Classes & Events

Each Week a new creative activity!

Get your hands in the clay and build your pottery skills in this four-week class with instructor Tim Carlburg. Designed for beginners and those looking to strengthen their skills, this hands-on course will guide students through the fundamentals of wheel throwing, including centering, shaping, trimming, and...

Give your favorite book a cozy place to call home! Join BACC’s featured artist, Ashley Heward, for a creative Saturday sewing class where you will make your own fabric book sleeve. Perfect for protecting your current read in a purse, backpack, or travel bag, this handmade sleeve is both practical and stylish....

A ghost, a pumpkin, and a pile of pretty fabric walk into an art class… 🎃👻 Join BACC artist Jeanne Wendland and discover Kinusaiga, the Japanese art of creating colorful designs with fabric—no needle and thread required! You’ll use bits of fabric to bring an adorable little ghost and its pumpkin to life,...

A relaxed ceramics studio session for students currently registered in a monthly course. Use the time to practice on the wheel or glaze your current project.  Limited space- Reservations required - email director@baccbigfork.org to reserve a wheel!

In this three-hour intro oil painting workshop, Jane will focus on basic drawing skills, color mixing, foreground, background, and understanding how to use the provided art supplies. Each participant will have the opportunity to complete an oil painting in the class.  Jane Latus Emmert is an avid outdoor oil...

Celebrate the colors of fall with a playful pumpkin watercolor. Join talented, local artist, Chelcee Humphrey, as she guides you through painting a charming trio of pumpkins filled with rich autumn color and whimsical details. Explore color blending, layering, highlights, shadows, and expressive brushwork as you...

Ceramics Studio Dudley Anderson with guest sculpture artist, Karen Schroeder Make a Textile Fish with Dudley and learn from Karen Saturday - Nov. 7 - 2:00 - 4:00 PM   Join ceramicist Dudley Anderson for a playful and inspiring clay workshop! Dudley will guide you in creating your own textured ceramic fish, sharing...

“There’s No Place Like Gnome” — Gnome houses, fairy villages and tiny magical worlds.  Have fun with this one! Feel free to recreate Bigfork or your favorite Flathead destination in whimsicale fashion! Schedule:  Launch workshop: November 1st: 2-4pm Designs due:  Friday Nov 27th noon- 5pm. Design opening...

Open Studio: Painting with Francesca Droll Wednesdays Jan 13- Feb 17th.  All artists are welcome—no matter your experience level. This relaxed, open studio is designed for those who want time and space to create, explore, and grow at their own pace. Bring the medium you love to work in (pastel, watercolor,...