Classes with KACC
Upcoming KACC Classes
Our classes blend the best of many kinds of media, traditions, perspectives, and practice. From 5-years-old to 95-years-young, learning and expanding appreciation of the arts is our core - and we love putting together classes that drive community engagement in art.
Applications for Classes
Art Party: Proud Rooster
Mar 7th - Mar 21st, 2025 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterInstructor: Diane Furr
Date & Time: Friday, March 7, 5:30-7:30 pm
Cost: $35, Supplies Included
Grab a friend and enjoy a fun and creative night out at KACC. You don't have to be an artist to join this "sip and paint" style party - Diane will guide you through the step-by-step process of creating your own masterpiece on canvas using acrylic paint. All you have to bring is an open mind and enthusiasm!
Supplies, wine, refreshments and nibbles will be provided.
Art Journaling: Explore Creativity & Self-Expression
Mar 8th - Mar 8th, 2025 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterInstructor: Debralee Sesma
March 8, 12-4 pm
$80 includes kit
Unleash your creativity in this hands-on art journaling class! This workshop is perfect for beginners and seasoned artists alike, and combines mixed-media techniques like painting, collage, and writing to help you create a unique visual diary. Explore new ways to express your thoughts, emotions, and ideas through color, texture, and words. Whether you’re seeking a new artistic outlet or a mindful way to relax, this class will inspire you to connect with your inner artist. Join us and transform your blank pages into a masterpiece of self-expression!
Kit contains: Composition book or golden book for art journaling, selection of papers (painted, printed, text and tissue), assorted postcards/greeting card scraps and assorted stickers. Several found object painting tools, a sharpie, white gel pen and a disposable palette.
Supply list:
3-8 tubes/bottles of acrylic paint (can be craft or artist grade, any color scheme of your choice)
Set of 12-24 acrylic paint markers (can be any brand, sharpie creative markers, posca pens or any alternative that you can find on Amazon)
a brushable adhesive for collaging papers, i.e Mod Podge, Liquitex matte medium
A set of paint brushes of your choice, at least one flat brush for collaging
A pair of paper scissors
Optional: any of your favorite art supplies to play around with
Felted Bird Pods with Andrea Rummel
Mar 29th - Mar 29th, 2025 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterMarch 29,
9 am - 12:30
$75, supplies included
The Felted Bird Pod class teaches participants how to create a cozy, decorative birdhouse using the art of wet felting. The class covers basic felting techniques, shaping methods, and optional decorative elements like color blending and surface embellishments. Perfect for beginners and fiber art enthusiasts alike, this hands-on workshop results in a unique, handmade bird pod that can be used as a functional outdoor shelter or an indoor decorative piece. All supplies are included.
Acrylic Techniques
Apr 1st - Apr 22nd, 2025 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterInstructor: Diane Furr
4 Sessions, Tuesday Nights: April 1, 8, 15 & 22
Cost: $40 per session or $130 for the full series
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This series classes is for adult artists, beginner-intermediate level. In each session you will learn a different acrylic technique to increase your painting skills. You can take one or all sessions in this series of four.
Bring two 11x14 canvases to each class. All other supplies will be provided, though you may bring your own brushes if you like.
Session 1: Out of the Ordinary Techniques, including layering, scraping, sanding, applying papers and other textures, using acrylics. April 1
Session 2: Techniques with Tools - Paint applications while creating a landscape, using a pallet knife, mark making tools, and types of brush effects. April 8
Session 3: Using acrylic to get the look of an oil painting - blending and overlaying colors, and exploring different mediums to use. April 15
Session 4: Applications for creating texture - using ModgePodge, plaster, mediums, paper and other things to create an abstract or 3-D effect. April 22
Watercolor Batik
Apr 12th - Apr 26th, 2025 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterInstructor: Kandi Stimson
2 Saturdays: April 12 & 26
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
$100
Students should have some experience with watercolor.
Watercolor batik is the use of alternating layers of watercolor and hot wax on special Japanese rice paper. The final step is ironing off the wax to reveal the finished painting.
Supply list link will be emailed after registration.
Intro to Paper Painting with Andrea Rummel
Apr 12th - Apr 12th, 2025 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterInstructor: Andrea Rummel
April 12, 9 am - noon
$110 supplies included
Explore the captivating world of paper painting through mono printing. Learn the fascinating technique of creating unique prints using paper as your canvas. Dive into the art of layering colors, textures and patterns to produce stunning papers used in the art of collage. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned artist, this class offers a creative journey filled with experimentation and discovery. Join me and unleash your imagination in the world of paper painting. All supplies included.
Soul Collage with Kelly Garry
May 10th - May 10th, 2025 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterInstructor: Kelly Garry, Certified SoulCollage instructor
May 10, 12 - 4 pm
$30
Your SoulCollage® Deck is the Story of You! Create a unique deck of colorful, collaged SoulCollage® cards with deep personal meaning. Consult your cards, discover your inner wisdom and find answers to life’s questions. Anyone can enjoy this fun, powerful and satisfying method.
Soul collage is a simple process created to help individuals access their creativity and wisdom by collaging powerful images together. The process taps into the transformative power of imagination and intuition. The soul gravitates to powerful images that have meaning to the artist. In mysterious ways, the meaning of each card created emerges through the very act of creating and using it.
The richness of this process originates from the deep reservoir of skills and abilities often lying dormant after years of emersion in the intellect-driven world we live in. As you work with your cards, you will find layers of meaning that grow and develop with each use and contribute to a deeper understanding and compassion for self.
Summer Art Camp at KACC
Jul 14th - Aug 8th, 2025 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterThe mission of KACC's summer art camp for youth is to foster creative thinking and encourage artistic abilities in young people.
Each child involved in our art classes will learn about different art mediums from professional art instructors. Classes will offer hands-on creative projects in everything from wood working and fiber arts to painting and collage.
Classes are held 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday. Class sizes are small in order to provide a quality, hands-on experience to participants. Tuition is $100 a week and a discount is offered to families with more than one child. Additional children can attend for only $75.
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Session 1 - July 14-18
Class 1 - Ages 5-6
Class 2 - Ages 7-8
Class 3 - Ages 9-11
Session 2 - July 21-25
Class 1 - Ages 5-6
Class 2 - Ages 7-8
Class 3 - Ages 9-11
Session 3 - July 28 - August 1
Class 1 - Ages 5-6
Class 2 - Ages 7-8
Class 3 - Ages 9-11
Session 4- August 4-8
Class 1 - Ages 5-6
Class 2 - Ages 7-8
Class 3 - Ages 9-11
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Write Your Best Story!
Aug 22nd - Aug 23rd, 2025 | Kerr Arts & Cultural CenterInstructor: Johnnie Bernhard
August 22 & 23
10:30am - 3 pm
$180
Learn the essential skills to writing and publishing in a series of interactive craft classes designed for fiction writers. Each class will feature a fun assignment to jump start your creativity, while honing your writing skills.
The workshop is led by former teacher and journalist, Johnnie Bernhard, who is passionate about reading and writing. Her work(s) have appeared in Houston Style Magazine, The Mississippi Press, the international Word Among Us, The Texas Review, and the Cowbird-NPR production on small town America. She is the author of four books: A Good Girl (2017), How We Came to Be (2018), Sisters of the Undertow (2020), and Hannah and Ariela (2022). Each novel has won both state-wide and national honors.
Johnnie was chosen as a selected speaker in the 2020 TEDx Fearless Women Series. She also supports young writers through the Letters About Literature program with the Texas Center for the Book and the Write for Mississippi program. In 2021, she was named a teaching artist with Gemini Ink Writing Arts Center of San Antonio and the national TAP Summer Institute 2021. Johnnie enjoys teaching workshops for writing communities across the country.
For more information about Johnnie, visit her website at:
The Write Your Best Story workshop will be broken up into four sessions - a morning and afternoon session each day, with an hour break for lunch. The sessions are as follows:
Publish Your Story: learn the differences between traditional, self, and hybrid publishing. Vet a literary agent and a publishing company. Write a query letter and synopsis based on industry standards.
The Writing Process: Prewriting, Writing, and Revision. Learn how to jump start your creativity through the writing process. Writers will focus on prewriting activities using a graphic organizer, structuring a plot, and finalizing word count in the revision process.
Fiction and the Editing Process: learn the differences between developmental editing and copy editing. Writers will focus on eliminating unnecessary words and tightening the narrative pace of their writing.
Creating Fictional Characters Who Come Alive: the protagonist and antagonist who make readers turn the pages. Writers will focus on “fleshing out” characters in this step-by-step approach to character development.
Johnnie will have her books available for sale and signing after the workshop.