The New York Times recognized her work as groundbreaking in art therapy—now Karla Leopold brings her wisdom, skills, and experience to PaintSpace NOLA. This 4-day workshop uses creativity and art processes as tools for healing, connecting, and enhancing joy.

$1525 | Embark on a creative journey into the world of expressive portraiture. Break away from conventional perceptions of the human face and explore new dimensions of artistic representation using mixed media techniques with acrylic paint.

$925 | Twice the instruction! Reach your greatest potential and express your own unique visual language in non-objective art.

$1050 | Discover a non-traditional approach to oil painting using cold wax medium. This workshop is fun, a bit messy, and will change the way you think about oil painting.

$1500 | Push your abstract paintings further by building deeper layers of marks and new materials. Explore how collage, acrylic paint, and a wide range of mark-making media such as inks, oil pastels, water soluble crayons, graphite, marker and more can play together on the same canvas.

$725 | Using one favorite object, artists will create a multitude of compositions by using gesture and contour drawing, printing, stencilling, collage and color interaction. Each artist can launch 50 pieces of work in this high-energy workshop.

$1150 | Discover the joy of working with mixed media collage and its ability to unlock your artistic confidence. Create colorful, unexpected, collage papers using a variety of prompts and techniques. Incorporate collage papers with mixed media layering techniques and open visual possibilities!

$1695 | A vibrant exploration of freedom in painting — an invitation to question habits, break patterns, and rediscover joy in the creative process. Guided by internationally acclaimed artist Manuela Karin Knaut, participants will dive into a world of experimentation...

$2200 | Portfolio Review Required | Designed to replicate, as nearly as possible, a graduate / post-graduate school fine art growth and study experience. 

$1435 | Award-winning creator of the "Dive Into Abstract Painting™" series - Julie Schumer - returns for an Abstract Adventures. Learn how to get loose, go big and paint fearlessly in this best-selling, 4-day experience.

$1750 | This advanced abstract painting intensive is the next step beyond the Relentless class—a deeper dive into what happens the moment you enter the studio and let the work take over.

$1525 | A four-day immersive painting experience designed to help artists rediscover play, trust their instincts, and strengthen their design sensibility. It’s a balance between freedom and intention—between the sweet flow of intuition and the spicy spark of challenge.

$1425 | Get the most out of your studio time by keeping things simple, to-the-point, and powerful. Your ability to analyze visual data, break it down to its basic components, and record it, is the key to your development as a visual artist.

$1625 | Go beyond worn-out or predictable painting methods. Experiment with innovative techniques and a mindset of relaxed awareness, which have been designed to cultivate curiosity and self-confidence. Inspiring demos, lots of time to paint, and group critiques will...