A painting of the Art House

McKinney Art House

A Colorful Home for Creativity

A girl painting Trimming a pot Man painting at easel

ArtHouse Classes

Classes are available for children, teens and adults in a variety of arts disciplines. Pottery classes include hand building as well as wheel thrown techniques and a wide variety of glaze colors to choose from. Firing in 3 different electric kilns, and raku kilns provide a wide range of surface decoration. Drawing and painting classes as well as block printing and a variety of crafts are also available.

ArtHouse Camps

Summer camps are 4 or 5-day classes that offer daily experience with creativity and a variety of creative media including pottery, painting, drawing, etc. All camps are located at McKinney Art House. Camp classes for summer 2013 begin in early June and continue through August.

ArtHouse Workshops

Here at the Art House we think of workshops as opportunities to discover new mediums in a short focused time period that easily fit into the most hectic of schedules. Treat yourself to the gift of art. Workshops are scheduled occasionally and can include unique and interesting aspects of art creation.

ArtHouse Events

Events include participation in the annual McKinney Artist Studio Tour (Nov. 10 - 13 in 2013), as well as Private Birthday Parties and Parents Night Out all featuring kids creating a variety of art projects and having a fun experience.

Second Annual Unique by Nature Juried Competition and Show: April 20, 2013

The second annual Unique by Nature Juried Competition and Show will take place in May, in conjunction with the McKinney Performing Arts Center. This year submissions of artwork will be on April 20th. This is a very special event that benefits the artists who win the substantial purchase prizes, the McKinney Performing Arts Center's growing public art collection, and the Guild's fund for the Summer Music Intensives. Real prize money is available! Please see www.ArtsandMusicGuild.org for more information.

Parents Night Out

Drop off your child for a fun-filled event at the McKinney Art House while you and yours grab dinner and a show! Decide when you want to drop off/pick up your precious cargo and we do the rest. $5/hour plus art/craft material fee of $10. For details and dates see Events. Next PNO is Saturday April 27th from 6 pm – 10:30 pm

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Summer 2013 Camps

New Camps Added - April 1st

Summer camps are 4 to 5-day classes that offer daily experience with creativity and a variety of creative media. All camps are located at McKinney Art House. Our new camp schedule is now ready and registrations are open. Check out the variety of arts offered in our Summer Camps programs. Register now before these popular programs fill up!

Birthday Parties & Events

Drop off your child for a fun-filled event at the McKinney Art House while you and yours grab dinner and a show! Decide when you want to drop off/pick up your precious cargo and we do the rest. $5/hour plus art/craft material fee of $10. For details and dates see Events. This Saturday February 9th from 6 pm – 10:30 pm

Saturday Morning Adult Art Class

Meet with Cate Robbins for individualized art instruction for adults including drawing and painting in acrylic, oil and watercolor.

Pottery Wheel for Kids & Teens

This Monday 4:00-6:00pm class is for the Artist that wants to learn how to throw on the wheel and develop hand-building skills. Each participant will get one-on-one attention from Ms. Knox. Class details and registration in class descriptions.

New March–April Workshops!

Three new workshops are being offered in March and April by Lynne Hubner. Collagraphs will be the focus of this weekend, March 23-24; Trace Prints and Monotypes, April 9; and Whiteline Print, April 27. Visit the Workshops page for details!

New Home School Class

Wednesdays 9:00am - 10:30am Two to three different projects, in two and three-dimensional media each week. We also focus on artists and art history. Annie Royer is the instructor. Check it out at Classes.

Birthday Parties with Pottery Wheel

Want to make a small mask and throw on the wheel? If you would like to throw a party other than a birthday party we would be happy to have you. Girl and Boy Scout troops can arrange an evening or after-school or weekend class to complete art or pottery badge requirements.

McKinney Artist Studio Tour
November 10-13, 2013

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