Learn teach art workshops.
An art workshop can be a great place to learn a particular art skill in an afternoon, whether it be painting, drawing, watercolors or crafts. Art workshops not only provide an art lesson in a small amount of time but provide participants the opportunity to share their work with others and discuss ways to improve. A successful art workshop should be in a good location with plenty of space, incorporate an art lesson which all participants can accomplish, and allow for positive feedback from artists in all stages of their development.
Instructions
1. Hold the workshop in an open space with plenty of room for the participants to create in individual spaces. If possible, hold the art workshop in a creatively stimulating environment, such as in an outdoors garden or in a room at a museum. If such places are unavailable, try renting out a room in a community center or at a local college.
2. Create an art lesson for the workshop, taking into account the participant's previous skill levels and experience. The art lesson should be one that all the workshop participants can engage in. You may wish to provide a visual or aural element to the lesson to connect it with the real world and provide inspiration. For example, if the art lesson is about drawing animals, you can bring a puppy into the workshop so participants can feel and touch the puppy before beginning on their drawings.
3. Distribute the art supplies at the beginning of the workshop. This helps avoid confusion and people moving around the room in the middle of the lesson. If desired, you can have a collection or charge a fee for the workshop to cover for the cost of art supplies. Along with the standard art supplies, such as paper, easels and paints, you may wish to provide models, reference photos or magazine clippings to offer references and inspiration.
4. Walk around the workshop after giving the lesson to give advice or talk to participants about their projects. Give helpful ideas to participants who seem stuck, and offer ways for more advanced participants to improve. Keep the suggestions specific, such as telling the participants which colors would work for particular moods or tones, or what paintbrush techniques would work best for a particular piece of scenery.
5. At the end of the workshop, have the participants show their artwork to everyone else. Allow other participants to discuss the work and offer feedback. Keep the tone positive and friendly, and cut any discussions short which turn into arguments. Remind participants that everyone has a different level of skill and expertise, and that some people are beginners while others may be more advanced.
6. Give homework at the end of the workshop. This can be a worksheet giving additional art lessons to try out, or a small talk on ways to improve their art at home. You want the participants to continue to think about get better at creating art, and provide them a framework for continual improvement.
