Directions to Adult Education Classroom: Our gallery is located at 46 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT. You may park in the lot behind our building. Enter the building on Monsignor Crosby Ave. Just beyond the stairs on the left are double doors. Go through the doors (lights are motion sensors), and your classroom will be the second door on the right.
Portrait Drawing and Painting Drop-In
Mondays 10:00am - 12:00pm
$15 fee per class (cash or checks payable to T.W. Wood Gallery)
Join us on Monday mornings for a Drop-In Portraiture Class. This class offers a welcoming environment for artists of all levels to experiment with portrait drawing and painting with a live model. No registration is required. $15 fee in cash for each session.
Materials: Students are responsible for bringing their own materials—whether drawing, painting, or other mediums. If you're using oil paints, odorless turps are required.
Life Drawing and Painting Drop-In
Thursdays 7:00pm - 9:00pm
$15 fee per class (cash or checks payable to T.W. Wood Gallery)
Join us on Thursday evenings for a Live Model Drop-In Class, a Montpelier tradition for over 50 years. Originally directed by the late artist Bill Brauer, this class offers a welcoming environment for artists of all levels to practice figure drawing or painting with a live, nude model. Sessions alternate between short poses and longer poses. The model will maintain one long post on the first and third Thursdays, and a series of short poses on the second and fourth Thursdays. Please note that no instruction is provided. No registration is required. $15 fee in cash for each session.
Materials: Students are responsible for bringing their own materials—whether drawing, painting, or other mediums. If you're using oil paints, odorless turps are required.
Drink & Draw at Bent Nails Bistro
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Third Wednesday of every month, 5:00-7:00pm
$10 Suggested Donation Join us every third Wednesday of the month from 5-7pm at Bent Nails Bistro for a creative and fun evening of drawing and sipping! Whether you are a seasoned artist or just looking to try something new, come and unleash your creativity in a friendly atmosphere. Enjoy a drink while you meet new people and have a great time. $10 drop in. Everyone welcome! Materials: Art supplies will be provided. |
Past Classes
Light Up the Night: Lantern Workshops at TW Wood Gallery
In celebration of Montpelier’s Bridge Illumination Project, TW Wood Gallery and Montpelier Alive are excited to offer a way for the community to participate in lantern-making for our Opening Lighting Ceremony and Lantern Parade on November 16. Create your own beautiful lanterns to illuminate downtown Montpelier! Workshops are taught by local artist Sabrina Fadial, who also serves as the Executive Director of the T.W. Wood Gallery.
Free Drop-in Workshops:
November 2nd and 9th
Saturdays 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Free (materials provided)
Join us for these free workshops! Make your own glowing work of art out of willow and paper. Participants can choose from two beautiful lantern designs. All materials are provided. All ages and abilities welcome.
Greeting Card Printmaking Workshop (Sold Out)
November 9th
Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
tuition: $45 (materials provided)
Make your own cards this holiday season! Join artist and educator Phillip Robertson for an afternoon of carving and printing. Students will be led through the process of carving a small piece of unmounted linoleum as a relief print for holiday cards. Everyone will get to print at least 10 of their original images onto sized cardstock to fit a standard envelope. All skill levels welcome to participate in this opportunity to make a holiday card for all occasions. Materials will be supplied for the workshop. All experience levels welcome.
Instructor: Phillip Robertson is an interdisciplinary artist and educator living in Vermont since 1994. Robertson teaches art history, drawing, painting, and printmaking at the Community College of Vermont and Vermont State University-Johnson Campus.
Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
tuition: $45 (materials provided)
Make your own cards this holiday season! Join artist and educator Phillip Robertson for an afternoon of carving and printing. Students will be led through the process of carving a small piece of unmounted linoleum as a relief print for holiday cards. Everyone will get to print at least 10 of their original images onto sized cardstock to fit a standard envelope. All skill levels welcome to participate in this opportunity to make a holiday card for all occasions. Materials will be supplied for the workshop. All experience levels welcome.
Instructor: Phillip Robertson is an interdisciplinary artist and educator living in Vermont since 1994. Robertson teaches art history, drawing, painting, and printmaking at the Community College of Vermont and Vermont State University-Johnson Campus.
Scholarships and Payment Plans Available
Contact [email protected] for all questions about adult classes
Contact [email protected] for all questions about adult classes