Classes

Classes available:

  • Glass Blowing - weekday mornings  (Minimum age: 8)
  • Pottery - various days
  • Visual Arts (current class list is below with various fees)

Appointments are required for The Hot Shop and The Clay Studio: 251-981-ARTS (2787).

Fees

  • "Make Your Own" hot glass or clay pottery lessons - $85
  • Private glass blowing class: $185 per hour (Available after taking the general class lesson. Minimum Age 8+ to blow glass)
  • Fused glass suncatchers - $35
  • Pick-n-Paint - starts at $35
  • AGE REQUIREMENT:  Children under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

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The City of Orange Beach has partnered with ActiveNet to make  registration for arts and activities easier and more secure.  To register for one the the art classes below, simply click on the link provided to sign-up.  Once you are on the ActiveNet site you will  click "Create an Account"  and you will enter your information.   You must then check your email to activate your account.  The ActiveNet system securely keeps your info so that registering for future classes is much easier.  Your information is never shared with a third party. Please call Amoreena if you have any questions or need assistance with registration: 251-981-4119.

Coastal Arts Student Academy (CASA) Summer 20232021 Art Camp Gus and Gabe

Camp CASA

The Coastal Arts Student Academy kids' camps are in June every summer. Rising 1st thru 3rd graders will have camp June 26th-30th from 10-Noon. Rising 4th thru 7th graders will have camp June 5th-9th from 9AM to Noon. Both camps include time in the Hot Shop working with glass artists and in the clay studio creating pottery, as well as working with many other mediums. We strive for our camps to be a time to make magnificent art and lasting memories! 

Both kids camps are full but you may put your child on the waiting list and you will be contacted immediately if a spot opens up!

View the CASA Summer Arts Camp for 4th-7th grade registration form for more information and to sign-up!
View the CASA Lil Artists Summer Camp for 1st-3rd grade registration form for more info and to sign-up!

The CASA Teen Workshop is for rising 8th thru 12th graders and is July 17th-21st. Teens will Girl Eating Eatable Paints
work in the Hot Shop and Clay Studio, as well as create a mulititude of pieces with ink, paint and pencil. The link for registration for regiatration is below and will be live on May 17th.

View the Teen Arts Workshop registration form for more information and to sign-up! 

Our CASA Wonderful Wednesdays summer classes begin in June and run through the end of July. Every week that we do not have a camp we will have a WW class. Each project costs $15 to $25 and will be from 10:30 am to Noon. Classes are geared towards students ages 7-12. Parents must stay on campus during class, but only parents of students under 7 are required to stay in the studio to help their child with their art.  All supplies are provided and the instructor will take students step by step through each project.  Space is limited to 12 artists and registration is available at 251-981-ARTS (2787).

   June 14th $25            June 21st $25             July 5th $15                  July 12th $15            July 26th $15        
  Turtles Above               Lighthouse       Mermaid/Dragon Egg    Seaglass Bottle       Nautilus Mosaic
 acrylic painting         (that lights up)              with wand                with shells, etc           

turtle painting   clay pot lighthouse mermaid eggs and wandbeach bottlenautilus mosaic

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Magnolia Blossoms AND Resin Paint Pour with Jane Lee

$65, June 22nd, 10am-noon, All Supplies Provided

Get ready to make two magnificent projects with Jane Lee as she teaches you how to pour resin paint to look like the Gulf of Mexico and how to make magnolia blossoms out of oyster shells! She will provide everything you need, but feel free to bring any shells you may want to add to your art to
personalize it. Ask a friend to jresin tray jane newoin you and go out for lunch after---you deserve it!

View the Magnolia Blossoms/Paint Pour registration form for more info and to sign-up!

Pelican Perch Sip-N-Paint   

$40, June 23rd, Friday 6-8pm, All Supplies Provided 

It's a Friday "wine down" and celebration of the arrival of SUMMER! Grab a friend, ask a date or show 
up ready to mitzie pelican june 23 sipmeet new people while you learn to paint this coastal canvas. No experience necessary as you will be given step-by-step instructions and gentle guidance to help you along the way by professional artist, Mitzie Massey. You may bring your beverage of choice, but all other supplies provided!


View the Pelican Perch Sip-N-Paint registration form for more info and to sign-up!


Botanicals Watercolor Workshop

$80, April 20, Thursday 9:30-12:30

Celebrate spring with an abundance of color in this watercolor workshop ledbotanicals dianne by Dianne Murray. She will teach you how to paint both realistic and impressionistic florals. This class will help you better understand the significance of value, color theory and balance within a composition.

View the Botanicals Workshop form for more info and to sign-up!

Flameworking Glass: Boro Basics

Appointments
Fridays 9 am to Noon (Offered most Fridays year-round)
Fee: $110
Cash or check
Limit of six students per class

Discover the thrill of working with molten glass in this one-day introduction to the art of 
flameworking! Flamework is the process of melting glass greg hofftubes and rods in front of an oxygen/propane torch. Flameworking borrows many of the same techniques used in the hot shop, but in a much smaller and intimate setting. The craft allows for a high level of detail, perfect for glass bead making and sculptural work. In this beginner level class, we will explore the basics of working with borosilicate glass in front of the flame. Students can expect to take home several pieces of their own creation!

Supplies will be provided by the instructor and are included in the cost of class.

Payments are made payable by cash or check (no cards accepted) directly to the artist. Please make checks payable to Greg Hoff.

For more information, please contact Brandy via email or at 251-981-2787, or Greg Hoff via email. 

CASA Fall and Spring

We have 4 CASA options during the school year. Each semester long class meets once per week for two hours and is for kids in grades 3 to 6. Students will get to enjoy making projects in the Hot Shop with glass artists and the Clay Studio with our full-time potter. In the Kids Studio they will learn about drawing, painting and thinking creatively. Students will spend time in the gallery and the great outdoors. Special snacks are often created as part of their artistic endeavors.

The class package cost $185 per semester with a limited number of scholarships available. Please email Amoreena with any questions or scholarship inquiries. Students who attend OBES will be picked up by a staff member in the school gym at the end of the day. We limit the number of participants per class so that they can 
get excellent instruction, the best supplies and lots of attention.

The 4 class options are:

  • Tuesdays 10:00am - 12:00pm OR 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Wednesdays 10:00 am - 12:00pm OR 3 :00pm to 5:00 pm