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Art Camp for home-schoolers! Join ACA's art camp coordinator Peggy Imbert for a tour around the world. Each month ACA will feature different art techniques and styles of our global neighbors, Great Britain, Mexico, Italy, Egypt, China, Japan, France, and more! 2nd Tuesday of the month until May 2023 ACA Harris House, 214 S. Riverside Drive, NSB 9AM-12PM Ages 6-12 *Update - This program is currently at capacity, and we are accepting students for the wait list. Email Peggy at…

Third Friday of the month, join ACA artist ambassador, Bethany Bennett for a fun and relaxing session of painting. Learn easy techniques and practice mindfulness while we play with colors and shapes to create a beautiful landscape. No experience necessary. Fun for everyone! Third Fridays from 12-1:30PM Live Oak Cultural Center, 1050 Live Oak Street, New Smyrna Beach in partnership with Council on Aging NSB No registration required, but limited to 12 people per session Call for more information: (386)…

Enjoy the outdoors with this engaging activity. Artist Bethany Bennett, MFA leads you through sketch techniques and wellness exercises to bring you closer to nature. Join us at ACA main campus with your pencil and sketch pad! The fun of sketching is that you don’t have to draw something accurately.  You simply sit, breathe, observe closely, put pencil to paper and enjoy the process!  You will be amazed at how intricate and detailed nature’s designs can be.  Fourth Saturdays at 11…

A workshop for those moving through grief after a loss. Join artist and internationally accredited psychologist, Monica Vidal for an inspiring guided opportunity to use the arts for self-care. Participants will engage in activities that allow for support and creative expression while navigating the stages of grief. These activities focus on play and imagination, using various types of collage, painting, sculpture, writing, movement, and music as tools to help during this difficult moment. No artistic experience necessary. All supplies provided.…

The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) and Atlantic Center for the Arts present a week of environmental sound events featuring the 30th WFAE conference: Listening Pasts - Listening Futures, its first hybrid virtual and in-person international conference since 2011 and the first conference of its kind in the United States of America. Acoustic ecology, also called soundscape studies, is a discipline that studies the relationship, mediated through sound, between human beings and their environment. This partnership supports the work of…

Atlantic Center for the Arts and The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology welcomes you to the conference’s closing night concert. The first half of the program includes short works which will be presented outdoors. After a brief interval, guests will be invited to experience - seated or prone - a stunning black and white film and soundtrack for orchestra, electronics and choir by American composer Scott Ordway. Sonic Therapies for Toxic Relationships, Lisa A Schonberg (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)*, sonification/audification, percussion,…

Atlantic Center for the Arts invites the public to a series of free talks designed to create an awareness and appreciation of the environment through the study of birds and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Southeast Volusia Audubon Society, Stetson University Water Institute and Florida Native Plant Society speakers will inform and entertain the audience on these important topics. The public is invited to use colored pens provided by ACA to create a bird for inclusion in a public kinetic art…

Celebrate National Poetry Month with ACA! Convinced that sonnets are for Sonneteers? Sure that writing in the traditional poetic forms is the surest way to muzzle creativity? Join Florida Poet Laureate for Volusia County, M.B. McLatchey, in exploring how writing in poetic forms – chants, odes, haikus, epistolary poems, and more – can unleash our most authentic voices. Beginners to advanced-level poets are invited. 4 sessions: Wednesdays on April 5, 12, 19, 26 4-6PM ACA Harris House (214 S. Riverside Drive,…

“Art has a power to focus us on extraordinary and transcendent insights into what one’s life purpose can be.” Alex Grey Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA) is driven by a mission that focuses on multidisciplinary artistic collaboration and mentorship. Since 2015, ACA Arts & Wellness ambassadors have developed a shared culture and experiential method that connects the arts to community health. We invite teaching artists, community leaders, and healthcare professionals to learn these techniques and best practices in a…

Learn about the many world-renowned Mentors of ACA.  Study works and learn techniques from contemporary art professionals, led by ACA Community Artist, Bethany Bennett. 1PM - 3PM at ACA Harris House Please bring the following supply list: Canvas or bristol board, brushes and paint colors of your choice; if you do not have these supplies, ACA will provide them for a donation. No registration required. Walk-ins welcome! image copyright © Mildred Howard Bethany Bennett is an interdisciplinary artist who earned…

The ever-popular ShORE Symposium (Sharing Our Research with Everyone on the Indian River Lagoon) returns in 2023! Celebrate Earth Day by attending this convening presented by Marine Discovery Center, Stetson University, Bethune-Cookman University, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program, Volusia County Public Schools, and Atlantic Center for the Arts. ShORE is composed of citizens dedicated to creating public awareness on protecting the fragile ecosystem of the Indian River Lagoon. All stakeholders who have…

A workshop for those moving through grief after a loss. Join artist and internationally accredited psychologist, Monica Vidal for an inspiring guided opportunity to use the arts for self-care. Participants will engage in activities that allow for support and creative expression while navigating the stages of grief. These activities focus on play and imagination, using various types of collage, painting, sculpture, writing, movement, and music as tools to help during this difficult moment. No artistic experience necessary. All supplies provided.…

ACA's Arts & Wellness ambassador, Bethany Bennett will lead a fun kids activity at the NSB Regional Public Library. Saturday, May 6 at 11AM Stay tuned for more details!

A workshop for those moving through grief after a loss. Join artist and internationally accredited psychologist, Monica Vidal for an inspiring guided opportunity to use the arts for self-care. Participants will engage in activities that allow for support and creative expression while navigating the stages of grief. These activities focus on play and imagination, using various types of collage, painting, sculpture, writing, movement, and music as tools to help during this difficult moment. No artistic experience necessary. All supplies provided.…

Learn about the many world-renowned Mentors of ACA.  Study works and learn techniques from contemporary art professionals, led by ACA Community Artist, Bethany Bennett. 1PM - 3PM at ACA Harris House Please bring the following supply list: Canvas or bristol board, brushes and paint colors of your choice; if you do not have these supplies, ACA will provide them for a donation. No registration required. Walk-ins welcome! image copyright © Jane Hammond Bethany Bennett is an interdisciplinary artist who earned…

ACA partners with Creative Purpose Productions to bring exceptional local talent to the summer camp of Alonzo Babe James Community Center in New Smyrna Beach. SIGN UP BY CALLING 386-410-2890 Creative Writing with Justincredible June 9, 23, July 10 With a focus on mental health, poetry can provide and boost an individual’s mood during periods of stress, trauma or grief. Each youth will have the opportunity to express their work. Session I: Brainstorming Session II: Editing & Writing exercises Session…

REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 1st Atlantic Center for the Arts’ Summer Art Camp is held at ACA Harris House and Yurick Studios in downtown New Smyrna Beach. Each weekly session gives kids an opportunity to explore ideas of art and culture through hands-on experience with a variety of art forms. There is downtime for snacks, stretching, games, and lunch. Participants will meet new friends and take home artwork every week. Camp administrator, Ms. Peggy is looking forward to a great summer!…