Teen Studio Art Program Registration Open! (6th-12th)

Join Kala’s Teen Studio Art Program for skill-based art-making, hands-on projects, and activities during the academic school year. Whether students are learning a new art practice or developing their technical and conceptual skills, they explore a variety of visual art media, experiment with techniques and materials, and dive deep into the creative process. This program is designed for young artists grades 6-12. Classes range from two to ten sessions and one to three hours each session.

Kala's Teen Studio offers programs in Sculpture and 3D Exploration on Mondays, Drawing for Teens on Tuesdays, a multidisciplinary Teen Studio After School class on Wednesdays, as well as Trial Days throughout the year.

Learn More

Register Now

After School Program Registration Open! (1st-5th Grades)

Kala's after school art program is a fun and interactive art-making opportunity for young artists in 1st-5th grades. Participants explore a variety of visual art media, techniques, and concepts, and learn about diverse artists, artistic practices, and themes related to personal and community experiences. At Kala, we nurture curiosity and creativity through the arts all year long. Our classes encourage young artists to connect, experiment, and dive deep into the creative process.

The After School Program offers classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45 to 5:30 and runs from September 3rd through December 19th. Kala also offers trial days throughout the year.

Learn More

Register Now

Adult Art Classes | Highlights

July-December 2024 classes are here! Members receive 10% off. Join the Friends of Kala membership program here. 

Intro to Printmaking

Thursdays, Aug 1 - Sep 19 (6-9pm)

Instructor: Tomoko Murakami

Location: Heinz Printmaking Studio

8 Classes

This introductory, 8-week course will provide an intensive experience with printmaking. Students will have the chance to learn and work in relief printing, intaglio, monotype, collagraph and more! All levels welcome.

Register Now

Intro to Embroidery

Sunday, August 11 (10am-2pm)

Instructor: Paola Coimbra Sanabria

Location: San Pablo Community Classroom

Have you ever wanted to get into embroidery but just wanted a little guidance to help you get started? This class provides an overview of different embroidery techniques including the basic skills of embroidery, from threading the needle to tying off your last stitch. We'll experiment with 5 different stitches and practice with a sampler to take home.

Register Now

Intro to Darkroom Processing with Disposable Cameras

3 Saturdays: August 17, 24, & 31 (10am-4pm)

Instructor: Lee Oscar Gomez

Location: Heinz Printmaking Studio

This workshop is an opportunity to explore your interests and curiosity towards the art of photographic film! We'll experiment with 35mm black & white disposable film cameras, which we will deconstruct using darkroom chemicals & equipment to produce prints in the darkroom. We'll review techniques and cover a brief history of photography to expand understanding of the darkroom process. All are welcome, including those new to photography as well as experienced printers!

Register Now

Printed Textile Collage

6 Wednesdays, Aug 21-Sept 25

(6pm-9pm)

Instructor: Whitney Humphreys

Location: Heinz Printmaking Studio

Learn paper art techniques while making paper food! In this workshop, you’ll learn basic paper sculpture techniques and approaches to the art form. Through live demos and practice time, we’ll cover methods for cutting, curving, creasing, and gluing paper. By the end of class, you will have contributed to a paper potluck created by the class! Each person will walk away with a piece of their own creation. All levels welcome.

Register Now

All Adult Classes

Camp Kala | Week 6 Update

Double camp week = double the art making!

Last week, we welcomed 32 campers to the Wearable Art: Express Yourself and Teen Studio: The Comics Lab camps. In the classroom, our 6-11 year old artists embroidered on fabric cyanotype prints, painted on tote bags, and printed on hand-dyed silk handkerchiefs. They showed off their new wearables in a fashion show for families and friends. In the gallery, teen artists learned the fundamentals of creating comics, including character development, perspective, and panel drafting. The final inked, full-color storyboards were displayed during the mini exhibition.

There are a few spots left for the Art in Motion camp (ages 6-11) - visit our website for more details.

Art In Motion

Week 8: August 5-9, ages 6-11

9am - 3pm

Working across various media such as painting, drawing, and sculpture, participants will experiment with color, light, movement (kinetic elements), and more! Throughout the week, we will explore various forms and themes inspired by the natural environment, soundscapes, and our bodies.

From three-dimensional color wheels to kaleidoscopes and self-portraits, let’s imagine the possibilities of making art in motion!

Register Now

Questions? Reach out to [email protected].

More News... In Brief

- MRKT Gallery is excited to present Dust to Dust, A solo exhibition of new work by Katie Murken (Kala artist-in-residence). In this series of large-scale mixed media paintings, Murken critiques the systems and dogma used to subjugate women and the devastating impact this oppression has wreaked on the environment. Opening Reception: August 2nd, 7-10pm.

- Kala alum Baharak Khaleghi together recently co-founded Two Pines Forest School in Berkeley to offer a unique learning experience for children, focusing on social emotional development, nature and experience based education, and creativity and imagination (creative arts). Learn more

Connect With Us!

- Join or renew your Friends of Kala membership and receive 10% off all art classes and workshops and more!

- This year marks fifty years of Kala supporting artists and engaging the community. We have exciting plans ahead! Donate today to Kala's Fund for the Future.

- Follow Kala?s new IG account, @kalagallery_berkeley, to see work from Kala?s gallery and art sales program