Past Workshops
Past Star Arts Workshops
Below is a list of some of our workshops and workshop leaders we’ve had over the years.
2025 Workshops
Movement
Let Your Yoga Dance
With Megha Nancy Buttenheim and Andrea Cashman
Photography
How You Look At It
With Edie Bresler
Theater
Greek Chorus with Shadow Puppets
With Theodora Skipitares and Andrea Balis
Visual Arts I
Plein Air Landscape
With Jeneane Lunn
Visual Arts II
A Moment in Time and Space: Exploring Star Island Through Textile Arts
With Elizabeth Ives
Writing
Mind Spirit Memory: Contemplative Memoir Writing for Everyone
With Louise Harrison Lepera
2024 Workshops
Movement
Dance and Movement Potpourri
With Nancy Schulz
Music
Soul “Play”: Improvisation as a Spiritual Practice
With Dr. Karen Rege
Video
Video Production
With Bruce Petschek
Theater
Shakespeare on the Rocks
With Robin Fawcett
Visual Arts I
Painting Landscape in Oils, Acrylics, Soft Pastels or Gouache
With Jeneane Lunn
Visual Arts II
Basket Making
With Mary Banach
Writing
Japanese Poetic Forms for Everyone
With Eric Hyett
2023 Workshops
Movement
Burlesque
With Joe Williams
Music
Hospice Singing
With Lynne Wilkinson
Photography
Go to the Limits of Your Longing
With Parrish Dobson
Theatre
Briny Chamber Theatre
With Robin Fawcett
Visual Arts I
Drawing and Painting with Soft Pastels
With Wendy Soliday
Visual Arts II
The Art of Felting
With Rachel Benson
Writing
Memoir Writing
With Tom Daley
2022 Workshops
Afternoon Artisan
Gathering Basket
With Nancy Duffie
Movement
Emergent Dance: Tuning into Collective Effervescense
With Alana Phinney
Music
Rise Up Singing
With Liza DiSavino and A.J. Bodnar
Photography
To See Feelingly
With Parrish Dobson
Theatre
Playback Theatre
With Tim Van Ness
Visual Arts
Mixed Media
With Suta Lee
Writing
Workouts for Writers: Building Our Muscles
With Charles Coe
2021 Workshops
Movement
On Island: Abby Harkey
Virtual: Alana Phinney
Photography
Bruce Childs
Visual Arts
Claire Walker Leslie
Writing
Pamela Powell
2020 Workshops
Movement
Virtual: Alana Phinney
Photography
Virtual: Bruce Childs
2019 Workshops
Filmmaking
Robin Bossert
Movement
Robin Russell
Music
Rev. Mary Edes
Theater
Dian Hamilton
Visual Arts
Chris Volpe
Writing
Ellen Taylor
Special Guest
Alexandra de Steiguer
2018 Workshops
Movement
Rev. Bill Clark
Music
Bryan Cahall
Photography
Julie Williams-Krishnan
Theater
Gary Glor
Visual Arts
Nancy W. Taylor
Writing
Jeanne Beckwith
2017 Workshops
Movement
Monika Gadre
Music
Michael Lavine
Photography
John Snell
Theater
Liz Snell and Joanne Greenberg
Visual Arts
Diane Cadrain
Writing
Mary Cinadr
2016 Workshops
Movement
Kumu Healani
Music
Paco Samb
Photography
Annie Cameron
Theater
Margo Whitcomb
Visual Arts
Nancy Sargent Howell
Writing
Steven Ratiner
2015 Workshops
Movement
Travel the World Through Dance!
Nancy Schulz
Music
Singing with Courage
Jon Arterton and James Mack
Photography
Spiritual Photography on Star Island
Ron Cox
Theater
Improvisation and Theater Games
Alison Hyder
Visual Arts
Experimental Printmaking: Creating Collagraphs
Laurie Brown
Writing
Haiku Now
Jeannie Martin
2014 Workshops
Movement
Ellen Kennedy
Music
Martin Hargrove
Photography
Parrish Dobson
Theater
Mike Albo
Visual Arts
Chris Volpe
Writing
Bruce Coville
2013 Workshops
Movement
Judy Chaves
Music
Scott Ward
Photography
Annie Tiberio Cameron
Theater
Doug and Mary Baker
Visual Arts
Newell Murri
Writing
Ellen Schmidt
2012 Workshops
Movement
Shenandoah Sluter
Music
Martin Hargrove
Photography
Caleb Cole
Theater
Melissa Nussbaum
Visual Arts
Linda Celestian
Writing
Carl Erikson
2011 Workshops
Movement
Blake Pearson
Music
Bill Bauer
Photography
Caleb Cole
Theater
Sarah Clark
Visual Arts
Jacquie Lotz
Writing
Regie Gibson
2010 Workshops
Movement
Joe Williams
Music
Geoff Brown and Mark Whitaker
Photography
Parrish Dobson
Theater
Peter Berkrot
Visual Arts
Lew Fifield
Writing
Nicole Terez Dutton
2009 Workshops
Movement
Blake Pearson
Music
Greg Greenway
Photography
Marty Hassell
Theater
Robin Fawcett
Visual Arts I
Christine Neill
Visual Arts II
Jonathan Giles
Writing
Barbara Kasselmann
2008 Workshops
Movement
Jason Durivou
Music
Lynne Wilkinson
Photography
Gary Samson
Theater
David Brune
Visual Arts I
Jacquelyne Lotz
Visual Arts II
Antoinette Prien Schultze
Writing
Ellen Schmidt
2007 Workshops
(At Ferry Beach)
Movement
Amparo Chigui Santiago
Music
Jon Arterton
Photography
Gary Samson
Theater
Jackie Davis
Visual Arts I
Elizabeth Cameron
Writing
Elizabeth Levy
2006 Workshops
Visual Arts
Steve Prince & Jim Locke
Writing
Reg Saner
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2005 Workshops
Movement
Joe Williams
Theater
Michael Brown
Writing
Simone Muench
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2004 Workshops
Visual Arts
Jacquie Lotz
Writing
Poppy Brandes
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2003 Workshops
Music
James Durst
Writing
Jack McCarthy
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2002 Workshops
Movement
Kate Walders
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2001 Workshops
Movement
Kate Walders
Music
Nick Page
Theater
David Richman
Writing
Nita Penfold
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2000 Workshops
Visual Arts
Connie Grace
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1999 Workshops
Music
Ruth Alexander and Tomas Rodriguez
Photography
Pat Bashford
Theater
Peter Berkrot and Karen Lundh
Writing
Barbara Kasselmann
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1998 Workshops
Writing
Jennifer Whitten
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1997 Workshops
Movement
Sarah Hauss
Music
Robb and Jeff Vallier
Photography
Meg Gilman
Theater
Ingrid Sonnichsen
Visual Arts
Susan Tucker-Carter
Writing
Robert Olmstead
1996 Workshops
Movement
Helen Dannenberg
Music
Randy Armstrong
Photography
Peter Randall
Theater
Tim Bell
Visual Arts
Elizabeth Pratt
Writing
Eric Mandlebaum
1995 Workshops
Movement
Anne McLaughlin
Music
Joyce Minasian
Photography
Eric Lindbloom
Theater
Karen Lundh
Visual Arts
Carol and Rod Guthrie
Writing
Nancy Willard
1994 Workshops
Movement
Jennifer Scanlon
Music
Les Robinson Hadsell
Photography
David MacEachron
Theater
Peter Berkrot
Visual Arts
Susan Nightcap
Writing
Steve Ratiner
1993 Workshops
Movement
Jim Stevenson
Music
Sandy and Carolyn Paton
Photography
Donna Light
Theater
Wren Ross with Bobbi Ausubel
Visual Arts
Jo-Ellen Bosson
Writing
William Least Heat-Moon
1992 Workshops
Movement
Earl Tucker
Music
Lisa Laskowich
Photography
Eric Somers
Theater
Ann Wilson
Visual Arts
Jeanne Garant
Writing
Richard Waring
1991 Workshops
Movement
Jana Buchholz
Music
Christopher Brooks
Photography
Dave Grinnell
Theater
Robert Pikser
Visual Arts
Dale Addington
Writing
Sally Love Saunders
1990 Workshops
Movement
Marc Casslar
Music
Nick Page
Photography
Con Karlson
Theater
Diana DeBaum
Visual Arts
Lotus Do
Writing
Jack Heath
1989 Workshops
Movement
Scott Michaels
Music
Amy Shimin Newcomer
Photography
Bill Roy
Theater
Rose Pavlov
Visual Arts
Robin Holder
Writing
Deborah Kelm
1988 Workshops
Movement
Chip and Fran Henderson
Music
Tom Benjamin
Photography
Steve Muskie
Theater
Jim Beard
Visual Arts
Connie Grace
Writing
Ethelbert Miller
1987 Workshops
Movement
Young Soon Kim
Music
Nadine Hathaway
Photography
Steve Muskie
Theater
Len Auclair
Visual Arts
Sylvia Fullinwider
Writing
Ed Cox
1986 Workshops
Music
Les Robinson Hadsell
Photography
Maxine Henryson
Visual Arts
Marty Cain
Writing
Marcia Haufrecht
1985 Workshops
Movement
Elizabeth Konviser
Music
Audree O’Connell
Photography
Marsha Sheer
Theater
Bob and Helen Stephens
Visual Arts
Nancy Zeiske
Writing
Bill Scheller
1984 Workshops
Movement
Sandra Olansky
Music
Sara Benson
Visual Arts
Maria Termini and Mike McConnell
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1983 Workshops
Theater
Len Auclair
Visual Arts
Annette Dunkleman
Writing
Geoff Hewitt
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1982 Workshops
Movement
Sandra O’Lansky
Music
David Moss
Photography
Anne O’Toole and Bob Raymond
Writing
Steven Ratiner
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1981 Workshops
Movement
Diane Carney
Music
Joseph and Jeanann Celli
Photography
William Roy
Visual Arts
Leigh Woodbury
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1980 Workshops
Movement
June Kennedy
Photography
Irving Pastarnak
Visual Arts
Judy Speyer
Writing
Esther Buffler
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1979 Workshops
Movement
June Kennedy
Music
Rudy Nashan
Photography
David Small
Theater
Nicholas Linfield
Visual Arts
Jane Dwyer
Writing
Lael Wertenbaker
1978 Workshops
Movement
Andrea Hawkins
Photography
Charles West
Visual Arts I
Susan West
Visual Arts II
Brenda Haywood
Writing
Edward Knowlton
1977 Workshops
Music
John Coe
Photography
Peter Randall
Visual Arts
Walter Glaser
Writing
Betty Lowry