family joins and journeys into the creative world together! Join our talented Art Instructors as they guide you through painting and mixed media exercises where you’ll create a unique work-of-art ready to take home at the end of the workshop. Topics will vary but one thing is for sure – you WILL have fun! These experiences, supplies, facilities and art instruction are made possible through generous donations, fundraising, and grants. Please consider supporting this Initiative to allow us to continue offering these experiences! Due to the high demand of these workshops, they often fill up fast, so please register early. If the workshop is full, we can place you on a waiting list in case a family must drop the course. If you are enrolling a child (Ages 5 and up) it is required that a parent or guardian take the course with them. Please email registrar@workhousearts.org for more information.

Summer Quarter: One day, all workshops run 11am-1pm

Saturday August 31 - Artist Christine Jenkins, located in building W-3

Fall Quarter: One day, all workshops run 11am-1pm

Saturday September 28 - Artist Denise Phalan, Topic- Batik with Bisquik, located in building W-5
Saturday October 12 - Artist David Vickers, Topic- Printmaking, located in building W-5
Saturday November 16 - Artist David Vickers, Topic- Sculpture, located in building W-5

Saturday December 7 - Artist Denise Phalan, Topic- More than Fingerprint Art, located in building W-5
Saturday December 21 - Artist David Vickers, Topic- Collage, located in building W-5

Winter Quarter: One day, all workshops run 11am-1pm
Saturday January 18 - Artist David Vickers, Topic- Drawing, located in building W-5

Saturday February 15 - Artist Denise Phalan, Topic- Paper-making, located in building W-5

Tuition: FREE for Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veteran, and Family of Military
Special Note: Students MUST register 72 hours in advance! Please register as early as possible to ensure your seat! You can register for any one workshop day or as many as you like.

Materials: All Provided by the WMAI

Beginner to Advanced Skill Level: Ages 18 and older
Open to all Service members whether retired, active or Veteran.
Not open to family members.
The class is designed to be a component to the Military in the Arts Initiative here at the Workhouse. This class is appropriate for anyone with beginning through advanced hand-building and/or wheel-throwing skills or the complete newbie that would like to try working in clay. Even military members already possessing skills in working with clay will be able to engage themselves in increasing their technical, firing and surface decorating knowledge. General focus will be on the continued development of design, with either functional or non-functional forms, as well as construction, glazing and firing processes to bring forth their own ideas, influences and personal style.

Fall Quarter: 6 weeks
Begins Sunday Sep 22, 7pm-9pm
To be placed on the wait list for this class, please email debrabalestreri@workhousearts.org

Tuition: FREE to Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veteran (Not open to Family Members)

Materials: All Provided by the WMAI

Location: W-8

NOTE- NEW COURSE POLICY:

Military students can register for the free Sunday night ceramics class up to two consecutive times. After their second quarter in the class they are not permitted to re-enroll in this free class for at least two quarters. This will allow new Military students a chance to take the course.

Due to the popularity and demand for help through this program: student(s) must commit to attending all 6 meetings for these 6 week classes.  We ask that if anyone thinks they will be  unable to attend two or more classes that they wait until their schedule is amenable to attend for all 6 weeks. This will allow another individual on the wait-list to attend these special classes.

Beginner Skill Level: Adults
Open to all Service members whether retired, active or Veteran.
Not open to family members.

Instructors: STAFF

Would you like to learn basic flameworking and to give it a try before taking a more in-depth class? Don’t know if you’d like to learn bead making or sculptural work? Don’t know what flameworking, soft glass or boro glass means? This may be the class for you. We will explore the very basics and get you started on the flameworking torch with an introduction to both main types of flameworking glasses. Learn how to safely operate a torch and annealing kiln. Learn the difference between soft and hard glass. How to make basic beads and some basic shapes in Borosilicate glass work. Students will make a variety of objects that will gain them knowledge in glass types, glass terms, and starter techniques. This class is intended for complete beginners who have never been on a torch or taken a flameworking class.

Fall Quarter: 6 weeks                                                                                                  

Begins Sunday Sep 22, 11am-1:30pm

To be placed on the wait list for this class, please email debrabalestreri@workhousearts.org

Tuition: FREE to Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veteran (Not open to Family Members)

Materials: All Provided by the WMAI

Location: W-7, 711

NOTE- NEW COURSE POLICY:

Military students can register for the free Sunday night glass class up to two consecutive times. After their second quarter in the class they are not permitted to re-enroll in this free class for at least two quarters. This will allow new Military students a chance to take the course.

Due to the popularity and demand for help through this program: student(s) must commit to attending all 6 meetings for these 6 week classes.  We ask that if anyone thinks they will be  unable to attend two or more classes that they wait until their schedule is amenable to attend for all 6 weeks. This will allow another individual on the wait-list to attend these special classes.

Beginner Skill Level: Adults
Open to all Service members whether retired, active or Veteran.
Not open to family members.

Instructor: Matt Pyle, WMAI Artist-In-Residence

Let's decide who you protagonist truly is and map out their journey.  Whether you’re knee-deep in the 3rd draft of a screenplay or novel, or just have an idea you’d like to hash out into a blueprint, this workshop aims to assist you in getting to the next phase. Try to come up with a brief description of a story you’d like to workshop.  I’d like to use “Die Hard” and “Groundhog Day” as examples to discuss (e.g., compare and contrast the protagonists, their development, and the overall story structure).  If you’re not familiar with these movies, please try to watch them.  Also (re: your story idea), begin to think about movies or books you’ve seen/read that are similar.  For example, “Cool Hand Luke,” “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Hurricane” are about protagonists who are institutionalized against their will.  Some war movies can fit into this mold.  It’s important to study the structure of well-told stories that you see as good models for your project.  Think about your genre and we’ll talk about sub-categories to narrow it down.

About the instructor: A former Army Infantryman.  Matt Pyle studied film––specifically screenwriting––at Temple University.  He spent 6 years in Los Angeles, reading hundreds of screenplays for a development company, and selling a screenplay of his own which was later produced and aired on the Hallmark Channel.  He’s currently working on publishing his first novel, but has also fallen in love with oil painting, and he’s working on a series of Iraq War paintings.

Fall Quarter: One Day
Saturday, November 2, 10am -12pm 
To be placed on the wait list for this class, please email debrabalestreri@workhousearts.org

Tuition: FREE to Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veteran (Not open to Family Members)

Location: W-16, Art Therapy Room

All Skill Levels, Ages 10 through Adult
Instructors: Marilyn Peppers-Citizen and Erin Clarke
If you are a Veteran, Active Duty or Retired, caregiver, or family member you have a spot in Artistic Innovation. Get ready to take your yoga off the mat and into the art studio. Quiet the mind to get in touch with your intuition. Inspire creative ideas. Your instructors are wellness professionals dedicated to helping individuals achieve their wellness goals. Each workshop contains 55 minutes of Yoga, multiple breaks, an artistic activity and time for reflection. If you are enrolling a child (Ages 10 and up) it is required that a parent or guardian take the course with them. All workshops run 2pm to 5pm, contain a yoga sequence followed by an artistic expression activity that are designed with a specific theme.

Fall Series - Fall is a time of transition and it is evident by the trees and shrubs as they are preparing for winter. The temperature is falling and there is a crispness in the air. The wind may be stronger and there could be a sense of emptiness or slowness that can leave us feeling exposed and a little raw. But it is also a time that is filled with possibility—a time when we can get down to a quiet essence of being and savor the simplicity.

Saturday, October 12– Theme: Perceiving & Receiving
Saturday, November 9 – Theme: Feeling, Seeing & Touching
Saturday, December 14 – Theme: Simplifying & Choosing 

All workshops run 2pm-5pm
Tuition: FREE to all Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veteran and Family of Military

Special Note: Students MUST register 48 hours in advance! Please register as early as possible to ensure your seat! You can register for any one workshop day or as many as you like.

Materials: All Provided by the WMAI, wear comfortable clothing.
Location: W-11

Fitness is good medicine! Lead by Art of Movement Director Lesley Spalding and Dr. Marilyn Peppers-Citizen (USAF Retired, Certified Yoga Therapist, Wellness Coach and author of Change Your Health, Change Your Life: Blending Dimensions of Wellness), this workshop introduces veterans of all ages and physical abilities to a variety of yoga and fitness (cardio, strength-training) oriented exercises and movements that help to reduce negative symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, chronic pain, PTSD and other mental health concerns as part of the ongoing challenging aspects of military life (i.e. deployment, combat). By the end of the workshop, attendees will learn basic fitness strategies (as coping skills) to successfully manage military life stressors, thus improving personal post-traumatic growth and resilience, both on and off the battlefield.

Fall Quarter: One day

Saturday October 19, 10am-12pm

Tuition: FREE to Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veteran (Not open to Family Members)
Location – W-11

All Skill Levels: Ages 21 and up

Instructor: Chef Kathleen Linton and Alan Golombek

Why should the “couples” have all the fun!? Are you a current or retired service member looking to meet other service members in a fun environment? Join us! You’ll begin the night ‘cutting a rug’ and building up an appetite in building W-4 with our Ballroom Instructor. No dance experience necessary! A short, mini lesson will be provided to keep you moving and shaking. Then you’ll head one building over to W-3 where our instructing Chef will guide you through cooking up 3-4 courses! The menu items will be prepared by YOU working together with all your new friends! No one will leave hungry!

Fall Quarter: One day

Saturday, October 26
Ballroom Dance, 6-7pm

Culinary Portion 7-9pm

Tuition: FREE to Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veterans
Location: W-4 and W-3, 302

Reservations are required. Reservations must be made at least two days prior to event start date. We cannot accommodate walk-up registrations to this event. If you have any food allergies, please list the allergies on the billing page before you check out under “Additional Comments”.

All Skill Levels: FAMILY CLASS!
Ages 5 & Up with a Parent

Instructor: Chef Kathleen Linton

Come and join our Chef to create a special memory for your household. Learn how to build a gingerbread house together to bring home and enjoy with the whole family. If you are enrolling a child (Ages 5 and up) it is required that a parent or guardian take the course with them.

Fall Quarter: One day

Saturday December 21, 10am-12pm

Tuition: FREE to Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veteran and Family of Military
This is a Family Class- Children must be accompanied by an adult. At least one youth AND at least one adult must register at the same time.
Location: W-3, 302

All Skill Levels, Ages 10 through Adult
Instructors: Marilyn Peppers-Citizen and Erin Clarke
If you are a Veteran, Active Duty or Retired, caregiver, or family member you have a spot in Artistic Innovation. Get ready to take your yoga off the mat and into the art studio. Quiet the mind to get in touch with your intuition. Inspire creative ideas. Your instructors are wellness professionals dedicated to helping individuals achieve their wellness goals. Each workshop contains 55 minutes of Yoga, multiple breaks, an artistic activity and time for reflection. If you are enrolling a child (Ages 10 and up) it is required that a parent or guardian take the course with them. All workshops run 2pm to 5pm, contain a yoga sequence followed by an artistic expression activity that are designed with a specific theme.

Winter Series - With winter here, the natural world is withdrawing, going dormant, and embracing a long, dark, season of slumber. Winter is characterized by stillness and a subtle invitation to redirect our own energies. This time is an antidote for the fast-paced mobility of the summer and fall. It is time to rest, reflect, hold space, vision, hibernate, withdraw some of your outwardly-focused energy and redirect it inward.

Saturday, January 11– Theme: Wisdom
Saturday, February 8 – Theme: Courage
Saturday, March 14 – Theme: Temperance

All workshops run 2pm-5pm
Tuition: FREE to all Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veteran and Family of Military

Special Note: Students MUST register 48 hours in advance! Please register as early as possible to ensure your seat! You can register for any one workshop day or as many as you like.

Materials: All Provided by the WMAI, wear comfortable clothing.
Location: W-11

Ever wondered how fitness can be an effective tool for good mental health maintenance? Lead by Art of Movement Director Lesley Spalding and Dr. Marilyn Peppers-Citizen (USAF Retired, Certified Yoga Therapist, Wellness Coach and author of Change Your Health, Change Your Life: Blending Dimensions of Wellness), this workshop introduces veterans and their family members to a variety of yoga and fitness (cardio, strength-training) oriented exercises and movements that help to reduce negative symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, chronic pain and other mental health concerns experienced by veterans, their family members and caregivers as part of the ongoing challenging aspects of military life. By the end of the workshop, attendees will learn basic fitness strategies (as coping skills) to successfully manage military life stressors, thus improving military family functioning and resiliencies.

Winter Quarter: One day

Saturday January 25, 10am-12pm

Tuition: FREE to Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veteran, and Family of Military
Location: W-11

All Skill Levels: Adults

February is the month of love, affection and positive connections with self and others! This special yoga workshop invites military couples (friends, significant others, spouses) to focus on a reintegration of the mind, body and spirit that can sometimes be fragmented due to deployment cycles, PCS, isolation and other military lifestyle issues facing our military couples/partners. Learn how to increase your mental clarity, strength, balance and inner world awareness through the practice of various yoga techniques while spending time reconnecting with your loved ones.

Winter Quarter: One day

Saturday February 8, 10am-12pm

Tuition: FREE to Active Duty, Veteran, Retired Veteran and their significant others
Location: W-11

Reservations are required. Reservations must be made at least 48 hours prior to event start date. We cannot accommodate walk-up registrations to this event.

All Skill Levels, Ages 14 through Adult
Instructor: Adam & Donna Porras
The Workhouse Arts Center has partnered with Recovery Forge for Metal Forging! If you are a Military Veteran, Active Duty or Retired, every weekend from Spring through Fall join Adam Porras of Recovery Forge for free open studio time in forging. Recovery Forge's main mission is to teach blacksmithing and bladesmithing to Wounded Warriors, Active Military, Veterans, and First Responders. Learn more about Recovery Forge and "like" their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/recoveryforge