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Many Miles: Stephanie Roberts-Camello
September 30 - October 18, 2019 Reception: Thursday, October 3, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Discovering a box of old family letters in my family’s basement would change the way I painted and how I thought about my work. There were stacks of letters bound in twine according to who sent them. They dated back as far as 1919 through 1946. Many of these letters reference the dust bowl days of Texas and the Great Depression. I come from a family…
Find out more »Cyanotypes with Susan Murie
Adult/Teen Saturday, October 5, 2019 (rain date October 6) 10 - 2pm | Printmaking Studio Learn the Cyanotype basics with seasoned printmaker, Susan Murie. Susan will demonstrate how to prepare your paper and make and process prints. And offer tips and tools of the trade for the best results! Price includes all materials to make a few of prints in the workshop and you will go home with additional coated paper to expose, a hake brush, a sheet of 11″x14″…
Find out more »SaturCLAY
Grade K - 1 5 Saturdays, 10 - 11:30 am October 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th and November 2nd Use clay to mold, shape and create! This class will hone in on fine motor skills to sculpt animal and creatures. Decorate you work with marks and patterns, then glaze your pieces to make them bright and colorful!
Find out more »Habitual: Prints by Sarah B. Shallbetter
October 10 - November 15, 2019 Reception: Thursday, November 7, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Hours: Monday – Friday, 3 pm – 6 pm Artist Statement: In this series of linoleum prints, I represent elements of unremarkable daily life imbued with amusing and quirky thoughts. While I employ drawing materials to assist in sketching out final resolve, I work primarily in printmaking because it allows me to construct an image through gradual and varied steps. Each step brings unexpected results. The…
Find out more »Honk Parade Workshop
HONK! Parade Family Workshop Sunday, October 13th 11:30 am – 1 pm $5 Suggested Donation upon arrival Join us to make a silly mask or hat with our art instructors, and then join the HONK! Parade as it passes down Mass Ave and marches into Harvard Square! Please RSVP on our Eventbrite link!
Find out more »Pressworks
Adult / Teen 5 Tuesdays, 6 - 8 pm October 15 – November 12, 2019 Tailored to you! This course will introduce a number of low-tech and fun printmaking methods. Through in-class demonstrations and personalized instruction, students will have the opportunity to experiment with these different printmaking methods while exploring their own imagery. Students are strongly encouraged experimenting with color, layering, and combining multiple techniques.
Find out more »Color Impression: Printmaking
Adult / Teen 5 Wednesdays, 10am - 12:30pm October 16 – November 13, 2019 Jump into this five week class and experiment with mixing colors and layered shapes with award winning artist, Cicely Carew. Processes will be demonstrated including multiple plate printing with color overlays.
Find out more »Silkscreen Shop
Adult/Teen 5 Saturdays, 10am - 12 pm October 19 - November 16, 2019 In this 5-week class students will have the opportunity to create 2 to 3 screens using the photo emulsion process and utilize the screens in making paintings. Students will be encouraged to work on paper and wood panels using Speedball Acrylic inks. This versatile printmaking process allows for creating variety of images that can be easily combined with painting. Bring ideas and see how they can be…
Find out more »Mini Pumpkin Painting
With Ian Prishwalko Saturday, October 26th 10am-11:30am Join MMA for a morning of mini pumpkin painting! Artists will receive a pumpkin and will work with Ian as they design and paint their own creations. Wear clothes you don't mind getting messy and enjoy the fun!
Find out more »Fragments: Collaging the Material World
Juried by Annie Silverman October 28 - November 22, 2019 Reception: Thursday, November 7, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Gallery Series Workshop with Annie Silverman Rip It UP! Saturday, November 2 10:00 am - 3:00 pm At the Chandler Gallery, “Fragments” Celebrates the Art of Collage If life imitates art, then it imitates a collage. That’s the thought that inspired “Fragments,” the latest submission-based Chandler Gallery show juried by artist Annie Silverman. As she puts it, we live in a world…
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