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Workshops, Wanders & More!

Come celebrate Springtime with a workshop, walk, class, or combination! On March 18 and 19, I’ll be offering Inspired Wanders at Art & Soul. We’ll begin on Saturday morning with a fun and relaxing walk in the woods for inspiration before heading to the studio for personalized explorations of mark-making and imagery. To learn more, visit:

https://www.artandsoulnashville.com/service-page/inspired-wanders

Discover the possibilities of fluid paint on paper by joining me for Painting in Water Media at the Franklin Recreation Center! This 4-week series starts on Tuesday, March 21, and you can find the details here:

https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/activity/search/detail/21655

If you’re tired of making mud and long to enhance your sense of color, join me for the 5-week Color Theory Basics at the Little Art House in Sylvan Park! Classes start on Thursday, March 23. For more details or to register, visit:

https://www.littlearthousenashville.com/adult-classes-sylvan-park

Hope you can join us on Friday, March 24, from 1-2:30 PM for a relaxing and meditative Forest Bathing walk at Beaman Park! Your $12 fee includes a donation to the park.

To register, email: beamanpark@nashville.gov

Interested in painting abstractly but unsure how to begin? Then join us on Saturday, March 25, at the Franklin Recreation Center for Natural Abstractions, and discover ways to abstract the natural world. All the details are here:

https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/activity/search/detail/21658

You can see this painting in person at the Monthaven Arts & Culture Center; it’s part of the Multiple Views exhibition, which ends on March 26. To experiment with these techniques yourself, why not sign up for Follow the Flow – Water Media Adventures at Art & Soul? This 6-week class begins on Wednesday, March 29. You can learn more here:

https://www.artandsoulnashville.com/Teacher-Bios/Elizabeth-Sanford

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Upcoming Show, Workshops & More!

Come to Cheekwood on May 7, and learn how to make a watercolor tunnel book! This simple structure folds flat and then expands into a pop-up theater. For inspiration, we’ll view part of the new COLORSCAPES exhibition in the gardens before heading to the studio. Find more details and sign up here: https://cheekwood.org/learn/adult/

Learn how to use the natural world as your inspiration for abstract painting! Hope you can join me on June 25 for Natural Abstractions at the Franklin Recreation Center. Here are the details for this Saturday workshop: https://apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/Activity_Search/natural-abstractions/18713

This is Symbiosis III, and you’ll have the opportunity to see it at the Association for Visual Arts in Chattanooga! It’s part of the Tennessee Watercolor Society 2022 Biennial Juried Exhibition; the show runs from May 18 – June 24th. Learn more here: https://www.avarts.org/

It’s an honor to be part of the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Creative Aging Teaching Artist Roster. You can see my profile here:

https://tnartscommission.org/creative-aging-teaching-roster/elizabeth-sanford/

This program supports sequential arts learning opportunities for older adults, and grants are still available. The deadline is June 15, and you can find out the details on their website:

https://tnartscommission.org/news/creative-aging-ii-teaching-roster-update-grant-opportunities-still-available/

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April Workshops & Walks!

Signs of spring are popping out all over the woods, so it’s a great time for a Forest Bathing walk! Come join us this Saturday afternoon at 1pm to slow down and unwind while enjoying the peaceful beauty of Beaman Park. The weather looks great; just email beamanpark@nashville.gov to register.

Hope you can join me on April 9 for Art Inspired by Nature! First we’ll stimulate creativity on a slow and relaxing guided walk through Judge Fulton Greer Park; then we’ll move inside to the Franklin Recreation Center and explore open-ended approaches to painting. For more details or to register, visit: https://apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/Activity_Search/art-inspired-by-nature/17492

I’ll be back at the Franklin Recreation Center on April 30 for The Secret Side of Books! We’ll make easy structures with pages that change shape or appear and disappear as if by magic. You can learn more and sign up here: https://apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/Activity_Search/secret-side-of-books/17491