Crafts & Cocktails

  • General visual arts
Clifton Cultural Arts Center: 3412 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
Jan 17 2025
Aug 15 2025

Schedules

Add To Waitlist Wind Chimes & Whiskey Sours (Apr 18) (04/18/2025-04/18/2025) Program is full

Supporter Level Full - Waitlist available
$52.00
FULL TUITION Full - Waitlist available
$30.00
Scholarship Level I Full - Waitlist available
$23.00
Scholarship Level II Full - Waitlist available
$15.00
Scholarship Level III Full - Waitlist available
$12.00
  • Fri6:00 - 8:00 pm

Description

 

Schedule Description

Wind made into sound! Use different materials to make windchimes that will sooth the soul.

While the sounds blend together, we'll also blend together the sweet, sour, and bitter tastes in a delectable whiskey sour that will soothe your palate.

 

About the Instructor

Melinda Welch

Melinda E. Welch earned her Master’s degree and teaching license in Art Education from the University of Cincinnati’s school of Design Architecture, Art and Planning. Melinda’s Masters thesis focused on developing a visual arts curriculum for a community arts center.

Currently, Melinda is teaching for the Clifton Cultural Arts Center and leading art classes at Bridgeway Pointe, UC Health, an assisted living residence.

Melinda’s teaching experience includes 14 years as Art Director at the Wyoming Fine Arts Center. While Art Director, she developed her vision for a visual art community driven by a strong, cohesive art curriculum and relationships with her students and families. She sought to connect with surrounding communities by integrating free art programming through connections with local schools, libraries and recreation centers. She often collaborates with diverse music teachers, and other non-profit organizations such as Elementz and BioKoto.

While in graduate school, she was employed by Kennedy Heights Art Center to teach adult and youth art classes. She also taught after-school art at Pleasant Ridge Montessori and the Pleasant Ridge Library. Her student teaching experience includes Walnut Hills High School, Sherwood Elementary, North Avondale Montessori, and Anderson High School. For the Contemporary Art Center, she taught an arts integration curriculum at Bond Hill Elementary. For the CAC she also led art programing at various local schools and in the UNMuseum. She has completed internships at the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Taft Museum of Art, Manifest Gallery and Prairie Gallery. She was part of a youth community photography program in conjunction with Happen Inc, Prairie Gallery and the Mill Creek Restoration Project.

Melinda is an active and experienced artist who works in ceramics, photography, collage and whatever else strikes her artistic fancy. She and her husband reside in Camp Washington with their two children.

 

Tuition

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 11/15/2024 and ends on 04/18/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be 21 years to 111 years old.

Add To Waitlist Pour Painting & Piña Coladas (May 16) (05/16/2025-05/16/2025) Program is full

Supporter Level Full - Waitlist available
$52.00
FULL TUITION Full - Waitlist available
$30.00
Scholarship Level I Full - Waitlist available
$23.00
Scholarship Level II Full - Waitlist available
$15.00
Scholarship Level III Full - Waitlist available
$12.00
  • Fri6:00 - 8:00 pm

Description

 

Schedule Description

Pouring paint over a terracotta planter is so much fun! Choose your colors and make a bright pot. We will have some starter succulents available to take home.

Then slip into a summer vibe with everyone's favorite summer refresher, a piña colada!

 

About the Instructor

Melinda Welch

Melinda E. Welch earned her Master’s degree and teaching license in Art Education from the University of Cincinnati’s school of Design Architecture, Art and Planning. Melinda’s Masters thesis focused on developing a visual arts curriculum for a community arts center.

Currently, Melinda is teaching for the Clifton Cultural Arts Center and leading art classes at Bridgeway Pointe, UC Health, an assisted living residence.

Melinda’s teaching experience includes 14 years as Art Director at the Wyoming Fine Arts Center. While Art Director, she developed her vision for a visual art community driven by a strong, cohesive art curriculum and relationships with her students and families. She sought to connect with surrounding communities by integrating free art programming through connections with local schools, libraries and recreation centers. She often collaborates with diverse music teachers, and other non-profit organizations such as Elementz and BioKoto.

While in graduate school, she was employed by Kennedy Heights Art Center to teach adult and youth art classes. She also taught after-school art at Pleasant Ridge Montessori and the Pleasant Ridge Library. Her student teaching experience includes Walnut Hills High School, Sherwood Elementary, North Avondale Montessori, and Anderson High School. For the Contemporary Art Center, she taught an arts integration curriculum at Bond Hill Elementary. For the CAC she also led art programing at various local schools and in the UNMuseum. She has completed internships at the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Taft Museum of Art, Manifest Gallery and Prairie Gallery. She was part of a youth community photography program in conjunction with Happen Inc, Prairie Gallery and the Mill Creek Restoration Project.

Melinda is an active and experienced artist who works in ceramics, photography, collage and whatever else strikes her artistic fancy. She and her husband reside in Camp Washington with their two children.

 

Tuition

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 11/15/2024 and ends on 05/16/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be 21 years to 111 years old.

Coasters & Cosmos (Jun 20 at 5:30 pm) (06/20/2025-06/20/2025)

Supporter Level
$52.00
FULL TUITION
$30.00
Scholarship Level I
$23.00
Scholarship Level II
$15.00
Scholarship Level III
$12.00
  • Fri5:30 - 7:00 pm

Description

 

Schedule Description

Coming soon...

 

About the Instructor

Kelli Gleiner

Bio coming soon...

 

Tuition

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 01/01/2025 and ends on 06/20/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be 21 years to 111 years old.

Coasters & Cosmos (Jun 20 at 7:30 pm) (06/20/2025-06/20/2025)

Supporter Level
$52.00
FULL TUITION
$30.00
Scholarship Level I
$23.00
Scholarship Level II
$15.00
Scholarship Level III
$12.00
  • Fri7:30 - 9:00 pm

Description

 

Schedule Description

Coming soon...

 

About the Instructor

Kelli Gleiner

Bio coming soon...

 

Tuition

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 01/01/2025 and ends on 06/20/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be 21 years to 111 years old.

Moss Art & Pimm’s Cups (Jul 18 at 5:30 pm) (07/18/2025-07/18/2025)

Supporter Level
$52.00
FULL TUITION
$30.00
Scholarship Level I
$23.00
Scholarship Level II
$15.00
Scholarship Level III
$12.00
  • Fri5:30 - 7:00 pm

Description

 

Schedule Description

Coming soon...

 

About the Instructor

Melinda Welch

Bio coming soon...

 

Tuition

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 01/01/2025 and ends on 07/18/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be 21 years to 111 years old.

Moss Art & Pimm’s Cups (Jul 18 at 7:30 pm) (07/18/2025-07/18/2025)

Supporter Level
$52.00
FULL TUITION
$30.00
Scholarship Level I
$23.00
Scholarship Level II
$15.00
Scholarship Level III
$12.00
  • Fri7:30 - 9:00 pm

Description

 

Schedule Description

Coming soon...

 

About the Instructor

Melinda Welch

Bio coming soon...

 

Tuition

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 01/01/2025 and ends on 07/18/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be 21 years to 111 years old.

Suncatchers & Tequila Sunrises (Aug 15 at 5:30 pm) (08/15/2025-08/15/2025)

Supporter Level
$52.00
FULL TUITION
$30.00
Scholarship Level I
$23.00
Scholarship Level II
$15.00
Scholarship Level III
$12.00
  • Fri5:30 - 7:00 pm

Description

 

Schedule Description

Coming soon...

 

About the Instructor

Melinda Welch

Bio coming soon...

 

Tuition

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 01/01/2025 and ends on 08/15/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be 21 years to 111 years old.

Suncatchers & Tequila Sunrises (Aug 15 at 7:30 pm) (08/15/2025-08/15/2025)

Supporter Level
$52.00
FULL TUITION
$30.00
Scholarship Level I
$23.00
Scholarship Level II
$15.00
Scholarship Level III
$12.00
  • Fri7:30 - 9:00 pm

Description

 

Schedule Description

Coming soon...

 

About the Instructor

Melinda Welch

Bio coming soon...

 

Tuition

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 01/01/2025 and ends on 08/15/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be 21 years to 111 years old.

In-person location

Clifton Cultural Arts Center: 3412 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA

Description


On the third Friday of each month, craft a unique piece of art while enjoying the evening's signature cocktail (or any other drink).

Ages

Ages 21+

Fair Share Pricing

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With Fair Share Pricing, CCAC is eliminating the need for scholarship applications so that everyone has access to the arts and can express themselves. If you are unable to pay the full tuition amount, simply choose one of the provided scholarship levels. If you are in a position to pay more, we encourage you to select the Supporter Level or to make a donation upon checkout. You can find guidance HERE on which tuition level we suggest, but the decision is up to you — we will never ask for additional verification or paperwork

Support for the Fair Share Pricing program comes from the Gerald H. Fitzgerald Scholarship Fund and contributors like you.