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January 2025

A Creative Place

Art from Northeastern Wisconsin 1940 to Present January 24, 2025 – May 18, 2025 Exhibit Admission: Visit FREE with your Museum membership, starting as low as $15 for the year. One-day passes also available at $10. Guest curated by Annemarie Sawkins, A Creative Place: Art from Northeastern Wisconsin 1940 to Present celebrates over 85 years of regional artistic history. With [...]
24 Jan - 18 May
February 2025

Watercolor Landscapes | Ages 14+

Learn the fundamentals of this amazing water-based medium. Whether you’re an artist who’s curious about painting in watercolors or have never painted before, this course is designed to transform your watercolor painting skills and boost your confidence. Students will work with various techniques, including wet into wet, wet on dry, glazing, and masking. Topics will include materials and best practices, [...]
06 Feb
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Linocut Printmaking | Ages 13+

This is a 2-day class meeting on February 9 & 16, 2025. For many folks, linocuts are their first introduction to block printmaking. Its materials and tools are readily available and affordable in most craft stores. Students can use sharpened blades, called gouges, to carve a design into a block of linoleum. This block can then be inked and printed [...]
09 - 16 Feb
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

SPARK!

SPARK! is a free monthly engagement art program for adults living with memory loss and their care partners. Each one-hour program is led by specially trained museum educators who cultivate interactive visual art experiences. Attending a SPARK! program provides an opportunity to be together in the moment. The programs are not reminiscent nor do they rely on recalling memories, but [...]
11 Feb
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Trout Museum of Art
111 W College Ave Appleton

Paint Your Pet Acrylic | Ages 12+

Treasure your pet forever with a carefully hand-crafted pet portrait on canvas, painted by you! Using acrylic, these personalized paintings make a great gift all year long for any special occasion. You will learn how to add highlights, mid-tones, shadows, and techniques for different types of fur. This stunning detail will show your pet’s fine features and personality. Please email [...]
15 Feb
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Poetry Night: Ekphrastic Expressions

Join us for an afternoon of creative dialogue and inspiration at our Poetry Night! Experience ekphrastic poetry—poems inspired by works of art. Poets will share their written responses to the art displayed in the galleries, offering a deeper connection between visual and written expression. Take part in the conversation, share your thoughts, and even try your hand at crafting your [...]
15 Feb
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Trout Museum of Art
111 W College Ave Appleton

How to Draw Anime Figures | Ages 12+

This course will be a fun opportunity to draw your own characters from superheroes and science-fiction to Anime figures. We will follow a step-by-step format, so students with little to no drawing experience can learn just as much as advanced students.  Students will also learn about color theory, composition and explore a wide variety of art mediums and illustration styles. [...]
18 Feb
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Macramé Plant Hanger | Ages 15+

Learn how to create a beautiful macrame plant hanger! This class will teach you a variety of macrame knots to create a plant hanger to fit your style using cotton cord and wood beads. All supplies included. All supplies included. TMA members receive 10% off all registrations. Alyssa Burke | Art Educator Alyssa Burke is the owner and creator of [...]
18 Feb
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Fare-Well: Art & Death Café

Fare-Well: Art & Death Café is a free art education program intended to encourage community conversations about death and mortality through the lens of history, art, and creativity. Death Cafés are a global movement aiming to normalize discussions about death, an often-taboo topic. With discussion alongside a creative art project, artist and facilitator, Elyse-Krista, will show how death awareness has historically been [...]
19 Feb
Trout Museum of Art
111 W College Ave Appleton

Cyanotypes | Ages 12+

Cyanotypes are one of the most easily-recognized photographic processes. Their dark blue hue is iconic and timeless. In this class, we’ll explore the process from start to finish. Students will learn how to mix their own chemistry, coat their own paper, assemble a composition, and expose and wash their print. Cyanotypes are an accessible way to explore photographic and sun-reactive [...]
22 Feb
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Pine Needle Basket-Making | Ages 12+

Got Cabin Fever yet? Well, grab a friend and come join us in an afternoon of learning a new and exciting Ancient Art form called Coiling! Native People have been coiling baskets since the beginning of time. Students will learn about the various types of pine trees and the different geographic/cultural regions of the US and the Indigenous groups who [...]
22 Feb
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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