If there’s one thing we learned at the ArtWorks Center in our inaugural year, it’s that you don’t need to be an artist to “do art.”

Maybe we already knew that; we’ve all seen enough napkin doodles to convince us of art’s sweeping and deep-rooted presence in our daily lives. But more than that — much more than that — we learned that the act of creation itself can, and often does, take precedence over what is being created. And that whatever “art” we end up with, as Picasso says, “washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

Our fall season begins on Sept. 19, and offers plenty of chances to wash off the dust. Beginners’ wheel throwing classes return to the Center, as does Uncork & Create (our version of Canvas & Chardonnay).

Open studios — what I like to think of as playtime for everyone — will also continue on Friday mornings (10 a.m. to noon) and Saturday afternoons (until 5 p.m.). Mary Nordeng also returns with her Silk Scarf Dyeing classes, as does Deb Rentfrow with her watercolor.

In addition to these returning favorites, we’re welcoming a number of additions to the fold. Studio 205, run by instructors Mary Kleis and Jen Forbes, brings glass fusing classes for both kids and adults to the Clay Cavern.

Mary Holtorf will lead a 12-week MasterMind workshop called “The Artist’s Way,” which follows a book by the same name and aims to connect artists and, in forming a tight-knit support group, bust through creative blocks.

Julie Fjetland — a certified Bob Ross Instructor, or CRI (yes, that’s a thing) — will lead two separate workshops for those who would like to follow in the footsteps The Great Propagator of Happy Trees. And rounding things off is Bradley Mariska, with “The Broadway Musical: Then & Now.” The music appreciation class sets out to examine the history, current state, and future of Broadway through a series of familiar (and not-so-familiar) musicals.

While the chance to create (or appreciate) can be intimidating, I would encourage you not to take it too seriously. After all, as Warhol says, “Art is anything you can get away with.”

Consider this your invitation to get away with something.

Find the full class schedule at austinareaarts.org/create, and pick up a hard copy at the ArtWorks Center.