The Armory Art Center has classes scheduled starting Sept. 2 in Lake Worth at its new, expanded location — the Armory Lake Worth Annex. The year-long lease of the 5,000-square-foot building at 1121 Lucerne Avenue, known to locals as the shuffleboard courts, was awarded to the Armory by the Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency.
The September session will included both one-time “Art on the Go” workshops and eight-week classes. Armory instructors will teach classes in drawing, painting, mixed media and photography. Classes are offered for both youth and adults. “We will start with 15 classes running four days a week to get established,” Director of Education Liza Niles said. “Going forward, the Armory’s goals for the annex are to target local artists with teaching experience to be instructors, and to have offerings that will appeal to a diverse community.”
Exhibits are in the planning stages for the building.
“The Lake Worth Annex allows us to complement our existing exhibition programming with more alternative, experimental and community-based exhibits and programs. We look forward to working directly with the vibrant local and tri-county arts communities,” said Hans Evers, director of exhibitions and external programming.
The Armory Annex has a call to artists for four studio spaces. To learn more about the classes and studio space at the Armory Lake Worth Annex, visit www.armoryart.org/annex.
