Members of the Library Arts Center may subtract 10% from tuition prices of select classes, or can enter the code MEMBER when registering online to receive the discount.  Member discount applies for the member’s immediate family.

Making Art Like the Masters!
After School Art

Tuesday Afternoons, 4:00-5:00pm (4-weeks per session)
Library Arts Center Studio

Instructor:  Colleen O’Connor
$40 for each four-week session.  Tuition includes all materials.

*pre-registration required. Scholarships are available–please inquire.

Lower Elementary:  Suggested Ages: 6-10

Love art and art class and want more of it? Join this after school art group in the classroom studio and get creative with us. Each session has a different to expand exposure and skills with new materials and techniques. Each week will bring a new project and materials to go with it. Learn the techniques of using the materials and the project at hand and dive into your own creative work completing the project with your own creative flair. Leave the studio each week with a new art project as well as new skills and experience with materials. Sign up for sessions that work with your family’s schedule as each four-week session stands alone, or sign up for the whole year for a truly immersive
year of arts in the studio.

Session 1: Master Painters

October 13,  20, 27, November 3
Learn about four painters with very different styles and backgrounds from each other and create your own masterpieces in their style. Come ready to paint and leave with masterpieces of your own. Artists and artwork focus for this four week series includes Monet’s gardens, Van Gogh’s sunflowers, Seurat’s Picnic painting and Grandma Moses folk art.

Session 2:  Self-Portraits Like a Master

November 10, 17, December 1, 8
Self-portraits Like a Master: Learn about Picasso and Cubism, Arcimboldo’s fruit and veggie faces, and art symbolism like Kahlo and Cassatt’s family portraits. Create masterpiece portraits and self-portraits of your own in the style of the artist of the week using a variety of beautiful arts materials.

Session 3: Going Places with Multi-Cultural Art

January 5, 12, 19, 26
Going Places with Multi-cultural Art: Over this four-week session, learn about cave art and make your own using charcoals. Explore Native American art and create your own masterpiece with what we learn.  Dive into Aboriginal art and create animal paintings in this style, study African art and create three-dimensional art with African influence.

Session 4: Modern and Abstract Art

February 9, 16, 23, March 2
Learn about modern and abstract art and the artists who made it. Create your own art pieces in the styles of the artists studied, including painting and sculpture!

Session 5:  Outdoor Art

March 16, 23, 30, April 6

Full & partial scholarships are available. Please inquire by calling 603-863-3040 or emailing us at info@libraryartscenter.org.

Instructor Spotlight: Colleen O’Connor is a superstar of children’s art teaching in the region. With tons of experience, and loads of kids who love her art classes, we are thrilled to welcome Colleen to the studio for this series. She is currently the art teacher at Richards School in Newport.

After School Art

Thursday Afternoons, 3:45-5:00pm (4-weeks per session)
Library Arts Center Studio

Instructor:  Susan Feige
$40 for each four-week session.  Tuition includes all materials.

*pre-registration required. Scholarships are available–please inquire.

Upper Elementary:  Suggested Ages: 9-13

Love art and art class and want more of it? Join us in the studio with the wonderful Susan
Feige!  Each four-week session will focus on different art materials, and each week of the session will be a
unique art project with the skills and techniques learned with those art materials. This is a great way to
add new tools to your creative toolkit, explore materials, learn new skills, and make some great art of
your own.

Session 1:  Watercolor

October 15,  22, 29, November 5

Use beautiful watercolor sets and quality watercolor paper and brushes while learning new techniques.  Each week will bring a new fun watercolor project for students to get creative with as they explore and build confidence with watercolor paints.

Session 2:   Pastels

November 12, 19, December 3, 10

Did you know pastel drawings are actually called paintings?  The rich color and deep texture they create brings a basic drawing to life just like a painting!  Our studio has some great pastels just waiting for this session!  Explore chalk pastels, oil pastels, as well as beautiful papers with great weekly projects.  Pastels lend themselves so well to taking an art piece to the next level, and that is just what you will do in this session.

Session 3:  Book-making and Illustration

January 7, 14, 21, 28

Turn ordinary paper into extraordinary books! Learn fun folding and binding techniques to create your own one-of-a-kind artist books, then fill the pages with drawings, illustrations, patterns, and your own creative ideas. Each week brings a brand-new project and new techniques to try as you build your bookmaking and illustration skills—and create books that are works of art all on their own.

Session 4:   Collage

February 11, 18, 25, March 4

Rip, cut, layer papers textures and colors to create unique artwork in this celebration of collage.  Learn new techniques and experiment with weekly art projects in this fun and expressive art style.  No two projects in the studio will look alike, that is one of the most exciting parts of collage. It takes on a life of its own and each art piece turns into its own masterpiece.

Session 5:   Mixed Media & Paper Quilling

March 18, 25, April 1, 8

Get creative, experiment, and think outside the box as we dive into the world of mixed media art! Explore how different materials, textures, colors, and techniques can be layered and combined to create artwork that is completely your own. Each project will encourage experimentation, imagination, and plenty of hands-on making.

We’ll also explore the colorful art of paper quilling, using thin strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, curled, and folded, then pieced together to create intricate, dimensional designs. It’s a little like drawing with paper—and a fun new technique to add to your creative toolkit!

Instructor Spotlight:  Susan Feige

Susan Fiege is a studio favorite here at the Arts Center, teaching adult art classes weekly with us.  Susan is a retired upper elementary teacher who brings her classroom skills, love for art-making, and great weekly art projects to the studio.

Full & partial scholarships are available. Please inquire by calling 603-863-3040 or emailing us at info@libraryartscenter.org

Teen Art

Friday Afternoons, 3:30-6:00pm (4-weeks per session)
Library Arts Center Studio

Instructor:  Heidi Lorenz
$40 for each four-week session.  Tuition includes all materials. (Scholarships are available upon request)

Suggested Ages: 13-17
*pre-registration required. Scholarships are available–please inquire.

2026

Session 1:  October 16,  23, 30, November 6

Session 2:  November 13,  20, December 4, 11

2027

Session 3:  January 8, 15, 22, 29

Session 4:  February 12, 19, 26, March 5

Session 5:   March 19, 26, April 2, 9

This series, broken into four-class sessions that each stand alone, introduces classical art techniques, focusing on drawing, watercolor and gouache painting.  Heidi helps teens bring their sketches to life with color, light, and atmosphere, honoring each student’s individual style and personality.  This class is a welcoming and fun class atmosphere that turns into a community over the year with many students attending each session in the series or joining in for sessions through the year as they can around sports and other school commitments.

Each class begins with a warm-up to build comfort and technique, followed by a structured project that focuses on a specific concept, such as light and shadow in color or mood. Teens then have time at the end of each session for choice-based prompts to experiment with subjects and styles that interest them. 

Supportive group sharing at the end of each class helps students reflect on their progress and fosters a welcoming, creative community.

Full & partial scholarships are available. Please inquire by calling 603-863-3040 or emailing us at info@libraryartscenter.org

Music with Friends
for Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Wednesday mornings, ongoing
9:30-10:15am
Library Arts Center Gallery

Instructor: Julie Love
$12 per family, per week
Special “early bird” rate of $8 per family when you register by 2:00pm the day before class.
Full & partial scholarships available.  Please inquire by calling 603-863-3040 or emailing us at info@libraryartscenter.org

Experience  making music together in this class designed for babies through five year-olds and their caregivers.  Music will come to life as everyone sings, dances, drums and claps, experimenting with voices, instruments and movement.   *Pre–registration is required.

Sign up by the week!