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 offers drawing with pencils and charcoal, along with painting in oils, watercolor, pastels, and acrylics. Classes include Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting, Oil Painting, Pastel Painting, Watercolor, and Watercolor Painting (Portrait/Clothed figure). Students provide their own supplies.
• Schedule: Sessions typically begin the first week of January, the last week of March, and the first week of September, with short sessions in the summer and toward the end of the year; most classes run 7–10 weeks, and classes are offered during the day, at night, and on weekends.
• Price: Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting with Don Yang: $290/$280 members; Oil Painting with Don Yang: $290/$280 members; Oil Painting with Joe Taylor: $330/$320 members; Pastel Painting with Kathleen Newman: $310/$300 members; Watercolor with Kathleen Newman: $310/$300 members; Watercolor Painting with Tom Francesconi: $270/$260 members; Watercolor Painting (Portrait/Clothed figure) with Tom Francesconi: $270/$260 members; those 65 and older can use code “senior” for an additional $10 off.
Small class sizes are limited to sixteen students, and students of all skill levels can take part in any given class. Instructors provide each individual student the amount of attention required, and the focus is entirely on the visual arts. Registration is required, scholarships and financial assistance are available for the complete cost of a class for each full 30 hour-session in any media, and Half-Sessions of five classes are available in very limited capacity for select classes, with discounts not applying to Half-Sessions. Up to two art classes can be made up within a session, there are no refunds after the first class, and classes with fewer than five students may be cancelled. Representatives from the Old Town Triangle Association (OTTA) may take photos of participants and their artwork during class sessions for OTTA use in publications and on the website, and participants can notify OTTA if they do not want photos taken of them.
Don Yang has taught painting and drawing for the past 22 years at the American Academy of Art. The Old Town Art Center offers specialized art classes seasonally, and workshops are added periodically. OTTA membership is open to all, and anyone can become a member of the Old Town Triangle Association. The Old Town Triangle Association serves the Chicago neighborhood known as “The Triangle” with physical improvements and social events to create a sense of community, and the Old Town Art Fair has been voted #1 in America.
Last updated April 18, 2026.
• Schedule: Sessions typically begin the first week of January, the last week of March, and the first week of September, with short sessions in the summer and toward the end of the year; most classes run 7–10 weeks, and classes are offered during the day, at night, and on weekends.
• Price: Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting with Don Yang: $290/$280 members; Oil Painting with Don Yang: $290/$280 members; Oil Painting with Joe Taylor: $330/$320 members; Pastel Painting with Kathleen Newman: $310/$300 members; Watercolor with Kathleen Newman: $310/$300 members; Watercolor Painting with Tom Francesconi: $270/$260 members; Watercolor Painting (Portrait/Clothed figure) with Tom Francesconi: $270/$260 members; those 65 and older can use code “senior” for an additional $10 off.
Small class sizes are limited to sixteen students, and students of all skill levels can take part in any given class. Instructors provide each individual student the amount of attention required, and the focus is entirely on the visual arts. Registration is required, scholarships and financial assistance are available for the complete cost of a class for each full 30 hour-session in any media, and Half-Sessions of five classes are available in very limited capacity for select classes, with discounts not applying to Half-Sessions. Up to two art classes can be made up within a session, there are no refunds after the first class, and classes with fewer than five students may be cancelled. Representatives from the Old Town Triangle Association (OTTA) may take photos of participants and their artwork during class sessions for OTTA use in publications and on the website, and participants can notify OTTA if they do not want photos taken of them.
Don Yang has taught painting and drawing for the past 22 years at the American Academy of Art. The Old Town Art Center offers specialized art classes seasonally, and workshops are added periodically. OTTA membership is open to all, and anyone can become a member of the Old Town Triangle Association. The Old Town Triangle Association serves the Chicago neighborhood known as “The Triangle” with physical improvements and social events to create a sense of community, and the Old Town Art Fair has been voted #1 in America.
Last updated April 18, 2026.
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