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Our workshops offer a vibrant blend of inspiration and skill-building, where you can immerse yourself in the city's rich culture while experimenting with various mediums. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, join us for an unforgettable artistic adventure that celebrates the magic of NOLA.
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- Mar 24, 2025, 9:00 AM โ Mar 28, 2025, 4:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1210 | 4 of 14 Seats Left Are you ready to find innovative ways to compose Abstract Paintings? Perhaps you are feeling stuck and want to loosen up your work. Are you searching for techniques to add depth and style to improve your creative processes? Just as you evolve...
- Mar 31, 2025, 9:30 AM โ Apr 01, 2025, 4:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$395 | 2 of 12 Seats Left Explore the exciting world of Gelli Plateยฎ printing and learn to create unique, one-of-a-kind monoprints using stencils, masks, and acrylic paints. Master the Gelli Plate, discover endless possibilities and transform your prints into stunning works...
- Jun 18, 2025, 9:30 AM โ Jun 21, 2025, 4:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1195 | 8 of 12 Seats Left | Designed for Intermediate and Advanced artists who want to deepen their understanding of abstraction, expand their mark-making vocabulary, and refine their compositional skills using cold wax and R&F pigment sticks...
- Aug 26, 2025, 9:00 AM โ Aug 29, 2025, 4:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1150 | 8 of 12 Seats Left | Produce a modular (3 over 3) 9-panel installation! Design a motif with color, shape, texture, composition and apply the AbD techniques to each panel individually to set up a dialog for all nine panels to work in concert.
- Sep 08, 2025, 10:00 AM โ Sep 12, 2025, 4:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1750 | 2 of 10 Seats Left | Portfolio Review Required Move your work beyond the status quo in this five-day workshop led by renowned artist Jason Hackenwerth. Push past your thoughts, explore modes of bold mark-making, consider the use of words as figures or forms for seducing the audience...
- Sep 17, 2025, 9:00 AM โ Sep 20, 2025, 4:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1175 | 8 of 12 Seats Left | Abstract painting is a messy, uncertain business. Discover Deborah's unique approach to design and color and her passion for building layers. Learn her "give-and-take" editing process to open your minds to what is possible within the work during this 4-day immersion.
- Oct 06, 2025, 9:00 AM โ Oct 10, 2025, 5:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$2200 | 6 of 10 Spots Left | Portfolio Review Required Designed to replicate, as nearly as possible, a graduate / post- graduate school fine art growth and study experience. At the outset, artists present an individual study โmission statementโ (contract) proposing a focus of study...
- Oct 14, 2025, 9:00 AM โ Oct 18, 2025, 5:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1495 | 9 of 10 Seats Left | An exploratory abstract painting adventure for artists to discover and enhance basic techniques of expressive mark-making media and acrylic painting through an innovative approach to color and composition. Artists will strengthen painting practices through creative...
- Nov 01, 2025, 10:00 AM โ Nov 05, 2025, 5:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1600 | 3 of 10 Seats Left | Unlock the secrets of compelling design in this comprehensive workshop with Liz Murphy - with a focus on the principles of design that make artwork visually appealing and engaging.
- Nov 15, 2025, 9:30 AM โ Nov 18, 2025, 4:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1235 | 8 of 10 Seats Left | Award-winning creator of the "Dive Into Abstract Paintingโข" series - Julie Schumer - is getting down to the real nitty-gritty of abstract painting in this best-selling, 4-day experience that is transforming artists everywhere!
- Nov 20, 2025, 10:00 AM โ Nov 24, 2025, 5:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1075 | 14 of 15 Seats Left | 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...
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- Mar 18, 2025, 10:00 AM โ Mar 20, 2025, 5:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$799 | Waitlist Only Explore a new way to look at and build the art of collage with an eye towards using color, shape, pattern and composition as a means to construct an image that is out of the ordinary mindset of this time-honored medium.
- Apr 05, 2025, 9:00 AM โ Apr 09, 2025, 4:30 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1675 | Waitlist Paint big, paint crazy, loosen up and dump those inhibitions! Focus on painting spontaneously and authentically, discover how to evaluate your work, learn when to stop and when to push forward, and move beyond fear and self-doubt. Enjoy an authentic and supportive...
- May 05, 2025, 10:00 AM โ May 09, 2025, 5:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USAWaitlist Only | $1600 Dive into the vibrant world of color in this dynamic workshop designed to help intermediate artists understand and harness the power of color to create captivating and emotionally resonant works of art.
- May 13, 2025, 9:00 AM โ May 17, 2025, 4:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1435 | Waitlist Do you want to surprise and delight yourself and your viewers with pleasing and dynamic compositions? Let go of techniques during his 5 day abstract workshop for intermediate painters.
- Jun 03, 2025, 9:00 AM โ Jun 07, 2025, 5:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1750 | Waitlist Calling intermediate and abstract artists! Learn techniques for developing your personal abstract vocabulary, deep layering + glazing, masking and obliterating, pouring, and using air, abstracting forms, full body work and blind contour drawing.
- Jun 24, 2025, 9:00 AM โ Jun 26, 2025, 4:30 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$865 | Waitlist Only Double the one-on-one instruction! Are you an intermediate artist? Explore techniques, color, and consider overall composition in order to create strong visual work. Work on color-use, color-mixing and learn how to begin an abstract painting...
- Oct 23, 2025, 9:00 AM โ Oct 27, 2025, 5:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1675 | Waitlist Only When we make the intention to slow down and be fully engaged with our art for several uninterrupted days, we find that the relationship with our art and our painting practice is greatly elevated. This workshop provides a supportive place to transform your painting practice...
- Nov 08, 2025, 10:00 AM โ Nov 11, 2025, 4:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USAWaitlist Only Building on the momentum of our last groundbreaking session,ย Relentless 2.0ย takes artists even deeper into the transformative power of abstraction. This advanced workshop expands on the dynamic interplay between emotion and form, pushing participants to embrace risk, intuition...
- Feb 02, 2026, 10:00 AM โ Feb 06, 2026, 4:00 PMPaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA$1650 | Waitlist Only He's back! Inspired by Will Day'sย Relentlessย series, this workshop invites participants to dive into the transformative power of abstraction as a medium for storytelling and self-discovery. Rooted in the archetypal narrative of the heroโs journey, popularized...
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