The Gunnison Arts Center offers classes for kids and adults in dance, literary arts, fiber arts, culinary arts, visual arts, performing arts and ceramics. Registration for adult and youth regular schedule classes begins December 11, 2006 at 10am. Registration can be taken in person at the Gunnison Arts Center or over the phone by calling 641-4029. Phone registrants must also come in to sign our policy waiver before their classes begin.

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Clay Center
The Gunnison Arts Center is proud of its on-site Clay Center featuring seven potter wheels and two kilns for a wide variety of ceramic arts. Regular semester classes with six to 12 sessions each include such offerings as wheel throwing, hand building, independent study, children and youth clay samplers and ceramics for adults 50 and better. In addition to regular classes, the Clay Center also sponsors ceramic workshops and Glaze Your Own Pottery events.

School of Dance
The Gunnison Arts Center is home to its own 1,000-square-foot state-of-the-art dance studio featuring a mirrored wall, dance barres and sprung floor. Numerous dance classes for all age and experience levels are held daily in the studio, including classes in ballet, tap, jazz, ballroom, clogging, hip hop, modern, general movement and country partner and country line dancing. Most classes are offered on a semester basis with 6 to 10 sessions each semester and students can register according to their age and experience level. Teens and adults may also “drop in” for a single session at a fee of just $10.00 per session. Students also have an opportunity to perform during the annual Dance Showcase, Ballet Recital and Tap Show. In addition, the GAC School of Dance often sponsors special dance workshops and touring dance troupes.

Culinary Arts Classes
The GAC offers culinary arts classes almost every semester, which are mainly offered off-site at various locations throughout the Gunnison community. Bread, bagel and cake decorating classes are examples of some of the culinary arts education classes offered through the Gunnison Arts Center.

Visual Arts Classes
The Gunnison Arts Center provides youth and adults a variety of classes to choose from in the visual arts. Adult oil painting, after-school art classes for kids and weekend workshops of many different media for youth and adults are offered each semester. There is always a new class to choose from as well as the continuing favorites. The GAC also brings in visiting artists from around the country to share their techniques with all levels of art student in the Gunnison Valley.

Theatre/Performing Arts Classes
The youth theatre class is very popular at the Gunnison Arts Center. The students enjoy learning the ins and outs of the theatre, as well as performing a small show at the end of each semester. Improvisational theatre and public speaking are performing arts classes that are offered for adults.

Literary Arts Classes
The literary arts classes available at the Gunnison Arts Center are enjoyed by adult and youth students alike. There are adult writing workshops from local and visiting authors and continuing facilitating writing classes as well. Youth enjoy classes on writing poems, short stories and campfire tales during the Summer Youth Arts Institute, an arts program offered by the GAC each summer in July.

Fiber Arts Classes
The Gunnison Arts Center promotes the fiber arts through classes in quilting for youth and adults. The quilting community in Gunnison is instrumental in providing classes to spread the art of quilting to new and returning quilters of all ages.

May 2008