Arts Education for All Ages in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado

Each evening session is hosted by a local professional and is designed to help you take home a unique handmade project, ranging from crafty to fine arts. These sessions focus on meeting new people and creating together. All materials are provided. Snacks and beverages will also be provided through partnerships with local restaurants.

Sessions start at 6:00 pm (unless otherwise noted), are located upstairs of the Quiller Gallery in Creede and cost $30. We offer a 25% discount to locals, Creede art organization affiliates, and military personnel. 

Whether you are new to the medium of printmaking or are interested in developing your skills further, this class is for you! On Saturday, July 11, local artist and printmaker Allison Quiller will introduce the endless possibilities of black and white relief printmaking. You will learn basics in designing graphically and each student will design and develop their own linocut print.  You will explore processes that can be repeated and applied at your home studio (or living room!) All materials are provided. Come ready to teach your brain new tricks and leave with something to be proud of.

Each evening session is hosted by a local professional and is designed to help you take home a unique handmade project, ranging from crafty to fine arts. These sessions focus on meeting new people and creating together. All materials are provided. Snacks and beverages will also be provided through partnerships with local restaurants.

Sessions start at 6:00 pm (unless otherwise noted), are located upstairs of the Quiller Gallery in Creede and cost $30. We offer a 25% discount to locals, Creede art organization affiliates, and military personnel. 

Creede Center for the Arts & Creede Musical Arts Collective are bringing back last summer's most popular instrument building extravaganza! In this hands-on Instrument Building class, presented in collaboration with Creede Musical Arts Collective, students will explore the basics of sound-making and rhythm while designing and creating their very own one-of-a-kind instrument. Using materials like washboards, bells, and other found objects, each student will build and decorate a unique piece that’s as expressive visually as it is musically. Perfect for curious creators, this class blends art, music, and play into a joyful, creative experience!

Get ready to make some noise—in the best way! In this hands-on Instrument Building class, presented in collaboration with Creede Musical Arts Collective, students will explore the basics of sound-making and rhythm while designing and creating their very own one-of-a-kind instrument. Using materials like washboards, bells, and other found objects, each student will build and decorate a unique piece that’s as expressive visually as it is musically. Perfect for curious creators, this class blends art, music, and play into a joyful, creative experience!

Contour drawing is the practice of carefully following the edges and shapes of what you see- and is one of the most fundamental drawing skills that we can practice. It's a simple but powerful exercise that strengthens observation, helps make a direct connection from your brain to your hands, and helps artists of all ages draw with more confidence.

Acrylics are popular, water based and dry quickly – but few students know how to take advantage of their amazing versatility. This class is for painters who want to gain confidence in a new medium, or learn techniques that take advantage of Acrylic's special characteristics.

Students will work thru 2 projects and learn techniques that can be applied to their own work, no matter the style.

Coni Grant is an award-winning painter with 30 years of teaching experience in Oil. As primarily a landscape painter, her focus has been on plein air painting but in the last 10 years she has studied Acrylics as a way to push forward her ideas about light, form, and imagery. Coni’s classes embrace a fearless approach to Acrylic that is based in solid design principles and sound painting practice. Beginners will learn skills to take them forward; Advanced painters will learn techniques that can be applied to their work.

Each evening session is hosted by a local professional and is designed to help you take home a unique handmade project, ranging from crafty to fine arts. These sessions focus on meeting new people and creating together. All materials are provided. Snacks and beverages will also be provided through partnerships with local restaurants.

Sessions start at 6:00 pm (unless otherwise noted), are located upstairs of the Quiller Gallery in Creede and cost $30. We offer a 25% discount to locals, Creede art organization affiliates, and military personnel.

Explore the beauty of watercolor in this beginner-friendly class! You'll learn essential techniques such as wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, color mixing, glazing, lifting, and creating texture. A master of color and technique, Mike Henry will provide guided demonstrations and help you through hands-on practice. You'll gain confidence in controlling watercolor and preserving highlights, with plenty of time for questions and personal painting. Whether you're new to watercolor or looking to strengthen your foundation, this class offers a fun and inspiring introduction to the medium.

Each evening session is hosted by a local professional and is designed to help you take home a unique handmade project, ranging from crafty to fine arts. These sessions focus on meeting new people and creating together. All materials are provided. Snacks and beverages will also be provided through partnerships with local restaurants.

Sessions start at 6:00 pm (unless otherwise noted), are located upstairs of the Quiller Gallery in Creede and cost $30. We offer a 25% discount to locals, Creede art organization affiliates, and military personnel.

Have you ever wondered how to create harmonious color balance in paintings? Mike Henry will explain how to use the palette using Stephen Quiller's color theory method. Starting with simple gray value studies, you'll learn how value adds structure, depth, and mood to a painting. We'll look at warm and cool color relationships using glazing techniques and play with color temperature to enhance form and atmosphere. Through a series of small paintings, you'll practice using complementary color schemes, semi-neutral palettes, and triadic harmonies. This class is great for artists who want to feel more confident in choosing and mixing colors to make stronger, more expressive artwork. Note: This class is meant to follow the Introduction to Watercolor class, but more experienced painters do not need the prerequisite knowledge.

In partnership with Creede Musical Arts Collective, we are thrilled to welcome Oklahoma-based artist Alisa Nelson for this 3-day camp. Inspired by the groundbreaking artist Wassily Kandinsky, this dynamic camp will explore collage, texture, and the concept of synesthesia—the blending of senses—by connecting music and visual art. Through guided experimentation, students will discover how sound, color, and movement can come together to create bold, expressive works of art.

For our littlest artists, Alisa Nelson and Megan Marino will also host this fun, free event where tots can move, listen, dance and create!

Each evening session is hosted by a local professional and is designed to help you take home a unique handmade project, ranging from crafty to fine arts. These sessions focus on meeting new people and creating together. All materials are provided. Snacks and beverages will also be provided through partnerships with local restaurants.

Sessions start at 6:00 pm (unless otherwise noted), are located upstairs of the Quiller Gallery in Creede and cost $30. We offer a 25% discount to locals, Creede art organization affiliates, and military personnel.

Alicia Lewis's metal pop-can flowers have been beloved by the Creede community for years. Now, she will share her knowledge with us to create our own as a permanent addition to our gardens. Come spend an evening learning a new skill! 

Each evening session is hosted by a local professional and is designed to help you take home a unique handmade project, ranging from crafty to fine arts. These sessions focus on meeting new people and creating together. All materials are provided. Snacks and beverages will also be provided through partnerships with local restaurants.

Sessions start at 6:00 pm (unless otherwise noted), are located upstairs of the Quiller Gallery in Creede and cost $30. We offer a 25% discount to locals, Creede art organization affiliates, and military personnel.

Got a killer Halloween costume idea but not quite sure how to bring it to life? Or maybe a Pinterest board full of wild ideas but no idea where to start? This is your chance! Join local off-beat artist and reigning king of costumes Donovan Williamson for a full day of delightfully spooky experimentation using materials and skills that you can carry with you for every Halloween to come!

Donovan Williamson is an artist shaped by the echoes of the 80s, the rhythm of hip hop, and the memory of past cultures and current pop culture movements.  "My work lives where nostalgia meets fantasy and the futuristic, with the occasional touch of apocalyptic."  Donovan's talents truly shine around his favorite holiday - HALLOWEEN! He is always determined to create at least one elaborate mask and costume every spooky season, if not five to ten simpler pieces for multiple events and other friends and family.