Making Macrame: Cowboy Hat Hanger
2026-08-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Boise) | Magic Valley Arts Council, 195 River Vista Place, Ste 1, Twin Falls, ID, 83301, United States
Wednesday, August 5
6pm – 8pm
Magic Valley Arts Council – 2nd floor classroom
Cost: $25 to MVAC members, $35 to Not-Yet Members
No experience necessary! Suitable for ages 14 and up.
Class size is limited for the best experience, sign up early to save your spot!
Register online below, call MVAC at 208-734-ARTS (2787), or stop in to sign up.

The Magic Valley Arts Council presents Making Macrame: Cowboy Hat Hangers with Chrissy Canner!

Join our Making Macrame class and learn the art of creating beautiful and intricate knot designs! Our instructor, Chrissy Canner, will guide you through various techniques that will leave you confident to work on a pattern project or create your own design. In this class, students will learn to create a cowboy hat sling hanger, perfect for displaying your favorite wide brim or Stetson!

All materials provided No experience necessary — beginners welcome!

Refund Policy: all ticket, table, or seat purchases are NON REFUNDABLE from date of purchase.

Art Class: At The Fair - Funky Animal Portraits in Watercolor
2026-08-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Magic Valley Arts Council, 195 River Vista Place, Ste 1, Twin Falls, ID, 83301, United States
At the Fair – Funky Animal Portraits in Watercolor
with Jenn Young
Tuesday, August 11 | 6-8pm
$20 / MVAC Members
$25 / Non-Members (membership begins at $25/year! Click here to join or renew your membership and save.)
Register online below, or call 208-734-ARTS (2787) to sign up!

Celebrate the county fair, the fantastic culmination of summer, with this fun and funky watercolor course! Students will be guided and encouraged to capture some of the many critters at the fair in unique ways. Special attention will be given to creating a painting with a personality – this class is about having fun, not technical drawing ability!

Jenn Young is a talented artist based in Southern Idaho who by her own description, loves to make things! While she generally focuses on watercolor and woodworking, you may find her dabbling in a wide variety of art forms. Jenn has taught classes in the Rupert area for several years, and we are thrilled to bring her talents to the Magic Valley for you to enjoy.

All supplies included. No experience necessary – beginners welcome!

Refund Policy: all ticket, table, or seat purchases are NON REFUNDABLE from date of purchase.

Art Class: Sun Printing - Glass Plate Negative Cyanotypes
2026-08-28 10:00 - 2026-08-29 12:00 | Magic Valley Arts Council, 195 River Vista Place, Ste 1, Twin Falls, ID, 83301, United States
Sun Printing: Glass Plate Negative Cyanotypes
with Ben Lustig
Friday, August 28 & Saturday, August 29 | 10am – 12pm each day
$25 / MVAC Members
$30 / Non-Members (membership begins at $25/year! Click here to join or renew your membership and save.)
Register online below, or call 208-734-ARTS (2787) to sign up! This class is for ages 14 & up.
Note: this class has a 10 person minimum. If the minimum is not reached, registered students will be refunded or moved into an alternate class of their choosing.

The glass plate negative to the Cyanotype, the latter formerly known as the “sun print,” is one of the oldest known photographic pairings in the history of photography and one of the most archival. Students in this session will be using spray paint, natural objects and glass etching to create a negative of his/her choosing. This negative will then be contact printed onto the cyanotype solution-coated watercolor paper to make one-of-a-kind prints. This is where history meets the contemporary in the coolest way. If you’re a creative person looking for an awesome way to spend a few hours of your time, or enjoy with a friend, this is a session you don’t want to miss!

About the Instructor

Ben Lustig is a Professor of Photography in CSI’s Arts and Humanities Department. We are so excited for him to teach a class here at the Magic Valley Arts Council!

Ben’s journey into photography started in high school after seeing a gelatin silver print of a playground slide reflecting clouds. That single image changed everything. He bought a camera, took a darkroom class during his first year at the University of South Dakota (while he was pre-med), and never looked back. After changing majors a few times, he earned his B.S. in Mass Communications with minors in English and Photography, then went on to complete his MFA in Photographic Mediums at East Carolina University.

Before coming to CSI, Ben taught at both ECU and Pitt Community College, working across digital, darkroom, design, and photography history courses. Today at CSI, he teaches all photography courses, including introductory and advanced digital and darkroom, studio photography, and Appreciation and History of Photography (a course he originally designed himself).

He also leads a landscape photography workshop each summer in southern Utah, giving students a hands-on, real-world experience that blends both the technical and philosophical sides of photography. Ben’s advice for students: You don’t need to be “good” at art to take an art class. Passion comes first, skills come later.

Refund Policy: all ticket, table, or seat purchases are NON REFUNDABLE from date of purchase.

New Classes Coming Soon!
2027-01-01 | ID
Watch this space for new Art Class announcements!
