Art Workshops Coming Up
A private art workshop make a great family vacation or birthday 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. Please bring a fellow artist with you to get this program started.
See you on First Wednesdays!
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.
MVAC Board Member Susan Persall generously leads acrylics art workshops throughout the year for both adults and children. This Paint a Bunny workshop is for adults and is a perfect chance to add a keepsake to a child’s Easter basket this year.
Come have some fun painting with other artists and make some new friends!
Call the gallery to reserve your spot so that Susan will have a canvas waiting for you.
Drawing Workshop Series with Lisa Bramhill
4 Saturdays starting March 28, 10:30 - noon
For 4th thru 9th grade students
Lisa Bramhill is a talented multi-media artist from Grant who will be leading a series of drawing workshops. Here’s an example of Lisa’s drawing work.
There are 4 workshops in this series, so please check your calendars to make sure you can commit to all 4. This series is limited to 8 participants so that Lisa can give each child a lot of personal instruction.
The participants will learn how to see shapes in an object, try out continuous line drawing, blind contour drawing, mark making, drawing with a stick or other objects, speed drawing, drawing large versus small, street scenes, drawing with a ruler, drawing to music, the importance of negative space, draw a Lego to learn about perspective, and drawing in pairs (sitting across and drawing a portrait of each other) - that’s bound to cause some giggles!
Each participant will receive a sketchbook and special drawing pencils and erasers that can be used after the series as well as great instruction to take their drawing skills to a whole new level.
P.S. if this series is a hit, Lisa may be talked into a series for adults.
Susan Black is a talented artist from Huntsville who uses vintage jewelry and other items to create memorabilia to keep for ever. You may have seen her work at the MVAC Gallery, University Pickers in Huntsville, MVAC’s Holiday Art Market, and 2025 Art on the Lake. Read more about Susan at this blog site: https://www.ajeweledjourney.com/blog
In case you don’t have your own stash of costume jewelry or that of a great-great-aunt Sally, Susan will provide all the supplies for this workshop. But if you have a few items you want to include in your art piece, please bring them with you.
If someone is asking what you want for Mother’s Day, suggest they give you this workshop! No calories involved . . . . . unless you eat our snacks, of course.
JULY 11 & 18 - Barn Quilts with Sherryl Lewis of Nona’s Barn Quilts
This workshop requires two Saturdays because of the curing time between paint applications and final sealant. All supplies and patterns will be provided. Supplies include aluminum composite board cut to size, sanded, primed, background color painted, and the pattern drawn, and ready to start painting. Brush, paint, tape, hair dryers, and aprons will be provided for your use, but wear yard clothes any way.
When you call the MVAC Gallery at 256-571-7199 to register BEFORE MAY 17TH, be ready to select the size, pattern, and background color for your barn quilt. Also, please pay in advance due to the amount of materials and work required before the workshop starts. Limit of 8 participants so sign up early!
Simple Designs
Intermediate Designs
ART WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN
Children art workshops are free to participants in 2026 thanks to a generous donation in memory of Betty Hamilton, a Marshall County artist.
April - Mother’s Day theme - with Kim Klueger
May - Father’s Day theme - with Kim Klueger
TBD - Private art workshop with Child Advocacy Center
TBD - Teens Workshop with Caring Heart in Arab
October 10th, 10 AM - 5 PM - Pumpkin painting during Guntersville FallFest
October - Halloween/Fall theme - Kim Klueger
December - Holiday theme - Kim Klueger
December - Holiday theme - Susan Persall
If you are interested in leading a workshop, please call the MVAC Gallery at 256-571-7199.
Scenes from PAST ART WORKSHOPS
WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP WITH CAROLYN J. WILDER - January 2026
This will be a two-afternoon workshop for intermediate watercolor artists on a Thursday and Friday afternoons. Supplies will be provided, but you can certainly bring your favorite watercolor brushes if you wish; just make sure your name or initials are on them. Cost: $100 for 4 hours of instruction from Carolyn J, Wilder, a regionally and nationally renown watercolor artist who lives in Albertville. Lucky us!
November 7th - Pillow Casing Painting with Susan Persall
OR November 14th - Pillow Casing Painting with Susan Persall
1:00 - 3:-00 PM
Pillow casings and all acrylic art supplies will be provided (just not the stuffing!). Fee: $45
Nutcracker Art Workshop - Friday, December 5th, 1 - 3:30 PM
ONLY 7 SLOTS AVAILABLE, so sign up ASAP! $45 includes all supplies for adult participants and helps fund the free children’s arts workshops.
December 20th - TWO Free Children’s Art Workshops for Children 7 and older; Sessions are 10:00 - Noon or 1:00 - 3:00.
A great event to share with out-of-town grandchildren while you shop the Holiday Art Market for artsy gifts. These free workshops are funded through the adult art workshops throughout the year. Please call the gallery at 256-571-7199 to register IN ADVANCE.
