Open Studio at the Pottery, Tuesdays and Saturdays
Come to Riverhouse, an artist retreat in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta
learn and create art, be part of a like-minded community of friends and enjoy nature
Open Studio at the Pottery, Tuesdays and Saturdays
learn and create art, be part of a like-minded community of friends and enjoy nature

At Riverhouse Workshop, we strive to create a space where artists of all levels can come to learn, grow, and create. Our mission is to inspire creativity and foster a love of the arts in our community.
The Workshop offers visual art workshops, art gallery shows, The Pottery, the Little Pine Cone Dress Shop, a Lodge and a serene place to ca
At Riverhouse Workshop, we strive to create a space where artists of all levels can come to learn, grow, and create. Our mission is to inspire creativity and foster a love of the arts in our community.
The Workshop offers visual art workshops, art gallery shows, The Pottery, the Little Pine Cone Dress Shop, a Lodge and a serene place to calm down and do your expressive work in an natural retreat setting.
Situated in the country in TENSAW, ALABAMA, on 150 acres, Riverhouse is an artists’ retreat.

The Riverhouse is proud to have a team of experienced and passionate instructors from Alabama and across the United States, who are dedicated to helping our students grow as artists through workshops, lectures, demonstrations, gallery shows and more. Our instructors have a wide range of specialties, from painting and drawing to pottery, embroidery, quilting and photography.

Diana Rell Dean returned to her birthplace in Tensaw, Alabama from south
Florida. She has been an artist all her life, starting with an extensive dance career. She was a choreographer, teacher and performer of Modern Dance in the Wigman and Hawkins traditions.
Diana began to paint and developed a career in Stuart, Florida, where she opened
Diana Rell Dean returned to her birthplace in Tensaw, Alabama from south
Florida. She has been an artist all her life, starting with an extensive dance career. She was a choreographer, teacher and performer of Modern Dance in the Wigman and Hawkins traditions.
Diana began to paint and developed a career in Stuart, Florida, where she opened a new studio on the upper St. Lucie River, which she named, “Riverhouse Workshop.” The Riverhouse Workshop is now located on 150 acres in the upper Mobile-Tensaw River Delta in Tensaw/Stockton, AL in North Baldwin County.
Since her return, Diana has developed a Studio, offering classes; as well as a Gallery, where shows are held; a Marketplace for sales from the gallery and the Little Pine Cone Dress Shop; a Lodge, for classes, lectures, demonstrations, luncheons, meetings, and retreats; and currently almost complete, a The Pottery.

Riverhouse Workshop was established as a community center where anyone can participate in the arts. Classes are designed to lead and instruct students in a supportive environment as they make paintings, clay pottery, home decorations, handmade books, needlework, drawings, etc. with their own hands.
Prices are kept within reach. This place,
Riverhouse Workshop was established as a community center where anyone can participate in the arts. Classes are designed to lead and instruct students in a supportive environment as they make paintings, clay pottery, home decorations, handmade books, needlework, drawings, etc. with their own hands.
Prices are kept within reach. This place, staff and operations are designed to work together to enrich the community of North Baldwin and anyone else willing to come to the Delta to stay a while and enjoy the benefits.
As an art retreat its lands and buildings and staff support these efforts . The hope is that it will grow; offering longer residential workshops
And featuring artists from around the world.
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