At Big Picture, we believe creativity belongs everywhere—even your favorite neighborhood pub. Join us at North Liberty Micky’s for an afternoon of art, connection, and good food. Celebrate spring and the wild women in your life as we guid you step-by-step through painting this beautiful, expressive wildflower (choose your own colors!) while enjoying a drink and great food and company.

Registration: $35

Tools without Tears’ April project is a toolbox! And we’re offering Toolbox Instruction again so sign up for Week 2 on April 26!

Build something useful—and build confidence along the way. In April’s Tools Without Tears session, you’ll create a simple wooden toolbox from start to finish, learning essential skills like measuring, cutting, assembling, and sanding in a relaxed, supportive environment. Perfect for adults working alongside kids or anyone ready to get comfortable using tools, this project is all about hands-on learning, shared accomplishment, and taking home something you’ll actually use.

Cost: $35 All materials included. Finish things up free of charge during our Open Studio hours (Saturdays and Sundays 1pm - 4pm) or during Tools Without Tears on Sundays at the Warehouse from 11am - 1pm. Pay once for instruction or purchase extra materials (like sequins!) to bling it up.

Kids welcome with adult supervision. This would be a fun family activity!

We all scream for Ice Cream! Now that the weather is warming up, we can embrace the sugar and the sticky creating a clay upside down ice cream cone and an ice-cream sundae on canvas!

The day camp will be Friday, April 24 from 9am-12pm.

We all scream for Ice Cream! Now that the weather is warming up, we can embrace the sugar and the sticky creating a clay upside down ice cream cone and an ice-cream sundae on canvas!

The day camp will be Monday, April 20 from 9am-12pm.

Tools without Tears’ April project is a toolbox! We’re doing these at the warehouse!

Build something useful—and build confidence along the way. In April’s Tools Without Tears session, you’ll create a simple wooden toolbox from start to finish, learning essential skills like measuring, cutting, assembling, and sanding in a relaxed, supportive environment. Perfect for adults working alongside kids or anyone ready to get comfortable using tools, this project is all about hands-on learning, shared accomplishment, and taking home something you’ll actually use.

Cost: $35 All materials included. Finish things up free of charge during our Open Studio hours (Saturdays 1pm - 4pm) or during Tools Without Tears on Sundays from 11am - 1pm. Pay once for instruction or purchase extra materials (like sequins!) to bling it up.

Kids welcome with adult supervision. This would be a fun family activity!

Week 1 (Sunday, April 19): Toolbox Instruction

Week 2 (Sunday, April 26): Toolbox Instruction (for those who couldn’t come the first week)

We’re offering the same instruction as last time, for those who couldn’t make it last week. Or come back and finish your toolbox (no charge!).

APRIL:🐾 Paws & Claws: Adult Summer Art Series

Celebrate the animals who steal our hearts! In this four-week creative series, we’ll turn our beloved pets into art through clay, paint, and playful mixed media. Whether your companion has fur, feathers, scales, or hooves, this series invites you to slow down, create, and honor the personality of the animals who make life richer. No experience necessary—just bring a photo of your favorite animal friend and your sense of fun.

Week 3 (Saturday, April 18): Pet Portraits in Acrylics $35

Capture your pet on canvas! In this relaxed paint session, we’ll translate the charm and personality of our animal companions into colorful acrylic portraits. Your instructor will guide you step-by-step through sketching basic shapes, building fur texture with brushwork, and adding lively backgrounds. Whether your pet is regal, goofy, sleepy, or wild, you’ll leave with a painting that celebrates their unique spirit.

Join us for an evening of creativity, connection, and compassion at Big Grove Brewery as we paint a vibrant field of flowers in support of the Walk to End Alzheimer's.

This guided paint & sip invites you to slow down, share a drink, and create something beautiful—while contributing to a cause that touches so many lives. No experience needed—just come as you are, and we’ll take care of the rest.

Proceeds will go toward advancing care, support, and research in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Let’s gather, lift each other up, and fill the room with color, community, and hope. 💜

Registration: $38

Make your own trinket holders or trays that keep track of hair bands or rings. Leah has some gorgeous glaze ideas! Try out some of your own! Registration gets you 2 pounds of clay but you can always purchase more.

Registration: $38

APRIL:🐾 Paws & Claws: Adult Summer Art Series

Celebrate the animals who steal our hearts! In this four-week creative series, we’ll turn our beloved pets into art through clay, paint, and playful mixed media. Whether your companion has fur, feathers, scales, or hooves, this series invites you to slow down, create, and honor the personality of the animals who make life richer. No experience necessary—just bring a photo of your favorite animal friend and your sense of fun.

Week 1 (Saturday, April 4): Sculpt Your Pet (Clay Portrait – Part 1) $45

Bring your favorite pet to life in clay! In this first session, we’ll learn simple sculpting techniques to build a charming clay portrait of your animal companion. Your instructor will guide you through shaping expressive features like noses, ears, whiskers, and fluffy textures so your piece captures the spirit of your pet. By the end of the evening, your sculpture will be ready for drying and firing in the kiln.

Week 2 (Saturday, April 11): Paint Your Pet (Clay Portrait – Part 2) $0

Your clay companion returns—this time in color! In Week 2, we’ll paint and glaze the clay pet portraits you created the week before. Learn simple techniques for layering color, highlighting fur patterns, and adding personality through expressive details. By the end of the session, your piece will be kiln-ready and on its way to becoming a finished keepsake that celebrates your beloved animal.

Week 3 (Saturday, April 18): Pet Portraits in Acrylics $35

Capture your pet on canvas! In this relaxed paint session, we’ll translate the charm and personality of our animal companions into colorful acrylic portraits. Your instructor will guide you step-by-step through sketching basic shapes, building fur texture with brushwork, and adding lively backgrounds. Whether your pet is regal, goofy, sleepy, or wild, you’ll leave with a painting that celebrates their unique spirit.

Week 4 (Saturday, April 25): Whimsical Pet Portraits in Clay Papier-Mâché $35

Let’s get playful! In our final week, we’ll create expressive pet portraits using clay and papier-mâché techniques. This lightweight sculptural approach lets you exaggerate features—big eyes, floppy ears, whiskery snouts—to capture your pet’s personality in a whimsical way. Expect a little mess, a lot of laughter, and a wonderfully quirky portrait to take home.

APRIL:🐾 Paws & Claws: Adult Summer Art Series

Celebrate the animals who steal our hearts! In this four-week creative series, we’ll turn our beloved pets into art through clay, paint, and playful mixed media. Whether your companion has fur, feathers, scales, or hooves, this series invites you to slow down, create, and honor the personality of the animals who make life richer. No experience necessary—just bring a photo of your favorite animal friend and your sense of fun.

Week 1 (Saturday, April 4): Sculpt Your Pet (Clay Portrait – Part 1) $45

Bring your favorite pet to life in clay! In this first session, we’ll learn simple sculpting techniques to build a charming clay portrait of your animal companion. Your instructor will guide you through shaping expressive features like noses, ears, whiskers, and fluffy textures so your piece captures the spirit of your pet. By the end of the evening, your sculpture will be ready for drying and firing in the kiln.

Week 2 (Saturday, April 11): Paint Your Pet (Clay Portrait – Part 2) $0

Your clay companion returns—this time in color! In Week 2, we’ll paint and glaze the clay pet portraits you created the week before. Learn simple techniques for layering color, highlighting fur patterns, and adding personality through expressive details. By the end of the session, your piece will be kiln-ready and on its way to becoming a finished keepsake that celebrates your beloved animal.

Week 3 (Saturday, April 18): Pet Portraits in Acrylics $35

Capture your pet on canvas! In this relaxed paint session, we’ll translate the charm and personality of our animal companions into colorful acrylic portraits. Your instructor will guide you step-by-step through sketching basic shapes, building fur texture with brushwork, and adding lively backgrounds. Whether your pet is regal, goofy, sleepy, or wild, you’ll leave with a painting that celebrates their unique spirit.

Week 4 (Saturday, April 25): Whimsical Pet Portraits in Clay Papier-Mâché $35

Let’s get playful! In our final week, we’ll create expressive pet portraits using clay and papier-mâché techniques. This lightweight sculptural approach lets you exaggerate features—big eyes, floppy ears, whiskery snouts—to capture your pet’s personality in a whimsical way. Expect a little mess, a lot of laughter, and a wonderfully quirky portrait to take home.

Dragons love tacos & so do we! Join us for a morning of painting dragons and making taco trinket dishes at this 3 hour camp based on the book "Dragons Love Tacos" by Adam Rubin.

The day camp will be Friday, April 3 from 9am-12pm.

Trade the gray skies for glowing desert light! In this relaxed and welcoming paint party, you’ll create a vibrant desert landscape filled with warm sunset colors, distant mountains, and iconic cacti silhouettes. Your instructor will guide you step-by-step as you layer rich oranges, pinks, and purples across the sky and bring the quiet beauty of the desert to life.

No experience needed—just bring your curiosity and enjoy a creative evening of painting, laughter, and good company. By the end of the night, you’ll head home with a bold, beautiful desert scene that feels like a little window into the Southwest.

Step into summer—even if it’s freezing outside! In this relaxing paint party, we’ll create a glowing lakeside scene featuring a quiet wooden dock stretching out into sparkling water beneath a warm sun. Soft reflections, shimmering blues, and golden light make this painting both peaceful and uplifting.

No experience needed—just bring your favorite drink, a friend, and your imagination. We’ll guide you step-by-step as you capture that magical feeling of standing at the edge of a lake on a perfect sunny day. By the end of the evening, you’ll head home with your own tranquil lakeside masterpiece—no sunscreen required!

In honor of Women’s History Month, join us for a special ceramics workshop celebrating the strength, beauty, and diversity of the feminine form. In this hands-on class, participants will sculpt elegant vases inspired by the curves and lines of the human body. Guided step-by-step, you’ll learn basic hand-building techniques while shaping a functional vessel that reflects the timeless artistry of the female figure.

No experience is needed—just bring your curiosity and creativity. This class is a celebration of form, expression, and the many ways women shape the world around us. By the end of the session, you’ll have a unique sculptural vase ready to be fired and treasured as a piece of art.

Come gather, create, and celebrate the beauty of the feminine spirit through clay.

Registration: $39

Step into a sky full of possibility with our “DayDreamer” paint party! 🌙✨

In this family-friendly session, artists of all ages will create a serene crescent moon floating among soft, colorful clouds and twinkling stars. With gentle, step-by-step guidance, you’ll blend dreamy blues and cotton-candy hues to build a peaceful night sky that feels straight out of a storybook.

Perfect for kids, parents, and grandparents alike, this class is all about relaxing, imagining, and sharing creative time together. No experience needed—just bring your sense of wonder and leave with a painting that captures the magic of daydreams.

Registration $35

What happens when a portal opens… and something crawls through?

In this Spring Break clay camp, artists will design and sculpt their own wild, toothy portal creatures with dramatic petal mouths, long limbs, and textured skin. We’ll explore clay techniques like pinch, coil, and sculptural detailing to create monsters that look like they stepped out of a mysterious dimension.

Part spooky, part silly, and 100% creative—this camp is perfect for kids who love fantasy, monsters, and hands-on sculpture.

Whooo’s ready for some creative fun? Join us for a wildly imaginative Spring Break art adventure all about owls! Young artists will sculpt a charming ceramic owl wall hanging, learning how to shape clay, add texture, and bring their feathered friend to life. Then we’ll switch to bright colors and big expressions as we paint a wild-eyed owl in acrylics, full of personality and playful charm.

From swirling feathers to curious owl eyes, this camp is perfect for kids who love animals, storytelling, and getting their hands messy with art. By the end of the session, artists will take home two wonderful woodland creations—one to hang on the wall and one to make everyone say “whooo made that?”

AM Camp from 9am - noon: 8-13 year olds

PM Camp from 1pm - 4pm: 13-18 year olds

Jewelry Camp Week 1: June 9-11 Introduction to Jewelry Making $180

Designing your own jewelry is a fun way to express ourselves at all ages! During camp we will learn how to string on elastic, flexwire and nylon cord by creating anklets, bracelets and necklaces. Students will have the opportunity to design their own pieces perusing beads, chain and professional jewelry instruction by Cheryl Weatherford. The second day we will learn how to make a wire wrapped loop by creating keychains, earrings or zipper pulls. On the last day students will create pendants with different kinds of beads they will experience in the world of beading!

Jewelry Camp Week 2: June 30-July 2 Kandi Kamp $180

Create friendly fashion with pony and perler beads into fun accessories that say it all! Participants will learn peyote stitch, beaded cord and flat right angle weave to design their own pieces using pony beads. We will end the week with beaded creature keychains and decorated sunglasses to wear this summer!

Jewelry Camp Week 3: July 20-22 Bead and Love the Earth $180

Sustainability in fashion is important to investigate and during this week we will explore different materials to make our own jewelry. Day one we will be making our own paper beads and experiment with different shapes we can create finishing in three pieces designed by you! Day two will be the French beading technique of beaded flowers and aluminum recycled bloomed works of art. Day three we will weave two hemp bracelets learning two stitches with each one.

Jewelry Camp Week 4: August 3-5 Bead Embroidery

Bead embroidery is a skill that can be used to make earrings, pendants, patches, fringe, shoes…you name it and beads can be added. This week we will use glass seed beads, gemstones, vintage acrylic pieces to create visual works of art. After learning how to embroider and add a flat stone to a piece, participants will be encouraged to design their own work of art for a final piece.

Shake off the winter blues and welcome spring with a splash of sunshine! 🌼 Join us for a family paint party where kids and grown-ups alike will create a big, beautiful sunny daisy—a cheerful reminder that warmer days are on the way.

Our instructor will guide you step-by-step, so all ages and skill levels can relax, laugh, and make something bright together. It’s the perfect March outing for families ready to trade gray skies for golden petals and a little creative joy.

Come paint, connect, and let your family bloom into spring!

Registration: $35

Step into the past! Young artists will design and build their very own dragons or dinosaurs, starting with basic shapes. Campers can add on their own details to take it to the next level or keep it simple. If you sign up for both camps, you can make the second one on the next day!

Campers will learn basic hand-building techniques while exploring texture, form, and creative problem-solving in a supportive, playful studio environment. We’ll encourage storytelling and imaginative thinking as each child brings their creature to life!

Make your own trinket holders or trays that keep track of hair bands or rings. Leah has some gorgeous glaze ideas! Try out some of your own! Registration gets you 2 pounds of clay but you can always purchase more.

Registration: $38

Grab the family and hit rewind to the raddest decade! In this all-ages acrylic paint party, each artist will design their own 1980s-inspired cassette tape on canvas — complete with bold colors, retro patterns, and a custom “mixtape” title that tells your story.

No experience needed — just bring your creativity and we’ll guide you step-by-step. Whether you love neon vibes, throwback tunes, or just a good dose of nostalgia, this party is all about color, connection, and totally tubular fun.

Perfect for families who want to make memories (and art!) together.

Registration $35

Step into the past! Young artists will design and build their very own dragons or dinosaurs, starting with basic shapes. Campers can add on their own details to take it to the next level or keep it simple. If you sign up for both camps, you can make the second one on the next day!

Campers will learn basic hand-building techniques while exploring texture, form, and creative problem-solving in a supportive, playful studio environment. We’ll encourage storytelling and imaginative thinking as each child brings their fairy home to life—no two houses will be the same!

Step into the past! Young artists will design and build their very own dragons or dinosaurs, starting with basic shapes. Campers can add on their own details to take it to the next level or keep it simple. If you sign up for both camps, you can make the second one on the next day!

Campers will learn basic hand-building techniques while exploring texture, form, and creative problem-solving in a supportive, playful studio environment. We’ll encourage storytelling and imaginative thinking as each child brings their fairy home to life—no two houses will be the same!

Frida has inspired so many of us, and we can’t wait to share this painting with you! Come by with your family on Sunday afternoon and we’ll walk you through the process of painting this step-by-step.

Registration: $35

How did they get the cat to stay on the swing? Come paint a scene straight out of a dream! We’ll walk you through every step.

$35 registration

Step into a world of imagination! In this magical day camp, young artists will design and build their very own clay bird houses.

Campers will learn basic hand-building techniques while exploring texture, form, and creative problem-solving in a supportive, playful studio environment. We’ll encourage storytelling and imaginative thinking as each child brings their whimsical bird house to life—no two houses will be the same!

Try out the fancy watercolors and professional brushes while designing your own cottage or whimsical house. We’ll show you a couple different techniques and then help you create two of your own versions (with a couple pages to practice on)!

$35 registration

Spend a romantic evening with your Valentine and paint a pair of canvases that fit together just right. Our instructors will walk you through the process step-by-step.

$35 registration