This fun workshop gives you the chance to play with glass! You will create your own 13”x 6” or 8”x 8” 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, Kathy will take them to her studio, fire them in the kiln and then return the finished plates to the Academy for you to pick up a week later. Students should bring $15 cash for materials the day of the workshop, which will be provided for you by the instructor.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kathy Oda
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

This coveted workshop is only offered at Art League Academy, and only once time per year! Join us as Kathy Oda gives you the chance to play with glass! You will create a handful of your own mini dishes using glass as your canvas. No painting experience is necessary! This is a fun workshop so bring a friend and create something new! Once you’ve finished your creations, Kathy will take them to her studio, fire them in the kiln and then return them finished to the Academy for you to pick up a week later. Students should bring $15 cash for materials the day of the workshop, which will be provided for you by the instructor.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kathy Oda
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

This workshop is designed for both painters and photographers interested in gaining new skills and pushing the boundaries of their studio practice through the combination of encaustic, collage, and photography. Demonstrations introduce you to the basics of encaustic painting and digital printing, while we will explore ways to further alter our photographic images through a series of markings and underpainting combined with monochromatic imagery that borrowers from the look and feel of traditional cyanotypes. We will focus on incorporating embedded photo prints on thin papers such as tissue and Japanese papers, creating ethereal and richly detailed works. We will start off with Sarah’s steps for creating and isolating images in Photoshop to get the look and feel of cyanotypes.
 
Location: LaGrange, Illinois
Instructor: Sarah Rehmer
Cost: $455 members/ $485 non-members
Sponsor: LaGrange Art League
Website, email, 708-352-3101

Alcohol inks have such a color intensity & personality unmatched by other mediums. It's not like any other art form. It’s so exciting to watch the inks move & flow & it happens right in your hands! Anyone can do it…no need to have experience. We'll be using the inks on Yupo paper as well as on tiles for amazing effects! We’ll also be experimenting with blowing flowers in alcohol inks to create amazing art! Each painting is totally unique, bright & powerful. Students should bring $20 cash to pay instructor, who will provide all the materials you need!
 
Location: Hilton Head, South Carolina
Instructor: Julie Schroeder
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Alcohol inks have such a color intensity & personality unmatched by other mediums. It's not like any other art form. It’s so exciting to watch the inks move & flow & it happens right in your hands! Anyone can do it…no need to have experience. We'll be using the inks on Yupo paper as well as on tiles for amazing effects! We’ll also be experimenting with blowing flowers in alcohol inks to create amazing art! Each painting is totally unique, bright & powerful. Students should bring $20 cash to pay instructor, who will provide all the materials you need!
 
Location: Hilton Head, South Carolina
Instructor: Julie Schroeder
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Alcohol inks have such a color intensity & personality unmatched by other mediums. It's not like any other art form. It’s so exciting to watch the inks move & flow & it happens right in your hands! Anyone can do it…no need to have experience. We'll be using the inks on Yupo paper as well as on tiles for amazing effects! We’ll also be experimenting with blowing flowers in alcohol inks to create amazing art! Each painting is totally unique, bright & powerful. Students should bring $20 cash to pay instructor, who will provide all the materials you need!
 
Location: Hilton Head, South Carolina
Instructor: Julie Schroeder
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Join local mosaics artist Ryan McGivern for this exciting Half-Day workshop perfect for students of any level! Ryan will show students how to design & execute their very own one-of-a-kind mosaic ornaments with mixed media, glass and found objects! The instructor will grout the works, and have them ready for pickup the next week. Out-of-Town visitors can pay a $11.00 flat rate fee to have their pieces shipped to them. Note: In addition to the registration cost, students should bring $25 cash to pay the instructor for materials, all of which will be provided for you.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Ryan McGivern
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Join architect and furniture maker Mira Nakashima as she discusses the legacy of her father, master craftsman George Nakashima. She will share the history of the Nakashima Woodworkers Complex, including photographs of her father and his work throughout his industrious career. She will also discuss Nakashima’s unique milling process, their woodworkers located in New Hope and in Japan, and their Peace Alter project, a mission to construct Peace Alters for each of the world’s continents.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Mira Nakashima
Cost: $55
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

Wondering what Water Mixable (Soluble) Oil paints are all about? Known for blurring the line between watercolor and oil paintings, Beth Bathe's unparalleled style evokes feelings of nostalgia, like an old sepia-toned photograph. Beth uses unconventional tools including squeegees and Q-tips, along with her brushes focusing on composition, values, edges, and drawing rather than color. During this one-day intensive workshop, Beth shares her unique technique with students. In the morning Beth will do a demo from a still life setup and show how she uses simple apps on her phone to simplify forms, enhance value and emphasize composition. In the afternoon students will work from similar still life setups. This workshop is for all level of painters.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Beth Bathe
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

Paintings in black ink are called sumie in Japan. Sumie basically uses only black ink. Sumie uses various techniques of shading and gradation. Shading and gradation can be obtained through changing the amount of water added to the ink. You will be working with black ink on cartridge sheets. Take Away: Two Paintings (A4 size each). Art Material to be arranged by participants on their own. Art Material list will be given to registered participants. For registrations write to trishnapatnaik86@gmail.com and let us fix a mutually convenient date after that for the workshop.
 
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Trishna Patnaik
Cost: 1500 INR
email, +919867982075

In this demonstration we will cover the essentials of woodturning between centers, learn how simple turned pieces are combined to create larger constructions, and take a small peek into the world of multi-axis turning if time allows. Janine Wang is a woodturner and educator based in Philadelphia, PA. She teaches woodturning at Bucks County Community College and woodworking at the West Philadelphia-based non-profit Tiny WPA. Janine has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Cooper Union and a MFA from Rhode Island School of Design. She believes a hands-on approach is crucial in good design and is excited to share this as much and often as she can.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Janine Wang
Cost: $25
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

This fun and interactive workshop covers the history and uses of malas, touches on meditation and mantra practices, and gets your creativity flowing as you design and create your very own mala jewelry with gems from ZEN by Karen Moore. Karen is a free soul in search of true happiness and spiritual growth. As a jewelry designer, inspiration comes from the ocean, the earth and things truly organic. The raw elements of her work come together to create a simple, yet elegant, product that people can put on and experience. Not only does she handcraft custom creations, Karen takes pride in educating her clients about the powerful gem qualities that make ZEN jewelry unique and personal.
 
Location: Key West, Florida
Instructor: Karen Moore
Cost: $158 / $148 for members
Sponsor: The Studios of Key West
Website, email, (305) 296-0458

Transform your work with the luminosity of encaustics. This workshop offers tips for clarifying your idea, how-to’s for prepping the wax and surface and tips for color, texture and embellishment possibilities. A brief slideshow of encaustics artwork will help inspire you and plan steps to create intentionally.
 
Location: Key West, Florida
Instructor: Cricket Desmarais
Cost: $195 / $175 for members
Sponsor: The Studios of Key West
Website, email, (305) 296-0458

Engage in the sustainable, restorative practice of visible mending in the traditions of Japanese Sashiko and Indian Kantha stitching with indigo dyed textiles and threads. This hands-on workshop will focus on beginner tips as well as artistic approaches for mending as both practical and artful. A brief history of indigo dyes, natural fabrics and repair traditions will provide a foundation for using sustainable, traditional materials for this mending style. Simple, traditional sewing techniques combined with individual ingenuity will allow for creative, original results. All materials and tools needed are provided by the instructor, but students are welcome to bring clothing or household items of their own to work on, including any sewing tools. All levels welcome from beginner through advanced. No sewing experience needed.
 
Location: Key West, Florida
Instructor: Andrea Varga
Cost: $125 / $110 for members
Sponsor: The Studios of Key West
Website, email, (305) 296-0458

Curator Mark Sfirri will discuss his thought process for curating InGrained: Furniture, Sculpture, and Woodturning by Pennsylvania Artists. He will highlight some of the included artists and give more in-depth stories behind selected pieces that are on display. Artist Miriam Carpenter will take us on an adventure– sharing her ideation, conception and process through her latest works. Carpenter will explore the possibilities within materials as she seeks to create new forms and solve challenging design problems. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, she will encourage viewers to be more attuned to the beauty that surrounds us. Appearing deceptively simple at first glance, each of Carpenter’s pieces involve complex calculations and an intimate understanding of her chosen material.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Mark Sfirri and Miriam Carpenter
Cost: $45
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

This is an introductory class in formulating, making, and using glazes for your work. Why make/formulate your glazes? Using other people’s recipes for your glazing runs contrary to your best needs as an artist; control of your materials and the look-identity of your work. Other advantages include cost, fit, and durability of the ware and the uniqueness and beauty of your glazes. We will focus on developing glazes free of defects and teach you how to correct those that occur, such as crazing. The goal of this class is to improve your glazing! Each class will begin with a discussion of glazes, glazing materials, testing techniques, and a computerized glaze calculation program. Please bring an M95 DUST MASK.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Jerry Bennett
Cost: $440
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

This workshop helps you practice intention setting, teaches you about essential oils, and provides all the supplies and support to create your very own beautiful gemstone and lava stone bracelet and your own essential oil roller blend. Karen is a free soul in search of true happiness and spiritual growth. As a jewelry designer, inspiration comes from the ocean, the earth and things truly organic. The raw elements of her work come together to create a simple, yet elegant, product that people can put on and experience. Not only does she handcraft custom creations, Karen takes pride in educating her clients about the powerful gem qualities that make ZEN jewelry unique and personal.
 
Location: Key West, Florida
Instructor: Karen Moore
Cost: $98 / $88 for members
Sponsor: The Studios of Key West
Website, email, (305) 296-0458

Discover how to build a textured and vibrant paint surface using cold wax and oil. Explore unique techniques including building layers and how to balance the intuitive and spontaneous aspect of working with cold wax in an intentional manner. There will be plenty of demonstrations and time to discuss composition, color, surface application, form and content. This workshop is perfect for artists who are new to working with cold wax and oil, as well as those who have a rudimentary understanding of cold wax. Join accomplished artist and teacher Anne Hebebrand in Todos Santos in Baja California, Mexico, a vibrant small town full of galleries, artist and yoga studios and wonderful beaches, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
 
Location: Todos Santos, Mexico
Instructor: Anne Hebebrand
Cost: $750
Sponsor: Anne Hebebrand
Website, email, 857-930-9849

Join 25+ year professional educator, Debi West, for this exciting half-day workshop! Students of all ages and levels are welcome to dive into the exhilarating medium of oil pastels. Explore the various techniques you can use to bring your landscapes to life! Debi will provide you with tips and different approaches you can take to escalate your artwork to the next level!
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Debi West
Cost: $40
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

This fun workshop gives you the chance to play with glass! You will create your own 13”x 6” or 8”x 8” 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, Kathy will take them to her studio, fire them in the kiln and then return the finished plates to the Academy for you to pick up a week later. Students should bring $15 cash for materials the day of the workshop, which will be provided for you by the instructor.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kathy Oda
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Students will create their own stamps and stencils, and then use their newly minted tools to make designs on different rice papers and printed papers. For those wishing to continue in the workshop series, these printed sheets can then be used in Kostmayer’s collage class in February.
 
Location: Key West, Florida
Instructor: Pamela Kostmayer
Cost: $125 / $110 for members
Sponsor: The Studios of Key West
Website, email, (305) 296-0458

Clip and curate. Ransome guides you through thoughtful experimentation, transforming a Little Golden Books into something brand new. In essence, the students will collage around, over, and with an image already on the page. Transform a hard-bound Little Golden Books with interventions of paper, drawing tools, acrylic paints and glue becoming a collage. The process encourages innovative engagement on a two-dimensional surface and the resulting books can be the inspiration for larger works, acting as a kind of sketch, or be considered a final work of art in and of itself. Please note: students are asked to bring a hardbound Little Golden book to act as the base for the collages.
 
Location: Key West, Florida
Instructor: Ransome Pear
Cost: $210 / $185 for members
Sponsor: The Studios of Key West
Website, email, (305) 296-0458

Join us to learn about the ancient artistic technique of mosaics. Mosaics is the art of arranging a whole picture or pattern from tiny, smaller pieces of stone, tile, glass, paper and more onto a larger object. In our mosaics class, students will decorate a clay flowerpot, tray, frame, mirror, tile or other useable objects. Be a part of transforming a normal household object into a magical mosaic that can be part of your room décor. This is a 5-week, 1.5 hour class on Tuesdays.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Kate Hochner
Cost: $135
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

This fun workshop gives you the chance to play with glass! You will create your own 13”x 6” or 8”x 8” 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, Kathy will take them to her studio, fire them in the kiln and then return the finished plates to the Academy for you to pick up a week later. Students should bring $15 cash for materials the day of the workshop, which will be provided for you by the instructor.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kathy Oda
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

This course will focus on a classical approach to painting using egg tempera as a foundation for an oil painting. The process was exploited to the fullest during the Renaissance. Demonstrations by the instructor for making classic egg tempera and moving through the painting process in oils will be provided. Class members will be able to bring out the full depth and richness of color and texture in the still life subjects they paint. One-on-one instruction will be provided. The course is open to all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Participants will deepen their knowledge of a wonderful painting approach as they improve their painting technique.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Ernie Norcia
Cost: $280
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

This fun workshop gives you the chance to play with glass! You will create your own 13”x 6” or 8”x 8” 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, Kathy will take them to her studio, fire them in the kiln and then return the finished plates to the Academy for you to pick up a week later. Students should bring $15 cash for materials the day of the workshop, which will be provided for you by the instructor.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kathy Oda
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Intro: brief history of mosaic – main mosaic techniques – focus on the direct method. Materials: learn how to use various materials, adhesives and alternative supports. In this course you will use: glass, lava stone, terracotta, resin, concrete, natural stones and recycled materials. Tools: knowledge and usage of the key tools (hardie, hammer, glass cutter and pliers). Processes: theoretical and practical study of 1) Ceramization of the lava stone – 2) Application of the gold leaf – 3) Usage of resin. Advanced: how to design and realize more complex things like 3D works, land art, jewelry and luminous works. End of course: creation of a unique and fully customized mosaic work of art, for each student.
 
Location: Assisi, Italy
Instructor: Michele Picone
Cost: € 2600
Sponsor: Schola Artis Pro Vobis
Website, email

Intro: brief history of mosaic – main mosaic techniques – focus on the direct method. Materials: learn how to use various materials, adhesives and alternative supports. In this course you will use: glass, lava stone, terracotta, resin, concrete, natural stones and recycled materials. Tools: knowledge and usage of the key tools (hardie, hammer, glass cutter and pliers). Processes: theoretical and practical study of 1) Ceramization of the lava stone – 2) Application of the gold leaf – 3) Usage of resin. Advanced: how to design and realize more complex things like 3D works, land art, jewelry and luminous works. End of course: creation of a unique and fully customized mosaic work of art, for each student.
 
Location: Assisi, Italy
Instructor: Michele Picone
Cost: € 2600
Sponsor: Schola Artis Pro Vobis
Website, email

Every artist should have a visual journal (aka a sketchbook) but once they have one, then what? Debi will share the ways she creates visual journals that act as learning tools, scrapbooks, travel memories and a storehouse for creative ideas! This class is perfect for students of all levels - you don't want to miss this one! In addition to the registration fee, students should bring a visual journal (new or old with blank pages), any memories or items they want to collage into their journal, and $10 cash to pay the instructor for the rest of the materials that you'll need, which she will provide for you.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Debi West
Cost: $40
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

This fun workshop gives you the chance to play with glass! You will create your own 13”x 6” or 8”x 8” 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, Kathy will take them to her studio, fire them in the kiln and then return the finished plates to the Academy for you to pick up a week later. Students should bring $15 cash for materials the day of the workshop, which will be provided for you by the instructor.
 
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Instructor: Kathy Oda
Cost: $50
Sponsor: Art League of Hilton Head
Website, email, (843) 842-5738

Intro: brief history of mosaic – main mosaic techniques – focus on the direct method. Materials: learn how to use various materials, adhesives and alternative supports. In this course you will use: glass, lava stone, terracotta, resin, concrete, natural stones and recycled materials. Tools: knowledge and usage of the key tools (hardie, hammer, glass cutter and pliers). Processes: theoretical and practical study of 1) Ceramization of the lava stone – 2) Application of the gold leaf – 3) Usage of resin. Advanced: how to design and realize more complex things like 3D works, land art, jewelry and luminous works. End of course: creation of a unique and fully customized mosaic work of art, for each student.
 
Location: Assisi, Italy
Instructor: Michele Picone
Cost: € 2600
Sponsor: Schola Artis Pro Vobis
Website, email

Intro: brief history of mosaic – main mosaic techniques – focus on the direct method. Materials: learn how to use various materials, adhesives and alternative supports. In this course you will use: glass, lava stone, terracotta, resin, concrete, natural stones and recycled materials. Tools: knowledge and usage of the key tools (hardie, hammer, glass cutter and pliers). Processes: theoretical and practical study of 1) Ceramization of the lava stone – 2) Application of the gold leaf – 3) Usage of resin. Advanced: how to design and realize more complex things like 3D works, land art, jewelry and luminous works. End of course: creation of a unique and fully customized mosaic work of art, for each student.
 
Location: Assisi, Italy
Instructor: Michele Picone
Cost: € 2600
Sponsor: Schola Artis Pro Vobis
Website, email

Intro: brief history of mosaic – main mosaic techniques – focus on the direct method. Materials: learn how to use various materials, adhesives and alternative supports. In this course you will use: glass, lava stone, terracotta, resin, concrete, natural stones and recycled materials. Tools: knowledge and usage of the key tools (hardie, hammer, glass cutter and pliers). Processes: theoretical and practical study of 1) Ceramization of the lava stone – 2) Application of the gold leaf – 3) Usage of resin. Advanced: how to design and realize more complex things like 3D works, land art, jewelry and luminous works. End of course: creation of a unique and fully customized mosaic work of art, for each student.
 
Location: Assisi, Italy
Instructor: Michele Picone
Cost: € 2600
Sponsor: Schola Artis Pro Vobis
Website, email

Learn fresco techniques and materials from Elvio Marchionni, a specialist in medieval painting techniques. His studies in 1963 at the Bernardino de Betto Art Institute in Perugia gave him a love for restoration and medieval art that he still has today. This fascinating workshop takes place, as in renaissance time, at the Artist atelier and the accomodation at the four stars Hotel Palazzo Bocci in Spello.
 
Location: Spello, Italy
Instructor: Elvio Marchionni
Cost: 2600 €
Sponsor: Schola Artis Pro Vobis
Website, email

Intro: brief history of mosaic – main mosaic techniques – focus on the direct method. Materials: learn how to use various materials, adhesives and alternative supports. In this course you will use: glass, lava stone, terracotta, resin, concrete, natural stones and recycled materials. Tools: knowledge and usage of the key tools (hardie, hammer, glass cutter and pliers). Processes: theoretical and practical study of 1) Ceramization of the lava stone – 2) Application of the gold leaf – 3) Usage of resin. Advanced: how to design and realize more complex things like 3D works, land art, jewelry and luminous works. End of course: creation of a unique and fully customized mosaic work of art, for each student.
 
Location: Assisi, Italy
Instructor: Michele Picone
Cost: € 2600
Sponsor: Schola Artis Pro Vobis
Website, email

I cover studio safety and set up, as well a many tips and tricks in each lesson from my 17 years of working in encaustic and mixed media, and 12 years of teaching classes and workshops. Some of the topics we cover: Sizing Panels, Direct and Indirect Fusing methods, Scraping to refine surface and shape, Image Transfers, Using oils, Raised and Inset line work, and much more!
 
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Sarah Rehmer
Cost: $119
Sponsor: Sarah Rehmer | visual artist
Website, email, (708) 680-6759

I cover studio safety and set up, as well a many tips and tricks in each lesson from my 17 years of working in encaustic and mixed media, and 12 years of teaching classes and workshops. Some of the topics we cover: Sizing Panels, Direct and Indirect Fusing methods, Scraping to refine surface and shape, Image Transfers, Using oils, Using various types of paper, Mounting Paper to a panel and much more!
 
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Sarah Rehmer
Cost: $149
Sponsor: Sarah Rehmer | visual artist
Website, email, (708) 680-6759

In this 21 video e-course you will get all the basics plus more in getting you up and working with encaustic paints and your photographs. Over 3 hours of video content plus a companion guide outlining some additional info on supplies used. • Sizing Panels • Working on Mounted and Embedded Prints • Direct and Indirect Fusing methods • Scraping to refine surface and shape • Image Transfers • Using oils • Using various types of photo paper • Hand Coloring on an image • much more!
 
Location: Web-delivered (Online)
Instructor: Sarah Rehmer
Cost: $149
Sponsor: Sarah Rehmer | visual artist
Website, email