UGA Community Art School
The UGA Community Art School features courses for adult students seeking to learn new skills, hone techniques, and expand their artistic expression. Taught by UGA faculty, the classes maximize individual instruction and experiential learning in the legendary studios of the Lamar Dodd School of Art.
Registration
UGA staff, faculty, and students are eligible for a $25 discount. Single-day workshops are not eligible for UGA staff, faculty and student discount.
Contact CommunityArtSchool@uga.edu for details or any other questions.
UGA Community Art School class, Spring 2026. Photo courtesy of Sidney Chansamone.
Classes
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Fall 2026
- Hand Building Ceramics with Maria Dondero
- Shimmer and Shine: Holiday Ornaments Workshop with Larissa McPherson
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Spring 2027
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Carve and Construct: Relief Printmaking in Color with Noah Lagle
Stay tuned for more course announcements!
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Fall 2026 Class Details
Hand-built ceramics. Courtesy of Maria Dondero.
Hand Building Ceramics with Maria Dondero
Fall 2026, Tuesdays, 6 – 8:30 pm
3 Sessions. October 6, 13, 20, plus optional exhibit and pickup on October 27.
Ready to take clay to the next level? Explore functional and sculptural forms by learning three ceramic hand-building techniques. We will pinch, coil and slab build vessels and add surface design with slips. Students will come away with 2-3 finished, glazed ceramic pieces. Open to all levels of experience. All materials provided. Adult students of all levels welcome.
This class has reached capacity. If you’d like to be placed on the waitlist, please contact: CommunityArtSchool@uga.edu
Jeweler using a fine hand saw to cut intricate swirl patterns out of a brass metal plate
Shimmer and Shine: Holiday Ornaments Workshop with Larissa McPherson
Fall 2026
1 session. Saturday November 7
9 am – 1 pm
Create unique, handmade holiday ornaments while learning the art of metalsmithing and enameling. Participants will use a jeweler’s saw to cut intricate designs from sheet metal, exploring traditional techniques used by jewelers to create detailed patterns, decorative silhouettes, and personalized imagery. Finished pieces will be enhanced with vibrant vitreous enamel, a glass-based material that is fused to metal in a kiln, creating rich color and a luminous, jewel-like surface that shimmers with the depth and brilliance of precious gemstones. All materials are provided. Adult students of all levels welcome.
Special Offering – Single Day Workshop is not eligible for UGA staff, faculty and student discount.
Spring 2027 Class Details
Carve and Construct: Relief Printmaking in Color with Noah Lagle
Spring 2027, Wednesdays, 6 – 9 pm
7 sessions. March 17 – April 28
This course introduces relief printmaking as an accessible, adaptable medium that extends well beyond the traditional printshop and into the home studio. Students will learn core carving techniques alongside a range of printing methods, both with a press and by hand, so the work is accessible with modest tools and space. Emphasis will be placed on color construction, including registration, layering, and reduction approaches, building toward a body of multi-color prints. Throughout, the course situates relief printmaking within its long history as a medium built for multiplication and distribution — a technology for getting images and ideas into circulation and into other people’s hands. Students will leave with a working knowledge of the medium’s technical range and a grounding in why printmaking has long served as a tool for sharing one’s work.
Stay tuned for more course announcements!
Fees & Registration
The UGA Community Art School offers courses ranging from one session to ten weeks. See class offerings and fees below. Adults of all ages welcome.
| Class Length | Student Cost |
| 10 weeks, 2.5 hours per meeting | $450 |
| 7 weeks, 3 hours per meeting | $375 |
| 7 weeks, 2.5 hours per meeting | $315 |
| 3 weeks, 3 hours per meeting | $200 |
| *1 session, 4 hours | $150 |
UGA staff, faculty, and students are eligible for a $25 discount. *Single-day workshops are not eligible for UGA staff, faculty and student discount. Contact CommunityArtSchool@uga.edu for details or any other questions.
Fees cover classes and supplies. Refund will be provided up until two weeks before the first day of class. Proceeds from the UGA Community Art School support the studio art program at the Lamar Dodd School of Art.
Please review our policies below before completing registration.
The UGA Community Art School will issue a refund, minus a $25 processing fee, for cancellations made at least fourteen (14) days before the course start date. No refunds (full or partial) will be issued after that date. All refund requests must be sent via email to CommunityArtSchool@uga.edu. If the class is canceled by the UGA Community Art School, we will refund the full enrollment fee.
Last updated: September 28, 2026