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.
May 9th, Saturday, 11 - 12:30 PM
Vintage Jewelry Art with Susan Black
Fee: $70 for MVAC Members / $75 for non-members - All supplies will be provided, but you add some of your own pieces
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.
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.
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.