The Seaside Institute is offering a variety of lectures and programs this year to help artists hone their craft, whether it be drawing, painting, photography or architecture. Check them out:

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain with Brian Bomeisler: This intensive 5-day class is designed for individuals with little or no prior drawing training and perhaps believe that learning to draw well is only possible for those lucky people with “inborn talent”. However, it has been proven that the global skill of drawing any perceived object, person or place requires five basic component perceptual skills. These skills are the perception of edges, spaces, relationships, lights and shadows, and the whole or gestalt. Global or whole skills, such as reading, driving and drawing, in time become automatic with the integration of the component skills. Of course the initial learning process maybe a struggle; first in learning the new component skill and then with the smooth integration of all the components. Each skill is learned and merged with the others until you are simply drawing – just as you found yourself simply driving or reading.

When: March 27-31, 2015
Register: To register, click here.

Plein Air Workshop with Kathie Odom: This 4-day Plein Air oil painting workshop will commence Monday (Memorial Day) at 6 p.m. with an orientation session. Work will commence at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday and Kathie will work with the students throughout the day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The workshop will wrap up at noon on Friday.

Space is limited to 15 students. Experience level: Intermediate through advanced.

Students bring their own supplies (a list will be circulated prior to the workshop) and are responsible for meals.

When: May 25-29, 2015
Register: To register, click here.

Architectural Photography and Composition Workshop with Steven Brooke: The dynamic 5-day workshop combines the history of architectural depiction and composition with an accessible approach to the technical demands of photographing architecture, landscape, and interiors. The workshop is suitable for students of all ability levels and backgrounds –from professional architects and real estate professionals, to travelers for whom architecture and design is a passion. The workshop covers the photography of individual buildings, streetscapes, landscapes, interiors, and night photography, and includes instruction in photographic techniques, composition and post-production.

When: May 30- June 03, 2015
Register: To register, click here.

For more info about fee, accommodations or to register online, visit The Seaside Institute.