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Print and Process: Master Printers / Master Class
Saturday and Sunday April 9-10, 2016 9 am to 5 pm Adult / Teen Workshop In a continuing collaboration with the Cambridge Art Association, MMA offers a weekend of workshops in which artists can 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…
Find out more »Sketching and Painting Cambridge
Sunday, May 22, 2016 10 am to 4 pm Adult / Teen Workshop Experience the intensity of looking anew at your familiar surroundings. Actually looking while drawing and painting is a profoundly different experience that just passing through. Alexandra will guide you in your explorations with pen and pencil, paper and paint. An exhibition will follow in the Chandler Gallery and the Foyer Gallery culled from the workshop.
Find out more »Screenprinting Intensive
Sunday, June 12, 2016 10 am to 5 pm In this one-day intensive workshop, students will be introduced to silkscreen basics. We will examine different ways of making a screen. We will employ traditional screen-printing techniques such as stencils and the use of drawing fluid and screen filler. In addition, students will be introduced to photo emulsion and the appropriate ways to generate film positives. Silkscreen is one of the most versatile printmaking processes. Students will be encouraged to print on…
Find out more »Ceramics Summer Series
Adult / Teen Wednesdays, 6 - 8:30 pm August 10 - September 14, 2016 The summer is what you make it. Students can focus on throwing and trimming 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. Students will benefit from building and throwing demonstrations as well as instruction on decorative and finishing techniques using various glazing combinations. We will provide…
Find out more »Collage & Sketch Cambridge
September 25 - 26, 2016 10 am to 4 pm Adult / Teen Workshop In this class we will prepare papers with elements of collage and then go out and make some sketches over these surfaces. The next step will be adding color using acrylic paints. This is for those of you out there pining to respond to this beautiful city. It is perfect for people who are intimidated by drawing because we can make simple line drawings and raw intimations…
Find out more »Incisive Discussions: Critique Seminar
September - May 8 Weeks on Wednesdays 10 am to 1 pm Acclaimed educator and artist Julie Graham is brilliant when it comes to evaluating your artwork and helping you to discuss it incisively. Challenge yourself to grow as an artist. Use this seminar series to “see” your work through other eyes, and to develop goals for progress. Test ideas on the group, practice speaking about your work, and develop a coherent artist’s statement. This seminar is equivalent to a…
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 »Painting Light: A Watercolor Workshop
November 12 - 13, 2016 10 am to 4 pm Adult / Teen Workshop Explore strategies for painting with the challenging medium of watercolor with acclaimed teacher and Guggenheim recipient Joel Janowitz. We will focus on a variety of working methods and on increasing understanding of how transparent washes can be layered both to create a full range of light and dark and to adjust color as one works. We will also stay open to the playful, quick and spontaneous potentials of…
Find out more »Screenprinting Intensive Weekend
November 19 & 20, 2016 10 am to 4 pm Adult / Teen Workshop In this intensive workshop, students will be introduced to silkscreen basics. We will examine different ways of making a screen. We will employ traditional screen-printing techniques such as stencils and the use of drawing fluid and screen filler. In addition, students will be introduced to photo emulsion and the appropriate ways to generate film positives. Silkscreen is one of the most versatile printmaking processes. Students will be…
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