# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ecology Art Lab: Handmade Watercolor Workshop
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join local artist Christie Jones for a hands-on, all-ages workshop exploring the connection between art, nature, and conservation.
In partnership with Mastic Beach Conservancy and the Museum of Contemporary Art Long Island, participants will learn how Christie transforms rocks and minerals into handmade watercolor pigments, and each participant will create a painting with these handmade watercolors.

Learn about oysters, aquaculture, and the important role they play in our coastal ecosystems. Discover why Christie brings art and conservation together in her creative practice.

While you’re at the workshop, explore EARTH MOTHERS, the museum’s current exhibition featuring four artists, including Christie Jones. The exhibition explores our relationship with the natural world and the ways artists can engage with environmental issues.

All ages welcome. No experience required. Advance registration preferred.

Come explore, learn, and create while discovering how art can help us connect with and care for our environment.

This workshop is offered free to the public through Christie Jones Studio’s 2026 L.O.C.A.L. Small Business Grant, awarded by the Long Island Association and Optimum to Suffolk County recipients.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/patchogue/ecology-art-lab-handmade-watercolor-workshop/200030656783803
- **Event Categories**: art, workshops, fine-arts, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 22

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Patchogue
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 20 Terry Street, Suite 116, Patchogue, NY, United States, New York 11772
- **lat**: 40.76414
- **long**: -73.01325
- **full address**: 20 Terry Street, Suite 116, Patchogue, NY, United States, New York 11772

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Ecology Art Lab: Handmade Watercolor Workshop being held?
  - **A:** Ecology Art Lab: Handmade Watercolor Workshop takes place on Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 20 Terry Street, Suite 116, Patchogue, NY, United States, New York 11772.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Ecology Art Lab: Handmade Watercolor Workshop?
  - **A:** Ecology Art Lab: Handmade Watercolor Workshop is organized by Patchogue Arts Council.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Ecology Art Lab: Handmade Watercolor Workshop is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Patchogue, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Ecology Art Lab: Handmade Watercolor Workshop sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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