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Group pARTy - Holiday
Save $100.00 or more with a Spruill Center for the Arts Membership - New and Renewal or Spruill Center for the Arts Membership - New and Renewal
Course Number: EVENT25GPH09
Dates: Friday, November 21, 2025
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Meets: Fri from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Fee: $900.00
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Add a unique, creative element to your next event or with guided art parties at Spruill Center for the Arts.
Spruill provides a teaching artist, project materials, and the environment to create and have fun. Each party guest will leave with a completed project (except ceramics and glass - pieces will be available for pick up 1-2 weeks after class)!
Create your party:
Step 1: Choose your artistic medium; Choose from four different artistic experiences: watercolor painting, acrylic painting, ceramics, or glass art*.
Step 2: Create your guest list; All mediums require a minimum of 10 guests, no more than 12 guests for Glass Art, no more than 15 for Ceramics, no more than 20 for Acrylic or Watercolor Painting. Please communicate your total guest count to our events team at least 2 weeks prior to your event. If you have more than 20 guests, reach out to us at events@spruillarts.org, so we can work on planning a party that will work for your guest count!
Step 3: Add food, drinks, and fun; Use our official group party caterer, Graze Craze, pick from our list of preferred vendors, or bring in your own food/caterer for an additional $75 charge**.
Step 4: Party & Create! Create, connect, and celebrate -- every guest leaves with a handmade piece of art* and great memories.
Spruill Members receive $100 off their Group pArty booking! Learn more on how to Become a Member Today!
*Seasonal projects and medium are subject to availability and may vary by art style and date. Mediums available will be listed on the payment screen (Next page).
**Subject to terms and conditions.
***Glass art projects will be available for pick 1-2 weeks after event. Ceramics pieces will be available with in 2-2.5 weeks after the event.
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Save $100.00 or more with a Spruill Center for the Arts Membership - New and Renewal or Spruill Center for the Arts Membership - New and Renewal
Fee Breakdown
| Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Course Fee (Basic) | Non-Member Acrylic - 10 guests included | $ 900.00 |
| Course Fee (Alternate) | Non-Member Watercolor - 10 guests included | $ 900.00 |
| Course Fee (Alternate) | Non-Member Glass - 10 guests included | $ 900.00 |
| Course Fee (Alternate) | Member Acrylic - 10 guests included | $ 800.00 |
| Course Fee (Alternate) | Member Watercolor -10 guests included | $ 800.00 |
| Course Fee (Alternate) | Member Glass - 10 guests included | $ 800.00 |
Kristin Compton
kristinwritingbadly@gmail.com
Kristin's Classes
I've spent the majority of my life in the Atlanta Metro area. One of my earliest memories is seeing the King Tutankhamun exhibit when it toured the U.S. back in the eighties. I have enjoyed art all of my life, and I love traveling to paint and see the works of other artists. Right now, my goal is to paint at McMurdo research station in Antarctica.
I graduated from Georgia College & State University with an undergraduate degree in art in 2003 and a master's degree in secondary education in 2008. Now I'm combining my two loves, teaching and art, by becoming an instructor at Spruill in 2022.
I'm a colorist, and I'm primarily interested in vibrancy of hue and texture. I work in a number of different mediums including: watercolor, acrylic, alcohol markers, oils, pastels, and more. I like to explore and mix mediums as well. My favorite subjects are birds and flowers. My favorite artist is Eugene Delacroix, a 19th century French romanticist painter.
You can see more of my art on Instagram: @kristincomptonpaints on Instagram
Fun fact about me: I studied watercolors in Paris, France during university.
Starr Petronella
starr@starrpetronella.com
Starr's Classes
Starr teaches photography classes and workshops building on creative composition, lighting and camera skills for teens/tweens and adults. She incorporates lots of hands-on learning, introduction to natural and artificial lighting scenarios, and includes real life model experience when it fits the curriculum. Starr also offers 1-on-1 tutoring for learning camera basics, lighting, portraits, and more for those needing a more personalized learning experience. In addition to photography classes, Starr also teaches Kiln Fused glass workshops for beginners.
Tapping into the beauty and uniqueness of forgotten, abandoned and often overlooked subjects is at the core of Starr's art and the way in which she interacts in the world.
She has degrees in Commercial Photography and Sociology and has been a professional portrait photographer for over 15 years. Starr has experience in various types of photography such as weddings, families, events, headshots and more; however her favorite clients to work with include High School seniors, teens/tweens, people with Special needs and small business entrepreneurs. When Starr works with clients she strives to capture their true essence by helping to empower them and increase the confidence in themselves that they may initially not believe they possess.
Starr was nominated as one of the Top 100 Senior Photographers by The Senior Style Guide in 2015 & 2016. In 2019, Starr began teaching photography workshops and classes. In 2021, she began teaching Photography Art Camps for teens with the City of Milton and is currently helping to build their photography offerings.
Starr grew up in Southern California and has lived outside of Atlanta since college. When she's not taking art classes you can find her searching for treasures: along the river for glass, combing the seashores for shells, collecting "trash" along the roads or roaming in thrift stores. She is currently trying her hand at gardening and learning about edible plants.
Starr's websites: www.urbanflairphoto.com
http://www.starrpetronella.com
Kelly Thames
mauldinrb@bellsouth.net
Kelly's Classes
Kelly Thames teaches Fused Kiln formed Glass. She practices individualized teaching for Beginners to Advanced in her classes. For more information and examples of her work, please visit her website at www.KellysGlassArt.com..
Kelly has a B.F.A. in Sculpture from Auburn University and an M.F.A. in Sculpture from Georgia State University. She also has 18 M.F.A. credit hours in Illustration from Academy of Art, San Francisco.
Kelly has had several teachers over her career who have been inspirational, but a major mentor has been Maralyn Wilson, an artist and Gallery owner in Birmingham - her home town. During graduate school, she had many teaching opportunities of many different ages and levels, and Kelly found she enjoyed it, which influenced her decision to become an instructor.
Her teaching career in Atlanta began at the American College for the Applied Arts and Callanwolde where she taught Drawing and Watercolor classes. She was able to return to her alma mater, Georgia State University, to teach watercolor and sculpture classes in Continuing Education department. Currently, Kelly teaches Glass Fusing at Spruill Center for the Arts in Dunwoody, Georgia while still teaching Art Foundation classes at Kennesaw State University and Georgia Highlands College.
Experiences with glass blowing and glass casting led Kelly to explore the beauty of Kiln-formed glass. She was able to take classes at the Bullseye Glass factory in Portland, Oregon and study with Nathan Sandberg. She has also taken glass courses with Leah Barr, Barbara Armstrong, and Petra Kaiser.
