From Musikfest to Masterpieces: Keeping the Creativity Flowing

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA. August 20, 2025 – Musikfest 2025 has wrapped, but your next masterpiece starts now with ArtsQuest in Your Community visual arts classes! The next round of visual arts programming is now available at artsquest.org/visual-arts/. Thanks to the help from our community partners, we are able to bring ArtsQuest visual arts programming to your community during the construction of the new ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL.

Here is a list of classes that are now registration ready: 

• September 5: First Friday Wine’d Down Workshop: Autumn Watercolor and Ink Painting with Rachel Cavotta – ArtsQuest Center Fowler Blast Furnace Room
• September 8 – November 10: Wheel Throwing for Beginners to Advanced with Asha Serra (Session A) – ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio
• September 8 – November 10:  Beginner Ceramics with Gable Young (Session A) – ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio
• September 9 – November 11: Beginner Ceramics with Gable Young (Session B) – ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio
• September 10: Autumn Watercolor and Embroidery Workshop with Rachel Cavotta – Bethlehem Area Public Library Cohen Room South
• September 10: Wine’d Down Workshop: Landscapes like Van Gogh with Alexandra Schnabel – ArtsQuest Center Fowler Blast Furnace Room
• September 10 – September 24: Ceramic Tea Mug & Strainer with Maison Allen – ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio
• September 11 – November 13: Intro to Portrait Painting with Gable Young – 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101
• September 11 – November 13: Wheel Throwing for Beginners to Advanced with Asha Serra (Session C) – ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio
• September 12 – November 14: Wheel Throwing for Beginners to Advanced with Asha Serra (Session B) – ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio
• September 15: Plein Aire: Painting the SteelStacks with Alexandra Schnabel – ArtsQuest Center Air Products Town Square
• September 16 – September 30: Watercolor 101 with Rachel Cavotta – Bethlehem Area Public Library Cohen Room South  
• September 21 – September 28: Cartooning and Anime for All Ages with Cotty Kilbanks – Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network part of Jefferson Health
• September 27: Needle-Felting Cat with Katrina Heebner – Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room
• September 28: Witch Hat Luminary with Nicole Gencarelli – ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio
• October 1: Halloween Polymer Clay Jewelry: Custom Make Your Own! With Alexandra Schnabel – 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101
• October 2 – October 16: Intro to Still Life Watercolor Painting with Maison Allen – Bethlehem Area School District Spring Garden Elementary School
• October 4: Spooky Felt Ornament with Nicole Gencarelli – 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101
• October 7 – October 28: Paint Your Pet with Nancy Sullivan – Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room
• October 8 – December 10: Handbuilding Open Studio with Nicole Gencarelli – ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio
• October 11: Needle Felting: Plague Doctor with Katrina Heebner – Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room
• October 12: Sacred Symbol Paint & Breathe Wine’d Down with Michelle Lee – ArtsQuest Center Fowler Blast Furnace Room
• October 13 – October 27: Golden Harvest: Fall Still Life Painting with Alexandra Schnabel – 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101
• October 15: Wine’d Down Workshop: Halloween Polymer Clay Jewelry with Alexandra Schnabel – ArtsQuest Center Fowler Blast Furnace Room
• October 18: Coffin Felt Bookmark with Nicole Gencarelli – Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room
• October 21: Lego Printmaking Workshop with Emma Ryan – Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network part of Jefferson Health
• October 22: Wine’d Down Workshop: Golden Harvest Fall Watercolor Painting with Alexandra Schnabel – ArtsQuest Center Fowler Blast Furnace Room
• October 26 – November 16: Cartooning and Anime for All Ages with Cotty Kilbanks – 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101
• November 4 – November 25: Paint Your Pet with Nancy Sullivan – Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room
• November 7 – November 14: Clay Angels Workshop with Gable Young – 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101
• November 9: Holiday Ceramic Ornaments with Nicole Gencarelli – ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio
• November 16: Sacred Symbol Paint & Breathe Wine’d Down with Michelle Lee – ArtsQuest Center Fowler Blast Furnace Room
• November 19: Polymer Clay Jewelry: Custom Make Your Own! with Alexandra Schnabel – 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101
• November 20: Handbound Bookmaking Workshop with Emma Ryan – 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101
• December 3 – December 10: Acrylic Painting: Understanding Light with Alexandra Schnabel – 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101
• December 11: Exploring Collage Workshop with Emma Ryan – Bethlehem Area School District Spring Garden Elementary School

Scholarships:

In keeping with ArtsQuest’s mission to make the arts accessible to all, scholarship assistance is available for eligible youth and adults based on financial need. We welcome everyone to participate in our art classes and camps regardless of financial circumstances.

Scholarship information and applications (available in English and Spanish) can be found here.

Location information:

• Spring Garden Elementary is located at 901 North Blvd. Bethlehem, PA 18017
• The Artist Garages are located at 520 Hamilton St in Allentown, PA. While the address is for Hamilton St., the Artist Garages are accessed via Maple St. near the intersection with Bayard Rustin Way. Nearby parking includes the Community Deck parking garage (located at 13 S 6th St. in Allentown, PA) and metered on-street parking. Classes will occur in Bay 1.
• The Bethlehem Area Public Library is located at 11 W. Church St. in Bethlehem. There is free on-street parking around the library, most with 1 or 2-hour time limits. On weekdays after 5 p.m. and all day on Saturdays, parking is available in the garage beneath the library. To get to the Laros Room, enter the library and go to the second floor.
• The Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network sits next to the SteelStacks with parking available in the PNC lot as well as the two parking lots across the street (RE and RW).
• The Fowler Blast Furnace Room is located on the mezzanine level of the ArtsQuest Center at 101 Founders Way Bethlehem, PA 18015. Parking can be found at the Founders Way lot as well as the PNC lot and RE and RW.
• The ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio is located at 1801 Union Blvd., Allentown PA, 18109 in Suite G. Entrance and parking are located in the back of the building, accessible by N Sherman Street. The entrance door is accessible via stairs or a ramp from the parking lot.

The very best way to stay up to date with upcoming ArtsQuest Visual Arts programming is to sign up to receive our emails here as well as visiting our website at https://www.artsquest.org/visual-arts/.

About ArtsQuest
ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, of which nearly 40 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.