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.
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.
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.
April - Mother’s Day theme with painted or collaged coaster tiles - with Kim Klueger
May - Father’s Day theme - with Kim Klueger
June - 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 - paper pumpkins designs - Kim Klueger
December - Holiday theme - lots of choices - Kim Klueger
December - Holiday theme - Susan Persall
If you are interested in leading a workshop, please call the MVAC Gallery at 256-571-7199.
Saturday, June 13th, 10 AM - 2 PM
Beginner Quilting with Constance Snavley
Limit of 5 participants, so sign up early.
Fee: $35 MVAC Members / $40 non-members
Constance is the MVAC Gallery Manager, and you may have seen her working on piecework or helping someone else back in the workshop area. In this workshop, you’ll learn some of the foundational ways to quilt while making a square that can become a pillow. If you really get the bug, your square can become the start of your first quilt!
All supplies, including sewing machines, will be provided.
In April, Constance showcased her quilting skills for Boaz Middle School students during their “How To Day”. Join this workshop, and you’ll really appreciate what your grandmothers, mothers, and aunts use to make.
Friday, May 29th, 1 - 3 PM
Patriotic Boy Acrylics Workshop with Susan Persall
Enjoy an afternoon painting with Susan Persall. All supplies will be provided. Fee is $30 for MVAC members and $35 for non-members.
TWO Saturdays, JULY 11 & 18, 10 AM - 2 PM Bring your lunch!
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 JUNE 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!
Friday, June 26th, 1 PM - 3 PM
Ice Cream Sundae
Acrylics with Susan Persall
Guess what the refreshments may include! The painting has no calories.
All supplies will be provided. Fee is $30 for MVAC members / $35 for non-members.
Simple Designs
Intermediate Designs
Friday, July 31st, 10:00 - 2:30 PM
Beginner Stained Glass with Elizabeth Brown
Fee: $ 55 for MVAC members / $65 for non-members (Limit of 5 participants)
Come try out stained glass with Elizabeth Brown, a stained glass artist from Grant.
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.
THREE Saturdays - August 1, 8, & 15, Noon to 3 PM
Jack O’Lanterns with Georgia Duke
Georgia Duke runs Paper Moon Studio in the Scottsboro area where her creations often defy easy description. Her Jack O’Lantern workshops are always a big hit, so we’re delighted to bring them to Marshall County. Check your football schedule to make sure you are free all three Saturdays because it will take all three plus drying time in between to complete your very own unique masterpiece.
Register before June 15th so that we can plan for supplies.
