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Want to take an art class?

Step 1: Pick a Class from the Classes Offered and join in!
Step 2: Contact us at (208) 932-0893 to register
Step 3: PAY HERE
OR
Step 1: Request a class date/time
Step 2: We'll contact you back to confirm
Step 3: PAY HERE

To be notified of upcoming classes, email us at info@idahoartlab.org to be added to the notification list.

Pre-payment is required to secure your seat.

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Monthly Happenings

4th Thursday: Adults Gem Club for artists doing lapidary, faceting, lost wax casting, wire wrapping, etc. (monthly, free use of equipment for those certified, join anytime), 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Classes Offered

Cancellation Policy
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CLAY LABS

TeensAdults Pottery Demo (15 minutes) $25.00 / This is a demonstration only to certify experienced or self-taught potters to rent the Pottery Lab. Use of our pottery wheels will be quickly demonstrated, you will be instructed on our studio practices and our expectations for maintaining equipment and safety.

Tuesday, 12/3, 5:30pm. Call 208-932-0893 to register, then PAY HERE.

Request a different class date/time (3 weeks out) HERE.

ChildrenTeensAdults Pottery Class (3 hours): Cost: $80.00 each or $110.00 per couple.
Includes 1 ½ hours instruction + 1 ½ hours add’l wheel time / Includes 2 lb. clay with glaze & firing / Class Size Limit: 10 / Age: 7+.
This certifies you to rent the Pottery Lab with an intro class in use of the pottery wheel with instruction on how to create a basic vessel on the pottery wheel.

Friday, 12/6, 2:00 - 5:00pm. Call 208-932-0893 to register, then PAY HERE.

Tuesday, 12/10, 5:30 - 8:30pm. Call 208-932-0893 to register, then PAY HERE.

VALENTINE'S DAY Friday, 2/14, 6:00 - 9:00pm. Call 208-932-0893 to register, then PAY HERE.

Request a different class date/time (3 weeks out) HERE.

ChildrenTeensAdults Pottery Course (4 part series): Cost: $160.00 each or $220.00 per couple.
3 hours wheel time per class / Includes 8 lb. clay with glaze & firing / Class Size Limit: 10 / Age: 7+.
This certifies you to rent the Pottery Lab with instruction on how to create a basic vessel on the pottery wheel, returning to add final touches and hone your skills then finish with a glazing lesson.

Mondays, 12/2 - 12/23, 5:30 - 8:30pm. Call 208-932-0893 to register, then PAY HERE.

Request a different class date/time (3 weeks out)HERE.


An 8 yr. old potter

We sell clay for $8.02 per 5 lb. bag. Rent a kiln for $50.00 or fire by-the piece at 25¢ an inch.

TeensAdults Intro to Sculpture, slab/free form/pinch/coil construction (2 part series, 1 hour each): Cost: $70.00.
Includes 2 lbs. clay, glaze, firing included / Class Size Limit: 10 / Age: 13+.
Ask for a class to certify you to use the slab roller to create slabbed forms or the extruder to squeeze out repeated shapes, or learn the techniques used in free form, pinch pot or coil pot construction.

Classes on demand. Request a class date/time (3 weeks out) HERE.


Labs available to rentGEMSTONE LAB

TeensAdults Gemstone Lab Certification (3 hours): Cost: $80.00 each or $110.00 per couple.
Gemstone slab included / Class Size Limit: 3 / Age: 14+
Learn how to use the cabbing machines to take a gemstone from rock slab to a finished, polished cabochon. Go home with your finished gemstone or use it in a Wire Wrapping class (see below).

Tuesday, 12/3, 1:00pm. Call 208-932-0893 to register, then PAY HERE.

Request a different class date/time a few days out HERE.

TeensAdults Slab Saw Certification (15 minutes): Cost: $25.00
Demonstration only / Class Size Limit: 3 / Age: 14+.
This certifies you to use the rock slab saw to cut through large stones (up to 7.5" H x 9" L). Immediately upon certification you can rent the slab saw to cut your own rocks.

Classes on demand a few days out. Request a class date/time HERE.

***** Take a Lapidary class, then learn how to wire wrap your stone! *****

Adults Wire Wrapping (3+ hours): Cost: $80.00
Cabochon, wires and use of tools included / Class Size Limit: 4 / Age: 18+
Choose an oval shaped cabochon (domed and polished gemstone) to wrap in wire to make a pendant. From this lesson, you'll be ready to try other shapes or types of jewelry on your own with continued access to the tools, drill press and findings in our store.

Classes on demand. Request a class date/time (3 weeks out) HERE.


METAL ARTS LAB

Adults Lost Wax Casting Certification Course (4 part, 3 hours each): Class: $150.00 + cost of metal.
(Metal for an average size ring is about $10 -$25) / Wax & studio fee included / Class Size Limit: 6 / Age: 18+.
This certifies you to rent the Lost Wax Casting Lab and a jeweler's bench. You will make a basic ring to understand how to carve in wax, mold it, cast it in metal using the centrifigal casting machine then polish it.

Wednesdays, 1/22 - 2/12, 6:00 - 9:00pm. Call 208-932-0893 to register, then PAY HERE.

Offered 5x/year. Request a date/time in APRIL HERE.


PAINTING
A canvas or panel with use of our brushes and paints are included / Class Size Limit: 10 / Age: 13+.
These follow-along classes teaches you how to paint in your chosen art medium. Unless otherwise stated, you'll paint a simple landscape scene with the goal of helping you replicate these techniques again, either in the studio or in plein air outside in the field. You will learn some of the basic principles of art and design as well as brush techniques.

TeensAdults Acrylic Painting for Beginners (2 hrs): Cost: $50.00.

Tuesday, 2/4, 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Call 208-932-0893 to register, then PAY HERE.

Request a different class date/time (3 weeks out) HERE.

TeensAdults Oil Painting for Beginners (3 hrs): Cost: $65.00

Classes on demand. Request a class date/time (3 weeks out) HERE.

TeensAdults Watercolor Tips & Tricks for Beginners (2 hrs): Cost: $50.00

Friday, 1/24, 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Call 208-932-0893 to register, then PAY HERE.

Request a different class date/time HERE.

TeensAdults Watercolor Painting for Beginners (2 hrs): Cost: $50.00

Friday, 1/31, 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Call 208-932-0893 to register, then PAY HERE.

Request a different class date/time HERE.

Always free drop-in use of standing easels, tabletop easels, bench easels, light table and straight-edge board.


PHOTOGRAPHY DARKROOM

TeensAdults Film Developing Certification (2-3 hours): Cost: $50.00 each or $85.00 per couple
Sample film to develop and chemicals are included / Class Size Limit: 4 / Age: 13+
Certify to use our film developing tanks or automated processor to develop black & white film in the photography darkroom. You'll be taught using 35mm fim but our Lab has tanks for film up to 4x5 sheet film.

Classes on demand. Request a class date/time (3 weeks out) HERE.

TeensAdults Photography Darkroom Certification (2-3 hours): Cost: $50.00 each or $85.00 per couple
Bring your own film or use one of our sample negatives / Chemicals are included / Class Size Limit: 4 / Age: 13+
Certify to use our 35mm to 4x5 enlargers and developing trays to print from black & white negatives in the photography darkroom.

Classes on demand. Request a class date/time (3 weeks out) HERE.


PRINT LABS

TeensAdults Basic Screen Printing Certification (3 hours): Cost: $80.00 each or $110.00 per couple.
Materials included / Class Size Limit: 4 / Age: 14+
This certifies you to use the Print Lab's screens and vacuum table and 4-color press. You will learn one of the basic methods for creating a stencil on a screen so you can push ink through the screen to create a few prints on paper or fabric.

Classes on demand. Request a class date/time (3 weeks out) HERE.


TeensAdults Photo Emulsion Screen Printing Certification (3 part, 2 hours each): $100.00.
Materials included / Class Size Limit: 4 / Age: 14+
This certifies you to use ALL of the Print Lab equipment, including the photo emulsion table. You will learn how to design your art for the screen printing process, how to prep and expose the screen, do a limited edition print run on paper or fabric then reclaim your screen.

Classes on demand. Request a class date/time (3 weeks out) HERE.


Group Classes Offered

Cancellation Policy

KIDS classes!
See our Guided Group Art Parties rate sheet (here) for groups of 6 or more.

Notes: All materials are included in all KIDS classes unless otherwise noted.
50% off for non-profits like schools, scouts, church groups, etc.

ChildrenTeens Watercolor Painting on 8” x 10” paper (1 hour): Cost: $17.50 / Ages: 5 - 13
ChildrenTeens Ceramic Painting or Glazing (1 hour): Cost: $17.50 + cost of ceramic piece / Age: 8+
ChildrenTeens Paper Arts, cutting & embossing (1 ½ hour): Cost: $25.00 / Age: 8+
ChildrenTeens Acrylic Painting on 11" x 14" board (1 hour): Cost: $28.00 / Ages: 8 - 13
ChildrenTeens Acrylic Painting on 11" x 14" canvas (1 hour): Cost: $32.00 / Ages: 8 - 13
ChildrenTeens Clay Animals/Coil Pot (1 hour/2 days): Cost: $35.00 / Ages 5 - 13


 

The Idaho Art Lab is provided in part by:    

Diamond Supporters
(We couldn't have done it without you!):


  Dung and Dunger Paper Arts Studio  

Frank Bell (Ashton, ID)
Kara Sielinsky-Dodge (Island Park, ID)
Janet Keefer (St. Anthony, ID)
Tharen Garrett (St. Anthony, ID)
Daniel & Kara Hidalgo (Teton, ID)
Becky Jenkins (St. Anthony, ID)
Manx Quayle (Fairbanks, AK)
Bernadette Regnier (Rigby, ID)
Joe Sielinsky (Island Park, ID)
Glenn & Judy Scoble (San Pedro, CA)
Turk & Jill White (Idaho Falls, ID)


Platinum Donors (> $1,000):
Wal-Mart, Rexburg, Idaho   

Val & Alice Hemming (Chapel Hill, NC)
Sherian Lewis (Idaho Falls, ID)
The Wayne & Joyce Nelson Family (nationwide)
Glenn & Judy (Nelson) Scoble (San Pedro, CA)
Stephen & Nina Waite (Idaho Falls, ID)

In Memory of Tom and Nancy Wohlleben:
Brian Crimmel (Berkeley Heights, NJ)
Pedra & Rich Del Vechio (Hackensack, NJ)
Aradhana Desai (Princeton, NJ)
Jordan Levine (Port Washington, NY)
The Meadow Family (New Haven, CT)
Aidan & Eileen O'Reilly (Hackensack, NJ)
Amy O'Reilly, Silver Donor (Eliot, ME)
Gavin O'Reilly, Silver Donor (Mill Valley, CA)
John O'Reilly (Cheshire, CT)
Katherine O'Reilly, Silver Donor (Cheshire, CT)
Jacinta O'Reilly, Silver Donor (New Haven, CT)
Luke O'Reilly, Gold Donor (Palm Coast, FL)
Siobhan & Carl O'Reilly (Brooklyn, NY)
Charissa, Rob, Brenna & Maeve Zbikowski, Silver Donors (Cheshire, CT)

A gift from the Tharen Garrett family:
Tharen Garrett (St. Anthony, ID)
Larry Garrett (Middleton, ID)
Nathan Garrett (Chehalis, WA)
Becky Jenkins (St. Anthony, ID)
Jenny Johnson (Rigby, ID)
Laurel Ricks (Felt, ID)


Gold Donors ($500 to $1,000):

Luke O'Reilly (Palm Coast, FL)


Silver Donors ($100 to $500):

Jade & Britnie Anderson (Ammon, ID)
Loren & Song Baker (Twin Falls, ID)
Bob Bauer (St. Anthony, ID)
Julie Benton (Caldwell, ID)
Dennis & Kim Briggs, The Haunted Mill (Teton, ID)
Jerry & Karen Browning (St. Anthony, ID)
Linda C. (Idaho Falls)
Janet Chambers (St. Anthony, ID)
Tracie Grant, GSA Proposal Help (St. Anthony, ID)
Lila Hardage (Idaho Falls, ID)
Kathryn Hart (Denver, CO)
Richard & Linda Law (St. Anthony, ID)
Margene Parker (Caldwell, ID)
Jim & Lori Reader (Kaysville, UT)
Lisa Stephon (Hillsboro, OR>
Mary Stinchcomb(Kuna, ID)
Tanja Taylor (Blackfoot, ID)
Ann Marie Walker (Greenwich, OH)
Judy Yen (Strongsville, OH)

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