Wassenberg Art Center

10/12/2026

🧙‍♀️🔮 IT'S TIME!!! Grab your coven and get ready for Witch Craft at the Wass! 🧹✨

Join us Saturday, October 24, from 10 AM–2 PM for a witch-tastic day of creativity! Your ticket includes FOUR fun crafts - from spell jars to candle painting and more! Enjoy a witchy snack spread and some refreshing potions as well. All crafts should take around 2 hours or less.

Our Glaze Time and Mosaic Create Bar will also be open for those looking to make a whole magical day of it - in addition to a some surprise add-on creates.

Want to create your very own custom witch hat for the event? Join us Thursday, October 22, from 6–9 PM for Witch Hat Decorating Night!

Witchy costumes encouraged, creativity required, and good witchy fun guaranteed! 🖤

🎟️ Find MORE Details & tickets at the link below - we can't wait for to get witchy with you:
https://wassenbergartcenter.org/product/witch-craft-at-the-wass/

10/09/2026

🌻 Michelle Walker is BACK with a SUNFLOWER watercolor paint-along!

Spend a relaxing evening at the Wass creating your own beautiful sunflower painting. Michelle will guide you along the way, so you can enjoy the process and leave with something you made yourself!

📅 Thursday, October 22
⏰ 5–8 PM
🖌 All Supplies Included

Sign up here! 🎨
https://wassenbergartcenter.org/product/walker-watercolor/

10/06/2026

⭐️SAVE THE DATE⭐️ for our 2nd Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Market! Enjoy shopping for handmade gifts created by local artists. Make a day of it and sign up for one of our special “add-on” creative experiences like glass mosaics, ceramic pottery painting and more (sign up coming soon)! This event is fun, warm and full of so much joy. We hope you mark it on the calendar and join us Dec 12th! 🎄(pssst… it’s free entry!)

10/02/2026

Most of the skellies have left the building… but there’s a few still primping. Can you guess who?

10/02/2026

🎨 Art This Way Fest is happening on Broadway in Fort Wayne tonight & tomorrow!

This is such an incredible event that brings artists of all ages, creativity, music, and the community together in one place. A lot of our artist friends are involved, and we’re excited to see what they’ve put together!

If you love art, supporting artists, or just experiencing something a little different, go check it out! You won’t want to miss this one. ❤️🎨

The Art This Way Fest lineup is here! 🎊 We're celebrating 10 years of Art This Way programming with:

🎤 Headliner: Tank and the Bangas (Tiny Desk Contest winners + Grammy-nominated New Orleans powerhouse) + over a dozen local and regional performers
🎨 60+ artists at the Fort Wayne Arts Festival on Broadway
🖌️ New mural dedications
🕺 Silent disco, a fashion show, hip-hop dance battles, roaming + aerial buskers, food trucks, and more
🖍 Kreative Kids artist showcase, pony rides, face painting, and other all-ages activities

More details: ArtThisWayFest.com

10/01/2026

🎃 Lily has a gorgeous oil pastel project for us this month!

Create these beautiful pumpkins and have some fun exploring the art of oil pastels! Lily will guide you through the process step-by-step - making this perfect for beginners (seasoned artists are welcome too, of course). All supplies are included.

🎨 Ages 12+
📅 Thursday, October 15 at 6 PM

Space is limited! Sign up now:

👉 https://wassenbergartcenter.org/product/oil_pastels_lily/

09/21/2026

🏺 Youth Clay Club with Lily Good starts TOMORROW! 🏺

There’s still time to get your young artist signed up! Ages 10–17 will spend six Monday afternoons getting creative with clay, learning new techniques, and making some really cool stuff. 🙌

📅 Mondays | 3:30–5pm
Sep 21/Sep 28/Oct 5/Oct 12 – OFF for Fall Break/Oct 19/Oct 26/Nov 2
🎨 Ages 10–17
🏺 6-week session
💲 $150 Members | $180 Non-Members

A few spots are still available! Don’t miss out!

👉 https://wassenbergartcenter.org/product/teen-youth-clay-club/

09/18/2026

💀✨ SKELETOUR IS BACK! ✨💀

Adoptions are OPEN for our 3rd Annual SKELETOUR! 🦴🎃

Last year was a spooktacular hit with 40+ skeletons adopted and placed at the Wassenberg and all around downtown Van Wert. The community LOVED the not-so-scary Halloween fun - and this year, we’ve got EVEN MORE skeletons ready to join the party! 🕺🦴

Many of our 2025 adopters have already claimed their bony buddies, so don’t wait too long! 👀 Whether you’re a business, organization, or family, adopting a skeleton is the perfect way to get in on the seasonal fun.

👉 Adoption is easy:
Download the form here:https://wassenbergartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Skeletour-Form-2026.pdf
Email it to: [email protected]

Let’s fill Van Wert with skeleton smiles again this Halloween season! 🖤🦴👻