Nonprofit 501(c)(3)
Classes
Unless otherwise noted, all classes take place at The Art Center of Ramona 438 Main Street; Ramona, CA 92065
Winter & Spring 2026 Classes
Spoken Word Sunday with Cathryn Beeks
Hand Building Ceramics with Megan Carter
Wild Wire to Wearable Fused Glass
Children's Drawing with Marsha Cook
Nancy Princetta Empowerment through Art Creation for Children
Tuesday Nights with Helen Wilson
Artist Revival Retreat with Helen Wilson
Introduction to Precious Metal Clay with Helen Munroe
Hand Building Ceramics Air Plant Holder with Megan Carter
Back To The Drawing Board I with Pat Kelly
Back To The Drawing Board II with Pat Kelly
Plein Air Painting with Pat Kelly
Landscape Composition and Critique Online with Pat Kelly
Plein Air Writers with Chi Varnado
Getting Started with Collage with Sandra Thomas
Spoken Word Salon
Facilitated by Cathryn Beeks
Join us on the last Sunday of each month
Starts in Feb
from 5:30pm to 8pm.
Location:
The Art Center Ramona
438 Main St, Ramona, CA 92065, USA
Made possible by a grant from the Ramona Foundation
sponsored in part by Pamo Valley Winery, Main Street
Coffee and Hague Quality Water
Spoken Word Salon is an open stage for poets and storytellers of all styles, ages, and abilities! Doors open at 5:30 so you can get your name in the hat to read and then enjoy the gallery until the show starts at 6:00. We will draw names to determine the order. Each reader will have approx. 5 min to share their work, and at 7 pm, we'll introduce our special guest. Afterwards, we'll continue drawing names until 8 pm.
$5 suggested donation per person helps us continue this fun monthly community event. Water, light snacks, and wine provided by Pamo Valley Winery Tasting Room will be available for an additional small donation.
Contact your host Cathryn@ListenLocalRadio.com with questions.
Hand Building Ceramics with Megan Carter
All ages • All experience levels welcome
When & Where:
Held at Megan’s home studio near Dos Picos Park, Ramona
Every Second and Fourth Wednesday of the month
3:30–5:30 PM
Nestled in the quiet countryside of Ramona near Dos Picos Park—where open land, wildlife, and wide, beautiful skies surround you—you’ll step into a serene studio space where clay, nature, and creativity meet. Here, you’re invited to slow down, get your hands dirty, and rediscover the simple joy of creating. Join local ceramic artist Megan Carter in her nature-inspired home studio for hand-building ceramics classes that encourage play, spark curiosity, and celebrate creative expression.
These sessions are designed for everyone—first-timers, seasoned makers, kids, families, friends, and curious hearts. You’ll shape clay with your hands, explore beautiful textures, and bring your pieces to life with an endless palette of low- and mid-fire glazes. Every class is relaxed, inspiring, and rooted in the simple pleasure of making something uniquely yours.
What’s Included:
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$50 per person
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5 pounds of clay per participant
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A treasure trove of tools, textures, and glazes
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All kiln firings included
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Hand-building instruction plus access to 2 kick wheels & 3 electric wheels
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All ages & experience levels welcome
Your finished pieces will be fired and ready for pickup two weeks after class at:
2Create Gallery
438 Main St, Ramona, CA 92065
Pickup during open hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 12:00–5:00 PM
Megan also offers:
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Hand-building workshops
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Kids’ ceramics classes
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Pottery painting sessions
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Private and group events (birthdays, team gatherings, creative nights)
Dream up your next creative gathering and book a clay-filled experience!
Studio time and kiln firings are available by individual booking.
Contact:
Megan Carter
📧 megan@greenandivy.com
📞 619-987-3629
Class Participation Form:
Lyn Feudner
Wild Wire to Wearable Fused Glass
First Sunday of the month with some variation - 9 to 11 a.m.
Location:
The Art Center Ramona
438 Main St, Ramona, CA 92065, USA
The options of jewelry making with glass and wire are vast. Over 13 years of experimentation I've found some things that work well and I'd like to share with people interested in glass and jewelry. In this workshop we get right to work forming silver to embed between layers of Glass that will be fused in a kiln. Students will have unique handmade glass pendants after firing or forged wire work to take home the day of the workshop if their interest is working with wire. Small wire sculpture is an option to work on as well. Work with wire only for $25.00
Beginners welcome all materials provided. We start with forming a silver bail to be embedded between the layers of glass, choose glass colors you like and work in some wire or other extras. Top with clear glass and it's ready to fire. Advance to etching dichroic glass and painting on glass with liquid glass.
Cost: $50 or work with wire only for $25.00
To Register: Contact Lyn Feudner: 760-585-5851
Stan Goudey
Acrylic and Watercolor Painting
Thursdays at 1pm
Location:
The Art Center Ramona
438 Main St, Ramona, CA 92065, USA
There will be a focus on expressive painting in acrylic with an emphasis on obtaining the necessary skills needed for successful painting such as some drawing, color theory and practice, design, and technique. There will also be an emphasis on how to exploit the color strength and versatility of the medium.
A safe non- judgemental place where we learn the fundamentals of painting and grow together.
$120 for 4 classes per month or 35 per class.
Best for adults.
● To enroll, email stanaws@earthlink.net
Nancy Princetta Art that Heals
Ages- suggested 16 yrs. and older
Minimum - 6 Maximum-9
Day - 4 Tuesdays - April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2026
Time - 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Cost - $130 includes all materials
We will begin each class with a brief time of self-reflection and guided meditation. Opening our connection to our own creative talents and gifts we will create healing mandalas, guardian or ally tiles, whimsical hanging chimes or garden ornaments and self-exploration through multi-media art pieces. Our intention is to find the many gifts that creating art can offer us including more inner peace, self-knowledge, dynamic focus and positive energy in our daily lives.
Children’s Drawing Workshop
Instructor: Marsha Cook
Tuesdays, January 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2026 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
In this 4-week class, children will learn basic drawing concepts through short exercises and then complete a simple drawing by the end of each session. Each lesson will progress to add details. We will start with simple shapes and lines in pencil to practice and develop skills. We will use markers to complete the composition, then fill in color with crayons and markers. The class will run for a 4-week period, once a week, to gauge interest. With sufficient interest, the class may be extended to additional sessions. Children ages 8-12 welcome.
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$80 (4 x $20 per class)
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Min. 5/Max 8
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All tools and materials will be provided.
Contact Marsha to reserve your spot for your child: beartsy@outlook.com
The Art Center Ramona
438 Main St, Ramona, CA 92065, USA
Nancy Princetta Spring Class
Empowerment through Art Creation for Children
Ages- 6-15
Minimum - 6 Maximum - 9
Day- 4 Wednesdays - March 4, 11 ,18, 25, 2026 Time- 3:15 - 5:15 pm
Cost- $120 includes all materials
Utilizing perceptual guidance and proven self-esteem tools we will create art pieces, tools and power symbols that support each child’s unique talents and gifts fostering their creativity, individualization and self-awareness. Basic color concepts including the color wheel and basic design will be presented to offer guidance and support for our individual creations for this class. Each class will incorporate designs/symbols from our previous class and culminate in the creation of a final self-empowering art piece that will incorporate our previous classes explorations and symbols. This class is designed to create a safe and FUN environment for all participants!
Back To The Drawing Board I
With Pat Kelly
Back To The Drawing Board (BTTDB) is an ongoing skill-building drawing class for artists and sketchy types of all levels, including beginners!
It is a four-week class that repeats quarterly. In this class, we target a specific drawing technique each quarter: The winter session will focus on still life with an overview of pencil and charcoal techniques, shading, and working with value.
For the remainder of the year, the quarterly classes will continue, including landscape sketching, copying master drawings, and figure and portrait drawing.
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Wednesdays
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January 7-28 (4 Weeks)
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2:00 PM -3:30 PM
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Cost: $125.00
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Class meets at Pat Kelly Studio
For more information or to register contact Pat: patmkellystudio@gmail.com
Back To The Drawing Board II
With Pat Kelly
Back To The Drawing Board (BTTDB) is an ongoing skill-building drawing class for artists and sketchy types of all levels, including beginners!
It is a four-week class that repeats quarterly. In this class, we target a specific drawing technique each quarter: the Winter session will focus on still life, with an overview of pencil and charcoal techniques, shading, and working with value.
The remainder of the year, the quarterly classes will continue, including landscape sketching, copying master drawings, and figure and portrait drawing.
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Wednesdays
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February 4-25 (4 Weeks)
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2:00 PM -3:30 PM
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Cost: $125.00
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Class meets at Pat Kelly Studio
For more information or to register contact Pat: patmkellystudio@gmail.com
On Location
Plein Air Painting and Critique
With Pat Kelly
Plein Air Painting and Critique meets on Wednesday mornings for four weeks of plein air painting. The group meets at a new location each month. Each month, the class focuses on a topic or process of Plein Air sketching. Students work at their own pace and learn how to improve their skills by direct painting and group critique at the end of each class.
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Wednesday On Location (Location TBA)
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9:00AM - 12:00 PM
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Cost $125.00 Monthly
To register contact Pat: patmkellystudio@gmail.com
ONLINE
Landscape Composition and Critique
Online with Pat Kelly
About the class: This class will help students improve their painting by learning how to create strong compositions, improve technique and solve problems through self critique. Students work independently on their own studio projects during the week and submit photos of their work for the online critique.
The class includes a power point lesson on oil painting techniques, followed by the online critique session. The Zoom format is especially valuable for critique with live digital examples, annotations and group discussion of student work.
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Saturday Online
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9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Cost: $125.00
To register contact Pat: patmkellystudio@gmail.com
OFFSITE LOCATION
Hand Building Ceramics Air Plant Holder
With Megan Carter
Class location will be NEAR Dos Picos Park.
The exact location will be given after enrollment has been completed.
In this fun and creative 2-hour class, you’ll learn to hand-build your very own air plant holder. We’ll explore a variety of vessel forms and surface design techniques, experimenting with textures using tools and other objects to create unique, eye-catching pieces that highlight the beauty of your plants and bring charm to your home.
Each participant will receive 5 pounds of clay—enough to craft one larger piece or several smaller holders. After shaping and designing, you’ll have the option to:
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Have your piece(s) fired as-is for a natural, unglazed finish, or
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Choose from a variety of low-fire glazes to decorate your work.
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One Tillandsia air plant will be provided, any additional can be purchased for $5.00 each.
Price per person: $60.00
Contact: Megan Carter
Text/Call: 619-987-3629
Email: meganacarter@gmail.com
Finished pieces will be available for pickup 2 weeks after the class has taken place, at 2Create Gallery, located at: 438 Main St, Ramona, CA 92065, during open hours: Saturdays and Sundays 12:00PM-5:00PM.
Helen Wilson
Artist Revival Retreat for Women
Come reawaken your personal Visual Language!
12 noon Fri Jan 16 through Sunday Jan 18 5PM
Potter Ranch
$250 $350 with accomadations
Email studio@helenwilsonartist.com
With "I'm in for ARRT" in the subject line.
Getting Started with Collage
with Sandra Thomas
New date to be announced
This class is meant to be a practice in letting go and jumping in. Using homemade fodder pages, old books, magazines, and other paper-based materials. Collage provides a unique opportunity jump in and get messy. It gives a chance to create through destruction. To see the beauty in taking something apart and starting over.
Students in this class will be able to create at least one 5x5 finished piece of collage art. They will practice making meaningful compositions using a framing method that allows for easy visualization of a finished piece. Then they will cut out and glue their compositions together onto a provided 5x5 card. Once their glued pieces have dried, they will then have the opportunity to add details using markers and colored pencils.
This class should be readily available to both beginner and more advanced artists.
Class materials will be provided, but if a student has any supplies they are excited to use or would like to share, they are welcome to bring them in.
$25 per student
Minimum of 5 students
Maximum of 15 students
Instructor- Sandra Thomas
Email instructor to enroll: spclhairball@gmail.com
Introduction to Precious Metal Clay Jewelry Class
Instructor: Helen Munroe
Date and Time:
First class dates; Friday, May 15th and 22nd 9;00am to 12:00 (Required to attend both dates)
Cost
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$165 for both classes
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($65 material fee included in the price) Students will receive 14 grams of fine silver, sterling silver wire, sterling earring wires and semi-precious stone beads.
Are you ready to create wearable masterpieces? Make your own stunning silver jewelry while learning how to use silver metal art clay. Students will learn metal clay basics while making a fine silver pendant and earrings they can wear home! This is a great introduction to silver metal clay and making jewelry.
Part 1: Students will learn how to form, texture, make an integrated bail and fire the fine silver metal art clay while making earrings (or charms) and a pendant.
Part 2: Students will learn finishing and some basic wire wrapping to add beads and attach to earring wires. Students will walk away with their own ready to wear fine silver creations.
Students are often able to make more than a pair of earrings and pendant depending on the size they choose. Additional clay can be purchased during class.
THIS CLASS IS SUITABLE FOR: Students 14 and over.
COST: $165
MATERIALS: $65 worth of materials are included in the price of the class.
Instructor: Helen Munroe
Helen is a professional fused glass and metal clay artist. She has showcased her work in multiple galleries and is a part of the Village Arts Center. In 2006 she was certified as a Precious Metal Clay Instructor by Rio Grande and by Art Clay in 2025. She has furthered her education by taking several classes by top metal clay instructors.
