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Acrylics for Beginners Brushes, Color Mixing and a Simple Landscape

Acrylics for Beginners Brushes, Color Mixing and a Simple Landscape

Saturday 20 June
Two Notch Road, Columbia - 9:30am - 2 Hours
Connie Dawkins
Beginner-friendly acrylic class covering brush use, basic colour mixing, and a simple landscape painting. Participants should bring their own paints, brushes and canvas.
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$49.00      
Acrylics for Beginners Brushes, Color Mixing and a Simple Landscape

Acrylics for Beginners Brushes, Color Mixing and a Simple Landscape

Saturday 18 July
Two Notch Road, Columbia - 9:30am - 2 Hours
Connie Dawkins
Beginner-friendly acrylic class covering brush use, basic colour mixing, and a simple landscape painting. Participants should bring their own paints, brushes and canvas.
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$49.00      

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Beginners Photography Class

Beginners Photography Class

Saturday 13 June
Park in Lexington - 9am - 3 Hours
Columbia Photography Group
Kimberly Waters
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic mode? Now is your chance! Join us as we break down the basics of your camera and how to shoot in manual mode - where you will learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and how these settings affect your exposure. We will also go over composition and other techniques that make a great photo. Then we will put your new knowledge to the test with a few challenges and the guidance of a professional photographer.
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$98.00       0 places left
Street Photography

Street Photography

Sunday 28 June
Lincoln St - 6:30pm - 2.0 Hours
Columbia Photography Group
Kimberly Waters
People, cafes, vendors, street merchants, buskers, historic buildings, art installations and much more. The power of observation underpins the art of great street photography. Learning to "see" interesting detail is a practised skill and we introduce you to easy methods that will open your photographer's eye and expose you to a world that is alive with detail. The most rewarding part of the class is learning how to approach interesting people and have them willingly pose for you. We will also go over settings, focusing techniques and lens choices common to street photography to help us capture those random chance encounters.
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$49      
Beginners Photography Class

Beginners Photography Class

Saturday 11 July
Park in Lexington - 9am - 3 Hours
Columbia Photography Group
Kimberly Waters
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic mode? Now is your chance! Join us as we break down the basics of your camera and how to shoot in manual mode - where you will learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and how these settings affect your exposure. We will also go over composition and other techniques that make a great photo. Then we will put your new knowledge to the test with a few challenges and the guidance of a professional photographer.
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$98.00       5 places left

Beginners Photography Class

Beginners Photography Class

Saturday 08 August
Park in Lexington - 9am - 3 Hours
Columbia Photography Group
Kimberly Waters
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic mode? Now is your chance! Join us as we break down the basics of your camera and how to shoot in manual mode - where you will learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and how these settings affect your exposure. We will also go over composition and other techniques that make a great photo. Then we will put your new knowledge to the test with a few challenges and the guidance of a professional photographer.
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$98       5 places left
Beginners Photography Class

Beginners Photography Class

Saturday 26 September
Park in Lexington - 9am - 3 Hours
Columbia Photography Group
Kimberly Waters
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic mode? Now is your chance! Join us as we break down the basics of your camera and how to shoot in manual mode - where you will learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and how these settings affect your exposure. We will also go over composition and other techniques that make a great photo. Then we will put your new knowledge to the test with a few challenges and the guidance of a professional photographer.
book now
$98      
Beginners Photography Class

Beginners Photography Class

Saturday 24 October
Park in Lexington - 10am - 3 Hours
Columbia Photography Group
Kimberly Waters
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic mode? Now is your chance! Join us as we break down the basics of your camera and how to shoot in manual mode - where you will learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and how these settings affect your exposure. We will also go over composition and other techniques that make a great photo. Then we will put your new knowledge to the test with a few challenges and the guidance of a professional photographer.
book now
$98      

Beginners Photography Class

Beginners Photography Class

Saturday 21 November
Park in Lexington - 10am - 3 Hours
Columbia Photography Group
Kimberly Waters
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic mode? Now is your chance! Join us as we break down the basics of your camera and how to shoot in manual mode - where you will learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and how these settings affect your exposure. We will also go over composition and other techniques that make a great photo. Then we will put your new knowledge to the test with a few challenges and the guidance of a professional photographer.
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$98.0      
ABOUT COLUMBIA
ART
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere, and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials which can be anything from pencils or pastels, to watercolour or oils.

If you are a complete beginner all you need to start are a couple of good drawing pencils, a rubber, and a drawing pad.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

Join the Facebook Group here to share your art and enjoy the art of other locals.

You can also subscribe here to receive notifications of upcoming events.

Our meetups and classes are limited to a max of 12 people
REVIEWS
Very nice instructor. Great class for a beginner
5/5
Jennifer
2026-03-16
This was a delight!
5/5
Ellen
2026-02-18
What a treat this was. On a rainy Sunday morning to arrive to a class filled with sunshine and a wonderful teacher Connie. I met some wonderful budding artists and had a brilliant morning learning techniques and ideas. I can highly recommend this class and will be looking at attending other courses. Thank you Connie for your expertise, knowledge and encouragement.
5/5
Cheryl
2026-02-16

Outstanding. Connie is so knowledgeable and kind. A great teacher
5/5
sandra
2025-12-14
I really enjoyed this event. Connie was so welcoming and knowledgeable. Not only did we all enjoy our tea & snacks, we enjoyed the laid back atmosphere and felt a camaraderie among the ladies there that attended. What a special day it was! Thank you for teaching me the basics I needed to know and having such patience with us all!
5/5
Christy
2025-12-14
Our group was small, just 4 but that was great to get to easily interact and learn from Connie. It was a beautiful location and the class was fun and had many helpful tips and techniques.
5/5
Teresa
2025-11-17

Connie is a wonderful artist and teacher. I learned a lot from her in this class. Excellent time spent on a beautiful morning doing what I love, art!!! She made it so easy...
5/5
Deborah
2025-10-21
Connie was a great teacher! This was my first time taking an art class, and as a beginner, I was apprehensive about coming out to try the class, but Connie made me feel very at ease and excited to be there. I learned a lot, and she was very engaged throughout the whole class. It feel like I would take another class with her.
5/5
Shannon
2025-10-21
I love the three techniques Kenyatta taught us She was very knowledgeable and prepared. Also kind and patient
5/5
Sandra
2024-01-21

ARTISTS
Connie Dawkins
I'm ConnieDawkins also known as Artist of Hidden Hearts. The hidden hearts is because I hide three hearts in every painting. Which represents the Father Son and Holy Spirit.
I've been painting for just coming up to ten years.
I am more a self taught artist. I did take classes and study under Campbell Frost.
Also took classes with David Jensen with Heritage paints. Where I learned more about perception painting.
I enjoyed talking along with sharing about different techniques with other artists.
Art is a form of expression relaxation and simply enjoyment for me.
Sharing what I learn is heartwarming to me.
You can follow my work on Facebook Instagram and Tik Tok.
Helping each other grow our passion is such a must.
Learning to relax through art along with creating.

Connie Dawkins is available for private bookings

I am available Saturday Sunday and Monday afternoons in NE Columbia.
Thursdays from 9 till 3 in Camden at Artist Attic.
Will also hold some small meet ups groups
At Area Parks

create a private booking
PHOTOS
Adelaide Art Group
2026-06-09
Columbia Art Group
2026-06-07
Title or Location:
I was feeling very nostalgic, reminising about my years living in the central New York area.
Credit: Lois Thornhill
Portsmouth Art Group
2026-06-01

Columbia Art Group
2026-06-06
Title or Location: Hilton Head Island, SC
This work is part of a series I have done on the topic of water. I take photos of the water in different forms in places I have lived or visited . This piece of art was based on a photo I took of the marshes which make up part of Hilton Head?s allure. Bright colors were used to emphasize the fun as well as beauty that marshlands. Other works show the Bayous of New Orleans, the streams in the Rocky mountains and the Saluda River in Lexington, South Carolina , my home. If you would
Credit: Peggy Maltarich. Signing as M3
Lisburn Art Group
2026-04-28
Columbia Art Group
2026-06-01
Title or Location:

Credit: Scott Sobel

Belfast Art Group
2026-03-30
Columbia Art Group
2026-05-12
Title or Location: Carolina Dune
I like painting clouds. With this oil painting I wanted to show the reflection of the sky colors in the dune.
Credit: Mary Rogers
Brisbane Art Group
2026-03-23

Columbia Art Group
2026-04-25
Title or Location: Columbia, SC
Blast from the past...70's hippie art &128578 by me 5'by 4.5' acrylic on stretched canvas and titled "Quandarous Aspiraation" it now serves as a night light in my grandsons bedroom with black light rope lights of course &128578 I've always been horrified by how mankind always seems to turn every great invention into a duel purpose. For every new and beautiful invention there is a weapons backstory to destroy life. I created this painting not long after I finished my enlistment in the Navy.
Credit: Debbie Cohea
Facebook: debbie.cohea.7
Instagram: blevinscohea
Buffalo Art Group
2026-03-16
Columbia Art Group
2026-02-17
Title or Location:

Credit: Lois Thornhill

Buffalo Art Group
2026-03-02
Tulsa Art Group
2026-06-11
Title or Location: Ruger
8 x 10 Polychromos and Luminance on Graffix Drafting FilmRuger came to us as an emergency weekend foster about 7 years ago and has been a loving member of our family ever since.
Credit: Terry DeCoster
Buffalo Art Group
2026-03-02

Denver Art Group
2026-06-10
Title or Location: Gromit in heaven
Gromit was a ?foster fail? who helped many other foster dogs on their way to a new life. He demonstrated life could be kind and to try and trust again. His favorite play dates were at Union Reservoir, retrieving tennis balls in the water. The day before Memorial Day in 2018, he started fading fast, a rush to the emergency vet showed the cause, cancer on his heart. He died just after midnight, so it would be impossible for me to forget him. He was 4years old.
Credit: Michelle Dick
Instagram: michelledick83
Belfast Art Group
2026-02-15
Portsmouth Art Group
2026-06-10
Title or Location: Cowgirl
I wanted to create a large painting involving a woman on a horse with the intension to make it quite dramatic showing movement. The painting was built up in 3 main layers then a final glaze and to about 35hrs. Reference material found on the free resource site Pixbay..Painting is 24?x36? (60x90cm) oil on stretched linen.
Credit: Brian Millar
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DQpDSAah2/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Instagram: brianmillar0

Adelaide Art Group
2026-02-15
Leicester Art Group
2026-06-09
Title or Location: England 2026
Do not grieve, my homeland.Within the cracks of your wounds,I have planted flower seeds.One day,you shall becomea vast garden in bloom. Alireza RoshanFatemeh KEngland 2026
Credit: Fatemeh Khaksar
Facebook: Fatemeh Khaksar
Instagram: greyauras
Sarasota Art Group
2026-02-09

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