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.
Spring 2026 Registration is open!
Spring 2026 registration is live! Sign up for our open courses here.
Contact CommunityArtSchool@uga.edu with any questions.
Classes
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Spring 2026 Session
January 26 – March 30. Final course details subject to change. 10 weeks, unless otherwise stated.
- A Book of One’s Own: DIY Artist Books + Printmaking with Jon Swindler
- Tile Decoration with Maria Dondero
- Metalwork and Fabrication with Mickey Oscar Boyd
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A Book of One's Own: DIY Artist Books + Printmaking with Jon Swindler
Spring 2026, Tuesdays, 6 – 8:30 pm
January 26 – March 30. Final course details subject to change. 10 weeks.
Delve into the exciting, overlapping worlds of printmaking and book arts. In this course, open to students of all levels, we will learn to make our own artist books bound and printed with two types of prints: woodcut and linocut. We’ll transfer your drawings to create hand carved woodblocks and hand printed linoleum blocks as editions via printing presses. These prints will become pages within a variety of book structures. Students can expect to carve and print approximately 10-12 blocks (each approximately 4”x6”) and construct at least 4-5 artist books and journals. Join us for this one of a kind class!
Tile Decoration with Maria Dondero
Spring 2026, Saturdays, 9 am – noon
3 sessions. February 14, 21, 28
Design, paint, and glaze one-of-a-kind ceramic tiles with local ceramics artist and Dodd instructor Maria Dondero. Explore slips, underglazes, sgraffito, stamping and glazing clay tiles under expert guidance. Students will create and take home 9-12 unique tiles by the final session. Participants of all art backgrounds welcome.
Metalwork and Fabrication with Mickey Oscar Boyd
Spring 2026, Wednesdays, 5:30 – 8 pm
January 26 – March 30. Final course details subject to change. 10 weeks.
This is a hands-on course exploring a variety of materials and techniques for the development of sculptural ideas with an emphasis on metal fabrication. Students will construct work using hand tools, power tools, welding equipment and a variety of other techniques in a professional workshop environment. The class will be concentrated on construction techniques and the development of each student’s personal work, primarily using steel, but will also incorporate other metals and materials. With demonstrations addressing shop procedures and students will gain the knowledge of proper equipment operation and safety in the metal shop.
Fees & Registration
Ten-week sessions cost $450. Three-session workshops cost $200. Adults of all ages welcome.
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: October 27, 2025