Barnsdall Arts Center
Mission Statement
Since 1946, Barnsdall Arts Center (BAC) has cultivated a space for adults to discover a passion for creativity through various art forms. The BAC aims to enrich the lives of everyday people with its affordable yet substantial artmaking classes. Through artmaking, the center strives to connect various cultures together and build a vibrant, inclusive arts community. BAC is a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA).
Drawing, painting, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, photography and more are the primary disciplines offered. Workshops in various art forms provide additional richness, and the uninstructed life-drawing workshops provide independent work from the model to advanced students and professional artists. The BAC has earned its reputation for challenging instruction in a small informal class setting and the atmosphere of a community of artists.
Explore Studios
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Ceramics
Ceramic classes enable students to learn the technical and artistic skills needed to work with clay. Classes included beginning to advanced levels in Hand building & Wheel Throwing.
Taught By
Danielle Retzlaff
Drawing and Painting
Painting & Drawing classes allow students to explore a plethora of traditional and non-traditional techniques while experimenting with various mediums and tools.
Taught By
Yaron Dotan
Aaron Donovan
Fiber Art
Fiber Art classes explore a variety of techniques and materials to craft functional and non-functional art. Classes include weaving, quilt-making, and dye processes.
Taught By
Jonathan Hernandez
Io Olivera
Jewelry Making
Jewelry Making classes delve into wearable and sculptural art processes with metal. Classes include hydraulic press forging, vacuum casting, & precious metal clay processes.
Taught By
Mary Ann Frericks
Hiro Westdorp
Joseph Fiorillo
Life Drawing
Life Drawing classes provide a space for students to hone in on their visual understanding of human anatomy with a live figure model. Instructed & uninstructed classes are available.
Media Arts
Media Arts classes, such as Graphic Design, help students develop the technical skills needed for digital art development in a rapidly changing media landscape.
Taught By
Mixed Media
Mixed Media classes place an emphasis on experimentation and exploration with a variety of mediums, both traditional and unconventional.
Taught By
Dylan Diloretto
Aviva Weiner
Mosaics
Mosaic classes explore the art of assembling intricate and vibrant compositions using diverse glass materials.
Taught By
Photography
Photography Classes, including 35mm, 4 x 5, & digital formats, provide new students with the space to develop photo-fundamentals & professionals to enhance their craft within a communal creative space.
Taught By
Joey Lehman Morris
Printmaking
Printmaking classes offer an exploration into various printmaking & bookmaking practices that will challenge students’ technical and artistic skills. Classes in relief printing, intaglio, and bookmaking are available.
Taught By
Lori Fiacco
Daniel Gonzalez
Rebecca Pollack
Writing
Writing classes aim to empower and refine students’ creative written skills across various genres and styles.
Taught By
Carol Cellucci
Claudia Ross
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Ceramics
Ceramic classes enable students to learn the technical and artistic skills needed to work with clay. Classes included beginning to advanced levels in Hand building & Wheel Throwing.
Taught By
Drawing and Painting
Painting & Drawing classes allow students to explore a plethora of traditional and non-traditional techniques while experimenting with various mediums and tools.
Taught By
Fiber Art
Fiber Art classes explore a variety of techniques and materials to craft functional and non-functional art. Classes include weaving, quilt-making, and dye processes.
Taught By
Jewelry Making
Jewelry Making classes delve into wearable and sculptural art processes with metal. Classes include hydraulic press forging, vacuum casting, & precious metal clay processes.
Taught By
Mary Ann Frericks
Hiro Westdorp
Joseph Fiorillo
Life Drawing
Life Drawing classes provide a space for students to hone in on their visual understanding of human anatomy with a live figure model. Instructed & uninstructed classes are available.
Media Arts
Media Arts classes, such as Graphic Design, help students develop the technical skills needed for digital art development in a rapidly changing media landscape.
Taught By
Mixed Media
Mixed Media classes place an emphasis on experimentation and exploration with a variety of mediums, both traditional and unconventional.
Taught By
Dylan Diloretto
Aviva Weiner
Mosaics
Mosaic classes explore the art of assembling intricate and vibrant compositions using diverse glass materials.
Taught By
Photography
Photography Classes, including 35mm, 4 x 5, & digital formats, provide new students with the space to develop photo-fundamentals & professionals to enhance their craft within a communal creative space.
Taught By
Printmaking
Printmaking classes offer an exploration into various printmaking & bookmaking practices that will challenge students’ technical and artistic skills. Classes in relief printing, intaglio, and bookmaking are available.
Taught By
Writing
Writing classes aim to empower and refine students’ creative written skills across various genres and styles.
Taught By
Carol Cellucci
Claudia Ross
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Ceramics
Ceramic classes enable students to learn the technical and artistic skills needed to work with clay. Classes included beginning to advanced levels in Hand building & Wheel Throwing.
Teaching Artists
Danielle Retzlaff
Drawing and Painting
Painting & Drawing classes allow students to explore a plethora of traditional and non-traditional techniques while experimenting with various mediums and tools.
Teaching Artists
Yaron Dotan
Aaron Donovan
Fiber Art
Fiber Art classes explore a variety of techniques and materials to craft functional and non-functional art. Classes include weaving, quilt-making, and dye processes.
Teaching Artists
Jonathan Hernandez
Io Oliver
Jewelry Making
Jewelry Making classes delve into wearable and sculptural art processes with metal. Classes include hydraulic press forging, vacuum casting, & precious metal clay processes.
Teaching Artists
Mary Ann Frericks
Joseph Fiorillo
Hiro Westrop
Life Drawing
Life Drawing classes provide a space for students to hone in on their visual understanding of human anatomy with a live figure model. Instructed & uninstructed classes are available.
Media Arts
Media Arts classes, such as Graphic Design, help students develop the technical skills needed for digital art development in a rapidly changing media landscape.
Teaching Artist
Mixed Media
Mixed Media classes place an emphasis on experimentation and exploration with a variety of mediums, both traditional and unconventional.
Teaching Artists
Dylan Diloretto
Aviva Weiner
Mosaics
Mosaic classes explore the art of assembling intricate and vibrant compositions using diverse glass materials.
Teaching Artists
Photography
Photography Classes, including 35mm, 4 x 5, & digital formats, provide new students with the space to develop photo-fundamentals & professionals to enhance their craft within a communal creative space.
Teaching Artists
Printmaking
Printmaking classes offer an exploration into various printmaking & bookmaking practices that will challenge students’ technical and artistic skills. Classes in relief printing, intaglio, and bookmaking are available.
Teaching Artists
Lori Fiacco
Daniel Gonzalez
Rebecca Pollack
Writing
Writing classes aim to empower and refine students’ creative written skills across various genres and styles.
Teaching Artists
Carol Cellucci
Claudia Ross
Contact Us
Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Address
4814 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California
Phone
323-644-6295
Hours
General Hours:
Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
During the session:
Tuesday – Friday: 10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
*Closed During City Holidays*
Email Us
4814 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
BAC: (323) 644-6295
BJAC: (323) 644-6275
Barnsdall Arts Center (BAC), Barnsdall Junior Arts Center (BJAC), and BJAC Gallery are facilities operated by the City of Los Angeles, DCA
Public Land Acknowledgment
It is important that we prioritize respect for both the historic culture and the contemporary presence of indigenous peoples throughout California, and especially in the Los Angeles area. To that end, and particularly as a public and civic institution, we acknowledge that our facility resides on what was historically the homeland of Kizh, Tongva, and Chumash peoples who were dispossessed of their land.
4814 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
BAC: (323) 644-6295
BJAC: (323) 644-6275
Barnsdall Arts Center (BAC), Barnsdall Junior Arts Center (BJAC), and BJAC Gallery are facilities operated by the City of Los Angeles, DCA
Public Land Acknowledgment
It is important that we prioritize respect for both the historic culture and the contemporary presence of indigenous peoples throughout California, and especially in the Los Angeles area. To that end, and particularly as a public and civic institution, we acknowledge that our facility resides on what was historically the homeland of Kizh, Tongva, and Chumash peoples who were dispossessed of their land.
Barnsdall Arts Center (BAC), Barnsdall Junior Arts Center (BJAC), and BJAC Gallery are facilities operated by the City of Los Angeles, DCA
Public Land Acknowledgement
It is important that we prioritize respect for both the historic culture and the contemporary presence of indigenous peoples throughout California, and especially in the Los Angeles area. To that end, and particularly as a public and civic institution, we acknowledge that our facility resides on what was historically the homeland of Kizh, Tongva, and Chumash peoples who were dispossessed of their land.