Current Classes
Class Registration
Class sizes are limited and registration is required. Register with Jen at jsbenson50@gmail.com.
Payments for WAC classes should be made to the Winona Arts Center and mailed/dropped off at 228 E 5th Street, Winona, MN 55987.
Introduction of Linoleum Printing with Preston Lawing
Instructor: Preston Lawing
Wednesdays / November 19, December 3 & 10 / 5:30PM – 7:30PM
Cost: $150. All materials included. Adults aged 18+.
This upcoming three-week workshop with Preston Lawing will open the door to a simple, amazing process of using linoleum to carve and print beautiful images. These prints require minimal tools and can be produced at home or while traveling, helping you to get out of the studio and exploring your world.
This workshop will introduce artists, from beginners to advanced, to the technique of carving into a soft linoleum block and developing a variety of lines and tones, shadows and contrast, as well as highlighting the student’s own unique artistic style. Participants do not need to have strong drawing skills, but a willingness to explore different marking choices. Due to the technical information and processes covered, this course is suited for artists 18 and up.
Holiday Free Ink: Two Sessions
Saturday / December 6 / 10:00AM – 3:00PM
Family and Friends: 10am–12:30pm
Adults (18 and older): 1pm–3pm
Have some Holiday Fun at the Winona Arts Center’s Free Ink event on December 6! This is a free community event. You will create your own one-of-a-kind greeting cards to give to friends and family or to frame as a gift.
Each card is created using water soluble inks, stencils, various materials and our Etching press. Instructors will be on hand to guide you through each step. No experience necessary. All materials provided. Contact Jen at jsbenson50@gmail.com for questions.
This event is made possible through funding from the Elizabeth Callender King Foundation.
Mini Book Workshop
Instructor: Preston Lawing
Sunday / December 14 / 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members. All materials included.
In this workshop you will learn how to make a small 3” miniature book combining folded paper sheets to form origami pages that can be opened, displayed and shared. The small pages may be used for drawings, journal entries, family memories, thoughts, quotes and recipes. When the book is turned inside out and opened into an exploded star shape, it can be hung as a decoration or displayed as a keepsake miniature book to treasure or share. Contact Jen at jsbenson50@gmail.com to register for this workshop.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
