"I've hit the motherlode of inspiration for my painting!"- Janet
FEATURED & UPCOMING CLASSES
WELCOME TO THE LEAGUE
Seattle Artist League is an art school for people like you.
Some students are taking their first class. Some are returning to art after years away. Others are practicing artists looking for new skills, new ideas, and a studio community.
Start where you are. We’ll help you move forward.
For ten years, the League has offered small classes taught by working artists. We teach drawing, painting, pottery, sculpture, and more, with individual instruction and plenty of time to work.
Students learn through demonstrations, focused assignments, individual feedback, and time in the studio. Our drawing, painting, and sculpture classes develop observation, composition, technical skill, and an understanding of materials. Students learn to experiment, make stronger visual decisions, and develop work that is distinctly their own.
Choose from eight-week classes, weekend workshops, online and in-person options, and a structured certificate program. We also offer free community events with support from Shunpike.
Classes take place at our Georgetown location and across the street at The Brick, our dedicated space for workshops and events. Free street parking is available.
POTTERY AT THE LEAGUE
Our Georgetown pottery program has grown into an active community of students and professional potters.
Our two large ceramics studios are spacious and bright, with good air quality. They include 40 Brent wheels, large handbuilding tables, glazing areas, dedicated student storage, and seven kilns, including kilns for raku and reduction firing.
Classes are taught by professional potters with a wide range of teaching and studio experience. Offerings range from one-session introductions to ongoing wheel-throwing and handbuilding courses. Students can also pursue professional-practices courses and certificate programs.
Every pottery class includes unlimited Open Studio Time, giving students additional time to practice, experiment, and finish their work.
FROM V. NOTES
(our very active blog)
Ceramics Just Leveled Up
Starting next week, we’re switching the roles of our two ceramics studios: Why the change? Because this program isn’t what it was when we started. Under the leadership of Scott McClellan,
Scott McClellan: The Studios He Built
This is the final post in a three-part series on Scott McClellan, head of ceramics at the Seattle Artist League. The first post looked at the grounded physicality of his pots;
Scott McClellan: Cut, Crash, Repeat
This is the second in a three-part series on Scott McClellan, head of ceramics at the Seattle Artist League. While the first explored the weighted forms and grounded presence of his