FASO MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE
Book your workshop before February 1 to receive a set of Rosemary Brushes in any medium!A wonderful opportunity awaits…
This is a unique invitation to paint, sketch and stay with other artists in a historic French Château or Scottish Manor House. Choose a self-paced art retreat or work with the finest instructors on a workshop.
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.
Step 1: Claim Your Rosemary Brushes!
Step 2: Choose From Our Workshop Calendar
Click to find out more about each one
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.
Read out more about this here
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
Watch these recordings for 6 months from purchase date.
Virtual Workshop With Master Painter, Quang Ho
Recordings Available.
Order Now
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.
Retreats Include:
- 10 days of artistic immersion in France or Scotland.
- All-Inclusive: Delicious food, wine, accommodation and ground transportation. Offsite lunches and a group dinner outing will be at your own expense. Airfare and train fare not included.
- Airport pick-up and drop off. We will pick you up between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm on arrival day. Each retreat is different.
- Paint, sketch and enjoy the good life in beautiful European surroundings.
- France: Daily painting locations: Private vineyards with wine tasting, Van Gogh’s footsteps, charming hilltop villages and markets. Depending on season and location be prepared to see fields of vermilion poppies or the azur Mediterranean or a sea of lavender…
- Scotland: Daily painting locations in the Kingdom of Fife and coastal villages of Scotland, majestic lochs, mountain views, castles and museums. Cultural tour of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
- Balanced itinerary of painting, exploring and relaxation for artists of all media – all levels!
- Mentoring available on our uninstructed workshops.
- Learn, live and paint side-by-side with fellow artists.
- Plenty to do for non-painting partners!
Workshops Include:
- 10 days of artistic immersion in France.
- Instruction itinerary is based on the optimum program for each instructor. Specific information is available on their individual pages.
- All-Inclusive: Delicious food, wine, accommodation and ground transportation. Offsite lunches and a group dinner outing will be at your own expense. Airfare and train fare not included.
- Avignon Train Station pick-up and drop off. We will pick you up between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm on arrival day. Each workshop is different. Ask about concierge driving service to and from Marseilles Airport.
- Paint, sketch and enjoy the good life in beautiful European surroundings.
- Daily painting locations: Private vineyards with wine tasting, Van Gogh’s footsteps, charming hilltop villages and markets. Depending on season be prepared to see fields of vermilion poppies or vineyards laden with grapes or a sea of lavender…
- Balanced itinerary of painting, exploring and relaxation for artists!
- Learn, live and paint side-by-side with fellow artists.
- Plenty to do for non-painting partners!
All Prices are in US Dollars
Step 3: Book your workshop
Spaces are limited and selling fast
Guest Reviews
Gayle R., FL, USA, Tim Horn Workshop, ’18
Tim and Lisa B, TX, USA — Romel De La Torre and Tim Tyler Workshop, ’17
There were so many interesting combinations of friends already formed and people ready for new experiences and conversations. The personal issues, heartaches, joys and personalities made for a wonderful adventure. I found Julie to be the Boss, organizing the days, determining the routes and moves, and executing the plans. Her business mind salted with humor and a keen eye kept the caravan moving and hitting the best spots. Shirley was the Consiglieri, listening, advising, picking up the straggling ends, working smoothly, keeping a light funny touch on all things absurd and important.
Peggy P., WY, USA, Tim Horn Workshop, 2018
Would love to take another workshop — just for the whole experience. I have enrolled in a French class and am currently enjoying my Art History class. (next week we cover a chapter which has Van Gogh….. and I can say “I’ve been there!”)
Lucy L. GA, USA, Tim Horn Workshop ’18
As an artist working mostly by myself in my studio, it gets a bit lonely and isolated… [This] was absolute bliss for me!
The sites, the aromas, the vivid colors, the atmosphere, I was filled with wonderful inspiration!! We also made some lovely friends, from the other side of the world! If you need inspiration…go on a retreat, and recharge your batteries. Have a happy painting Holiday!
Liz H., Finland—Sept 2017
Brenda S., British Columbia, CA, 4-time attendee, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18
Marcia B and Daniel F, NY, USA—Sept 2016
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.
How Workshops In France began.
