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INTUITIVE PAINTING FACILITATION

Apprenticeship Program

A program designed to support you along your facilitation journey, including pedagogical learning and experiential mentoring.

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IN-PERSON IN SAN FRANCISCO

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Have you ever wanted to guide others on their intuitive painting journey?

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Announcing our New Intuitive Painting Facilitation Apprenticeship Program!
​The Center for Creative Exploration is offering an in-person hands-on apprenticeship program where learning takes place experientially through practice of intuitive painting and facilitation. Senior facilitators provide ongoing mentoring/training for people interested in facilitating the intuitive painting process. 

Requirement

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  • Minimum of 1 year of personal painting process experience (minimum 75 hours)

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Recommended

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  • Previous leadership or facilitation experience 

  • Recommended: facilitation training with Michele Cassou, Stewart Cubley, Cherie Ray or Chris Zydel

  • Support Materials:

    • Taking “Principles of Process Arts” online course, Stewart Cubley

  • Books:

    • Life, Paint and Passion, Michele Cassou and Stewart Cubley

    • Point Zero Painting, Michele Cassou

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What to Expect

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Workshops

Three weekend workshops on core intuitive painting principles, philosophy and experiential facilitation practice.

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Assisting & Practice

Assisting weekly classes, workshops, day-longs. You can work with adults, children, or both based on your interest.

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Facilitation Practice

Chances to lead parts of classes, Open Studio, or intro classes. Each session includes guidance during the class.​

​Mentorship

After each session, a senior facilitator mentors you with opportunities to reflect on strengths/skills exhibited, and feedback to focus on for further growth.

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Process Review with Senior Facilitator

Review a selection of a student's painting process as a tool for facilitating, and to encourage dialogue and questions. This is not about reviewing your own painting process but witnessing a painters process in the class and reflecting on it.

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Studio Management

Learn how to run a fiscal and physical painting studio.

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Final Project

Plan, design, and facilitate a class of up to three hours (co-teaching with a fellow trainee is optional). Includes feedback.

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Commitment

One-year duration with reflection and feedback at the end.

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What's Included in the Price?

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  • Three facilitator training weekends (45 hours of live, in-person training)

  • Registration fee for either Committed to the Core OR 1 Essensual retreat and 4 - 8-week class series

  • A one-on-one session with each facilitator

  • Group coaching once a month on Monday evenings (6:00pm - 7:30pm) run throughout the program: Jan 25  |  Feb 22  |  March 29  |  April 19  |  May 24  |  June 21  |  July 26  |  Aug 30  |  Sept 27  |  Oct 18  |  Nov 15  |  Dec 13

  • Studio Apprenticeship & Practice: 8 classes (including set-up and clean-up). Depending on experience and comfort, you will either:

    • Shadow: Watch the lead facilitator and learn how the studio works

    • Assist: Help facilitate a small part of the class and try brief interactions with a few students under guidance of lead facilitator

    • Co-lead: Facilitate the full class in partnership with the lead facilitator

  • Certificate of Completion given at the end of each year​

Facilitator Training Weekends

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January 29 – 31
May 21– 23
October 22 – 24
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  • ​Friday Evenings, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

  • Saturdays, 10:00 am – 5:30 pm

  • Sundays, 10:00 am – 5:30 pm

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​Fee Structure & Payment Plans

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  • Tuition: $6500 

  • Deposit to hold your spot: $1,000 (number of participants: maximum 12)

  • Remainder due by November 1, 2026​

 

Applications due October 1, 2026.

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Please fill out the application and we will contact with you with payment options.

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The Center for Creative Exploration

Intuitive Painting

300 Chenery St.

San Francisco, CA 94131
 

415-333-9515

ccepaintingstudio@gmail.com

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