Explore Your Creativity at The Art Base
At the Art Base, we offer a diverse range of art workshops designed for all skill levels and artistic interests. Whether you’re passionate about photography, watercolor, printmaking, or journaling, we have something to inspire every kind of creator and artist!
Browse our current adult workshops on this page. Have questions? Feel free to reach out to Holly at holly@theartbase.org.
Unless otherwise noted, all classes and workshops are held at The Art Base, located at 174 Midland Avenue. Our classrooms are conveniently situated on the second floor, just above the Art Base Gallery. To access the classrooms, use the door immediately to the right of the gallery entrance.
Young at heART
with Nicole Gogolack
Thursdays – Eagle County Community Center, El Jebel
12:45 – 2:15 PM
Free
$10 suggested supply donation (paid at the class)
Open to All Skill Levels
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination! Learn a variety of hands-on crafts and art techniques that will help you explore your artistic side in a welcoming and relaxed environment.
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, card making, and other creative projects that are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
Nicole’s approachable teaching style ensures everyone feels comfortable experimenting with new materials and methods, fostering both self-expression and a sense of community. No experience is necessary—just bring your curiosity and an open mind!
No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!
Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO 81623
ART BASE ADULT FUNDAMENTALS: Drawing
with Nicole Gogolak
April 9 – April 30, 2025
11:00 am – 1:30 pm
$175 For the series of 4 classes
$45 Individual Class
Scholarships Available
Open to all skill levels
GELLI- BLOCK PRINTING
with Pam Porter
April 22, 2205
Tuesday, 9:30am – 2:30pm
$75 (supplies included)
Combine Gelli-printing and linoleum block-printing to create beautiful greeting cards. First, roll paint onto a gelatin or “Gelli-plate”, then using a variety of methods, create patterns on the plate and then press paper on top so that the image is transferred. Then using these Gelli-prints, carve designs into linoleum blocks, roll on black ink and press the blocks onto the Gelli-prints. When these beautiful Gelli-block prints are dry, glue them onto blank cards to create finished cards.
HUES + BREWS (sponsored by Aspen Out)
April, 22, 2025
Tuesday, 6:00 – 8:00pm
$25 (supplies included)
Scholarships Available
Open to All
Come eat, drink, and collage with us Tuesday evening!
Whether you’re here to mingle or just want to zone out and make cool stuff, this night is for you. We’ll have big colorful paper and a bunch of creative goodies to get you started. Want to bring your own journal or favorite surface to collage on? Go for it! I’ll offer a few fun prompts to spark ideas, but feel free to follow your own creative flow. Relax, create, and let’s make some art together.
BEGINNING ENCAUSTIC
with Nicole Gogolak
April 26, 2025
Saturday, 12:30-4:30pm
$95
Scholarships Available
All skill levels welcome
Learn the simplified process of painting. Using thin coats of encaustic paint (a mixture of wax and resin) applied with larger brushes and high-quality pigment sticks, we will “trap” our marks, drawings, and even mistakes under layers of wax to create rich, dynamic images. Learn how to create smooth, depth-filled paintings using techniques for abstraction, landscapes, and collage. Explore opportunities to manipulate wax and discover the versatility of this exciting medium.
INTERMEDIATE ENCAUSTIC
with Nicole Gogolak
April 27, 2025
Sunday, 12:30-4:30pm
$95
Scholarships Available
All skill levels welcome
Expand on your encaustic skills using thin coats of encaustic paint (a mixture of wax and resin) applied with larger brushes and high-quality pigment sticks. Trap marks, drawings, and even mistakes under layers of wax to create rich, dynamic images. Learn how to create smooth, depth-filled paintings using techniques for abstraction, landscapes, and collage. Explore opportunities to manipulate wax and discover the versatility of this exciting medium.
WEEK OF WATERCOLOR (Full with Waitlist)
with Sarah Peterson
May 26 – 30, 2025
Monday – Friday, 10:00AM – 3:30PM
Scholarships Available
All levels welcome
Join artist Sarah Peterson in this weeklong class dedicated to understanding the materials and techniques of watercolor. Participants in this class embrace the unpredictable nature of watercolor while exploring techniques to control this illusive medium. Among other strategies in working with watercolor, students learn how to paint Alla Prima (wet-on-wet) which produces a fresh and translucent feel.
WEEK OF WATERCOLOR (Full with Waitlist)
with Sarah Peterson
June 2 – 6, 2025
Monday – Friday, 10:00AM – 3:30PM
Scholarships Available
All levels welcome
Join artist Sarah Peterson in this weeklong class dedicated to understanding the materials and techniques of watercolor. Participants in this class embrace the unpredictable nature of watercolor while exploring techniques to control this illusive medium. Among other strategies in working with watercolor, students learn how to paint Alla Prima (wet-on-wet) which produces a fresh and translucent feel.
PAINTING & BIRDING: Yellow Warbler
June 17, 2025
Tuesday, 10:00AM – 3:30PM
Scholarships Available
All levels welcome
At Rock Bottom Ranch
A collaboration with ACES/Rock Bottom Ranch
All levels welcome. Supplies included.
Join us for a creative and inspiring evening at the beautiful Rock Bottom Ranch! This unique workshop begins with a guided birding walk led by ACES Bird Guide, Rebecca, as we search for the vibrant Yellow Warbler and observe its fascinating behaviors and interactions within its habitat.
Following our outdoor exploration, artist Amy will guide you through watercolor techniques, tools, and materials to bring the Yellow Warbler to life on paper. You’ll have the opportunity to paint from multiple perspectives, including the bird’s striking appearance.
Whether you’re a bird enthusiast, budding artist, or both—this workshop offers a chance to connect with nature and express your creativity in a relaxed, supportive setting. Let your imagination take wing!
About the Instructors:
Amy Beidleman is a local artist. Painting watercolor for more than just a hobby was always a dream of Amy’s until a few years ago when a friend saw her work and offered to sell prints as cards in her Aspen store. That was in 2010, now Amy has her cards in numerous shops in Colorado and Wisconsin. She also teaches art classes, sells her paintings and prints and has done commissioned work for businesses and individuals. She continues to do art shows in Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond, and is also a water media curator for the Aspen Chapel Gallery. For over 20 years, Amy was CFO of a couple local banks which gave her a strong financial background to start her own business. She is mostly self-taught, studying with some well-known artists, such as Alvaro Castagnet, Thomas Schaller, Ted Nuttal, Andy Evansen and local Sarah Peterson. Amy has lived and worked in Aspen, Colorado since 1978. She is married to Neal and they have two children, Finn and Reed. Amy supports a number of non-profit organizations through the creation of artwork and donations of cards.
Rebecca Weiss is a Naturalist specializing in birding, botany, and interpretive program development. She came to ACES as a Summer Naturalist in 1993, and later directed the Naturalist Field School and worked with ACES’ Naturalist Programs. She guides for ACES’ Birding Program outings and is a professional writer and consultant. Rebecca is the author of Birds of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. She holds a BS in Biology and a MA in Environmental Education, and loves exploring the natural world.
SUPPLIES
Supplies for class projects are provided by the Art Base unless otherwise indicated in course description.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Please give as much notice as possible if you need to cancel a registration. If you need to cancel a workshop/class prior to 14 days, you will receive a refund, minus the $50 cancellation fee. Cancellations within 48 hours of class start are subject to cancellation fees up to the total cost of registration.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships are available for all Art Base classes. Applications can be found on the Art Base website in both English and Spanish. Complete the online form or email the completed application and any questions regarding scholarships to programs@theartbase.org.
PHOTO AND DIGITAL LIKENESS USAGE CONSENT
During classes and events at the Art Base, yours or your child’s image and/or likeness may at any time be captured by still photography, videography, or other photographic or electronic means. Unless consent is waived on the class registration form or the Art Base is notified in writing that you do not want your or your child’s imaged to be used, the Art Base reserves the right to use any such image, photograph, video, or the like for archival, social media, marketing, or other Art Base related purposes.
PETS
Pets may not accompany instructors or participants to the classroom unless the pet is a Service Animal or a Support Animal with certified papers and working. The safety and wellbeing of our students is our priority. When you are teaching or taking a TAB class, workshop, or camp, please leave your pets at home.