BIG ARTS offers a variety of artsrelated workshops

Make the most of the month of romance by signing up for a BIG ARTS workshop. There are a vast variety of classes in areas such as language, painting and drawing, fine crafts, technology, photography, discussion, jewelry, pottery, and writing.

Fine Art Acrylics with Lucie Macherowski begins Friday, Feb. 1, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Life Drawing - Non-Instructed Open Studio with Carol Rosenberg begins Friday, Feb. 1, 9:15 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.

"Rescue Book" Collage with Cathy Taylor begins Saturday, Feb. 2, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Acrylics (Abstract Painting with Photo-Collage) with Gale Bennett begins Monday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Drawing with Julie Siler Olander begins Tuesday, Feb. 5, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Photography with Denny Souers begins Tuesday, Feb. 5, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Watercolors - Realism to Abstract with Anne Kittel begins Tuesday, Feb. 5, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Glass Fusing with Petra Kaiser begins Wednesday, Feb. 6, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Glass Fusing with Petra Kaiser begins Thursday, Feb. 7, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Adobe Photoshop (Beginners) with Denny Souers begins Friday, Feb. 8, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Jazz - The Swing Era (Discussion) with Jack Bailey begins Friday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Watercolors - Landscapes with Don Andrews begins Monday, Feb. 11, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Film Master Class with Ray Boyce begins Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1 - 3 p.m.

Nature Printing with Mona Gleitz begins Wednesday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Calligraphy with Victoria Kibildis begins Thursday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Pastels with Judith Barnet begins Thursday, Feb. 14, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Watercolors - Figure with Don Andrews begins Thursday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Mixed Media Collage with Cathy Taylor begins Saturday, Feb. 16, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Clay Expressions with Gail Jones begins Monday, Feb. 18, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Write the Short Short Story with Steve Oberbeck begins Monday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Pottery on the Wheel with Kelly Williamson begins Tuesday, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Stand in the Moment/Memoirs & the Personal Story with Steve Oberbeck begins Tuesday, Feb. 19, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Advanced Italian with Carl Grispino begins Wednesday, Feb. 20, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Italian for Travelers with Carl Grispino begins Wednesday, Feb. 20, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Italian II with Carl Grispino begins Wednesday, Feb. 20, 8:45 - 10:15 a.m.

Chinese Brush Painting with Edythe Newbourne begins Wednesday, Feb. 20, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Decorative Painting with Lois Ferguson begins Wednesday, Feb. 20, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Clay, Sculpting, Ceramics & Pottery on the Wheel with Marjorie Bronsted begins Wednesday, Feb. 20, 3:30 - 6 p.m.

Poetry with Marilyn Koren begins Thursday, Feb. 21, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Jewelry and Metalsmithing with Pilar Baker begins Friday, Feb. 22, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Acrylics (Beginning) with Patricia Kane begins Friday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Art Doll Class - A Circle of Friends with Katie Gardenia begins Saturday, Feb. 23, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Acrylics (Abstracting the Human Form) with Gale Bennett begins Monday, Feb. 25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Art of Knitting with Barbara Boulton begins Wednesday Feb., 27 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

For further information about upcoming workshops and events at BIG ARTS, to purchase tickets, to sign up for workshops, or to become a member, stop by BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road Sanibel, call (239) 395-0900, e-mail info@bigarts.org, or log on to www.bigarts.org.