This is your chance to let out your inner Georgia O'Keeffe or Michelangelo and tap into your imaginations – get your hands dirty, make a mess, and create something amazing.

If you are ready to get crafty, here’s what should be on your radar for the summer:

If you want to paint big shapes with beautiful watercolors...try the Frank Francese Workshop | Three Artists Workshops | July 20 – 23 | Paint big shapes and beautiful colors using watercolor paints over a long weekend workshop.

If you are really committed to learning a new skill….try Ceramics: Exploration In Hand Building Techniques | GCCA | 6 week class starts July 24 | Learn the three foundational techniques of clay building: slab, pinch, and coil construction.

If you want to learn the basics...try Oil Painting: A Simple Approach to Realism | GCCA | 6 week class starts July 24 | Learn about composition, how to arrange paints on your palette, which brushes to use/when, color tone and value, and perspective.

If you are looking for a girls’ night out...check out Vino & Van Gogh | Instructor-led class (and plenty of wine - BYOB) will help you create a masterpiece. They also offer wine-less children’s classes. | Full July schedule here.

If you are looking for a creative outlet for your kids...Greenville Center for Creative Arts offers summer classes for kids on mosaic making, collages, sculpting, puppets, and painting. (full list here) Greenville County Museum of Art also offers summer art camps for kids ranging from age 5 - 14.

If you just want to look...check out the exhibit opening for Michelle Jardines-Simpson | Centre Stage | July 14 | Contemporary art + abstract expressionism

P.S. Don’t miss Metropolitan Arts Council Open Studios in the fall: November 11-12.

DYK: Greenville was voted one of the top 5 best cities in S.C. for the arts? 🎉 Keep on creating.

– Jordan