Level: Any
Approx. Duration: 6 Total Hours, divided into 2 sessions. This class is 2 parts, each a 3-hour session on particular dates. You must attend all dates to complete your project, and you must attend the first day in order to proceed.
Class Enrollment Closure: 7 days prior to the date of the class. Please do not enroll if it is within 7 days of the class date, unless you have contacted us and received approval to do so.
Age Requirement: 18+
Instructor: Sarah Arace
This unique, safe-space painting workshop celebrates the stories we carry within our bodies! Participants will create a personal self-portrait in acrylic by painting a meaningful body part that tells part of your story. Together, we will create a relaxed, supportive environment where all experience levels are welcome.
Leading artist and Seeing HER creator, Sarah Arace, will collect personal images from participants of their favorite body parts, which will be sketched onto a canvas for your use in the class. Through guided brushwork techniques, color mixing, and layering, each student will explore their own way of seeing and appreciating something about themselves that is worth celebrating.
Seeing HER explores body image, self-acceptance, and healing. Sarah has previously facilitated HER workshops and exhibitions, including a 2025 Metro Arts Thrive-funded project.
All project supplies & materials are provided by The Forge. Enrollees are required to submit a photograph at request of the instructor.
Plan ahead for your class:
After enrolling in the class, you will be contacted with a request to submit a personal photograph. You can either wait for the request via e-mail, or you can send your image directly to Director of Education Boogie Rocco : boogie@theforgenashville.org
All class enrollments are subject to a no-refund, no-transfer policy. Instructors have the right to refuse any enrollee who does not meet the age and/or prerequisite requirements without issuing any refund.
By purchasing a class, or gifting a class, you are agreeing to our policy. Please read the full FAQ and policy here: https://www.theforgenashville.org/class-policy-and-faq
About the instructor:
Sarah Arace is an artist and educator in Nashville focused on creating inclusive, hands-on art experiences that foster connection, confidence, and creative exploration among diverse communities. With over a decade of experience teaching adults through private lessons, group sessions, and workshops, Sarah has developed classes that lay foundational practices for painting, while also exploring deeper themes of self-acceptance and personal healing.
Level: Any
Approx. Duration: 6 Total Hours, divided into 2 sessions. This class is 2 parts, each a 3-hour session on particular dates. You must attend all dates to complete your project, and you must attend the first day in order to proceed.
Class Enrollment Closure: 7 days prior to the date of the class. Please do not enroll if it is within 7 days of the class date, unless you have contacted us and received approval to do so.
Age Requirement: 18+
Instructor: Sarah Arace
This unique, safe-space painting workshop celebrates the stories we carry within our bodies! Participants will create a personal self-portrait in acrylic by painting a meaningful body part that tells part of your story. Together, we will create a relaxed, supportive environment where all experience levels are welcome.
Leading artist and Seeing HER creator, Sarah Arace, will collect personal images from participants of their favorite body parts, which will be sketched onto a canvas for your use in the class. Through guided brushwork techniques, color mixing, and layering, each student will explore their own way of seeing and appreciating something about themselves that is worth celebrating.
Seeing HER explores body image, self-acceptance, and healing. Sarah has previously facilitated HER workshops and exhibitions, including a 2025 Metro Arts Thrive-funded project.
All project supplies & materials are provided by The Forge. Enrollees are required to submit a photograph at request of the instructor.
Plan ahead for your class:
After enrolling in the class, you will be contacted with a request to submit a personal photograph. You can either wait for the request via e-mail, or you can send your image directly to Director of Education Boogie Rocco : boogie@theforgenashville.org
All class enrollments are subject to a no-refund, no-transfer policy. Instructors have the right to refuse any enrollee who does not meet the age and/or prerequisite requirements without issuing any refund.
By purchasing a class, or gifting a class, you are agreeing to our policy. Please read the full FAQ and policy here: https://www.theforgenashville.org/class-policy-and-faq
About the instructor:
Sarah Arace is an artist and educator in Nashville focused on creating inclusive, hands-on art experiences that foster connection, confidence, and creative exploration among diverse communities. With over a decade of experience teaching adults through private lessons, group sessions, and workshops, Sarah has developed classes that lay foundational practices for painting, while also exploring deeper themes of self-acceptance and personal healing.
