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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

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(in random order)

Carol Peckham Taylor



Studio: Huntington Beach, CA, USA


Specialty: Painting - watercolor

Jen Beaudet



Studio: CA USA


Specialty: Painting - Oil

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

Karen Christopher



Studio: Florida USA


Specialty: pet portraits

Joanne Levin



Studio: Austin, Texas


Specialty: Sculpture

Kathy M Haycock



Studio: Ontario Canada & Arizona USA


Specialty: Oil painting

Mona Niko



Studio: Mission Viejo, CA, USA


Specialty: Contemporary and Fine Art

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

Sara Linda Poly



Studio: USA


Specialty: Painting - Oil

Wesley Lowe



Studio: Canada


Specialty: Painting - Oil

Cher Pruys



Studio: Ontario, Canada


Specialty: Painting - Acrylic

Janet L. Poor



Studio: Buford, GA, USA


Specialty: Painting - Oil

Konrad Carter



Studio: Palm Springs, CA, USA


Specialty: Painting - Acrylic
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