Art on the Island
Join Parkersburg Art Center teachers on Blennerhassett Island for these outdoor themed painting parties. The ticket price includes your ferry trip over to Blennerhassett Island State park from Point Park. After your painting party, feel free to stay and explore this beautiful island. Register in advance so we can secure your ticket. Find out more about the island https://wvstateparks.com/park/blennerhassett-island-historical-state-park/
Join Tracy and come create this adorable and fun 7"x5" canvas of strawberry fields and a sunset, with 3D wooden strawberries, an optional green basket - all put together into a mini shadowbox. Take the noon boat and bring any food or drink that you would like.
Date: Sunday June 9th, take the noon boat.
Cost: $42 includes boat ride and instruction (no discount).
Join local photographer Michelle Waters for an interactive photography lesson and nature walk on Blennerhassett Island! We'll start the class with a brief overview of different ways to make your close-up (macro) nature photography shine, then take a walk around the island and put our new skills to use. Class begins at 2:00. Last boat leaves the island at 4:30.
Date: Sunday, June 30th, Take the 1:00 boat to the island
Cost: $42 includes boat ride and instruction (no discount).
Join local artist Michelle Waters as she shares ways to turn nature into art supplies. Paint using foraged weeds and wildflowers as brushes, add shades of brown with walnut inks, stain with pressed flowers and plants, add texture with dirt, add colorful accents with crushed berries and anything else Michelle might find on the Island that day. Class begins at 2:00. Last boat leaves the island at 4:30.
Date: Sunday, July 7th, take the 1:00 boat
Cost: $42 includes boat ride and instruction (no discount).
A favorite from last year, Tracy will show you how to do a paint scraped background, 3D cattails, and a 3D dragonfly floating on plexiglass, completed with a frame. Take the noon boat and bring any food or drink that you would like.
Date: Sunday July 14th, take the noon boat.
Cost: $42 includes boat ride and instruction (no discount).
Join Tracy for a fun and super creative class using paint and pen on paper. We will utilize references and rulers to make our own personal bookshelves, filled with our favorite things like plants, pets, trophies, globes or whatever your dream bookshelf will hold! We will finish off our pieces with pen details and a standard sized matting. Adults and teens only. Take the noon boat and bring your favorite snacks and drinks. The concession stand will also be open for purchases.
Date/Time: Sunday Aug 4th, take the noon boat to the island.
Cost: $42 no discount. Price includes boat ride.
Most classes require a minimum of 4 students in order to run and/or have maximum number limits so… PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE THAT YOU CAN GET INTO THE CLASS YOU WANT.
Refund policy: A $5 online processing fee will be applied to all refunds. No refunds will be given 48 hours before the start of any class.
PAC Current Members receive a 20% discount on most classes (some exclusions apply). Call or email for details.
Our first Art on the Island of the year! It's only appropriate to celebrate with one of our favorite parts of the experience: the Sternwheel boat. The image will be ready to paint and Tracy will show you how to use acrylics to get this soft watercolor look on paper and then finish with a frame, ready to hang. Take the noon boat and bring any food or drink that you would like.
Date: Sunday May 26th, take the noon ferry from Point Park
Cost: $42 includes boat ride and instruction (no discount).