Winter 2025/Spring 2026 Art Classes at Montgomery College

Winter 2025/Spring 2026 Art Classes at Montgomery College is a comprehensive community art program for adults and teens offered by the Community Arts department. The program features a wide variety of classes in Professional Development, Drawing, Painting, Graphic Design, Photography, Video, Crafts, and more, all taught by professional artists. Classes are held at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, the Rockville Campus, and online via Zoom. Students can choose from individual offerings such as AI & Your Creative Practice, Marketing for Artists & Makers, Jewelry & Metalsmithing: Fundamentals, Sewing: Altering Existing Garments, Drawing Workshop Series, Street Photography, Monotype Printmaking Basics, Children's Book Illustration, and Painting: Advanced (with options in Watercolor & Gouache online and Acrylic & Oil in Takoma). Each class runs on a specific schedule of weekly meetings, with sessions starting throughout late January through March 2026 and ending in April or May.

When: The overall program spans Winter 2025/Spring 2026, with individual classes beginning between late January and late March 2026 and concluding by early May 2026; see the full schedule for exact dates.

Showtimes: Vary by class; most meet once per week in the evenings or afternoons, lasting 2.5 to 4 hours per session, with some self-paced content.

Tickets: Pricing varies by class—e.g., $229 for AI & Your Creative Practice, $299 for Marketing for Artists & Makers, $568 for Jewelry & Metalsmithing, $194 for Sewing, $49 per session or $294 for the full Drawing Workshop Series, $229 for Street Photography, $354 for Monotype Printmaking, $354 for Children's Book Illustration, and $354 for Painting: Advanced. Discounts are available for Maryland seniors 60 and up (prices listed as “MD seniors” range from $85 to $269).

Lineup: Instructors are professional artists and include Jerry Truong, David Baxter, Molly Shulman, Naima Dozier, Wanjin Kim, Clare Nicholls, Tirazheh Mofid, Donovan Marks, Racquel Keller, Rebecca Solow, Wendelin Daniels, and others.

Run time: Each class meets weekly for 6 to 10 sessions, typically 2.5–4 hours per session, plus optional self-paced content in some courses.

Ages: Open to artists and hobbyists 16 and up; exceptions may be made for 14- and 15-year-olds.

Venue: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, Rockville Campus, and online via Zoom; specific classes indicate which location.

Note: Discounts are available for Maryland seniors 60 and up; a full schedule of all offerings is available on the Community Arts website.