The Arts Center Education Programs

The Arts Center of the Capital Region is committed to providing lively educational programs that are designed to be enjoyed by people all ages and skill levels. We offer over 450 classes art and craft classes for adults and children each year to weeklong arts camps for children and teens during every week the schools are not in session. A full selection of our classes carry college credit, too. Offerings include dozens of classes each month in such mediums as drawing and painting, jewelry, writing, woodworking, yoga and Pilates, dance, stained glass and pottery. Our accomplished instructors encourage personal examination, teach a wide range of techniques, and value individual interpretation. In addition, advanced level master classes are offered featuring artists of national reputation.

Several new class formats have recently been introduced to accommodate busy lifestyles. Our core programs in drawing and painting, jewelry, and pottery feature dynamic hands-on instruction from highly skilled artists who make art their life work. Come learn from the best! We offer a condensed studio experience that can be completed in a few hours, a weekend or a few weeks, in addition to a more traditional semester-long structure. We strive to provide the highest quality artistic experiences to our students. You’ll see we have something just for you!

Craft for Credit Program
College Crafts for Credit classes are provided through an arrangement with Hudson Valley Community College. The Arts Center offers credit-bearing classes in jewelry, clay, woodworking, glass, printmaking and framemaking.

Community Partners Program provides hands-on arts experiences and classes for people with disabilities. These classes are held at The Arts Center and are led by artists trained to work with people with disabilities.

Creative Connections is an arts - in - education program for grades K-12 that integrates the arts into core curriculum providing diverse ways of teaching and learning.

New Visions is a full-year Visual and Performing arts program for high school seniors providing opportunities to explore a wide array of careers in the arts.

Vacation Arts for Children and Teens includes a wide range of innovative, highly regarded weeklong arts “camps” for children between the ages of 6 and 11, as well as varied and popular studio-based programs for the teens ages 12-16. The camps incorporate various arts mediums and are built around such topical themes as Mini-Puppet Theater, World of Wizardry, RockFest!, and Sculpture for Teens.