Art Workshops

When you take a workshop with Cheap Joe's, you're not just taking a painting class; you're participating in a life-enhancing experience! Whether you take one of our online art classes or visit us for an in-person art workshop in the beautiful mountains of Boone, NC, you'll have access to the best workshop instructors in the business! Whatever your skill level or painting style, there are many different in-depth painting workshops available to help sharpen your skills and broaden your knowledge.

For our in-person workshops, you'll enjoy individual workstations, an HD camera/large screen TV monitor for demonstrations, discounts on lodging and art supplies in our outlet store, and a vacation in the magical Blue Ridge Mountains. If you can't make it in person, we invite you to take one of our premier online art workshops from the comfort of your home studio. Participate in live, interactive classes from anywhere worldwide with internet service, and/or watch the recorded video later. You'll interact with some of the most popular artist instructors through your computer screen and gain access to the class recordings for further study. You'll interact live with the instructor, receive individual guidance, critique, ask questions, and share work and ideas with fellow students and the instructor.

Want to learn more? Browse Frequently Asked Questions, Workshop Terms and Conditions, and Instructor Art Supply Lists.

Browse below for our current online and in-person art classes. Check back often as more art workshops are added frequently. Spaces are limited, and registration is on a first-come-first-served basis, so don't procrastinate! Important information and a supply list are available by clicking on the "Downloads" tab on the individual art workshop pages.

Until your workshop begins, check out Cheap Joe's Art Stuff - YouTube for free mini art lessons and art supply demos.

Description of Skill Levels:
Level 1: Beginner - Covers the very basic techniques of the medium at a slower pace and offers plenty of individual help for all students. No prior experience in the medium is expected of the student.
Level 2: Beginner-Intermediate - Reviews basic techniques for beginners as needed and offers practice exercises at an average pace to assist in gaining confidence and experience with the medium. Assistance is given to all.
Level 3: Intermediate - Assumes the student already has a basic knowledge of the medium. Average pace with individual help for all students.
Level 4: Intermediate-Advanced - Average pace with individual help for those who need it, yet challenging for the more experienced or advanced student.
Level 5: Advanced - Fast-paced and challenging exercises with little teacher assistance.

Visit Cheap Joe's Global Workshopper and choose from hundreds of art classes with your favorite art instructors from around the world.

Art Workshop FAQs

Q: How can I learn art?

A: The best way to learn any form of art is to take a class! We offer many online and in-person workshops with a selection of the world’s most accomplished instructors.


Q: What is taught in art class?

A: A variety of things are taught in art classes, from very basic techniques to practice exercises. You can learn about oil painting, watercolor, acrylics, sketching, and so much more in art classes.

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  1. William "Bill" Rogers Online Workshop: Landscapes in Watercolor with William Rogers - April 9-12, 2024

    William "Bill" Rogers Online Workshop: Landscapes in Watercolor with William Rogers - April 9-12, 2024

    2024 Online Art Workshop: In this live, interactive online workshop, you will use the instructor’s reference landscape photos which includes nature images, street scenes, people in the landscape, and other subjects. The first session will begin with composition theory, color theory, and a slide show of various ways to approach the subject.

    Registration Deadline - Hurry! SIGN UP BEFORE April 1
    $315.00
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  2. Find Your Flow: Sketching with Intention, Confidence, and Joy - April 22-26, 2024

    Leslie Fehling In-Person Art Workshop: Find Your Flow: Sketching with Intention, Confidence, and Joy - April 22-26, 2024

    2024 In-Person Art Workshop: We've all felt it, those rare moments when we're fully immersed and focused on what we're doing. How do we make those moments a regular part of our creative practice? Let Leslie Fehling show you how in this 5-day workshop, filled with practical ways to make sketching more fulfilling, satisfying, and fun.

    Registration Deadline - Hurry! Deadline to sign up is March 24, 2024.
    $900.00
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  3. Story Telling with Figures - April 29- May 3, 2024

    April Rimpo In-Person Art Workshop: Story Telling with Figures - April 29- May 3, 2024

    2024 In-Person Art Workshop: This five-day workshop is designed to help participants improve their figure painting skills and create paintings that tell stories about the person being depicted. The class will be taught by April M. Rimpo, who will provide a set of images that can be used for reference throughout the workshop.

    Registration Deadline - Hurry! Deadline to sign up is March 29, 2024.
    $800.00
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  4. Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage - May 20-24, 2024

    Bob Burridge In-Person Art Workshop: Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage - May 20-24, 2024

    2024 In-Person Art Workshop: Always wanted to do mixed media abstract painting but don’t know where to begin? Experience demos, techniques, basic formulas, compositions, and color techniques to create more meaningful abstracts. Imagine painting with your fingers, paper towels, and brushes.

    Registration Deadline - Hurry! Deadline to sign up is April 20, 2024.
    $900.00
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  5. Tom Lynch Online Workshop: Specialty Techniques: Same Landscape 4 Ways & Trees - May 22-23, 2024

    Tom Lynch Online Workshop: Specialty Techniques: Same Landscape 4 Ways & Trees - May 22-23, 2024

    2024 Online Art Workshop: If you want your watercolor paintings to stand out from the rest and come alive with drama, this informative workshop will give you that outcome. The focus of this live interactive specialty technique workshop is on painting “Parts” of the same landscape in several different, new, and creative ways.

    Registration Deadline - Hurry! Deadline to sign up is May 7, 2024.
    $125.00
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  6. Anne Abgott Online Workshop: White on White - June 3, 2024

    Anne Abgott Online Workshop: White on White - June 3, 2024

    2024 Online Art Workshop: This workshop is about taking a very boring, uninspiring image and adding reflective colors, warm & cool colors, and some negative painting techniques to bring the painting to life! We are going to take those gray shadows and make them glow by mingling the colors.

    Registration Deadline - Hurry! Deadline to sign up is May 27, 2024.
    $105.00
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  7. Reflections in Hyperrealism - June 3-7, 2024

    Lana Cease In-Person Art Workshop: Reflections in Hyperrealism - June 3-7, 2024

    2024 In-Person Art Workshop: Award-winning master watercolorist Lana Cease will guide you as you explore the depths of highly realistic paintings in watercolor. You will learn the skills that you need to create work that will leave people wondering how you created photographic quality work, and you'll paint your subject with confidence as a professional watercolorist.

    Registration Deadline - Hurry! Deadline to sign up is May 3, 2024.
    $900.00
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  8. Painting Land, Sea, and Sky in Watercolor - June 10-13, 2024

    Iain Stewart In-Person Art Workshop: Painting Land, Sea, and Sky in Watercolor - June 10-13, 2024

    2024 In-Person Art Workshop: It’s quite easy to get bogged down in detail, and for me, the perfect tool is the sketchbook. We will work both in our books and on traditional watercolor paper, covering a range of subject matter and scenes. I believe that a workshop without the worry of success typically leads just there.

    Registration Deadline - Hurry! Deadline to sign up is May 10, 2024.
    $950.00
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  9. Lush and Lively Colored Pencil - June 17-21, 2024

    Kristy Kutch In-Person Art Workshop: Lush and Lively Colored Pencil - June 17-21, 2024

    2024 In-Person Art Workshop: "Lush and Lively Colored Pencil" with Kristy Kutch will feature the many dimensions of this excitingly vivid, versatile, and non-toxic medium. With plenty of studio demonstrations, personal attention, and access to a generous supply of sample materials, workshop students will explore a wide range of watercolor pencils.

    Registration Deadline - Hurry! Deadline to sign up is May 17, 2024.
    $850.00
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  10. Tom Lynch Online Workshop: Specialty Techniques: Changing How You Think & See & "Art Words" - July 17-18, 2024

    Tom Lynch Online Workshop: Specialty Techniques: Changing How You Think & See & "Art Words" - July 17-18, 2024

    2024 Online Art Workshop: If you want your watercolor paintings to stand out from the rest and come alive with drama, this informative workshop will give you that outcome. The focus of this live interactive specialty technique workshop is on painting “Parts” of the same landscape in several different, new, and creative ways.

    Registration Deadline - Hurry! Deadline to sign up is July 2, 2024.
    $125.00
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