ART WORKSHOPS COMING UP
A private art workshop make a great family vacation or birthday party or even a staff party right here at home. Call the MVAC Gallery at 256-571-7199 to discuss details.
Calling MVAC artists - if you are interested in facilitating an art workshop in a particular art medium, please contact the MVAC Gallery at 256-571-7199. Payment depends on how supplies are provided.
OPEN STUDIO DAY
FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
In 2026, MVAC will reserve the first Wednesday of each month as Open Studio Day. Bring whatever you are working on and enjoy the company of other artists. There will not be a facilitator, but you never know what you’ll learn from another artist. In April, one participant worked on a quilt, another worked on a watercolor, and another worked on promos for MVAC. One participant got new connections for area poets, info from Alabama Extension Service, discovered the Charburger, and saw MVAC exhibits in the Courthouse, too.
If you are specifically interested in watercolors, please call the MVAC Gallery and let us know what day and time works best for you. We are considering a separate art day with a facilitator.
ART WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN
Children art workshops are free to participants in 2026 thanks to a generous donation by Andrew Hamilton in memory of Betty Hamilton, a Marshall County artist. If you’re interesting in leading one, call the Gallery at 256-571-7199.
June - Private art workshop with Child Advocacy Center
October 10th, 10 AM - 5 PM - Pumpkin painting during Guntersville FallFest
October 17th, 10 - 11:30 AM - Sequential Art (think comic books or graphic novels) with Claire Johnson
October 24th, Paint Your Pet with acrylics with Lisa Bramhill
October - Halloween/Fall - paper pumpkins designs - Kim Klueger
December - Holiday theme - lots of choices - Kim Klueger and Lisa Bramhill
December - Holiday theme - lots of choices - Susan Persall
Paint Your Pet in Acrylics with Lisa Bramhill
October 24, 2026 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Youth - Free; Adults - $35 for MVAC Members/$45 for non-members
Bring your favorite headshot of your pet and learn how to paint fur, feathers, and hair, and noses, and eyes! Lisa Bramhill is a talented artist from Grant who has led other MVAC workshops for youth. She’s also one of two lead art teachers for MVAC’s All Across Alabama project in conjunction with Alabama State Council on the Arts this fall.
Your Choice - Canvas or Pillowcase!
Get a head start on the holiday season by painting a pillow or canvas which you can use yourself or as an early present to someone dear. Susan Persall will lead you every step of the way.
Bedazzled Treasure Box Workshop with Pat Sherrill
Saturday, November 7th, 2026 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Youth (10 or older): Free
$35 for Adult MVAC members/$40 for adult non-members
This workshop will be worth it just to see the amazing array of choices Pat has for your very own customized treasure box. If you already have items you would like to include, bring them!
Pat lives in Guntersville now, but she ran the Murphy Art Gallery in North Carolina and was operations manager for Nieman-Marcus.
Stained Glass Ornament Workshop with Elizabeth Brown
November 21st, 10 AM - 2 PM
Fee: $55 for MVAC members / $6 5 for non-members
Elizabeth Brown has studied stained glass around the country, as well as with instructors with studios in the United Kingdom and Italy. She is proud to have studied under master, stained-glass artists right here in Alabama and continues to enjoy mentoring from two Huntsville-based stained-glass masters. When she isn’t teaching at MVAC, she offers classes at The Shop Maker Space in Huntsville. Her work in on display at the MVAC gallery in Guntersville, Alabama and Harrison Brother’s Art Gallery in Huntsville, Alabama.
Collage Your Holiday Cards
with Pat Sherrill
Saturday, December 5th, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Fee: $40 MVAC members / $45 non-members
Enjoy a relaxing workshop filled with creativity, color, texture, and holiday inspiration. You’ll make four one-of-a-kind greeting cards featuring festive designs, layered papers, embellishments, and handmade details. You’ll also learn helpful tips for designing and creating additional cards at home.
The finished cards will be similar to, but not exactly the same as, these samples because you will add your own unique touch to each one. Each participant’s cards will have their own handmade charm-and will absolutely be worthy of sending