Creative Arts Discovery Club (Age 6-10) at The Shoppes at Grand Prairie

Department: Kids

Join us for this great 6 week course teaching fine art skills. This introductory art course for kids introduces them to a new art medium each week.

Cost: $130 

Monday evenings from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at #415 The Shoppes at Grand Prairie

March 31- May 5, 2025

Ages 6-10

Materials: Provided by the Peoria Art Guild

Are you a current Peoria Art Guild Member? Enjoy a 25% discount with code PAGMEMBER25 during registration. (Current members only!) 

Basic Painting for Kids

Instructor: Marissa Justiniano

Department: 2D

In this beginner painting class, you learn the very basics of how to use watercolor, acrylic, and gouache! You will also explore different types of brushes and techniques while making at least one painting per class in a six week period. Your imagination will be tested as you craft your own illustrations, and your skill with drawing and painting will be kickstarted as you do many activities involving the things you see around you. Once the class is over, I hope that the things in your everyday life will become the subjects of your art, or that anything you dare to daydream of can become a wild new painting!

Cost: $130

Tuesday afternoons, 4:00-5:30 pm

April 1- May 6, 2025

#415 at the Shoppes at Grand Prairies

Ages 8-13

Materials: All materials provided

Are you a current Peoria Art Guild Member? Enjoy a 25% discount with code PAGMEMBER25 during registration. (Current members only!)

Watercolors

Instructor: Marissa Justiniano

Department: 2D

Learn the basics of watercolor or take your skills to the next level in the 6- week class for both beginners and intermediate watercolor artists. Learn the very basics of how to get pigment on paper, understand how watercolor paint works, explore the different types of paper, brushes, and create at least one painting per class. This 6-week class includes drawing lessons, value sketches, still life paintings, and various studies on how to paint different types of objects.

Cost: $130

Tuesday evenings, 6:00-8:00 pm

April 1- May 6, 2025

#415 at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie

Ages 16+

Materials: All materials provided

Are you a current Peoria Art Guild Member? Enjoy a 25% discount with code PAGMEMBER25 during registration. (Current members only!)

Intermediate Drawing for Adults

Instructor: Marissa Justiniano

Department: 2D

In this intermediate drawing class, we will continue to practice measuring in order to create very accurate drawings, as well as push more of our technical perspective skills with landscapes and architecture. We will also further develop our sense of the figure by doing numerous head studies, all in different positions. This is a six week, two hour class, intended for artists who have a basic understanding of drawing and would like to build their skills even more!

Cost: $130

Wednesday evenings, 6:00-8:00 pm

April 2- May 7, 2025

#415 at the Shoppes at Grand Prairies

Ages 16+

Materials: All materials provided

Are you a current Peoria Art Guild Member? Enjoy a 25% discount with code PAGMEMBER25 during registration. (Current members only!)

Basic Drawing for Kids at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie

Instructor: Marissa Justiniano

Department: 2D

In this beginner drawing class, we will be covering how to draw what we see by understanding how to build from shapes while also measuring. We will mostly be doing still-lifes so we can learn how to render shadows and get various tones out of an object with just graphite. The basics of both one point and two-point perspective will be taught so we can create minor illustrations set to a fun prompt in order to flex our creativity. Along the way, we will also cover the basics of the figure. By the end of the course, I hope the artist in attendance can more comfortably draw things that they both see with their eyes, and in their head!

Cost: $130

Thursday afternoons, 4:00-5:30 pm

April 3- May 8, 2025

#415 at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie

Ages 8-13

Materials: All materials provided

Are you a current Peoria Art Guild Member? Enjoy a 25% discount with code PAGMEMBER25 during registration. (Current members only!)

Preschool Art Fun

Instructor: Jaci Musec

Department: Kids

This class provides a fun and dynamic way for Preschool-Age and Pre-K children to develop their own creativity, sharpen fine motor skills, and build confidence while meeting new friends. We’ll explore many different ways to create, getting our hands into lots of different mediums: Paint, Clay, Collage, & more- to create special & unique works of art!

Ages 3-5, Preschool or Pre-K (Must be potty-trained!)

Thursday mornings 10:00 am- 11:00 am at #415 at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie

April 3- April 24, 2025

Cost $65

All materials provided by the Peoria Art Guild

Are you a Peoria Art Guild Member? Enjoy a 25% discount with code PAGMEMBER25. (Current members only!)

Basic Drawing for Adults at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie

Instructor: Marissa Justiniano

Department: 2D

In this beginner drawing class, we will be covering how to draw what we see by understanding how to build from shapes while also measuring. We will mostly be doing still-lifes so we can learn how to render shadows and get various tones out of an object with just graphite. The basics of both one point and two-point perspective will be taught so we can create minor illustrations set to a fun prompt in order to flex our creativity. Along the way, we will also cover the basics of the figure. By the end of the course, I hope the artist in attendance can more comfortably draw things that they both see with their eyes, and in their head!

Cost: $130

Thursday evenings, 6:00-8:00 pm

April 3- May 8, 2025

#415 at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie

Ages 14+

Materials: All materials provided

Are you a current Peoria Art Guild Member? Enjoy a 25% discount with code PAGMEMBER25 during registration. (Current members only!)

Kids Clay Handbuilding at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie

Instructor: Marie Lindahl

Department: Kids

Students will learn how to mold pieces of ceramic clay to make a variety of pottery sculptures. For three weeks we will create multiple pieces using simple tools, clay and water. The final week students will get to paint the pieces with underglaze. Projects will then be fired to be picked up at a later date. 

Cost: $120

Friday afternoons at #415 Shoppes at Grand Prairie

April 4- 4:30-5:30 pm

April 11- 4:30-5:30 pm

***No class April 18***

April 25- 4:30-5:30 pm

May 2- 4:30-5:30 pm

Ages 8-13

Materials: All materials provided by Peoria Art Guild

***Projects to be fired and picked up at a later date. Firing can take up to 4 weeks after class ends***

Are you a current Peoria Art Guild Member? Enjoy a 25% discount with code PAGMEMBER25 during registration. (Current members only!)

All classes are subject to cancellation due to low enrollment. Students will be notified of class cancellation by 2 pm the day before class. Students can either retain a credit toward a future class or receive a full refund in 3-5 business days.