Adult programs are open to students of all levels and are held in the Art Center s professionally equipped studios. Over 30 weekly classes are offered each quarter, meeting once a week for ten weeks during the fall, winter and spring sessions and for five weeks during the summer session. For further information on classes, visit the Enjoy Catalog . Open Studios Open studio programs are available on an ongoing, drop-in basis for a nominal fee in painting, life drawing, ceramics, jewelry and enameling. No formal instruction is provided.
Open studios provide a unique opportunity to work independently with other students and artists.
Surviving and Thriving as an Artist Presenting workshops and open forums since 1986, this unique program provides Bay Area participants with the skills and knowledge essential in dealing with the problems and challenges of being an artist. In addition, Surviving and Thriving offers an opportunity to network with other people in the arts community. Past workshops have included Marketing and Grantwriting for Artists, Photographing your Artwork, Taxation and How to Mat and Frame your Artwork. Drawing Marathons Participants can draw, paint or sculpt from a variety of models at these all-day drawing marathons held throughout the year in the art studios of the Palo Alto Art Center. The event features nude and clothed models posing for twenty minute to one hour periods, including individual, couple and group poses.