The Creative Arts Center of Dallas offers ongoing weekly studio classes in a wide range of visual arts. Ours is the largest community-based visual arts education programs in the city, offering more than 500 classes for teens and adults throughout the year.

Whether you are a novice, emerging artist or a working artist or have an interest in traditional fine art, contemporary art or fine craft, CAC has the perfect class for you.

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1. How are classes priced? 
   CAC prices classes based on a few criteria: Teaching Artist pay, Department Fees, and CAC income. We pay our Teaching Artists because teaching and creating art is hard work. Our Department Fee keeps the lights on and pays for any facility necessities (kilns, welding equipment, etc.). While CAC is a nonprofit, we try not to rely exclusively on grants or donations; this frees up those funds for community outreach rather than going to our day-to-day activities.

2. What are the benefits of a membership? 
   In addition to other benefits detailed on our MEMBERSHIP page, a membership entitles you to a $30 discount for all classes or workshops you take in the year after you sign up for membership. Your membership is completely tax-deductible.

3. Do I have to purchase my supplies for classes even though I paid a department fee? 
   Our department fee covers communal department expenses and varies with the class you take.  Materials include easels, demonstration supplies used by the instructor, printed handouts, firing fees, gas for welding equipment, and other various equipment supplies. You may still need to bring your own personal art supplies listed in your supply list or discussed on the first day of class.

4. Does CAC offer classes for kids? 
   No, we do not offer classes for children except through our outreach programming. We do, however, take students 15 and above with parental permission in our regular programming. For places in the DFW offering children’s programming click here.

5. Does CAC open its glass or ceramics department to the public? 
   No, CAC fires only the work of our currently enrolled students.

6. Do you offer any discounts? 
   Yes, we offer a yearly membership (at a discounted price of $60) to students, teachers, veterans and first responders. With this membership, we offer a $30 discount on class or workshop fees (department materials fee is not included) to qualified teachers, students, and veterans.

7. Do you offer any scholarships? 
   Yes, we have a limited number of class and workshop fee scholarships available for each session. For more information, visit CAC scholarships here.