Workshops & Classes
Register NOW for exciting summer 2023 adult workshops and classes at Chastain Arts Center: naturalist art, acrylic, abstract & collage, mixed media, drawing on black paper, and writing your artist bio. Check out some of the abstract styles we will be working in here.
Bird Fest workshops with Georgia Audubon inspire...
"Loved the lesson, the reading and inspirations, and I would love to sign up for your spring class." ~Anna Benifield
"That was fun, informative and motivating for me to get back to drawing. Your manner is just right for teaching: gentle, patient, and eager to help." ~Cynthia
"Thank you so much for the great program! It was helpful to have a class format in order to dedicate time to this topic. I also loved the drawing warm ups, and the inspiration from the young artists, as well as the reading. Delightful!" ~Susan Bond
"Loved the lesson, the reading and inspirations, and I would love to sign up for your spring class." ~Anna Benifield
"That was fun, informative and motivating for me to get back to drawing. Your manner is just right for teaching: gentle, patient, and eager to help." ~Cynthia
"Thank you so much for the great program! It was helpful to have a class format in order to dedicate time to this topic. I also loved the drawing warm ups, and the inspiration from the young artists, as well as the reading. Delightful!" ~Susan Bond
Artful Nature Mapping for youth ages 8-12!
We had a blast artfully mapping on the banks of the Chattahoochee! Photography by Phillip Prichard with Georgia Audubon.
Learn more and register for future programs...
Field and Studio classes offer quality fine arts programming taught by Christy Baker Knight.
Christy has taught fine art & science workshops at Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Blue Heron Nature Preserve, Georgia Audubon, and privately in her home studio for over fifteen years. She takes a personal approach to teaching art and encourages her students to follow their own paths armed with the extensive, detailed knowledge and classical skills she provides in a nurturing manner.
Christy has taught fine art & science workshops at Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Blue Heron Nature Preserve, Georgia Audubon, and privately in her home studio for over fifteen years. She takes a personal approach to teaching art and encourages her students to follow their own paths armed with the extensive, detailed knowledge and classical skills she provides in a nurturing manner.
Nurture Your Artist Soul
Christy teaches a solid foundation of the drawing process with an emphasis on engaging the right brain while learning technical drawing tools and tricks.
Art and science concepts for botanical illustration, portraiture, landscape painting, architectural drafting, abstract art and still life such as botany, anatomy, color theory and art history.
Paint box skill building in the following mediums: pen & ink, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, collage, egg tempera, acrylic, gouache and watercolor. All ability levels are welcome!
Explore the Richness of Color
Private and Semi-private lessons for all abilities.
This time is all yours...
Engage the senses as you take a sojourn in the field and studio. The foundation of all our classes, workshops and camps began with this professional, private instruction which has been developed and taught by Christy Knight over the last twenty years. Christy reveals the tools and techniques garnered from a lifetime of experience as an illustrator and artist, building technical skills and championing your unique voice.
"Great class! I'm a beginner and you gave me confidence and made art fun. Thank you so much!" Artists leave class confident, refreshed and inspired.
Engage the senses as you take a sojourn in the field and studio. The foundation of all our classes, workshops and camps began with this professional, private instruction which has been developed and taught by Christy Knight over the last twenty years. Christy reveals the tools and techniques garnered from a lifetime of experience as an illustrator and artist, building technical skills and championing your unique voice.
"Great class! I'm a beginner and you gave me confidence and made art fun. Thank you so much!" Artists leave class confident, refreshed and inspired.
Looking for a safe and meaningful enrichment program? Contact Us to book Christy for your organization.
More about her approach to teaching art and nature programs: As part of the Environmental Education team at Blue Heron Nature Preserve from 2015 to 2021, Christy is professionally trained in important trends in the field and certified to safely lead groups of all ages and abilities. She has earned an Expert Certificate from the Intro to Environmental Education course through Cornell University and is a member of the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia, keeping her Art goals in tandem with Nature.
Treat Yourself
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We have options for you: hybrid lessons are virtual tried and true personal connections over FaceTime and include all the elements that inspire and instruct the individual artist. Want a more social experience? Join in person or even with a friend for a discount!
Private lessons are professionally tailored to the specific needs of the Artist. Lesson time may include drawing exercises, painting techniques, botanical studies, portraiture, color theory, art history, all of the above or other. The lesson format establishes a routine much like one would for sports where there are warm up exercises, practice, new skills learned and a cool down routine.
2023 Adult Pricing: $50 per hour of private instruction or join with a friend for $40 each per lesson. SAVE $20 by purchasing a block of four lessons!
Lessons make great gifts!
2023 Adult Pricing: $50 per hour of private instruction or join with a friend for $40 each per lesson. SAVE $20 by purchasing a block of four lessons!
Lessons make great gifts!