Marineland Arts & Culture Workshops

Because of COVID-19 art workshops have been suspended until further notice. We will let you know when we schedule to resume them.

Arts & Culture Series
Acrylic Painting & Photography Workshops

Welcome to Ocean Art Gallery’s Acrylic Painting and Photography Workshops at Marineland Dolphin Adventure. For the fifth year, Marineland is partnering with Ocean Art Gallery to offer a variety of painting and photography workshops under the personal instruction of our professional artists.

The Arts & Culture Series presents four-hour acrylic painting and three-hour photography sessions on a varied schedule to accommodate locals and visitors alike.

All workshops are conducted at Marineland Dolphin Adventure by artists whose artwork is on display at Ocean Art Gallery in Ormond Beach. These professional art instructors know how to share their knowledge to maximize each student’s progress, therefore a great deal of information is learned in a short time. Class size is limited to just 10 students. Personalized instruction to meet each person’s needs is the hallmark of our programs.

Ocean Art Gallery is recognized as a major art destination in Florida and its contemporary art collection is one of the finest anywhere. Our artists offer high quality art in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, photography, handmade pottery and silver jewelry. Our artists have won awards for artistic excellence throughout Florida and other states.

Please call 386.317.9400 or 386.693.4882 to register for a workshop.

acrylic Painting Workshop
$99 per Artist / All 9am-1pm

This is the perfect workshop for anyone who has limited painting experience, even those who have never painted on canvas. At the same time, our instructors will work with more experienced people who want to improve their current skills. In a step-by- step learning process, professional acrylic artists will take you all the way from a blank canvas to a completed painting you will be proud to display or give to a family member or friend. Your artist-teacher will be RoAnn Elias, Florida’s talented artist with years of teaching experience.

Working with the natural beauty of Marineland and the surrounding area, RoAnn provides simple to follow instruction designed to encourage everyone to be confident as they learn the key techniques of acrylic painting. Focused on making artists out of even those who have never held an artist’s brush.

This Workshop includes:
Meeting & Introductions
Overview of the workshop
Example of the subject to be painted
20" x 16" canvas, paints, and brushes provided
Step-by-step painting instruction
Critique and Wrap-up

Requirements: This is the easy part. All you have to do is sign up below and show up at 9:00 AM on the date of your chosen workshop. Some of your time will be outdoors, so wear comfortable clothes for our Florida weather, including a hat and sunglasses. Sunscreen is always advisable, even in the winter. Bring water and a snack. Lunch is not available on-site.

When you arrive, go to the Gift Shop entrance where you will be met by your instructor and a Marineland representative. Please arrive at 9:00 AM start time so we can begin and end on time.

To Register, or if you have any questions, please call 386.317.9400 or 386.693.4882 to speak with a gallery representative.

Photography Workshop
$75 Per Artist / All 9am-12pm

Join award-winning photographer Ed Siarkowicz (Shar-ko-vich) on a photographic tour of Flagler County’s barrier island. Exploring Marineland and the nearby beach will allow participants to photograph intriguing coquina rock outcrops, dunes, and beach in classic seascape, landscape, abstract, and macro photographic styles to capture the natural beauty of Marineland. Our photographic workshops are designed to advance beginning and more experienced photographers, even those who only use their cellphones for picture-taking.

The work of Ed Siarkowicz is on display at Ocean Art Gallery in Ormond Beach and appears in the offices of former President George W. Bush, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and former U.S. Congressman Ron DeSantis, Florida Senator Travis Hutson and in galleries throughout Florida. Mentored by Pierre Henri Matisse, grandson of French Master painter Henri Matisse, Ed is a natural around coastal areas.

Ed will help open your eyes to the natural world around you. He will sharpen your photographic skills by showing you how to take professional quality photographs, how to use available editing programs, and how to compose photographs for maximum effect. And, if your camera is a smartphone, Ed will show you how to maximize it for fantastic photographs. Both Androids and iPhones are welcome in this program.

This Workshop includes:
Meeting & Introductions
Staged shots for participants to capture
Individual Exploration and Shooting
Photo processing and editing
Review of best shots

Requirements: This is the easy part. All you have to do is sign up below and show up at 9:00AM on the date of your chosen workshop. Bring your charged camera and, if desired, a monopod.

A large part of your time will be outdoors, so wear comfortable clothes for our Florida weather, including a hat and sunglasses. Sunscreen is always advisable, even in the winter. Bring water and a snack. Lunch is not available on-site.

When you arrive, go to the Gift Shop entrance where you will be met by your instructor and a Marineland representative. Please arrive at 9:00 AM so we can begin and end on time.

To Register, or if you have any questions, please call 386.317.9400 or 386.693.4882 to speak with a gallery representative.