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A free preparatory workshop for BAA’s That’s a First! juried competition, focused on helping new exhibitors present their work with confidence.","imageUrl":"https://d2xsxph8kpxj0f.cloudfront.net/310519663078453001/8TFHPF6SXy9nFBYdNeobw3/site-images/class-120002-image-kuo2rs.jpeg","registrationOpen":true,"eventDate":"Sunday, November 1, 2026","eventTime":"6:00 PM demo · 7:00 PM Q&A"},{"id":120003,"title":"Select, Photograph, Price & Enter Your Art","instructor":"Unassigned","description":"With Sharon Taylor. A free practical workshop for BAA’s That’s a First! juried competition: select work, photograph it, price it, and use EntryThingy to complete your entry.","imageUrl":"https://d2xsxph8kpxj0f.cloudfront.net/310519663078453001/8TFHPF6SXy9nFBYdNeobw3/site-images/class-120003-image-191a4e.png","registrationOpen":true,"eventDate":"Sunday, November 8, 2026","eventTime":"6:00 PM demo · 7:00 PM Q&A"},{"id":120004,"title":"Why Compete? 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We will generate words that express our feelings and incorporate them into the art we create. Once complete, we will have something expressive to share with those we love & beyond to help elevate those around us and change the narrative.","imageUrl":null,"registrationOpen":false,"eventDate":null,"eventTime":null},{"id":30002,"title":"Intuitive Painting","instructor":"Rima Muna","description":"Rima will offer an intuitive abstract painting process as a way to access inner truth, voice and emotion. She will facilitate a meditation at the beginning to help participants access calm as a precursor to the creative process. Visual language does not require thought or words, and can be felt on a universal level. Participants will warm up using drawing exercises on mixed media paper. The exercises will encourage them to practice making marks and authentic gestural lines. Finally, they will create a painting on watercolor paper/canvas panels (12x16\") using color and line and shape to express their intuition. Participants will be encouraged to use their fingers to paint as a way to access direct sensory input.","imageUrl":null,"registrationOpen":false,"eventDate":null,"eventTime":null},{"id":30003,"title":"Go With the Flow","instructor":"Janice Chan","description":"\"Go With the Flow\" watercolor workshop is a relaxing, nature-inspired painting experience that invites you to slow down, observe, and create intuitively. Surrounded by the outdoors, participants explore watercolor techniques, letting color, water, and the natural environment be the guide. With gentle instruction and space for personal expression, this workshop is perfect for all skill levels and offers a calming way to connect with creativity, mindfulness, and the beauty of nature.","imageUrl":null,"registrationOpen":false,"eventDate":null,"eventTime":null},{"id":30004,"title":"Deep Puppetry","instructor":"Betsy Zuck","description":"Deep Puppetry utilizes simple materials, exploring our relationship with our surroundings and movement through contact with the objects all around us. In this 3 hour workshop, we will embrace our ability to slow down, refrain from mining for meaning, release demands for explanation, and allow the practice to be our guide. Opposite the assumptions and reductions of classical puppet performance, this workshop will explore Deep Puppetry as a highly accessible personal practice, witnessing curiosity in the power of being.","imageUrl":null,"registrationOpen":false,"eventDate":null,"eventTime":null},{"id":30005,"title":"Rhythm & Tide","instructor":"Jillian Nye & Lynne Okun","description":"\"Rhythm & Tide\" is a soulful beach dance flow experience where movement meets the ocean's pulse. Dancers of all levels explore fluid motion, grounding energy, and joyful expression as sun, sea, and sound blend into a moving meditation. Build confidence, creativity, and body awareness. Suitable for all levels, it blends relaxation, connection to nature, and joyful movement into a supportive, uplifting session.","imageUrl":null,"registrationOpen":false,"eventDate":null,"eventTime":null},{"id":30006,"title":"VibeMobile: Polytab Decals & Collaborative Public Art","instructor":"MB Hanrahan","description":"Explore polytab decals as a dynamic material and technique for creating collaborative public art. In this workshop, participants will learn how to design, create, and apply polytab decals as a tool for community engagement and artistic expression. Working together, you'll discover how this accessible medium can transform public spaces and bring communities together through collaborative design and creative problem-solving. Perfect for artists interested in public art, community projects, and innovative materials.","imageUrl":null,"registrationOpen":false,"eventDate":null,"eventTime":null},{"id":60001,"title":"Paint Your Happy Place","instructor":"Benjamin Stein","description":"Paint a place that makes you feel happy, peaceful, or inspired. Benjamin guides you through drawing, color mixing, and painting techniques to bring your vision to life. All skill levels welcome — ages 8 to 80.","imageUrl":null,"registrationOpen":false,"eventDate":"Sunday, June 21, 2026","eventTime":"4:30 – 6:00 PM"}]}