Art League of Daytona Beach

✨ The transformation is complete! ✨

After weeks of renovations, we’re excited to welcome you back to a refreshed and renewed Art League of Daytona Beach! 🎨

Come see our brand-new floors, fresh bright walls, and beautifully refreshed studio spaces as we begin an exciting new chapter.

🎉 WE REOPEN SUNDAY, AUGUST 30
🕐 1:00–4:00 PM

Come see the transformation, enjoy the art, and discover all the new classes, workshops, and exhibitions coming this season.

We can’t wait to welcome you back! 🖤💛

📸 BEGINNER PHOTOGRAPHY WITH RAFAEL TORRES

Ready to get out of “auto” mode and start taking better photos?

Join instructor Rafael Torres for a hands-on 6-Week Beginner Photography Class designed to help you understand your camera and build confidence behind the lens.

📷 Learn photography & camera basics
💡 Explore lighting and composition
🏙️ Participate in short local field trips
📸 Practice with hands-on exercises
✨ Receive helpful critiques and guidance

📅 Saturdays | September 5, 12, 19 & 26 and October 3 & 10, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
📸 Instructor: Rafael Torres
🎓 6-Week Series
👥 Limited to 10 students

All experience levels are welcome! Students should bring a digital camera to participate in class exercises.

Capture the world around you with a whole new perspective!

Space is limited — register today!

👉 ArtLeague.org

https://www.artleague.org/6-weekbeginnersphotographycourse

🎨 FUN ART FACT!

Did you know that Pablo Picasso could draw before he could properly speak?

According to stories about his childhood, one of his earliest words was related to drawing—a fitting beginning for one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. ✏️✨

COLD CONNECTION JEWELRY WITH MARY WENTZEL

Discover the art of creating beautiful metal jewelry — no torch required!

Join instructor Mary Wentzel for a two-day Cold Connection Jewelry Workshop and learn how to work with metal using traditional hand tools and cold-connection techniques.

🔨 Work with copper, brass & sterling silver
✨ Explore metalworking techniques without a torch
💎 Create your own unique jewelry
🎨 Make two pendants or one pair of earrings
📦 Materials included

📅 Thursday & Friday | December 3–4, 2026
⏰ 1:00–4:00 PM
🎨 Instructor: Mary Wentzel
👥 Limited to only 6 students

Come turn metal into something uniquely yours while learning a creative technique you can continue exploring long after the workshop!

With only 6 spaces available, early registration is encouraged.

👉 ArtLeague.org

https://www.artleague.org/coldconnectionjewelry

😂🎨 ART JOKE OF THE DAY!

Why did the paintbrush break up with the pencil? 💔🖌️✏️

Because the pencil kept drawing the line! 😂

Sometimes you just have to know where to draw it! 😉

OIL PAINTING FOR EVERYONE WITH WELDON RYAN

Ready to strengthen your oil painting skills and develop your own artistic style?

Join instructor Weldon Ryan for Oil Painting for Everyone, a four-week series designed to help artists explore the fundamentals of oil painting through hands-on instruction and individualized guidance.

🖌️ Explore color theory & color mixing
🎨 Develop confident brushwork
🖼️ Learn observational painting techniques
✨ Explore anatomy, reference materials & composition
👨‍🎨 Receive step-by-step and individualized guidance

📅 Thursdays in September
⏰ 5:00–8:00 PM
🎨 Instructor: Weldon Ryan
🖌️ 4-Week Class Series

Whether you’re building your skills or looking for new ways to express yourself in oils, this class offers the opportunity to learn, experiment, and grow as an artist.

Registration is open — reserve your spot!

👉 https://www.artleague.org/oilpaintingforeveryone

🎨 FUN ART FACT!

Did you know the Mona Lisa has no clearly visible eyebrows? 👀🖼️

Some art historians believe Leonardo da Vinci may have originally painted them and that they faded or disappeared over time through aging, cleaning, or restoration.

Just another little mystery behind one of the world’s most famous paintings! ✨

What do you think — were they once there? 🤔

COLORED PENCIL SUBTRACTION WITH FRAN WINDELER

Discover a whole new way to work with colored pencils!

Join instructor Fran Windeler for an intensive two-day workshop exploring Colored Pencil Subtraction—a fascinating technique where taking color away becomes just as important as putting it down.

🎨 Build rich layers of colored pencil
✨ Carve away and erase pigment to reveal luminous highlights
✏️ Create beautiful textures, depth & form
🖼️ Explore a unique approach to colored pencil artistry

📅 Thursday & Friday | November 5–6, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
🎨 Instructor: Fran Windeler
🖌️ Two-Day Workshop
👥 Limited to 20 students

Add a new technique to your artistic toolbox and discover what happens when you learn to create through both addition and subtraction!

Space is limited — register today!

👉 https://www.artleague.org/colored-pencil-subtraction

INSTRUCTORS WANTED

Share Your Art. Share Your Skills. Inspire Creativity.

The Art League of Daytona Beach is expanding its educational programming and seeking artists, makers and creative professionals to lead engaging classes and workshops.

We’re especially interested in:

Beginner Drawing • Beginner Acrylics
Watercolor • Advanced Watercolor
Air-Dry Clay • Alcohol Ink
Palette Knife Painting • Texture Paste
Fiber Arts • Stamp Carving
Coastal Art • Resin Art

HAVE ANOTHER CREATIVE SPECIALTY?

We’d love to hear your idea!

Ongoing Classes • Short Series • One-Day Workshops • Specialty Experiences

INTERESTED IN TEACHING?

Send us your bio, proposed class or workshop, examples of your work, website/portfolio and availability.
Email: [email protected].

COME CREATE. COME TEACH. COME INSPIRE.

ART LEAGUE OF DAYTONA BEACH

To Encourage and Promote the Creation and Appreciation of Art.