McColl Center is focused on creating a thriving creative community. Our vision is to encourage everyone to learn art processes that make creativity accessible whether you are an artist looking to expand your skills or someone beginning to tap into your own creativity. Our teaching artists will guide you while encouraging you to experiment and play; helping you to build your skillset to empower you to express yourself.
Workshops
Saturday, November 16
Intro to Book Looms: Weaving Workshop with Claire Kiester
You'll learn the art of weaving while while making a beautiful woven wall hanging for your home. In this class, you will be introduced to the weaving process, a book loom design, and different weaving techniques suitable for any object.
Thursday, December 12
CONTEMPORARY ART + MUSIC: Exploring the Temperaments Through History, Sound, and Sight
The evening will consist of an introduction to the temperaments, a presentation of paintings by Artist-in-Residence Andrew Leventis
Friday, January 31 - Sunday, February 2, 2025
Multiple Impressions: Encaustic Collagraph Printmaking with Jeffrey Hirst
Join Chicago-based printmaker Jeffrey Hirst for this Encaustic Collagraph Printmaking workshop. Encaustic Collagraph printmaking explores the process of making print plates using encaustic medium.
Saturday, October 18 - Sunday, October 19, 2025
Big Ink - Participant Registration
Join BIG INK at the McColl Center in Charlotte, NC, for a relief printmaking workshop of epic proportions! Learn how to carve a woodblock, then print your carving on a custom-built giant printing press. Beginners are welcome.