SUMMER 2025 CLASSES

Path with Art Singers

TEACHING ARTIST: Malex Reed
8 sessions >> Mondays, 7/21-9/15 from 1–3pm (no class 9/1)

ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

If you love to sing or have always wanted to sing, this is the group for you! We will focus on learning fundamental music skills and knowledge as well as singing and vocal technique. We will apply what we learn by using the voice as our musical instrument while learning songs and singing as a group.

Special performance on Saturday, August 9 at Seattle Art Museum.

Come sing with us! All experience levels welcome. You may register for this class in addition to another class.

Dreamscape: A Writing Series

TEACHING ARTIST: Gloria Joy KAzuko Muhammad
8 sessions >> Tuesdays, 7/22-9/9 from 2-4pm

ONLINE

What dreams do you have? In what ways are you seeking to expand in life? How do you want to feel in life, what emotions do you want to experience more of in your lifetime? What do you want to create for yourself, your family or your community? Often in day to day life, we can ignore or not take a moment to name how we want to live or experience this beautiful gift we have, called life.

In “Dream Space” - we will travel our inner worlds to cultivate our intentions for how we want to feel in life, what we'd like to experience, and what we want to create in life. We will use writing as a tool for self-expression for naming, describing, and calling in the beauty, abundance, and dreams we seek to come to life. In this interactive class, we will have time for writing, reading or listening (such as poetry, quotes or music), and sharing. Participants are recommended to have a paper and pencil available. If you have colored pencils/drawing materials available, feel compelled to incorporate visual art with your writing.

Advanced Podcasting

TEACHING ARTIST: Gavin Reub
8 sessions>> Tuesdays, 7/22–9/16 from 3–5pm (no class 9/2)

KING FM | 363 MERCER ST, SEATTLE, WA 98109

Join Teaching Artist Gavin Reub and your fellow participants in learning advanced techniques for Podcasting. You will take the wheel in creating your own content in the KING FM studios, by engaging with more high-level audio editing, recording, creating, and engineering. You will also help to plan out the future of the Path With Art Podcast and form a central team working on this exciting Path With Art project! Take your audio work to the next level with Advanced Podcasting.

Prerequisite: This course is designed for returning podcast students. If you haven’t taken a previous podcast class with us but are interested, please contact program@pathwithart.org for approval.

Paint Your Life!

TEACHING ARTIST: Jackie Argyle
8 SESSIONS >> Tuesdays, 7/22-9/9 FROM 4-6PM PDT

Online

Want to learn how to acrylic paint but don't know what to paint? Learn the fundamentals of acrylic painting and color-blocking while observing the things right next to you in your world. Observational painting shows us that there is beauty and interest to be seen everywhere around us. Painting can be a powerful tool for autobiography simply by representing our daily lives.

Please note the physical manipulation of materials may require hand dexterity and may not be suitable for all. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns by emailing program@pathwithart.org. We want to support you in your access needs.

Sonichoir: Electronic Music Production

TEACHING ARTIST: Shaina Shepherd
8 sessions>> Wednesdays, 7/23–9/10 from 2–4pm

ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

This beginner-friendly electronic music production class invites you to turn your voice into an instrument and your ideas into soundscapes. Using BandLab and tools like MIDI keyboards, mics, and iRigs, you'll learn the basics of digital audio workstations while exploring vocal harmony, recording techniques, and creative writing through haikus and tone poems. Each session begins with ear training and group singing to strengthen your musical foundation and build ensemble connection. By the end of this small-group course, you’ll craft and share a series of original vocal-based tracks—culminating in a final concert of your uniquely produced sonic shorts.

Acting with Purpose

TEACHING ARTIST: Tim Gouran
8 sessions >> Wednesdays, 7/23-9/10 from 1-3pm

Black Box Theater at Theater Puget Sound | 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109

Are you an actor? YES YOU ARE! This beginning-to-intermediate acting class invites you to explore performance through a mix of playful exercises and focused skill-building. We'll discover how discipline and fun work together to create powerful, authentic performances. Whether you're new to the stage or looking to grow, this class will help you unlock your creative voice. In a typical session, you might warm up with movement, play improv games, and dive into scenes or monologues that challenge and excite you.

Painting with Yarn: Making Textile Hangings

TEACHING ARTIST: Donna Touth'le Helterbridle-Baker
8 sessions >> Wednesdays, 7/23-9/10 from 2-4pm

ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

In this hands-on fiber arts class, you'll explore the painterly possibilities of yarn to create vibrant, textured wall hangings. You will make a design and then select various yarn to “paint” with color and texture on press or corkboard—no experience needed. We’ll draw inspiration from abstract art, landscapes, and personal symbols to guide our designs. By the end of the course, each participant will complete a unique hanging textile ready to display and celebrate.

Please note the physical manipulation of materials may require hand dexterity and may not be suitable for all. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns by emailing program@pathwithart.org. We want to support you in your access needs.

Release Your Spirits: Handbuilding Ceramics

TEACHING ARTIST: Hanako O'Leary
6 sessions >> Wednesdays, 7/23-8/27 from 1-4pm

Pottery Northwest | Lower Level, 220 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104

This is an introductory ceramics class with a special focus on mask making, where you will practice hand-building techniques such as pinch, coil, and slab construction. Each session will offer a balance of demonstration, guided practice, and open studio time for creative exploration. While mask making will be a central theme—exploring expression, identity, and storytelling through form—you are also encouraged to follow your own ideas and create personal projects. You’ll learn how to shape and sculpt clay, add texture and detail, and prepare your work for firing. Whether you’re building a character, a symbol, or something entirely abstract, this class is about learning, experimenting, and having fun with clay.

Queer Becoming: A Place to Explore Creative Blossoming

TEACHING ARTIST: Natasha Terry
8 sessions >> Thursdays, 7/24-9/11 from 2-4pm

Online

Bring your art ideas and your favorite mediums to our online space celebrating queerness. Together we’ll create an affirming community to explore what brings us to life, how our innermost being wants to express through art, and build out our personal visions. This is a bring-your-own-project course that welcomes in-process art or starting fresh with the blank page. Creative process guidance will be available to assist you through all stages of your art making journey.

Creative Bookmaking: Crafting Hand-Bound Art Journals

TEACHING ARTIST: Mary Mac Dahlke
8 sessions >> Thursdays, 7/24–9/11 from 3–5pm PDT

Online

Discover the art of bookmaking in our hands-on class, where you'll learn to create beautiful art books using folding, gluing, and simple sewing techniques. From accordion books and tab-bound books to stitched journals, you’ll master the skills needed to craft your own unique, hand-bound creations. But that’s not all—we’ll also guide you on how to fill these books with your artwork, turning them into personalized masterpieces. Perfect for artists of all levels, this class offers the perfect blend of craftsmanship and creativity. Join us and bring your artistic visions to life in your own handmade books!

Please note the physical manipulation of materials may require hand dexterity and may not be suitable for all. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns by emailing program@pathwithart.org. We want to support you in your access needs.

FOUND FASHION CLASSES:

Urban Blooms — Nature-Inspired FOUND FASHION

TEACHING ARTIST: Ernesto Fernandez
8 sessions >> TUESDAYS, 7/22-9/9 from 5-7 pm PDT

ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

In this bold and expressive Found Fashion class, we’ll take inspiration from the unexpected beauty of nature flourishing in the city—ivy spilling down brick walls, bursts of color in sidewalk cracks, and the quiet strength of plants pushing through concrete. Using found materials, we will create a voluminous costume for our community model that channels nature’s exuberance, cascading forms, and playful spirit. Participants will work on this collaborative costume making bows, birds, flowers, leaves, and other natural forms for the costume while also learning about elements of costume construction. In December, our model will rock the runway as part of the Art for All Ball and this costume will be an embodiment of strength blooming in unlikely places. Let your imagination grow wild as we celebrate movement, color, and transformation through fashion that reCHARGES both artist and viewer.

Participants who have high attendance in this class will be invited to the fall fundraiser, our Art for All Ball, on a free ticket.

Please note the physical manipulation of materials may require hand dexterity and may not be suitable for all. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns by emailing program@pathwithart.org. We want to support you in your access needs.

Suit Yourself — FOUND FASHION AND Gender Norms

TEACHING ARTIST: Kathleen Trott
8 sessions >> Thursdays, 7/24-9/11 from 1-3 pm PDT

ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

In this radical costuming class, we’ll deconstruct gender norms by transforming found clothing and everyday objects into expressive, one-of-a-kind costume for our community model that will walk the runway at Path with Art's fall fundraiser--the Art for All Ball. Through critical discussion and hands-on creation, we will explore questions like: Why are some garments gendered—and what happens when we undo that? This class will work on a collaborative costume for our model, with all of us contributing to the final look. We aim to honor our model's identity through imaginative, subversive fashion. Come ready to rip seams, challenge assumptions, and stitch together something entirely new.

Participants who have high attendance in this class will be invited to the fall fundraiser, our Art for All Ball, on a free ticket.

Please note the physical manipulation of materials may require hand dexterity and may not be suitable for all. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns by emailing program@pathwithart.org. We want to support you in your access needs.