We believe the arts are for everyone.
Our goal is to encourage individual creativity and to broaden community participation, appreciation and support for the visual, performing, and literary arts in the Mentone Area.
UPCOMING CLASSES
Hosted by DeSoto State Park and Little River Arts Council:
2026
29January 31st-Night Skies in Oil Class
Feb. 7th -Nature's Elements in Metal Art Workshop
Feb. 20-22 -Twining with Fabric Workshop
Feb. 28 -Mojo Bag Workshop
March 7th -Quilt the Forest Workshop
March 8th -Nature in Miniature: Clay Mushroom Workshop
April 4th-Wildflower Watercolors for Beginners -Spring Blooms
April 18th-Stone & Soil: Hypertufa Plant Pot Workshop
May 1st-Art of Noticing-Nature Journaling
May 14th-Stone & Soil: Hypertufa Plant Pot Workshop
June 6th -Willow Frame Baskets
June 13th-Become a Nature Sleuth
June 13th-Artful Entomology: A Lifelike Insect Workshop
June 20th-Folded Bark Baskets
July 11th-Watercolors for Beginners - Discover the Beauty of Native Bugs & Insects
August 8th-Kudzu Egg Basket Workshop
August 22nd-Color the Great Outdoors: Create Beautiful Landscapes with Oil Pastels
August 29th-Watercolors for Beginners -Native Mushrooms
September 19th-Night Skies in Oil
October 3rd-Watercolors for Beginners-Autumn Brushstrokes
October 3rd-Stone & Soil: Hypertufa Leaf Casting Workshop
October 4th-Vine to Art: Kudzu Sphere Workshop
October 18th-Stone & Soil: Hypertufa Pumpkin Workshop
November 20-22 -Twining with Fabric Workshop
November 28th-Create Beautiful Landscapes with Soft Charcoal Pastels
Feb. 7th -Nature's Elements in Metal Art Workshop
Feb. 20-22 -Twining with Fabric Workshop
Feb. 28 -Mojo Bag Workshop
March 7th -Quilt the Forest Workshop
March 8th -Nature in Miniature: Clay Mushroom Workshop
April 4th-Wildflower Watercolors for Beginners -Spring Blooms
April 18th-Stone & Soil: Hypertufa Plant Pot Workshop
May 1st-Art of Noticing-Nature Journaling
May 14th-Stone & Soil: Hypertufa Plant Pot Workshop
June 6th -Willow Frame Baskets
June 13th-Become a Nature Sleuth
June 13th-Artful Entomology: A Lifelike Insect Workshop
June 20th-Folded Bark Baskets
July 11th-Watercolors for Beginners - Discover the Beauty of Native Bugs & Insects
August 8th-Kudzu Egg Basket Workshop
August 22nd-Color the Great Outdoors: Create Beautiful Landscapes with Oil Pastels
August 29th-Watercolors for Beginners -Native Mushrooms
September 19th-Night Skies in Oil
October 3rd-Watercolors for Beginners-Autumn Brushstrokes
October 3rd-Stone & Soil: Hypertufa Leaf Casting Workshop
October 4th-Vine to Art: Kudzu Sphere Workshop
October 18th-Stone & Soil: Hypertufa Pumpkin Workshop
November 20-22 -Twining with Fabric Workshop
November 28th-Create Beautiful Landscapes with Soft Charcoal Pastels
Header credit: Original painting of Little River by Lydia Adele Randolph








