🎨 Level Up Your Mural Skills!
If you’re ready to push your mural practice beyond the familiar, this 3-day immersive mural workshop (May 15–17 in Chester, Nebraska) is designed for you. Led by professional muralists Cindy Chinn, Tony Once, and Jody Barrilleaux, this hands-on experience blends traditional techniques with modern tools in a relaxed, creative retreat setting. You’ll experiment, learn, and create alongside fellow artists who are just as curious and motivated as you are.
🚀 What Makes This Workshop Different
This is not a lecture-based class; it’s a working studio experience. Over three focused days, you’ll explore:
- Brush, spray can, and spray gun mural techniques
- Digital images and scaling using Meta Quest VR tools
- Translating digital concepts to real-world surfaces
- Installing murals using Polytab methods
- Professional workflows you can apply immediately
You’ll work hands-on every day and leave with a finished mural element that reflects your own style and growth. And a ‘SWAG BAG’ filled with paints, brushes, supplies, AND a Meta Quest 3S… YES, I said a pair of goggles that you get to take home!!
🌿 Create, Connect, and Recharge
Hosted in a fully equipped studio in rural Nebraska, this workshop offers space to focus, experiment, and connect — without distractions. With small class size (8–10 artists), personalized instruction, shared meals and lodging, everything is set up so you can do what you do best: create. Whether you’re a seasoned muralist or expanding into large-scale work, you’ll leave inspired, confident, and ready to paint bigger and smarter.
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Download our overview document - we'll have a lot more information in the new year! And it is subject to change, for the better. I've been adding sponsors and materials. We even have a special guest planned!
This is going to be a special workshop!!!!
🎯 Who This Workshop Is For (and Who It’s Not)
This Workshop Is a Great Fit If You:
- Are a muralist, painter, or visual artist looking to expand your skill set
- Want hands-on experience with brush, spray, and digital mural tools
- Are curious about integrating VR and digital planning into your workflow
- Enjoy learning in a small, supportive group environment
- Want to leave with a finished mural piece and practical techniques you can immediately use
- Value community, collaboration, and creative exploration over competition
This Workshop May Not Be the Best Fit If You:
- Are looking for a beginner, step-by-step introduction to mural painting basics
- Prefer lecture-only or highly rigid classroom-style instruction
- Are not comfortable experimenting or trying new tools and approaches
- Need a fast-paced, production-only experience with no exploration time
Skill Level Note
This workshop welcomes artists of all levels, but it is especially valuable for those who already have some painting or mural experience and want to grow, refine, and experiment.
You’ll get the most out of this weekend if you come curious, open-minded, and ready to create.