SIDE STREET
STUDIO ARTS
Where Elgin Creates
WINTER CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
ADULT WORKSHOPS
Glass Jewelry Making w/ Abby Franke
Sunday, February 8th
12pm-2:30pm
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3:30pm-6pm
$60 - Materials includedBest for students ages 14+ / Maximum 10 students per class.
In this hands-on workshop led by artist-educator Abby Franke, you’ll learn the copper foil technique — cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering, to create unique wearable stained glass pieces! Participants can pick from a wide range of colorful glass to create 4 individual stained glass charms. The 4 completed charms can be assembled on earring hooks, necklace chains, or a combination of the two!
Valentine Block Printing Workshop
w/ Nikki Warren
Friday, February 6th | 6-8pm
FREE at our Arts Open House
Best for students ages 14+
This Winter Holiday season spend some time with us at Side Street making your own Valentine's Day block print! You will carve and create a stamp that you can use again and again to decorate and design, holiday cards, gift bags and gift tags.
INSTRUCTOR: Nicki Warren— "I personally use block printing to make art prints and also in my bookbinding practice! Sometimes, I print on the cover of a finished book." Nicki has taught sold out block printing classes at Side Street Studio Arts and sells her artwork in MADE.
Valentine "Heart" Basket Weaving Workshop
w/ Christine Sciortino
Saturday, February 7th | 12pm-4pm
Class Tuition: $75, Materials Cost: $25 for Total: $100 | Materials included
Best for students ages 14+
In this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will weave a heart-shaped basket using rattan reed. Traditional techniques will be explored and a choice of accent colors will be available. Each student will leave with a completed heart-shaped basket that can be used or gifted.
Please bring a snack or sack lunch, or be prepared to order/pick up something to eat during class time.
Minimum 4 participants, maximum 12 participants.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Christine Sciortino, RYT is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and holistic practitioner with a lifelong passion for textile arts. She began sewing her own clothes at the age of 11 and went on to study Costume Design and Film at New York University. After 12 years working as a makeup artist, hair stylist, and costume designer behind the scenes of major film, TV, and theater productions, Christine published the book Makeup Artistry for Film and Television in 2020. She created and instructed the curriculum for Cinema Makeup at Columbia College Chicago from 2016-2020 before relocating to St. Charles where she learned basket weaving at a local folk arts school.
CLASSES FOR GRADES K-5
Paper Maché Sculpture Class
w/ Ivette De Santiago
THURSDAYS
February 5, 12, 19, 26, March 5, and March 12
5pm-6:30pm
$110 | 6 Weeks | 90 Minute Sessions | Materials includedBest for students in Grades K-5
Young students will be learning about the amazing world of paper maché. Students will create 3D Paper Mache Sculptures over a 6 week class. Students will design, form, sculpt, paper mache and paint their larger scale works.
K-POP Demon Hunters Craft Club
w/ Anna Lentz
WEDNESDAYS
February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, and March 11
6-7pm
$81 | 6 Weeks | 60 Minute Sessions | Materials includedBest for students in Grades K-5
Students will create unique crafts each week all inspired by the movie that is capturing families everywhere! Join this class to seal the HON MOON!
Afterschool Arts Club
w/ John French and Anna Lentz
MONDAYS
February 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, and 23rd
4-6pm
$81 | 6 Weeks | 60 Minute Sessions | Materials includedBest for students in Grades K-5
2 Hour “After School Arts Club”: Students will explore all facets of art in this program. Painting, Sculpting, Drawing, Sewing and SO much more! Great for artists who love to engage with various styles and forms.
CLASSES FOR GRADES 6-8TH
Embroiders Basics for Teens
w/ Ivette De Santiago
THURSDAYS
March 19, 26, April 9, 16, 23, and 30th
(no class Spring Break)
5:30pm-7pm
$100 | 6 Weeks | 90 Minute Sessions | Materials includedBest for students in Grades 6-8
Discover the art of embroidery in this hands-on, beginner-friendly class designed just for teens! Over six weeks, students will learn essential stitches, explore color and texture, and create a finished embroidered artwork to take home. Guided by artist Ivette De Santiago, participants will build confidence in their creative skills while connecting with others in a fun and supportive environment.
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
DRAWING II w/ John French
TUESDAYS
February 3, 10, 17, 24, March 3, and March 10th
7pm-9pm (upstairs in the Theater)
$100 | 6 Weeks | 90 Minute Sessions | Materials includedBest for Adults 14+
"Drawing 2" builds on the core skills developed in Drawing 1, with a continued focus on creating the illusion of space, depth, and volume through drawing techniques. This course introduces the concepts of perspective, proportion, and the structural foundations of the human face and figure.
Fashion Arts: Textile-Sewing
w/ Anna Lentz
TUESDAYS
February 3, 10, 17*, 24, March 3, and 10th
(*upstairs in BACKSPACE)
6:30pm-8pm (in the Gallery)
$110 | 6 Weeks | 90 Minute Sessions | Materials includedBest for Adults 14+
Unleash your creativity with fabric, color, and thread! In this six-week class, artist Anna Lentz will guide students (ages 14+) through the fundamentals of appliqué and embroidery, transforming fabric scraps into expressive, textural art. Participants will explore sewing as both a functional and artistic skill while creating unique, colorful textile pieces to take home.