Saturday Workshop Series

​The Saturday Workshop Series features an exciting range of creative topics taught by guest artists from our amazingly talented local arts community. Held on Saturdays, year-round, guest artist/instructors will share their specialized knowledge, tips & tricks, and passion for creating!

All skill levels! Year round!

Come to discover new concepts, mediums and techniques, or to bring your artistic skills to the next level -- all while engaging in an enriching environment of like-minded, passionate learners.

​Explore our Workshop Series Calendar below, and check back often to be the first to see newly announced workshops. 

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APRIL / MAY

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Watercolor for Beginners

April 21, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
​(30 min break for lunch) 

Instructor: Gena Hawk
Skill Level: Beginner
Ages: 18+
Media: Watercolor
Fee: $45 (materials included)

This watercolor workshop will focus on introductory concepts including washes, glazing, masking, and general approaches to the art of mixing color. We will discuss bringing a beginner's mind to your art, as well as ways to "go with the flow" and enjoy the meditative qualities of watercolor. 

Each student will create several studies and one completed watercolor painting of a stand of birch trees. All materials will be provided!

Register: Watercolor for beginners

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Fresh Color and Coffee:
​Managing Color in Your Paintings 

April 28, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
​(30 min break for lunch) ​

Instructor: Susan Webb Tregay, AWS, NWS
Skill Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Media: Watercolor or acrylic
Fee: $80 (materials included)

In this workshop, nationally-known artist Susan Webb Tregay AWS, NWS will share eight color strategies that will help you understand and utilize color in sophisticated and polished ways.  Applicable to all media and colorful crafts, she will simplify color theory into basic concepts. Each strategy will be explored through slides, demonstrations, handouts and painting.

Working in watercolor (or acrylic), participants will select four of the seven strategies to apply to small paintings, using a modest coffee mug as your subject. Bring your favorite mug, or use one of ours to explore the different results that can be achieved by treating the same subject with different approaches.

Throughout the workshop a second mug will be provided so students can enjoy sipping fresh brewed coffee from local, small-batch coffee roaster, Sharewell Coffee Co. (Herbal will be tea available, too!) 

Bring your favorite painting supplies. If you don't have watercolors and would like to try them, we will provide everything for you. 

All levels are welcome, some painting experience preferred, but not required.

Artist/Instructor Susan Webb Tregay is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries across the country, winning many national prizes, including 8th Place in the annual American Watercolor Society exhibition. Susan has developed a unique process for rescuing watercolors, which she shared in her book, Master Disaster, by North Light Press. Her new book, 2000 Painting Titles, will be available at the workshop.
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register: Fresh color and coffee

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Exploring Pastels: Birth Month Flowers

May 19, 11 AM - 3 PM
​(30 min break for lunch) 

Instructor: Deborah Johnson Kidwell
Skill Level: All Levels
Ages: 18+
Media: Pastel
Fee: $60 (includes one 64 ct. soft pastel pallet you can bring home)

​In this workshop, we will learn to create beautiful, small pastel drawings using a limited palette; reviewing and practicing various layering and mixing techniques that are unique to the limited pallet approach.

We will have a special focus on birth flowers. Flowers, like gemstones, have a traditionally designated month that they represent. Discover your own birth flower and learn to create depth and richness using color in unexpected ways. We will also consider foreground and background as we learn different ways to depict our subject within a natural or abstract environment.

Each participant will create a color study and a completed 6x6 soft pastel drawing on sanded paper.

No experience necessary! All levels welcome! Each student will work from and be encouraged from where they are.

​If you have taken one of Deborah's workshops before, you can bring in your 64 ct. soft pastel pallet and save $8 off the price of this workshop. 
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REGISTer: Exploring Pastels, BirthFlowers

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Interested in teaching a workshop?

CANVAS ArtSpace wants to feature the talented artists of our region and beyond. If you have talents, knowledge or experience you would like to share, we'd love to know more.  Learn more about teaching a workshop at CANVAS ArtSpace, including how to apply:

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Have a suggestion for a workshop topic?

Is there something you've always wanted to learn about or try in the studio? We have a network of talented artists and teachers who would love to use your idea to create a workshop.  

Let us know your idea

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​Workshop Refund Policy

We understand life can throw unexpected things your way. As a small, family-owned business, we strive to work with you to resolve any changes you need to make in a way that works for both of us.

Make-up workshops:  Unfortunately, we are unable to offer make-up sessions for one-day workshops. 

Cancellation: If you would like to cancel your enrollment in a workshop, CANVAS ArtSpace will provide you with a full refund minus a $10 registration fee up to one week prior to the start of the workshop.  Within one week of the workshop, CANVAS ArtSpace will provide you with a full refund minus the $10 registration fee ONLY if CANVAS ArtSpace is able to fill your place in the class.  If CANVAS ArtSpace is unable to fill the place in the workshop, the workshop will be non-refundable.

Changes: Workshop dates, times and prices are subject to change. If you are unable to attend a workshop due to a change made by CANVAS ArtSpace, we will issue you a full refund.