North Hills Art Center upcoming events

A-224 Intro to Gouache (SP26) (April 22, 2026)

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Registration deadline: April 15

Ages 14+

Acrylic Gouache is a wonderful, beginner-friendly medium popular with artists, illustrators and designers. This exciting water-based paint medium is more opaque, vibrant and graphic than traditional watercolors, allowing you to layer colors, paint on dark backgrounds and much more. It’s a forgiving, fun and versatile medium that dries fast and can be used to paint large, smooth, flat blocks of background color as well as fine lines and details. This class will take you through the basics of getting started with gouache with fun, step-by-step projects each week that focus on introducing materials and various techniques.

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Instructor: Jeanine Murch

Dates: Wednesdays 4/22 - 5/13 (4 sessions)
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be cancelled up to seven days before the start of class by contacting the office. Cancellation of this class will result in a $25 cancellation fee, to be deducted from the refund amount.

A-224 Intro to Gouache (SP26) (April 29, 2026)

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Registration deadline: April 15

Ages 14+

Materials list.

Instructor: Jeanine Murch

Dates: Wednesdays 4/22 - 5/13 (4 sessions)
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

WS-530 Hand Lettering Workshop - Design a Drop Cap (SP26) (May 02, 2026)

Sat, 02 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Registration deadline: April 25

Ages 14+

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A DATE CHANGE FROM WHAT IS IN THE CATALOG! THIS WORKSHOP IS ON SATURDAY, MAY 2ND.

What’s a “drop cap”? Good question. A drop cap is a large, decorative capital letter used as a design element. While we see them at the beginnings of a new paragraph or a chapter in books, there’s so many other ways to use them.

This workshop will cover the basics of drawing individual letter forms and focus on designing a single beautifully-illustrated drop cap. Perfect for anyone interested in learning the basics of hand-lettering, but without the time to take a full lettering course.

Materials to bring to class: Drawing paper or Bristol board, pencils, fine and broad tip markers, Sharpies, tracing paper and a ruler. If desired, but not required, you may bring colored pencils, paints, markers, digital tools (iPad or laptop) or any other mediums of your choice to create final artwork in color.

Instructor: Jeanine Murch

Date: Saturday, May 2 (1 session)

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Because this class is after office hours, please use the red side door to enter.

A-224 Intro to Gouache (SP26) (May 06, 2026)

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Registration deadline: April 15

Ages 14+

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Instructor: Jeanine Murch

Dates: Wednesdays 4/22 - 5/13 (4 sessions)
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

A-224 Intro to Gouache (SP26) (May 13, 2026)

Wed, 13 May 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Registration deadline: April 15

Ages 14+

Materials list.

Instructor: Jeanine Murch

Dates: Wednesdays 4/22 - 5/13 (4 sessions)
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm