From Wednesday September 17 to Friday September 19 The Benson Center will be CLOSED to prepare for the Fall Quarter.
(No Meal Service from 9/17 to 9/19)
You must be a member of a Fulton County Multipurpose Senior Center and registration is required for all in-person classes.
Below is a listing of the Art and Craft Classes that are being given in the 1st Quarter 2025 (January 2 to march 14, 2025).
1st Quarter 2025 Class Schedule
Class Size: 12
A course designed to help you produce successful paintings in acrylics.
You will learn how to achieve good composition, design, color mixing, and glazing techniques.
You will also receive visual education in art history, painting styles and techniques of masters, as well as personal practice and coaching.
Paints, brushes and mediums are provided.
Bring your own canvases. Size 16” x 20” preferred.
Class Size: 7
Students will learn the basics of wheel throwing, centering, pulling, shaping, trimming, and glazing.
No previous knowledge is necessary.
No registration required.
Come play chess, a game played by millions worldwide.
Class Size: 8
Using different forms of hand building you will create objects that can be both utilitarian and decorative.
Techniques and vocabulary will be taught.
All materials provided and no experience needed.
Just a fun time getting your hands in clay
Class Size: 10
A laptop computer is necessary for this class - cannot be done on a phone but you can use written charts or enter your tree on a genealogy website and work from that.
This class will show you how to access records that will put you onto a road of discovery as to who you really are.
It will also help you to organize family records and pictures.
Discover and document your family history and leave a record for your children.
You and your family are a part of history!
Class Size: 8
Mahjong is an ancient Chinese tile game, but here we play the American version.
Open to experienced players only (no beginners).
Class Size: 12
Various painting techniques and shortcuts will be taught along with personal practice and coaching.
You will also receive visual education in art history, painting styles and techniques of masters, and practical art knowledge in general.
Paints, brushes and mediums are provided.
Bring your own canvases. Size 16” x 20” preferred.
Class Size: 12
In this class everyone will start with a “blob” of plaster in a plastic baggie.
Once it hardens you will chisel, carve and then sand the piece to a smooth finish.
Then you will paint it and mount on a piece of panel.
No experience is necessary but prepare to have fun creating a miniature sculpture that will sit proudly on a shelf in your home
Class Size: 10
In this class you will learn basics of how to knit using two needles and yarn. Please bring your materials (needles, yarn etc.)
The student should be able to center clay on the wheel with minimum difficulty and have strong working knowledge of throwing clay on the wheel.
Note: This is not an instructor led class, you will be working on your own during studio hours.
If you have pain in hands, elbow, shoulder, or weakness in arms or back this may not be an ideal option for you.
Also see our Disclaimer.