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This is a unique invitation to paint, sketch and stay with other artists in a historic French Château.
Let us introduce you to Provence over 10 days of artistic immersion in the idyllic South of France. We are your guides to a distraction-free experience making great art, while enjoying the natural beauty and bounty of Provence.
Dave Santillanes Workshop in Provence
$5,400
Dave Santillanes' unique plein-air painting workshop in idyllic Provence. Open to artists of all levels. Join award-winning artist Dave and learn to create stunning, atmospheric paintings...
2023 Workshop Art Retreats: Uninstructed
Glorious Provence
Sept 1 - 9, 2023
$4,850.00
Under the Tuscan Sky Retreat
Sept 13 - 21, 2023
$4,850.00
Mighty Mini Art Retreat
October 12-17, 2023
All prices are in USD
2024 Workshops: With instructors
Americans in Paris • Jane Hunt and Michele Usibelli • Debra Huse and Lisa Skelly • Rose Frantzen • Joseph Zbukvic and Lisa Wang
Americans in Paris Workshop
April 23 – May 3, 2024
$6,900.00
Imagine yourself experiencing the best of Paris with your incredible artists and experienced art guides followed by a painting retreat in a château for 7-days on a painting trip to engage with contemporary masters and learn from these artists: Quang Ho, Adrienne Stein, C.W. Mundy and Vanessa Rothe.
Jane Hunt and Michele Usibelli
June 11 – 19, 2024
$5,500
The oil painting workshop with Jane Hunt and Michele Usibelli is located east of Avignon in Provence. It is an extraordinary opportunity to paint with these master plein air painters. You'll spend 9 days learning from Jane and Michele as they demo, explain their techniques, and provide assistance and critiques.
Debra Huse and Lisa Skelly
June 21 – 29, 2024
$5,500
Join Debra Huse and Lisa Skelly as they paint the countryside and coast of Provence and Southern France.
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Rose Frantzen Workshop in Scotland
July 16 - 23, 2024
$5,900
Rose Frantzen returns to teach with Workshops in France after her previous workshop in southern France. Now she joins us in Scotland to share her insight into the figure and portraits and paint some of the most iconic sights and locations in the world.
Joseph Zbukvic and Lisa Wang
September 13 - 21, 2024
$5,700
Sign up now to register for the Joseph Zbukvic and Lisa Wang Workshop in a brand new location in the Languedoc. This part of France is visually stunning and unspoiled.
2024 Workshop Art Retreats: Uninstructed
Petite Retreat in Fontainebleau
May 6—11, 2024
$3,800
Majestic Scotland
July 6—12, 2024
$5,150
NEW! Premier Art Retreat taking place at the gateway to the Highlands of Scotland where artists will have a rare opportunity to paint in the pristine and beautiful Scottish landscape with first class accommodations. Selling fast. Contact us for information!
Poppy Season
May 14 - 22, 2024
$4,850
Under the Tuscan Sky Retreat
Aug 31—Sept 8, 2024
$4,950
Mighty Mini Art Retreat
September 24—29, 2024
All prices are in USD
Online Workshops
Quang Ho Online Workshop.
Recordings are now available from this Workshop
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Virtual Workshop With Master Painter, Quang Ho
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Enjoy 6 months of recording access from the purchase date.
This is a unique opportunity to learn from Quang by looking over his shoulder and watching him paint while he shares his vision and the process of creating a masterful painting. Watch demos, an art talk with Quang, painting assignments, paint-alongs, Q and A sessions and learn from his critiques of participant work.
All Prices are in US Dollars
About The Art Engine
The Château Retreat for Artists and Workshops in France is organized by The Art Engine, a resource organization for visual artists.
We have a mission to bring artists together in wonderful destinations to become inspired by their surroundings and the creativity that comes from working in small enrichment groups. These retreats are designed to give our guests an ideal environment for making art while enjoying themselves to the fullest following a tradition of artists traveling and living together. The South of France was selected for the fantastic weather, sensational scenery, the rich tapestry of historical towns and villages, not to mention the cuisine and wines of one of France’s most abundant regions.
Since the life of the working artist can be a very solitary enterprise, confined to a lonely studio, the Château Retreat for Artists was conceived to fill this void with a highly enriching experience to make memories and friendships that will last a lifetime.
Your Art Retreat Leader
The Art retreats are non-instructed. The retreats are led by Julie Snyder, an experienced traveler who works tirelessly to make the experience exceptional for all guests. She is passionate about art, exploring new places and sharing these opportunities with other artists. She is an award winning artist in her own right.
A native of Scotland, Julie Snyder was encouraged to pursue her art by an artist-mother and a writer-father. She studied at the Glasgow School of Art.
Snyder’s artistic career has spanned both sides of the Atlantic and included several years of residence in Southern Spain. Julie Snyder forged her craft as an illustrator in advertising, publishing and the motion picture industry.
Her work hangs in collections and galleries across the USA and in Europe. The National Art Museum of Sport honored her three times, including her paintings in their exhibits and awarding her the prestigious gold medal for painting in 2013 for her painting “Daily Drill”. Her painting, “Blinn House Kitchen Chefs” hung in Contemporary Masters | Artistic Eden exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of History. She has exhibited with The Oil Painters of America at the SorrelSky Gallery, Santa Fe, the Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara; and the Howard/Mandeville Gallery in Washington; Addison Art Gallery in Massachusetts, The Boston International Fine Arts Show, Silvana Gallery’s International Salon of Figurative Art and with the California Art Club.
Julie Snyder also an advocate for the arts. She spent years working in promotion and marketing and uses her experience to promote the arts. She is a program coordinator for The Art Engine, and is a frequent seminar presenter for art marketing and art collecting workshops with DanielakFineArt.
To learn more about her work visit her website, JulieSnyder.com