Adult & Teen Classes
Creative York offers art classes in a fun and supportive environment. Come learn a new skill and connect with your innate creative self!
In-Person Art Classes | Online Art Classes
In-Person Art Classes
Our full Spring 2021 in-person class schedule will be launched soon! To get on the contact list, call us at 717-848-3200, or email Director of Education at ivy@creativeyork.org.
By registering for a class with Creative York, you have agreed to all Class Registration Policies as well as Health and Safety Procedures. In-person class participants will need to fill out a COVID-19 Waiver and Class Health Questionnaire before each class (don’t worry about signing this before class, we will have copies available then!), as well as follow all safety guidelines, such as keeping a facial covering over mouth and nose throughout the duration of class. Those unable to wear a facial covering are encouraged to register for virtual classes. Thanks in advance for helping us to keep everyone healthy!
Plein Air Painting Workshop
Painting en plein air refers to the act of creating a work of art outdoors. Your teaching artist will lead you through the art of pulling inspiration from nature to create a unique acrylic painting. This workshop is open to all skill levels and covers the basics, but focuses on a more experimental approach. Become one with your surroundings and practice outdoor painting as self care in this 2-hour plein air mindfulness workshop.
*Supplies not included, but a supply list can be given upon registration*
Instructor: Rosa Luz Catterall
Saturday, May 15, 5-7 pm • $45 • Ages 15+ REGISTER
Location: William Kain Park, 274 Hess Farm Rd York, PA 17407, Bass Pavilion
Paint Night: Acrylic Landscape
Follow your teaching artist step-by-step in this beginner-friendly painting workshop. Instruction for the class revolves around starting a painting, technique, color mixing, application, and core concepts for composition. Learn how to loosen up and have fun with an alternative paintbrush experiment! Every piece is guaranteed to turn out unique and full of personality.
Instructor: Anita Williams
Saturday, May 22, 5-7 pm • $60 • Ages 15+ REGISTER
Location: William Kain Park, 274 Hess Farm Rd York, PA 17407, Blue Gill Pavilion
Watercolor Workshop in the Park
Join us at the park for an open-air painting class inspired by nature! This workshop provides a basic understanding of how to paint with watercolors. Students will learn more about color, different types of paintbrushes, and how to paint with this beautiful art material. Take home your own little masterpiece!
Instructor: Elizabeth Morrison
Saturday, June 19, 5-7 pm • $60 • Ages 15+ REGISTER
Location: John Rudy County Park, 400 Mundis Race Road York, PA 17406, Wren Pavilion
Paint Night: Starry Night
We dig into Van Gogh’s Starry Night for inspiration, while adding our own unique twist! Follow your teaching artist step-by-step in this beginner-friendly painting workshop. Instruction for the class revolves around starting a painting, technique, color mixing, application, and core concepts for composition. Leave this workshop with your own personalized painting!
Instructor: Anita Williams
Wednesday, June 23, 5-7 pm • $60 • Ages 15+ REGISTER
Location: Cousler Park, 1060 Church Rd York, PA 17404, Pavilion B
Online Art Classes
Schedule a Creative York virtual art class today! Work one-on-one with a professional teaching artist, invite a loved one to join you, or take advantage of our group rates and host an affordable creative experience with friends, family, or coworkers!
Online Private Art Lessons
Creative York’s online private art lessons are a learning option that put you in a custom video conference with one of our talented teaching artists! Online private art lessons are available for kids starting at age 8 as well as adults of all ages. Choose your focus in a range of different art disciplines including drawing, acrylic painting, watercolor, fibers, mixed media, and paper arts. These lessons are customized to fit your skill level, goals, and schedule.
$40/1-hour customized private lesson • Ages 8+
More information available here: Creative York’s Private Art Lessons.
To schedule call us at 717-848-3200, or email Director of Education at ivy@creativeyork.org
Online Clay Pot Workshop
Using quality air-dry clay, participants design and build their own creative clay pot. Learn about the properties of clay and several clay hand building techniques to create something altogether unique. Finish your piece with a colorful coat of paint and gloss once dry. Participants can follow the teaching artist’s lead in creating a sculptural vase or bring their own concepts to class. (Due to the nature of air-dry clay, these pieces will be for decorative use only and not food or dishwasher safe)
2 classes, each 1-hour long • $80/participant or $50/participant group rate (4 or more) • optional $15 (+$8 shipping) art supply kit • Ages 14+
Participants may provide their own art supplies or purchase an Art Supply Kit from Creative York. Each art supply kit provides necessary supplies for one participant and includes 3 lbs of air-dry clay, acrylic paint, a paintbrush, and acrylic gloss coat. Art supply kits are shipped to you or may be picked up ahead-of-time.
To schedule call us at 717-848-3200, or email Director of Education at ivy@creativeyork.org
Online Clay Tile Workshop
Using quality air-dry clay, participants design and build their own clay tile that tells a story. Bring the story to life using various clay hand building techniques and finish your piece with a colorful coat of paint. Follow the teaching artist’s lead in creating a beautiful nature-inspired tile or bring your own concepts to class! (Due to the nature of air-dry clay, these pieces will be for decorative use only and not food or dishwasher safe)
1-hour class • $40/participant or $25/participant group rate (4 or more) • optional $15 art supply kit (+$8 shipping) • Ages 14+
Participants may provide their own art supplies or purchase an Art Supply Kit from Creative York. Each art supply kit provides necessary supplies for one participant and includes 2 lbs of air-dry clay, paint, a paintbrush, and acrylic gloss coat for finishing your project. Art supply kits are shipped to you or may be picked up by limited appointments.
To schedule call us at 717-848-3200, or email Director of Education at ivy@creativeyork.org
Online Paint Night
Follow our professional painting instructor step-by-step in this beginner-friendly painting workshop. Instruction for the class revolves around starting a painting, technique, color mixing, application, and core concepts for composition. Pick from our paint night images or provide your own reference image ahead of class time.
2-hour class • $80/participant or $50/participant group rate (4 or more) • optional $15 art supply kit (+$8 shipping) • Ages 14+
Participants may provide their own art supplies and print the project image in color or purchase an Art Supply Kit from Creative York. Each art supply kit provides necessary supplies for one participant and includes an assortment of acrylic paint, a medium paintbrush, a small paintbrush, palette paper, a color print of the project image, and an 8.5” x 11” pre-stretched canvas. Art supply kits are shipped to you or may be picked up by limited appointments.
To schedule call us at 717-848-3200, or email Director of Education at ivy@creativeyork.org
Online Drawing Workshop
Practice those foundational techniques like material and application, line, and tone whether you are a beginner drawing student or an experienced artist looking to brush up on observational drawing skills. Draw from a still life set up in the virtual classroom or provide your own photo reference before registering for class. Students can expect to have individualized drawing instruction.
1-hour class • $40/participant or $25/participant group rate (4 or more) • optional $15 art supply kit (+$8 shipping) • Ages 14+
Participants may provide their own art supplies or purchase an Art Supply Kit from Creative York. Each art supply kit provides necessary supplies for one participant and includes 8.5” x 11” white drawing paper, a set of artists’ drawing pencils, and a kneaded eraser. Art supply kits are shipped to you or may be picked up by limited appointments.
To schedule call us at 717-848-3200, or email Director of Education at ivy@creativeyork.org
Online Oil Pastel Flowers Workshop
We pull inspiration from Van Gogh’s famous sunflower paintings with this oil pastel drawing project. Participants can follow the teaching artist step-by-step to create their very own Van Gogh masterpiece. Learn the basics of using this bold art material and layering colors next to one another to create movement and interest in your art piece.
1-hour class • $40/participant or $25/participant group rate (4 or more) • optional $15 art supply kit (+$8 shipping) • Ages 14+
Participants may provide their own art supplies or purchase an Art Supply Kit from Creative York. Each art supply kit provides necessary supplies for one participant and includes 8.5” x 11” black pastel paper and a set of oil pastels. Art supply kits are shipped to you or may be picked up by limited appointments.
To schedule call us at 717-848-3200, or email Director of Education at ivy@creativeyork.org
Character Building Online Writing Workshop
This stand-alone class helps you flesh out your characters, so to speak, with lots of fun, engaging writing exercises! Everybody gets stuck on characters once in a while, so this is an all skill levels class. Learn how to take a break from writing your story and really get to know your characters. Discussion topics include how a character’s home life influences their decisions, how characters relate to conflict, what motivates them and why character arc is so important to your story. Come to class with a character in mind that you would like to work with more.
Instructor: Lara McKusky
1.5-hour class • $60/participant or $35/participant group rate (4 or more) • Ages 14+
Participants should come to class with a writing utensil and paper.
To schedule call us at 717-848-3200, or email Director of Education at ivy@creativeyork.org
World Building Online Writing Workshop
This ninety-minute class is open to all skills levels! You do not need to have a written piece; this will be a “teaching-with-some-writing-exercise-and-a-Q&A-at-the- end” kind of class. Please do bring your questions with you. This class is also appropriate for all genres, although most helpful for those writing “other world” type stories like fantasy, science fiction and speculative fiction. This stand-alone class will help you add detail to your world/setting, fully integrate it into your story, and even use it as a part of the story like another character, if that’s an element you are seeking to add. You will also be taught how to reveal information about your world without writing an “information dump” on your reader.
Instructor: Lara McKusky
1.5-hour class • $60/participant or $35/participant group rate (4 or more) • Ages 14+
Participants should come to class with a writing utensil and paper.
To schedule call us at 717-848-3200, or email Director of Education at ivy@creativeyork.org
My name is Toni McGraw and from a very young age I knew that when I grew-up, I wanted to be an artist. I paint and I paint a variety of subjects most of them using acrylic. In addition to painting, the challenge of creating a new function and making pretty work out of discarded common items interests me as well. I hope these artworks, that have been created using using common discarded items, bring awareness to our fragile environment. As a child I took sporadic private lessons, throughout my life I took risks and seized many art opportunities. I have painted many murals (Challenger Space Center, Arizona) and have taught High School Art. I have and continue to exhibit my art in many of the local Harrisburg and surrounding area galleries. I love art as much today as I did as a child. I am an artist!
Holly Davis is an artist, wife and mom from York, PA. She received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Beaver College, completed her PA Art teaching certification through Millersville University, and received her Masters in Education from Wilkes University. She also studied at Glasgow School of Art in Scotland and Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. Holly has exhibited work throughout Pennsylvania, in Scotland, and in North Carolina, and she was the recipient of a PA State Grant for the Arts. Holly loves clay and teaching art, especially ceramics. She has taught artists of every age and has a passion for sharing her appreciation of clay with those she gets to work with.
