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Art Workshops, Retreats & Tours

Note: The events listed here are subject to change without notice.  

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Workshops in France - Workshops and Retreats
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 between April and October
Paris, Provence, Southwestern France, Tuscany and the east coast of Scotland

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​Live Zoom Watercolor Workshops and Classes with Judy Mudd
Paint-along, ask questions and review during workshops. Reference materials, including drawing guides, reference photos, and palette colors are provided prior to class. After the workshop, a session video is provided to registered students to download and review again and again. Can't attend live? You can still register, receive the materials and recording to paint on your own.
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Ongoing Wednesday Painting Class
hosted by 
Ned Mueller-OPAM-AIS Master

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!  I will be giving demos and presentations of the process I use to create a better work of art by learning and applying the elements and principles of design. It is our job to employ these elements and principles to make our paintings more compelling and interesting. I hope you can join us.
Weekly,
​Every Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Online

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Plein Air Painting Workshops/Masterclasses in SICILY
hosted by 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 for the past twenty years.
We have welcomed hundreds of passionate international artists + teachers and leaders in a beautiful and inspiring environment.
Please get in touch if there is anything more you would like to know about SALINARA or the surrounding areas and we will send you an info pack answering all the questions on your mind.
Ongoing throughout the year.
Join us in sunny SICILY...!

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Landscape Painting Workshops in Italy
hosted by Etruscan Places

Etruscan Places offers a unique series of open air painting workshops on location, rain or shine, in some of Italy’s most spectacular landscapes. Artists, curators, writers Maddine Insalaco and Joe Vinson live in both the USA and Italy. Their presence in Tuscany since 1995 guarantees their knowledge of the landscape and local culture. Fees include materials and surfaces, equipment, meals, accommodation, field trips and local transport. 12 student max and 2 instructors every class. Reduced rates for extended stays.
June through October
Tuscany ITALY

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Fine Art Workshops in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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. Our mission is to host events beyond the traditional workshop and offer our students a memorable experience to soak up the history, culture, and ambiance only Santa Fe can offer.
We offer art workshops in oil, pastel and watercolor painting and this year we have added a sculpture class! Our workshops are taught in studio and plein air. We offer something for all! Beginners to advanced.
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June 2025

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Plein Air Workshops at The Wilmington Inn
Instructor: George Van Hook
The Wilmington Inn in historic Wilmington is our base for a painting retreat in Vermont’s Green Mountains. Surrounded by lakes, mountains, and forests, the area’s mid-summer landscape is lush and colorful. As artists we will be taking the time to observe and record where we are and what we see. Our time there will be richer than that of most tourists who simply pass through. We will celebrate the Vermont landscape through an artist’s eye, our drawings and paintings becoming visual records of our experience. This workshop is an opportunity for you to experience the plein air painting process. Working outdoors on-site allows us to immerse ourselves in the land with all our senses – looking, listening, and smelling the unique character of the location.
June 8-12, 2025
The Wilmington inn
Wilmington, VT

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Open Air Fundamentals
hosted by Etruscan Places

The challenges of open air painting require a specific technical approach.
In this core program we introduce our method combining lectures, exercises & demonstrations that aim to teach participants to compose, develop and complete a painting in one session. Two instructors will work directly with participants. Sessions supported by a Siena museum visit, slide shows analyzing works of historic masters and painting technique.
Fees include materials, surfaces, equipment, meals (breakfast, dinner, 4 lunches), accommodation, field trips, local transport and transfers.
12 student maximum.
Course pre-requisites: Basic ability to draw from observation. Some prior painting experience.
Call 212-388-9832 & WhatsApp 39-347-143-40-36
June 12 - 21, 2025
Buonconvento, Tuscany ITALY

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Plein Air Workshops at The Wilmington Inn
Instructor: Jill Pottle

The Wilmington Inn in historic Wilmington is our base for a painting retreat in Vermont’s Green Mountains. Surrounded by lakes, mountains, and forests, the area’s mid-summer landscape is lush and colorful. As artists we will be taking the time to observe and record where we are and what we see. Our time there will be richer than that of most tourists who simply pass through. We will celebrate the Vermont landscape through an artist’s eye, our drawings and paintings becoming visual records of our experience. This workshop is an opportunity for you to experience the plein air painting process. Working outdoors on-site allows us to immerse ourselves in the land with all our senses – looking, listening, and smelling the unique character of the location.
June 22-26, 2025
The Wilmington inn
Wilmington, VT

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Painting & Barging in France with Robert Masla
hosted by Artful Travels

Join artist Robert Masla following in the footsteps of the early plein air painters and painting in the same locations where they lived, painted and studied. Our well-appointed barge will travel along the Loing River beginning in Montargis, ending in Paris on the River Seine. Along the way, we will explore and paint in important sites such as Fontainebleau Forest, Moret-sur-Loing and Grez-sur- Loing. The barge has 10 cabins, each with 2 beds and private bath with shower.
Tour begins in Montargis on June 22 and ends in Paris on June 30, 2025
Montargis, Neronville, Nemours, Fontainebleau Forest, Moret-sur-Loing, Grez-sur-Loing, Paris
France

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Atelier Provence and Barcelona Art Tour 2025
hosted by Walk the Arts

A unique art experience that combines seven days of plein air painting and gastronomy in Provence and four days visiting Barcelona’s top art museums and Gaudi’s sites. Open to artists of all levels and media and accompanying partners. Price per person is CAD 4475 (around US$3400) including art instruction, 11-night double accommodation, almost all meals in Provence, daily breakfast in Barcelona, train ticket Avignon-Barcelona, transportation and entrances to all sites on schedule, and more. Single rooms available for a supplement.
June 25 - July 6, 2025
Provence, France and Barcelona, Spain

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July 2025

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Plein Air Workshops at The Wilmington Inn
Instructor: Mary Padgett

The Wilmington Inn in historic Wilmington is our base for a painting retreat in Vermont’s Green Mountains. Surrounded by lakes, mountains, and forests, the area’s mid-summer landscape is lush and colorful. As artists we will be taking the time to observe and record where we are and what we see. Our time there will be richer than that of most tourists who simply pass through. We will celebrate the Vermont landscape through an artist’s eye, our drawings and paintings becoming visual records of our experience. This workshop is an opportunity for you to experience the plein air painting process. Working outdoors on-site allows us to immerse ourselves in the land with all our senses – looking, listening, and smelling the unique character of the location.
July 28 - August 1, 2025
The Wilmington inn
Wilmington, VT

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August 2025

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Painting Holidays in Santorini
hosted by George Politis
Watercolor Workshop in Santorini. All inclusive (courses, hotel, transportation during the workshop, all three meals per day, museum tours). A unique experience in a majestic place. Great fun, lots of practice, great food and wine, a lifetime experience to remember!
PDF files with step by step notes for every demo, personalised instruction and attention.
August 19-26, 2025
Santorini, GREECE

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September 2025

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Advanced Plein Air Landscape workshop
hosted by Etruscan Places

The Advanced Plein Air Landscape workshop will offer experienced painters the opportunity to work intensively without the disruption of movements in splendid isolation.
Participants may develop longer term and larger scale works if desired. Instructors Maddine Insalaco and Joe Vinson, will be present each day. Critiques will be held daily. Slide shows on issues relevant to landscape painting will be held two evenings.
Fees include most materials, surfaces and equipment, accommodations, meals (breakfast, 4 lunches, dinner) field trip, local transportation and transfers.
Reduced fees for extended stays.
12 student maximum.
Rain or Shine.
Call: 212-388-9832 WhatsApp 39-347-143-40-36
E-mail: [email protected]
September 4 - 13, 2025
Buonconvento, Tuscany ITALY
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October 2025

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Studio Italia 2025 - A unique art workshop in Tuscany
hosted by Walk the Arts

"The jewel in the crown of art workshops", said one of our former participants of Studio Italia. A top art retreat in Italy open to artists of all levels and media that combines plein air painting, art history/art theory lectures, touring, and gastronomy in the most beautiful area of Tuscany. The cost of CAD 4475 (around US$ 3000) per person in single or double rooms includes everything except flights, two lunches and easy-to-carry art material list. The perfect painting vacation!
October 1-10, 2025
Tuscany, Italy
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Seerey-Lester Wilderness Workshop
This MasterClass is designed for students of all levels, to take their paintings to the next level of expertise. Each morning, we will go into the field to photograph and sketch two species of wild animals in natural habitat. They could include Mountain lion, wolves, grizzly bear, snow leopard, fox, bobcat in unique settings. The afternoons are back at The Ranch where YOU will paint your own subject.
This is an opportunity of a lifetime to see and paint these incredible animals.
October 6-10, 2025
Triple D Wildlife in Kalispell, MT

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Premiere Mentored Painting Workshop and Retreat in Crete, Greece!
hosted by
Mary Aslin

Immerse yourself in the beautiful civilization of Crete, Greece, in luxurious surroundings, and let your growth an artist soar. I will guide and challenge you according to your own painting goals, in the medium of your choice, all while enjoying wonderful history and ambience, incredible food, quaint Venetian inspired towns, beaches and waterfalls. This special workshop is all inclusive so that once you arrive, relaxation and inspiration begins. Please join this small, warm, inspiring group. Non-painting partners are welcome!
October 10 - 17, 2025
Kapsaliana Village Hotel, Crete, Greece

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July 2027

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Egypt Eclipse 2027
hosted by Artful Travels

On August 2, 2027, join Curator of Astronomy Rich Sanderson of the Springfield Museums & Artful Travels in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the longest total solar eclipse for the next 87 years from Luxor, Egypt.
We'll travel from Cairo to Aswan visiting some of the world's oldest treasures before & after the eclipse. Our eclipse viewing location in Luxor has been carefully chosen ensuring that you will enjoy the best possible experience.
July 29- August 7, 2027
Egypt

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