Travel Workshops in Ethiopia, Holland, Croatia, France …

The Art League is proud to offer a series of travel workshops every year, designed by artists for artists. This school year’s schedule (2015–16) includes some new locations and favorite trips from the past. See the schedule below, and bookmark our travel workshops page for the latest!

Andrew Wyeth’s Studio & Brandywine Museum
museum day trip

  • Location: Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
  • Date: Fall 2015

Fine Art Collections & Mansions in Holiday Splendor
museum overnight trip

  • Location: Newport, Rhode Island
  • Date: November 2015

Winter Painting Retreat with Susan Abbott
plein air painting/open to all media

  • Location: Elbow Cay, Bahamas
  • Date: February 3–9, 2016
This photo and the cover photo are by Ethiopia travel workshop and photography instructor Andargé Asfaw.
This photo and the cover photo are by Ethiopia travel workshop and photography instructor Andargé Asfaw.

Photographing the Wonders of Antiquity with Andargé Asfaw
open to artists of all media

  • Location: Ethiopia
  • Date: Spring 2016

Amsterdam Through the Eyes of the Artist with Robert Liberace
museum visits/drawing

  • Location: Netherlands
  • Date: Spring 2016

Longwood Gardens’ Spring Blooms
day trip

  • Location: Pennsylvania
  • Date: Spring 2016

Plein Air Painting with Peter Ulrich

  • Location: Chesapeake area
  • Date: Spring 2016
The lavender fields of Provence
The lavender fields of Provence

Painting the Dalmatian Coast & Adriatic Sea with Matt Pinney
plein air painting

  • Location: Hvar, Croatia
  • Date: June 2016

Provence with Susan Abbott
plein air painting

  • Location: France
  • Date: June 2016

For more information about any of these workshops, and to sign up, contact Travel Workshop Coordinator Margaret Cerutti:
703-683-1780 x 13 or [email protected].

Come Find Us This Weekend!

This weekend, September 19–20, find The Art League at the King Street Art Festival for some ice cream, 1,000 handmade bowls, and an art activity for the kids!

  • Where: King Street Art Festival, Market Square (corner of King and N. Fairfax Streets)
  • When: Saturday, September 19, 10:00 am-4:00 pm & Sunday, September 20, 11:00 am-4:00 pm

Instructor Michael Brehl will be leading kids in a free jewelry-making activity in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday. And buy an original, handmade ice cream bowl ($15 for a bowl and a scoop of ice cream) and support The Art League’s ceramics department!