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Atelier Provence and Barcelona Art Tour 2026
Walk the Arts
A unique 11-night art workshop/art tour open to artists of all levels and media (oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc.). June 25 - July 6, 2026
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France and Barcelona, Spain
Studio Italia 2026
Walk the Arts
A thought-provoking and inspirational art workshop open to artists of all levels and media (oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc.). June 10-19, 2026
Lucignano, Italy
Paint with Manon Sander, Mike Hernandez and Michele Byrne at Chateau Crystal in France
Modern Impressionist Magazine
Stay in a historic French fairy tale chateau in the scenic Loire Valley, surrounded by over 100 acres of pure nature, during this immersive, all-inclusive workshop with Manon Sander, Mike Hernandez, and Michele Byrne, organized through Modern Impressionist Magazine. June 20-27, 2026
Chateau Crystal in the Loire Valley of France
Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds brings together over 80 artworks from MOCA’s renowned collection, demonstrating how artists create their own worlds through their art–building networks, circles, and mythologies. March 9, 2025 – September 20, 2026
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Los Angeles, CA
First Look: New Acquisitions at Bowers Museum
Bowers Museum
First Look: New Acquisitions at Bowers Museum celebrates the Museum’s ongoing commitment to collecting and sharing the world’s arts and cultures. Featuring an annually rotating selection of objects acquired over the past decade from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania, this dynamic exhibition showcases the rich diversity of the Museum’s growing permanent collection. August 30, 2025 - Ongoing
Bowers Museum
Santa Ana, CA
California Bounty: Image and Identity, 1850-1930
Bowers Museum
California Bounty is the first curatorial interpretation of the museum’s distinguished painting collection since 1994. Ongoing
Bowers Museum
Santa Ana, CA
Workshops in France – Workshops and Retreats
Workshops in France
Our mission to bring artists together in wonderful destinations to be inspired by their surroundings and the creativity that comes from working in small enrichment groups. Workshops and retreats are designed to provide guests with an ideal environment for creating art while enjoying themselves to the fullest. Our unique locations have been selected for its fantastic weather, sensational scenery, rich tapestry of historical towns and villages, not to mention the cuisine and wines of these regions. Year-Round
France
Plein Air Painting Workshops/Masterclasses in Sicily
Salinara Sicily
SALINARA is an Art Farm + Retreat Center offering Inspiration and Community, where people from all walks of life could share their passions.
We "thoughtfully" organize and host workshops/masterclasses from our 18th century farmhouse in Sicily. Year-Round
Sicily, Italy
Fine Art Workshops in Santa Fe, New Mexico Bluebird Studios
Bluebird Studios
Bluebird Studios is “The Atelier of the West” and our goal is to provide our guests with a warm, welcoming gathering place in an open, comfortable, and well-equipped studio space for the study of traditional fine arts under the guidance of professional artists. Year-Round
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Art Steps – Art Classes in Yorba Linda
Art Steps
Conveniently located at Imperial Highway and Yorba Linda Boulevard, in the same center as Mimi's Café and Polly's Pies, our comfortable local area offers plenty for parents to do while kids are in class. Ongoing
Art Steps
Yorba Linda, CA
Mission Art Center – Art Classes in Tustin
Mission Art Center
At Mission Art Center students will get all important techniques of drawing and painting. We are dedicated to giving our students the finest art instruction available. Ongoing
For the current class schedule, visit website.
Mission Art Center
Orange, CA
The Art Studio LLC – Art Classes & Workshops in Westminster
The Art Studio LLC
The Art Studio LLC is guided by the belief that artists are made, not born. Our highly skilled instructors are dedicated to offering children, teens and adults, in all levels of proficiency, an art education. Ongoing
For the current class schedule, visit website.
The Art Studio LLC
Westminster, CA
Ongoing Wednesday Painting Class with Ned Mueller OPA, AIS Master
Ned Mueller
This ongoing class is designed to help each individual with the information and process to take your work to a higher level. For the most part we will be using photos to work from and learning not to just copy, but to interpret! Weekly,
Every Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Online
Expansive Presentation of Andy Warhol
The Broad
An in-depth installation of Andy Warhol, opening May 26, 2021, features 26 works (11 on view for the first time at The Broad), including Mao (1973), 40 Gold Marilyns (1980), and a major new acquisition, Liz [Early Colored Liz] (1963). Ongoing
The Broad
Los Angeles, CA
Laguna Beach Art Walk
First Thursdays Art Walk
This educational monthly art event, held on the first Thursday of every month from 6 – 9pm, celebrates the diverse cultural art scene of Laguna Beach and is free to the public. Ongoing
First Thursday of every month
6 – 9 pm
Laguna Beach, CA
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Featured Artists
(in random order)
Judy Leasure
Studio: Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Specialty: Animals and still life paintings in soft pastels
Tanya U Lozano
Studio: Orange County, CA, USA
Specialty: Abstract expressionism using acrylics on canvas
Eileen Dudley
Studio: Twin City, GA, USA
Specialty: Oil portraits both casual and formal, particularly children, in the American Impressionist style
Lynn Welker
Studio: Newport Beach, CA, USA
Specialty: Mixed media abstract landscape paintings on paper and canvas
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