Art Workshops, Classes & Retreats
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January 22, 2021
This fun workshop gives you the chance to play with glass! You will create your own 13”x 6” plate using glass as your canvas. No painting experience necessary! This is a fun workshop so bring a friend and create something new! Once you’ve finished your creations, I will take them to my studio, fire them in the kiln and then return the finished plates to the Academy for you to pick up a week later.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kathy Oda
Cost: $36 for Members, $40 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

January 25-27, 2021
Join Art League instructor Kendra Natter for this 3 half-day photography workshop! This is an intermediate to advanced level class geared towards students who are already familiar with their cameras and the basics of capturing images in a studio setting. In this class, Kendra will take students to various parts of the island to teach techniques and camera equipment’s on how to capture the best images in the field. Students will spend first two days in the field and the third day at the Art Academy reviewing and critiquing.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kendra Natter
Cost: $180 for Members, $200 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

January 25, 2021
This drawing class is for firming up and exploring your drawing skills. Students may take one or more session. Each Session is an individual lesson but, planned with an overall progression in thinking. Sign up for all 4 sessions for a special discount!
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Joyce Nagel
Cost: $36 for Members, $40 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Fridays, January 29 - February 19, 2021
In this class, Chris will demonstrate different techniques on different kinds of paper, challenging your use of this popular medium. This is a great opportunity to practice, experiment, and study multiple watercolor painting techniques. Chris will have several paintings prepared as he demonstrates the use of several advanced watercolor painting approaches as well as inspiring next steps to explore. It’s exciting to know that working with a medium like watercolor can be like discovering uncharted territory.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Chris Dreyer
Cost: $144 for Members, $160 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Mondays, February 1-22, 2021
Paint with the medium (acrylic, oil, watercolor) of your choice in a relaxed atmosphere with as much instructor help as you want. Bring in new or unfinished work you want to do. Short demos and techniques in laying out and blocking in your choice of pictures will be discussed. Frequent critiques will be available to assist you. Realism and impressionism techniques will be discussed for use in your painting. Open Painting will be offered again in March for students who wish to continue.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Dennis Lake
Cost: $144 for Members, $160 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Mondays, February 1-22, 2021
This drawing class is for firming up and exploring your drawing skills. Students may take one or more session. Each Session is an individual lesson but, planned with an overall progression in thinking. Sign up for all 4 sessions for a special discount!
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Joyce Nagel
Cost: $144 for Members, $160 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Wednesdays, February 3 - March 3, 2021
Beginning students will learn the basics of mosaics art. From transferring an image to a base, to grouting and sealing a finished piece, students will complete a 10-inch square mural. The introductory class will include a brief history of mosaics. You will learn different vocabulary, Italian terms, to identify the correct tools and adhesives to use, the different styles of mosaics and techniques used to make them. ($25 supply fee is due in cash to the instructor on the 1st day of this class for most of the materials you'll need. There are a few small materials you will still need to bring with you.)
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Ryan McGivern
Cost: $180 for Members, $200 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Thursdays, February 4-25, 2021
Join Art League instructor Alex Sharma for this 4-week palette knife class for all levels of students. We often think that the palette knife will only be useful for painting highly textured subjects or for working in a thick, impasto method. Imagine beautiful, smooth water with reflections, dramatic skies-- and everything in between. Once you learn how to hold and to load your palette knife with paint, these effects will seem to happen automatically as you paint. Each class will start with a demonstration and practice using a palette knife. We will paint from life or from your own photos.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Alex Sharma
Cost: $144 for Members, $160 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Thursdays, February 4-25, 2021
Join Art League instructors Don & Joyce Nagel for this 4-week landscape painting class for students of all levels! Paint landscapes in the medium of your choice pushing them beyond your photo reference with color and design. Do small value sketches in your sketchbook to decide which reference would make the most successful painting. Demos and individual help daily.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Don & Joyce Nagel
Cost: $144 for Members, $160 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

February 16-18, 2021
Think drawing is a "gift" that has to come "naturally"? You would be surprised to see that it is actually a skill like any other. Let Chris Dreyer show you how easily it can be learned. Drawing is as much about learning how to see and think about form and space as it is about technique. Drawing also gives you a deeper understanding of the subject you are trying to capture. As you progress through the exercises in this class, you will develop a better understanding of the forms you are observing and become more skillful in representing those forms.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Chris Dreyer, www.dreyerdesign.com
Cost: $135 for Members, $150 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

February 23-24, 2021
The beach, skies, vegetation and sparkling waters in the lowcountry capture the eyes of residents and visitors alike! In this class, we will create images featuring their unique beauty. Reference materials will be provided by the instructor.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Jan Ross
Cost: $180 for Members, $200 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

February 26, 2021
This fun workshop gives you the chance to play with glass! You will create your own 13”x 6” plate using glass as your canvas. No painting experience necessary! This is a fun workshop so bring a friend and create something new! Once you’ve finished your creations, I will take them to my studio, fire them in the kiln and then return the finished plates to the Academy for you to pick up a week later.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kathy Oda
Cost: $36 for Members, $40 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Mondays, March 1-29, 2021
Paint with the medium (acrylic, oil, watercolor) of your choice in a relaxed atmosphere with as much instructor help as you want. Bring in new or unfinished work you want to do. Short demos and techniques in laying out and blocking in your choice of pictures will be discussed. Frequent critiques will be available to assist you. Realism and impressionism techniques will be discussed for use in your painting.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Dennis Lake
Cost: $180 for Members, $200 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Mondays, March 1-22, 2021
This drawing class is for firming up and exploring your drawing skills. Students may take one or more session. Each Session is an individual lesson but, planned with an overall progression in thinking. Sign up for all 4 sessions for a special discount!
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Joyce Nagel
Cost: $144 for Members, $160 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Thursdays, March 4-18, 2021
Join Art League instructors Don & Joyce Nagel for this 4-week landscape painting class for students of all levels! Paint landscapes in the medium of your choice pushing them beyond your photo reference with color and design. Do small value sketches in your sketchbook to decide which reference would make the most successful painting. Demos and individual help daily. Class will vote on painting plein air for day 3.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Don & Joyce Nagel
Cost: $108 for Members, $120 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

March 20, 2021
Learn the fundamentals of drawing in this exciting workshop with internationally acclaimed artist and instructor Addison Palmer.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Addison Palmer
Cost: $72 for Members, $80 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

March 22-24, 2021
This is an intermediate to advanced level class geared towards students who are already familiar with their cameras and the basics of capturing images in a studio setting. In this class, Kendra will take students to various parts of the island to teach techniques and camera equipment’s on how to capture the best images in the field. Students will spend first two days in the field and the third day at the Art Academy reviewing and critiquing.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kendra Natter
Cost: $180 for Members, $200 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

March 24, 2021
Paint the natural beauty of Daufuskie Island! Enjoy the gentle breezes without a bridge. Lunch and Ferry ride are included in the cost of the workshop!
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Jan Ross
Cost: $112 for Members, $120 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

March 26, 2021
This fun workshop gives you the chance to play with glass! You will create your own 13”x 6” plate using glass as your canvas. No painting experience necessary! This is a fun workshop so bring a friend and create something new! Once you’ve finished your creations, I will take them to my studio, fire them in the kiln and then return the finished plates to the Academy for you to pick up a week later.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kathy Oda
Cost: $36 for Members, $40 for Non-members
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738
