All experience levels welcome. Classes are at The Riverside Art Museum.
Only a limited amount of spots available for each class, so sign up early!
Register for Classes @ The Riverside Art Museum
Class RegistrationAdult Mixed Media Classes @ RAM
Watercolor and Journaling with Tina Pesch. Beading with David Maurice Jones
All experience levels welcome Classes are Saturdays or Sundays 11:00am-2:00pm (see dates below)
$45 Single Class
$40.50 Ram Members
$35 The 52 Project members
Thursday Night Art Series @ RAM
Three class sessions on Negative Space Watercolor or Sketching basics
All experience levels welcome. And all supplies included. Classes are Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm
$75 Three class session
$67.50 Ram Members
$52 The 52 Project members
Sunday Afternoon Drawing Classes @ RAM
6 sessions of Drawing classes with Deb Varvi
All experience levels welcome. Classes are Sundays, 12:30-3:00pm
$175 All Six sessions
$157.50 Ram Members
$130 The 52 Project members
Class Descriptions
6/3 – 6/7 (M-F)
9:00am – Art History Exploration (Ages 10+) AM Class June 3-7 @ RAM
9:00am – Drawing Skills (Ages 5-9) AM class June 3-7 @ RAM
9:00am – The Art of Filmmaking for Beginners (Ages 10+) AM Class June 3-7 @ The Cheech
1:00pm – Art Inspired by Science (Ages 5-9) PM Class June 3-7 @ RAM
1:00pm – California the Beautiful (Ages 10+) PM Class June 3-7 @ RAM
6/10 – 6/14 (M-F)
9:00am – Forts and Secret Hideaways (Ages 5-9) AM Class June 10-14 @ RAM
9:00am – Paint, Twist, Sculpt (Ages 10+) AM Class June 10-14 @ RAM
9:00am – Poetry (Teen) AM Class June 10-14 @ RAM
9:00am – The Art of Filmmaking-Advanced (Teen) AM Class June 10-14 @ The Cheech
6/17 – 6/21 (M-F)
9:00am – Beginner Printmaking (Ages 5-9) AM Class June 17-21 @ The Cheech
9:00am – Procreate (Ages 10+) AM Class June 17-21 @ RAM (sold out)
9:00am – Zoology (Ages 5-9) AM Class June 17-21 @ RAM
1:00pm – Anime Experience (Ages 10+) PM Class June 17-21 @ RAM
1:00pm – Anime Experience (Ages 5-9) PM Class June 17-21 @ RAM
6/26 – 6/28 (W-F)
9:00am – Current Exhibition Explorations (Ages 5-9) AM Class June 26-28 (no class June 24th/25th) @ RAM
9:00am – Exploring Creativity with Clay (Ages 5-12) AM Class June 26-28th (no class 24/25th) @ The Cheech
9:00am – Journey through Art (Ages10+) AM Class June 26-28 (no class June 24th/25th) @ RAM
9:00am – Plein Air for Teens-Capture a place in Time (Teen) AM class June 26-28 (no class 24th-25th) @ RAM
1:00pm – Food Art (All ages) PM Class June 26-28th (no class 24/25th) @ RAM
7/1 -7/3 (M-W)
9:00am – Into the Wild (Ages 5–9) AM Class July 1–3 (No class July 4th or 5th) @ RAM
9:00am – The Art of Nature (Ages 10+) AM Class July 1–3 (No class July 4th/5th) @ RAM
9:00am – “Arte y Yo” (Spanglish fun) (Ages 5–12) AM Class July 1-3 (no class 4th/5th) @ The Cheech
1:00pm – Sculpture (Ages 10+) PM Class July 1-3 (no class 4th/5th) @ RAM
1:00pm – Upcycled Art (Ages 5–9) PM Class July 1-3 (no class 4th/5th) @ RAM
7/8 – 7/12 (M-F)
9:00am – All About Color! (Ages 5-9) AM Class July 8-12 @ RAM
9:00am – Mini Chicano Art History Class for Teens (Ages 13+) AM Class July 8-12 @ The Cheech
9:00am – Music Class with Ulises (Ages 9–12) AM Class July 8-12 @ RAM
9:00am – Teen Drawing (Ages 13+) AM Class July 8-12 @ RAM
1:00pm – Cartooning (All Ages) PM Class July 8-12 @ RAM
1:00pm – Food Art (All ages) PM Class June 26-28th (no class 24/25th) @ RAM
7/15 – 7/19 (M-F)
9:00am – Digital Art Class (Teen) AM Class July 15-19 @ RAM
9:00am – Fantasy (Ages 5–9) AM Class July 15-19 @ RAM
9:00am – Landscapes (Ages 10+) AM Class July 15-19 @ RAM
9:00am – Printmaking (Ages 10+) AM Class July 15-19 @ The Cheech
7/22 – 7/26 (M-F)
9:00am – Fun with Clay (Ages 10+) AM Class July 22-26 @ RAM
9:00am – Fun with Clay (Ages 5–9) AM Class July 22-26 @ RAM
9:00am – Mini Chicano Art History Class (Ages 9–12) AM Class July 22-26 @ The Cheech
9:00am – Photography for Teens (Ages 13+) AM Class July 22-26 @ RAM
1:00pm – California Coast (All ages) PM Class July 22-26 @ RAM
7/29 – 8/2 (M-F)
9:00am – Drawing Techniques (Ages 10+) AM Class July 29 August 2nd @ RAM
9:00am – Outer Space Adventure (Ages 5–9) AM Class July 29-August 2nd @ RAM
9:00am – Papier-mâché (Ages 8+) AM class July 29-August 2 @ The Cheech
1:00pm – Paint, Twist, Sculpt (All ages) PM Class July 29-August 2nd @ RAM
Class times: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Single classes
2/28, Watercolor for Relaxation w Tina Pesch – Enjoy the soothing effect of watercolor as you learn fun and easy painting techniques. No watercolor experience required.
March no class
4/25, Jump Start Journal w Tina Pesch– Learn how to make a journal from a master board. You will use a variety of mixed media techniques to create your master board.
5/3, It’s Time to Bead! with David Maurice Jones– Join us for an instructor-led beading workshop where we’ll create bold and beautiful necklaces using quality glass, wood, and metal beads, as well as other materials. Craft a necklace that celebrates who your are, or is a gift for someone dear.
All supplies are provided, but feel free to bring items to share or to use on your piece.
Three class sessions with all supplies included:
Negative Space Watercolor Painting: Explore the principles of negative space painting and learn how to apply this technique effectively. Throughout this series, you will create several watercolor pieces that build your skills and confidence with negative space design.
February 5, 12, and 19th
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Sketching Basics: This session will cover how to use thumbnail sketches to plan effective compositions, techniques for creating more dynamic layouts, methods for using blocking to simplify complex forms, and the fundamentals of contour line drawing.
March 5, 12, 19th
5:30 – 7:30 pm
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Six Class Session:
Learning to See Through Drawing Building on the Basic Drawing for Beginners classes, these lessons will focus on hand/eye coordination; learning to draw the line the eye sees. Beginning with 2 dimensional exercises designed to access the right hemisphere of our brains, we will train our eyes to see the relationships of line and shape. This practice will prepare us for the challenge of finding the edges in 3 dimensional objects and translating those edges into 2 dimensional drawings.
Sunday, February 1st, 8th, 15th 22, March 1, 8
12:30 – 3:00
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Cancellation Policy
Should you need to cancel your registration, a request must be submitted in writing and received one week prior to the start of class. A 15% fee is retained for cancellation by enrollee. No exceptions. *We require a minimum number of students to hold a class. In case of cancellation, you will be notified through given contact information.
WELCOME to a new year of committing to being more creative!
- capture your ideas in writing.
- find inspiration and motivation from a group of creatives.
- have fun learning to tell your story.
- use “52” for accountability and encouragement; and
- commit to writing a project proposal! (optional)
Inspired by Sue Mitchell’s commitment to 52 weeks of art making and her resulting exhibition called “52”, this group was formed in 2015 for creative people to find inspiration and motivation from one another while participating in a 52-week self-directed journey to help you develop the habit of capturing your inspired ideas and being more artful on a regular basis.
There are two ways to participate, they cost the same and you can go back and forth between the two options until the final deadline for project proposals.
- Option 1: You write a commitment statement and try to be more creative on a regular basis taking advantage of the motivational and accountability tools the 52 Project will provide.
- Option 2: If you feel a creative idea developing along the way – you want to publish a short story or book of poems, hold a dance or guitar recital, or stage a one – act play or art exhibition – The 52 Project will help you write a project proposal. Submitted proposals will be juried by the museum staff. (During the past eight years, with over 400 participants, and 110 mini exhibitions or performances at RAM.)
Meetings are the third Saturday of the month at the Riverside Art Museum unless otherwise specified.
In other benefits, the museum offers artist talks, workshops, and has collaborated with members to put together book clubs, journaling groups, and more.
If you have an idea for creating a group or meet up with fellow 52 members, or an idea for a workshop, please reach out to Caryn Marsella at [email protected].
Cost of The 52 Project- Sign up for The 52 Project 2025-2026
After July 21st the cost is $252.00 for RAM members (must renew membership if it expires during the year) $352.00, for non- members. Those who have been members of previous iterations of the 52 Project know how valuable the experience of being part of the Project is, and how new members add knowledge and energy to the mix.
Included in the cost of the “52 Project” (10) monthly meetings to help you get started, hands-on classes, journaling, open studios to meet others in the cohorts, book club and more. We also have a private “52” Facebook page to encourage your creativity, sharing your art, and the ability to ask questions from site experts.
Classes will include “How to tell your story”, developing a commitment statement, Business of Art, meet the curator and have a discussion on what they look for when choosing pieces for an exhibition, learn to write a proposal, studio tours and more. You will also receive invitations to artist talks, artist demos, and more.
Meetings are every 3rd Saturday of the month from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm.
First Meeting will be July 19, 2025. 10:00 am Orientation, 11:00 am Meeting
Questions? Contact Caryn Marsella @ [email protected]