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Dec 9

82. School of the Arts Book Club

Anna DiMartino

Tuesday, 4–5:30 PM
December 9
Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room
$10/15 for each session

Jan 3

01. CUT > PASTE—CREATIVE COLLAGE 2-DAY WORKSHOP

Graham Moore

Saturday–Sunday, 10 AM–3 PM (with 1-hour lunch break)
January 3 & 4
(2 days, 10 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$170/190 + $20 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 5

04. Abstracts! Painting with Fabric, Paper, and Collage

Susan Osborn

Monday–Wednesday, 10 AM–1 PM
January 5–7
(3 days, 9 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$150/170

Jan 5

50. Encaustic Intensive Workshop

Lisa Bebi

Monday–Friday, 10 AM–3 PM
January 5–9
(5 days, 20 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$320/340 + $125 materials fee

Jan 7

102. Loose and Easy Pen and Watercolor

Lori Mitchell

 THIS CLASS IS FULL!

Wednesdays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM PST
January 7–February 25
(8 Weeks, 24 Total Hours of Instruction)
Zoom
$380/400

Jan 7

06. Colorful Creations: After-School Art (Ages 8–12)

Erica Hurley

Wednesdays, 4–5 PM
January 7–February 25
(8 weeks, 8 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$200/220 + $25 material fee paid to instructor

Jan 8

09. Winter Still-Life Workshop

Pat Kelly

Thursday–Friday, 9 AM–1:30 PM
January 8 & 9
(2 Days, 10 hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$160/180 + $5 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 8

103. Art as a Solution for Reality

Jill Badonsky

Thursdays, 2–3:30 PM PST
January 8–February 19 (No class February 5)
(6 weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)   
Zoom
$190/210

Jan 9

72. Etching Workshop

Sfona Pelah

Friday–Saturday, 10 AM–4 PM
January 9 & 10
(2 days, 12 total hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$190/210 + $20 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 9

81. Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)

Anna DiMartino

Fridays, 10–11:45 AM
January 9–February 27
(8 weeks, 16 total hours of instruction)
Athenaeum Library Spaces
$250/270

Jan 9

80. Friday Writers I (Poetry)

Anna DiMartino

Fridays, 12–2 PM
January 9–February 27
(8 weeks, 16 total hours of instruction)
Athenaeum Library Spaces
$250/270

Jan 10

56. Life Drawing

Jean Krumbein

Saturdays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
January 10–February 28
(8 Weeks, 24 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$380/400
Available as a drop-in class: $45/50

Jan 12

02. Adventures in Drawing: Exploring Portraiture

Jean Krumbein

Mondays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
January 12–March 16 (no class January 19, February 16)
(8 weeks, 24 total hours of instruction)
(Model included one day)
La Jolla Studio
$380/400

Jan 12

70. Advanced Silk Screen

Frol Boundin

Mondays, 10 AM–1 PM
January 12–March 16 (No class January 19 & February 16)
(8 weeks, 24 hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$380/400 + $35 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 12

03. Quick-Sketch Life Drawing (Drawing for Animation)

Marty Davis

Mondays, 6–9 PM
January 12–March 16 (no class January 19, February 16)
(8 weeks, 24 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$380/400
Students currently enrolled in UCSD: $165

Jan 13

100. Drawing from the Masters

Ken & Stephanie Goldman

Tuesdays, 9:30–11:30 AM PST
January 13–February 17
(6 weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
Zoom
$190/210

Jan 13

05. Condensed Right Brain Drawing

Thia Nevius

Tuesdays, 10 AM–1 PM
January 13–February 3
(4 weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$190/210

Jan 13

51. Head & Figure Construction—Live

Ken & Stephanie Goldman

Tuesdays, 1–4 PM
January 13–February 17
(6 weeks, 18 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
(Includes model)
$280/300

Jan 13

83. School of the Arts Book Club

Anna DiMartino

Tuesdays, 4–5:30 PM
January 13, February 10, March 10
Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room
$10/15 for each session

Jan 14

71. Introduction to Silk Screen

Frol Boundin

Wednesdays, 10 AM–1 PM
January 14–March 4
(8 weeks, 24 hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$380/400 + $35 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 14

53. Date Night: Ceramic Edition

Tia Hill

Wednesdays, 6:30–9:30 PM
January 14–February 4
(4 weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$190/210 + $35 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 15

55. The Five Important Components to Better Oil Painting

Jeff Yeomans

Thursdays, 9 AM–12 PM
January 15–March 5
(8 weeks, 24 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$380/400

Jan 15

08. The Art of Modern Still-Life Painting

Sharon Carol Demery

Thursdays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
January 15–February 26
(7 weeks, 21 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$330/350 + $20 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 15

57. Ceramics Studio: Hand Building (Non-Instructional)

Moderated by Andrew Alcasid

Thursdays, 6–9 PM 
January 15–February 19 
(6 weeks, 18 total hours of studio time) 
$250/270/Free for currently enrolled AAC Ceramic students 

Jan 16

82. Writing Memoir

Anna DiMartino

Fridays, 2:15–4:15 PM
January 16, February 6, February 20, March 6, March 20
(5 days, 10 total hours of instruction)
Athenaeum Library Spaces
$160/180

Jan 16

12. Portrait Painting in Oil

Ron Lemen

Fridays, 6–9 PM
January 16–February 27
(7 weeks, 21 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$330/350

Jan 17

14. Fundamentals of Watercolor: Still Life and Landscape

Stan Goudey

Saturdays, 10 AM–1 PM
January 17–February 7
(4 Weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$190/210

Jan 18

15. Impressionism into Fauvism

Sharon Carol Demery

Sundays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
January 18–March 1
(7 weeks, 21 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$330/350 + $20 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 25

76. Intro to Letterpress

 THIS CLASS IS FULL!

Sundays, 1–4 PM
January 25–March 1
(6 weeks; 18 total hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$280/300 + $15 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 30

84. School of the Arts Memoir Book Club

Anna DiMartino

Fridays, 2:15–4:15 PM
January 30, February 27, March 27
Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room
$10/15 for each session

Feb 1

52. Handmade Pottery—Beginner to Intermediate

Pierre Bounaud

Sundays, 1–4 PM
February 1–22
(4 Weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$190/210 + $35 materials fee paid to the instructor

Feb 3

101. It’s Personal: Seeing Your Photographs / Finding Your Creative Voice

Suda House

Tuesday, 6:30–8 PM PST
February 3–March 10
(6 weeks, 9 total hours of instruction)
Zoom
$150/170

Feb 4

54. Abstract Figuration

Lisa Bebi

Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 AM–1 PM
February 4–27
(4 weeks, 24 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$380/400 + $30 materials fee paid to instructor*

Feb 6

10. Pocket Shrines

Robin Roberts

Friday, 10 AM–2 PM
February 6
(1 Day, 4 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$100/120 + $20 materials fee paid to instructor

Feb 7

73. Movable Books: Pop-ups and Flexagons

Judith Christensen

Saturday, 9 AM–3 PM (1-hour lunch break)
February 7
(1 Day, 5 total hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$100/120 +$5 materials fee paid to instructor

Feb 14

75. Transforming Paper: Creative Techniques for Embellishing Surfaces

Judith Christensen

Saturday, 9 AM–3 PM (1 hour lunch break)
February 14
(1 Day, 5 total hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$100/120 + $10 materials fee paid to instructor

Feb 18

07. Intuitive Abstract Painting

Jennifer McHugh

 THIS CLASS IS FULL!

Wednesdays, 10 AM–1 PM
February 18–March 25
(6 weeks, 18 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$280/300

Feb 21

74. Fabric Books: Repurposing Fabric to Create a Book

Judith Christensen

Saturday, 9 AM–3 PM (1 hour lunch break)
February 21
(1 Day, 5 total hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$100/120

Mar 6

11. Workshop: Creative Freedom in Acrylics

Stan Goudey

Friday–Sunday, 10 AM–1 PM
March 6–8
(3 days, 9 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$160/180

Mar 13

13. PORTALS OF PLAY! Drawing Exercises to Wake up Your Creative Spirit

Canada Kerwin

Fridays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
March 13–April 3
(4 weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$190/210

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View recordings of past demo classes.

Winter ~ January / February / March 2026

La Jolla Art Studio

We are pleased to offer these classes in person at the La Jolla Art Studio (1008 Wall Street) and the Athenaeum Library Spaces.

Featured

Jan 3

01. CUT > PASTE—CREATIVE COLLAGE 2-DAY WORKSHOP

Graham Moore

Saturday–Sunday, 10 AM–3 PM (with 1-hour lunch break)
January 3 & 4
(2 days, 10 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$170/190 + $20 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 5

04. Abstracts! Painting with Fabric, Paper, and Collage

Susan Osborn

Monday–Wednesday, 10 AM–1 PM
January 5–7
(3 days, 9 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$150/170

Jan 7

06. Colorful Creations: After-School Art (Ages 8–12)

Erica Hurley

Wednesdays, 4–5 PM
January 7–February 25
(8 weeks, 8 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$200/220 + $25 material fee paid to instructor

Jan 8

09. Winter Still-Life Workshop

Pat Kelly

Thursday–Friday, 9 AM–1:30 PM
January 8 & 9
(2 Days, 10 hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$160/180 + $5 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 9

81. Friday Writers II (Fiction & Nonfiction)

Anna DiMartino

Fridays, 10–11:45 AM
January 9–February 27
(8 weeks, 16 total hours of instruction)
Athenaeum Library Spaces
$250/270

Jan 9

80. Friday Writers I (Poetry)

Anna DiMartino

Fridays, 12–2 PM
January 9–February 27
(8 weeks, 16 total hours of instruction)
Athenaeum Library Spaces
$250/270

Jan 12

02. Adventures in Drawing: Exploring Portraiture

Jean Krumbein

Mondays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
January 12–March 16 (no class January 19, February 16)
(8 weeks, 24 total hours of instruction)
(Model included one day)
La Jolla Studio
$380/400

Jan 12

03. Quick-Sketch Life Drawing (Drawing for Animation)

Marty Davis

Mondays, 6–9 PM
January 12–March 16 (no class January 19, February 16)
(8 weeks, 24 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$380/400
Students currently enrolled in UCSD: $165

Jan 13

05. Condensed Right Brain Drawing

Thia Nevius

Tuesdays, 10 AM–1 PM
January 13–February 3
(4 weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$190/210

Jan 13

83. School of the Arts Book Club

Anna DiMartino

Tuesdays, 4–5:30 PM
January 13, February 10, March 10
Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room
$10/15 for each session

Jan 15

08. The Art of Modern Still-Life Painting

Sharon Carol Demery

Thursdays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
January 15–February 26
(7 weeks, 21 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$330/350 + $20 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 16

82. Writing Memoir

Anna DiMartino

Fridays, 2:15–4:15 PM
January 16, February 6, February 20, March 6, March 20
(5 days, 10 total hours of instruction)
Athenaeum Library Spaces
$160/180

Jan 16

12. Portrait Painting in Oil

Ron Lemen

Fridays, 6–9 PM
January 16–February 27
(7 weeks, 21 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$330/350

Jan 17

14. Fundamentals of Watercolor: Still Life and Landscape

Stan Goudey

Saturdays, 10 AM–1 PM
January 17–February 7
(4 Weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$190/210

Jan 18

15. Impressionism into Fauvism

Sharon Carol Demery

Sundays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
January 18–March 1
(7 weeks, 21 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$330/350 + $20 materials fee paid to instructor

Feb 6

10. Pocket Shrines

Robin Roberts

Friday, 10 AM–2 PM
February 6
(1 Day, 4 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$100/120 + $20 materials fee paid to instructor

Feb 18

07. Intuitive Abstract Painting

Jennifer McHugh

 THIS CLASS IS FULL!

Wednesdays, 10 AM–1 PM
February 18–March 25
(6 weeks, 18 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$280/300

Mar 6

11. Workshop: Creative Freedom in Acrylics

Stan Goudey

Friday–Sunday, 10 AM–1 PM
March 6–8
(3 days, 9 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$160/180

Mar 13

13. PORTALS OF PLAY! Drawing Exercises to Wake up Your Creative Spirit

Canada Kerwin

Fridays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
March 13–April 3
(4 weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
La Jolla Studio
$190/210

On Location in San Diego

We are pleased to offer these classes on location around San Diego County.

AAC Art Studio

We are pleased to offer these classes in person at the AAC Art Studio (1955 Julian Avenue).

Featured

Jan 5

50. Encaustic Intensive Workshop

Lisa Bebi

Monday–Friday, 10 AM–3 PM
January 5–9
(5 days, 20 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$320/340 + $125 materials fee

Jan 9

72. Etching Workshop

Sfona Pelah

Friday–Saturday, 10 AM–4 PM
January 9 & 10
(2 days, 12 total hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$190/210 + $20 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 10

56. Life Drawing

Jean Krumbein

Saturdays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
January 10–February 28
(8 Weeks, 24 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$380/400
Available as a drop-in class: $45/50

Jan 12

70. Advanced Silk Screen

Frol Boundin

Mondays, 10 AM–1 PM
January 12–March 16 (No class January 19 & February 16)
(8 weeks, 24 hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$380/400 + $35 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 13

51. Head & Figure Construction—Live

Ken & Stephanie Goldman

Tuesdays, 1–4 PM
January 13–February 17
(6 weeks, 18 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
(Includes model)
$280/300

Jan 14

71. Introduction to Silk Screen

Frol Boundin

Wednesdays, 10 AM–1 PM
January 14–March 4
(8 weeks, 24 hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$380/400 + $35 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 14

53. Date Night: Ceramic Edition

Tia Hill

Wednesdays, 6:30–9:30 PM
January 14–February 4
(4 weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$190/210 + $35 materials fee paid to instructor

Jan 15

55. The Five Important Components to Better Oil Painting

Jeff Yeomans

Thursdays, 9 AM–12 PM
January 15–March 5
(8 weeks, 24 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$380/400

Jan 15

57. Ceramics Studio: Hand Building (Non-Instructional)

Moderated by Andrew Alcasid

Thursdays, 6–9 PM 
January 15–February 19 
(6 weeks, 18 total hours of studio time) 
$250/270/Free for currently enrolled AAC Ceramic students 

Jan 25

76. Intro to Letterpress

 THIS CLASS IS FULL!

Sundays, 1–4 PM
January 25–March 1
(6 weeks; 18 total hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$280/300 + $15 materials fee paid to instructor

Feb 1

52. Handmade Pottery—Beginner to Intermediate

Pierre Bounaud

Sundays, 1–4 PM
February 1–22
(4 Weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$190/210 + $35 materials fee paid to the instructor

Feb 4

54. Abstract Figuration

Lisa Bebi

Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 AM–1 PM
February 4–27
(4 weeks, 24 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$380/400 + $30 materials fee paid to instructor*

Feb 7

73. Movable Books: Pop-ups and Flexagons

Judith Christensen

Saturday, 9 AM–3 PM (1-hour lunch break)
February 7
(1 Day, 5 total hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$100/120 +$5 materials fee paid to instructor

Feb 14

75. Transforming Paper: Creative Techniques for Embellishing Surfaces

Judith Christensen

Saturday, 9 AM–3 PM (1 hour lunch break)
February 14
(1 Day, 5 total hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$100/120 + $10 materials fee paid to instructor

Feb 21

74. Fabric Books: Repurposing Fabric to Create a Book

Judith Christensen

Saturday, 9 AM–3 PM (1 hour lunch break)
February 21
(1 Day, 5 total hours of instruction)
AAC Print Room
$100/120

Online via Zoom

We are pleased to offer these classes online using Zoom Video Conferencing.

Featured

Jan 7

102. Loose and Easy Pen and Watercolor

Lori Mitchell

 THIS CLASS IS FULL!

Wednesdays, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM PST
January 7–February 25
(8 Weeks, 24 Total Hours of Instruction)
Zoom
$380/400

Jan 8

103. Art as a Solution for Reality

Jill Badonsky

Thursdays, 2–3:30 PM PST
January 8–February 19 (No class February 5)
(6 weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)   
Zoom
$190/210

Jan 13

100. Drawing from the Masters

Ken & Stephanie Goldman

Tuesdays, 9:30–11:30 AM PST
January 13–February 17
(6 weeks, 12 total hours of instruction)
Zoom
$190/210

Feb 3

101. It’s Personal: Seeing Your Photographs / Finding Your Creative Voice

Suda House

Tuesday, 6:30–8 PM PST
February 3–March 10
(6 weeks, 9 total hours of instruction)
Zoom
$150/170

Fall ~ September / October / November 2025

La Jolla Art Studio

We are pleased to offer these classes in person at the La Jolla Art Studio (1008 Wall Street).

Featured

Dec 9

82. School of the Arts Book Club

Anna DiMartino

Tuesday, 4–5:30 PM
December 9
Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room
$10/15 for each session