The Art Club offers classes, workshops, and two studios where members can attend workshops and work on their own projects.
Classes take place at the Island Recreation Club, art and ceramic studios.
The following 3rd block of workshops are available starting in January 2026 after the winter break: Arabic calligraphy, ceramics, drawing and watercolor, gouache painting, kids’ art and oil painting.
Registration links
Sundays: Gouache Painting Workshop | Register here
Learn how to paint with gouache, which is a water-based painting medium similar to painting with oil paint, but a lot less difficult because you don’t have to wait for it to dry.
Start date: Sunday, January 11, 2026
Mondays: Charcoal and Watercolor Portrait Workshop | Register here
Learn basic drawing techniques using pencil, charcoal, black-line pen, combined with basic watercolor painting.
Start date: Monday, January 12, 2026
Tuesdays: Ceramics Workshop | Register here
You will learn to throw pots on a pottery wheel, and how to hand-build pinch pots, coil pots and slab pots, and glazing techniques.
Start date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Wednesdays: Arabic Calligraphy Workshop | Register here
You will explore the history, techniques, and various script styles to compose your own calligraphic designs. You will also learn the cultural and aesthetic significance of Arabic calligraphy in all its locations, but especially in Islamic mosques.
Start date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Thursdays: Oil Painting Workshop | Register here
Learn classical oil painting techniques from a very experienced art teacher, for beginners, intermediate and advanced painters.
Start date: Thursday, January 15, 2026.
Saturdays: Kids’ Art Workshops | Register here for 9:00 a.m. and here for 10:00 a.m.
These classes are for K1 – G5 kids. There are two workshop times: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Start date: Saturday, January 17, 2026.
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