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Painting & Drawing Classes in Chicago
Drawing, watercolour, painting and life drawing around Chicago, from drop-in figure sessions to multi-week courses.
48 painting classes in Chicago
FRI, OCT 23Ghostly Gardens
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time class
$45 / person
SAT, OCT 24Make & Paint a Charcuterie Board
Color Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near West · 3 h
One-time class
$80 per ticket / $55 per ticket
SAT, OCT 24Morning Impression
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time class
$45 / person
SAT, OCT 24Galaxy Beach
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time class
$45 / person
SUN, OCT 25Watercolor Workshop
indigo & violet studio · North Side · 2 h
One-time class
$70 / person
SUN, OCT 25Boo Chase
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 1.5 h
One-time class
$35 / person
SUN, OCT 25Spooky Stroll
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time class
$45 / person
MON, OCT 26Drawing the Facial Features
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 2 h
One-time class
$250.00 / person
TUE, OCT 27Portrait Drawing
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 2 h
One-time class
$250.00 / person
TUE, OCT 27Haunted Campfire
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time class
$60 / person
WED, OCT 28Head & Face Portrait Art Anatomy Through Quick-Sketch Drawing
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$230.00 / person
WED, OCT 28Painting II / Drawing II
Aartwerk · North Side · 2.5 h
One-time class
$270 / person
WED, OCT 28Fleur Noir
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 1.5 h
One-time class
$25 / person
THU, OCT 29Fright Night
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time class
$39 / person
SAT, OCT 31Basic Oil Painting
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$325.00 / person
SAT, OCT 31Drawing I
Aartwerk · North Side · 2.5 h
One-time class
$290 / person
SAT, OCT 31Things That Go Bump in the Night
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time class
$35 / person
SAT, OCT 31Basic Course in Drawing
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$325.00 / person
SUN, NOV 1Cast Drawing & Still Life
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$250.00 / person
SUN, NOV 1Painting I
Aartwerk · North Side · 2.5 h
One-time class
$290 / person
SUN, NOV 1Painting II / Drawing II
Aartwerk · North Side · 2.5 h
One-time class
$270 / person
SUN, NOV 1Blacklight Festive Calavera
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time class
$45 / person
MON, NOV 2Painting for All
Aartwerk · North Side · 2.5 h
One-time class
$270 / person
MON, NOV 2Life Drawing, All Levels
Elmhurst Art Museum · Oak Park & West Suburbs · 2 h
One-time class
$30-$160
TUE, NOV 3Portrait/Figure with Emphasis on Lighting the Model
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$270.00 / person
WED, NOV 4From Sketch to Finish
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$295.00 / person
WED, NOV 4Instinctive Figure Painting
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$295.00 / person
THU, NOV 5Oil Painting: Still Life
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$310.00 / person
THU, NOV 5Oil Painting: The Art of Surfaces
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 2.5 h
One-time class
$275.00 / person
THU, NOV 5Blacklight Tropical Sunset
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time class
$39 / person
FRI, NOV 6Watercolor Sketching
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$270.00 / person
SAT, NOV 7Abstract Painting with Oil & Cold Wax
La Grange Art League · Oak Park & West Suburbs · 6.5 h
One-time class
$140.00 / person
SAT, NOV 7Head Studies in Color
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$220.00 / person
SAT, NOV 7Fall Clearance Sale: Original Artwork for $400 or Less
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 5 h
One-time class
See listing
SAT, NOV 7Golden Hour Blooms
Pinot's Palette Logan Square · Northwest Side · 2 h
One-time class
$45 / person
SUN, NOV 8Slow Down Sunday: A Creative Workshop
Elmhurst Art Museum · Oak Park & West Suburbs · 2 h
One-time class
$50 / person
SUN, NOV 8Portrait & Figure Drawing
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$250.00 / person
FRI, NOV 13Figure & Portrait Drawing
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 6.5 h
One-time class
$265.00 / person
SAT, NOV 14Family Day: Seeing the Invisible World to Build a New One
Smart Museum of Art · South Side · 3 h
One-time class
Free; drop-in, registration encouraged
SAT, NOV 14Intuitive Painting Workshop
La Grange Art League · Oak Park & West Suburbs · 3 h
One-time class
$50.00 / person
SAT, NOV 14Multi-Media: Construction of the Head & the Nude Figure
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$265.00 / person
MON, NOV 16Fundamentals of Visual Art
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 2.5 h
One-time class
$450.00 / person
TUE, NOV 17Oil Painting: Copying Master Paintings & Personal Projects
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 3 h
One-time class
$310.00 / person
WED, NOV 18Watercolor & Gouache Painting
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 2.5 h
One-time class
$250.00 / person
THU, NOV 19How to Paint in Watercolor
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Downtown & Near North · 2.5 h
One-time class
$180.00 / person
FRI, NOV 20Bird Painting Step-by-Step: Pileated Woodpecker
Trailside Museum of Natural History · Oak Park & West Suburbs
One-time class
$5 per person; registration required
SAT, NOV 21Cyanotype Portraits
Lillstreet Art Center · North Side · 3 h
One-time class
$130 ($125 members) + $20 materials fee
SUN, NOV 29Painting on Fabric
Lillstreet Art Center · North Side · 3 h
One-time class
$130 ($125 members) + $15 materials fee
Painting & Drawing studios in Chicago, side by side
The 10 studios behind the classes above, worked out from what each one has on our calendar right now: how many sessions, the lowest printed price, what kind of class it runs and when the next one is.
| Studio | Area | Classes | From | Formats | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine ArtsBeginner sessions | Downtown & Near North | 21 | $180 | One-time class | MON, OCT 26 |
| Pinot's Palette Logan Square | Northwest Side | 12 | $25 | One-time class | FRI, OCT 23 |
| Aartwerk | North Side | 5 | $270 | One-time class | WED, OCT 28 |
| Elmhurst Art MuseumBeginner sessions | Oak Park & West Suburbs | 2 | $30 | One-time class | MON, NOV 2 |
| La Grange Art League | Oak Park & West Suburbs | 2 | $50 | One-time class | SAT, NOV 7 |
| Lillstreet Art Center | North Side | 2 | $125 | One-time class | SAT, NOV 21 |
| Trailside Museum of Natural History | Oak Park & West Suburbs | 1 | $5 | One-time class | FRI, NOV 20 |
| Color Cocktail Factory | West Loop & Near West | 1 | $55 | One-time class | SAT, OCT 24 |
| indigo & violet studio | North Side | 1 | $70 | One-time class | SUN, OCT 25 |
| Smart Museum of Art | South Side | 1 | Not printed | One-time class | SAT, NOV 14 |
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How this page is put together
Every listing here was read off the studio's own page by a person: the date, the price as printed, and whether a session is a one-off, a course or something you book for any day. Where a studio keeps its dates behind a booking system we say so rather than inventing one, and where it publishes no price we say that too.
Recurring classes show their next real occurrence rather than the date they were first entered, worked out in Central time so a 6:30pm class stays 6:30pm across the clock changes. The side-by-side table and the answers above are calculated from the same listings, so they change as the calendar does.
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