2025 Season
Offering a wide variety of fine arts and fine craft programming taught by professional artists.
Including several Master-Artist-led workshops in a variety of mediums.
BIG ARTS workshops are grounded in four decades of history. In fact, BIG ARTS was created by a handful of resident artists who gathered to support one another and to contribute to the community’s artistic vibrancy. They believed BIG ARTS should celebrate the artist in all all of us, and that vision remains to this day. What has evolved with time is a rich tapestry of arts and fine craft workshops by seasoned instructors.
GLASS FUSING
Artist-Instructor: Petra Kaiser
4-session class. Wednesdays, January 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This class will combine beginning and advanced students. The procedures and techniques to be taught will include compatibility and testing, basic fusing techniques, annealing, and slumping.
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GLASS FUSING
Artist-Instructor: Petra Kaiser
4-session class. Thursdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This class will combine beginning and advanced students. The procedures and techniques to be taught will include compatibility and testing, basic fusing techniques, annealing, and slumping.
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MOSAIC MANIA
Artist-Instructor: Nancy Mayhew
6-session class. Fridays, January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Learn how to create beautiful, unique mosaic pieces in this fun workshop. Each participant will make a small mosaic picture.
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BIG ARTS - OPEN STUDIO
JANUARY, 2025
BIG ARTS Sanibel
900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
A place for inspiration! Artists generate ideas, but they need space and time to develop these ideas, and for visual artists, it all comes together in the studio. Join in during Open Studio once a month and use this time to work on your individual art projects while interacting with other artists.
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DRAWING BASICS
Master Artist-Instructor: Douglas David
One-day class. Monday, January 27, 2025 from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. This one-day workshop is a simple fun approach to give a better understanding of drawing… All levels of students will walk you through many of the “basics” of drawing.
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DRAWING BASICS & MORE…
Master Artist-Instructor: Douglas David
Two-day workshop. Monday & Tuesday, January 27 & 28, 2025 from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. This 2-day course will continue to develop your drawing skills and of course will help you with your paintings. Taking a bit more time to focus on 3-styles of drawing-illustration/rendering, contour line and figure drawing.
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CARTOONING FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART!
Artist-Instructor: Doug MacGregor
4-session class. Tuesdays & Thursdays, January 28 & 30, February 4 & 6 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Enjoy drawing cartoons while finding the humor of daily life. If you’ve dabbled with cartoon faces or cartoon doodles, you’ll find this class both fun and rewarding.
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LET’S WRITE
Instructor: Vicky Lettmann
4-session class. Mondays, February 3, 10, 17 & 24 from 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM. In this four-week workshop open to all levels, you will discover the joy of writing as you write with others to generate fresh material, whether it be for fiction, nonfiction, or poetry – or simply for your own pleasure.
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PLAYFUL DISCOVERIES IN ACRYLICS
Artist-Instructor: Sissi Janku
2-day workshop. Monday & Tuesday, February 3 & 4, 2025 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. This workshop is designed for islanders and visitors alike who are ready to bring joyful art and sunshine into their lives. Sissi Janku will brighten your hearts and homes with a semi-abstract look at Florida’s birds this season.
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BIG BRUSH – PAINTERLY STYLE
Still Life in Acrylics & Oils
Artist-Instructor: Joan Roberts
BIG ARTS Sanibel
900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
4-session class. Mondays, February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This class varies between Alla Prima, Impressionism, Expressionism, and Realism. Intermediate and advanced students will learn to paint with flair, have fun, and transfer their emotional reaction from the subject onto the canvas.
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GLASS FUSING
Artist-Instructor: Petra Kaiser
3-session class. Wednesdays, February 5, 12 & 19, 2025 from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM. This class will combine beginning and advanced students. The procedures and techniques to be taught will include compatibility and testing, basic fusing techniques, annealing, and slumping.
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TAPE IT UP: Mixed Media Sculpting
Artist-Instructor: Jeff Ocasio
One-day class. Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. This class welcomes artists of all levels, from beginners eager to explore their artistic abilities to experienced artists seeking to embrace a playful and whimsical artistic approach where they will learn the basics of sculpting with masking tape.
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