workshop Rhinebeck, NY

Awakening the Creative

The Painting Experience

With Stewart Cubley and Matt Belay

Date

Multiple options available.

See options below

Tuition

Member: $555.00

Standard: $620.00

Discover and nurture your creative voice in this pressure-free painting workshop with Stewart Cubley, Matt Belay, and staff.

Get a small taste of what it's like to explore your creativity and paint with Stewart Cubley.

Artistic freedom is the right to create without being pressured to perform, produce, or succeed. In this expressive painting workshop, everyone is a beginner, invited into a respectful and nurturing studio environment where individual attention and gentle guidance encourage you to discover your own creative voice, trust your intuition, and follow your authentic energy.

Who Should Attend? All are welcome. There will be no critiques, analysis, or judgment of the creative work. This workshop may interest people from a wide variety of disciplines, including art, education, counseling, social change, and meditative practices.

What You Experience

Whether you are a veteran painter or are picking up a paintbrush for the first time, the experience is about creative process and free expression, rather than technique, training, or expertise. You move beyond critical self-judgment, open your imagination as a doorway to deeper knowing, work through creative blocks, and explore process painting as a genuine path toward spiritual awakening.

Your Faculty

Stewart Cubley

Stewart Cubley, founder of the Institute for Art and Living, uses the practice of process painting...
Matt Belay

Matt Belay is a creative builder who has worked with The Painting Experience since 2004.

What People Say About This Work

"Without ritual or dogma, Stewart encourages the invisible forces of the universe flowing through each of us to become visible. His teaching points toward the transcendent, using the path of our own vital creativity."
—Hogen Bays, Abbot of Great Vow Zen Buddhist Monastery, Clatskanie, Oregon

"This is where I go when I want to dive into life, paint, and passion with others. It's more than creativity. It's transformation."
—Gail Baker, Workshop Participant

More Information

Enrollment is limited for this program; register early.

All materials will be provided.

Continuing Education

Stewart Cubley is independently offering continuing education credits; see processarts.com/continuing-education.

Workshop Rhinebeck, NY

Jun 6–11, 2027

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Each Omega participant must book accommodations separately. Your choice of housing includes your room, all meals and use of facilities and amenities — such as optional classes, recreation, walking trails, parking, and all other guest services.

$1,945.00

(5 nights)

Single Cabin Room A

One queen-size bed. Stay comfortably with heat, ceiling fan, and air-conditioning. Linens are included. Ask the registration team (877-944-2002) about our accessible rooms.
$1,550.00

(5 nights)

Double Cabin Room A

Two full-sized beds. For double occupancy, available only when you register with a companion. Stay comfortable with heat, ceiling fan, and air-conditioning. Linens are included. Ask the registration team (877-944-2002) about our accessible rooms.
$1,630.00

(5 nights)

Single Cabin Room B

One queen-size bed. Bath shared with the adjoining room. Stay comfortably with heat and air conditioning.
$1,150.00

(5 nights)

Dorm Single

One twin bed. Hall bath shared by 5 to 10 guests. Dorms are generally single gender, but may be coed. Pillow and blanket provided. Bring your own sheets and towels. Stay comfortably with heat and air conditioning.
$875.00

(5 nights)

Single Tent Cabin

Twin bed. Wood-framed, wooden walls with screened windows and canvas roof. Bathhouse nearby. Pillows and blankets are provided. Please bring your own sheets, sleeping bag and towels, or rent from Omega for a small fee. No heat. No air-conditioning.
$700.00

(5 nights)

Double Tent Cabin

Two twin beds. For double occupancy, register with a companion. Wood-framed, wooden walls with screened windows and canvas roof. Bathhouse nearby. Pillows and blankets are provided. Please bring your own sheets or sleeping bag and towels, or rent from Omega for a small fee. No heat. No air-conditioning.
$575.00

(5 nights)

Camping

One pre-assigned campsite. Bathhouse nearby. Bring your own tent and all appropriate camping gear. Stoves, campfires, and recreational vehicles are not allowed on campus. Limited availability.

Workshop Rhinebeck, NY

Oct 3–8, 2027

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$1,945.00

(5 nights)

Single Cabin Room A

One queen-size bed. Stay comfortably with heat, ceiling fan, and air-conditioning. Linens are included. Ask the registration team (877-944-2002) about our accessible rooms.
$1,550.00

(5 nights)

Double Cabin Room A

Two full-sized beds. For double occupancy, available only when you register with a companion. Stay comfortable with heat, ceiling fan, and air-conditioning. Linens are included. Ask the registration team (877-944-2002) about our accessible rooms.
$1,630.00

(5 nights)

Single Cabin Room B

One queen-size bed. Bath shared with the adjoining room. Stay comfortably with heat and air conditioning.
$1,150.00

(5 nights)

Dorm Single

One twin bed. Hall bath shared by 5 to 10 guests. Dorms are generally single gender, but may be coed. Pillow and blanket provided. Bring your own sheets and towels. Stay comfortably with heat and air conditioning.
$875.00

(5 nights)

Single Tent Cabin

Twin bed. Wood-framed, wooden walls with screened windows and canvas roof. Bathhouse nearby. Pillows and blankets are provided. Please bring your own sheets, sleeping bag and towels, or rent from Omega for a small fee. No heat. No air-conditioning.
$700.00

(5 nights)

Double Tent Cabin

Two twin beds. For double occupancy, register with a companion. Wood-framed, wooden walls with screened windows and canvas roof. Bathhouse nearby. Pillows and blankets are provided. Please bring your own sheets or sleeping bag and towels, or rent from Omega for a small fee. No heat. No air-conditioning.
$575.00

(5 nights)

Camping

One pre-assigned campsite. Bathhouse nearby. Bring your own tent and all appropriate camping gear. Stoves, campfires, and recreational vehicles are not allowed on campus. Limited availability.

Awakening the Creative

The Painting Experience

What You Experience

Your Faculty

Stewart Cubley

Matt Belay

What People Say About This Work

More Information

Continuing Education

Awakening the Creative

Member Tuition

Standard Tuition

Stewart Cubley

Matt Belay

Single Cabin Room A

Double Cabin Room A

Single Cabin Room B

Dorm Single

Single Tent Cabin

Double Tent Cabin

Camping

Awakening the Creative

Member Tuition

Standard Tuition

Stewart Cubley

Matt Belay

Single Cabin Room A

Double Cabin Room A

Single Cabin Room B

Dorm Single

Single Tent Cabin

Double Tent Cabin

Camping