FAVA
39 South Main Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
Phone: (440) 774-7158
Fax: (440) 775-1107
Upcoming Classes at FAVA
Ignite Your Creativity with Our Latest Workshops and Classes!
Discover new skills, deepen your artistic practice, and connect with fellow creatives in our diverse lineup of classes. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned artist, we offer something for everyone. Explore our upcoming offerings and join us in fostering creativity and community!
Schedule a Private Pottery Pop-In
Pottery Pop In Ages 15+ Anyone under 15 must be accompanied by an adult as a pair sign up. Email erin@fava.org and schedule your private party today. Minimum 4, Maximum 6 participants. Weekends and evenings available for scheduling. Grab a friend and...
Age: 18+
AGES 18+ OPEN STUDIO IS AVAILABLE AS A BENEFIT OF FAVA MEMBERSHIP FOR CURRENT MEMBERS AGES 18+ CLASS MEETS EACH MONDAY 7:30-9:30 Jan-May, and Sept-Mid Dec. Online registration is required to attend open studio. This continuously running open studio provides a nude model for...
Camp
2026 Summer Art Camp June 8-12
2026 Summer Art Camps June 8-12Monday-Friday8:30am-12:00 Special Guests: To be announced soon! Ages 6-12Campers must have already been through kindergarten to attend regular camp. If you have a pre-k aged child interested in camp, check out our Pre-K camp instead! Welcome campers to this...
2026 Pre-K Summer Art Camp June 30-July 2
Age: Preschool
FAVA's Pre-K Summer Art CampTuesday June 30-Thursday July 29am-12pm Special Guests: To be announced soon! Ages 3-5 Welcome campers to this 3-day art adventure for ages 3-5. This is a new camp to accommodate some of FAVA's younger students! It is a three...
2026 Summer Art Camp July 13-17
2026 Summer Art Camps July 13-17Monday-Friday8:30am-12:00 Special Guests: To be announced soon! Ages 6-12Campers must have already been through kindergarten to attend regular camp. If you have a pre-k aged child interested in camp, check out our Pre-K camp instead! Welcome campers to...
2026 Summer Art Camp July 27-31
2026 Summer Art Camps July 27-31Monday-Friday8:30am-12:00 Special Guests: To be announced soon! Ages 6-12Campers must have already been through kindergarten to attend regular camp. If you have a pre-k aged child interested in camp, check out our Pre-K camp instead! Welcome campers to this...
2026 Summer Art Camp August 10-14
2026 Summer Art Camps August 10-14Monday-Friday8:30am-12:00 Special Guests: To be announced soon! Ages 6-12Campers must have already been through kindergarten to attend regular camp. If you have a pre-k aged child interested in camp, check out our Pre-K camp instead! Welcome campers to this...
Classes
Intro to Painting (6 Weeks) Ages 14+ Tuesdays October 28-December 2 6-8pm Discover the joy of painting in this fun and welcoming 6-week class designed for beginners and curious creatives. Each week, you’ll explore different painting mediums and techniques—including watercolors, acrylics, ink, and...
Watercolor Fun! Ages 12+October 29-November 195-7pm Dive into the vibrant world of watercolor in this playful and creative 4-week class! Each session, artists will explore new techniques, color blending, and expressive brushwork while completing a fresh painting from start to finish....
An Art Class Like No Other: Creative Drawing for Adults (18+)
An Art Class Like No Other: Creative Drawing for Adults Ages 18+ Tuesdays November 4-December 9 2-4pm In this class, we will draw and paint from the real world, draw from photographs, copy the masters & use our imagination to achieve the exceptional. There...
An Art Class Like No Other: Creative Drawing for Teens and Tweens (12-18)
An Art Class Like No Other Drawing and Painting for Teens and Tweens Ages 12-18 Tuesdays November 4-December 9 5-7pm In this class, we will draw and paint from the real world, draw from photographs, copy the masters & use our imagination to achieve...
Intermediate Wheel Throwing (14+)
Intermediate Wheel Throwing November 6-December 11 (5 weeks)6-8pm Ages 14+ This two hour intermediate class will help you take your wheel throwing to the next level and explore surface design techniques with personalized instruction. The instructor will teach more advanced wheel throwing techniques,...
Kids WeavingSaturdays November 8-2210am-12pmAges 8+ Learn basic weaving techniques in this 3 week long course. Make wonderful, woven creations and learn new skills at the same time. All materials are included. Ages 8+
Ceramic Hand Building (All Levels Welcome) November 12-December 10 (5 classes) 5:30-7:30pm Ages 14+ Beginners and Intermediate students are welcome. We will meet you where your skill level is and add additional challenges for more advanced students. An introductory course in ceramic hand-building including...
Beginning Wheel Throwing (14+)
Beginning Ceramic Wheel Throwing Ages 14+ Wednesdays January 7-February 4 (5 Weeks)5:30-7:30pm This class is dedicated to the basic skills of throwing on the wheel. It is also open to those who have some experience on the potter's wheel and would like to...
Intermediate Wheel Throwing (14+)
Intermediate Wheel Throwing Wednesdays February 11-March 115:30pm-7:30pm (5 Weeks) Ages 14+ This two hour intermediate class will help you take your wheel throwing to the next level and explore surface design techniques with personalized instruction. The instructor will teach more advanced wheel throwing...
Ceramic Hand Building (All Levels Welcome) March 18-April 8, 2026(4 classes) 5:30-7:30pm Ages 14+ Beginners and Intermediate students are welcome. We will meet you where your skill level is and add additional challenges for more advanced students. An introductory course in ceramic hand-building including...
Ceramics Surface Decoration (14+)
Ceramics Surface Decoration April 15-May 6, 2025 (4 classes) 5:30-7:30pm This is an intermediate class, but beginners are welcome. Ages 14+ You will be making tiles and simple hand-built forms to learn various surface decoration techniques. These include how to add underglaze painting, wax resist...
Intermediate Hand-Building: Larger Coil Vessels (14+)
Intermediate Ceramic Handbuilding: Larger Coiled Vessels Ages 14+ May 13-June 3 5:30-7:30pm This class is ideally designed for students who have already taken a ceramics class and have some basics under their belt. However, beginners are welcome. The focus of the class is on...
Drop-In
Age: 18+
Chinese Qi Gong Tai Chi Practice All year-round, except for winter holiday closure. 10:15am-11am Fridays3rd Floor Dance Studio This is a donation based class, please bring a cash or check donation. Qigong (Chi Kung) is one of the world’s premier health treasures –...
Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention
Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall PreventionAll year-round, except for winter holiday closure. 10am-11am on Wednesdays in the 3rd Floor Dance Studio Donation based class. Please register online if you plan on attending this class so we can have your contact...
Workshop
Fall Pumpkin Acrylic Pour Painting (All Ages)
Fall Pumpkin Acrylic Pour Painting Workshop Sunday November 2 1-3pmAll ages are welcome. Ages below 10 should be accompanied by an adult. Join us for a fun and family friendly acrylic pumpkin pouring paint workshop, led by a local artist. Students will...
Private Pottery Pop In - Linda A.
Private Pottery Pop In - Linda A Leaf Tiles Class Please only register for this class if you are in the private party. If you have any questions, please email erin@fava.org
Watercolor Holiday Card Workshop (14+)
Watercolor Holiday Card WorkshopAges 14+ November 7th 1-3pm Join us for a fun, follow-the-leader style watercolor workshop where you’ll create a charming set of holiday or winter-themed greeting cards! Perfect for ages 14 and up, this class is beginner-friendly—no prior watercolor experience...
Ceramic Christmas Tree Workshop (8+)
Ceramic Christmas Tree Workshop Ages 8+Join us for this beginner friendly ceramic hand-building class. We will be making ceramic Christmas/pine trees using basic clay techniques. In this class, you will learn how to make a tree, decorate the surface, and glaze...
Pet Portraits Paint and Sip (11/7)
Age: 18+
Paint n SipNovember 7th 6-8pm 18+ Join us for a Pet Portrait Themed Paint n Sip night from 6-8pm. Provide a photo of your pet on registration to erin@fava.org and you will paint your favorite furry friend. These two-hour sessions will allow you to...
Professional Practices for Artists: Present and Promote Your Art (16+)
Professional Practices for Artists: Present and Promote Your Art Ages 16+ November 8, 1-4pmThis is a lecture only class to discuss preparing and presenting your artwork, how to establish pricing, how to approach galleries. Also, what galleries are looking for, what to...
Individual and Collective Identity Collages (All Ages)
Age: All Ages
“I Am, We Are” Individual and Collective Identity Collages - Fall 2025 For all ages and artistic levels! Sundays from 1 -3 pm, November 9 and 16 In this two day class, we will explore collage techniques to express our identities....
Watercolor Holiday Card Workshop (14+)
Watercolor Holiday Card WorkshopAges 14+ November 18th 1-3pm Join us for a fun, follow-the-leader style watercolor workshop where you’ll create a charming set of holiday or winter-themed greeting cards! Perfect for ages 14 and up, this class is beginner-friendly—no prior watercolor experience...
Private Party Mug Making - Lyndsey S.
Private Party Mug Making Pottery Pop In Only sign up if you are in Lyndsey S.'s private party. November 14th 5:30-7:30 Ages 15+ Anyone under 15 must be accompanied by an adult as a pair sign up. Email erin@fava.org and schedule your private party...
Kids Ceramic Thanksgiving Turkeys (6-12)
Ceramic Thanksgiving TurkeysAges 6-12 Under 6 may come if accompanied by a parent November 21 5:30-7:30pm Get ready for some gobbly-good fun! In this festive hands-on class, kids will create their very own ceramic turkey sculpture just in time for Thanksgiving. Using hand-building...
Fall Wreath Thankful Decor Paint n Sip (11/21)
Age: 18+
Paint n SipFall Wreath Thankful DecorOctober 10th6-8pm 18+ Join us for a Fall Wreath Thankful Decor themed Paint n Sip night from 6-8pm. These two-hour sessions will allow you to explore your creativity in a guided setting while bringing your favorite beverage along....
Professional Practices: Writing an Artist Statement (16+)
Professional Practices: Writing an Artist Statement Ages 16+November 22 from 1-4pm This 3 hour lecture based workshop is designed as a hands on, interactive experience to create/write an artist statement; which will speak for the artist when they are not available, a...
Parent/Child Holiday Watercolors (All Ages)
Parent/Child Holiday WatercolorsDecember 35-7pm Celebrate the season together in this joyful one-day, two-hour workshop! Parents and children will learn simple watercolor techniques to create festive holiday-themed paintings—perfect for gifts or cheerful decorations. Families will enjoy painting side-by-side while adding their own...
Embroidery BasicsAges 12+ December 4Thursday 5:30-7:30pm Join us for an exciting introduction to embroidery! Discover some essential stitches that will unlock your creativity and empower you to create beautiful pieces on your own. By the end of the session, we...
Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving (12+)
Intro to Rigid Heddle Weaving Thursday, December 4th, 20256pm to 8pm AND Thursday, December 11th, 20256pm to 8pm A rigid heddle loom is a great way to start weaving. They are simpler to warp than a four harness floor loom, and can produce many...
Pet Portraits Paint and Sip (12/5)
Age: 18+
Paint n SipDecember 5th 6-8pm 18+ Join us for a Pet Portrait Themed Paint n Sip night from 6-8pm. Provide a photo of your pet on registration to erin@fava.org and you will paint your favorite furry friend. These two-hour sessions will allow you to...
Felting Ornaments Ages 14+December 6th 10am-12pmJoin us this December at FAVA to create charming needle-felted ornaments! Instructors will introduce you to the basics of needle felting, a fun and versatile technique that allows for endless creativity. Explore different colors, textures,...
Acrylic Pouring Paint Workshop (All Ages)
Acrylic Pouring Paint Workshop Sunday December 7 1-3pmAll ages are welcome. Ages below 10 should be accompanied by an adult. Join us for a fun and family friendly acrylic pouring paint workshop, led by a local artist. Students will learn how to...
Ceramic Ornaments for Kids. December 8th5:30-7:30pm AGES 6+Under 6 may join if accompanied by an adult A one-day ceramics workshop for kids (or adults!). This workshop would use hand building techniques including slabs to create decorative ornaments. Kids will use cookie cutters and...
Paint n SipCardinal December 19th6-8pm 18+ Join us for a Cardinal themed Paint n Sip night from 6-8pm. These two-hour sessions will allow you to explore your creativity in a guided setting while bringing your favorite beverage along. If you’re over 21, BYOB and...
Ceramic Flower Making Ages 8+Friday, January 16th5:30-7:30pm Join us for this beginner friendly ceramic hand-building class. We will be making hand-built flowers to be used as paper weights or hung as wall decorations. We will use specialized pinching and coil building techniques...
Beginning Inkle Weaving (Ages 12+) Saturday January 24th11am-1pm Inkle weaving is done on a simple one sided loom that sets up quickly. You can easily make bands for all sorts of uses, guitar straps, hat bands, purse straps, clothing trim and bands...
Hand-built Ceramic Lanterns (ages 10+)
Hand-Built Ceramic Lanterns Ages 10+January 30th5:30-7:30pmLight up your space with a custom ceramic lantern crafted by you! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn hand-building techniques to create a unique lantern, complete with intricate cutouts that cast beautiful patterns of light....
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