Seattle Artist League

Artist-run school offering wheel and handbuilding pottery, drawing and painting classes, short 'shortie' series such as ceramic lamps, and Friday-night One Shot Pot sessions.

Coming up at Seattle Artist League

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Recurring shows are placed on their next date. Every listing was read off the venue's own page by a person; prices are the printed ones.

Oct28Beginning DrawingWednesday, 6:00 PMAn eight-class course for people with no drawing experience that builds observation skills step by step: line, shape, value, proportion, perspective, contour, negative space and light and shadow, then gesture and composition, with individual feedback along the way. It meets Wednesday evenings from October 28, 6–8:30pm, at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown. Tuition is $380 with payment plans available; the listing showed one place left when we checked.$380.00
Oct29Pastel: Extended TechniquesThursday, 10:00 AMMary Shea's Thursday-morning pastel class explores unconventional ways of handling the medium through studies made from still life, the live model and the work of other artists. It begins October 29, 10am–12:30pm, at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown, and costs $225, with two- and three-payment plans offered. Students should already have some drawing and pastel experience.$225.00
Oct30Friday Night Drop-In Figure SessionFriday, 5:45 PMAn uninstructed open studio with a live model for drawers, painters and sculptors of every level; poses run from quick 2–20-minute gestures to longer holds and sustained sculpture poses, with short breaks every 20 minutes. Arrive by 5:45pm because the doors lock at 6pm (late entry at the 6:30 break), and bring your own materials; boards, easels and pedestals are provided. A session is $25 at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown, and advance registration is recommended. Further Friday sessions on our calendar fall on November 13, 20 and 27 and December 4 and 11.$25.00
Nov3Make a Coffee SetNov 3 – Nov 3Across three Tuesday afternoons you make a matching drip coffee cone, pitcher and personalized mug in clay, starting from scratch even if you have never touched a wheel. Joe leads the all-levels class on November 3, 10 and 17, 2–5pm, at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown. The fee is $150, including $35 for materials.$150.00
Nov4Light It Up: Ceramic LampWednesday, 6:00 PMA four-week Wednesday-evening hand-building class in which you design and build a working ceramic lamp base using pinching, coiling, slabs and darts, with optional time on the wheel, then take it through bisque firing and glazing. Joe teaches it from November 4, 6–9pm, at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown; the $210 fee includes a $25 materials fee. It suits students who have finished Beginning Ceramics 1 or have similar experience, and the studio suggests buying a shade and wiring kit before you start sculpting.$210.00
Nov5Wheel 3Thursday, 6:00 PMA six-week intermediate wheel class with Scott on throwing larger and taller pots, shaping more deliberate forms, altering and advanced slip decoration, with porcelain, white clay and stoneware introduced along the way. It meets Thursdays from November 5, 6–9pm (no class November 26), at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown, for $345 including a $45 materials fee. You need to have taken a beginning wheel or intro ceramics class at least once.$345.00
Nov6Gingerbread House LuminariaFriday, 6:00 PMOver three Friday evenings (November 6, 13 and 20, 6–9pm) students hand-build a clay gingerbread-house luminary, shaping the walls and roof, carving decorative cut-outs and adding details before the pieces are kiln-fired. Alena teaches the all-levels class at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown. The $145 fee covers all three sessions, including the $25 materials fee, and payment plans are offered.$145.00
Nov7Fran O'Neill: Abstracts Three-Day IntensiveNov 7 – Nov 7An in-person drawing intensive in which Fran O'Neill has students take a historical image apart and rebuild it through abstraction: many small studies testing composition, mark-making, distortion and collage, with the strongest pushed to a larger scale and a closing group critique. It runs Saturday to Monday, November 7–9, 10am–5pm, at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown, for $595 (payment plans available). Some drawing experience helps but all are welcome, and O'Neill's four-day Giant Figures intensive follows on November 10–13.$595.00
Nov8Slab Lab: Slab-Building and Surface DesignSunday, 10:00 AMA six-week Sunday-morning hand-building course on turning clay slabs into functional and sculptural pieces and decorating them with sgraffito, texture pressing, carving, mishima, underglaze painting, transfers and resists. Melissa teaches from November 8, 10am–1pm, at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown, for $350 including a $25 materials fee. It is aimed at beginner and novice hand-builders and wheel throwers; the listing showed one spot left when we checked.$350.00
Nov9Intermediate GlazingMonday, 6:00 PMGlaze chemistry in practice: over three Monday evenings students run line blends and tri-axial blends on a chosen base glaze to shift its color and surface, and learn to diagnose and fix common glaze faults by adjusting recipes. Joe teaches on November 9, 16 and 23, 6–9pm, at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown, for $195 including a $25 materials fee. The studio recommends taking Introduction to Glazing first and arriving with prepared test tiles.$195.00
Nov9Holiday OrnamentsMonday, 6:00 PMThree Monday evenings of pressing and shaping clay into stars, Santas, reindeer and other ornament forms, then decorating them with glazes and underglazes, painted scenes included, so they are fired and ready before the holidays. Alena Randolph teaches on November 9, 16 and 23, 6–9pm, at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown. The $110 fee includes a $35 materials fee, the class is open to all levels, and the page offers a waitlist form if it fills.$110.00
Nov10Fran O'Neill: Giant Figures Four-Day IntensiveNov 10 – Nov 10Four consecutive days of drawing from live models, mostly in charcoal, working up to ever-larger sheets while studying proportion, weight and how the figure sits on the picture plane, with individual reviews and a group critique at the end. Fran O'Neill leads it Tuesday to Friday, November 10–13, 10am–5pm, at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown. The fee is $695; it is open to all levels, though prior drawing experience is recommended.$695.00
Nov13Friday Night Drop-In Figure SessionFriday, 5:45 PMA Friday-night open studio with a live model and no instruction, open to all levels: poses rotate from quick gestures to longer painting holds and sustained poses for sculpture. Get there by 5:45pm, as doors lock at 6pm with late entry only at the 6:30 break, and bring your own supplies; drawing boards, horses, easels and pedestals are provided. It costs $25 at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown, and space is limited, so registering ahead is recommended.$25.00
Nov14Sumi GlazingNov 14 – Nov 14Angie Dixon (sumi brushwork) and Ken Wohlf (ceramics and glazing) co-teach this class: students practice ink-brush strokes, then carry that vocabulary onto tiles, cups, bowls and other clay forms, finishing in the last week by brushing with glaze and underglaze. It meets Saturdays November 14 and 21 and December 5 and 12 (no class November 28), 2–5pm, at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown. The fee is $210 and all levels are welcome.$210.00
Nov20Friday Night Drop-In Figure SessionFriday, 5:45 PMSeattle Artist League's Friday drop-in figure night: an uninstructed session with a live model where poses run from 2–20-minute gestures to longer holds for painting and sustained poses for sculpture. Arrive by 5:45pm (doors lock at 6pm; late entry at the 6:30 break) with your own materials. The session is $25 at 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown; space is limited and advance registration is recommended.$25.00
Nov27Friday Night Drop-In Figure SessionFriday, 5:45 PMThe day after Thanksgiving, Seattle Artist League keeps its uninstructed live-model studio open for artists of every level, with poses ranging from short gestures to long and sustained holds. Doors lock at 6pm, so arrive by 5:45pm (late entry at the 6:30 break), and bring your own materials; boards, easels and pedestals are supplied. $25 at 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown, with advance registration recommended because space is limited.$25.00
Dec4Friday Night Drop-In Figure SessionFriday, 5:45 PMThe December 4 drop-in figure session is listed at no charge: an uninstructed open studio with a live model, poses from quick gestures to sustained holds, open to drawers, painters and sculptors of all levels. Arrive by 5:45pm, as doors lock at 6pm (late entry at the 6:30 break), and bring your own materials. It is at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown, where the One Shot Pot wheel taster runs the same evening; space is limited, so register ahead.$0.00
Dec4Beginning Pottery: One Shot PotFriday, 6:00 PMA single-evening wheel-throwing taster: after demonstrations you wedge and center clay and throw a cup, bowl, vase or candleholder, then pick your favorite piece and a glaze for the studio to dry, fire and finish for you. It runs Friday, December 4, 6–9pm at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown, and costs $95 with the $25 materials fee included. All levels are welcome; the league's Friday drop-in figure sessions are on our calendar too.$95.00
Dec5Beginning Oil Painting 1Dec 5 – Dec 5An eight-week Saturday-afternoon introduction to oils with Jordan Horton covering brushes, mediums, color, surfaces and paint application through exercises, demonstrations, discussion and one-on-one feedback. It starts December 5, 2–5pm (no class December 26 or January 2), at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown. Tuition is $475, with the oil painting kit sold separately.$475.00
Dec11Friday Night Drop-In Figure SessionFriday, 5:45 PMThe last listed Friday drop-in figure session of the year: an uninstructed open studio with a live model, all levels welcome, with poses rotating from quick gestures to long painting holds and sustained sculpture poses. Arrive by 5:45pm (doors lock at 6pm; late entry at the 6:30 break) and bring your own supplies. $25 at Seattle Artist League, 5516 4th Ave S in Georgetown; registering in advance is recommended.$25.00

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Where is Seattle Artist League?＋

5516 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108, in Georgetown.

What's on at Seattle Artist League?＋

20 upcoming listings on our calendar; the next is Beginning Drawing on Wednesday, October 28 at 6:00 PM.

How much do events at Seattle Artist League cost?＋

Printed prices for what is listed now run from $25 to $695. 1 listing is free.

Does Seattle Artist League have anything on weekends or evenings?＋

Of the 20 dated listings, 4 fall on a weekend and 13 start at 5pm or later.

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