POAC adult art classes expand with new instructors, styles and mediums
February 17, 2026
By Reader Staff
Four new instructors are joining the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s Joyce Dillon Studio, which offers classes for adults of all skill levels.
Beginning Friday, Feb. 20, Collista Krebs will teach a different ceramic class each month. Her upcoming class is scheduled for 1-4 p.m., with participants creating a unique, hand-built teapot using the oldest form of pottery craftsmanship. The deadline to register is Saturday, Feb. 14.
Meanwhile, Bill Mather will host sessions of his class on portrait drawing and painting on Saturdays, March 7, 14 and 21 from 3-5 p.m. The first class will feature introductory portrait drawing, with no experience. Register by Sunday, March 1.
Collista Krebs, second from left, teaching dog sculpting class at Pend Oreille Arts Council’s Joyce Dillon Studio. Next up are classes on ceramic teapots. Courtesy photo.
Laurie Carlson’s series of three-hour beginning oil painting classes will begin Saturday, March 14 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and focus on water scenes. All materials are supplied. Register by Sunday, March 8.
“Beginning gourds” with Eileen Marcotte will be held on Wednesday, March 18 with a six-hour class starting at 9 a.m. Register by Thursday, March 12.
Returning teachers continue to offer classes in weaving, metalworks, macrame, kimekomi, mosaic art and oil painting at the Joyce Dillon Studio (313 N. Second Ave., in downtown Sandpoint).
Go to artinsandpoint.org/jds-studio for the full schedule of classes, attendance fees, registration and more.
In addition to classes in the Joyce Dillon Studio, POAC provides Kaleidoscope, a hands-on art education program in local elementary schools; Art for Life classes at the Senior Center; and the Expressions after-school program for teens.
POAC also offers a Performance Series, which continues with musician Abby Posner, on Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Panida Theater (300 N. First Ave.). For more information go to artinsandpoint.org or visit the gallery at (212 N. Second Ave.).
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