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A grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation has brought the North Port Art Center $5,000 closer to its goal of $20,000 to fund a unique art project celebrating world peace. The project, “Mandalas for World Peace,” is a large clay sculpture designed by renowned clay artist John Cheer of North Port. Plans call for its display at Warm Mineral Springs in North Port, with its unveiling to coincide with a celebratory world peace event expected to draw tourists to WMS from across the country and internationally. read more

Come hone a skill and/or try something new. We offer a plethora of classes and 1-day workshops. Register online, via phone or in person. 

View the current Art in Public Places and get involved.

The Art Center is introducing a brand new photography course, designed to help those of us who might by stymied by the many, many features of our digital cameras. Learn a lot more about what you can do with that camera, and make better memories each time you shoot. Beginning May 7, Spencer Pullen, professional photographer from Premiere Graphics in Punta Gorda, will be instructing a six-week course in making that camera of yours friendlier to use.

Here’s how Spencer describes his course: Are you looking to learn your new camera? Are you looking to purchase a new camera, but don’t know what to buy? Are you looking to increase your existing photography skills? We cover all of this in the Digital Photography Exposed course. This class is six weeks long, three hours a class. This class is split into two parts. We spend three weeks learning how to set up your workflow on the computer (no computer needed for this course). The other classes will be field trips of the students choosing where we go out and push buttons to explore what we learned in the classroom. All makes and models of cameras welcome. Please bring your owner’s manual to class if you have one.

Classes will be held on Monday’s from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $75 for the six weeks. Bring a snack or a lunch, if you like.

Register online, stop in at the Art Center, or give us a call at 941-423-6460.

Upcoming Workshops:

• "Oil Painting Made Simple & Fun" with Sandi Hilliard – “LANDSCAPE/SEA SCAPE”. June 13, Wednesday, 10:00am to 2:30pm

Congratulations to NPAC instructor Nancy Colby who was voted Best Pet Artist 2012 by Sarasota Magazine.

North Port City Commissioner Michael Treubert, members of the Beautification & Tree-Scenic Highway Committee Peggy Bruner and Gail Miller, NPAC Youth Director Clare Harvey, Carolina Burbrigen, and NPAC Operations Manager Sandi Hilliard surrounded North Port City Arborist Ryan Pieper and four year old Alex Burbrigen, as they finished planting a Cassia Tree in the front lawn of the North Port Art Center.