
North-East Mono County Art Sessions
Arts & Culture at the Lee Vining Library: Pine Needle Baskets
Friday, March 27, 2026
Join us at the Lee Vining Library for a class taught by local artists, Janice and Emily Mendez. This class will teach you all the basics of making pine needle baskets, using traditional methods and materials. All levels are welcome.
Location:
Lee Vining Library, U.S. 395, Lee Vining, CA, USA

Arts & Culture at the Lee Vining Library: Mono Lake Acrylic Painting
Friday, April 17, 2026
Join us at the Lee Vining Library for this magical painting class taught by local artist, Madisun Becker. This class will teach you all the basics of acrylic painting, color theory, and brush work to create a beautiful Mono Lake Painting. All levels are welcome.
Location:
Lee Vining Library, U.S. 395, Lee Vining, CA, USA

Arts & Culture at the Chalfant Community Center: Hand-building Ceramics
Friday, April 24, 2026
Join us in Chalfant for an evening of ceramics taught by Bart Godet. We will be hand building mainly slab projects, adding personality to each piece by heavily texturing the surface. Bart is an experienced ceramics teacher with over 25 years of experience in California and Nevada who teaches that you don’t have to have a wheel to make ceramics.
This class is fit for everyone from beginners to advanced ceramics artists. Come create a one of a kind functional artwork to take home and use!
Location:
123 Valley Rd, Chalfant, CA 93512, USA

The community art sessions in Bridgeport are in collaboration with Mono County Behavioral Health and the sessions in Lee Vining are supported by the DeChambeau Creek Foundation.
