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  • Home
  • About
    • The Frank Bette Center
    • The Frank Bette Legacy
    • Board of Directors
    • News
    • Newsletters
    • Press & Media
    • Contact Us
    • Site Map
  • Classes
  • Exhibits
    • Main Gallery
    • Signature Gallery
    • 2023 Alameda On Camera >
      • 2023 Alameda On Camera Juror
      • 2022 Alameda on Camera Award Winners
    • 2023 Plein Air Paintout >
      • 2023 Plein Air Paintout Juror
      • Paint Me!
      • Plein Air Paintout 2022 >
        • Photos
  • Programs
    • Alameda Island Poets
    • Alameda Island Poets Workshop
  • Membership
    • Artists Members
    • Opportunities
  • Donate
    • Sponsors & Donors
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
    • P22 Volunteers
  • NEWS
  • Gift Cards
  • DEMOS
  • CALL FOR ART

Classes and Workshops

ATTENTION:  Classes and workshops are in-person unless otherwise noted.  Full vaccination required for in-person instruction.  Limited seating and masks requirement up to instructor.  We will offer Zoom workshops for those that are not comfortable with in-person learning yet.

Drawing

  • Creative Cartooning Workshop: 1 Session with Gary Francis ​​​
  • Learn to Draw!: 6 Sessions with Carol Squicci​

Painting

  • ​​Color Dynamics in Watercolor: 6 Morning Sessions with Margaret Fago, Mondays 
  • Color Dynamics in Watercolor: 6 Morning Sessions with Margaret Fago, Tuesdays ​​​​​
  • ​Offsite ~ Painting in Oils ~ Explore and Enhance Your Work: 4 Sessions with Elaine Carpenter
  • Flower Fascination ~ Folk Art Inspired Watercolor: 1 Session with Grace Mendez
  • Online ~ Introduction to Watercolor: 3 Sessions with Wendy Soneson

Mixed Media

  • Offsite ~ Monoprint Madness: 1 Session with Colleen Gianatiempo
  • Offsite ~ Abstraction Extravaganza in Mixed Media: 1 Sessions with Colleen Gianatiempo​

Photography

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Gift Cards available

 You can purchase gift certificates at the Frank Bette Center that can be used for anything from a class and membership or to the purchase of artwork.
GIFT CARDS
IMPORTANT: Many of our classes and workshops are held upstairs.  If you have mobility concerns, please contact us  and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Note: Please call the gallery at 510-523-6957 if a class you are interested in is not posted here or email Programs. 


UPDATES AND MORE INFORMATION
Along with our most popular classes and workshop the Center regularly presents a selection of new and different offerings. Our monthly Classes and Workshop online newsletter details dates, days and times, cost, a brief description of all classes, workshops, and programs as well as links to the website for more information and to enroll.  Subscribe below to this online newsletter.

FBCA Cancellation Terms and Refund Policy

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