Old Town Art Center Classes & Workshops
Old Town Art Center, 1763 N. North Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
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Old Town Art Center Classes & Workshops focuses on visual arts, including drawing with pencils and charcoal and painting with oils, watercolor, pastels, and acrylics. Specific options include the Chicago Pastel Painters Workshop, Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting, Oil Painting, Evening Sip and Paint: Oil Painting, Digital Illustration: iPad Art, Alcohol Inks and Drinks, and Introduction to Encaustic Sculpture. Students provide their own supplies for these classes and workshops.
• Schedule: Sessions typically begin the first week of January, the last week of March, and the first week of September, with shorter sessions in the summer and toward the end of the year; classes are offered during the day, at night, and on weekends, with examples ranging from 3-week to 5-week sessions and a 1-weekend workshop.
• Price: Examples include $200 for the Chicago Pastel Painters Workshop; $200/$195 OTTA member rates for Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting and several Oil Painting options; $75/$70 member rates per session for Digital Illustration: iPad Art; $185/$180 OTTA member rate for Alcohol Inks and Drinks; and $300/$290 OTTA member rate for Introduction to Encaustic Sculpture, with an additional $5 off for those 65 and older using code “senior.”
The program’s mission states that the focus is entirely on visual arts through drawing with pencils or charcoal and painting with oils, watercolor, pastels, or acrylics. Small class sizes are limited to sixteen students, and classes with fewer than five students may be cancelled. Instructors give each student individual attention, and up to two art classes can be made up within a session. Registration is required, there are no refunds after the first class, and workshops are added periodically.
Scholarships are available through the Suzanne Flavin Scholarship Fund, and financial assistance is provided for the complete cost of a class for each full 30-hour session in any media. It is stated that the Oil Painting class with Don Yang is based on Oil Painting 101 to 400 level classes at the American Academy of Art, where he taught painting and drawing for 22 years. Representatives from the Old Town Triangle Association may take photos of participants and their artwork during class sessions for OTTA use in publications and on its website. For Evening Sip and Paint and Alcohol Inks and Drinks, students are welcome to enjoy adult beverages during class. The Old Town Art Fair associated with the organization is described as “voted #1 in America,” and the Old Town Triangle Association serves the Chicago neighborhood called “The Triangle” with physical improvements and social events to create a sense of community.
Last updated July 30, 2026.
• Schedule: Sessions typically begin the first week of January, the last week of March, and the first week of September, with shorter sessions in the summer and toward the end of the year; classes are offered during the day, at night, and on weekends, with examples ranging from 3-week to 5-week sessions and a 1-weekend workshop.
• Price: Examples include $200 for the Chicago Pastel Painters Workshop; $200/$195 OTTA member rates for Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting and several Oil Painting options; $75/$70 member rates per session for Digital Illustration: iPad Art; $185/$180 OTTA member rate for Alcohol Inks and Drinks; and $300/$290 OTTA member rate for Introduction to Encaustic Sculpture, with an additional $5 off for those 65 and older using code “senior.”
The program’s mission states that the focus is entirely on visual arts through drawing with pencils or charcoal and painting with oils, watercolor, pastels, or acrylics. Small class sizes are limited to sixteen students, and classes with fewer than five students may be cancelled. Instructors give each student individual attention, and up to two art classes can be made up within a session. Registration is required, there are no refunds after the first class, and workshops are added periodically.
Scholarships are available through the Suzanne Flavin Scholarship Fund, and financial assistance is provided for the complete cost of a class for each full 30-hour session in any media. It is stated that the Oil Painting class with Don Yang is based on Oil Painting 101 to 400 level classes at the American Academy of Art, where he taught painting and drawing for 22 years. Representatives from the Old Town Triangle Association may take photos of participants and their artwork during class sessions for OTTA use in publications and on its website. For Evening Sip and Paint and Alcohol Inks and Drinks, students are welcome to enjoy adult beverages during class. The Old Town Art Fair associated with the organization is described as “voted #1 in America,” and the Old Town Triangle Association serves the Chicago neighborhood called “The Triangle” with physical improvements and social events to create a sense of community.
Last updated July 30, 2026.
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