Yosemite Conservancy offers an artist-led workshop Monday through Saturday, April through October in Yosemite Valley and June through August in Wawona. Workshop registration is $10 per person, per day. Bring your own supplies or purchase them at the Yosemite Art Center or Thomas Hill Studio. Check details at each location to learn more about meeting times/locations.
2013 YOSEMITE ART CENTER PROGRAMS
Children's Art & Craft Programs
Yosemite Conservancy will be hosting art sessions for children ages 6-10 and ages 11+. Programs take place Monday through Thursday at the Yosemite Arts Center. Registration is $10 per child, per session. See time/date information below:
Kids ages 6-10, 11 am - 12 pm
Kids ages 10+, 1:30 pm -3 pm
Program available from June 17-August 15. Email artcenter@yosemiteconservancy.org or call 209-372-1442 for more information.
Yosemite Valley Workshops - Meet at Yosemite Art Center, located near the Village Store. Yosemite Valley workshops begin at 10 am and end at 2 pm. Yosemite Art Center business hours daily: 9 am - 4:30 pm. Closed from 12 pm - 1 pm. Call 209-372-1442 for more information. Click here for a printable schedule.
| April 8- April 13 | Steve Curl | Yosemite's Light in Watercolor |
| April 15- April 20 | Douglas Castleman | Early Spring Watercolor in Yosemite |
| April 22-April 27 | Annie Lawrence | Block Printing: Block, Box and Book |
| April 29- May 4 | Carolyn Fitz | Adventures with Ink |
| May 6- May 11 | Geri Medway | Yosemite Treasures! Painting Light |
| May 13- May 18 | Christine Sutherland | Yosemite in Silk |
| May 20- May 25 | Sonja Hamilton | Watercolor in Spring |
| May 27- June 1 | Roger Folk | Rushing Water, Silent Stone Watercolor in Yosemite |
| June 3- June 8 | Robert Dvorak | Painting from the Heart; Watercolor |
| June 10- June 15 | JoAnn Formia* | Yosemite as You See It; Watercolor |
| June 17- June 22 | Don Fay | Watercolor Landscape |
| June 24- June 29 | Janice Powell Shedd | Finding Inspiration in Watercolor |
| July 1- July 6 | Tsungwei Moo (Molly) | Ease of Pastel for Landscape |
| July 8- July 13 | Kathy Kleinsteiber* | Field Sketching with Color |
| July 15- July 20 | Linda Mitchell | Watercolor; Color and Wash |
| July 22- July 27 | Heather Burton | Landscape Painting with Acrylics |
| July 29- August 3 | Kathleen Piscioneri* | Landscape with Memory and Imagination |
| August 5- August 10 | David Deyell | Enjoying Watercolor |
| August 12- August 17 | Juan Peña* | Magic in Plein Air; Watercolor |
| August 19- August 24 | Frank Eber* | How to Paint Loose Atmospheric Watercolor |
| August 26- August 31 | Floy Zittin* | Sketching Nature |
| September 2- September 7 | Osamu Saito | Capture the Beauty; Watercolor |
| September 9- September 14 | Chella Gonsalvez* | Experimental Watercolor Journaling in Yosemite |
| September 16- September 21 | Karen Bieber | Plein Air Watercolor |
| September 23- September 28 | Jim Kingwell | Yosemite Plein Air Memories; Watercolor |
| September 30- October 5 | Linda Nadel | Connecting to Yosemite; Watercolor |
| October 7- October 12 | David Peterson | Paint the Park Fast and Loose |
| October 14-October 19 | John Hewitt | Plein Air Color and Light; Watercolor |
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*Denotes new artist |
Wawona/Mariposa Grove Workshops-Registration for Wawona/Mariposa Grove programs must be paid in advance at the Thomas Hill Studio in Wawona. Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday programs meet at the Thomas Hill Studio in Wawona at 10 am. Wednesday and Thursday programs take place in Mariposa Grove and meet at 8:45 at the shuttle stop. Click here for more information regarding Wawona/Mariposa Grove programs locations, meeting areas and supplies.
| June 3-June 8 | Barbara Rosenthal | Sketching with Watercolor |
| June 10-June 15 | Katy Bernheim | Paint Your Own Field Guide to Southern Yosemite |
| June 17-June 22 | Byron Spicer | A Little Painting; Color, Shape and Pattern |
| June 24-June 29 | Sidney Wildesmith | Make Your Own Travel Journal |
| July 1-July 6 | Jim Carroll | Field Journaling with Watercolor |
| July 8-July 13 | Natalie Chan | Graphite/Charcoal Sketching |
| July 15-July 20 | Mariko Lofink | Watercolor Adventures |
| July 22-July 27 | June Rubin | Paint a Watercolor Postcard |
| July 29-August 3 | David Deyell | Fun with Watercolor |
| August 5-August 10 | Tsungwei Moo (Molly) | Pastel for Landscape |
| August 12-August 17 | Douglas Castleman | Summer Watercolor in Wawona |
| August 19-August 24 | Suzanne Fierston | Create Your Own Art Postcard |
| August 26-August 31 | Pam Pederson | Pen and Ink Sketching with Watercolor |
Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult. Advance sign-up is recommended, please call 209-372-1442. There will be a $5 deposit for pre-registration which will be applied to the total registration fee.
Workshop size is determined at the discretion of the artist except in the case of inclement weather where workshops in Yosemite Valley must be limited to 15 participants. Wawona programs may be cancelled due to weather. Advanced sign-up is recommended. For more information email artcenter@yosemiteconservancy.org or call 209-372-1442.
