BUTTE COUNTY
Ama Posey Studios; Chico. All ages and abilities. Weekly kids classes and art camps. Progressive visual arts program for kids TK-18, all abilities. Adult art events, Paint + Sips and art workshops. amaposey.com. 325 Main Street. hello@amaposey.com. (530)736-3673.
Chico Art Center; Chico. All ages. Weekly art classes offered year-round. Students learn the basics of drawing and painting using different mediums, with an emphasis on fun. Drop-ins welcome. chicoartcenter.com. 450 Orange St., Suite 6. (530)895-8726.
Chico Art School & Gallery; Chico. Enjoy creating art in a fun and supportive environment. Students will learn the basics of drawing and painting working with various mediums, including charcoal, watercolor, tempera, acrylic, oil or pastel. Summer camps, birthday parties. Teacher, Janet Lombardi Blixt, has been voted Best Local Artist for over ten years. Age 7+. All levels. Weekly art lessons offered year round. chicoartschool.com. Visit us at facebook.com/ChicoArtSchoolandGallery. 261 E. 3rd St. janet@chicoartschool.com. (530)570-3895.
Paint Parties by Dawn; Paradise. Dawn will help you and your friends/family “blend” your way to a masterpiece. Both in-studio and mobile paint parties. All types of surfaces; canvas, wood, porch leaners, door hangers, tumblers, screens, make and take ceramics, wood cuts and more. Something different for a girls’ night out, birthday party, school or work event. paintpartiesbydawn.com. 5923 Clark Road Suite 1. (530)570-8372.
SHASTA COUNTY
Redding Performing Arts Center Kids Art Classes; Redding. Students can explore and discover their own creativity in one of our all-inclusive kids’ art classes. Classes for first through eighth grades. reddingpac.com
Shasta County Arts Council; Redding. All ages. Shasta County Arts Council sponsors Artists on Market, a weekly arts & fine crafts street fair held April through October outside Old City Hall every Friday, 10am-2pm. Shastaartscouncil.org. Old City Hall Arts Center, 1313 Market St. (530)241-7320.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Bella Art Works & Ice Cream Parlor; Yreka. Offers glass-fusing classes and ceramics painting (glaze your own premade ceramic pieces). Mosaics and canvas painting classes. Great for kids’ parties or girls’ night out. Ice cream parlor, gourmet grilled cheese, salads and soups. bellaartworks.net. 117 W. Miner St. (530)842-5411.
Liberty Arts Explorations Program; Yreka. Grades K-12. 90-minute educational arts program with gallery experience. Providing binders full of art materials for Siskiyou students to enjoy from home. libertyartsyreka.org. 108 W. Miner St. (530)842-0222.
Siskiyou Arts Museum; Dunsmuir. Art gallery and gift shop. Strives to enrich the lives of artists, residents and visitors to Siskiyou County through exhibition, sale and interpretation of the visual, literary and performing arts by presenting programs and events that will educate, strengthen, serve and sustain our community. siskiyouartsmuseum.org. 5824 Dunsmuir Ave. siskiyouartsmuseum@gmail.com. (530)235-4711.
TEHAMA COUNTY
Tehama County Department of Education Makerspace; Red Bluff. Built around the belief that learning can be meaningful and fun, provides hands-on activities to engage students while practicing their 21st century skills (focusing primarily on the engineering design process with emphasis on persisting, thinking flexibly, creating, imagining, innovating and thinking interdependently). Field trips for teachers throughout the school year and community workshops during school breaks. bit.ly/tcdemakers. 1135 Lincoln St. squigley@tehamaschools.org. (530)528-7310.
Red Bluff Art Gallery; Red Bluff. Currently offering free and accessible online exhibitions, including local artists. redbluffartgallery.com. director@redbluffartgallery.com. (530)529-1332.
