Path with Art offers multi-disciplinary arts programming, offered quarterly with a specific emphasis on the veteran experience. All veterans are welcome regardless of income. Our programming is guided by the Veterans’ Program Steering Committee which is composed of veterans and community members who work with veterans. Check out our Virtual Veterans Gallery.
CLASSES + WORKSHOPS
Summer PROGRAM | July 21 – Sept 16
REGISTRATION is OPEN for 8-week classes from June 18–July 2
Confirmation placements will be sent via email by July 11
Access Art registration will be available in August
Participants can enroll in each of the following for the Winter Program:
1) Path with Art Singers or Veterans Choir
3) Your choice of another 8-week class
4) Any Friday Workshops
5) Art Kit (prioritized for new or online-only participants)
6) Open Studio
7) Jam Sessions, and
8) Access Art (check back in May for Access Art signup)
All programming is free and all applicable materials are included. Most Veteran classes are online, with the exception of Veterans Choir which is in-person at Seattle Opera. See our in-person policies here.
Questions or need assistance signing up? Call: 206.601.7112 or email: program@pathwithart.org
Writing + Drawing Comics
Image by Lynda Barry from “Making Comics”
TEACHING ARTIST: Colleen Barry
8 SESSIONS >> Tuesdays, 7/22-9/9 FROM 3-5PM PDT
ONLINE
This is a class for everyone and anyone, regardless of drawing experience or technical skill. It’s important to remember: comics can be anything, and so can drawing! Throughout this course, we’ll be finding our own personal styles and visual storytelling perspectives through a series of drawing exercises and drawing games, which will lead up to writing our own full comic story. We will also be reading and discussing different comics, cartoons, and graphic novel excerpts and learning some comics vocabulary.
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.
Going with the Flow: Watercolor + Mindfulness
Courtesy of Luz Helena Thompson
TEACHING ARTIST: Luz Helena Thompson
8 sessions >> Wednesdays, 7/23–9/10 from 2–4pm
Online
Watercolor + Mindfulness is a beginner-friendly class that combines the therapeutic benefits of art with mindfulness practices. Discover how watercolor painting can improve creativity, reduce anxiety, and boost confidence. Learn basic techniques while engaging in mindful exercises designed to increase joy and reduce stress. Explore self-care practices, outdoor painting, guided meditation, and journaling in this supportive and inspiring course.
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.
Queer Becoming: A Place to Explore Creative Blossoming
Image courtesy of Adobe Stock
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.
This class is open to both veterans and non-veterans.
Veterans Choir (in partnership with Seattle Opera)
Veteran’s Choir performing at Seattle Art Museum, 2025.
TEACHING ARTIST: MIchaella Calzaretta
8 sessions >> Thursdays, 7/24–9/11 from 1–3pm
SEATTLE OPERA, 363 MERCER ST, SEATTLE WA 98109
If you love to sing or have always wanted to sing, this is the group for you! Facilitated by a Seattle Opera teaching artist, you will gain confidence in your singing voice by learning classical vocal technique and music fundamentals. You’ll also learn about opera history and explore other genres of vocal music. Most importantly, you will have a chance to sing together and connect with fellow veterans.
Special performance on Saturday, August 9 at Seattle Art Museum.
All experience levels welcome. Come sing with us! You may register for the Veteran’s Choir in addition to another class.
Participants can take one online workshop in addition to class(es).
Making Space: A Drawing Workshop
Image courtesy of Trenton Jung
TEACHING ARTIST: Trenton Jung
2 sessions >> Fridays, 8/1 + 8/8 FROM 2–4PM
Online
Discover the basics of perspective drawing in this beginner-friendly workshop. We’ll explore simple techniques like one-point and two-point perspective to help bring depth and dimension to your sketches. Through guided exercises and visual examples, you'll learn how to create the illusion of space and structure on the page. No prior experience needed—just curiosity and a pencil!
Humor in Art Workshop
Courtesy of Lindsey White, I’m a warm, honest, friendly, humble, loveable, NUT",” 2024. Gouache on watercolor paper. Link
TEACHING ARTIST: Mick Holsbeke
2 sessions >> Fridays, 8/22 + 8/29 FROM 2–4PM
Online
Discover the joyful potential of humor as a creative force in your art. Rooted in the belief that humor can flip perspectives and open new pathways, this workshop invites participants to explore how engaging your sense of humor can deepen artistic expression across all mediums. Whether you're a painter, performer, writer, or maker of any kind, you’ll learn to embrace mistakes, celebrate the absurd, and uncover the unexpected ways humor can foster connection, healing, and resilience.
Come ready to experiment, express, and find the funny in your creative process. No prior experience necessary—just a willingness to laugh, take risks, and make some wonderfully weird art.
Art Kits are mailed or distributed directly to participants and include all materials needed to complete a project as well as a step-by-step guidebook. Teaching Artists design these professional kits each quarter. Supplies are limited and prioritized for first-time and online-only participants.
Collage Making From Home Art Kit
Courtesy of Shannon Cleere
TEACHING ARTIST: Shannon Cleere
MATERIALS MAILED TO PARTICIPANTS
The art of collage appears in music, poetry, and the visual arts. This art kit focuses on collage as a visual art form and encourages an exploration of color, shape and composition. With the contents of this art kit, users can glue and stick various paper and fabric pieces together to create new and unique artworks. Collage-making is also an opportunity to bring the everyday life into your artwork: dig through your junk drawer and use old newspaper clippings or magazine cutouts; upcycle junk mail and tissue paper; re-purpose old photographs and artworks. Play and experiment to make unique works of art!
Path with Art offers virtual, in-person, LGBTQIA+ Open Studios, as well as music Jam Sessions that are free and open to the public. To learn more and see the Open Studio and Jam Session Calendar, CLICK HERE.
The music Jam Session dates for Summer Quarter are 1-4PM, 7/18 + 8/15 + 9/19
