Classes at the KAC
Explore our class offerings below. We offer a 10% discount for KAC Members.
Kids and Teens
Classes and Workshops
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Flexibility for Dancers & Figure Skaters
with Olga Karmansky Wilcox
Stretch into the leg extensions of your dreams, create magical lines, stabilize your ankles for crisp pirouettes, and harness the power of your full range of flexibility, all using a strength-based approach. Acquire flexibility skills such as over-splits, front and back needles, Y-scales, layouts, chest-stands, inversions, illusion spins, and spirals for figure skaters.
See you next year!
Ages 8+
$175 for the month (4 classes) series or Drop-in fee: $55
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Kids Pottery Camp Clay Animals & Wheelthrowing
w/ Owen Davies
Join our instructor Owen, for handbuilding animal sculptures and wheel throwing in this two day pottery camp for kids ages 6-12 years old!
Try throwing clay on a wheel and handbuilding some animals!
9 am - 12 pm in our pottery studio. Bring water and a snack!
December 27th ( Friday ) & 28th ( Saturday )
$120
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Kids Pottery Camp Plant Pots & Wheelthrowing
w/ Owen Davies
Join our instructor, Owen, for handbuilding plant pots and wheel throwing in this two-day pottery camp for kids ages 6-12 years old!
Try throwing clay on a wheel and handbuilding plant pots!
9 am - 12 pm in our pottery studio. Bring water and a snack!
January 3rd ( Friday ) & 4th ( Saturday )
$120
Teens and Adults
Classes and Workshops
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Mail Tray Basket
w/ Kimberly Behrendt
Create a unique mail tray basket perfect for your home, or a gift for someone else’s!
Saturday, January 11th, 12 - 3 pm
$45
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Blown Glass Ornaments
w/ The Studio for Art and Craft
Create 2 or 3 beautiful and unique glass ornaments - there are so many ways you can display them in your home. Our staff creators will show you the process of blowing these glass ornaments and then they will coach you as you make your very own!
Saturday, January 18th
11 am - 12 pm
Ages 13+
*This link will take you to an outside website*
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Stained Glass
w/ Studio for the Art and Craft
Have you been curious about stained glass and want to give it a try? Come join us and find out!
In the class, you will learn all the basics of stained glass: cutting, grinding, foiling, soldering, and cleaning while making this mountain sun catcher. Choose your own colors and enjoy all the steps involved in bringing your vision to life.Saturday, January 25th
10 am - 12:30 pm
*This link will take you to an outside website*
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Let the Sun Shine In
w/ The Studio for the Art and Craft
These beauties are so much fun to make! This combo of mosaics, wood, and resin results in a gorgeous 12-inch faux stained glass-looking piece that will brighten any window! Choose from Sunflower, Mushroom, Butterfly, Turtle, Dragonfly, Cross, Bee or Flower Quilt Square.
Saturday, February 8th
10 am - 12:30 pm
*This link will take you to an outside website*
Adult Arts
Classes and Workshops
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Throw it Once Pottery
w/ Derek Heckmann
Mondays 6 - 8 By Appointment
Join us for a singular evening of pottery-making, designed for a small group of up to four participants. This workshop emphasizes the enjoyable aspects of wheel throwing, allowing you to create one or two unique clay pieces.
$75 per person
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Tea Pot Pottery for Intermediates
w/ Derek Heckmann
Wednesdays 6 - 8 pm, January 8th, 15th, and 29th.
Calling all pottery intermediates for this exciting course combining wheelthrowing and handbuilding to create your own unique teapot-tea cup combination!
$175
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Cabin Fever Woodburning Class for Beginners
w/ Carolee Roche
Tuesday, January 21st,6:30- 8:30 pm
Learn the woodburning basics and create a piece to take home that night. You can choose a design and learn to woodburn it onto basswood. Create a sign for yourself, your family, or your friends!
$45
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Winter Art on Color Changing Base
w/ Song Byrd Street Studio
Thursday, January 23rd, 6 - 8 pm
Create a fused glass Winter Art Piece on a color-changing wooden base! So beautiful for the holiday season and into the winter! We'll teach you how to cut the glass and will guide you in decorating your own enchanting scene.
$85
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Open Studio with Live Model
Ages 18+
Join the Mohawk Valley Artists group on Wednesday mornings for drawing and painting from a model. Bring your own materials and work on your techniques, hone your observational skills and enjoy a couple of hours of relaxation
No registration required. Drop-in fee $12.
Wednesdays 9:30 to 12:30
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Drop In Pottery
OPEN to those who have experience in ceramics. Clay can be purchased on-site. Wheels are first come, first serve.
No registration required. Drop- in fee $10/ hr
Thursdays 6 - 8 pm
Dance, Movement, and Wellness Classes
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Line Dancing
Step it out with Sally and Paul in the Gallery.
Tuesdays 7:00pm- 9:00pm
No registration needed.
Drop-in fee $5.00
Ages 18+
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Calm Vibe Yoga
w/ Deb Evans
Thursdays at 9:30 am
4 classes for $40
Class drop-in fee $12
Strength-building movements, grounding postures, breath work, and imagery for an overall calming effect for the mind, body, and spirit. Deb offers yoga philosophy and wisdom teachings so you can explore and practice mindfulness in everyday life.
Ages 18+
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Ballroom Dancing
w/ Cheyanne Laymon
Wednesdays 7 - 8 pm
Month of December: Cha Cha
Come alone or bring a partner to learn a new dance each month or revisit some of your favorites! There is no partner required, as rotating partners during class is highly encouraged
Drop-in fee: $10 per person
Ages 18+
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Zumba with Noi Moore
Tuesdays and Fridays 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Zumba Punch Card, 10 sessions for $70,
Class drop-in fee $10
Piyanart Moore (Noi) has been teaching Zumba Fitness for 10 years. Noi is licensed to teach many forms of Zumba. This session is Zumba Gold Toning.
Ages 18+
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Sound Bathing
Sound Bath Experience
Every third Thursday at 6:30 pm
A healing, relaxing, and meditative session facilitated through the use of various singing bowls, gong, drum and other ancient instrument. Participants will lay in a comfortable position for 1 hour while sound healing practitioners Brynn and Dan play different tones and frequencies on these various instruments, aided to balance and restore your physical and energetic body. Some but not all of the benefits may include deep relaxation, mental and emotional clarity, feelings of wellness and centeredness, and the opportunity to connect with yourself on a deeper level. The session is best experienced while lying down so you are encouraged but not required to bring any or all of the following, a yoga mat, a small blanket, a small pillow, an eye mask, and water.
$30 pre-registration (Venmo)
Class drop-in fee $40 (Venmo | cash)