The museum is a place to not only look, but also to do. Classes and workshops provide new ways to actively engage and continue learning. Watch this page, our events page, and Facebook for future workshops.
In-person classes
These classes are taught by local artists in the Discovery Village on the beautiful campus of the Museum of Northern Arizona. Signup with the instructor.
If you are an artist interested in teaching a class or workshop, email ssiskonen@musnaz.org
Landscape Painting
Tuesdays, 9 am - 12 pm
Landscape painter Deborah Mechigian teaches fundamentals of composition, perspective, and color mixing in this weekly class. To register email rockhunterdeb@gmail.com
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Nature Journaling
Sundays
Nature Journaling is an immersive and creative way to enjoy the natural world all around us. Learn the foundational skill sets needed to tune into your creativity and sharpen your observational skills. There's a new session every other Sunday.
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Ink & Pigment Making
October 11, noon-4 p.m.
Artist Jill Sans leads Found + Forged, a natural ink and pigment making workshop. Learn the basic steps to make your own art materials from the natural world. Students will leave with a little nature art box to create at home with; including inks, watercolor and pastel.
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Watercolor
Painter Lisa Lee Pearce teaches fundamental skills and techniques for painting with watercolor. These eight week sessions accommodate beginners and more advanced students. Lisa's classes are postponed for Spring 2026. Check back in late summer for classes starting in the Fall.
Drawing
Artist Lisa Lee Pearce teaches the basics of drawing, with an emphasis on nature within the landscape. Lisa's classes are postponed for Spring 2026. Check back in late summer for classes starting in the Fall.
Online classes
These workshops are offered online as videos or Zoom sessions.
Writer's Group via Zoom
Alternating Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m.
Free to museum members and staff, this writer’s critique group meets on Zoom. Writers share something they are working on, read it aloud, then hear the thoughts and responses of others. All genres and styles are encouraged, including prose and poetry, fiction and nonfiction. For long projects, like a novel or other book, writers bring one chapter at a time.
Email for details
Landscape Drawing video
In May 2020, Alan Petersen presented a brief introduction to landscape drawing from Buffalo Park. This video of the lesson covers five basics of sketching: simplify, negative spaces, angles, plumbing, and proportion.
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