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 - Susan Persall
Pumpkin in Stained Glass with Elizabeth Brown of Madison
Saturday, October 3rd 10:00 - 2:00 PM
Fee: $ 55 for MVAC members / $65 for non-members (Limit of 4 participants)
Come try out stained glass with Elizabeth Brown, a stained glass artist from Madison.
Sign up early so we can send you some details about the workshop - what to wear, etc. All materials and tools are provided, and participants will need to sign a waiver due to the danger of the materials. You’ll learn a lot from Elizabeth Brown and appreciate stained glass art even more.
Sequential Art - think graphic novels or comic books - with Claire Johnson
Saturday, October 17th, 10 AM - 11:30 AM
Max participants: 15 Minimum: 5
This workshop is open to both older kids and adults. For older kids, the workshop is free, and for adults the fee is $35 for MVAC members / $45 for non-members.
Please register in advance so that we can be sure to have enough supplies for you.
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.
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.