Plugging In: Art Classes
A roundup of local creative options
Each issue, WILMA includes a Plugging In directory to help you connect locally. This time, we’re focusing on local creative classes to spend quality time with friends and make new connections while exploring your artistic side this winter. Let us know about your group by emailing editor@wilmingtonbiz.com.
PENDER ARTS COUNCIL
The Pender Arts Council is a regional arts organization that hosts workshops, classes, and gatherings. Quilters meet on Wednesdays at the Burgaw center. Writers meet every other Sunday. Other events, from bluegrass jams to kids art events, are on the council’s events page.
INFO: PENDERARTSCOUNCIL.ORG
ART IN BLOOM GALLERY
The fine art gallery Art in Bloom Gallery offers hands-on group workshops and multi-week adult classes in oil and acrylic painting, fundamental watercolor techniques, and introductory stained glass making.
INFO: AIBGALLERY.COM
CAMERON ART MUSEUM
Beyond the galleries, Cameron Art Museum also operates a museum school that connects the community through creative studio learning. Group classes and multi-week courses include wheel-throwing and hand-building ceramics, oil and watercolor painting, pen-and-ink drawing, and printmaking, among other mediums.
INFO: CAMERONARTMUSEUM.ORG/CLASSES-WORKSHOPS
POLKA DOT POTTERY STUDIO
Polka Dot Pottery Studio, a ceramic art studio on Military Cutoff Road, holds technique-guided workshops and event nights. Recent ones have included Sip, Shuck & Paint (with freshly harvested oysters), Shrek dress-up party, and Ladie’s Night.
INFO: POLKADOTPOTTERYSTUDIO.COM
PINSPIRATION
A Pinterest-inspired DIY craft studio, Pinspiration is designed to make online viral craft trends easily accessible. Group workshops include custom string art, acrylic paint pouring, and candle making, as well as a glow-in-the-dark Splatter Room.
INFO: PINSPIRATION.COM/LOCATIONS/WILMINGTON
LELAND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
The center offers group classes across multiple disciplines, including wheel-thrown pottery, stained glass design, watercolor painting, woodcarving, and literary writing workshops.
INFO: FACEBOOK.COM/LELANDCULTURALARTSCENTER
CAPE FEAR FOOD & WINE CLUB
Cape Fear Food & Wine Club offers hands-on group classes in fresh pasta making, artisan pizza crafting, knife skills mastery, and regional wine tasting workshops. Its website includes a culinary calendar and seasonal dining series.
INFO: CAPEFEARFOODANDWINECLUB.COM
CRAFT CABANA
Craft Cabana, a do-it-yourself creative studio space in Wilmington, offers popular group classes including open DIY wood sign workshops, chunky blanket knitting, canvas painting, and seasonal holiday crafting sessions. Upcoming classes include a The studio guides participants step-by-step through customizing their own home decor pieces. Turn to page 34 for more about how Craft Cabana started.
INFO: CRAFTCABANA.COM
BOOKWORM POTTERY & CO.
A ceramics studio in the Cargo District, Bookworm Pottery & Co. provides a creative social space with pottery wheels, clay, tools, and professional glazing instruction. Group classes include introductory wheel-throwing sessions, Wine & Wheel Wednesday nights, and holiday-themed projects. Its sister location, The Cozy Bookwyrm in the South Front District, also holds stained glass workshops with Stained & Confused.
INFO: BOOKWORMPOTTERYCO.COM
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