Upcoming events

  • Roosevelt Campobello International Park Retreat

    Watercolor Painting or Asian Fusion Cooking

    June 5-8, 2026

    Oct 9 – 12, 2026

    Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian Maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will explore and paint the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century. All meals are included in the workshop fee of $695, as well as specially planned optional evening activities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private concert by award winning Celtic Fiddle player, Katherine Moller, in the Victorian parlor of Hubbard House. Register for the retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Acadian Arts Retreats participants will have exclusive overnight accommodations in the park.

  • Prospect Harbor, Maine Retreat Harbor View House

    Watercolor Painting or Asian Fusion Cooking

    April 10-13, 2026

    Sept 11-14, 2026

    Escape to a Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artist, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee of $695, plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted sing-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordan Ward. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/.

  • Merrymeeting Bay, Bath, Maine

    Drawing and Asian Fusion Cooking

    November 13-16,2026

    Escape to a oceanfront house in Bath on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artist, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee of $695, plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops. A trip to nearby museum, a walk on the adjoining Butler Cove Preserve trails, and films on the lives of famous artists are part of the activities menu.

Make an adventure of it with Acadian Arts Retreats, dedicated to Watercolor Painting or Asian Fusion Cooking! Mary Laury and Chris Toy will be certain to enrich your life over the course of a wonderful get-away.

Accomplished watercolorist Mary Laury will guide beginners and experienced painters alike to stretch and improve their creativity toward success. Even the pros will pick up some new painting tips and tricks!

Cookbook author Chris Toy will have students preparing a variety of recipes from Asia, Europe and the Americas. You’ll discover the tools, techniques and stories behind each dish!

All meals are included in the workshop fee, as well as specially planned optional evening activities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops. Day students are welcome and the event fee of $495 covers workshops and meals. Lodging is available at each location. 

https://maineadulted.coursestorm.com/searchResults?search=Acadian+Arts+Retreat+

Homeport Inn, Searsport, ME, Jan 12 -15, MLK day weekend, Music in The Tavern

Harbor View House, Prospect Harbor, ME, April 6 -9, Eclipse 97% at Schoodic, Gordon Thomas Ward, performance

Roosevelt Campobello International Park, NB, CA, June 21-24, Katherine Moller, Celtic Fiddle performance

Roosevelt Campobello International Park, NB, CA, July 12 -15, Katherine Moller, Celtic Fiddle performance

Roosevelt Campobello International Park, NB, CA, Aug 16– 19, Katherine Moller, Celtic Fiddle performance

Harbor View House, Prospect Harbor, ME, Sept 13-16, Gordon Thomas Ward, Performance

Roosevelt Campobello International Park, NB, CA, Oct 11 – 14, Indigenous People’s Day, Special program; Native American Baskets, with Catherine Hunter, and also Katherine Moller, Celtic Fiddle performance

Homeport Inn, Searsport, ME, Nov 8 – 11, Veterans Day, Music in The Tavern

For more information and to register; https://maineadulted.coursestorm.com/searchResults?search=acadian+art+retreat


Acadian Arts Retreat in Prospect Harbor at the Harbor View House  (Copy)
May
26
to May 29

Acadian Arts Retreat in Prospect Harbor at the Harbor View House (Copy)

Acadian Arts Spring Retreat at Harbor View House

Escape to a lovely Victorian inn on the coast of Maine with an intimate group of artists and cooks. You'll get to choose one of three hands-on workshops plus an opportunity to experience one or more of the other offerings during our four days together. All meals are included. For Overnight accommodations please contact The Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor (https://harborviewhousellc.com/) Day students are very welcome.

Here are the workshops:

Watercolor Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!

We'll begin with a demo and lesson. Weather permitting, we will go outside for plein air painting. This Inn has a breathtaking view, visible from the lawn, porch, and parlor. We will do studies of sky, water, and rocks, culminating in a finished painting (or two) of a seascape. Your instructor will call to discuss materials and details.

International Fusion Homestyle Cooking for a Crowd engages all the senses. Cooking instructor and author of 6 cookbooks, Chris Toy has been teaching Asian themed and fusion recipes privately, for community education statewide, Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School in York, La Roux Kitchen in Portland, and Now You're Cooking in Bath. Together you'll prepare great tasting lunches and hearty dinners for yourselves and fellow artists. Instruction will include selection and care of tools, (knives, woks, cast iron) history of recipes (back stories) , finding, choosing and preparing ingredients (shopping tips) , and techniques for getting great results in record time (tips and tricks). All supplies and tools will be provided..We'll be hands-on so bring your aprons, cutting boards, and hand towels.

$495 covers workshop and all meals

to enroll; https://maineadulted.coursestorm.com/searchResults?search=acadian+arts+retreat&page=1

For Overnight accommodations please contact The Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor (https://harborviewhousellc.com/)  Day students are very welcome.

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Acadian Arts Retreat in Prospect Harbor at the Harbor View House
Nov
10
to Nov 13

Acadian Arts Retreat in Prospect Harbor at the Harbor View House

Acadian Arts Spring Retreat at Harbor View House

November 10 - 12, 2022

Escape to a lovely Victorian inn on the coast of Maine with an intimate group of artists and cooks. You'll get to choose one of three hands-on workshops plus an opportunity to experience one or more of the other offerings during our four days together. All meals are included. For Overnight accommodations please contact The Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor (https://harborviewhousellc.com/) Day students are very welcome.

Here are the workshops:

Watercolor Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!

We'll begin with a demo and lesson. Weather permitting, we will go outside for plein air painting. This Inn has a breathtaking view, visible from the lawn, porch, and parlor. We will do studies of sky, water, and rocks, culminating in a finished painting (or two) of a seascape. Your instructor will call to discuss materials and details.

International Fusion Homestyle Cooking for a Crowd engages all the senses. Cooking instructor and author of 6 cookbooks, Chris Toy has been teaching Asian themed and fusion recipes privately, for community education statewide, Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School in York, La Roux Kitchen in Portland, and Now You're Cooking in Bath. Together you'll prepare great tasting lunches and hearty dinners for yourselves and fellow artists. Instruction will include selection and care of tools, (knives, woks, cast iron) history of recipes (back stories) , finding, choosing and preparing ingredients (shopping tips) , and techniques for getting great results in record time (tips and tricks). All supplies and tools will be provided..We'll be hands-on so bring your aprons, cutting boards, and hand towels.

$495 covers workshop and all meals

For Overnight accommodations please contact The Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor (https://harborviewhousellc.com/)  Day students are very welcome.

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Acadian Arts Retreat at Grey Havens Inn in Georgetown, Maine
Oct
24
to Oct 27

Acadian Arts Retreat at Grey Havens Inn in Georgetown, Maine

Acadian Arts Fall Retreat at Grey Havens Inn October 24 - 27, 2022

Escape to a grand Victorian inn on the coast of Maine with an intimate group of artists and cooks. You'll get to choose one of three hands-on workshops plus an opportunity to experience one or more of the other offerings during our four days together. All meals are included. For Overnight accommodations please contact The Grey Havens Inn (https://greyhavens.com) Day students are also welcome.

$495 covers workshop and meals

to register; https://merrymeeting.coursestorm.com/course/acadian-arts-spring-retreat-at-grey-havens-inn-watercolor-painting1?search=acadian+arts

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Acadian Arts Retreat at Schoodic Institute, Winter Harbor, ME
Oct
18
to Oct 21

Acadian Arts Retreat at Schoodic Institute, Winter Harbor, ME

Acadian Arts Spring Retreat at Schoodic Institute, Winter Harbor, Maine

Watercolor Painting and International Cooking

10.18.2022 - 10.21.2022

Acadia National Park’s Schoodic Point is arguably one of the most beautiful places in Acadia National park! Stay on campus in the midst of Schoodic point to paint, cook, and enjoy one of the most beautiful places on the coast of Maine. You'll get to participate in hands-on workshops in Watercolor Painting on the Coast of Maine, and International Cooking with an intimate group of artists and cooks.

We will stay at the Schoodic Education and Research Center (SERC), in the midst of Acadia National Park.. Its scenic setting on the rugged coast of the Atlantic Ocean offers easy access to coastline habitat, intertidal zones, and spruce/fir forests.

This location is a birding hotspot and has the darkest night skies in the United States, with more visible stars than anywhere else on the coast of Maine. Bring your camera, lawn chair and binoculars. Get ready for stargazing with Chris Toy, registered Maine Guide, and a bird walk with National Park Bird Ecology Director, Seth Benz.

Day students are very welcome.

To register and for Overnight accommodations please contact Megan Moshier, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park t: 207.288.1337 f: 207.963.2409

e: mmoshier@schoodicinstitute.org

$499 workshop tuition and all meals prepared for all of us by our cooking class.

Here are the workshops:

Watercolor Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!

We'll begin with a demo and lesson. Weather permitting, we will go outside for plein air painting. We will do studies of sky, water, and rocks, culminating in a finished painting (or two) of a seascape. Materials will be provided but bring what you have.

International Fusion Homestyle Cooking for a Crowd engages all the senses. Cooking instructor and author of 6 cookbooks, Chris Toy has been teaching Asian themed and fusion recipes privately, for community education statewide, Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School in York, La Roux Kitchen in Portland, and Now You're Cooking in Bath. Together you'll prepare great tasting lunches and hearty dinners for yourselves and fellow artists. Instruction will include selection and care of tools, (knives, woks, cast iron) history of recipes (back stories) , finding, choosing and preparing ingredients (shopping tips) , and techniques for getting great results in record time (tips and tricks). All supplies and tools will be provided. We’ll be hands-on so bring your aprons, cutting boards, and hand towels.

Your instructor will call to discuss materials and details.

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Acadian Arts Retreat at Grey Havens Inn in Georgetown, Maine
May
23
to May 26

Acadian Arts Retreat at Grey Havens Inn in Georgetown, Maine

Acadian Arts Spring Retreat at Grey Havens Inn May 23-26, 2021 FULL

Escape to a grand Victorian inn on the coast of Maine with an intimate group of artists and cooks. You'll get to choose one of three hands-on workshops plus an opportunity to experience one or more of the other offerings during our four days together. All meals and workshop materials are included. For Overnight accommodations please contact The Grey Havens Inn (https://greyhavens.com) Day students are also welcome.

$395 covers workshop and all meals

to register; https://merrymeeting.coursestorm.com/course/acadian-arts-spring-retreat-at-grey-havens-inn-watercolor-painting

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Acadian Arts Retreat in Prospect Harbor at the Harbor View House
Apr
18
to Apr 21

Acadian Arts Retreat in Prospect Harbor at the Harbor View House

Acadian Arts Spring Retreat at Harbor View Inn, Prospect Harbor, Maine April 18 - 21

Escape to a grand Victorian inn on the coast of Maine with an intimate group of artists and cooks. You'll get to choose one of three hands-on workshops plus an opportunity to experience one or more of the other offerings during our four days together. All meals and workshop materials are included. For Overnight accommodations please contact The Harbor View House at (https://harborviewhousellc.com/) Day students are also welcome.

$395 covers workshop and all meals

to register;

https://rsu24.maineadulted.org/course/?post_type=coursestorm_class&coursestorm_search_term=art+retreat

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Watercolor Basics via ZOOM!
Jan
26
to Feb 23

Watercolor Basics via ZOOM!

Watercolor Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. Instructor Mary Laury has been recognized for her work by the Maine Arts Commission. Participants will do landscapes and seascapes in this 4 session course. If you have never painted in watercolors we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you may pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together! This is a live online course using ZOOM.

Make-up date, if needed, 03/02/22.

Mary Laury served as the founding Executive Director of Schoodic Arts for All, an award winning non-profit organization celebrating the arts and culture in Downeast Maine for over 20 years. The botanical subjects and dynamic nature of Maine are Mary's passions. An experienced teacher, she has taught painting and drawing in classrooms and in the field for many programs throughout her career.

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Anyone Can Learn to Draw!
Jan
26
to Feb 16

Anyone Can Learn to Draw!

You can Draw! Anyone can learn to draw. This 4 week class will teach you how to draw what you see. This class will give you a jump start to drawing accurately and give you confidence to draw for pleasure or as a base for your painting. Get ready for a whole world of seeing details that you have never noticed before!

This is an in-person course. Makeup class, if needed, 03/02/22.

Mary Laury served as the founding Executive Director of Schoodic Arts for All, an award winning non-profit organization celebrating the arts and culture in Downeast Maine for over 20 years. The botanical subjects and dynamic nature of Maine are Mary's passions. An experienced teacher, she has taught painting and drawing in classrooms and in the field for many programs throughout her career.

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Watercolor Basics Ellsworth Session 1
Jan
26
to Feb 23

Watercolor Basics Ellsworth Session 1

Watercolor Basics workshop at Ellsworth Adult Ed

Sky and water, rocks and trees, seascapes and landscapes, and for our last class choose your own topic.

This course is designed as a basics course for those just starting to use watercolor paints as well as a chance to go a little deeper into technique and perception.

We will paint together and have some time to ask questions and discuss methods in each class. You will paint from your own references so that you can paint what you know and love.

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Watercolor Basics
Jan
11
to Feb 1

Watercolor Basics

Watercolor Basics workshop at Artwaves

Sky and water, rocks and trees, seascapes and landscapes, and for our last class choose your own topic.

This course is designed as a basics course for those just starting to use watercolor paints as well as a chance to go a little deeper into technique and perception.

We will paint together and have some time to ask questions and discuss methods in each class. You will paint from your own references so that you can paint what you know and love.

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You can Draw!
Jan
11
to Feb 1

You can Draw!

Anyone can learn to draw. This 4 week class will teach you how to draw what you see. It will give you a jump start with confidence to draw for pleasure or for a base for your painting.

Get ready for a whole world of seeing details that you have never noticed before!

Tuesdays from 9am to 12pm, Jan 11th, 18th, & 25th, and February 1st, 2022

Beginner level - Adults

$192 for 4 sessions($182 for members)

Masks, vax'd, and distancing for staff and participant safety.

Bring a soft pencil or two, paper or sketchbook, eraser, and sharpener

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