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Art Classes

Cultural Services will be closed and all classes are cancelled on Thursday, March 14, due to weather. Please call or check local weather conditions and city websites before venturing out on Friday to make sure that conditions are safe, and that facilities and programs are open.


Classes and workshops are offered year-round for all ages and all skill levels in most mediums. Classes and workshops are taught by professional artists with advanced degrees and/or years of teaching expertise. Fees vary according to class.

Make 2024 the year for more art in your life! Whether you dust off your old art supplies or find a new passion, our art classes can get you started. Classes take place at the Central Library and at various recreation centers in Aurora. 

Take a class with a child, grandchild, niece or nephew! We are now allowing youth ages 12 & up to register into adult evening Drawing & Polymer Clay classes with an accompanying adult registration. Click here to register for Drawing & here for Polymer Clay.

There are still spaces left in a few Winter 2024 classes. Register for a Spring 2024 class and Summer Camps 2024 is now open for registration but hurry as camps fill quickly.


Register Online for Classes and Programs

The Register Online link takes you to our online registration site and you will need to create an account with us if you don't currently have one. Creating a new account takes just a few minutes but gets you access to all of the classes offered through the City of Aurora. Please contact Heather Jones at 303.739.6591 or [email protected] if you encounter any issues or would like more information.



Meet our instructors!

Hilliard Moore

 

Hilliard Moore retired from the telecommunications industry and opened the Great Western Art Gallery in Downtown Denver. As an artist, he specialized in painting Black Cowboys in the old west along with Cavalry and pioneers. The paintings were done from actual photographs taken during that time period. Art shows include the El Pueblo Museum and the Colorado History Society. His painting of Bill Pickett was displayed at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum. Hilliard's classes are perfect for anyone interested in trying art for the first time.

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Hilliard Moore













Terra Necessary

 

Terra Necessary is a freelance illustrator, member of Atomic Pixies and educator. They have always worked to pursue art through a pop culture lens, working their art booth diligently at cons while earning a BFA in Drawing from Metro State College of Denver. They have shown and spoken on art and queer pop culture at shows across the U.S. including Denver Pop Culture Con, Anime Expo, Otakon, Planet Comic Con, Drag Con, and more; as well as creating the queer event Dandy Con. With the Atomic Pixies they explore pop culture, science and fantasy through an art nouveau lens, and were recently featured in Westword.

Photo of watercolor instructor                                   Terra Necessary selfie painting

Hope Blakely

Bob Ross painting classes and painting style classes have returned to Cultural Services and the City of Aurora!

photo of Bob Ross











Bob Ross instructor with Ross likeness




Hope Blakely, Certified Ross Instructor, is offering bothBob Ross one day acrylic painting, mixed media workshops and acrylic painting classes

Since becoming a Bob Ross Certified painting instructor in 2017 Hope Blakely has gone beyond fluffy clouds and happy trees. She still loves teaching Bob Ross classes, but the Bob Ross style of wet-on-wet painting is so adaptable, especially if you add animals, florals, or portraits.

So come for the Bob Ross workshops but stick around to try Hope’s acrylic painting and mixed media painting classes.


Sample Bob Ross PaintingSample Bob Ross oil paintings.Sample Bob Ross Painting




Heather Jones
If you are interested in learning more about any of our Visual Art classes,
contact Heather Jones at [email protected]






What Supplies Do I Need for My Class?

All Drawing Classes
Creative Drawing
Watercolor
Acrylic Painting
Oil Painting
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