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Relief Transformations: Print
Adult / Teen Fridays, 10 am - 12:30 pm September 30 - December 16, 2016 Excludes November 25, 2016 Develop images using woodcut, monotype and combinations of the two. Enjoy the excitement of seeing your layered images emerge from this age-old and elegant way of working. Emphasis will be on woodcut while simultaneously exploring the many processes possible with all forms of relief, monotype, and monoprint. Questions: contact Julia: julia@juliatalcott.com
Find out more »Science & Art Investigations
Grade K Fridays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 30 - December 16, 2016 Excludes November 11 & 25, 2016 Is it science? Is it art? Is it both? Let’s go on a journey of discovering connections between art and science. Through experimenting with materials and testing how they behave, we will forge a stronger understanding and appreciation for the interrelationship between the sciences and the arts. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Creative Sewing Projects
Grades 3 - 5 Fridays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 30 - December 16, 2016 Excludes November 11 & 25, 2016 Design it yourself! Students will learn the basics of sewing and fabric applique; design, pinning, and cutting fabric while making creative and functional items. We will adapt contemporary fabric collage with cut shapes from various fabrics, combining and layering pieces using heat activated adhesive. Both sewing and applique processes lets you combine color, shape, line and pattern to form landscapes, portraits,…
Find out more »All for Clay / Clay for All: Adult
Saturdays, 11 am - 1 pm October 1 - December 10, 2016 Excludes November 12 & 26, 2016 All ages and skill levels can work side by side. No matter how young or old you can be successful in clay. Employing a variety of handbuilding and wheelthrowing techniques we will have fun making functional and sculptural pieces. We will glaze and fire our work to take home and enjoy! This is a chance for all ages to work together, learn from each other,…
Find out more »All for Clay / Clay for All: Adult & Child
Saturdays, 11 am - 1 pm October 1 - December 10, 2016 Excludes November 12 & 26, 2016 All ages and skill levels can work side by side. No matter how young or old you can be successful in clay. Employing a variety of handbuilding and wheelthrowing techniques we will have fun making functional and sculptural pieces. We will glaze and fire our work to take home and enjoy! This is a chance for all ages to work together, learn from each…
Find out more »All for Clay / Clay for All: Grades 3-5
Saturdays, 11 am - 1 pm October 1 - December 10, 2016 Excludes November 12 & 26, 2016 All ages and skill levels can work side by side. No matter how young or old you can be successful in clay. Employing a variety of handbuilding and wheelthrowing techniques we will have fun making functional and sculptural pieces. We will glaze and fire our work to take home and enjoy! This is a chance for all ages to work together, learn from each…
Find out more »All for Clay / Clay for All: Grades 6-8
Saturdays, 11 am - 1 pm October 1 - December 10, 2016 Excludes November 12 & 26, 2016 All ages and skill levels can work side by side. No matter how young or old you can be successful in clay. Employing a variety of handbuilding and wheelthrowing techniques we will have fun making functional and sculptural pieces. We will glaze and fire our work to take home and enjoy! This is a chance for all ages to work together, learn from each…
Find out more »All in One / All at Once: Printmaking and Drawing
October 15 - 16, 2016 10 am to 4 pm Adult / Teen Workshop Come explore printmaking as a drawing medium. With a nude model as the observational focus, work directly and spontaneously on printing plates with an "all in one" approach and simple monotype techniques that seamlessly integrate printmaking and drawing. This will be an intensive, fun workshop in a supportive and encouraging environment. Be prepared for challenges, and surprises. No experience in printmaking, figurative work, or drawing is necessary.
Find out more »Print and Process: Master Printers / Master Class
October 29 - 30, 2016 9 am to 5 pm Adult / Teen Workshop Print with the guidance of Master Printers at a scale and using techniques not available in many print studios. Focusing on the synergy between technique and imagery, this workshop addresses the individual vision and work of each artist. Akua fume-free soy-based intaglio inks are versatile and formulated for a relaxed working time. Clean up is with soap and water. No printmaking experience is necessary. A "Pop-Up" exhibition…
Find out more »Birches, Bark and Beyond: Works by Marja Lianko
AT HOME IN THE WOODS Marja Lianko Draws on Finnish Roots for Works of Bark “Birches have nearly taken over my studio,” says artist Marja Lianko, whose upcoming show at the Chandler Gallery features paintings and sculpture depicting—and, in some cases, made of—trees, bark and branches. Lianko is a fixture in the Boston art scene. She taught at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts for 23 years, and has shown her work at the MFA, the Fogg Museum,…
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