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Fig Freehand: A guide to hands-on creative exploration in Lancaster City
Created in partnership with Garden Spot Village, use this guide to find creative workshops, art classes, and interactive events.
Embrace your inner artist, find new hobbies, and connect with the artful offerings in the community by attending one of these upcoming workshops, classes, or events.
Gallery Workshops
Demuth Foundation
- Watercolor & Wine | May 29 | Register
- Drafts & Crafts | May 31 | Register
- Kids Summer Sketchbook Club | June 5 – August 29 | Register
- Gallery Talk: Mike Witmer | June 5 | More Info
- Art Exploration Camp | June 8-11 | Register
- Demuth Museum Guided Tours | June 13 – November 28 | More Info
- Full STEAM Ahead! An Artsy Science Camp | June 15-18 | Register
Lancaster Art Vault
- Lancaster Spring Art Walk | May 16-17 | More info
- Creative Mending with Robin Timpson | May 23| Register
- Acrylic Pouring Class with Ann Benton Yeager | May 30 | Register
- Kids Summer Camp with Happily Ever Crafter | June 22-26 | Register
Third Story Art
- Lancaster Spring Art Walk | May 16-17 | More Info
Creative Courses
Lancaster Public Library
- Preschool Storytime | Wednesdays
- Toddler Time | Thursdays
- Life Skills for Success | Mondays and Fridays
- Music & Movement | June 29
- Bad Art Club | June 17 | Adults, Seniors
- Read it and Eat: A Cookbook Club | June 10 | Adults
- Silent Book Club at Our Town Brewery | June 15 | Adults, Seniors
- Adult Coloring Program | June 16 | Adults, Seniors
- Miniature Paint Night | June 18 | Teens, Adults
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design | Center for Creative Exploration
Young Artist Classes
- Parent + Child Beginning Watercolor – Patterns & Textures: Ages: 5-9 | July 7 | Register
- Parent + Child: Calder Exploration: Ages 5-8 | July 8 | Register
- Parent + Child: Puffy Paint Dessert Paintings! Ages 2-6 | July 8 | Register
- Week 1 | June | 3D Rendering 101: Grades 7-10 | June 24 | Register
- Week 1 | June | Beginning Character Design Workshop: Grades 6-9 | June 22 | Register
- Week 1 | June | Creating Comics & Zines: Grades 4-6 | June 23-24 | Register
Upcoming Events
- June First Friday Markets & Makers at Ewell Plaza | June 5 | More information
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
- Flameworked Glass Flower Pendants | May 17 | Register
- Painting with Enamel | May 23 | Register
- Keum-boo | May 27 | Register
- Stained Glass Garden Stakes | May 29 | Register
- Learn to Sew a Western Shirt | May 30 & 31 | Register
- Nantucket Trinket Baskets | May 31 | Register
- Metalsmithing Basics: Soldering, Texturizing, & Stone Setting | June 2 | Register
Cooking & Crafts
Gallery Grow
- Spring Art Walk | May 16-17 | See more
- Moss Wall Designs Happy Hour Workshop | May 21 | Sign Up
- Spring Wall Mount & All About Epiphytes Workshop | May 27 | Sign Up
Lancaster Cupcake
- Summer Camps | Tuesdays-Thursdays | Register
- Cupcake Decorating Workshops | Register
- Kid’s Story Time & Cupcake Decorating | Monday and Fridays | Register
Music & Performing Arts
Lancaster Improv Players
- Saturday Night Improv: Indie Mixtape | May 16 | Tickets
- Improv 201 With Shannon! | June 2 | Tickets
- Lancaster Improv’s First Friday Free For All | June 5 | Tickets
- Saturday Night Improv: Peach Soda | June 6 | Tickets
- Improvised Shakespeare 101 With Renee! | June 8 | Tickets
Ongoing Events, Workshops & Classes
- Ongoing pottery, glass, glaze & firing classes | Lancaster Creative Factory
- Ongoing Zumba, Salsa, and Kids Latin | Embodyment Wellness
- Mindful Marks | Online | This is Happiness Studio
- Wednesday Night Book Club | Every 1st Wednesday | Lancaster Public Library
- Short Story Discussion Group | Lancaster Public Library | First Tuesday of each month
- Creative Yoga Flow | Third Story Art | Tuesdays
- Critique Club | Lancaster Art Vault | Third Tuesdays
- Live Model Figure Drawing | Lancaster Art Vault | Second Tuesday of each month
- Artist Coffee Hour | Third Story Art | Monthly
- Free Community Yoga | Lancaster Art Vault | Tuesdays
- Artist’s Coffee Hour | Third Story Art | Monthly
- Beading Basics, Wire Work, Bead Weaving | The BeadWorks | Call to Schedule
- Kid’s Story Time & Cupcake Decorating | Lancaster Cupcake | Every Monday and Friday
- Cake Decorating Workshops | Lancaster Cupcake
- Paint Your Own Pottery | The PotteryWorks | Walk-In
- Piano Lessons | Lancaster Piano Studio | Call to Schedule
- Adult Dance Classes | Mambojaz Studio | Visit Website for Schedule
- Weekly Music Lessons | Penn Square Music Conservatory | Visit Website for Schedule
- Classes from Toddlers to Adults | Popovsky Performing Arts Studio | Visit Website for Schedule
- Private Lessons | Viktor Yeliohin International Ballet Academy | Visit Website for Information
- First Friday Salsa Dance Lessons | The Village Nightclub | Monthly
- Mommy and Me Course | Music for Everyone | Tuesdays
Creative Partnerships
Garden Spot Village believes in the power of living life with purpose. Residents of this vibrant 55+ community embrace the opportunity to live engaging lifestyles.
Like Fig, Garden Spot is passionate about creativity. Fig Freehand is an invitation for you to find a spark of inspiration, try your hand at something new, and find community through art in Lancaster City.
Thank you to Garden Spot Village for fostering connection and creativity by partnering with us to bring this guide to life.
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