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Hidden Order: Adirondack Paintings by Susan Sherman
October 2 – November 3, 2017 Reception: October 5, Thursday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Hours: Monday to Friday, 3:00 – 6:00 pm Community Artist Spotlight Space at Maud Morgan Arts is a new exhibition space that showcases the work of artists living and working in the community. For the past several years, my work has concentrated on themes inspired by the Adirondack Mountains. I use paths of light and water to bring order out of what at first seems a…
Find out more »Start with Art
Preschool & Toddler 10 Tuesdays, 10:30 - 12:00 pm October 3 - December 5, 2017 Play, Discover, Create Each week children and their caregivers will find a variety of age appropriate materials and techniques to explore. Children can move at their own pace between stations of process art activities. We will dive into using fine and gross motor skills, as well as sensory experiences. Projects will include a mix of messy and/or large projects with those more easily repeated at home. As…
Find out more »HONK! Parade Mask Workshop
Sunday, October 8, 2017 11 am - 1 pm $5 per person all ages welcome Join us to make a silly mask or hat with our art instructors, eat some pizza, and then join the HONK! Parade as it passes down Mass Ave and marches into Harvard Square! No registration needed, so come on a whim, with your family and friends!
Find out more »Painting Light: A Watercolor Workshop
November 4 - 5, 2017 10 am to 4 pm Adult / Teen Workshop Explore strategies for painting with watercolor. Focus on a variety of working methods and increase your understanding of how transparent washes can be layered both to create a full range of light and dark and to adjust colors as you works. We will also stay open to the playful, quick and spontaneous potentials of the medium. Students will paint primarily from observation and will work directly from a…
Find out more »Calm / Chaos: Work by Aja Johnson
November 6 - December 1, 2017 Reception: Thursday, November 9, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Aja Johnson Mines Personal Art History at the Chandler Gallery “I think a lot of artists do not like to look back at old work or even be associated with it,” says artist Aja Johnson. “But I believe there is very important artistic genetic code buried deep in those earlier works.” Johnson’s upcoming show at the Chandler Gallery charts her artistic journey from monochromatic pen-and-inks to…
Find out more »Introduction to Mosaics
December 2 -3, 2017 10 am to 4 pm Adult / Teen Workshop Design and fabricate a 8” X 8” mosaic using handmade Mexican tiles, called smalti, with unusual variations of color and texture. We will learn how to cut tiles into a variety of shapes and arrange them to best emphasize the lines and shapes in your design. You will go home with all the information that you need to continue making mosaics on your own. Students should bring photos,…
Find out more »Bare Essentials: Life Drawing
Mondays, 6:15 - 8:45 pm Weekly, Year-round Excludes July, August and Monday holidays Weekly drop-in drawing session Hone your figure drawing skills in this open session with a live model. Participating artists choose the poses by consensus. Because life drawing sessions include a nude model, participants must be 18 or over or bring a consent letter signed by a parent/guardian. Artist may drop-in and pay cash or purchase ticket blocks online.
Find out more »Drawn From Within 2017: All Agency Show
December 13 - January 4, 2018 “Drawn From Within” is a group show featuring a rather unusual group. Group shows often display the work of contest winners or artists represented by a single gallery, but the common thread that bonds these exhibition participants is their connection to a neighborhood non-profit. The Agassiz Baldwin Community is mounting its fifth annual all-agency exhibition in which employees—including teachers, accountants, administrative assistants, program directors and professional artists—display their artistic endeavors.
Find out more »Exploring Mixed Media
Adult 5 Wednesdays, 10 am - 12 pm January 10 – February 7, 2018 Elements of drawing, painting and collage are introduced in guided exercises. Consider new combinations of figurative or abstract images using visualization, imagination and your own intuition to unlock your inventive thinking. Experiment with combinations of techniques that can be used to create works of art that appear complex, yet easy to produce. All levels of experience welcome. Studio Sampler Series offers five-week classes that introduce topics in studio art. Studio practices will vary by season, and…
Find out more »Develop Your Sketchbook: Painting, Drawing, Collage
Adult 5 Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm January 10 – February 7, 2018 This five week class will focus on exploring variety of materials from micron pens, markers, watercolor, acrylic paints and collage. Each week will focus on a different exercise that will allow students to enjoy the process of art making while working with color, line, shapes and found images. Students are encouraged to work in their sketchbooks to create vibrant, “messy” and experimental spreads without the pressure of creating a “finished…
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