Adult Classes & Workshops

2026

Small Worlds: Assemblage Dioramas

Erin McCluskey Wheeler

Saturday, March 7, 2026 (This class is full)
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Printing Notecards on a Tabletop Press

Brian Ferrett

Sunday, March 15, 2026
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, Benicia

Figures in Oil and Cold Wax

Charlynn Throckmorton

Sunday, April 12, 2026 (New Date)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, Benicia

Photography Foundations: Photo 101

Thomas Percival

Saturday, April 18 & 25, 2026
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

SPECIAL NEW CLASS! Screen Printing at The W.O.R.K.S With Thomas Wojak

April 11, 18 & 25, 2026
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
This workshop will be held at The W.O.R.K.S art studio, 437 Georgia Street, Vallejo, CA. Note: The studio uses oil-based inks.

Paper Gems

Dorothy Yuki

Sunday, April 19, 2026
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, Benicia

Repairing a Broken Book

Gillian Boal

Sunday, May 3 & Sunday, May 17, 2026
10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, Benicia

Abstracts in Mixed Media with Acrylics

Pat Moseuk

Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, 2026
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Cyanotype Printing

Brenna Hansen

Sunday, May 31, 2026
11:00 am – 3:30 pm
Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, Benicia

Make Your Own Paper from Recycled Materials!

Holly King

Sunday, June 28, 2026
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, Benicia

Reduction Woodcut

Toru Sugita

Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, 2026
10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, Benicia

ONGOING CLASSES

Collage Jam: Collage Artist’s Workshop

A no-instructor workshop.

Collage Jam meets on select Thursdays

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (see schedule)
Location: Arts Benicia, 1 Commandant’s Lane

Leon, TAKE FLIGHT 27.75” x21.75 Monotype collage $800 rs

Printmaker’s Workshop

With Ronna Leon
Mondays or Saturdays
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, Benicia

Please contact the instructor about space availability if newly registering for this workshop

Figure Drawing Sessions

A no-instructor workshop.

Figure Drawing meets on select Wednesdays

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (see schedule)
Location: Arts Benicia, 1 Commandant’s Lane

Artwork by Kim Smith

Classes require minimum enrollments ... sign up early to ensure you're included and that the class is offered.

The class was designed to be highly inclusive of individuals at all levels of their artistic interests and journeys. As someone with very little exposure to the process and creativity involved in printmaking, I appreciated the welcoming and encouraging experience.

Botanical Monotype Printmaking Class with Kelly Autumn
“I love coming to class and immersing myself in the experience of creating something new.”

Art Workshop Participant

CALL FOR TEACHERS

Do you enjoy people and have a special expertise or artistic skill to share? If you have an idea for a regular class or a short term workshop, we’d like to hear about it!

Consider submitting a proposal at https://artsbenicia.org/adult-education-class-proposal-form/

Classes by Category

Drawing
Encaustic
Figure Drawing and Modeling
Mixed Media
Painting
Papercraft
Photography
Printmaking
Technology

Classes by Date (All)

2026

January

24-Introductory Marbling for Everyone

25-Intermediate Marbling for Everyone

February

3-24 Experimental, Expressive Drawing: Classical & Innovative

8 – Decoupage To Your Heart’s Content!

22 – Abstracting with Drawing, Stencil, and Monoprint

March

7 – Small Worlds: Assemblage Dioramas

15 – Printing Notecards on a Tabletop Press

April

12-Figures in Acrylic and Cold Wax

16 & 25 – Photography Foundations

19 – Paper Gems

May

3 & 17 – Reparing a Broken Book

30 & 31 Abstract in Mixed Media with Acrylics

31 – Cyanotype Printing

June

28 – Make Your Own Paper from Recycled Materials!

July

11-12 – Reduction Woodcut

Ongoing

Collage Jam

Figure Drawing

Printmakers Workshop

Locations. Classes are held at the Commanding Officer’s Quarters (COQ) classroom, the Arts Benicia Annex at 991 Tyler Street, or online.

Tuition Rate. Use the links in each class description to register and pay for a class online. To register at the lower membership rate, please join Arts Benicia before registering. For assistance with class registration, please contact us at info@artsbenicia.org

ADA Accessible. Arts Benicia’s galleries and classrooms at the Commanding Officer’s Quarters, 1 Commandant’s Lane are fully ADA accessible, including ADA restrooms and an elevator to access all floors of the building. There is an ADA ramp on the back right side of the building, directly across from designated ADA parking.

Arts Benicia’s Annex at 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, is accessible from the Jackson Street entrance. Please note: there are no public ADA restrooms at the Annex location. For additional ADA needs please contact info@artsbenicia.org and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Class Cancellation Policy. Early registration is encouraged. If a class is canceled by Arts Benicia, your tuition will be refunded or applied toward another class of your choice. Students may request a refund of tuition up to 7 days before the first day of class; after that no refunds will given. Class tuition cannot be prorated. Contact us at 707-747-0131 regarding this policy or with any inquiries about art classes.

2026

ONGOING CLASSES

Classes require minimum enrollments ... sign up early to ensure you're included and that the class is offered.

CALL FOR TEACHERS

QUICK LINKS TO CLASSES