Master Artist Workshops

Workshops are held in the Museum Academy classrooms located downstairs in the Museum.

Enter on the North Patio – pond side at Big Spring Park. Look for the Museum Academy entrance!

If you are interested in a Master Artist Workshop that is SOLD OUT, please email your name and phone number to Laura E. Smith, Director of Education/Museum Academy at lsmith@hsvmuseum.org to be added to the wait list. Members registration fee refers to Huntsville Museum of Art members.

Inclement Weather Policy for Workshops:

During inclement weather, the Huntsville Museum of Art’s Museum Academy schedule will follow that of the Huntsville City Schools: If the school system closes, the Museum Academy classes will also be postponed. The classes will then meet at their next regularly scheduled time. When camps/classes or workshops are postponed, there will be a recorded message at 256.535.6372. In the event that Museum Academy camps/classes are postponed due to inclement weather or other factors beyond our control, we will make every effort to reschedule these classes at the end of the session by adding on an additional week to the schedule.

Note: Master Artist Workshops’ cancellation policy varies with each workshop. Please refer to your email workshop confirmation PDF attachment letter. The Huntsville Museum of Art assumes no liability for non-refundable airline tickets or other expenses that cannot be used due to any classes or workshops being cancelled or schedule changes.

The closest airport is the Huntsville International Airport. The airport code is HSV.

Below are suggested hotels near the Huntsville Museum of Art

AC Hotel by Marriott Huntsville Downtown

(within 2 blocks of Museum)

435 William Avenue SW, Huntsville, Alabama 35801

Hotel Front Desk: 1-256-836-7776

Embassy Suites Hotel & Spa

(within two to three blocks)

800 Monroe Street, Huntsville, Alabama, 35801

Hotel Front Desk: 1-256-539-7373

Hampton Inn & Suites Huntsville Downtown

(within two to three blocks)

313 Clinton Avenue W Street, Huntsville, Alabama, 35801

Hotel Front Desk: 1-256-270-9120

Homewood Suites by Hilton

(close to the Museum – within six blocks)

714 Gallatin Street SW, Huntsville, Alabama 35801

Hotel Front Desk: 1-256-539-1445

SpringHill Suites Huntsville Downtown

(near Museum – not in walking distance)

745 Constellation Place Drive SW, Huntsville, Alabama 35801

Hotel Front Desk: 1-256-512-0188

Wet Concrete Carving

Elder Jones

Skill Level: All levels of experience are welcome, beginner to advanced

Friday, June 5: 1-4 p.m.
Saturday, June 6: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 7: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

$500 members/$550 non-members

Learn to build forms, prepare sand mix concrete, sculpt and hand carve in the soft matrix in this wet-carved concrete workshop. No power tools or hammer and chisel are required. Students will be given a working understanding of Portland cement and the variety of possibilities the technique offers. Choose to make either a planter or sculpture of about 30 lbs. Carving tools and materials provided. By the end of the carving day everyone will have completed their piece short of it having sit overnight to cure before handling.

Elder Garrison Jones is a native “baby boomer” of Chattanooga Tennessee. He received his undergraduate, biology and art, and graduate, biology, degrees at Middle Tennessee State University. He was the only apprentice of the late Jack B. Hastings where he was exposed to wet-carving sand mix concrete and has developed his own style over the past forty years. For more information, visit sandpudding.com.

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Still Life Oil Painting

Qiang Huang

Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced

Thursday-Saturday, June 11-13, 2026
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$500 members/$550 non-members

Qiang’s approach to still life painting will be demonstrated with particular focus on creating dramatic set ups by observing the light distribution, and using bold and loose strokes to create a powerful and accurate representation on canvas.

Using demonstrations and individual assistance, Qiang will explain his process of creating energetic paintings by manipulating values, colors, edges, and brushwork. Personal attention will be given to each student according to his or her current skill level and personal goals in art. The workshop is designed for indoor practice with live settings.

Qiang has developed computer tools to help artists to see color more accurately and simplify the painting process. He will share his color study and introduce the tools in this workshop.

Qiang Huang (pronounced as Chong Wong) was born and raised in Beijing China and now lives in Austin, Texas. He has studied art from multiple master artists like David Leffel and Sherrie McGraw. His paintings show remarkable accuracy and expressive brush strokes. Since 2004 his paintings have been selected continuously for the 14th, 15th,16th and 18th Oil Painters of America’s National Juried Exhibitions. American Artist Magazine has featured his teaching on the summer issue of the “Workshop”. For more information, visit qh-art.com.

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Watercolor Painting

Tony Couch, AWS

Skill Level: Beginners, Students, Hobbyists & Professional Artists
Monday, September 14 – Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;
Thursday, September 17, 2026; 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
$575 members/$625 non-members

The workshop sessions begin as Couch completes a painting, explaining what he is doing, and why, as he paints. Students paint in the afternoons, after which Couch critiques all the day’s completed work, including his own. An optional slide show/lecture on the principles of design – including color and composition – will be presented in the afternoon of the first day.

Couch received a Bachelor Degree in Art from the University of Tampa, and did further work at Pratt Institute in New York. Simultaneously, he worked as an artist for Associated Press and freelance illustrator while studying watercolor painting with Edgar A. Whitney, ANA. His first book, Watercolor: You Can Do It, became North Light Publishing’s all time best selling book on painting. It has been the textbook for several college art departments and has been translated into Chinese for markets overseas. A follow-up book on technique went through three printings and was translated into Japanese for that market. A third, Tony Couch’s Keys to Successful Painting was also published by North Light. His watercolor instruction articles have appeared in Palette Talk, The American Artist, Australian Artist, North Light Watercolor Magic” and “the artist” magazines. His work is included in twelve art instruction articles and publications by other artists in the US., Australia and the UK. He has produced 10 “How To” Videos and DVDs, some of which are used in colleges and in various state educational systems via television. He conducts workshops throughout the US and abroad.

Couch has won over 70 national awards and his work has been included in three annual exhibitions of the National Academy of Design. For more information, visit tonycouch.com.

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Master Artist Workshops

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