DAC ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Please Note:
In the event that classes are canceled because of unforseen circumstances or low attendance, all students who signed up will receive a full refund and be notified by email. Please be aware that unless specified, all our classes are for adults (18 years of age or older) and may be unsuitable for children.
For classes in textile art, weaving, soap-making, fabric dying and more, offered by our creative partners, Hawaii Handweavers’ Hui, visit hawaiihandweavers.org!
Weekly Sessions at DAC (DECEMBER 2025 ONLY)
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Monday Night Life Drawing Group (Mondays, 2025)
DAC is pleased to host the revival of Monday Night Life Drawing Group, a weekly artist-run uninstructed drawing session with live models, music, and a great collaborative, creative atmosphere.
All artists are asked to bring all their own equipment and supplies. Seating is primarily at tables.
Facilitator: Jared Wickware
Mondays, 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Tuition: $15 per session online, $20 at the door
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Making Art for Art's Sake (Saturdays, 2025)
Unleash your creativity in our weekly make-and-take workshops, where DAC teaching artists guide small groups through fun, one-off projects in various media, designed to spark inspiration and introduce new art-making techniques.
Instructor: Various
Every Saturday from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Ages: Adults 18+ (or 16+ accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Tuition: $20 (all materials included)—DECEMBER—
12/6 - Christmas Vignettes (Charlene DeLory) Max 12
12/13 - Mixed Media Ornament (Cathy Gleason) Max 12
12/20: CLOSED for the season!
…With more to come!
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*Please Note: Due to the limited space in these classes, we highly recommend booking online!
For questions or cancellations, please email classes@downtownarthi.org.
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Tuesday Portrait Sessions (Tuesdays, 2025)
This weekly uninstructed session focuses on creating portraits of the clothed model, with live models, music, and a great collaborative, creative atmosphere.
All artists are asked to bring all their own equipment and supplies. Seating is primarily at tables.
Facilitator: Alla Parsons
Tuesdays, 1 - 3:30 p.m.
Tuition: $15 per session online, $20 at the door
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Long Pose Figure Drawing Sessions (Monthly, Last Tuesdays)
The monthly Long Pose Figure Drawing Sessions is the pilot project for a new series of evening artist run, uninstructed drawing sessions with live models doing long poses (alternating clothed portrait and nude). These sessions are intended to serve artists who want to focus on figurative work for a longer period of time (2.5 hours), producing a more finished work of art.
Artists are asked to bring their own equipment and supplies. DAC provides tables and chairs, but artists may bring their own easels.Facilitator: Alla Parsons
Tuesdays, Sept. 30, Oct. 28, and Nov. 25, 2025, at 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Tuition: $15 per session online, $20 at the door
Limit 25 people
Art Classes & Workshops
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DAC Art Kits
DAC Watercolor ART KIT (For Use with Any Beginner Watercolor Class)
This is an art kit for watercolor classes that may be used for any of the Beginner-level watercolor classes at DAC. If you do not have your own materials and would like to purchase a $90 art kit for any of our watercolor classes, please purchase it here.
Please do NOT purchase this kit for our acrylic classes!