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LAC Studio Art Classes

Ongoing schedule for weekly 2 hour classes teaching any painting or drawing medium.

Description: Enjoy drawing and painting in a relaxed, supportive environment. Students set the pace and choose the style, medium and subject….Begin a new work of art, continue working on a painting in progress, ask for a skill assessment  or simply refresh your drawing skills in this dedicated studio time. Explore simple ways to get started using a variety of techniques and mediums. Discover how to begin the wonderful art of landscape painting while the instructor provides individualized direction. All skill levels and areas of interest are welcome! After 20+ years of facilitating this studio instruction class in this unique approach, we are thrilled to say that it’s our longest running success story for hundreds of creatives from our community.

Supplies: Bring or purchase onsite any art materials you wish to work with and/or supplement with studio supplies provided: watercolor, graphite, acrylic, pastel or mixed media.

TYPES OF CLASSES AT LAC STUDIO:

Weekly Drawing & Painting Classes: (Teen or Adult)  (Painting & drawing: social/instructional style art class/students choose subject) Instructors offer tutorials, demonstrations and resources during 2 hour weekly classes. Supplies are included. Students receive help starting, planning, tracking their progress and succeeding to the artistic skill level desired. Students bring supplies, ask for supplemental studio supplies or purchase in-studio kits applicable to the chosen medium/subject/style of projects.  Tue-Thur

Open Studio: (Adult )  (Painting & drawing Peer led support with minimal instruction from teacher)  

 A Peer Led Support Class: Friday mornings 10am-12pm. Students will still be supported at the beginning and end of the class: Students ask questions, print material, and get a kickstart to any projects. Students can ask for help from the teacher. Students bring supplies or purchase in-studio kits applicable to the chosen medium/subject/style of projects. 

Private Sessions: (Painting & drawing:skill assessment, goal setting, advanced lesson planning and professional advisory with LAC instructor) 30-40 minute session designed around the needs of the student or new LAC customer getting ready for membership. Includes: instruction, skill assessment, demo, references, and supplies in-studio. (may often be streamed live for off-site students).  Tue-Thur

Mindful Expressive Art Class: (Self Care Focused Activities facilitated by the instructor)

Painting, Drawing, Journaling, Crafting/ Meditative, and self-care focused activities guided with demonstrations from facilitator/ Journals required/ Some supplies offered. Helpful for students seeking tools for stress management and/or relaxing ways to express through art. Self-reflective. READ MORE

Paint Along : (in-studio) Book as a One Class Pass during any ongoing class or open studio

Painting or crafting projects taught step-by-step. Students choose from a selection of options. Supplies provided. Basics in acrylic, watercolor, drawing, more.  Book by dates available(click here)

Painting and Drawing Class for adults or teens or youth:

Beginner Drawing and Painting Lessons each week focused on building skills in all mediums (pencil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, pastel, wood burning and oil). The instructor provides structured lesson plans and a supply list for any materials not included. Kits and basic supplies are offered for sale in the gift shop. Read more or sign up (click here)

Meditative Painting Class: (Teens or  Adults)

Guided art activities for wellbeing using art mediums. These are creative self discovery activities proven beneficial for managing stress, anxiety and experiencing a greater sense of well being and clarity. Classes offer a variety of guided activities with a different focus each week. Each class is designed for anyone, any skill level. This class does NOT require any skills and all supplies are included. Some guided meditative practices will be offered with every class. No experience required. Beginners are warmly welcomed. 

Advanced Drawing Workshops  Adults or Teens   (see calendar for upcoming dates)

Level up your drawing skills; Each workshop session offers technical assistance, instruction and resources for drawing using your medium of choice. 

Teen Art Camp: 3-5 days of art in nature with teens age 13 years and up. Painting and drawing in nature. Learn landscape painting. Create nature art. “Free time” crafting with art friends and more! Camp fee includes supplies, meals and instruction. Themed camps may require additional fees Read more or sign up (click here)

Youth Art Class (age 5y-7yrs old) inspires young artists to develop their own characters while learning the basic foundations in drawing and painting. Sign up for one session at a time. Each session offers weekly 120-90 minute class including all supplies and instruction from professional teaching artists. Learn more and sign up (click here)

Advanced Youth Art Class (age 7-9yrs old) inspires young artists to develop their own characters while learning the basic foundations in drawing and painting. Sign up for one session at a time. Each session offers weekly 120-90 minute class including all supplies and instruction from professional teaching artists. Learn more and sign up (click here)

CREATIVE CREW A Tween Art Mentorship: (age 9-12yrs old) Mentorship Art Class for young artist who are very motivated in the arts. This is a social learning environment with focused instruction while students have the freedom to choose their own medium, style and subject. Students produce quality art. The studio hosts regual showcases for family and friends to attend and honor the body of work.

What is Liverpool Art Center and who runs this place...

Liverpool Art Center is a private art school offering one day painting/drawing classes, ongoing art classes for adult, teens and families, The staff runs drum classes and drum circles as well as meditation and Reiki services. The center offers a relaxing environment for creative expression. There are 2 studios under on roof and a meditation space which has a Reiki healing room and gathering space. Pathfinder Studio (formerly HWS) is our Arts in Nature Retreat Center offering adult and teen retreats and courses Spring through Fall at our Martville location

LAC MAIN STUDIO is set up for anyone who is a little afraid to start AND those who just can't wait to start! The supportive, intuitive , non-judgmental teaching approach offers students an opportunity to set their own pace and discover their own unique style. Students are able to find their unique “creative rhythm” and explore a wide variety of mediums and styles.

How does that work?  It just does. Since 2002 we have inspired 1000s of CNY creatives to explore their creative side. Some for a pursuit in the art field, some for therapy purposes and other just for fun. So you can trust us when we say that it's the most efficient way to introduce our creative community to the arts.

So give it a try!

History

Established in 2002.

The art center opened in 2002 as an art gallery representing 50 local artists and quickly began offering lessons in painting and drawing. Within 2 years our expansion lead us to a quiet corner very close to the beautiful setting of Onondaga Lake Parkway. The center now offers classes to hundreds of students on a regular basis and we continue to offer more programs and services every year. 2015 marked the year that we offered more visiting teachers, new artist in residence and additional services including: art therapy with Elaine Wolf LMFT, Jim Donovan WDW, Crown of Eternity, Talons! Bird of Prey Experience Drawing from Life programs and much more...
2009 began our Creative Cafe’ classes which were hit with new artists. We offered the only social painting class that offers guests an option to paint any image from our 30+ options. Guests all painted something different instead of painting a single image. Teachers offered hands on instruction, mix all colors and guests are thrilled!

2018 launched the newly re-branded series of programs: Creative Rhythms. This series of expressive art, Rhythm wellness and meditation programs inspire connection and community. These two components are everything we love about growing this business.

2019 marked the great adventure into training facilitators who want to offer our programs. Check back for updates and more adventures still unfolding!

Meet the Business Owner

Sandra Fioramonti-Sabene    Business Owner/Artist/Motivational Speaker/Trained Event Facilitator

Sandra is a gifted artist, teacher, and healer. She opened Liverpool Art Center in 2002 as a gallery and quickly met with public demand offering art classes and events which grew the business into a successful community organization. She has offered art, healing and intuition services/sessions extensively at events, in healthcare facilities and countless organizations/schools from Central NY, PA through to the Canadian border since 2005. Now she focuses all her energy on building the community arts and healing center settled into her quaint lake-side village location. Sandra has been in the arts most of her life and loves to explore all painting mediums. Her love of healing and helping others inspired a series called "Meditative Painting" which is now a signature course at Liverpool Art center. Her artwork has been featured in many Syracuse publications, CNY exhibitions, and the Upstate Cancer Center. read more

A note to new students,

Hello and welcome to our little studio. Most new students are a bit nervous when they begin. It's a little intimidating for anyone to try something new especially if you don't know anyone in the class. But we promise that you'll feel right at home in a very short time. Our studio is designed for making people feel comfortable and supported. Some students come for relaxation more than producing a ton of artwork. Others come to progress in the arts and some come for the social aspects that we share in the studio. But no matter why you are interested in coming to LAC, we can offer you individual attention and plenty of encouragement.

So let us know how we can help you in any way. Having trouble deciding which class? give us a call or email

You don't know what medium you want to explore? no problem, we guide you through that decision.

Is there a special piece of artwork that you have always wanted to reproduce? we can help! And there's no need to buy any supplies before you start. We have all you'll need to begin. Then we can help you find just the right supplies to get you started and figure out where to buy the most for your money.

There's nothing in the world of painting and drawing that we can't face together!

So come on in and let's hop on this creative journey together.

Your art family is waiting!

Sincerely, LAC Staff & Sandra Sabene (Creatively Yours<3)