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.
FALL Program | October 1 – December 12
REGISTRATION Open from Sept 10 to Sept 28
Access Art registration will be available in October
Participants can enroll in each of the following for the Summer Program:
1) Path with Art Singers or Veterans Choir,
3) Your choice of another 8-week class,
4) One Found Fashion Class,
5) Art Kit (prioritized for new or online-only participants),
6) Open Studio,
7) Jam Sessions, and
8) Access Art (check back in July for Access Art signup)
All programming is free and all applicable materials are included. Classes are either virtual or in-person. See our in-person policies here.
Questions or need assistance signing up? Call: 206.601.7112 or email: program@pathwithart.org
FALL 2025 VETERAN-SPECIFIC CLASSES
Graphic Narrative: Stories in Word + Image
Image by Lynda Barry from “Making Comics”
TEACHING ARTIST: Lin Lucas
8 SESSIONS >> Tuesdays, 10/14-12/9 FROM 2-4PM PDT (no class 11/11)
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.
The Art of the Unconscious: A Dali Inspired Journey
Courtesy of Luz Helena Thompson
TEACHING ARTIST: Luz Helena Thompson
8 sessions >> Wednesdays, 10/15–12/10 PDT 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
(special performance Aug 9, NO class Aug 14)
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.
Fundamentals of Story Structure
TEACHING ARTIST: Michelle Murray
8 sessions >> Thursdays, 10/16–12/11 from 4–6pm PDT (no class Nov 27)
Online
Have you dreamed of writing a book, only to start and feel lost? Don't worry, you're not alone. In this 8 week class you will learn the building blocks of story structure by learning the critical elements that make up character, plot, and setting. You will gain an understanding of plot points, when they need to appear in the story, and what they are. Explore the Fundamentals of Story Structure with in-class exercises and weekly writing assignments.
Path with Art has an annual fall fundraiser––the Art for All Ball––which raises money to keep our programming free to participants and partners. Participants work with Teaching Artists to create theatrical outfits for community leaders who serve as models and walk the runway at the fundraiser. The outfits have traditionally been made out of common or found materials, we call this “Found Fashion.” Participants who have high attendance in these classes will be invited to the fall fundraiser on a free ticket.
All of our Found Fashion classes are In-Person at the artHOME in Seattle. Participants may take one Found Fashion class in addition to another class.
FOUND FASHION: Zipped Together
Image courtesy of AJ Ragasa
TEACHING ARTIST: Dan Mclean
8 sessions >> TUESDAYS, 10/14-11/25 from 1-3pm (no class 11/11)
ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
Join us for Zipped Together, a dynamic, hands-on fashion class where you will explore the endless design potential of one of fashion’s most overlooked tools: the zipper. This collaborative class dives into experimental garment construction using reclaimed and surplus zippers as the primary material, pushing the boundaries between structure, sculpture, and style to make an outfit for our community model as part of the Art for All Ball.
You’ll learn some basic sewing techniques, textile manipulation, and upcycling strategies, all while working as a team to design and build a one-of-a-kind, wearable garment made almost entirely out of zippers
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.
Found Fashion: Radiant Threads
At the Art For All Ball, 2024.
TEACHING ARTIST: Pakio Galore
6 sessions >> Thursdays, 10/16-11/20 from 11AM-1PM
ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
Unlock the world of fashion and creativity with our immersive 6-week sewing class. Whether you're a beginner or someone looking to refine your skills, this course offers an introduction to the art of sewing. Together we will make a costume for a community model, who will walk the runway at the Art for All Ball (Path with Art's fall fundraiser).
Sketching designs, taking measurements, making patterns, and cutting patterns.
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.
FOUND FASHION: RADIANT THREADS
TEACHING ARTIST: Pakio Galore
6 sessions >> Thursdays, 10/16-11/20 from 11AM-1PM
ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
Unlock the world of fashion and creativity with our immersive 6-week sewing class. Whether you're a beginner or someone looking to refine your skills, this course offers an introduction to the art of sewing. Together we will make a costume for a community model, who will walk the runway at the Art for All Ball (Path with Art's fall fundraiser).
Sketching designs, taking measurements, making patterns, and cutting patterns.
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.
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.
Noodle Felting Art Kit
Courtesy of Danielle Librera and Emily Huff
TEACHING ARTIST: Danielle Librera + Emily Huff
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 Fall Quarter are 10/17, 11/21, 12/12 from 1-4pm at the artHOME
