Ongoing Art Opportunities
POSTPONED - Free Children’s Art: Guided activities provided by local artists for 
school children.
You must register for each session individually by calling the IAA gallery at 904-261-7020 or signing up in person at the gallery desk.
Classes meet from 11 AM until 12:30 PM ONE SATURDAY A MONTH. In addition, for the past 5 years, a Children's Summer Art Camp has been held each July.
Photography Interest Group: Free to the public. Come see demonstrations, technical 
and a monthly critique (show and tell) of photographers’ work. The group usually meets at 7 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month in the Art Education Center. For more information, contact Jimmy Stone at or go to the group's website.
Tuesday or Thursday Afternoon Open Studio: 
2 different opportunities to bring your own supplies and paint with a group.
No formal instruction provided. Tuesdays or Thursdays from 1 pm until 5 pm. $5 Fee.
For Tuesday information, Contact Bernadette Burkemper at or 423-240-5715
For Thursday information, Contact Jean Riley at 904-225-6665 or
POSTPONED: Fun Ukelele Group
Generally meets the second Wednesday of each month in the Art Education Center at 7 PM. Just show up!
For more information, Contact Gwen Cowart at or visit Facebook at Fernandina Ukes Network.
CANCELLED. Watercolors with Suzanne Binnie
Classes meet weekly in the Education Center
$25 per class for IAA Members, $35 for non-members
Intermediate: Mondays, 10 am until noon, May 11, 18, 25, June 15, 22, 29
Advanced: Mondays 1 to 3 pm, May 11, 18, 25, June 15, 22, 29
Beginners: Wednesdays, 10 am until noon, May 13, 20, 27, June 17, 24, July 1.
For more information or to register, contact Suzanne at
CANCELLED. Souby Bosky
This workshop is for oil & acrylic painters who want to loosen up and work with less restraint.Using personal photographs as reference students will work on several fast paintings. Guided towards discovering and trusting their own mark/painting statements and developing a critical eye. This is not a “how-to” class. You will be encouraged to experiment and embrace spontaneity. By combining fast, bold, loose strokes, students will engage in the “process” of the painting in the “present” rather than concentrating on the end result. Fast paintings will be analyzed for their unique painterly style in order transfer the best qualities to larger canvases (24x24 or larger).In the words of the artist, KiKi Smith, “Making art is a lot about seeing what happens.”Bring several canvases and reference photos. A suggested materials list will be provide upon registration.
To register or for more information, contact Souby at
CANCELLED. Salley Cummings Shisler
Experience the Power of Not Knowing: Students can expect instructive daily demos with concurrent discussion and Q/A, opportunity to explore landscape, figure and floral subject matter, identifying and using reference points for quick sketch lay-in, painting on large surfaces using lots of paint, applying paint with a variety of knife shapes and sizes, gentle feedback and guidance that meets you at your own level, personalized easel-side instruction that assists in finishing your own painting. Please note: Students will be working from a provided landscape photo reference on day one. Thereafter, students may work from their own photos, or select from references. . Contact .
CANCELLED. Elio Camacho Workshops
March 29, 2020, 2-5 pm, Free Painting Demo Open to the Public
March 30, 2020 "Build a Strong Painting Foundation", 9 to 4 PM, $105
The class is structured for both beginner to advanced students. If you are new to my workshop this is the perfect foundation for preparing yourself for a future workshop. Maybe you have taken my workshops in the past and just need a reboot. Developing a solid foundation is an important part of growing as an artist. This workshop will focus on helping students develop the tools needed to develop an understanding that the subject dictates how the painting should start and develop. As a painting instructor, my mission is to provide students with the foundation necessary to be creative.My workshops are very hands¬ on, with an emphasis on easel¬ side critiques. I believe that giving instruction is important, but showing students how this instruction applies to their individual work is crucial. Based on the student’s level and goals, I develop a program for improving each individual’s ability as a painter.
Method of Instruction: Demos , Hands On Instruction at the Students Easel
“The works have a looseness and spontaneity that goes beyond just rendering every detail.” (Bonnie Gangelhoff -Southwest Art Magazine, Elio Camacho, Artist to Watch July, 2009) . For more information contact The Island Art Association or www.colorrelations.com 510-681-5640
March 31-April 2, Still Life Color Intensive Workshop, 9-4, $345
April 4 & 5, 2020, Plein Air Workshop, 9-4, $295
($400 for both)
Learn to express yourself in a bold and colorful way with California expressionist Elio Camacho.
Putting passion and emotion into a painting is far more important then just making a copy of your subject. Depending on your level and goals we will try to develop a program for improving your ability as a painter. As a painting instructor, my mission is to provide students with the foundation necessary to be creative. My goal is to assist students in capturing the particular mood of the moment and to express themselves in a bold and colorful way. My workshops are very hands-on with an emphasis on easel-side critiques. I believe that giving instruction is important, but showing students how this instruction applies to their individual work is crucial. Based on the student’s level and goals, I develop and program based on each individual’s ability as a painter.”
To register, go to Elio's website, ColorRelations.com and pay the required deposit. Final Payment due at workshop.