WORKSHOPS + CLASSES

Fall Term Registration begins at 8:30am on August 8th. To register for all classes, use the link below!

If you have questions or issues registering for classes, please email office@northpolestudio.org

  • Monday Open Studio


    Sept. 15 - Nov. 3, 3:00-4:30pm | $215

    This non-instructional class provides artists with the studio tools, materials, and support to work on their own independent art projects.

  • Wednesday Skillshare


    Sept. 17 - Nov. 5, 3:00-4:30pm | $215

    Taught by many local artists, this weekly class gives artists the chance to expand their creative practice across many mediums. This term, we'll explore comics, landscape painting, natural dye, and more!

  • Thursday Intensive: Your Artistic Voice


    Sept. 18 - Nov. 6 I 2:00 - 4:00 I $215

    Join Melissa Jones for an intensive designed to help you explore your artistic voice and refine your creative practice. Through sketchbooking, playful prompts, and experimentation with materials, you'll develop your personal style and refine your artistic practice.

  • Thursday Figure Drawing Co-op


    Sept. 11 I 5:00 - 6:30 I $25
    Oct. 9 I 5:00-6:30 I $25
    Nov. 13 I 5:00-6:30 I $25

    Draw from life as costumed models strike dynamic poses in fun, themed sessions. Explore shapes, gestures, and characters—no two classes are the same!

  • Friday Deep Dive: Ceramic Cryptids and Clay Chimera


    Sept. 19 | 10:00-2:00 I $100

    Join Nick Norman to create creatures from clay. Part exploration, part collaboration, artists will create different body parts, legs, feet, beaks, torsos, heads, wings, horns, tails, to form a "North Pole Zoo" of Cryptids and Chimeras. 

  • Friday Deep Dive: Mosaic


    Oct. 17 | 10:00 - 2:00 I $75

    Join Phoebe Mol to design and create your own mosaic art, using pieces of colorful glass to assemble illustrative or abstract 2D sculptures.

  • Friday Deep Dive: Watercolor


    Nov. 21 | 10:00 - 2:00 I $75

    Join Molly L. Herro in exploring the medium of watercolor. We will learn basic watercolor techniques, which we will then apply to painting still life objects.

  • Winter Art Week: Drawing and Dancing


    Nov. 17 - 20 I 4:00 - 6:00 I $200

    Join Celeste Gutentag to explore the intersection of visual art and movement. Artists will translate motion into mark-making, using drawing as a tool to feel, move, and document the body in motion.

  • Winter Art Week: Color Theory


    December 8 - 11 I 3:00 - 4:30 I $200

    Join Mary Ellen Anderson to learn color theory through acrylic painting. Learn how to mix your own colors and built palettes, and explore how color can change the mood and feeling of artwork.

To register for all classes, use the link below!

Make a gift to the NPS Scholarship Fund to support access for all!

 FAQs

  • Our workshops are open to individuals 16 and older who identify with a diagnosis of autism, neurodivergence and/or an intellectual/developmental disability. No previous art-making experience is required!

  • New to the program? After you sign up, a staff member will reach out to schedule a brief Zoom meeting with you before class to connect and answer any questions. You are also welcome to tour the studio before the first day of class!

  • Group sizes are kept small (under 10 students) to ensure that every artist receives individualized support. If you require 1:1 support to participate in group activities or for any essential need (bathroom, behavioral, medical, etc.) please bring your 1:1 aid to class. We will work with you to accommodate all other accessibility needs as best we can. 

  • Prices vary by workshop, and sliding scale payment is available based on need. 

  • We are always on the lookout for fantastic class support volunteers and teaching artists. Email phoebe@northpolestudio.org to introduce yourself!

  • Please email phoebe@northpolestudio.org with any questions! 

  • If you’re unable to attend a class you've signed up for, please email Phoebe at phoebe@northpolestudio.org or call the office 971-251-0020 as soon as possible. Early notice helps us offer your spot to students on the waitlist.

    Please note that last-minute cancellations and no-shows impact not only other students but also our team—time, materials, and energy go into preparing each session with you in mind. We appreciate your consideration and communication!
    Thanks for understanding and helping us keep things running smoothly!