A young student participates in Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture’s Art Adventures program. The afterschool art classes, taught by local artist Pamela Nowak, offer students ages 7 to 14 the chance to explore watercolor, drawing, and other mediums. Photo courtesy of Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture

YUBA CITY, CA (MPG) - Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture is launching a new series of afterschool art classes for children this fall, along with evening watercolor classes for adults.

The student program, called Art Adventures, offers afterschool sessions for ages 7 to 10 and 11 to 14. All classes are taught by local artist and longtime arts educator Pamela Nowak, who recently retired after more than 25 years as an art instructor at Yuba City High School.

There are two Art Adventure options for ages 7 to 10: Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m. or Wednesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. Sessions are scheduled Sept. 2 to 23, Sept. 30 to Oct. 21, and Oct. 28 to Nov. 18.

For ages 11 to 14, the classes are held Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. or Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., with the same three 4-week sessions offered.

Each four week session costs $20, regardless of age, to help offset materials. Students will learn watercolor, drawing, oil pastels and more, and will take home a collection of their work at the end of each session. Parents may register their children at yubasutterarts.org.

Watercolor by artist and arts educator Pamela Nowak. Nowak, who taught art at Yuba City High School for more than 25 years, will lead Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture’s new Art Adventures afterschool program and adult watercolor classes this fall. Photo courtesy of Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture

Watercolor classes for adults will also be offered on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The first six-week session runs Sept. 2 to Oct. 7, with a second session scheduled Oct. 14 to Nov. 18. The cost is $90 per session. The course will cover basic watercolor techniques, including washes, gradients, layering, color mixing, brush handling and composition.

“We love being able to bring these art classes to young people as well as adults as part of what we offer the community,” said David Read, Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture executive director. “These students will have an amazing experience working with Pam who is one of the reasons our community enjoys such a robust arts scene.”

Classes will take place at Plumas Palette Art Studio, part of the Kalakara Artist Studio complex at 565 Reeves Ave. in Yuba City, which Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture founded in 2019. For more information, call 530-742-2787 or email [email protected].