Immerse yourself in "SoulAlchemy," a session dedicated to crafting your emotional soul blend with essential oils. Begin with a brief introduction on how essential oils impact mood. Then, dive deeper as you use a pendulum to intuitively select up to three essential oils that resonate with your emotional needs. Learn the profound emotional properties of your chosen oils and craft a personalized soul blend that reflects and uplifts your unique essence.

Cut it Out! is a class focusing on the art form of collage. We’ll cut, rip, tear, playfully arrange, piece together, tape, glue, and embellish unapologetically! We’ll give new life and context to cast off and/ or found objects. It is deeply gratifying to be able to change your composition by moving pieces around. Changes are swift and negotiable until you glue your pieces down, making for a very fluid and dynamic art experience. We’ll look at artists who have embraced this playful process, and consider its many possibilities. We’ll look at the role text can play in a collage piece, discuss composition, and enjoy a mellow introduction to color theory. Once you sign up for this class, start saving those environmental catalogs with pretty scenery, envelopes, and brown paper packages tied up with string…they are all fodder to be used! This is a great class for beginners, but helpful to students desiring a little more play in their work. *No Classes: 7/4, 8/22.

Interested in art, but not sure where to begin? This class is designed for artists with little to no training or experience. The approach is immersive, structured, but individually tailored to you, with an emphasis on free expression. You will work with the instructor to design a roadmap for a learn-by-doing experience that suits your needs. You are free to choose any media and subject matter that attracts you. Working alongside others who are just starting out, you’ll gain confidence and competence as you develop. Sharing these first steps with your peers will inform and inspire you on your journey. *No Class: 8/22.

Paint your pet in acrylic. After signing up for class, Email the teacher at least 5 high quality pictures of your pet, Dog cat rooster whatever you got to: (Shirl.art5050@gmail.com) your pet photo will be simply sketched onto a canvas, while you will take care of the painting. Use of fun colors and playfulness are a must in this class! Canvas and paints are supplied.

Your instructor, Mary Laury, is an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we'll start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!

Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian Maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will explore and paint the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century! All meals are included in the workshop feeplus specially planned evening activities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops including a private concert by award winning Celtic Fiddle player, Katherine Moller. We convene on a Friday at 1pm with classes throughout the weekend and end on the following Monday at 11am.

Register for the retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations.  Only Acadian Arts Retreats participants will be allowed to reserve overnight accommodations in the park.

​Please note: Included in the registration is a $20 non-refundable fee should you have to cancel.

This is your chance to ditch the reference photos and give plein air pastels a try. Classes will meet at scenic spots around the midcoast. Aimed primarily at Ed’s previous pastel students, as well as his continuing sketching or painting students. However, intrepid artists willing to jump in with both feet and learn in the field with instructor and peer coaching are more than welcome. Some familiarity with the medium is recommended. *No Class: 8/23.

‘Therapy’ is not a dirty word. But even when we want it, figuring out how to get it can feel like an insurmountable challenge. This one-night course will change that. Through both practical and emotional means, we’ll explore: finding accredited therapists, understanding insurance requirements, determining if your therapist is a good match (and what to do if they aren’t), and much more.

In this class we will start out drawing in black and white with graphite and/ or charcoal. We’ll look at measuring, size relationships, and object placement. Then we’ll segue to drawing with a brush and draw en grisaille whereby we use: just black, white, and gray paint. This will allow us to think about and get a firm grasp of value (our lights to darks). During the last weeks of class we’ll explore limited color palettes, but get maximum mileage out of the colors we are using, as we’ll continue to see color in terms of value. You'll come away having honed drawing skills, begun training your eye to see subtle shifts in light to dark, and gained color mixing knowledge. Join us as we draw, both traditionally and with a brush, and gradually move toward incorporating color. *No Class: 4/20, 5/18, 6/8, 7/20.