Wayne Art Center

The first art center founded on the Main Line, grown from a converted carriage house into galleries, gardens and classrooms. Painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, jewelry, art quilting and culinary arts.
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October

8 events
Painting

Painting with Water Mixable Oils from Photos with Beth Bathe

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SAT, Oct 3 · 10:00am–3:00pm · $190

Paint from your own photos or Beth Bathe's prints using water mixable oils, learning her unconventional technique with squeegees, Q-tips.

Painting

Line Into Color-Not Revealing Everything with Abby Ober

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SAT, Oct 3 · 10:00am–3:30pm · $190

Paint loose gouache and watercolor studies, leaving white paper exposed to suggest light and form inspired by masters like Cézanne and John Marin.

Jewelry & Metalwork

Jewelry: Ring in a Day with Chris Darway

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SAT, Oct 3 · 10:00am–4:00pm · $140

Learn to saw, file, and solder metal, then set a semiprecious stone to make a finished ring you'll wear.

Drawing

Carving Out the Light: Subtractive Charcoal with Claire Haik

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SAT, Oct 10 · 10:00am–4:00pm · $175

Learn subtractive charcoal drawing with Claire Haik, covering paper in dark tones and using erasers to sculpt light from landscape photographs.

Drawing

Intro to Pastels

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SAT, Oct 17 · 10:00am–12:00pm · $55

Learn to blend and layer soft pastels to create colorful landscapes and portraits.

Painting

Philadelphia Water Color Society: 126th International Exhibition of Works on Paper; Reception & Awards

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SUN, Oct 18 · 3:00pm–5:00pm

View works on paper across mediums, from watercolor and pastels to charcoal, graphite, and hand-pulled prints.

Botanical & Nature

Fruits of the Forest: A Forager Sketchbook with Margaret Saylor

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SAT, Oct 24 · 10:00am–4:00pm · $175

Build a richly annotated sketchbook spread of autumn fungi and woodland finds using graphite, pen, and watercolor.

Ceramics & Pottery

Terra-Sigillata Surface Decorating with Autumn McKay

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SAT, Oct 24 · 10:00am–5:00pm · $230

Decorate tiles with terra-sigillata, an ultra-refined slip, learning from artist Autumn McKay how to layer colored surfaces and avoid common.

November

2 events
Painting

Making Color Sing

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SAT, Nov 7 · 10:00am–4:00pm · $175

Learn to mix complementary colors and neutrals that harmonize in oil paintings, working with limited palettes to expand your expressive range.

Painting

Seeing The Big Picture in Landscape Painting

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SAT, Nov 21 · 10:00am–4:00pm · $163

Learn to compose landscapes using foreground, middle ground, and background zones.

December

2 events
Potpourri

Made in Philadelphia, A Celebration of Contemporary Craft Preview Party & Awards

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SAT, Dec 5 · 6:00pm–9:00pm

Preview and celebrate contemporary craft by Philadelphia-region artists at this opening party and awards ceremony for Made in Philadelphia.

Potpourri

Made in Philadelphia, A Celebration of Contemporary Craft: Meet the Artists

Wayne Art Center · Wayne, PA · SUN, Dec 6 · 3:00pm–4:00pm

Meet Philadelphia craft artists and view their contemporary work in ceramics, fiber, metal, wood, glass, and mixed media.