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Learn, play, grow at the Crocker. 

Come unWINEed with us at the Crocker! Sip wine and enjoy a relaxing afternoon of drawing. 

Drink and Draw: Frames of Mind

Drink and Draw: Winter Landscapes

Elevate your holiday greetings into one-of-a-kind gifts and wow your friends and family with a set of hand-crafted holiday cards!

Watercolor Holiday Cards

Enjoy the benefits of mindful drawing guided by a certified Zentangle® teacher. 

Zentangle

This fan-favorite class uses the iconic poinsettia plant and flower to help beginner-level students learn core painting techniques.

Paint a Poinsettia (via Zoom)

Experience the Crocker's world-renowned collection and diverse exhibitions through discussion and artmaking, and let great art of the past and present inspire your own creative expression.

Bubbles and Brushes

Discover the mesmerizing art of glass blowing and learn the fundamentals of glass manipulation, safety techniques, and the creative process behind gathering, shaping, and blowing glass pieces.

Glass Blowing for Beginners

Dive deeper into the world of watercolor in this three-day class designed for those with some experience in the medium.

Watercolor Compositions

Expand your artist toolkit in this one-day intensive workshop designed for novice painters.

Impressionist-Style Painting

Learn the basics of landscape composition and color theory before exploring examples of coastal landscapes in the Museum. 

Paint a Coastal Landscape

Celebrate California Poppy Day at the Crocker. 

Paint a Poppy

Discover the beauty of spring through the vibrant lens of acrylic painting.

Spring Landscape Paintings

Adorn your outdoor space with a unique creation.

Metal Garden Decor

Capture intricate details and rich hues in still life compositions.

Still Life in Color Pencil

Delve into the dynamic relationship between visual art and written expression with ekphrasis, the art of vividly describing visual artworks through writing.

Ekphrasis: Art and Writing

Engage and connect with fellow seniors while making art under the guidance of a trained teaching artist.

Senior Studio

Uncover the endless possibilities available through mixed media, the process of combining more than one medium to craft vibrant artworks.

Paper Clay and Acrylic Painting Collide!

Build your artistic repertoire in this four-class series designed to introduce and develop drawing technique. 

Beginning Drawing and Composition

Delve into the art of handbuilding in this engaging, hands-on clay class.

Handbuilding with Clay: Slab Techniques

Unleash your inner artist and explore your limitless creative potential in a playful and expressive acrylic painting class.

Anything but Brushes!

Dig in to printmaking, carving a simple image using soft rubber blocks and linocut tools.

Introduction to Relief Printmaking

Discover the calming power of basic stitching. 

Cultivating Mindfulness through Needlework

Come together for an inspiring afternoon of acrylic painting and charcoal drawing, guided by renowned local artist Robert Simmons.

Artist Workshop with Robert Simmons

Celebrate Lunar New Year with an exploration of Chinese and Japanese objects on view that symbolize auspicious wishes that come with the New Year and the arrival of spring.

Chinese Brush Painting

Discover the beauty and tradition of nocturne painting. 

How to Paint a Nocturne

Master essential techniques needed to create compelling and lifelike portraits, from fundamentals of proportion, anatomy, and shading to injecting personality and emotion into your work.

Portrait Drawing and Painting

Blend literary and visual arts in this unique workshop that layers the process of found poetry—a popular creative experience akin to a literary collage—and Zentangle® to create completely original works of art.

Glass Blowing for Beginners

Related Programs

Drink and Draw: Frames of Mind

Drink and Draw: Winter Landscapes

Watercolor Holiday Cards

Zentangle

Paint a Poinsettia (via Zoom)

Bubbles and Brushes

Glass Blowing for Beginners

Watercolor Compositions

Impressionist-Style Painting

Paint a Coastal Landscape

Paint a Poppy

Spring Landscape Paintings

Metal Garden Decor

Still Life in Color Pencil

Ekphrasis: Art and Writing

Senior Studio

Paper Clay and Acrylic Painting Collide!

Beginning Drawing and Composition

Handbuilding with Clay: Slab Techniques

Anything but Brushes!

Introduction to Relief Printmaking

Cultivating Mindfulness through Needlework

Artist Workshop with Robert Simmons

Chinese Brush Painting

How to Paint a Nocturne

Portrait Drawing and Painting

Found Poetry with Inspiration from Zentangle