Art is for everyone
Educational programs at the Greenville County Museum of Art
Classes & workshops in all media
Registration opens August 16; classes begin in September
Art classes are challenging, educational, and fun. And the Center for Museum Education offers both short-form workshops and multi-session courses for adults, as well as after-school art adventures for children.
Registration opens August 16 for the fall schedule. Adult offerings include workshops and courses in ceramics, drawing, watermedia, acrylics, watercolor, calligraphy, and nature photography, among other subjects.
There are after school workshops in pottery and 2-D art for teens (grades 6–12) and after school art classes for kindergarten through 5th grade.
Use the links below to select your courses, then contact "Learning for You" at Furman University to register and pay your tuition. Members of the Museum Association receive discounts on courses: those who pay less than $100 for membership save 10%; contributor or sponsor-level members save 20%. You MUST MENTION your membership to receive these discounts.
Workshops for Teens
Pottery for Teens (Tuesdays, Sept–Oct)
2-D Art for Teens (Tuesdays, Oct–Nov)
Workshops for Adults
Photo Hike: Cityscapes & Landscapes
(Diane Hopkins-Hughs, Anne Martin, Saturdays, October 30 and November 20)
Calligraphy (Bruce Bunch, Thursdays, Sept 16–Oct 7)
Encaustic: Modern Approach to an Ancient Art (Pat Killburg, Friday–Saturday, Jan 21–22)
Use Oils as Acrylics: Self-portraits and Figures (Phil Garrett, Friday–Saturday, Feb 25–27)
Watercolor Workshop: Portrait, Still Life,
Plein Air
(Mary Whyte, Thursday–Saturday,
Mar 31–Apr 2)
Adult Courses
Ceramics
Wheel throwing, with Lily Stratton
(Thursday mornings, Sept 16–Nov 11)
Drawing
Figures & Faces, Suzy Hart
(Thursday mornings, Sept 16–Nov 11)
Figure Drawing , Glen Miller
(Thursday evenings, September 16–Nov 11)
Painting
Oil Painting Primer, Emily Clarke,
(Tuesday mornings, Sept 14–Nov 9)
Foundations in Acrylic Painting, Paul Yanko
(Friday mornings, Sept 17–Oct 29)
Experimental Watermedia, Carrie Burns Brown
(Wednesday mornings, Sept 15–Dec 8)
Watercolor: Elements of Autumn, Bruce Bunch
(Thursday mornings, Sept 16–Nov 11)
Oil Painting: Forms & Figures, Paul Flint
(Thursday evenings, Sept 16–Nov 11)
After School Art
Landscapes & Seasons
Cynthia Caraway and Ronda Reynolds-Smith
(Thursday afternoons, Sept 9–October 7)
Sections for K5–1st and 2nd–5th grades
Painting Still Life in Watercolor, Acrylic, Collage
Cynthia Caraway and Ronda Reynolds-Smith
(Thursday afternoons, Oct 21–Nov 18)
Sections for K5–1st and 2nd–5th grades
Registration
You may download a registration form or a print-ready class schedule in Adobe Acrobat format.
Call "Learning for You" at Furman University to register: 864/294-3134, 294-2153, or 294-2156.
See the registration form for important information about course withdrawals and the Museum's inclement weather policy.
Furman & The Art Museum is an administrative partnership between the Greenville County Museum of Art and "Learning for You" at Furman University.