Yvette's classes will remain on Studio Unlimited until October 1st, to provide for a smooth transition of Studio Unlimited membership students over to Painting with Yvette Academy. For those who have bought individual classes by Yvette on Let's Get Artsy, you will continue to access those classes on the Let's Get Artsy platform until later in the year. You will be sent communication when individual class access is being moved over to the Painting with Yvette platform and you will be given your new login instructions at that time.

If you are a member of Studio Unlimited, you will have the choice to completely transfer over to Painting with Yvette Academy at no additional cost and your billing cycle will remain the same. You will retain access to all Yvette St Amant / Painting with Yvette content, and you will no longer have access to the other artists within Studio Unlimited. Alternatively, you may choose to remain with Studio Unlimited, but in that case you will no longer have access to Yvette St Amant courses within the Studio Unlimited membership.

The Painting with Yvette Academy will go live on September 1st, 2026. Studio Unlimited members will have until October 1st to decide if they would like their membership switched over to Painting with Yvette Academy at no additional cost. Otherwise, their membership will remain with Studio Unlimited.

If you're already a Studio Unlimited member and you choose to transfer over to Painting with Yvette Academy, your billing will remain the same with no additional fees, and you will be honored at the rate you originally signed up for, as long as you do not cancel your membership. If you cancel and later decide to rejoin, you will be required to pay the current membership rate at the time you re-enroll. Additionally, if the launch month offer for the Academy is a lower rate than you currently pay for Studio Unlimited, you are of course welcome to cancel your Studio Unlimited membership and join the Painting with Yvette Academy.

No, she will not continue to do weekly lives in her Painting with Yvette Facebook community. She will be moving all live sessions to her Messy on Purpose Zoom sessions within the Painting with Yvette Academy.

You can simply sign up for the Painting with Yvette Academy membership, and you will have access to all of her live sessions, including the bi-weekly live Zoom sessions within the Academy.

She will be doing two interactive live Zoom sessions each month within the Academy.

The Messy on Purpose live Zoom sessions will be on Monday mornings at 9 a.m. Central U.S. time. Occasionally, there may be special events around the holidays or fun paint nights that she will coordinate throughout the year.

Yes. Every live Zoom session will be recorded and added to the Academy platform so you can easily access them anytime. They will not be available for a limited time only. You will have ongoing access to all sessions, whether they are conversations, critiques, demonstrations, or technique lessons. Everything will be organized and remain available as long as the Academy is active.

If you join the Painting with Yvette Academy during launch month (September 2026), your prior course completion will be reviewed and reflected in your Academy profile so your recognition status is accurate from the start. We have records for the past year of what you've completed on the Let's Get Artsy platform and the progress you have made in that time will be counted. Students will begin at Beginner Artist status unless prior course completions qualify them for a higher artist status level.

For every course you complete within the Academy, you will earn a Certificate of Completion. After every five courses completed, you will advance to the next artist status level and receive a recognition badge and recognition certificate.

There are seven artist status levels in total, each with its own badge and certificate.

The seven artist status levels are: Beginner Artist, Intermediate Artist, Advanced Artist, Emerging Artist, Prolific Artist, Master Artist, and Apprentice Artist.

You need to complete five courses to advance to the next artist status level. Each time you complete five courses, you will automatically move up, receive a new recognition badge, and earn a recognition certificate reflecting your progress.

The benefit is to encourage and motivate students to move forward with the course content and improve their skills. To also validate, recognize, and celebrate each student's journey and accomplishments no matter what level of creativity they are currently at.

The highest levels of recognition are the Master Artist and Apprentice Artist statuses, both offering wonderful benefits like a free one-hour mentoring and coaching session with Yvette St. Amant, a chance to be a guest speaker on her live Zoom sharing your journey, and recognition in the Painting with Yvette Gazette newsletter. You'll also earn special digital badges showing your dedication and growth, along with personalized support like portfolio reviews, style development guidance, help building your collection, creative direction, business and licensing insight, and goal-setting as you move forward on your artistic path.