Alliance for the Arts to Host Community Conversation On the Table® SWFL
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 March 24-April 2, 2023 We know your lives are busy, and committing to a series can be tough. Find time to be creative with our upcoming one-day workshops and events!  Painting Nocturnes April 1st 10:00AM – 2:00PM Member Price: $85 Non-Member Price: $102 Nocturne painting typically implies painting outside at night, oh no!! In this workshop you will paint beautiful nighttime scenes in the comfort and safety of the Alliance classroom with amazing results. Learn the various techniques that capture the essence of darkness and illumination of natural and artificial light. Instruction using both acrylic and watercolor mediums will be given. Oil painters are also welcome! Learn More  Paint Like Bob Ross: Distant Hills (Ages 13+) March 28th 10:00AM-1:00PM Member Price: $75 Non-Member Price: $90 “Let’s build a happy little cloud. Let’s build some happy little trees.” – Bob Ross Join Mathew Halstead, CRI of Lazy Painter Brushworks, for a classic Bob Ross painting workshop with friends at the Alliance. Find freedom on a canvas as Mathew leads you from start to finish though creating Bob’s Distant Hills painting. Students will take home a finished 12×16 painting. Learn More  Paint Like Bob Ross: 1 Day Workshop Sanibel Sunrise March 25th 10:00AM-4:00PM Member Price: $165 Non-Member Price: $198 Join Mathew Halstead, CRI of Lazy Painter Brushworks, for a 1 Day classic Bob Ross painting seminar. This relaxed pace, 6 hour class will include a 1/2 hour lunch break and 10 minute breaks each hour. Find freedom on a canvas as Mathew leads you from start to finish though creating a Sanibel Sunset painting, using a full sized 18×24 canvas, like the ones Bob Ross used on the show. Learn More  The Art of Qi Gong Exercise March 31st 10:00AM – 11:00AM Member Price: $45 Non-Member Price: $55 The Chinese word Qigong (chee-kung) means energy work and it is a highly effective ancient healing therapy that utilizes the mind and body’s Qi (energy) for improved health and longevity. Instructor Nancy Mayhew has studied the art of Qigong for over 15 years. In this weekly class you’ll learn simple, effective exercises that will help you relieve pain and rebuild strength and flexibility. Learn More  On the Table® SWFL March 30th 10:00AM-5:00PM Free On the Table® SWFL is a collective of community conversations happening on one day across Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, aimed at sparking collaboration, driving social impact, and strengthening our communities. This will be a fun, relaxed gathering over coffee in the Alliance for the Arts Gallery, to share and connect around our experiences living in Southwest Florida. We’ll exchange stories about how we came to the community and why we stay here, and we’ll explore what each of us can do to make this place we call home more sustainable and vibrant. Learn More Up Next!  Summer Break Arts Camp June 19th-August 4th 9:00AM – 4:00PM Two-Week Sessions Member Price: $420 Non-Member Price: $504 Grades 1-6 This year’s Summer Break Arts Camp will be focusing on visual arts. Broken up into three two-week sessions: June 19-June 30, July 10-July 21 and July 24-August 4. No camp session will be held over the Fourth of July holiday. There will be different artists each day of the two week session with a Gallery Show of the camper’s art at the end of the two weeks. This summer, the Alliance is partnering with Broadway Palm to host a Musical Theatre Intensive Camp with one week sessions held at the Broadway Palm: June 12 – 16: Footloose (Ages 11+) July 10 – 14: Little Mermaid Junior (Ages 7 – 10) July 17 – 21: Little Mermaid (Ages 11+) July 24 – 28: Season Pass Juniors (Ages 7 – 10) July 31 – August 4th: Season Pass (Ages 11+). Learn More    |