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.
Meditative Drawing with Lisa Douglas
Friday / May 1 / 5:30–7:00pm
Cost: $20 Members & $25 Non-members
Join us for a fun, relaxing, floral inspired drawing class that is non-representational with no right or wrong! It has been referred to as Yoga for the Brain! The only pre-requisite is that you are able to write the letters i, c and s. You will work on a 4-inch square of heavy mixed media paper, drawing short lines that are either straight or curved, similar to those letters to create a pattern. No experience required. Come relax and enjoy! All supplies are included with extras to take home.
To register or for more information contact Jen Benson at jsbenson50+wac@gmail.com
Mother’s Day Free Ink Event for Families & Children: Two Sessions Offered
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Family and Friends 10am to 12:30pm // Adults only 1:00pm to 3:00pm (18 or older)
Join us on Saturday May 2 for a fun and free day of printmaking! We will create Mother’s Day and Spring themed monoprints while layering pre-cut and handmade stencils, fabrics and other materials. You will learn the process of creating the prints with our Etching Press. Come turn the wheel! Get Inked Up!
Instruction and materials included. No experience necessary. All ages welcome; children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information contact: jsbenson50+wac@gmail.com
This event is made possible through funding from the Elizabeth Callender King Foundation.
Dry Point Meets Chine Collé with Preston Lawing
Wednesdays / May 6 & 20 / 5:30pm–7:30pm
Cost: $95 Members & $100 Non-members
Printing Workshops continue with Preston Lawing on May 6 and May 20 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm! This 2-week workshop will ease into the printing processes of Drypoint and Chine Colle. We will explore combining these two methods: one focuses on fine lines and tones, the other explores color and textured Japanese papers. New and previous students are welcome! Start a new project or bring a previous project to work on.
This course is suited for artists 18 and up.
To register or for more information contact Jen Benson at jsbenson50+wac@gmail.com
Pastel Painting with Betsy Midthun—Birds, Bees and Blooms
Saturday / May 16 / 10am–4pm
Cost: $45 members / $50 non-members
Join Betsy to capture the fresh growth and vivid colors of the spring/summer season in
the painting medium of pastel. Ideal for beginners and those with more advanced experience.
Attendees will experience three different types of painting surfaces and have access to use a variety of pastels. If you don’t have pastels, no worries! Winona Arts Center has a nice set of beginner’s pastels free to use.
Participants will work on three paintings which will include: floral or edible still life to warm up, spring/summer local landscape, and bird, bees or animal on 5x5 canvas.
To register or for more information contact Jen Benson at jsbenson50+wac@gmail.com
Floral Watercolor with Miranda Lomeli-O’Reilly–For Intermediate Watercolor Artists
Wednesday / May 27 / 5:30pm–7:30pm
Cost: $45 Members & $50 Non-members, $20 one-time material fee.
Join Miranda Lomeli-O’Reilly for a Spring Floral Watercolor Class at the Winona Arts Center May 27, 2026 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This class is perfect for Intermediate watercolor artists!
To register or for more information contact Jen Benson at jsbenson50+wac@gmail.com
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.
