Art Classes and Workshops
Classes and Workshops are held in our studio:
24 Main Street, Suite B1, Millerton, NY
unless otherwise specified
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You can also reach us at: [email protected], or call us at (845-293-0134)
In-person classes limited to 4 students per session at studio,
email us if you'd like to host a bigger event or party in another location
Children under 6 years old may be able to attend some classes with supervision.
Please "ask a question" below for more information.
Policies and Procedures
Payment Policy:
Payment for in person classes due either before, or the day of class, at the time that you arrive, before the class starts.
Payment can be in the form of check, cash, card, or Venmo
Cancelation Policy:
if you need to cancel, please cancel at least 24 hrs before class.
If feeling sick, please try to let us know you need to cancel and/or reschedule by 8:00am the day of your class.
Masks still highly preferred for in person classes at the studio
Payment Policy:
Payment for in person classes due either before, or the day of class, at the time that you arrive, before the class starts.
Payment can be in the form of check, cash, card, or Venmo
Cancelation Policy:
if you need to cancel, please cancel at least 24 hrs before class.
If feeling sick, please try to let us know you need to cancel and/or reschedule by 8:00am the day of your class.
Masks still highly preferred for in person classes at the studio
Virtual Art Classes and Workshops
Virtual Individual Art Class
$25.00
Virtual Art Class
This is the purchase of one (1) hour of one-on-one time with a certified art teacher.
Subjects can include, but are not limited to: Oil Painting, Drawing, Children's Art Project Help, Adult Art Help, Children's Art Enrichment, Homeschool Art Virtual Curriculum, Teen Art Enrichment, family paint and sip together from home
Upon the purchase of a class, the art teacher will email you to confirm and talk about the subject you'd like to focus on, discuss materials needed, set up a time, and send you the zoom link to your own personal art class!
Please make sure to provide your email address!
Prefer to ask questions first? Please email us at [email protected]. we will be happy to answer any questions!
This is the purchase of one (1) hour of one-on-one time with a certified art teacher.
Subjects can include, but are not limited to: Oil Painting, Drawing, Children's Art Project Help, Adult Art Help, Children's Art Enrichment, Homeschool Art Virtual Curriculum, Teen Art Enrichment, family paint and sip together from home
Upon the purchase of a class, the art teacher will email you to confirm and talk about the subject you'd like to focus on, discuss materials needed, set up a time, and send you the zoom link to your own personal art class!
Please make sure to provide your email address!
Prefer to ask questions first? Please email us at [email protected]. we will be happy to answer any questions!
Prefer to speak with the artist before purchasing the class? Interested in discussing what classes/subjects can be offered? Have something specific in mind? Email us at [email protected]. We will be happy to answer any questions and create a virtual class prefect for you!
In Person Classes and Workshops
Previous classes, coming back soon!
Winter Break Art Activities
During Winter Break this year, schedule a class or special art activity for yourself, or as a fun event for your and your family, or set up an artistic play date for your child and their friends!
Tailored just for you or for you and your family or friends! Schedule at a time that works for you! We will do our best to work to with your schedule.
You could focus on: Fine Arts for Adults or Teens: Drawing, Fine Arts for Adults or Teens: Painting, School Age Students Fine Arts Art Classes, Private Matryoshka Painting Workshops, Private Paint n' Sip style events, Parent/Child Private Art Classes, Family Group Art Classes, Simple Beaded jewelry or ornament making, Make-your-own Personalized Sun Catcher, or Kid's Art Activities and Crafts for your child and their friends. The possibilities are almost endless!
"Let Your Creativity Fly!"
Ask about art activities for Holiday parties, birthday parties, showers, reunions, or special events!
Individual or private group (up to 4 in studio, possibility of meeting at another location for bigger groups considered on a case-by-case basis)
$28/hour/student Group Discount of $25/hour/student available for groups of 3 or more.
Some classes will include an small additional materials fee, depending on the specific materials needed for your class or activity
All Ages
During Winter Break this year, schedule a class or special art activity for yourself, or as a fun event for your and your family, or set up an artistic play date for your child and their friends!
Tailored just for you or for you and your family or friends! Schedule at a time that works for you! We will do our best to work to with your schedule.
You could focus on: Fine Arts for Adults or Teens: Drawing, Fine Arts for Adults or Teens: Painting, School Age Students Fine Arts Art Classes, Private Matryoshka Painting Workshops, Private Paint n' Sip style events, Parent/Child Private Art Classes, Family Group Art Classes, Simple Beaded jewelry or ornament making, Make-your-own Personalized Sun Catcher, or Kid's Art Activities and Crafts for your child and their friends. The possibilities are almost endless!
"Let Your Creativity Fly!"
Ask about art activities for Holiday parties, birthday parties, showers, reunions, or special events!
Individual or private group (up to 4 in studio, possibility of meeting at another location for bigger groups considered on a case-by-case basis)
$28/hour/student Group Discount of $25/hour/student available for groups of 3 or more.
Some classes will include an small additional materials fee, depending on the specific materials needed for your class or activity
All Ages
Paint N' Sip Cocoa Family and Friends Event
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Matryoshka Nesting Doll Painting
Learn the history and tradition of Matryoshka (nesting dolls) and paint your own set of 3 wooden dolls! More than simply wooden figurines, they can be painted as animals, popular characters, celebrities, objects, cool designs, or even tell a story! A fun activity for families or groups of friends, and artists of all ages!
Ages 7+
$42/student
2-2.5 hours
Or schedule this as a private group event for you and your family, or for groups of friends, we will try to work with your schedule (ask about group discounts!)
Learn the history and tradition of Matryoshka (nesting dolls) and paint your own set of 3 wooden dolls! More than simply wooden figurines, they can be painted as animals, popular characters, celebrities, objects, cool designs, or even tell a story! A fun activity for families or groups of friends, and artists of all ages!
Ages 7+
$42/student
2-2.5 hours
Or schedule this as a private group event for you and your family, or for groups of friends, we will try to work with your schedule (ask about group discounts!)
Beaded Ornament Making
Make 2 beautiful beaded snowflake ornaments using beautiful and high quality crystal and glass beads. These make a stunning handmade gift idea! They look amazing on a Christmas tree or ask for a suction cup to display them in a window to sparkle in the sun during the winter season!
Ages: 7+
$35.00/ student
45 mins-1 hour
Or schedule this as a private group event for you and your family, or for groups of friends, we will try to work with your schedule (ask about group discounts!)
Make 2 beautiful beaded snowflake ornaments using beautiful and high quality crystal and glass beads. These make a stunning handmade gift idea! They look amazing on a Christmas tree or ask for a suction cup to display them in a window to sparkle in the sun during the winter season!
Ages: 7+
$35.00/ student
45 mins-1 hour
Or schedule this as a private group event for you and your family, or for groups of friends, we will try to work with your schedule (ask about group discounts!)
Beginning Oil Painting and Open Studio:
Want to learn a new skill? Have old oil paints in the attic you always wanted to try? Just want to work on your current painting with fellow artists and get feedback by a certified Art Teacher? Join our class! No previous experience required!
This class will show you through hands on experience the basics of oil painting: setting up a classic still life, how to use oil paints and painting materials, basic color theory, and developing realistic forms through the use of light and shadow. All in a relaxed, friendly environment. Or simply join us with your own painting project for Open Studio time.
You will be sent a materials list once your enrollment has been confirmed.
Spaces are limited to 4 per session, reserve your space now!
Age: Adult
$40.00/class/student (series of 5 classes, with the possibility to continue)
1.5 hours per class
Read what others have said about this class:
"I like the step by step instructions. It was a great hands on class!"
"Julianna is an excellent teacher-patient and kind."
"I liked the interaction of the class and the instructor."
"Teacher was very helpful."
"If you’re looking to expand your creative energies and undertake a painting class you could do no better than spending an evening at the Little Red Bird Gallery with Julianna as your guide. She shows you the technique while allowing you to find your own creative path. Her disposition and pleasant demeanor are the extras that will draw you back for each successive session. Trust me......you’ll want to return again and again. Thanks , Julianna, for setting me on my new path. I promise to continue.."
Want to learn a new skill? Have old oil paints in the attic you always wanted to try? Just want to work on your current painting with fellow artists and get feedback by a certified Art Teacher? Join our class! No previous experience required!
This class will show you through hands on experience the basics of oil painting: setting up a classic still life, how to use oil paints and painting materials, basic color theory, and developing realistic forms through the use of light and shadow. All in a relaxed, friendly environment. Or simply join us with your own painting project for Open Studio time.
You will be sent a materials list once your enrollment has been confirmed.
Spaces are limited to 4 per session, reserve your space now!
Age: Adult
$40.00/class/student (series of 5 classes, with the possibility to continue)
1.5 hours per class
Read what others have said about this class:
"I like the step by step instructions. It was a great hands on class!"
"Julianna is an excellent teacher-patient and kind."
"I liked the interaction of the class and the instructor."
"Teacher was very helpful."
"If you’re looking to expand your creative energies and undertake a painting class you could do no better than spending an evening at the Little Red Bird Gallery with Julianna as your guide. She shows you the technique while allowing you to find your own creative path. Her disposition and pleasant demeanor are the extras that will draw you back for each successive session. Trust me......you’ll want to return again and again. Thanks , Julianna, for setting me on my new path. I promise to continue.."
Toddler Art Activities
Let your toddler's creativity fly! Each 1/2 hr session will be a new and fun project focusing on exploring colors, shapes, different art mediums, or fine motor skills. Some activities will even begin with a little story time from classic children's books and art themed children's books! At the end of each session, your child will leave with their own finished art project ready to be proudly displayed at home! Children must be accompanied by an adult who will be able to assist them if needed. A great way to make new friends and have a fun outing together!
Come for each activity every week, or choose which days to come. A list of activities for each month will be given to enrolled students at the beginning of the month, confirm or cancel your attendance by the day before.
Ages 3-5
$18/child
30 minutes
Come for each activity every week, or choose which days to come. A list of activities for each month will be given to enrolled students at the beginning of the month, confirm or cancel your attendance by the day before.
Ages 3-5
$18/child
30 minutes
Pysanky: Ukrainian Batik Egg Decorating Workshop
Pysanka,” meaning “to write,” is an ancient Ukrainian artform using wax resist, or batik, to decorate eggshells in intricate works of art. The patterns, colors, and symbols traditionally carry meanings such as wishes for health, happiness, and prosperity, and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In this 2.5 hour workshop, students will learn about the art form and symbolism of pysanky, and complete their own egg in a traditional pattern, using traditional tools.
Adults/ adults and teens
(children 8-12 may attend on some designated dates if accompanied by an adult)
$42.00/participant
***1/2 of the proceeds will be donated to help the people of Ukraine through Razomforukraine.org***
Dates and Times: reschedule pending
Virtual Home School Art Curriculum 2023
This curriculum exposes students to various art mediums, art concepts, developing an art vocabulary, aspects of art history, honing and developing fine art skills, and special art activities. Many homeschoolers use this curriculum as the art component of their home school curriculum.
All materials included.
$200/student, 8 week semester, or $25/class (10% discount for each additional sibling)
6-8 age group
9-12 age group
Please contact us to receive first consideration once this program is available, will be offered via zoom as a virtual class in the fall, with the possibility of converting to in person in the winter.
Kid's Art Activites
Schedule an art activity for your kids when you are in town! kids jam out to music, explore different art mediums, and create a work of art to take home, while you get a bit of time to eat, shop, and explore the town! Projects usually take about 30-45 mins to complete. Great playdate idea to do with groups of friends!
Ages 5+
$18.00/participant
Select Saturdays
Knitting Circle
Bring your current knitting/sewing/crochet/embroidery project, or your ideas and materials for a new one, and join us! Have some tea, make new friends, share ideas!
Pending instructor
Bring your current knitting/sewing/crochet/embroidery project, or your ideas and materials for a new one, and join us! Have some tea, make new friends, share ideas!
Pending instructor
Felting
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Bookbinding
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The Scared Art of Iconography
Discussion on the Scared Art of Iconography
Discussion on the Scared Art of Iconography
Meet the Teachers
Our Art Classes will be taught by Julianna K. She has a BA in Fine Arts from Marist College and a NY State Certificate to teach art at all grade levels. She has been teaching Fine Arts to adults through Education Connection in CT, and has worked as a substitute Art Teacher in elementary and middle schools. She has received the 2012 Dean's Visual Art Award for her oil paintings, and her artwork was chosen to be in a 2012 juried Art Show at the ASK Gallery in Kingston, NY.
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Our knitting instructor Nina La Porta loves sharing her passion for knitting with her students! She has been knitting for 20 years. Most recently, she has worked as a manager at The Knitter’s Edge, a bustling yarn shop in Bethlehem, PA. She’s excited to bring her skill and passion home to the tri-state area and share this wonderful craft with you at Little Red Bird Studio!
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See what others are saying about our classes:
"I like the step by step instructions. It was a great hands on class!"
"Julianna is an excellent teacher-patient and kind."
"I liked the interaction of the class and the instructor."
"Teacher was very helpful."
We are located at 24 Main Street, Suite B1, Millerton, NY
Email us at: [email protected]m
Email us at: [email protected]m