Workshops and One Day Camps
Winter Workshops
Winter Workshop: Stained Glass Ornaments
Designed exclusively for adults with stained glass experience, this festive workshop lets you create heirloom-quality ornaments! Choose from seasonal patterns like snowflakes, stars, and trees, then bring them to life with vibrant glass under expert guidance. It’s the perfect chance to sharpen your skills, enjoy a creative evening, and craft stunning keepsakes for your home or gifts that truly sparkle.
All tools, materials, and instructions are provided, along with refreshments and holiday treats to keep your spirits bright. Join us and make your holidays shine!
Winter Workshop:
Stained Glass Ornaments
Friday, November 21st
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Age: Adults with Stained Glass Experience
Class size: 6
Price: $75 – Includes all materials.
Winter Workshop:
Stained Glass Ornaments
Friday, December 5th
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Age: Adults with Stained Glass Experience
Class size: 6
Price: $75 – Includes all materials.
Winter Workshop:
Stained Glass Ornaments
Saturday, November 15th
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Age: Adults with Stained Glass Experience
Class size: 6
Price: $75 – Includes all materials.
Winter Workshop:
Stained Glass Ornaments
Friday, December 5th
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Age: Adults with Stained Glass Experience
Class size: 6
Price: $75 – Includes all materials.
Private Parties
Valentine’s Day Workshop for Couples
Stained Glass Love Heart Workshop - February 13 - 6PM - 7:30PM
Celebrate love, friendship, and creativity with our Stained Glass Love Heart Workshop!
Join us for a fun and romantic evening to create a beautiful heart-shaped stained glass piece — a keepsake made together, from the heart. Connect your hearts!
Bring your favorite drink, and we’ll provide delightful Valentine treats to make the evening extra sweet.
Workshop for Couples
Friday, February 13th
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Age: Adults with Stained Glass Experience
Class size: 6
Price: $120 per Couple – Includes all materials.
GALENTINES
Friday, February 13th
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Age: Adults with Stained Glass Experience
Class size: 6
Price: $120 per Couple – Includes all materials.
One Day Art Camp
All Around the Studio – One-Day Art Camp!
When School’s Out, Creativity is In!
Looking for a fun and creative way for your child to spend a School Holiday/Teacher Workday?
Join us for our All Around the Studio One-Day Camp — a hands-on art experience packed with imagination, learning, and messy fun! Campers will rotate through a variety of exciting art activities, each offering a different type of project to spark their creativity. Students will be divided into 2 groups by age and interest.
No experience needed – just curiosity and creativity!
Camp Highlights:
- Clay modeling & hand-built pottery
- Glazing a bisque
- Acrylic painting on canvas, watercolor & oil pastel painting
- Drawing with charcoal, pencils, ink pens & more
- Printmaking
- Mosaic art
- Seasonal crafts
- Creating art using recycled materials
- Hand sewing, crocheting, kneading
- And even more exciting surprises!
Holidays Family Bonding
Holiday Family Bonding: Ornament-Making Workshop
Create joyful memories together in this festive, family-friendly ornament-making workshop! Designed for all ages, this hands-on event invites families to come together and craft beautiful holiday ornaments that will brighten your home—and your hearts—for years to come.
No experience needed—just bring your creativity and your holiday spirit! All supplies are provided, along with holiday cookie treats to enjoy as you create. Please note: Hot glue guns and scissors will be used. Children must be accompanied by an adult and supervised during the activity.
Whether you’re starting a new family tradition or simply looking for a cozy afternoon of creative fun, this workshop is the perfect way to bond, laugh, and make keepsakes together. Come make ornaments, memories, and a little magic this holiday season!
Holiday Family Bonding:
Ornament-Making Workshop
Saturday, November 15th
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Children Age: 5+
Price for 2 Participants: $80
Winter Workshop:
Stained Glass Ornaments
Friday, December 5th
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Age: Adults with Stained Glass Experience
Class size: 6
Price: $75 – Includes all materials.
Monroe Street Studio is excited to offer Family Bonding Times on Saturdays from 2:00 – 3:30 pm. We consider our Studio to be a big art family, and we would like to invite your family and loved ones to experience the joy of creating art together. This is a great opportunity for your family or group to gather in the studio space and connect over a selection of art-based activities. Attendees will have guidance from an experienced art teacher and will have materials provided to express their creative side. We welcome people of all ages and experience levels to join!
For Family Bonding Time, we offer the following activities:
- Painting (Acrylic, Watercolor, Oil Pastel)
- Printmaking
- Clay Modeling
- Glazing Bisque (Pre-made Piece)
- Glass Painting
- Hand Sewing
- Seasonal Craft Project (Ornaments, Easter Eggs and More)
If you are interested in scheduling a session for your family or group, please contact us at art@monroestreetstudio.com.
Exquisite Easter Eggs
Exquisite Easter Egg Workshop
A Parent and Child Art Partnership Workshop you will love. Working together as a team, you and your child, aged 6 and older, (note: scissors and glue guns will be carefully used) will create an extravagant, extraordinary egg that is uniquely yours. Guests will learn techniques to make papier-mache forms to design decorative Easter eggs. You and your child will apply art techniques with lovely, sparkling materials and embellishments under the guidance of our resident artist. You will depart with an exquisite work of art suitable for display in your home or as a special gift created by you for a loved one.
Monroe Street Studio offers a one-day workshop during the days when Fairfax County Schools are closed for students, during school breaks and holidays!
This is a great opportunity for new students to get familiar with our studio’s artistic approach. Try their hand at painting, drawing, clay art, mosaic, and many more wonderful projects.
Small class of 6 students ensure personal attention from the Art Teacher and focus on supporting individual skill and knowledge building.
Come create together and join our amazing art family!
Children should bring their own packed lunch and water.
If you are interested in a session, please contact us at art@monroestreetstudio.com.
GAMING, COSPLAY AND MOLD MAKING WORKSHOPS
COSPLAY, TABLE TOP GAMING, AND MOLDING
Basics of Casting and Molding
Beginner and returning adult students will learn how to create molds and cast from three types of objects. The student will learn how to create a pour over mold for creating a flat facade piece; a 2-part mold to replicate a decorative gnome; and finally, learn how to encapsulate an object. Molding and casting materials will be provided.
This project takes 5 classes to complete.
Sessions: Coming soon
Session: Coming soon
COSPLAY, TABLE TOP GAMING, AND MOLDING
Creating Cosplay Props and Accessories
Beginner and returning adult students will learn to create props and cosplay accessories from foam, clay and plastic. The student will learn to create 3 types of props using a variety of techniques: horns, an amulet, and a dagger. A large selection of basic materials will be available. More advanced materials and visual effect components will be available for purchase at the studio or from local and online sellers.
This project takes 5 classes to complete.
Sessions: Coming soon
Sessions: Coming soon
COSPLAY, TABLE TOP GAMING, AND MOLDING
Creating Table Top Game Scenery
Beginner and returning adult students will learn to design and create terrain and visual effects for tabletop gaming using foam, clay and plastic. The student will learn visual storytelling concepts and construction techniques to create their own design projects. The class will focus on the three most common scenes used in any table game: the ruins, the campsite, and a building. A large selection of basic materials, bits and scenery material will be available. More advanced materials and visual effect components will be available for purchase at the studio or from local and online sellers.
This project takes 5 classes to complete.
Sessions: Coming soon
Sessions: Coming soon
Did you miss the beginning of the session but still want to enroll? Want to do a trial class to see if it is a good fit for your student? Opportunities are available – please contact art@monroestreetstudio.com for details.