Creativity Workshops & Classes
The Sanctuary is currently working on the fall curriculum and will continue to add classes. To sign up, please click here to contact us and write the class you wish to take in the subject line.
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To register for a class, you may email ecaccamo@thesanctuarygso.org and let us know the class(es) you would like to enroll in. Another way is to call The Sanctuary at (336) 275-3295. We look forward to hearing from you.
Open Studio for Painters Tuesday mornings, 9:30 - 12:30
Come and enjoy the company of others in our beautiful art studio. No instruction. Easels provided. Last 15 minutes will provide informal time for an exchange of ideas from others. Fee: $30 per month
Pastels with Addren with Addren Doss Wednesday Mornings 9:30AM - 12:30PM
This six-week course is a chance for artists who are familiar with pastels to develop their talent and deepen their love for this exciting and powerful medium. Addren will remind us of the basics of all good paintings and push us to explore new ways to grow as artists. For supply list, email ecaccamo@thesanctuarygso.org. October 13 - November 17. Fee: $120
Essential Oil & Acrylic Painting with Jack Stone Thursday evenings 6:30-9:00PM
Join Jack Stone as he walks us through the essentials of painting with acrylics and oil. For Rank Beginners through Ranking Amateurs, this class will cover it all and allow each participant to grow where he or she is as a painter. This is a structured, graduated class for those who want that. For those who have already developed their wings, Jack Stone will be there to help you break through impasses and reach higher levels. It all comes down to knowing how to structure form and space – whatever the subject matter – and how to use color to transmit the light and life of it. The structured core of the class will work from still life subjects, whereas those who are ready for a wider range of topics should bring their own selected photos (photos of people or landscape – bring a handful so we can select the best). www.brushfirestudios.org
Fee: $130. Supply list available upon request. Begins August 12.
Please register directly with Jack Stone, at (336) 375-7568, or by e-mail at brushfires@bellsouth.net.
The Essentials of Drawing with Ken Hobson Thursday Mornings 9:30AM - 12:30PM
The most common problem with bad paintings is bad drawings," says Ken Hobson who will teach this course in the basics of good drawing. Begins Oct. 7. Five weeks. Fee: $125
Watercolors with Ken Hobson Thursday Mornings 9:30AM - 12:30PM
This class will cover all the basics of water color painting. It will follow the five weeks of drawing. Begins Nov. 11 for five weeks. Ends Dec. 16. Fee: $125
Art in the Vineyard with Mary Mayo Saturdays 8:00AM-5:00PM
Mary Mayo will lead a group of adventurous painters on three one-day trips to North Carolina vineyards where they will develop their skills in Plein Air painting and finish with a glass of wine from the vineyard of the day. Come to one workshop, or come to all three! To register, email info@thesanctuarygso.org or call (336) 707-8600. Fee: $75/workshop includes lunch. Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16
Process Art Class with Betsy Bevan Monthly, Sundays 3:30 to 5:30PM
"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy"
The process art class provides a nonjudgmental atmosphere for inner exploration through the process of painting. Painting without knowing or striving for an outcome can help us deepen into ourselves, listen inward and learn to trust more in our innate intuition and creative potential. The class focuses on process rather than learning art technique and serves all levels of art experience including no experience. Each person is individually facilitated within the class. Sept. 26, Oct. 17, Nov. 21. Fee: $40 for each class. Facilitator, Betsy Bevan
Basics of Still Life in Oil with Cecelia Cox
Still life is an excellent way to improve skills in composition, value, color, and edges - the building blocks of painting will carry over to help you improve your work in landscape and figurative work, as well. We will start with the basics of setting up a simple still life and progress to blocking in and finishing. Great for beginners to intermediate or more advanced painters who are newer to still life. www.ceceliacox.com This class will be rescheduled for a later date. Please call The Sanctuary or Cecelia Cox to let us know of your interest. Fee: $120
Soundings: creative expression for well-being. Tuesday evenings 7:00 - 8:00PM
A gathering for drumming, toning, improvisation, chanting, movement, gesture painting and sound meditation with Tibetan bowls and piano. Sound has the power to permeate our being, uplift us and restore harmony to mind and body on cellular levels. This will be an interactive experience in creating your own sounds and rhythms, facilitated by composer-musician, Betsy Bevan, MM. Jan 4, 11, 18 & 25. Fee: $100
Write Motivation I with Chris Laney Monday evenings 7:00 - 9:00PM
Learn how to achieve the writing momentum you desire by using proven methods to make you more productive while advancing your craft. Geared toward unpublished writers who want to write novels, short stories, magazine articles, or blogs, this class will explore the obstacles and impediments that most novices face, giving you the tools and techniques to remove the hurdles and become the writer you wish to be. Sept. 13 - Oct. 11. Fee: $130
"So you want to write a novel" with Susan Stafford Kelly, Thursday evenings 7:00-9:00PM
Come join published author Susan Stafford Kelly as she walks us through the necessary steps of successful novel writing. Based upon her first-hand experience, Susan will offer practical advice for those interested in writing. This 7 week class will cover the essential things we need to know as well as introduce us to other writers in the area. Oct. 7 - Nov 18. Fee: $150
Awakening Presence: Deepening our relationship with God through poetry and reflection.
Jacinta White Tuesday evenings 6:00 - 8:00PM
This class could be as easily called "creative" as "spiritual." Jacinta White will lead this melding of the two aspects of The Sanctuary's mission as she shares poetry and guides us on how to use it to grow into a deeper relationship with God and a better understanding of ourselves. Each week's theme will build on the others. Eight weeks. Sept. 14 - Nov 2. Fee: $100
The Beatles 101 with Mike Garrigan Thursday evenings 7:00-9:00PM
This popular course will be offered again for those who were not able to take it the first time it was offered. Oct. 7 - Dec. 2. Fee: $100
Artists On Their Way Once Monthly on Fridays 10:30AM - 12:00PM
This first Friday monthly meeting will be for people seeking conversation who have taken The Artist's Way. This group will support artists of all kinds on their journey. Please call for information on when this will start. $5