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Events
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Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere at the Duluth Public Library's Teen Space. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all 26 sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
Free – $50.00
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Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others during this dedicated weekly three-hour creative session. Each session includes optional opportunities for group critique and informal feedback.
Register
Free – $10.00
8 Sessions | This hands-on class includes pottery wheel, altered forms, handbuilding, and glaze demonstrations. Types of vessel construction covered include platters, jars, pouring vessels, other large forms, whistles, and beyond, with plenty of time to craft a body of work based on your own personal ideation/aesthetic in both form and glazing concepts. Bring your own plans and concepts, advance your techniques, and push your work to new growth.
$285.00 – $355.00
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1 event,
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere at the Duluth Public Library's Teen Space. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all 26 sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
Free – $50.00
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Sessions are open to all serious artists, from beginner to expert. Every session includes a live model, starting with short gestural poses and moving into longer holds. Work time is self-directed, no instruction offered. Headphones and water bottles are welcome. Paper, sketching materials, and easels are available.
Free – $65.00
Learn the basics of throwing pottery on the wheel using the C.O.P.S (center, open, pull, shape) method, and basic handbuilding techniques with instruction from ceramicist and potter Matt Larson.
$330.00 – $405.00
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Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere at the Duluth Public Library's Teen Space. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all 26 sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
Free – $50.00
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3 events,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others during this dedicated weekly three-hour creative session. Each session includes optional opportunities for group critique and informal feedback.
Register
Free – $10.00
Improve the style, legibility and reading comprehension of your art, design, and communication with this introductory presentation on the fundamentals of typography. From fonts, to hierarchy, to scale, nailing the intricacies of typesetting will instantly make any design piece more eye-catching and impactful.
Register
Free – $10.00
8 Sessions | This hands-on class includes pottery wheel, altered forms, handbuilding, and glaze demonstrations. Types of vessel construction covered include platters, jars, pouring vessels, other large forms, whistles, and beyond, with plenty of time to craft a body of work based on your own personal ideation/aesthetic in both form and glazing concepts. Bring your own plans and concepts, advance your techniques, and push your work to new growth.
$285.00 – $355.00
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1 event,
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere at the Duluth Public Library's Teen Space. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all 26 sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
Free – $50.00
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1 event,
2 SESSIONS with different times | October 9 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm | October 10 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Art journaling (or junk journaling) is accessible to everyone, fun, a great way to upcycle materials you already have, and a way to let go of preconceived notions of any artistic outcome. This class is all about the journey.
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$30.00 – $80.00
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1 Session | This is a half day (3-hour) workshop for plein air painters wishing to learn a confident approach to outdoor landscape painting in Autumn. Matt will demonstrate and provide one-on-one guidance toward painting a scene with fall colors. Bring your own pochade painting box with tripod or plein air easel, along with paints, brushes, palette knife, odorless mineral spirits and paper towels. The session is geared towards oil painting, but students wishing to use gouache or watercolors are welcome to bring those supplies. A camping chair and clothing for inclement weather are also suggested. The painting location for our workshop will be determined by weather forecast and announced prior to class.
Register
$30.00 – $80.00
Learn the basics of throwing pottery on the wheel using the C.O.P.S (center, open, pull, shape) method, and basic handbuilding techniques with instruction from ceramicist and potter Matt Larson.
$330.00 – $405.00
2 SESSIONS with different times | October 9 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm | October 10 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Art journaling (or junk journaling) is accessible to everyone, fun, a great way to upcycle materials you already have, and a way to let go of preconceived notions of any artistic outcome. This class is all about the journey.
Register
$30.00 – $80.00
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2 events,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere at the Duluth Public Library's Teen Space. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all 26 sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
Free – $50.00
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1 event,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others during this dedicated weekly three-hour creative session. Each session includes optional opportunities for group critique and informal feedback.
Register
Free – $10.00
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1 event,
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere at the Duluth Public Library's Teen Space. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all 26 sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
Free – $50.00
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0 events,
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1 event,
Learn the basics of throwing pottery on the wheel using the C.O.P.S (center, open, pull, shape) method, and basic handbuilding techniques with instruction from ceramicist and potter Matt Larson.
$330.00 – $405.00
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8 Sessions | SUNDAY CLASSES MEET 2:00–3:30 | This twice-monthly educational session is open to any 13+ youth wanting to express themselves creatively through photography. Club meetings include field trips, individual and group projects, short info sessions, one-to-one skill development, and discussion of each other’s work. Participants are allowed to use any type of camera, including their phones.
Sold Out
$90.00 – $170.00
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3 events,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere at the Duluth Public Library's Teen Space. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all 26 sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
Free – $50.00
4 SESSIONS | Continue your journey as an oil painter! This class is customized to advance individual painters' skills. Subjects can include painting from a still life, copying the works of master painters, or learning to paint figures and portraits. Students are encouraged to work at larger sizes and to learn and employ broad brush methods, including brush handling techniques and working with mediums.
Register
$190.00 – $270.00
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1 event,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others during this dedicated weekly three-hour creative session. Each session includes optional opportunities for group critique and informal feedback.
Register
Free – $10.00
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2 events,
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere at the Duluth Public Library's Teen Space. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all 26 sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
Free – $50.00
8 Sessions | SUNDAY CLASSES MEET 2:00–3:30 | This twice-monthly educational session is open to any 13+ youth wanting to express themselves creatively through photography. Club meetings include field trips, individual and group projects, short info sessions, one-to-one skill development, and discussion of each other’s work. Participants are allowed to use any type of camera, including their phones.
Sold Out
$90.00 – $170.00
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0 events,
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1 event,
Learn the basics of throwing pottery on the wheel using the C.O.P.S (center, open, pull, shape) method, and basic handbuilding techniques with instruction from ceramicist and potter Matt Larson.
$330.00 – $405.00
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0 events,
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0 events,
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3 events,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others while you create. Each session includes an optional end-of-session group critique in the final half-hour.
Register
Free – $10.00
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere at the Duluth Public Library's Teen Space. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all 26 sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
Free – $50.00
4 SESSIONS | Continue your journey as an oil painter! This class is customized to advance individual painters' skills. Subjects can include painting from a still life, copying the works of master painters, or learning to paint figures and portraits. Students are encouraged to work at larger sizes and to learn and employ broad brush methods, including brush handling techniques and working with mediums.
Register
$190.00 – $270.00
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1 event,
Bring your own supplies and projects to connect with others during this dedicated weekly three-hour creative session. Each session includes optional opportunities for group critique and informal feedback.
Register
Free – $10.00
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2 events,
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Three artists, one theme: explore Materials and Self at this Art Night Out featuring an artist talk with reclaimed materials artist Andrew Webster, found object painter Robb Quisling, and fiber artist Lauren Faherty. Each artist brings a personal perspective to the question of how materials and objects tie into our lives, carry our stories, and intersect with creative practice. Enjoy snacks, beverages, and the three exhibitions on view starting October 19.
Get Tickets
Free – $100.00
Explore your creativity in a laid-back atmosphere at the Duluth Public Library's Teen Space. Bring your headphones and creative ideas—art supplies provided, but bringing your own also welcome. Registration covers all 26 sessions, but attending every session is not necessary.
Register
Free – $50.00
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0 events,
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2 events,
Learn the basics of throwing pottery on the wheel using the C.O.P.S (center, open, pull, shape) method, and basic handbuilding techniques with instruction from ceramicist and potter Matt Larson.
$330.00 – $405.00
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A beloved tradition. Stop in for a FREE, casual, creative art-making afternoon and learn to make simple, fun crafts that can be customized for artists of all ages. Craft handmade make-and-take essentials for an evening of trick-or-treating: costume pieces, candy bag, autumnal decor, and more. Thank you to Whole Foods Co-Op for providing snacks!
Register
Free – $50.00
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Registration Policies
- Tuition must be received two weeks prior to the class or camp start date to ensure both your place and adequate class materials.
- If there is insufficient enrollment 7 days prior to event date OR on listed registration deadline, the DAI may cancel the event, notify registrants, and refund all payments including deposits. Last-minute cancellations may also occur for weather, emergency, or instructor illness.
- Class tuition includes a $10 non-refundable registration fee, not including subsequent sessions of multi-day classes. Camp tuition includes a $25 non-refundable deposit due upon registration.
- Students cancelling two weeks prior to the first day of class or camp are eligible for a refund, not including deposits or registration fees, unless class is marked “non-refundable.” Refunds cannot be made after classes begin.
- Student Members are not eligible for membership discounts on classes.
- No refunds available for fundraiser tickets and other paid special events.
Online registration with credit card payment preferred. To pay by cash or check, contact Jesse Switters jswitters@duluthartinstitute.org. Following payment, check all inboxes for a confirmation email.
Check calendar details for event-specific policies.
Accessibility
DAI Gallery (US Bank Building) events – Accessible parking is available nearby on Superior Street and in the pay lots in the Holiday Center and Duluth Transit Center. An elevator to all floors is available in the US Bank Building. DAI galleries are located on the 4th floor. In-gallery seating available.
DAI Studio (Lincoln Park Building) events – There is accessible parking in the lot at the back door, and a ramp to access the second floor.
Building hours, locations, and driving instructions
Scholarships
Scholarships may become available at times. For more information, or to request a partial or full scholarship for a class or camp, contact Jesse Switters jswitters@duluthartinstitute.org.