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Week 3: Relief Printmaking, Ceramics
Rising Grades 6 – 9 July 24 – 28, 2017 1:30 – 5:45 pm Relief Printmaking: Illustrate, Carve, Collage Translate illustrations and drawings into prints through the process of relief printmaking. Explore how work is laid out on the block or place, carved, and printed on our printing press or by hand. Experience the beauty of turning initial drawings into multiple different prints and paper collages of work in both 2D works on paper and 3D forms. Ceramics Explore the…
Find out more »Week 4: Drawing, Painting, Ceramics
Rising Grades 6 – 9 July 31 - August 4, 2017 1:30 – 5:45 pm Drawing, Painting: Line, Shape, Composition Challenge your skills in drawing and painting through the powerful use of color, pattern, shapes and placements. Using paper and paint we will emulate some of Matisse’s vibrant cutout work and design our own worlds from the paper to the walls of the studio to then make collage murals and collaborative installations. Ceramics Explore the satisfying skill of throwing on a potter’s wheel…
Find out more »Ceramics Summer Series
Adult / Teen 6 Mondays, 6 - 8:30 pm July 31 - September 11, 2017 Excludes September 4, 2017 The summer is what you make it. Students can focus on throwing on the wheel as well as hand-building construction processes such as coils, slabs, and pinching. This class will offer participants personalized instruction to develop their skills creating artwork in clay. Artists will benefit from building and throwing demonstrations as well as instruction on decorative and finishing techniques using various glazing combinations.…
Find out more »Ceramics Summer Series
Adult / Teen 6 Wednesdays, 6 - 8:30 pm August 2 - September 6, 2017 The summer is what you make it. Students can focus on throwing on the wheel as well as hand-building construction processes such as coils, slabs, and pinching. This class will offer participants personalized instruction to develop their skills creating artwork in clay. Artists will benefit from building and throwing demonstrations as well as instruction on decorative and finishing techniques using various glazing combinations. We will provide inspiration, information,…
Find out more »Week 5: Book Arts, Ceramics
Rising Grades 6 – 9 August 7 - 11, 2017 1:30 – 5:45 pm Book Arts Expand your ideas about what a book can be. Create colorful, dynamic book forms that communicate your story in unique and engaging ways. Using non-traditional printmaking processes, origami type folds, unusual hinges, and altered book techniques, participants will build a stunning library of distinctive, creative expression. Ceramics Explore the satisfying skill of throwing on a potter’s wheel while you relax with your hands in clay. Move…
Find out more »Postcards to Maud…Please Forward
August 14 – September 7, 2017 Reception: Thursday, August 17, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Pints and Postcards: Thursday, August 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm / Rain Date: Thursday, August 31, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Say goodby to summer with art, lawn games, and good beer. Make your own postcard, or start your art collection. Try your hand at bocce and lawn games, or just relax in our shady back yard. This is an 18+ event. Beer $5 Big Works in…
Find out more »Week 6: Soft Sculpture, Ceramics
Rising Grades 6 – 9 August 14 - 18, 2017 1:30 – 5:45 pm Soft Sculptures: Textured Objects Explore a wide variety of media and their many applications to sculpture. Use processes like handwork, embroidery, sewing, fabrics, paint, paper collage with found objects like marbles and buttons to feed the imagination and create morphic objects that walk the line of representational and abstract. Ceramics Explore the satisfying skill of throwing on a potter’s wheel while you relax with your hands in clay.…
Find out more »Urban Nest Project
September 24 - October 27, 2017 Artist Talk: Thursday, October 19, 6 - 8 pm Woomin Kim Weaves Together Pieces of the City at the Chandler Gallery The saying goes “one man’s trash is another’s treasure,” but for Woomin Kim, it’s more than that: it’s art yet to be created. Her unique use of found and discarded fibers, such as glass from littered broken bottles or even old hair extensions, will be featured in an upcoming installation at the Chandler…
Find out more »2017 Past Spirit Awards
Making Art, Creating Community: Spirit Awards honors Jason Weeks The 2017 Spirit Awards honored Jason Weeks, a leader in arts advocacy and creative partnerships. Mr. Weeks was integral in providing City and Cambridge Arts Council support for Maud Morgan Arts from its initial planning stage. As a vocal community arts advocate, he has been a dedicated spokesperson for Maud Morgan Arts’ outreach programs. The Spirit Award recognizes and honors Mr. Weeks for his enthusiastic leadership and immense contributions to the…
Find out more »Spirit Awards 2017
Save the Date! Sunday, September 24th, 6:30 - 9:30 pm Join us for a celebration of the arts in our community. Please visit the Spirit Awards page for more information.
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