Plateau creative arts center
Classes & Events
Classes & Events
The Plateau Creative Arts Center and Art Guild at Fairfield Glade host many classes and events throughout the year.
SPECIAL 2-DAY PLEIN AIR WORKSHOP w/Wyatt Waters
The focus of Wyatt’s workshop is about learning to see and painting outside en plein air with watercolor. The emphasis is as much on seeing as painting.
Wyatt will speak and demonstrate the problems associated with working on location while providing practical solutions and advice, based on his 40+ years of experience. Wyatt shares his philosophy of life that is intrinsically tied to his painting. The workshop deals with how painting can inform life, as well as the other way around. The emphasis is on getting the attendees in touch with their own seeing. He encourages not just the painting of what is seen, but also their felt expression that can give their own art meaning.
BEGINNING LOOSE SKETCHING WORKSHOP w/ Karen Shaw
Students will learn a sketching process that will give confidence and joy in creating an image.
Gallery Opening Night
Join us on Friday February 6th from 5 - 7PM for the February Gallery Opening Night. Featured artists are the Three Dames with their beautiful watercolors. Special Art Challenge Exhibit is Art Dec / ...
ACRYLIC PAINTING I w/ Freeman Davenport
This class is an exploration of color using acrylic paint. No prior experience needed.
WIRE-WRAPPED HEART PENDANT & EARRINGS w/ Susan Smathers
Participants will learn how to use jewelry tools, non-tarnish wire, and beads to complete a handmade wire-wrapped heart pendant necklace and pair of earrings.
CREATE WITH YOUR CRICUT MACHINE w/ Melea Goins
In this hands-on beginner level class, the basics of Design Space will be reviewed as the participants learn how to download scalable vector graphics (SVG) from the internet, upload SVG into Design Sp...
ACRYLIC PAINTING II w/ Freeman Davenport
In this class students will learn to utilize sketches, develop a composition, choose a focal point and apply paint. The subject of this painting will be a still life.
BEGINNING STAINED GLASS w/Marc Rotman
Students will learn the process of creating stained glass from start to finish, using the copper foil technique. No prior experience is needed.
SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY w/Jack Retterer
Smartphone photography capabilities have become more powerful and complex. In this 2 half-day workshop we will cover a comparison of Android and iPhone photography features.
CELTIC CROSS WIRE-WRAPPED JEWELRY w/Susan Smathers
This hands-on class blends jewelry-making techniques with rich cultural design, guiding you through the creation of a stunning wire-wrapped piece inspired by ancient Celtic motifs.
SUMMER DAZE BRACELET w/George Gallant
In this first session of Chain Maille Jewelry for 2026 students will be making a “Summer Daze” bracelet. The combination of gold and silver make it perfect for casual wear.
CRICUT POP-UP EASTER CARD w/Melea Goins
Create a pop-up Easter card and a layered Easter card using your Cricut machine in this beginner to intermediate class.
2-Day Plein Air Workshop w/Wyatt Waters
SPECIAL 2-DAY EVENT! The focus of Wyatt’s workshop is about learning to see and painting outside en plein air with watercolor. The emphasis is as much on seeing as painting.