Weekly Classes
Tampa Regional Artists offers a wide variety of classes year round at the Old Hyde Park Art Center. You do not need be a member or professional to enroll.
Contact the instructor for details, fees, etc.
Monday
Classes are currently full.
Join the waitlist for the start of the next beginning session.
Cost: $35.00
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StART is designed to teach beginners the essential foundational skills of drawing, color-mixing and painting. There is a series of sequential lesson plans within four courses. The 4 courses are: Beginning Drawing, Intermediate Drawing, Intro to Color, and Intro to Paint. Each course is 12 weeks. Each course must be completed, in order, before students can advance to the next. Students advance to the next course together, until the entire series is completed. Lessons include demonstrations/discussions/ group and individual projects.
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10:00 am - 12:30 pm: Introduction to Paint Course
1:00 pm - 3:30pm: Afternoon session will be a Wide subject range. Open to START graduate artists.
Tuesday
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Come join my class and learn and grow in your love for watercolor!
We work in a variety of ways. Everyone is invited to work independently under guided help from me. We offer class projects on occasion as well in an effort to bring new methods of applying and working with watercolor.
This watercolor class is meant for everyone, beginner to advanced. We work in a representational style.
The class is open and ongoing, so anyone can come anytime when it fits your schedule.
True beginners will have a private lesson or two in order to gain your feet before joining the class.
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This class has open seats.
Cost: $25.00
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Weekly class 2 1/2 hour for intermediate painters, with a focus on composition, color and media. Each class is focused on a class project with a specific learning objective that will be demonstrated during the class. Projects will involve different genre and substrates.
Class conducted in person and virtually on Zoom. Remote attendees welcomed.
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This class has open seats.
Cost: $25.00
Classes are currently full.
For more information or waitlist…
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Beginning students are introduced to the fundamentals of watercolor as an expressive painting medium. We will explore how pigment interacts with water, how colors mix, paper types, and creating effects through techniques unique to watercolor, such as wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, masking, splattering, drybrush, etc. In the process, we will introduce the basics of composition, value and color theory. The focus will be on exploring, learning, and HAVING FUN in the process. Look forward to you joining us!
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This class has open seats.
Cost is $20 per session.
Wednesday
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Open Studio aims to provide artists with an inspiring and nurturing environment to create. Please bring your own supplies and paper towels.
Drop ins $6.00/ day. Pre-registration is not required.
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Come to the Art Center for open studio time. Members only.
Cost: $68.00 per quarter (3 months).
Classes are currently full.
For more information or waitlist
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Come join my class and learn and grow in your love for watercolor!
We work in a variety of ways. Everyone is invited to work independently under guided help from me. We offer class projects on occasion as well in an effort to bring new methods of applying and working with watercolor.
This watercolor class is meant for everyone, beginner to advanced. We work in a representational style.
The class is open and ongoing, so anyone can come anytime when it fits your schedule.
True beginners will have a private lesson or two in order to gain your feet before joining the class.
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This class has open seats.
Cost: $25.00
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Session managed by Alex Ebisawa.
Sessions begin with gesture drawings followed by 20 minute poses.
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This class has open seats. Drop in, registration not needed.
Cost: $10 ($8 for students)
Thursday
Classes are currently full.
Contact her at 813-654-3616 to be added to the wait list.
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School is out, but art doesn't have to be!
This class is available to all kids ages 6-14 and will run from June 4th to July 30th.
The goal is art exploration, with the first half of each class focused on short projects to investigate different materials and ideas.
The second half of classes will allow for open-studio style freedom. Students who register can drop in on a week-by-week basis, so no need to worry about vacations getting in the way.
Individual private sessions are also available.
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Class begins August 13
Join me for a lively, hands on class, exploring modern oil painting in a solvent free environment.
This course introduces water soluble oil paints and cold wax medium, used on a variety of substrates, using both traditional and unconventional painting tools-brushes, palette knives, squeegees, bowl scrapers, brayers and even repurposed credit cards.
Open to all levels, from first time painters to experienced artists, the class covers fundamentals of composition and color theory, while helping you find your personal palette. Participants will strengthen drawing skills, gain techniques for achieving a likeness, and also discover approaches for moving into abstraction.
A basic set of materials will be available to get you started, so students need only bring their curiosity and enthusiasm.
Come ready to play and learn, and become part of our growing art family at TRA.
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This class has open seats.
Cost: $TBD
Friday
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Join me for a lively, hands on class, exploring modern oil painting in a solvent free environment.
This course introduces water soluble oil paints and cold wax medium, used on a variety of substrates, using both traditional and unconventional painting tools-brushes, palette knives, squeegees, bowl scrapers, brayers and even repurposed credit cards.
Open to all levels, from first time painters to experienced artists, the class covers fundamentals of composition and color theory, while helping you find your personal palette. Participants will strengthen drawing skills, gain techniques for achieving a likeness, and also discover approaches for moving into abstraction.
Unwind and join me on Friday mornings and kick off your weekend at Tampa Regional Artists.
A basic set of materials will be available to get you started, so students need only bring their curiosity and enthusiasm.
Come ready to play and learn, and become part of our growing art family at TRA.
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Classes will continue through June 12.
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A beginner friendly course with hands-on practices, step by step demos, and fundamentals in color, composition and painting techniques. You will learn:
· Color mixing and theory
· Shape, light and basic perspective
· Composition
· Painting progression
· Still life, landscape, pets and people
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This class has open seats and begins June 17.
Cost: $25.00
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Step into a creative space where every child belongs, every idea matters, and every mind is celebrated.
Art for Every Mind invites neurotypical and neurodiverse children ages 5–12 to join a welcoming, structured, and sensory-rich art experience designed to support all learners in thriving creatively and confidently.
In this engaging class, children will explore art through multi-sensory integration, supportive routines, and clearly structured procedures that help every artist feel successful and included. Lessons are thoughtfully designed to provide consistency while still allowing space for imagination, curiosity, and self-expression.
Young artists will experiment with unconvent ional and exciting materials that spark creativity and wonder. We will explore:
Watercolor and acrylic painting techniques
3D art using clay and Model Magic
Hands-on, sensory-based materials that encourage exploration and engagement
Each class is built around student interests, including special interests and preferred materials, helping children stay motivated, connected, and inspired throughout the creative process.
All are welcome in this supportive and joyful art community where creativity has no limits.
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This class has open seats. Begins on June 1st.
Cost: $25.00
Saturday
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Discover the Power of Digital Art and Animation! In today's digital age, these skills are your ticket to limitless creativity and career opportunities.
Join us at the Old Hyde Park Arts Center and unlock a world of possibilities through art and animation. Don't miss out on shaping your future! 🎨🚀
Perfect for both beginners and experienced artists looking to enhance their skills.
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Traditional Drawing Materials: Paper, Pencil, Pen,
Digital Drawing tools: Digital Painting App
Recommended Apps : Procreate (Apple) Sketchbook (Android + Apple)
Smart Phone and/or Tablet regardless of platform.
Laptops, Tablets, and Styluses are welcome.
This class has open seats.
Sunday
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is recommended that beginning students start with drawings of relatively simple forms. Then progress with increasingly challenging subject matter, in preparation for portraiture, figurative works, landscapes, or works from the imagination.
Intermediate and advanced students have the option to either delve into paintings referencing live draped or undraped models or a mirror, for single figure or multi-figurative paintings. Or using photos of landscapes, pets, family, friends etc., as reference. Or perhaps works from the imagination, where the light, also from the imagination, is perceived as being from a certain fixed direction throughout.
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For drawing:
- a Canson XL multimedia, or Strathmore 400 series 18 x 24 drawing pad with drawing board is recommended.
- Staedler Graphite pencils set should include at least 2H, HB, and 2B pencils. Lastly, a prismacolor brand kneaded eraser.
For painting:
- Winsor and Newton professional artist's oil paints: Titanium White, Burnt Umber, Winsor Red, Yellow Ochre, Winsor Yellow, Ultrmarine Blue, Permanent Green Deep
- A Liquitex Freestyle palette knife #11.
- Gamsol painting medium.
- A white tile can be used as a palette.
This class has open seats.
Cost: $30 per session.
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Both new and experienced painters are invited to register for “Painting with Acrylics” to either learn to paint with acrylics or to expand their skills. Classes will be grounded in the principles and elements of art and composition and the process of completing a painting from initial sketches, drawings, and studies to finished product. All of these topics will allow students to create more effective art regardless of what kind of art students wish to create. Students have the option of choosing their own reference materials and are supported in developing their own unique artistic style.
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Class begins September 13, 2026