Winter Session | Jan. 15 - March 10
• 8-week classes | Jan. 15-March 10
• 4-week classes | Session 1 | Jan. 15-Feb. 5
• 4-week classes | Session 2 | Feb. 19-March 11
Registration ends January 8
Throughout the year, expert Studio School instructors present classes and workshops in painting, drawing, printmaking and design for students of all levels. Students work with industry-standard equipment and materials, such as professional painting and drawing easels, lighting and an etching printmaking press.
Tuition for multi-week courses does not include materials. When signing up for a class, all students agree to abide by the policies set forth in the Student Handbook.
Interested in more than just 2-D? See our full class and workshop list here.
Eight-Week Class | Make Your Own Paint
- Date 6-9 p.m., Tuesdays, January 16-March 5
- Cost $225
- Location The Studios | Flex Studio
- Instructor / Presenter Isa Rodriguez
- Age Requirements 18+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
No experience necessary! Using natural and synthetic pigments, learn to make your own ink, watercolor, gouache and tempera! This class includes plenty of in-class studio time to experiment with the art supplies you’re making.
• Download your syllabus and materials list here.
• If one class is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is March 12.
Open Studio time is included with registration. Open Studio allows currently enrolled students to work on their projects in Oklahoma Contemporary’s studios outside of class meetings. Availability varies weekly and times are posted outside each studio.
Eight-Week Class | Watercolor: Animals, Botanicals, Landscape
- Date 6-8:30 p.m., Wednesdays, January 17-March 6
- Cost $225
- Location Main Building | In Honor of Bryan and Kendall Hall Studio 2
- Instructor / Presenter Jenny Elton
- Age Requirements 16+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Beginners welcome! No experience necessary.
Explore the fundamentals of watercolor composition, materials and techniques. Never picked up a brush? This class is for you. Experienced painter? This class is for you, too. Artist Jenny Elton provides a solid foundation and fun environment to grow and experiment. Come paint animals and botanicals and let’s pretend it’s not winter.
• Download your syllabus and materials list here.
• If one class is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is March 13.
Open Studio time is included with registration. Open Studio allows currently enrolled students to work on their projects in Oklahoma Contemporary’s studios outside of class meetings. Availability varies weekly, and times are posted outside each studio.
Eight-Week Class | Creative! Drawing
- Date 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Saturdays, January 20-March 9
- Cost $225
- Location The Studios | Flex Studio
- Instructor / Presenter Isa Rodriguez
- Age Requirements 18+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
No experience necessary! Join artist Isa Rodriguez to get unstuck and be more creative. There are as many ways to draw as there are people who want to draw. In this class, you’ll practice drawing techniques like gesture, contour, scribbling (yes, scribbling is drawing), tracing, collage, automatic drawing and other stuff.
What will you be drawing? What won’t you be drawing? Let’s have some fun.
• Download your syllabus and materials list here.
• If one class is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is March 16.
Open Studio time is included with registration. Open Studio allows currently enrolled students to work on their projects in Oklahoma Contemporary’s studios outside of class meetings. Availability varies weekly and times are posted outside each studio.
Four-Week Class | Printmaking: Engraving
- Date 2-4:30 p.m., Saturdays, January 20-February 10
- Cost $150
- Location The Studios | Flex Studio
- Instructor / Presenter Wesley Zach Kramer
- Age Requirements 16+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
No experience necessary. Join printmaker Wesley Kramer to use zinc plates and engraving tools to carve images for printing.
• Download your syllabus and materials list here.
• If one class is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is February 17.
Open Studio time is included with registration. Open Studio allows currently enrolled students to work on their projects in Oklahoma Contemporary’s studios outside of class meetings. Availability varies weekly and times are posted outside each studio.
