Marineland Arts & Culture Workshops

Arts & Culture Series
Acrylic Painting & Photography Workshops

Welcome to Ocean Art Gallery’s Acrylic Painting and Photography Workshops at Marineland Dolphin Adventure. For the third 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.

Basic Acrylic Painting 101
9am - 1pm

2018
January 11 (Thursday)
January 27 (Saturday)
February 1 (Thursday)
February 10 (Saturday)
March 8 (Thursday)
March 31 (Saturday)
April 5 (Thursday)
April 14 (Saturday)
May 12 (Saturday)
June 30 (Saturday
July 28 (Saturday)
August 11 (Saturday)

Photography Workshop 101
9am-12pm

2018
January 9 (Tuesday)
January 13 (Saturday)
February 6 (Tuesday)
February 24 (Saturday)
March 6 (Tuesday)
March 24 (Saturday)
April 3 (Tuesday)
April 28 (Saturday)
May 8 (Tuesday)
June 5 (Tuesday)Cancelled
July 17 (Tuesday)
August 18 (Saturday)
August 28 (Tuesday)

Please call 386.693.4882 to register for a workshop.

Acrylic Painting Workshop
$99+tax 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
A Gift Certificate for future Touch & Feed Program at MDA

Requirements: This is the easy part. All you have to do is sign up below and show up at 8:45 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 prior to the 9:00 AM start time so we can begin and end on time.

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

Photography Workshop
$99+tax 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 Flagler Beach and appears in the offices of former President George W. Bush, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 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
A Gift Certificate for future Touch & Feed Program at MDA

Requirements: This is the easy part. All you have to do is sign up below and show up at 8:45 AM 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 prior to the 9:00 AM start time so we can begin and end on time.

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

Recent Workshop Testimonial: Frank just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed the photography class today. Ed is a really wonderful teacher and it was one of the very best photography classes I’ve taken.

It was good to see you the other day as well and hope to see you again soon.

Nancy F. Lesser