Adult Classes & Workshops

Spring 2025

Introduction to Pastel Painting

Christopher Naughton
Saturday, February 22, 2025 (This Class is Full to be added to waitlist email: info@artsbenicia.org)
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: 1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Small Works: Abstract Collage & Mixed Media Workshop

Carol Dalton
Sunday, March 9, 2025 (This Class is Full to be added to waitlist email: info@artsbenicia.org)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street Suite 116, Benicia

Abstracts in Mixed Media with Acrylics

Pat Moseuk
Saturday, March 22 & Sunday, 23, 2025
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Beginning Watercolor

Ilah Jarvis
Saturdays, March 29, April 5 & April 12, 2025
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: 1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Bold Abstraction and Play

Tricia O’Brien
Sunday, April 13th, 2025
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street, Suite 116, Benicia

Summer 2025

Cyanotype Printing

Brenna Hansen
Sunday, May 4, 2025, This class is full, Email info@artsbenicia.org to get added to the waitlist
11:00 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street Suite 116, Benicia

Introduction to Wood Engraving

Toru Sugita
Sunday, May 18 & 25
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler St, #116, Benicia

Coaster Madness

Lisa Rappoport
Sunday, June 1, 2025
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street Suite 116, Benicia

R & F Pigment Stick Gelli Prints

Melissa Stephens New!
Saturday, June 21, 2025
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: 1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Surrealism and Translucency in Collage

Holly King
Saturday, June 14 & Sunday, June 15, 2025
Times: June 14 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm/June 15 from 10:30 3:30 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street Suite 116, Benicia

Hard Bound Cloth Case Book

Gillian Boal
Sundays, June 29 and July 6, 2025
10:00 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street Suite 116, Benicia

Encaustic Painting Workshop

Angela White
Sunday, July 20, 2025
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street Suite 116, Benicia

Solarplate Printmaking: Focus On Relief

Robynn Smith
Saturday, August 9, 2025
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street Suite 116, Benicia

Solarplate Printmaking: Focus on Intaglio

Robynn Smith
Sunday, August 10, 2025
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street Suite 116, Benicia

Fall 2025

Printmaking Playground is Back!

Colleen Gianatiempo (NEW DATE!)
Sunday, October 19, 2025
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler Street Suite 116, Benicia

ONGOING CLASSES

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 selected Wednesdays

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm (see schedule)
Location: Arts Benicia, 1 Commandant’s Lane

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)

January 2025

26 – Marbling For Everyone

February 2025

9 – Accordion Fold Book Workshop

22 – Pastel Painting

March 2025

9 – Small Works: Abstract Collage & Mixed Media Workshop

22-23 – Abstracts in Mixed Media with Acrylics

29 – Beginning Watercolor

April 2025

April 13 – Bold Abstraction and Play

May 2025

4 – Cyanotype Printing

18 & 25 – Introduction to Wood Engraving

June 2025

1 – Coaster Madness

14-15 Surrealism and Translucency in Collage

21 – R&F Pigment Stick Gelli Prints

29 – Hard Bound Cloth Case Book

July 2025

20 – Encaustic Painting Workshop

August 2025

9 – Solarplate Printmaking: Focus On Relief

10 – Solarplate Printmaking: Focus on Intaglio

October 2025

7 – Printmaking Playground is Back!

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.