Mosaic
The visual arts opportunities at the Center include exhibits, classes, and demonstrations. Topics for classes include drawing painting, printmaking, pottery, glass fusing, and others. These events typically take place in the historic classroom building where needed equipment stays available year-round. An off-site exhibit, Art on the Walls at the Clark Fork Valley Hospital, offers a glimpse of the talents of local artists.
Spring 2025 Art Classes At The Paradise Center
Stained Glass Series
3 Part Series
Saturday, March 15th
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Saturday, March 22nd
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Sunday,March 23rd
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Learn stained Glass techniques from Artist Karen Ryan.
All Materials Provided
Registration $45
Maximum class size is 6 participants
Pottery Series
4 Part Series
Tuesday, April 1st
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Tuesday, April 8th
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Tuesday, April 15th
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Tuesday, April 22nd
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
In this series of four introductory classes, Ellen Childress will teach you about “thrown pottery” on a potters wheel, and Karen Thorson will teach you techniques for hand built pottery. You will create some finished pieces and be prepared to work on your own.
All Materials Provided
Registration for full series $80
Maximum class size is 6 participants
Zentangle Series
2 Part Series
Thursday, March 27th
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Thursday, April 3rd
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
This two-day introductory class, taught by Janice Hanson, will be relaxing and creative. Leave with cards to send friends and tools to ZEN at home. Fun for any art level and any age.
All Materials Provided
Registration $15
Beaded Snowflakes
Single Class
Sunday, March 30th
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Learn how to create delicate shapes with beads! Bead artist Dayna Dickerson will lead you into a whole new way to create art!
All Materials Provided
Registration $15
Pysanky Ukrainian Egg Dying
Single Class
Friday, April 11th
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Learn from artist, Kristen Cole, how to design, decorate, and dye a chicken egg and a goose egg using wax. Leave with a treasure, and if you want to create on your own, for a small addition in cost, you can keep the tools to create again.
All Materials Provided
Registration $45
Watercolor Painting
Single Class
Sunday, April 27th
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Learn from watercolor artist, Ilene Paulsen. We will be painting on a 5” x 7” board using a watercolor ground. Let’s make these daisies help us to think spring!
All Materials Provided
Registration for full series $30
Fused Glass Series
4 Part Series
Saturday, May 10th
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Saturday, May 17th
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Saturday, May 24th
2:00 PM to 4:30
Saturday, May 31st
2:00 PM to 4:40
This series of four introductory classes, taught by Karen Thorson, will teach you about the potential and technical strategies for glass fusing and enable you to create several fused glass pieces of your own, more complex designs.
All Materials Provided
Registration $85
Maximum class size is 6 participants
Artists In Paradise 2025
is scheduled for July 24th -26th
We welcome new artists!
Please contact us at The Paradise Center if you are in Northwest Montana and interested in showing your artwork.