Painting: Flow State (Creative Class)

Name: Painting: Flow State (Creative Class)
Start: 2026-01-08T13:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-01-08T16:00:00-07:00
Location: 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO, United States, Colorado 80204

Schedule

Thu Jan 08 2026 at 01:30 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO, United States, Colorado 80204 | Denver, CO

Flow State is a 6-week abstract painting class that explores the connections between intuitive painting, mindfulness meditation, and community. Participants will learn how to combine abstract painting and drawing skills with mindfulness meditation techniques. Each class will present different ways this hybrid practice can be used to hold space for ourselves and each other. Participants will work individually and as a group using acrylic paint, pastels, paper and canvas. This class will connect to abstract works in the Denver Art Museum collection, including pieces by artists like Mark Bradford, Elaine de Kooning, Joan Mitchell, Sam Gilliam, Shinique Smith, and Sonia Gechtoff.
Pricing: $240 for Museum Friends, $255 for Members and Students, and $300 for nonmembers.*
*Students will purchase their own materials for this class and should expect to spend $30-50.
Learn more and register: https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/calendar/creative-classes-painting-flow-state-2026
About the educator:
Visual artist Sarah Darlene explores the functionality of abstraction through a feminine, queer, and contemporary perspective. Her work investigates the intersections of painting, social practice, and meditation and their collective ability to promote self-reflection, cathartic healing, and true social change. Palmeri holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Louisiana State University, and an Executive Certificate of Nonprofit Management from the University of Notre Dame. She has been a member of Strangers Art Collective since 2015 and is a former Artist in Residence at RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Iceland. Learn more at sarahdarlene.com.
Artwork courtesy of Sarah Darlene