by Hannah Garrison | Jan 13, 2026
Welcome to AnCan’s regularly scheduled guided art class! These free sessions are open to everyone and thoughtfully designed with our chronic illness and cancer community in mind.
Each class features a pre-planned, step-by-step art lesson led by one of AnCan’s instructors. No prior art experience is required. Participants are encouraged to work at their own pace, and modifications are always offered to support energy levels, physical limitations, cognitive fatigue, and access to art supplies.
In addition to learning creative techniques, these sessions are intended to support mindfulness and emotional well-being. Art can be a grounding practice—offering a moment to slow down, focus on the present, and reconnect with yourself through gentle creative expression.
Our goal is to create a welcoming, low-pressure space where creativity can feel restorative, calming, and accessible. We do our best to make every session as accommodating and inclusive as possible, so you can focus on creating in a way that feels right for you.
Sessions take place every 3rd Thursday at 8pm Eastern time
Register for each individual monthly class
by Hannah Garrison | Jan 13, 2026
Welcome to AnCan’s regularly scheduled guided art class! These free sessions are open to everyone and thoughtfully designed with our chronic illness and cancer community in mind.
Each class features a pre-planned, step-by-step art lesson led by one of AnCan’s instructors. No prior art experience is required. Participants are encouraged to work at their own pace, and modifications are always offered to support energy levels, physical limitations, cognitive fatigue, and access to art supplies.
In addition to learning creative techniques, these sessions are intended to support mindfulness and emotional well-being. Art can be a grounding practice—offering a moment to slow down, focus on the present, and reconnect with yourself through gentle creative expression.
Our goal is to create a welcoming, low-pressure space where creativity can feel restorative, calming, and accessible. We do our best to make every session as accommodating and inclusive as possible, so you can focus on creating in a way that feels right for you.
Sessions take place every 3rd Thursday at 8pm Eastern time
Register for each individual monthly class
by Hannah Garrison | Jan 13, 2026
Welcome to AnCan’s regularly scheduled guided art class! These free sessions are open to everyone and thoughtfully designed with our chronic illness and cancer community in mind.
Each class features a pre-planned, step-by-step art lesson led by one of AnCan’s instructors. No prior art experience is required. Participants are encouraged to work at their own pace, and modifications are always offered to support energy levels, physical limitations, cognitive fatigue, and access to art supplies.
In addition to learning creative techniques, these sessions are intended to support mindfulness and emotional well-being. Art can be a grounding practice—offering a moment to slow down, focus on the present, and reconnect with yourself through gentle creative expression.
Our goal is to create a welcoming, low-pressure space where creativity can feel restorative, calming, and accessible. We do our best to make every session as accommodating and inclusive as possible, so you can focus on creating in a way that feels right for you.
Sessions take place every 3rd Thursday at 8pm Eastern time
Register for each individual monthly class
by CyberOptik | Jun 1, 2023 | Art, Mental Health, Webinars
We have a very exciting announcement about our first of two upcoming art classes:
Veterans Appreciation Art Class, sponsored by Myriad Genetics and Myovant!
This will be a free art class offered to Veterans of all branches of the US armed forces, their family, and their friends.
When? Wednesday June 28th at 8pm ET / 5pm PT
And when we say free, we mean that in addition to the lesson being free, the supplies will also be free, too!! We are SO happy that we are able to offer this class – especially because it will benefit a community of individuals that is much more in need of mental health benefits than they might realize.
Last day to register is June 19th. We want to make sure everyone receives their supplies on time!
Your instructor,
Hannah Garrison, currently works with the VA hospital system in San Antonio, TX, as a creative arts instructor for their psychiatric units. She has been there to witness the incredible mental health benefits of a creative arts practice in the individuals she works with. We’re here to provide space for a community of like-minded individuals. Starting a new hobby can be intimidating, so that’s why we are so happy to be able to provide your supplies completely free.
PLEASE send this class registration to any and all Veterans you know, that may be interested.
We’ll be using watercolors and watercolor pencils! You’ll be receiving everything needed to complete this project in our class time – minus any napkins and water, of course.
Are you a Veteran in need of some virtual support? Whether you have chronic illness, cancer, mental health concerns, etc; we welcome you with open arms. We’re a virtual support group filled with other peers who have a lot of advice and support to offer.
Next meeting is June 22nd at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Drop in
HERE. No need to register.
Looking to make some art a little sooner? We have our next general art class on June 8th at 8pm ET! It’s free, and it’s BYOAS (Bring Your Own Art Supplies). We’re making an acrylic painting on canvas!
Please email Hannah@rickd13.sg-host.com or Alexa@rickd13.sg-host.com with any questions! Happy painting!
by CyberOptik | Dec 9, 2022 | Art
New December Art Class: Birches & Birds
Good news to fans of our art class! We’ll be painting a classic acrylic painting this December 15th at 8pm ET
If you’re able to or interested in signing up, then here’s all the info you need
It’s another BYOAS class – Bring Your Own Art Supplies
Please sign up here if you’d like to join us! All ability levels are welcome! I’ll be instructing everyone step-by-step on how to paint this. As always, feel free to add your own flair of creativity – different trees, different arrangement of trees, more birds, more branches, different colors, anything to make you love it even more 🙂
YOU WILL NEED:
- Acrylic paints: Blue / Purple / Yellow / White / Brown / Black / Red (or your choice bird color)
- Brushes: Flat 3/4in OR similar size; Round size #8 or smaller
- Canvas: 9in x 12in (or whatever size you want!)
- Water / napkins / paper plate or palette
We’ll be using a whole lot of white paint, so make sure you have plenty of that.
As for brushes, sizes are approximate. If you have something smaller, it may take a little longer (maybe!) and if you have a size a little larger, it may take a shorter amount of time (again, maybe!).
If you have family coming in for the holidays, they’re absolutely welcome to have fun with us!!
I will send out the link to class a day or so beforehand 🙂
As always, please let me (Hannah@AnCan.org) or Alexa (Alexa@AnCan.org) know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Hopefully you can join us!
Don’t forget to sign up at the link above. Looking forward to seeing you next week!
