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.
Learn more about the instructors' backgrounds and teaching approaches here.
Questions about a multi-week class? 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.
Member registration for summer session begins Tuesday, May 30, at 10 a.m.
Public registration for summer session begins Tuesday, June 6 at 10 a.m.
SUMMER SESSION
Eight-week classes | July 10-Sept.3
Four-week classes | Session 1 | July 10-July 31
Four-week classes | Session 2 | Aug. 14-Sept. 4
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
Eight-week and four-week Session 1 | July 3
Four-week Session 2 | July 23
Interested in more than just 2-D? See our full class and workshop list here.
Four-Week Class | Bad At Drawing Flowers
- Date 6-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 12-August 2
- Cost $150
- Location The Studios | Flex Studio
- Instructor / Presenter Isa Rodriguez
- Age Requirements 18+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
You’re not bad at drawing. Everyone can draw. In this class, we will draw plants and flowers — and feel good while doing it. Artist Isa Rodriguez will teach contour drawing, tracing, collaborative drawing and mixed media drawing. Perfect for experienced drawers or total beginners.
You can find the syllabus here.
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 | Watercolor Wildflowers
- Date 6-8 p.m., Thursdays, July 13-August 3
- Cost $150
- Location Main Building | In Honor of Bryan and Kendall Hall Studio Two
- Instructor / Presenter Sylvie Mayer
- Age Requirements 16+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Join artist Sylvie Mayer, who painted the cover of the May/June issue of Edible OKC, to watercolor wildflowers native to Oklahoma and our surrounding regions. No watercolor experience needed.
You can find the syllabus here.
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: Pronto Plates
- Date 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Saturdays, July 15-August 5
- Cost $150
- Location The Studios | Flex Studio
- Instructor / Presenter Wesley Zach Kramer
- Age Requirements 16+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Printmaker Wesley Kramer will teach you how to use pronto plates and experiment with a simple lithography process. No printmaking experience necessary.
You can find the syllabus here.
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 | Watercolor your Selfie
- Date 6-8:30 p.m., Tuesdays, August 15-Sept. 5
- Cost $150
- Location The Studios | Flex Studio
- Instructor / Presenter Chase Kaiser
- Age Requirements 16+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
We know you’ve taken that one perfect selfie and thought, This is the best selfie I have ever taken in my entire life. Hello, billboard. Hello, all my dumb exes. Hi-hi mural so big and perfect that I cause accidents. Bye-bye Mona Lisa Felicia, too bad you got dethroned.
Bring self-love and shameless vanity and instructor Chase Kaiser will teach you to immortalize your favorite selfie into a watercolor work of art. No painting experience necessary.
You can find the syllabus here.
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 | Bad At Drawing Portraits
- Date 6-8:30 p.m., Wednesdays, August 16-Sept. 6
- Cost $150
- Location The Studios | Flex Studio
- Instructor / Presenter Dylan Cale Jones
- Age Requirements 18+
- Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Artist Dylan Cale Jones teaches playful approaches to drawing faces and features. Have fun tearing, splattering, scribbling and scrawling expressive portraits of yourself, your classmates or your imaginary friends.
No drawing experience necessary, and advanced drawers are welcome. No one is bad at drawing, but if a teacher, prof or some rando (go away) said that you are, prove them wrong in this class.
You can find the syllabus here.
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.
