PRIVATE ADULT ART PARTIES AND TEAM BUILDING

Looking for a unique way to celebrate a special occasion or provide employees with a creative team-building experience? Schedule a private art event at VisArts!

VisArts’ art party and team-building activities spark creativity! We provide custom designs, high-quality materials, and professional, step-by-step guidance so that following along is fun for guests of any experience level.

Adult Art Parties

Art parties for milestone events or everyday get-togethers allow guests to hang out, have fun and connect with each other through a shared creative experience. We’ll help you select an art project that will take your celebration from ordinary to extraordinary.

Team Building Activities

Team building opportunities inspire innovative thinking, communication, and resourceful problem-solving. They can help co-workers understand different perspectives, allow team members to showcase hidden talents, and bring colleagues together to create a shared vision. We offer a variety of individual or collaborative projects for a work event your office will be talking about for years to come.

Pricing

Prices for each project are listed below. Parties are held in VisArts’ 3rd-floor classrooms and Studio 156.

Our Buchanan Room may be booked for formal events or groups of 50 or more. Additional charge for use of the Buchanan Room.

Contact Us

For more information and to book your event, contact Emily Fucello at efucello@visartscenter.org or 301-315-8200 ext. 107.

Painting

CANVAS PAINTING

You pick an image, your guests receive a lightly pre-sketched 16” x 20” canvas, and an instructor leads a step-by-step painting lesson.

The base price includes a three-hour party led by our experienced instructor and classroom assistant and all the art materials necessary for the project.

$550 for 12 students
$25 for each additional student

$100 per hour for additional rental time over 3 hours

$100 for custom image design

PAINTING PARTY PROJECT GALLERY

FLUID PAINTING

This is the ultimate creative painting experience-no brush required. Participants will create three 6 x 6 inches paintings after practicing on a small surface. Fluid painting is a type of abstract art that uses acrylic paints mixed with different pouring mediums to create a fluid, flowing consistency. The acrylic paints react with each other when combined to create extraordinary patterns and designs. This class will focus on pouring techniques such as puddle pouring, dirty pouring, and swiping.

The base price includes a two-hour party led by our experienced instructor and classroom assistant and all the art materials necessary for the project.

Work will be left with VisArts staff to dry.
Work will be ready for pick up within 5 business days.

$440 for 10 students
$27 for each additional student

$100 per hour for additional rental time over 2 hours

Collaborative Painting (Team Building Activity)

An ideal team-building experience, collaborative painting requires participants to negotiate color, design elements, and transition between individual canvases to create a cohesive product. As in the workplace, co-workers must consider the opinions and views of others to produce a finished work. The images shown were painted by 20 people and use nine to twelve 16” x 20” canvases to create one large image.

Includes assembly and wiring of one mural.

The base price includes a three-hour party led by our experienced instructor and classroom assistant and all the art materials necessary for the project.

Base Deposit: $550 (covers 9 canvases)
Additional Canvases: $25 each 

Musical Easels (Team Building Activity)

A new twist on collaborative painting, participants start with the same pre-sketched canvas, rotating to another canvas every 15 to 20 minutes. Just as work projects require us to consider co-workers’ input, this activity focuses more on the creative process than the final product. This is a terrific activity for even the most reluctant of painters because each painting is the product of many. The images above were created by 16 people.

The base price includes a three-hour party led by our experienced instructor and classroom assistant and all the art materials necessary for the project.

Base Deposit: $550 (covers 12 participants)
Additional Guests: $25 each 

CERAMICS

TRY THE WHEEL

There are very few artistic endeavors that are as challenging as working on a pottery wheel. Your guests will be provided one and a half pounds of clay and the tools necessary to create a wheel-thrown piece of work. Our skilled instructor will walk through the entire process and provide ample demonstrations and assistance. Participants will pick a glaze that will be applied by VisArts staff after bisque-firing. Work will be ready for pick up 10 business days after the event.

The base price includes a two-hour party led by our experienced instructor and classroom assistant and all the art materials necessary for the project.

$440 for 9 students
$40 for each additional student (3 maximum)

$100 per hour for additional rental time over 2 hours

HAND BUILDING 

Our hand-building project allows participants to create a vessel or tray while learning basic ceramic skills such as joining, slip and score and cutting. A variety of stamps, sprigs and other texture tools will be provided so that creations can reflect individual design ideas. Colored clay slips will be provided so that participants can paint their work which will then be bisque-fired and glazed by VisArts staff. Work will be ready for pick up 10 business days after the event.

The base price includes a two-hour party led by our experienced instructor and classroom assistant and all the art materials necessary for the project.

$440 for 9 students
$40 for each additional student

$100 per hour for additional rental time over 2 hours

Fused Glass

FUSED GLASS PLATE 

In one of our most popular group activities, participants create a 6” x 6” square or 8” x 4” rectangle while they learn about the “cool glass” process during this two-hour class. Participants will learn how to cut glass and consider how different glass interacts. Finished work is ready for pick up within 10 business days of the event.

The base price includes a two-hour party led by our experienced instructor and classroom assistant and all the art materials necessary for the project.

$440 for 6 students
$45 for each additional student 

$100 per hour for additional rental time over 2 hours

FUSED GLASS BUSINESS CARD HOLDERS

This project is a great way to bring your own artwork to your desk! Participants will create a business card holder using fused glass techniques using colors of their choice, learn how to cut glass, and consider how different glass interacts. Finished work is ready for pick up within 10 business days of the event.

The base price includes a two-hour party led by our experienced instructor and classroom assistant and all the art materials necessary for the project.

$440 for 6 students
$40 for each additional student 

$100 per hour for additional rental time over 2 hours

Collaborative Glass Wave (Team Building Activity)

This is a lovely collaborative fused glass project that can be combined with another individually focused project such as our fused glass plate or can stand alone.

The small wave would be as suitable for groups of less than 6 people while the large wave would be suitable for groups of up to 10 people. This collaborative project makes for a beautiful piece of artwork for a conference room or lobby credenza. Because of the size of this glass project, it will not be ready for two weeks from the date of the event.

This is a two-hour event.

Small Wave (10″ x 18″): $650 |  Large Wave (12″ x 18″): $750

Deposit due prior to event: $350