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ART Classes, Workshops & Demos


Forstall Art offers a wide variety of Art Classes, Art Workshops, and Art Demos in a wide range of mediums. We offer something for everyone from beginner to advanced. Our classes are mainly oil painting, acrylic painting and drawing. Our workshops range from watercolor, oil painting, acrylic painting, encaustics, charcoal, markers, book arts, printmaking, figure drawing, plein air, fabric arts and more.

Our weekly classes feature Amy Peterson, Terry StricklandDiane Hathcock and Madison Faile. You may register online or call 205-870-0480. To register for Terry Strickland's class, contact her directly at terrystricklandart@gmail.com. To register for Diane Hathcock's class, contact her directly at dianehathcock6@gmail.com.

If a class/workshop is full, please call us at 205-870-0480 to be added to a waiting list.

Figure Drawing Group at Forstall Art


Join us for a non-instructional figure drawing group the 1st Tuesday monthly, 5:15 - 7:15 PM.
$15 per person. Bring your own supplies.
Models are paid $50 for 2 hour session.
Begin with short poses suitable for gesture drawing, build up to two longer half-hour poses.
Model is NUDE. 18+ only.
Drawing & painting are acceptable, NO PHOTOS.
Cash preferred, Venmo accepted, NO CREDIT or DEBIT CARDS!

Dates for 2024: Tues, Nov 5 ... Tues, Dec 3

Join us for a live model figure drawing class with local artist Amy Peterson at Forstall Art Center in Birmingham, AL. Fridays, 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM. 4 classes for $200. Limit 9 students.

Cost: $ 200.00
Join us for an engaging critique class with local artist Amy Peterson at Forstall Art Center in Birmingham, AL. Fridays, 12:45 PM to 2:45 PM. 4 classes for $160. Limit 10 students.

Cost: $ 160.00
Join us for a fun watercolor painting class with local artist Pam Benoit at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. Wednesdays, January 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2025. 5:30 to 7:30 pm. $125 for 4 classes, supplies needed.

Cost: $ 125.00
Join us for a fun and exciting abstract acrylic painting class with Madison at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. Great for beginners and experienced artists alike! Thursdays, 1:45 pm - 4:45 pm. $150 for 4 consecutive classes, or $50 drop-in single class.

Cost: $ 150.00 - $ 150.00
Join us for this fun pottery art class with local artist Larry Gibson at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. This art class is great for beginners and more advanced artists alike. Mondays, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, January 6, 13, 27, February 3, 10, 24, 2025. $250 for 6 Classes, Includes Clay and Glazes!

Cost: $ 250.00
Join us for a watercolor pet portrait painting class with local artist Marcia Hodges at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. Wednesdays, February 5, 12, 18, 26, 2025. 10:15 AM - 1:15 PM. $150 for 4 classes. Limited to 10 Students.

Cost: $ 150.00
Join us for a fun and exciting abstract acrylic painting class with Madison at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. Great for beginners and experienced artists alike! Thursdays, 1:45 pm - 4:45 pm. $150 for 4 consecutive classes, or $50 drop-in single class.

Cost: $ 150.00 - $ 150.00
Join us for a live model figure drawing class with local artist Amy Peterson at Forstall Art Center in Birmingham, AL. Fridays, 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM. 4 classes for $200. Limit 9 students.

Cost: $ 200.00
Join us for an engaging critique class with local artist Amy Peterson at Forstall Art Center in Birmingham, AL. Fridays, 12:45 PM to 2:45 PM. 4 classes for $160. Limit 10 students.

Cost: $ 160.00
Join us for this fun pottery art class with local artist Larry Gibson at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. This art class is great for beginners and more advanced artists alike. Mondays, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, March 3, 10, 17, 31, April 7, 14, 2025. $250 for 6 Classes, Includes Clay and Glazes!

Cost: $ 250.00
Join us for a fun watercolor painting class with local artist Pam Benoit at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2025. 5:30 to 7:30 pm. $125 for 4 classes, supplies needed.

Cost: $ 125.00
Join us for a fun and exciting abstract acrylic painting class with Madison at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. Great for beginners and experienced artists alike! Thursdays, 1:45 pm - 4:45 pm. $150 for 4 consecutive classes, or $50 drop-in single class.

Cost: $ 150.00 - $ 150.00
Join us for a Valentine's Block Printing Demo with local artist Kat Runnels at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. Wednesday, February 5, 2025. 5:30 PM to 7 PM. $20, supplies included, lunch included. Limited to 8 Students.

Cost: $ 20.00
Looking for a fun acrylic painting class? Local artist Madison Faile will be teaching at Forstall Art Center in Birmingham, AL. Saturday, January 18, 2025. 10 AM - 4 PM. $150, supplies needed, lunch included.

Cost: $ 150.00
Join us for a fun oil painting workshop featuring skies and clouds with artist Barbara Davis at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. Saturday, February 8, 2025. 10 AM - 4 PM. $150, includes lunch, supplies needed. Limit 10.

Cost: $ 150.00
Join us for a book making art class with local artist Rene Sears at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. Saturday, February 22, 2025. 10 AM to 4 PM. $125, most supplies provided, lunch included. Limited to 10 Students.

Cost: $ 125.00
Join us for a mixed media art workshop with local artist Marcia Hodges at Forstall Art Center, in Birmingham, AL. Saturday, March 8, 2025. 10 AM to 4 PM. $150, supplies needed, lunch included. Limited to 8 Students.

Cost: $ 150.00
Join us for a fun painting workshop, using oil or acrylic, with local artist David Nichols at Forstall Art Center in Birmingham AL. Saturday, March 15, 2025. 10 AM to 4 PM. $150, supplies needed, includes lunch.

Cost: $ 150.00
Looking for a fun acrylic painting class? Local artist Madison Faile will be teaching at Forstall Art Center in Birmingham, AL. Saturday, April 12, 2025. 10 AM - 4 PM. $150, supplies needed, lunch included.

Cost: $ 150.00
Join us with an exciting "Plein Air / Urban Sketching in Watercolor" with Iain Stewart. Thursday, Friday & Saturday, May 22, 23 & 24, 2025. 10 AM to 4 PM. $450, includes lunch on Saturday. Supplies needed.

Cost: $ 450.00
Join us for "Intuitive Approaches in Watercolor" with Brazilian artist Fábio Cembranelli. Friday & Saturday, June 6 & 7, 2025. 10 AM to 4 PM. $350, includes lunch on Saturday. Supplies needed.

Cost: $ 350.00

Art Class Attendance Policy - All students must pay the full amount for the class at the beginning of the month before going upstairs to the classroom. The payment is for four (4) consecutive classes. Classes may not be carried over to the next month. If you know that you will not be able to attend a class beforehand, talk to your teacher about scheduling a make-up session. Please be mindful that your class fee pays the teacher, who is here teaching, whether you are present or not. Please consider the purchasing of a class as the same thing as purchasing a ticket to a theater performance, a music recital, or a similar event.

Workshop Cancellation Policy - You have up until 14 days prior to the workshop for a refund of 50% of the cost of the event. If you cancel within 14 days, no refund will be provided.

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