Paradise Artist Retreat — Jiminy Peak, MA Tattoo Convention 2026

Your base artist ticket covers all three days of Stage programming — headlining demos, foundation workshops, figure drawing, still life and landscape sessions, discussion panels, and the gallery exhibition — plus your own 5×10 art-creation space.

Seminar Room sessions are sold separately as add-ons; prices vary by instructor and session length — recent examples range from $100 for a digital painting masterclass to $225 for an oil painting intensive. You choose exactly the sessions you want. There are enough stage events to keep you busy through the whole event.

The Stage is the main event — headlining demos, foundation workshops, figure drawing, and discussion panels, all included with your ticket. The Seminar Room is a smaller space for focused, hands-on instruction with individual instructors; these sessions are purchased separately as add-ons and have limited seats.

open early and close late - the night-owl crowd is very real. Come and go as your creative energy dictates; the space is ours for the full three days.

Nearly anything — oil, acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, pastel, digital, sculpture, mixed media. If you make art with it, bring it. Each attendee gets a 5×10 space to set up, create, and display work throughout the event.

Not at all. While Paradise grew out of the tattoo art community, there is no tattooing at the retreat — it is a pure art event open to artists of nearly any medium. Painters, illustrators, sculptors, and digital artists all attend alongside tattooers.

All levels are welcome. Stage workshops and foundation classes are accessible to beginners; Seminar Room sessions vary from foundational to advanced depending on the instructor. The real draw is creating alongside over a hundred working artists in an inspiring environment — the learning happens in every direction.

The first Paradise Artist Retreat was held in 2008, making 2026 the 18th year. The event grew from a small gathering of tattoo artists who wanted a space to make fine art together, and has since expanded to artists of nearly any medium.

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, Massachusetts — in the Berkshires of western New England. The event runs October 6–8, 2026. Albany is the nearest airport. It's a ski resort in the mountains of. western mass, so planning ahead is recomennded.

Albany International (ALB) is the closest at roughly 50 minutes from the resort. Bradley International in Hartford (BDL) is about 90 minutes. A car or rideshare is the best way to reach Jiminy Peak from either airport — there is no direct transit.

Yes — Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort is both the venue and the hotel. A group room block is available while it lasts. Call (888) 421-1442 (or (402) 592-6464 for international callers) and reference group code G-TATT to lock in the group rate.