OPEN STUDIOS AT THE MILL ART CENTER

FIGURE DRAWING - Open Studio

The Mill Art Center has arranged for live model sessions. There will be no instruction in these sessions, but there will be a monitor present who will set up the poses according to the wishes of the participants. Usually the sessions start with short warm up poses and progress to long poses. **Models can be nude or clothed. Easels and drawing boards are available but participants bring their own drawing materials.

Friday Morning with Lanna Pejovic - Monitor :: $20 per session payable with check or cash.

Dates :: Friday mornings - September 26th, Oct 10th and 24th, November 7th and 21st, December 5th and 19th from 9:30am - 12:30pm

Wednesday Evening with Stefan Lucas Allen:: $18 for 3 hours, $8 per hour, & $75 for 15 hours.

Dates:: Wednesdays, January 28th, February 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, March 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, April 1st from 6 - 9PM.


Please register in advance as space is limited. Email: millartcenter@gmail.com

Gelli Plate Printmaking - Open Studio Jean Stephens - monitor

Join with your fellow, experienced Gelli printmakers in this monitored, non-instructed studio time to make prints, experiment and share ideas. Participants are encouraged to bring their own assortment of tools - Gelli plate, brayer, stencils and specialty papers. The Mill provides paints, an assortment of basic papers, paper towels, stencils and lots of mark making tools. 

Dates and Times :: Mondays from 10 am - 12:30 pm - September 22, October 6 & 20, November 3 & 17, December 1, 15, and 29

Please register in advance to reserve your place jeankstephens24@gmail.com.  Limited to 10 people. Payable with check or cash on the day you attend.

Fee $20 per session

 The Encaustic Series - Open studio MONITORS KATHRYN BEVIER AND CONNIE EHINDERO

Have you had an interest in exploring painting with encaustic wax? Here is a series of classes for beginners or established encaustic artists alike to explore and share new (to you) techniques and materials. Painting with wax can go in so many individual directions and artist are constantly experimenting with incorporating new materials. Each class will have an hour of instruction followed by open studio time where you can work on your own pieces among fellow wax artists. All materials will be supplied, however, you will need to provide your own substrates. 8" x 8" wood panels are recommended. Registration in advance is required for each class, space is limited. Fall 2025 Dates are:

Dec 2nd - Connie Ehindero

Dec 16th - Kathryn Bevier will dive into pigments and understanding your colors.

January 27th - Connie Ehindero - Adding Words to Encaustic

February 10 - Connie Ehindero - Making a Series

February 24th - Kathryn Bevier - Using various forms of wax such as XD and microcrystalline

March 10th - Kathryn Bevier - Collage

March 24th - Kathryn Bevier - More Mixed Media

April 7th - Kathryn Bevier - Image Transfer

April 21st - Connie Ehindero - Building up Layers

May 5th - Connie Ehindero - Transparency

May 19th - Connie Ehindero - Masking

June 2nd - Kathryn Bevier - Signing, Framing, Photographing

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Costs: $55 a session

All Sessions are on a Tuesday Mornings from 9:30 - 12:30 

To Register click Here - Classes listed individually in the drop down menu on the right side of the registration page .

***Sign Language interpreting for these classes are available upon request by two weeks of each session. Please indicate your request when completing the registration form. If you have questions or email us at millartcenter@gmail.com. Efforts will be made to accommodate last-minute requests but cannot guaranteed !!!

Printmaking Open Studio Monitors - Katherine Baca-Bielinis and Barbara McPhail

Are you looking to expand your printmaking experience? Welcome to Open Studio Printmaking. We are offering monthly sessions for those who have some printmaking experience and need a place to practice and explore various printmaking techniques. Each session is monitored by a professional printmaker, and you will have support from them throughout the 2 1/2 hours of open studio time. Registration in advance is required for each class, space is limited.

The Mill Art Center will provide for All Open Studio Sessions:

  • Press

  • Bench Hooks

  • Inking Palettes

  • Cleaning Oil

  • Glue

  • Paper towels

  • Newsprint

  • Scissors

For Kitchen Lithography Open Sessions the Mill Art Center will provide:

  • Oil-based ink in black and various other colors

  • Gum Arabic

  • Various drawing tools ( graphite, china markers, oil pastels, sharpies)

  • Aluminum foil

  • Coca Cola

For Monoprint, Linocut and Collagraph Sessions the Mill Art Center will provide:

  • Water-soluble ink in various colors

  • Bench Hooks

  • Tarlatan

  • Mat boards

For all Sessions You will be responsible for bringing your own:

  • Paper 

  • Linoleum if needed

  • Brayer

  • Gloves

  • Inks if a specific color is needed

  • For Kitchen Lithography, you will need to bring your own Plexiglass plate no larger than 12”x12” so you can take home your drawing securely. 

  • Carving tools if needed

  • Acrylic gloss medium for Collagraph

  • Textures for Collagraph 

  • Exacto knives if needed

Cost:: $45 a session with support from monitors - Choose the desired session(s) from the Printmaking Drop Down Menu on the Registration Page.

New Dates to be Announced Soon