Sedona Arts Center — Sneak peek! Preview our Fall Catalog of Art Classes and Workshops today!

The festival is embedded in a wonderful season of landscape painting workshops with some of the best instructors in the nation representing a diversity of styles. See all the plein air and studio landscape painting workshops HERE.

On December 14th Noon to 3pm our vibrant ceramics department provides the community with a bountiful Loving Bowls event benefiting non-profits that provide important services to the community. It is a chance to get together and enjoy delicious chili, shopping for bowls, and share camaraderie with friends while defending bids in a special silent auction.

Then we start the New Year off with a bang!

January features “31 Women Artists” a unique exhibition modeled on a 1943 show in NYC by Peggy Guggenheim. From a private collection, 6 artists are represented from that original exhibition and we invite contemporary women artists to submit work for the remaining 25 positions. The Exhibition embraces two dynamic themes– the empowerment of women in and through the arts and the continuing influence of Surrealism in contemporary art.

Vince Fazio
Executive Director

Wine will be available to participants 21 years and older only.

Cost: $35 includes all art materials to complete your painting!

From the beginning to the experienced student, this one-day class in oil or acrylic will guide and teach students how to approach the painting process with confidence, while exploring the basics of value-pattern, composition and color. Students may work from life and/or photos. Instructor demonstrations and lots of individual attention provided. Students should take a drawing class prior to attempting painting.

In this 1-day workshop you will learn how to shoot, edit and share remarkable landscapes, portraits and the macro world around you using only your iPhone or iPad. Kelli will guide you through simple tips and tricks that will take your photography to the next level. Discover how to capture the essence of a place and your subjects rather than just taking a picture. You will also learn basic video and video editing techniques for use with certain apps such as Facebook and Instagram.

The workshop has both a classroom component and a team glaze testing exercise. It is definitely not technical and is designed to get people excited and positive about glazing. Here is a brief outline of the topics to be covered:

Students will benefit from demonstrations, slide show and lecture, and one-on-one assistance with their paintings. Kathryn has taught workshops in plein air painting in numerous locations in Italy, Sedona and Utah and has been a keynote presenter at the Sedona Plein Air Festival and at the National Plein Air Convention. Now take this opportunity to work with Kathryn in the more controlled studio environment where artistic creativity and inspiration come together on larger scale or more developed work than plein air painting allows. This workshop is for those painters that have some experience and wish to take their work to the next level.

Day one: I will be doing a demo start to finish, explaining my thought process for each step, aiding you in developing a personal methodology. During the demo we’ll touch on a variety of subjects – drawing, design, value, color, harmonizing your painting, materials and brush and paint handling. We will discuss how to approach your creative process – concept, scene selection and preparation. You will learn the steps that prepare the groundwork for a successful painting.

Day two: Permission to slow down and find the joy! You will have time to work through each of the preparatory steps for creating a painting ‘en plein air’.  I’ll be teaching a method not a style. Whether you’re new to plein air or an experienced professional having a structure that allows you to check your progress at each stage before moving on to the next will bring more consistency to your efforts. You’ll avoid a problem, unresolved from an early stage in the process, spoil what otherwise may have been an inspired painting. Start strong! End Strong!

Day three: The day will be devoted entirely to using the preparatory work from days one and two to bring your paintings to completion. Each student will receive individual instruction. The day will be devoted to putting into practice the concepts we’ve covered and allow you to focus on that on the thing that is going to put wind under your wings!

Bring your questions, your curiosity and some thoughts about what you’ve been most wanting to improve!

Arrival November 4 – Departure November 9, 2019

Included: 5 nights lodging (shared occupancy*) and full breakfast daily. Four day painting workshop. Welcome dinner on first night. Lunch on first and last day at the hacienda. Ground transportation to all painting locations. Guide and translator throughout.

*Rates based on shared occupancy with other student or other paying partner.  There are limited single rooms available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Non-Painting Partner price: $1195 (must call to reserve).

Not Included: Flight to Leon BJX, taxi to hacienda and return. Food other than described. Painting materials.

The Instructor:  Gretchen Lopez combines traditional as well as contemporary elements in her works, from the figurative to still life to plein air painting. Gretchen teaches classes and workshops at the Sedona Arts Center and leads international workshops. She has been nominated for the Viola Award for Excellence in Art Education. Her works are included in numerous private collections both nationally and internationally, and can be seen in select galleries throughout the Southwest.

The hotel: This is not your cookie-cutter chain hotel!  It is full of historic charm and beauty!

Scholarship awards will pay 50% towards any Class or Workshop tuition. Scholarships are not available for international Field Expeditions or Painting in the Grand Canyon. The Sedona Arts Center awards scholarships to students only when funds are available.