Providing opportunities for community excellence through the arts
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
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call 330.339.2787 to register
Registration now open for 2026 pottery and photo workshops
Advanced, Intermediate & Beginning Art Classes for Adults from – Clay Basics – Introduction to Pit Fire – Drawing – Acrylic, Oil & Watercolor Painting – Painting Group – and more!
POTTERY: Hand Build your dreams!
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Make a beautiful creation using hand-building technique. Bring your own ideas or let Melissa present some amazing projects for your consideration.
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Taught by Melissa Gish.
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4 Saturdays from, Noon to 2:30 pm beginning January 31, 2026
Member cost $125, Non member $150, includes all materials, tools and firing.
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Call 330-339-2787 to register.
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ADULT POTTERY
Photo Classes 2026 CALL 330.339.2787 TO REGISTER.
Taught by Terry Barnhill
Terry Barnhill, a master photographer with more than forty years’ experience and who was a certified judge for the Professional Photographers of America, will facilitate workshops for adults and teens at the Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts.
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6 Saturday Workshops: 9 to 11 am, cost of each workshop is $20​
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How to Improve Your Photo contest Skills: January 24
Learn what the judges look for in award winning photos and the 10 elements important to success. Discover simple steps to improve outcomes.​
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Basic digital Camera for Beginners: February 7
Everything you need to know begin taking great photos​
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Intermediate Digital Camera: February 21
Expand your skills (lighting, exposure, composition etc.)
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Advanced Camera: Shoot Like a Pro: March 14
Take your photography to the next level (Skills and presentation)
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Photoshop and Lightroom Nuts & Bolts: March 28
Editing & post processing process for beginning and intermediate photographers
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Become More Creative: April 18
Learn to see things differently and tap into your creative eye.​
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Lots of useful information will be covered in these workshops and there will be time for questions and answers.
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THESE WORKSHOPS ARE MEANT TO HELP YOU TAKE YOUR WORK TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND MAKE PHOTOGRAPHY MORE ENJOYABLE.
Call 330-339-2787 to register.
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ADVANCED POTTERY MONTHLY OPEN STUDIO
TCCA Board approved requirements: Must be a member of TCCA.
Monthly Open Studio  Pottery Students who want to use the TCCA facility without class instruction can now do so during TCCA hours and during scheduled classes with permission of the instructor. Must have taken at least (3) prior TCCA pottery classes. Must purchase Clay from TCCA and work without instruction. Pottery will be fired for you by instructors along with other student work.  Please note…The purpose of open studio is to provide TCCA Members with a studio space to create pottery for personal pleasure and artistic enrichment or to enhance skills and ability.  Open Studio is not intended to expense business costs of  production for retail sale or to support a personal business venture. Cost – $50 / month (for members only)
GLAZE-MAKING 101
Six Mondays, 6:30pm – 8:30pm TBA.
Taught Debbie Tucker. For students who already have a basic understanding of pottery and glazes who want to learn about mixing unique glazes. The classes will focus on glaze chemistry, proper tools, and the mixing of chemicals to produce a functioning glaze. Member cost $65 -Non-Members $75. Â Materials will be provided.
WATERCOLOR, ACRYLIC OR OIL PAINTING
Ongoing, Saturdays
9:00am – 11:00am.
Taught by Bill Koch. Individual instruction with ALL levels of experience. Member Cost – $8 per session. Non-Member Cost – $10 / session.
Additional class on Thursday Mornings - 9 - 11
PIT FIRE WORKSHOP
Ages 10 to Adult. TBA.
Taught by Kim Hohlmayer. Learn a process in glaze firing that is similar to RAKU yet surprisingly different! Lots of coppery highlights.  Make a variety of projects to fire.  Member cost – $55 – Non Member cost – $65
PAINTING GROUP
Ongoing, Tuesdays
10:00am – 2:00pm.
Do you enjoy painting in the company of others? Join the fun and create your works of art. Bring a little something for a pot luck lunch.
