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Abington Art Center is a community center focused on music, drawing, painting, oil, ceramics, metals, sewing, embroidery, pottery, and jewelry classes. It is an outdoor free concert venue, with theater, dance, jazz, and live music on stage. You can buy gifts, crafts, bracelets, necklaces, and rings at the unique holiday fair.

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Workshops 

ALL WORKSHOPS ARE IN-PERSON

Supplies

Please check the supply list for the class. Abington Art Center does not provide supplies for adult classes. If there is no supply list, your teacher will go over supplies on the first day of class.

QUESTIONS?

Call us: 215-887-4882 ext 100 

Email us:

studioschool@abingtonartcenter.org

AAC 
MEMBER DISCOUNT

Members receive 10% off of all classes & workshops. If you are are current member, please use the email associated with your membership to login using the portal below.

If you became a member within the past few days, our system might not recognize your membership status.

If our system does not recognize you as a member or if you are unsure of your current membership status, give us a call at 215-887-4882

Registration Deadlines

Registration closes when a class fills or the day before the class begins.

CLASS POLICIES

Before signing up for an in-person class, please read our  Registration and Refund Policy Page

Age Restrictions – 16+

Students who are age 16 and older are eligible to register for adult workshops. Ages 15 and younger must register for a youth workshops.

Upcoming Workshops

Yoga with Lauren O’Hara will be a recurring Thursday program, beginning September 7th from 9:30-10:15AM on the stage (or in the community gallery if we encounter inclement weather). 

THURSDAYS
Time: 9:30-10:15AM
$15 suggested donation

THE BUSINESS OF ART 

A series of workshops designed to help artists become a business and sell their work 

All participants of the Business of Art are eligible for a free, private critique of their artwork with AAC’s executive director by appointment. Please email rguzofsky@abingtonartcenter.org to request a meeting.  

Price:  $50 per workshop.  $120 if you sign up for all three workshops.
Members pricing: $45 per workshop. $108 if you sign up for all three workshops.

Bring your own lunch.  We will provide light refreshments throughout the day.  

Accounting for the Creative…not Creative Accounting 
Saturday, March 9, 2024   10am-3pm 
 

Instructor: Joyce Stein, CPA 

Artists will learn the basic principles of turning your artmaking to a business. Participants learn how to write a business plan and create an ethically and socially responsible art-centered business. Focusing on small business and entrepreneurship, the workshop will cover the skills needed to start a small business, the acquisition of capital, how to manage the creative enterprise and identify different forms of business ownership appropriate for the artist. Budgeting, bookkeeping, calculating break-even point, pricing, net income and how to apply general accounting principles are also covered. 

The Fine Art of Marketing 
Saturday, March 16, 2024 10am-3pm
 

Instructor: Jocelyn Russell Wallace, MBA, PhD 

This workshop will explore strategies for artists to market their work efficiently, effectively and profitably. Marketing is a process that starts with a great idea that is then developed into an offering, launched and distributed for sale. It also includes managing long-lasting relationships with a loyal customer base. Please join us to learn about the fine art of marketing your art. 

So You Want to Sell Your Art? 
Saturday, March 23, 2024. 10am-3pm
 

A Panel Discussion- Moderated by Rosalie Guzofsky, PhD, Executive Director, Abington Art Center 

Private gallery owners, directors of nonprofit galleries, artist agents and owners of other types of venues that sell art will give you an insider’s view of how to get your art work sold and exhibited. You will learn about the decision-making process involved in choosing artists, the business side of working with galleries and the advantages of working with an agent or art buyer. Participants are encouraged to bring sample of their work or a portfolio to engage in a culminating group critique by the experts and your fellow artists.  

Registration Portal

Returning Students

Log in with your email, choose a session, Add to Order, and select the person you wish to register before checking out or adding additional classes.

New Students

Click Login and create an account for yourself. If you are registering a child or someone else, click Add to Order, fill out the form with your registrants’s information under “Add New Registrant,” and click “Create Registrant.” Select the person you wish to register before checking out or adding additional classes.

Please Note: The Registration Portal shows all classes available currently at AAC, including Youth classes. If you do not see a description for a class on this webpage, it is most likely a YOUTH CLASS or SUMMER CAMP.