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Frequently Asked Questions
About Our Workshops
Art & Creativity for Healing is proud to bring you a variety of workshops held in-person at the studio in Laguna Hills and live online via Zoom.
Get the answers to your questions about studio workshops, live online workshops, or private group workshops here.
Upcoming Workshops
Ready to join us for a workshop? View upcoming workshops on our calendar.
Frequently Asked Questions
In-Person Workshop Questions
What can I expect at an Art4Healing® in-person workshop?
An Art4Healing® workshop allows participants to get in touch with inner feelings that many times words cannot express. A facilitator leads participants through a series of prompts as they respond by painting abstractly with acrylic colors on canvas. The method helps participants express their feelings in a safe way by associating a color with a feeling. Each participant takes home 3 completed paintings at the end of the workshop.
Do I need previous experience?
NO! Previous art experience isn’t necessary! Some workshops require you to have taken a previous Art4Healing workshop, but you do not have to be an artist to create with us.
Where are your in-person workshops?
Workshops are held at our Southern California studio:
23011 Moulton Parkway
Suite I-6
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
We’ve included a map below for your convenience.
How long are in-person workshops?
Each workshop is 2 hours long unless otherwise noted.
Who leads the workshops?
All workshops are led by certified Art for Healing facilitators. Although workshops are therapeutic, we are not art therapists. Participants are free to create and express without facilitator interpretation.
How much is the workshop and supplies?
For studio workshops, all art supplies are included, and each workshop is $55 unless noted otherwise.
Live online workshops are $39 and DO NOT include suppplies.
What should I wear?
Please wear comfortable clothing you wouldn’t mind getting paint on—don’t worry, we’ll provide an apron!
Will I take home some art?
Participants will be able to create and take home 3 paintings – all done with acrylic paint on canvas. The Art4Healing® method teaches participants a way to say things with color and paint when there are no words.
Find an in-person workshop here
Frequently Asked Questions
Live Online Workshop Questions
What can I expect in a live online Art4Healing® workshop?
An Art4Healing® workshop allows participants to get in touch with inner feelings that many times words cannot express. A facilitator leads participants through a series of prompts as they respond by painting abstractly with acrylic colors on canvas. The method helps participants express their feelings in a safe way by associating a color with a feeling. Each participant creates three unique paintings by the end of a workshop.
Do I need previous experience?
NO! Previous art experience isn’t necessary! Some workshops require you to have taken a previous Art4Healing® workshop, but you do not have to be an artist to create with us.
Do I need technical experience?
NO! Our live workshops are based on Zoom, a secure, easy to use, industry leading platform. If you have experience browsing, sending e-mails, and know basic computer or phone operation, you’ll be fine! Plus, we’re always here to help if you have problems getting started.
What supplies do I need?
You need a few basic supplies to enjoy an Art4Healing® Workshop:
9 Tubes of Acrylic Paint (any brand)
– Cadmium Red Medium (or primary color equivalent)
– Cadmium Yellow Medium (or primary color equivalent)
– Ultramarine Blue (or primary color equivalent)
– Cadmium Orange (or primary color equivalent)
– Pthalo Green (or primary color equivalent)
– Dioxizine Violet (or primary color equivalent)
– Mars Black
– Titanium White
– Brown
Canvases or Canvas Panels or Canvas Paper:
(1) 9” x 12” (or similar size)
(1) 11” x14” (or similar size)
(1) 4” x 6” (or similar size)
Painting Tools – (Please do not use brushes!!)
(12) Q-Tips (your brushes)
(12) Wedge make-up sponges (your brushes)
You will also need:
(1) Piece of White Copy Paper
(2) Small (4”) white foam plates (mixing plates)
(1) Large (10”) white foam plate with 3 compartments (your palette of colors)
(1) Paper cup with water
(1) Pen
Apron
Plastic to protect the table Baby wipes or paper towels
9 Tubes of Acrylic Paint (any brand)
– Cadmium Red Medium (or primary color equivalent)
– Cadmium Yellow Medium (or primary color equivalent)
– Ultramarine Blue (or primary color equivalent)
– Cadmium Orange (or primary color equivalent)
– Pthalo Green (or primary color equivalent)
– Dioxizine Violet (or primary color equivalent)
– Mars Black
– Titanium White
– Brown
Canvases or Canvas Panels or Canvas Paper:
(1) 9” x 12” (or similar size)
(1) 11” x14” (or similar size)
(1) 4” x 6” (or similar size)
Painting Tools – (Please do not use brushes!!)
(12) Q-Tips (your brushes)
(12) Wedge make-up sponges (your brushes)
You will also need:
(1) Piece of White Copy Paper
(2) Small (4”) white foam plates (mixing plates)
(1) Large (10”) white foam plate with 3 compartments (your palette of colors)
(1) Paper cup with water
(1) Pen
Apron
Plastic to protect the table Baby wipes or paper towels
What equipment do I need?
If you have a relatively new device with a camera and microphone, Zoom should work. Zoom installs a small client that runs on Windows, MacOS. For mobile devices, you can find the Zoom app on the Apple App Store and Google Play store. You can also join an event from your browser with a plug-in.
You’ll also need a stable Internet connection. In general, a broadband connection of at least 5 Mbps is ideal.
For more Zoom system and bandwidth requirements, see here:
Desktops: Windows / Mac OS / Linux
Mobile devices: iOS, iPadOS, and Android
How do I get started?
Join an Online Workshop in three easy steps!
– Visit our Calendar page.
– Select the Workshop you’re interesting in attending.
– Click Register.
Our Qgiv system will collect your payment.
You will receive a confirmation e-mail with information on how to register and attend the Zoom workshop. When it’s time for the workshop, click on the link in the e-mail to join the workshop.
How can I test my connection?
To ensure a trouble-free connection when it’s time for a workshop, we recommend you join a test meeting.
You’ll make sure your microphone and camera are working and your connection is fast enough. Testing your connection also configures your device with the Zoom client so you’ll be ready to enter a workshop.
Testing your setup is easy. Zoom provides a test meeting that you can join. All of the instructions can be found here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115002262083-Joining-a-test-meeting
How long are the workshops?
Each online workshop is 2 hours long unless otherwise noted.
Who leads the workshops?
All workshops are led by certified Art for Healing facilitators. Although workshops are therapeutic, we are not art therapists. Participants are free to create and express without facilitator interpretation.
What do workshops cost?
Each workshop is $39 unless noted otherwise. All proceeds from our live online workshops go to supporting our Healing Art Box Program for underprivileged youth.
What should I wear?
Please wear comfortable clothing you wouldn’t mind getting paint on. Paint in a comfortable, quiet, well-lit location where you don’t mind the occasional splatter.
Find a live online workshop here
35 pre-recorded courses to choose from
Pre-Recorded Courses
Featured Courses
Art4Healing Painting My Story
A workshop designed to encourage participants to paint the parts of their lives needing to be explored by using the language of abstract painting on canvas.
Art4Healing Expressing Feelings with Color
Our MOST POPULAR course! What color are your feelings? Express them on canvas.
Art4Healing Painting Hope
This workshop is for anyone wanting to learn the Art4Healing method to encourage an expressive abstract art experience focused on hope.
See the whole catalog
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are your pre-courses held?
Our courses are hosted on Teachable, an online learning platform. You will create a login there in order to access your purchases.
Do I need to buy my own supplies?
If you don’t already have the recommended items in our Recommended Supply List (see next question), then you may purchase them. Pick and choose what you need from this supply list, or purchase all items to have enough supplies for 3 online courses.
What supplies are included in your Recommended Supply List?
Here are the items we’ve added to the Recommended Supply List at Amazon (subject to change)
- 16-color Acrylic paint pot set
- One 11” x 14” canvas
- One 9” x 12” canvas
- One 4” x 6” canvas
– White copy paper (for warm-up) - Wedge make-up sponges (your painting tools)
- Q-tips (your painting tools)
- Small white foam plate (for mixing)
- Apron
Everything you need to get started!
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course – you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.
Take a Group Workshop
Private Group Workshops
We will host your group in a private workshop for up to 12 participants (minimum 6 participants). One of our certified facilitators will be on-hand to encourage everyone and guide the fun. You’ll even get to take home your paintings as keepsakes from the special workshop—forever remembering your colorful and creative get together!
Group Workshop Testimonial
“My wife was turning 40 and I wanted to do something special for her so I invited 10 of our closest friends to celebrate my wife’s birthday by participating in an Art & Creativity for Healing workshop. We had a great night and we went to eat dinner afterwards. It was a wonderful experience for my wife to keep paintings created especially for her by people she loves.”
Casey, San Clemente, CA
Check out some private party workshop pictures below:
Contact us to book a group
Prices for private groups are available upon request.
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What They're Saying
Read what people say about how Art4Healing Workshops helped them overcome their pain or difficulty.
Studio workshop feedback
Live online workshop feedback
My First Virtual Class!
My first time to join a virtual class and I loved it! Thanks very much for a very insightful workshop. It’s great to meet everyone in the class. This workshop is inspiring. Showing me to value time and not waste a minute.
Daisy
Beautiful Memories
Painting Love workshop brought out so many beautiful memories in my heart.
Than
A Very Intimate Format
“LIVE “Blessings in Color” workshop was wonderful! The online format is very intimate and such a beautiful way to be together.”
Daleana V. - Brandman Certification Graduate