Join us for a fun hands-on class creating 2 pendants. No experience needed. Tiles, glass, bead, charms and more are all included. Jazz up your wardrobe! Keep one and gift one! Use the Venmo QR code to sign up with instructor Cathy Ambrose Smith or stop by the CB Creative Art Center!

Second Friday Art Walk at CB Creative will be extra-special this month! The Guild Gallery will be featuring Micki Costello, we have some new artists for you to meet, and the refreshments will be top-notch!

Linda Wright returns with this travel journalling class that everyone loves! Wednesday evening August 26 from 5 til 8 pm. Call Linda at 703-618-4252 to secure your spot. Class cost is $50, all materials provided.

All month long!!! Contact Patsy Byle at 267-567-5306 or email patsybyle.art@gmail.com

Join us for Second Friday in Colonial Beach! The Art Center’s Studio and Exhibiting Artists will be on hand to welcome you.

Nancy Owens, a fine art painter, will be the Colonial Beach Artists’ Guild featured artist in the Guild Gallery.

Ceramicist Patsy Byle of Bomb Bee Pottery studio will be offering visitors an opportunity to paint a piece of one-of-a-kind pottery.

All month long!!! Contact Patsy Byle at 267-567-5306 or email patsybyle.art@gmail.com

Explore the Unified Quantum Field through your own creative medium - discovering how quantum principles are already alive in your art practice.

After this day spent with Carolyn Goodridge you will leave with a new way of seeing your own creative work.

Sign up at https://quantum.artimpact.org/workshops Text the presenter at 202-297-3040 (Note: there will be a lunch break from 1 - 2 pm)

SOLD OUT! PLANNING ANOTHER IN SEPTEMBER.

Join Joyce Reid and create your own Chicken Wire Suncatchers using beads and charms Wednesday August 5th from 2:00 - 4:00 All materials provided but you are welcome to bring items of your own to personalize it further. Cost is $58. Call Joyce at 804-443-7864 to sign up today!

All month long!!! Contact Patsy Byle at 267-567-5306 or email patsybyle.art@gmail.com

Knitter extraordinaire, Michelle Chin, is offering an Intro to Knitting class from 10 til 12 on Tuesday July 7 at the CB Creative Art Center. Learn the basics of Knit and Purl. Please read on . . .

1. Register by texting 757-513-5321 or calling 202-733-8448. Reserve your space for only $10.

2. Purchase (if needed) the following at Walmart. One skein of "Lion Brand" yarn 5.3 oz net weight in one of the colors shown below. Also purchase (unless you have them) One set of anodized aluminum knitting needles, minimum size US 5 up to maximum size US 8 (only one set is needed for this intro class). The total cost for both yarn and needles will only be about $12 - $15.

3. Show up with your yarn and needles on Saturday!

Everyone is invited to drop by during the class with any questions you may have about this or future Intro to Knitting sessions. There are also ongoing more advanced sessions available for successfully completing larger projects.

The Colonial Beach Artists’ Guild looks forward to welcoming you to the 23rd Annual Potomac River Regional Art Show, featuring artists from across Virginia, Maryland, and beyond. This is a judged show, and you are invited to be one of the judges! There will be a People’s Choice Award determined by the votes of those who attend this show, which remains up until July 30. The People’s Choice is understandably one of the most cherished acknowledgements an artist can receive, so we hope you will make a point of voting when you visit. The Potomac River Regional Art Show is housed at the CB Creative Art Center, 114 Washington Ave. Hours of operation are 11 - 5 Sun, Mon, Tues and 10 - 6 Wed thru Sat.

Make a beautiful mosaic table (or a mosaic tray!) that will brighten your home or make a great gift. Learn how to use different materials and techniques to create a colorful pattern on the table. All materials and supplies will be provided. The first 90-minute class will be to lay out and glue the mosaics to the table. The second (one-hour) class will be to apply epoxy resin to the table

Price per student is $100. Payment must be made by the beginning of the first class Saturday June 27th. Use the Venmo code or bring cash or check.

This project requires two sessions, Saturday June 27 from 5 - 6:30 pm and Sunday June 28 from 4 - 5 pm.

Class is held in the upstairs flex space of CB Creative. Participants must be able to climb the stairs to the 2nd floor.

Make a beautiful mosaic table (or a mosaic tray!) that will brighten your home or make a great gift. Learn how to use different materials and techniques to create a colorful pattern on the table. All materials and supplies will be provided. The first 90-minute class will be to lay out and glue the mosaics to the table. The second (one-hour) class will be to apply epoxy resin to the table

Price per student is $100. Payment must be made by the beginning of the first class Saturday June 27th. Use the Venmo code or bring cash or check.

This project requires two sessions, Saturday June 27 from 5 - 6:30 pm and Sunday June 28 from 4 - 5 pm.

Class is held in the upstairs flex space of CB Creative. Participants must be able to climb the stairs to the 2nd floor.

 TRAVEL ART JOURNAL WORKSHOP  with Linda Wright

Capture your journeys in a beautiful, meaningful way.

Join us for a creative and inspiring workshop where you’ll learn how to turn your travel memories into a one-of-a-kind art journal you’ll treasure for years to come.

In this workshop, you will:

• Learn simple watercolor techniques

• Discover creative ways to document your travels

• Combine sketches, words, and color with ease

• Create pages that bring your memories to life

No experience needed — just bring 10 or more photos on your phone of a recent trip...

$50 per person - All supplies included:

Watercolors • Brushes • Paper • Pens

Date: Saturday June 27

Time: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Location: CB Creative Art Center, 114 Washington St., Colonial Beach, VA

Reserve your spot today...

Contact: Linda Wright

703-618-4252

Featured in the Guild Gallery for June are two highly admired artists, painter Ellyn Wenzler and potter Pat Gwin.

Our other Studio Artists and Exhibiting Artists will also be on hand to welcome you.

In recognition of Juneteenth, we will have a specially curated group of paintings by CB High School students created late in the school year.

Ceramicist Patsy Byle of Bomb Bee Pottery studio will be offering visitors an opportunity to paint a piece of one-of-a-kind pottery.

Refreshments will be served.

Want to play with clay? Bomb Bee Ceramic Studio is ready to welcome you! Instructor Patsy Byle is offering Wheel Classes by appointment, and hand-building projects on a drop-in basis! Check out her June calendar on this site or find it also at Bomb Bee Ceramic Studio FB page.

The studio is conveniently located inside the CB Creative Art Center 114 Washington Avenue in Colonial Beach VA

Ellyn Wenzler Art joins Pat Nixon-Gwin in an absolute artistic tour de force that we are proud to be hosting during June in the Colonial Beach Artists’ Guild Gallery conveniently located inside the CB Creative Art Center, 114 Washington Ave, Colonial Beach VA. Both artists are consistent award winners in their respective mediums of painting (Ellyn) and pottery (Pat), and they have curated this show to highlight each other’s stylistic strengths.

At My Time Art classes are designed around YOU and YOUR TIME. Call or message instructor Cathy Wilson with questions or to register. Pick a Project. Pick a Date. Pick a Time. 906-399-7597

Conveniently located inside CB Creative Art Center 114 Washington Ave, downtown Colonial Beach. Studio 3.

Capture your travels in a beautiful, meaningful way. Join us for a creative, inspiring workshop where you’ll learn how to turn your memories into a one-of-a-kind art journal you’ll treasure for years to come.

• No experience needed. Just bring ten or more photos on your phone from a recent trip.

• Learn simple watercolor techniques. Discover creative ways to document your travels.

• Combine sketches, words, and color with ease.

$50. per person. All supplies included. Watercolor, brushes, paper, pens.

Reserve your spot. Contact Instructor Linda Wright at 703-618-4252

TRAVEL ART JOURNAL WORKSHOP with Linda Wright - Capture your journeys in a beautiful, meaningful way.

Join us for a creative and inspiring workshop where you’ll learn how to turn your travel memories into a one-of-a-kind art journal you’ll treasure for years to come.

In this workshop, you will:

• Learn simple watercolor techniques

• Discover creative ways to document your travels

• Combine sketches, words, and color with ease

• Create pages that bring your memories to life

No experience needed — just bring 10 or more photos on your phone of a recent trip...

$50 per person - All supplies included: Watercolors • Brushes • Paper • Pens

Date: Wednesday, April 15th Time: 10 am - 1 pm Location: CB Creative, 114 Washington St., Colonial Beach, VA

Reserve your spot today ... Contact: Linda Wright 703-618-4252

So much NEW “stuff”! A featured group of “new to us” artists from Fredericksburg are being hosted in the Guild Gallery this month, we have some new exhibiting artists, and all your local favorites have been busy creating new work. Come celebrate the return of warmer weather and longer days with us!

A fabulous exhibition featuring the diverse recent work of advanced students of Rachel Hodge’s painting classes for adults. The Gallery is located inside the CB Creative Art Center, 114 Washington Avenue, and will be up thru Saturday April 25, regular Center hours, with a special Artist Reception during Second Friday Art Walk April 10 from 6 to 8:30 pm.

Adult Open Paint at My Time Arts located in the CB Creative Center 114 Washington Ave in Colonial Beach. Paint what you want, on canvas or slate. 10:30 am to 1:30 pm OR 2:00 pm to 5 pm. Call Cathy Wilson at 906-399-7597 to register. Just $38 per person, materials provided. Have a great time and go home with your personally painted masterpiece!

Make a beautiful mosaic table that will brighten your home or make a great gift. Learn how to use different materials and techniques to create a colorful pattern on the table. All materials and supplies will be provided. The first 90 minutes class will be to lay out and glue the mosaics to the table. The second 90 minute class will be to apply epoxy resin to the table

Price per student is $100. Payment must be made by the beginning of the first class March 24 (this project requires two evenings, Tuesday March 24 and Thursday March 26 from 6 - 7:30 pm) Use the Venmo code or bring cash or check.

Class is held in the upstairs flex space of CB Creative. Participants must be able to climb the stairs to the 2nd floor.

Price per Student is $75 – limited to 6 participants. Payment is due at the time of registration. Please text Jenny at 703-203-2459 to pay by cash or with credit card.

Class is held in the upstairs Flex Space of CB Creative Art Center (participants must be able to climb the stairs to the class space.)

Questions? Email me at Jennifergrimes.studio@gmail.com

Tell your Beach Story by creating a beautiful Beach Totem, while exploring totem symbolism and personal iconography. Explore various collage and painting techniques using acrylic paint, collage papers and found papers, stencils, stamps and found objects.

1 panel, 3.5 x 36”, will be provided. In addition: paints, artist mediums, collage papers and small treasure to add to your panels will be provided. But, to make your panels truly yours consider bringing your own objects and treasure to be included.

Participants might want to bring an apron or paint shirt.

Here is a list of ideas for objects and things to bring. Remember to consider the size, panels are only 3.5” wide.

Found objects for adding to the surface of your panels. Consider these items will need to be attached to the surface of your panel and should have a flat side to support the glue.

Natural items such as small shells, small pieces of sea glass, small pebbles and stones.

Found or saved objects like bottle caps, buttons, old keys, old jewelry, safety pins.

Unused hardware such as washers, old screws, nails, wires, window screen

Papers for collage: paper menus, beer/wine bottle labels, paper maps, old book pages/paperback covers, magazine clippings, match book covers, concert or festival tickets, playing cards, scrap book papers.

Price per Student is $75 – limited to 6 participants. Payment is due at the time of registration. Please text Jenny at 703-203-2459 to pay by cash or with credit card.

Class is held in the upstairs Flex Space of CB Creative Art Center (participants must be able to climb the stairs to the class space.)

Questions? Email me at Jennifergrimes.studio@gmail.com

Tell your Beach Story by creating a beautiful Beach Totem, while exploring totem symbolism and personal iconography. Explore various collage and painting techniques using acrylic paint, collage papers and found papers, stencils, stamps and found objects.

1 panel, 3.5 x 36”, will be provided. In addition: paints, artist mediums, collage papers and small treasure to add to your panels will be provided. But, to make your panels truly yours consider bringing your own objects and treasure to be included.

Participants might want to bring an apron or paint shirt.

Here is a list of ideas for objects and things to bring. Remember to consider the size, panels are only 3.5” wide.

Found objects for adding to the surface of your panels. Consider these items will need to be attached to the surface of your panel and should have a flat side to support the glue.

Natural items such as small shells, small pieces of sea glass, small pebbles and stones.

Found or saved objects like bottle caps, buttons, old keys, old jewelry, safety pins.

Unused hardware such as washers, old screws, nails, wires, window screen

Papers for collage: paper menus, beer/wine bottle labels, paper maps, old book pages/paperback covers, magazine clippings, match book covers, concert or festival tickets, playing cards, scrap book papers.

Traveling (Through Life) with a Sketchbook is a creative journey that combines drawing and journaling to capture the moments, emotions, and stories of everyday life. This class encourages exploration, reflection, and self-expression, turning your sketchbook into a personal travel companion through life’s experiences.

There will be 2 evening sessions, held 6:00 - 8:30 on Monday March 9 and Wednesday March 11. The two classes will guide you through 4 Modules * Getting Started * Drawing in your Notebook * More Drawing and adding Watercolor * Adding Collage

Price per Student is $100 - limited to 8 participants (min. of 4)

Getting started supplies will be provided in the first class. A detailed supply list of additional items students may wish to consider will also be reviewed. Contact Jenny at 703-203-2459 or jennifergrimes.studio@gmail.com to register or if you have questions.