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  • January 2026
  • Tue 20
    January 20, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – February 24, 2026 @ 9:00 pm

    Drawing from the Masters: Exploring Ink, Silverpoint, and Charcoal

    Copying master drawings is a great way to continue developing your drawing skills. This class will take a trip through art history to explore various charcoal, silverpoint, and pen and ink techniques as you copy VanGogh and Goya, Durer and daVinci, and Seurat and Vail. Each class will focus on a presentation of a body ...

    Get Tickets $195.00 – $220.00
  • Wed 21
    January 21, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – February 25, 2026 @ 8:00 pm

    Wheel Throwing for Teens

    Explore the basics of wheel throwing and glazing techniques in a supportive small group instruction setting where you can express yourself! All skill levels welcome. Tuition includes all supplies, as well as kiln loading and firing.

    Get Tickets $225.00 – $250.00
  • Wed 21
    January 21, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – February 25, 2026 @ 8:00 pm

    Jewelry Making for Teens

    Learn how to design and create your own jewelry in a relaxed and creative studio setting. In this beginner-friendly class, gain an introduction to the basic tools, materials, and techniques used in jewelry making, such as cutting, shaping, and adding unique textures. By the end, you will have your own handmade pieces to wear or ...

    Get Tickets $135.00 – $160.00
  • Thu 22
    January 22, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – March 12, 2026 @ 3:00 pm

    Introduction to Drawing

    Whether you are new to artmaking or want to build skills that will help in other disciplines, this course will help you gain confidence and have fun! Learn principles of perspective, shading, composition—and how to draw what you see, not what you think you see—while working in pencil and charcoal. Supply list will be included ...

    Get Tickets Free – $160.00
  • Sat 24
    January 24, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Quilt Mittens

    Spend an afternoon creating the ultimate cozy accessory! Create a classic patchwork mini quilt using the strip piecing technique, which allows for faster sewing, then turn the mini quilt into ...

    Get Tickets $60.00 – $85.00
  • Sat 24
    January 24, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Afternoon on the Wheel

    Discover the magic of throwing clay on the pottery wheel and learn as you are guided through the fundamentals of wheel throwing in this one-afternoon workshop. Whether you are a ...

    Get Tickets Free – $105.00
  • Sat 24
    January 24, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Painting with Wool: Northern Cardinal

    Experience the joy of creating art without brushes or paint. In this relaxing, hands-on workshop, “paint” with soft, colorful wool fibers, layering and blending them to form a stunning, textured ...

    Get Tickets $85.00 – $110.00
  • Sun 25
    January 25, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

    Layers & Lifting in Watercolor

    Learn to build texture in expressive watercolors using multiple glaze techniques and a unique lifting technique with stencils in this one-afternoon workshop. Tuition includes all supplies.

    Get Tickets Free – $90.00
  • Sat 31
    January 31, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

    Lounge Pants: Make a Wardrobe Staple

    Comfortable sewing on a machine and ready to take on your first garment project? This one-day workshop is for you! Create your own elastic waist PJ pants using a sewing ...

    Get Tickets $75.00 – $100.00
  • Sat 31
    January 31, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Painting with Wool: Rainbow Cat

    Experience the joy of creating art without brushes or paint. In this relaxing, hands-on workshop, “paint” with soft, colorful wool fibers, layering and blending them to form a stunning, textured ...

    Get Tickets $85.00 – $110.00
  • February 2026
  • Sun 1
    February 1, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Colorful Abstract Portrait

    Create a bold mixed media abstract portrait inspired by Sandra Silberzweig’s vibrant expressive style. Explore swirling lines, rich colors and personal expression in a fun creative, hands-on setting. It’s a ...

    Get Tickets $20.00 – $30.00
  • Thu 5
    February 5, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    Third Space Open Studio

    Are you seeking artistic community and physical space to make your art? Come to Third Space Open Studio to meet other artists and create your work in a supportive environment. ...

    Get Tickets Free – $5.00
  • Sat 7
    February 7, 2026 – March 1, 2026

    Heartly House

    Providing free, comprehensive services, to survivors of domestic violence

  • Sat 7
    February 7, 2026 – March 1, 2026

    Dominie Nash – Leaves Revisited

    Fiber Leaves take center stage in the fiber works of this exhibition. It is a continuation of Nash’s Big Leaf series, which considers the form and variety of leaves as ...

  • Sat 7
    February 7, 2026 – March 1, 2026

    David Modler, Samuel Peck, and Michael Dodson – Tet[R]ad: Cultivating Community Discourses

    Work in a variety of media This installation is part of ongoing arts-based social and studio practices focused on engaging communities in collective art making. Visitors to the exhibit are ...

  • Sat 7
    February 7, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

    Photo Walk: Fire in Ice

    After a quick discussion in the classroom on camera controls and creativity, bundle up and head outside to photograph the wide diversity of ice sculptures throughout downtown and other subjects ...

    Get Tickets $50.00 – $75.00
  • Sat 7
    February 7, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

    Art Matters Artist Talk

    Join us as we enhance our understanding and appreciation of art! Talks will be presented in person at the Delaplaine, and then will be available on our YouTube channel about ...

  • Sat 7
    February 7, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Exhibition Openings

    Exhibition Openings

    View exhibitions and meet the artists! Get exhibition details on the Exhibitions page of our website. FREE

  • Sat 7
    February 7, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Creative Outlet

    Kids and their adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together in our family open studio to create an artist-inspired project! THIS MONTH: Explore different mark-making techniques and create a work of art inspired by Nonggirrnga Marawili, our winter Artist of Inspiration Please limit your time to about an hour, especially if other families ...

  • Wed 11
    February 11, 2026 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    BYOS with Special Guest Guitarist Alex Brubaker

    Find inspiration in the musical stylings of Alex Brubaker, a Lancaster-based guitarist who utilizes melodic elements of fingerstyle guitar with rhythmically driving percussive hits, two-hand tapping, and elements of live ...

    Get Tickets $8.00 – $10.00
  • Sun 15
    February 15, 2026 – April 15, 2026

    Francine Brady Art Carts: Second Floor Art Cart

    Kids (and adults!) can stop by the Delaplaine's Francine Brady Art Carts during your next visit and get creative! The Art Carts offer two different activities each month. FEB 15 ...

  • Tue 17
    February 17, 2026 @ 6:30 pm – March 10, 2026 @ 9:00 pm

    Open Abstract Studio: Mini-Class 2

    Cast off your preconceived ideas about abstract painting in acrylics to improve your design, expand your artistic knowledge, and enhance your painting skills! Develop your own style and approach to abstracts in an open studio format with light instruction. Students should have basic painting experience. Supply list will be included with confirmation.

    Get Tickets $110.00 – $135.00
  • Thu 19
    February 19, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    Third Space Open Studio

    Are you seeking artistic community and physical space to make your art? Come to Third Space Open Studio to meet other artists and create your work in a supportive environment. ...

    Get Tickets Free – $5.00
  • Thu 19
    February 19, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – March 5, 2026 @ 9:00 pm

    Nesting Bowls

    Create your own set of nesting bowls as you explore soft slab handbuilding techniques in this three-week workshop. Roll and cut out the base and walls, join them together, and decorate to personalize your one-of-a-kind creations. Tuition includes all supplies, as well as kiln loading and firing.

    Get Tickets $145.00 – $170.00
  • Fri 20
    February 20, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

    Art At Noon: The Legacy of Nonggirrnga Marawili

    Professor, researcher, and curator Dr. Henry Skerritt joins us for a talk on the history and influence of our winter Artist of Inspiration, Nonggirrnga Marawili, a celebrated Australian Yolngu painter ...

  • Sat 21
    February 21, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

    Micro Lino Relief Printmaking

    Explore the wonders of printmaking on a smaller scale while working with small linocut blocks and mini eraser prints. Create relief printing blocks to be printed during the Saturday workshop ...

    Get Tickets $105.00 – $130.00
  • Sat 21
    February 21, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – March 1, 2026 @ 4:00 pm

    Limited (Zorn) Palette Portrait Painting

    Using a palette of only four colors (based on the Anders Zorn palette), explore the range of tone and hue that mixing will allow. A limited palette creates color harmony and is also a more efficient and cheaper way to paint. Class will start with a mixing exercise to create a color chart. After you ...

    Get Tickets $235.00 – $260.00
  • Sat 21
    February 21, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Afternoon on the Wheel

    Discover the magic of throwing clay on the pottery wheel and learn as you are guided through the fundamentals of wheel throwing in this one-afternoon workshop. Whether you are a ...

    Get Tickets Free – $105.00
  • Sun 22
    February 22, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Experimenting with Watercolor and Image Transfers

    Discover a variety of watercolor material applications to develop various outcomes to be used in personal work. In this weekend workshop, collage and image transfer techniques will also be shared ...

    Get Tickets $65.00 – $90.00
  • Sat 28
    February 28, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

    Abstract Approaches to Drawing

    Explore a variety of experimental approaches to observational and inventive drawing in this Saturday workshop open to all skill levels. A wide variety of contour drawing techniques, layering processes, and ...

    Get Tickets $95.00 – $120.00
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