Sussex County Arts &   Heritage Council

Workshops and Classes  Rekindle your creativity or unlock a hidden talent by taking a class or participating in a workshop with our partnering artists. Whether it’s a drumming workshop, watercolor painting, or photography class, you are bound to discover your next favorite passion!

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Weekly Painting Group 

Come to our Wednesday Midday Painting group with Joanna West! (Please call ahead to confirm space at 973 - 383 - 0027) 

Every Wednesday

11AM - 1PM

$10.00 per. person 

Painting Group is NOT meeting Wed. 9/18

Participants must bring their own supplies. 

Bring your own supplies and creativity, all media are welcome! The Wednesday Painting Group is a perfect chance to find camaraderie through making art and having great discussions. You are welcome to just stop in and say hello to check it out and see if it is something that you would like to take part in! 

A messy Acrylic paint pallet with a pallet knife and brush on a wooden table

Attention!

We do not process refunds for our workshops and classes.
If you cannot make a class you've already paid for, you must call us NO LATER than the day
before the scheduled class to credit the payment for another Class or Workshop. 
If a class is canceled for any reason, you may use the scheduled class to credit the payment
for another Class or Workshop. 

Upcoming Classes 


This class has already sold out, and we hope to hold another Mosaics Class soon! Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on what classes we have available by clicking HERE

This class will consist of two separate sessions. During the first session, students will make a mosaic design to put on a trivet, key holder, or wall sconce. They will review basic design principles and go over traditional and modern ways of laying mosaic tiles. 

The second session will be about how to grout and finish the piece. All Materials are provided. 

Session 1
Saturday, September 7
1 – 4 PM

Session 2
Saturday, September 21
1 – 3 PM

THIS CLASS IS SOLD OUT 

If you would like to be notified of our next Mosaics Class, you an email us at scahc@scahc.org.

This is an image of a mosaic piece depicting a turtle on water put together with different glass cuts and pieces.

This class is back by popular demand!  This class has already sold out, and we hope to hold another Acrylic Pour Class soon! Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on what classes we have available by clicking HERE

This Acrylic Pour class will teach two different techniques that make effortless designs of swirling color. This class is beginner friendly for adults and kids aged 10 and older (accompanied by an adult).

Take a look at some of the student examples from our last Acrylic Pour class to see what you can create!  

Friday, Sept. 27
6:30 – 8:30 PM


THIS CLASS IS 

SOLD OUT

If you would like to be put on a wait list in case of a cancellation, or notified of our next Mosaics Class, you an email us at scahc@scahc.org.

White text on a black background that says "sutdent examples from our last class". Below are 3 acrylic pour paintings. Top right is a swirl of copper, teal, and purple. Top Left is swirls of teal, blue and black with white stones. Bottom middle is swirls of green, blue, yellow, and purple with crushed mirror glitter.


Jenny Santa Maria is teaching another class at the SCAHC! Many of you will remember her from her Pysanky Egg Class, but she also teaches an Introduction to Embroidery Class!

Many people think of embroidery as a way to add a personal touch to their favorite clothes, but the definition for embroidery is actually “artful stitching”. By this definition it is considered one of the oldest folk traditions. Many cultural traditions have distinctive styles of quilting and embroidery. Jenny will show references from art history such as English Medieval embroidery and artful pieces made by the Indigenous of the southwest and Alaska natives today.

Participants will be introduced to many different stitches that can be used to create their own design! Specific sewing stitches we will learn step-by-step include the split stitch, the blanket stitch, the running stitch, and the French knot. All supplies will be included.

We know September seems like a long way away, but Jenny’s Pysanky Egg Class sold out very quickly! We highly recommend getting seats while you can!


Sunday, September 29th 

10AM - 12PM 


Please select the correct price from the drop down menu:
Phone Number for Class Updates
Name of Attendee(s)

Classes in October

Join Marcelle Rollinger for this Halloween Glass Fusion Class! Create fun Halloween designs to decorate your home this spooky season.

This is a great opportunity to experiment with glass as an artistic medium. Marcelle will take the pieces back to her workshop to fire, and then you can pick them up from the gallery when they are finished. We highly encourage you to sign up in advance to guarantee your spot!

If you have any questions about the class, don’t hesitate to call the office at (973) 383 – 0027. ONLY 4 SEATS LEFT. 

Sunday, October 6
2 – 4 PM

Please choose the price from the drop down menu:
Phone Number for Class Updates
Name of Attendee(s)

This image holds four glass fusion pieces that are all Halloween-themed. Two are mummies, black squares of glass with thin strips of blue meant to be bandages, and two eyes peeking out from behind them. One is a ghost, a teardrop white shape with three dots, two for eyes and one for an open mouth. The last is a spider, a black circle with two green eyes and thin pieces of glass meant to be spider legs. All four glass fusion pieces are on an orange background with plastic spiders decorating the edges.

Classes in November 

This class is back by popular demand! If you didn’t get the chance to sign up for our last class, make sure you get a seat before they sell out! This class is already HALF FULL!

In this class, you will be shown how to wire wrap a gemstone, a glass fusion pendant, and a crystal point. You will also learn how to make a simple wrap-around loop, which is an essential technique for jewelry making.

You will be able to choose between a large variety of beads, gemstone pendants, glass fusion pendants, crystals, and Czech glass beads to make your designs! Marcelle will teach you the essential techniques you need to bring your wire wrap designs to life! All materials will be provided. 

You can sign up on our website or through the office at
(973) 383 - 0027.

Friday,  Nov. 1  
3-5 PM

Please choose the correct price in the drop down menu:
Phone Number for Class Updates
Name of Attendee(s)

The background of this image is streaks of pink and orange watercolor on white paper. On top of the watercolor is a circle of copper wire. In the circle are two pieces of wire-wrapped jewelry. One is a pendant, a rectangular stone with blue and white streaks across it and silver wire looped on the top to make a design and looped around the stone to create a loop to hang it on a necklace. The other is a pair of earrings, the spherical beads are yellow in color with clear polka dots and have small, silver spacing beads on the top and bottom and are hanging from silver hooks.  There is cursive, black text on the bottom that says “Learn how to make your own jewelry!”

If you haven’t tried this amazing painting experience, here’s the next chance to explore this colorful medium!  Immerse yourself in the vivid colors of this process-art experience. SuzAnne has added ceramic ornaments to the class so you can make something to decorate your tree!

All materials are provided for you to create several pieces of art, and you will be able to see how Alcohol Ink works on different media including ceramic, paper, and canvas. A smock and gloves are suggested, as the ink can stain. Join SuzAnne for this relaxing class and try something new! 

Wednesday, November 13
6:30 – 8:30 PM  

Please choose the correct price in the drop down menu:
Phone Number for Class Updates
Name of Attendee(s)

This image has a ceramic ornament hanging on a Christmas tree. There are strings of silver beads on the tree as garland. On the ceramic ornament, there is a color alcohol ink design with clouds of bright pink, gold, and purple ink. There is a gold sticker of a snowflake on top of the design and centered in the middle of the circular ornament. The ornament is hanging from a gold thread on a branch that is out of frame.

More workshops and classes coming soon!

Do you have a talent, technique, media or project that you want to share? Have you thought about hosting a workshop to share your art with the world?

SCAHC is looking for artists to teach workshops and classes in our Spring Street Gallery.

For more information please contact Andrea at andrea@scahc.org or call 973-383-0027.


Funding of the Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council has been made available in part by the NJ State Council on the Arts, a division of the NJ Department of State and a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, through the State/County Partnership Block Grant Program, as administered by the Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council. Additional funding has been made available in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission through the County History Partnership Program, as administered by the Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council. Partial funding provided by the Sussex County Board of Commissioners.

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Gallery / Office Hours

Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 PM
Saturday: by appointment



133 Spring Street, Newton NJ 07860

Email: scahc@scahc.org  |  Phone: 973 - 383 - 0027

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