Studio Classes
Studio Classes enable you to expand your art-making skills through guided, step-by-step instruction with expert teaching artists. Over multiple weeks, you will learn alongside other creative adults and delve deeply into the artistic process, explore new techniques, and build your practice.
Spring 2026 Course Catalog
Tuesdays, January 20–February 10
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Expand your art-making skills through guided, step-by-step instruction with expert teaching artists. Over multiple weeks, you will learn alongside other creative adults and delve deeply into the artistic process, explore new techniques, and build your practice.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Jaffia Royes
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, January 20–February 10
4 Weeks | 6–8:30 p.m.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Expand your art-making skills through guided, step-by-step instruction with expert teaching artists. Over multiple weeks, you will learn alongside other creative adults and delve deeply into the artistic process, explore new techniques, and build your practice.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Jaffia Royes
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, January 20–February 10
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Introduction to Fabric Dyeing
Experiment with color, pattern, design, and composition while exploring a variety of fabric dyeing techniques. Practice tie-dyeing, painting dye directly onto fabric, and carving your own stamps to create bold new patterns that add character and depth to your textiles.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Loi Laing
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, January 20–February 10
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Introduction to Figure Drawing
Learn to capture the dynamic energy of the human figure in charcoal. Draw from mannequins and live models, finding the essence of a pose, and build initial sketches into developed figure drawings with form and weight.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Larkin Ford
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, January 20–February 10
4 Weeks | 6–8:30 p.m.
Introduction to Figure Drawing
Learn to capture the dynamic energy of the human figure in charcoal. Draw from mannequins and live models, finding the essence of a pose, and build initial sketches into developed figure drawings with form and weight.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Larkin Ford
Level: Introductory
Thursdays, January 22–February 12
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Introduction to Mixed Media Printing
Explore collagraphs, monoprints, and relief prints in this introductory printmaking class. Learn safe cutting and carving techniques, and experiment with texture as you design stamps, create collage plates, and practice different inking methods to make individual impressions and editions. Dive into the processes of pattern design, hand printing, printing with an etching press, and inking plates with multiple colors, and develop your personal expression through line, texture, color, and composition.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Daniel Mantilla
Level: Introductory
Thursdays, January 22–February 12
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Painting: Master Copy
Develop your painting skills by copying a work of art in the museum’s collection with acrylic paint. Analyze different works with the guidance of a professional teaching artist, and study techniques like underpainting, glazing, and impasto to strengthen your understanding of color, value, and expression. Hone your creative approach and gain confidence in your personal painting practice through the interpretation and recreation of a masterwork.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Jaffia Royes
Level: Introductory
Thursdays, January 22–February 12
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
The Art of Mending
Discover the simple joy of repair through hand sewing and creative mending.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Loi Laing
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, March 3–March 24
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Introduction to Watercolor Painting
Learn to illustrate light, shadow, form, and space using layers of transparent color in this dynamic introduction to watercolor painting.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Larkin Ford
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, March 3–March 24
4 Weeks | 6–8:30 p.m.
Introduction to Watercolor Painting
Learn to illustrate light, shadow, form, and space using layers of transparent color in this dynamic introduction to watercolor painting.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Larkin Ford
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, March 3–March 24
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Introduction to Relief Printing
Explore relief printing: learn to cut rubber and linoleum surfaces, and use lines, marks, and texture to suggest value as you create expressive designs. Practice safe cutting and carving techniques to make stamps, and experiment with the incorporation of color in your compositions.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Daniel Mantilla
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, March 3–March 24
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Introduction to Drawing: Rendering Light
Learn to see, consider, and render light in your drawings. Study value and tone across objects including glass, metal, and cloth, and practice different techniques to heighten contrast and convey illumination.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Jaffia Royes
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, March 3–March 24
4 Weeks | 6–8:30 p.m.
Introduction to Drawing: Rendering Light
Learn to see, consider, and render light in your drawings. Study value and tone across objects including glass, metal, and cloth, and practice different techniques to heighten contrast and convey illumination.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Jaffia Royes
Level: Introductory
Thursdays, March 5–March 26
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Painting: Introduction to Color Mixing
Using color is a central skill in painting. This class will teach you how to mix colors and define hue, value, and saturation using a primary color wheel.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Daniel Mantilla
Level: Introductory
Thursdays, March 5–March 26
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Improvisational Quilting: Foundations of Freeform Design
Join us for a playful and creative journey through improvisational quilting, exploring the medium without rules or patterns.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Loi Laing
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, April 14–May 5
4 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Introduction to Collage
Learn principles of design while playing and experimenting with collage materials and techniques.
Price: Members: $200 | Not-Yet-Members: $250
Instructor: Daniel Mantilla
Level: Introductory
Tuesdays, April 14–May 19
6 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Mixed Media Portraiture
Learn to capture character as you create portraits using a variety of media. Through guided lessons, develop your skills in facial anatomy, proportion, and expression while exploring pastel sticks, charcoal, gouache, and graphite.
Price: Members: $275 | Not-Yet-Members: $325
Instructor: Jaffia Royes
Level: Intermediate
Tuesdays, April 14–May 19
6 Weeks | 6–8:30 p.m.
Mixed Media Portraiture
Learn to capture character as you create portraits using a variety of media. Through guided lessons, develop your skills in facial anatomy, proportion, and expression while exploring pastel sticks, charcoal, gouache, and graphite.
Price: Members: $275 | Not-Yet-Members: $325
Instructor: Jaffia Royes
Level: Intermediate
Tuesdays, April 14–May 19
6 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Mixed Media Illustration
Create your own narrative illustrations. Looking to paintings, pop culture, and tarot cards for inspiration, practice simplifying and exaggerating human anatomy to create unique character designs and captivating compositions.
Price: Members: $275 | Not-Yet-Members: $325
Instructor: Larkin Ford
Level: Intermediate
Tuesdays, April 14–May 19
6 Weeks | 6–8:30 p.m.
Mixed Media Illustration
Create your own narrative illustrations. Looking to paintings, pop culture, and tarot cards for inspiration, practice simplifying and exaggerating human anatomy to create unique character designs and captivating compositions.
Price: Members: $275 | Not-Yet-Members: $325
Instructor: Larkin Ford
Level: Intermediate
Thursdays, April 16–May 21
6 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Intermediate Painting: Color Mixing and Texture
Learn new ways to create paintings while experimenting with color systems and texture. Work from observation, memory, and imagination as you begin mixing colors using warm and cool color palettes.
Price: Members: $275 | Not-Yet-Members: $325
Instructor: Daniel Mantilla
Level: Intermediate
Thursdays, April 16–May 21
6 Weeks | 1:30–4 p.m.
Improvisational Quilting: Surface Design and Stitching
Discover the art of surface design. Define your artistic voice within richly layered textile works, and create an expressive mini quilt that tells personal or collective stories. Draw inspiration from fiber artists in the museum’s collection while experimenting with vibrant techniques like direct painting with fabric paint and dye pastes, stamping, mark making, and stitching.
Price: Members: $275 | Not-Yet-Members: $325
Instructor: Loi Laing
Level: Intermediate
Meet Our Instructors
Daniel Mantilla is a Colombian-born artist with over a decade of experience teaching young people, families, and adults. In his paintings, drawing-collages, and cutouts, Mantilla explores ideas of transition and instability. He previously lived in New York City, where he recorded instructional videos for public television. His art has been exhibited across the United States and internationally. He has studied paintings in museum collections in Spain, conducted research on cadmium-free acrylic paint, and holds an MFA from Hunter College.
Jaffia Royes is a visual artist and art educator who lived and worked in New York City for seventeen years before moving to Atlanta. As an educator, she has worked with various art organizations, museums, and schools and has taught artists of all ages, including portfolio development for those entering art and design colleges and universities. While Royes’s primary medium for over two decades has been oil painting, she began developing a body of work in clay as a creative way to house her ever-growing plant collection. Her passions for art and plant life allow space for her to practice mindfulness, serenity, and self-care, which she brings into the classroom and hopes to encourage through her teaching.
Loi Laing is a visual artist and educator specializing in fiber art, natural dyeing, earth pigments, and botanical inks. She is committed to sustainability and is passionate about connecting people with nature through art. Her workshops emphasize the use of locally sourced, ecofriendly materials, fostering creativity and respect for the environment. By sharing ancient techniques alongside contemporary approaches, Laing empowers participants to explore their artistic potential while honoring the earth. Her writing is featured in the book This Long Thread: Women of Color on Craft, Community, and Connection (2021) by Jen Hewett.
Larkin Ford grew up in rural North Carolina, which informs the enigmatic narratives he weaves through his art. Ford teaches drawing and painting at the High Museum of Art and Georgia State University and previously was a visual arts professor at Emory University’s Oxford campus. He has exhibited work nationally at MOCA GA, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Kai Lin Art, Whitespace, and Swan Coach House Gallery, and internationally in Ireland, Japan, and Belarus. He received his BFA from University of North Carolina (UNC) Asheville and his MFA from Georgia State University.
Learn More
Registration
The registration fee includes all materials, weekly access to world-class art on view in the museum’s galleries and special exhibitions, hours of expert instruction, and additional access to a Friday afternoon Open Studio during the run of the class.
Class size is limited to facilitate individual instruction. Registration is first come, first served. Members receive a discount.
Materials
All materials are included in your registration fee. There is no fee for additional materials, and students are not expected to provide their own materials.
Location
Studio Classes are held in the Greene Family Education Center, which is located in the Lower Level of the Stent Family Wing. Most classes also include guided tours of the museum’s world-class art and architecture.
Open Studio
Current class registrants are invited to join Open Studio on Friday afternoons. Enjoy access to the museum’s galleries, as well as class materials, unstructured time to hone your skills and further your projects, and casual exchange with other class participants.
Refund Policy
To receive a refund, students must submit their request by email or phone no later than one week before the first class. No refunds or transfers will be offered after this time. The museum is not responsible for classes missed due to student absences.
Cancelation Policy
All classes require a minimum enrollment to proceed. The High Museum of Art reserves the right to cancel, reschedule, or combine classes; change instructors; and change classroom assignments when necessary. Any cancellation or change made to a scheduled class will be made a minimum of one week prior to the first class. Students will be notified via the email or phone number they provided at registration. Full refunds will be issued for classes canceled due to under-enrollment before the session begins.
For questions or to register, email culturecollective@high.org or call 404-733-5034.