Baltimore Clayworks, 5707 Smith Avenue, Mt. Washington neighborhood, northwest Baltimore.  Classes are offered in clay for ages 5 to adult, including  teen workshops, after-school classes, and family workshops To receive a brochure, register, or receive more information call 410-578-1919 or visit www.baltimoreclayworks.org.

Columbia Art Center, located in the Long Reach Village Center (next to Stonehouse Community Center), 6100 Foreland Garth, Columbia, is just minutes from Route 175. The Columbia Art Center is offering classes designed for children, teenagers and adults. Topics include handbuilding with clay, wheel throwing, fashion and home design, drawing, sculpting, mosaic, plus cooking for kids. Artful birthday parties for ages 5-13. For more information or to register call 410-730-0075 or visit www.columbiaartcenter.org.

Community Art Center at Towson University offers a wide variety of art classes Courses range from drawing, painting and sculpture to computer graphics and animation. The CAC offers classes for children, teens and adults. Please call 410-704-2351 or visit www.towson.edu/cac  for more information.

Maryland Institute College of Art, 1300 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, is offering classes on Saturdays beginning September for grades K-8.  The Young People’s Studios are designed to offer high-quality instructional experiences in the visual arts. Classes are offered in variety of media. For more information, a complete class listing and to register call 410-225-2219 or visit www.mica.edu. 

Montpelier Cultural Arts Center is Prince George’s County’s premier multi-faceted arts facility.  Located in Laurel, Maryland, the Center is part of the Montpelier Complex. Art classes are offered for children in drawing, painting, animation, photography and storybooks and After School Study and Art. Call 301-953-1993, 410-792-0664 or visit www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do/Arts/Montpelier_Arts_Center.htm for additional information.

School 33 Art Center, 1427 Light Street, Baltimore, offers classes for adults, teens, and kids, beginner or experienced artists looking to have fun, pick up a new hobby, or brush up on skills.  Discounts for fall classes are offered for seniors, college students with ID, and School 33 members. For more information on School 33 Art Center, visit www.school33.org or call 410-396-4641.

ARTS CENTERS
Here you can find a variety of the arts to choose from.

BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown.  BlackRock is committed to providing the community with the high quality, professional arts education.  Throughout the year BlackRock will offer enriching arts classes and workshops.  Classes are offered for children, teen and adults. Classes are offered in dance, literary arts, music, theater arts, and visual arts. Call 301-528-2260 or visit www.blackrockcenter.orgfor additional information. 

Chesapeake Center for the Creative Arts, 194 Hammonds Lane, Brookyn Park, a 58,000 sq. ft. multi-discipline arts facility houseing a 904-seat Hammonds Lane Theatre, a 110-seat Studio 194 Theatre, gallery space, ceramics lab, dance studios, music room, resident artists' studios, scene-shop and classrooms. They offer classes and workshops in a variety of arts and crafts, dance, music and theater. For more information call 410-636-6597 or see their website: www.chesapeakearts.org.

Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, has a series of arts and crafts classes for children, teens and adults. Classes and workshops for children include book arts, calligraphy, clay animation, dance, drawing, painting and crafts, film and animation, music, printmaking, puppetry and textile arts. For more information call 301-634-2222 or see www.glenechopark.org

Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, Md. The Arts Council offers classes and workshops for children, teens, and adults. Fall classes begin September 21 and run through November 14. Classes for children include musical theatre with a final class performance for family and friends in the Center’s black box theatre; explorations in drawing, painting and printmaking. And new this year, “Art Meets Poetry”, where kids can experiment with a variety of art forms to help discover new ways to express themselves and write poetry. For additional information and to register call 410-313-2787 or visit www.hocoarts.org.

Maryland Hall For The Creative Arts, 801 Chase Street, Annapolis. Art classes in a variety of media are offered to children and adults. Children's classes include art,ceramics, dance, drama, music and yoga, plus music lessons through the Peabody Institute. For a complete listing and description of classes call 410-263-5544  or 1-866-438-3808 or see their website at www.mdhallarts.org