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AGES 8-Adult
Decorate Like a Pro:
Royal Icing Cookie Class
Wed, June 11 | 6-7:30pm | $25**
Join Mackensie Wand, owner of Whisk & Wander Culinary Company, for a fun and hands-on cookie decorating class perfect for beginners and budding bakers alike! In this class, you’ll learn the fundamentals of working with royal icing—including outlining, flooding, and basic piping techniques—to create beautifully decorated cookies with confidence.
All the prep work (including baking the cookies) is done ahead of time, so you can jump straight into the fun part—decorating! Each student will receive six sugar cookies to decorate and take home, along with the knowledge and skills to recreate them in their own kitchen.
Come for the cookies, leave with sweet skills and creative inspiration!
**Paid for in part by an Illinois Arts Council grant.
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THE WOOL FELTING CLASS IS FULL/ EMAIL artdirector@galenaarc.org
TO BE PLACED ON A WAIT LIST.
AGES 8-Adult
Wet Felted Wool Vessel
Sat, July 19 | 1-4pm | $20**
Instructor: Liz Larson
Create a 3D container using the wet felting technique, where wool fibers are manipulated with water, soap, and friction to bond them into a dense, cohesive form. This event is for ages 8-Adult so that family members can take together. Or just interested adults. This is a beginner level class.
There is also Wet Felted Vessel class held on Thursday, June 19 from 1-4pm for ages 8-14 (no adults in the Thursday class).
**Paid for in part by an Illinois Arts Council grant.
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AGES 10-Adult
Intro to the Art of Zentangle
Tues, July 22 | 6-8pm | $29**
Includes supplies!
Instructor: Mary Stayner
Students will use tools from their provided kit, including pencil, tortillion (blending stump), Micron pen, and a paper tile to create beautiful art one step at a time.
The eight steps of the Zentangle Method will be utilized using five elemental strokes to create their composition allowing them to relax and enjoy the patterns. This method, created 20 years ago by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, allows all participants to be successful whether it is their first Zentangle experience or if they are a seasoned tangler.
**Paid for in part by an Illinois Arts Council grant.
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HOW TO REGISTER
by CREDIT CARD
You can register online (links below).
Note: Stride Events will add a non refundable processing fee.
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by CASH OR CHECK
Complete these 3 steps:
1. For immediate class registration please email: artdirector@galenaarc.org
You will be placed on the class list in order of email received. Your place will be held for 4 days awaiting payment.
2. Download and Print the Registration Form
3. Drop off or mail:
Galena ARC
11084 W US HWY 20
Galena, IL 61036
Click here to learn about
Mary Stayner
Paid for in part by an
Illinois Arts Council grant.