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Adult Arts & Enrichment

Adult Classes & Events

Adult Art Classes

Discover your creative side with MSCR! Explore our wide range of art, craft, music and dance programs, or drop into one of our unique single-day workshops to make a beautiful piece to take home. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned artist, we have something to spark your imagination. Program areas include:

  • Calligraphy
  • Dance: Ballet, Ballroom, Scottish, Tap
  • Drawing
  • Fiber Arts: Embroidering, Crocheting, Knitting
  • Jewelry Making
  • Music
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Pottery
  • Sewing
  • Weaving
  • Writing

Special Workshops – Join us for fun workshops like: Brush Painting, Mindful Art, Felt Crafts and Wood Burning. Create a beautiful piece to take home that day!

Register now for enriching classes

Adult Arts Supply Lists

For most adult arts & enrichment classes, supplies are provided. In certain situations, it is preferable for participants to select their own materials to match their tastes.  If you have questions about specific supply lists, please contact us at 608-204-3045 or amkobrick@madison.k12.wi.us

Class Supply Lists

Acrylic Painting 2 Virtual

Knitting 2 – Mittens

Knitting 3 – Skill builder

Sewing 2 – MSCR East

Sewing 2 – MSCR West

Sewing 3

Sustainable Sewing

Clay on the Move & MSCR on the Move

Discover the world of clay through hands-on experiences! Clay on the Move is a free mobile pottery program offering handbuilding and potters’ wheel opportunities for community members of all ages in the Madison Metropolitan School District. MSCR launched this unique program in 2023. Look for specific summer schedules each May.

Clay on the Move is part of MSCR on the Move which includes Art Cart & Play on the Move. All these free programs travel to local parks and events all summer. Learn more

Pottery Sale

MSCR Pottery Sale 2026

Join MSCR at our MSCR West facility for the Pottery Sale. This sale showcases thousands of pottery created by MSCR instructors, participants and local ceramic artists. Proceeds benefit the pottery program. The sale is perfect for gift shopping! Check back November 2026 for details.

Do you have a skill that you’d like to teach?

We are accepting New Course Proposals

MSCR Adult Arts is accepting course proposals for new instructors interested in teaching classes.  If you are interested in proposing a new course, please contact Andie Kobrick, MSCR Adult Arts Specialist at amkobrick@madison.k12.wi.us or 608-204-3031

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