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2014 Past Spirit Awards
At the Spirit Awards, jazz drifts through the air while guests sip wine from handcrafted ceramic cups and sample savory Indonesian appetizers as they immerse themselves in the evening’s artwork. Platters painted by noted Boston-area artists for the silent auction gleam from the arts center’s open doors, drawing guests inside for a closer look. Upstairs in the print studio, etched plates roll through the printing press, and prints of Mitch Ryerson’s early ideas for outdoor play structures, delineated in soft…
Find out more »Progression: Works by Ruth Daniels
Reception: Friday, June 27, 6 to 8 pm CAMBRIDGE, MA (May 23, 2014) — When asked what inspires her as an artist, Ruth Daniels answers, “Everything from A - Z inspires me. Art, books, candy, detritus, entertainment, fractals, games, horses, images, Japanese prints, knowledge, labyrinths, magnetic fields, nature, optical illusions, patterns, quilts, rakes, Stonehenge, tools, UFO’s, Vikings, wavelengths, x-rays, yarn, Zen.” She is also motivated to save the planet: ever since she read Linda Weintraub’s Cycle-Logical Art: Recycling Matters for…
Find out more »From My Father’s Hand
The Art of Abraham Isaac Goldberg, 1910-1970 August 15 to September 12, 2014 Reception: Thursday, September 4, 6 to 8 pm CAMBRIDGE, MA (July 31, 2014) — Abraham Isaac Goldberg did not have the privilege of making a living as an artist. Instead, he worked long hours in a factory to support his family, but during his lifetime, he created hundreds of sketches, drawings and paintings. His son, Haim, says that Goldberg’s artwork “brings back a certain time and place,…
Find out more »Investigate the World: Ways of Seeing
Explore the intersection where art meets science! Gain insights into the way scientists and artists “see” the world. Examine and handle, measure, weigh, move and classify, then re-classify, objects and specimens using various interpretations of the natural world to shed light on how things become related or separated in systems of categorization. Look at examples of artwork from different periods to discuss the infinite variety of artistic interpretations. This free and interactive collaborative event utilizes the extensive specimen collections from…
Find out more »2015 Past Spirit Awards
The 2015 Spirit Awards was a glorious autumnal evening celebrating the Spirit Awards, honoring artists Judith + H. Peik Larsen. The atmosphere was magical, the food delicious, the entertainment and artwork were stimulating, and a good time was had by the nearly 300 guests.
Find out more »Mixed Media Experiments
Jan 25 - March 21, 2016 Mon. 3:30 - 5:30 pm $200 + $25 materials Max 8 students How many materials can you combine? By combining two and three-dimensional art materials such as fabric, cardboard, Styrofoam, paint and markers, students will create their own fairy houses, “stained glass”, and sculptures inspired by paintings by Salvador Dali. Collaboration is encouraged as is experimenting with how different materials work with one another. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering…
Find out more »No Pressure: Monoprint / Monotype Printmaking Introduction
Sunday, Mar 18, 2016 10 am to 4 pm Adult / Teen Workshop Conceived as a workshop for artists who have some experience creating images, but who might never have experienced the transformative thrill of printmaking, this is an opportunity to simply mess around and have fun. 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.
Find out more »Looking at Art in Nature
Grade K Mondays, 3:30 -5:30 pm April 11 - June 13 Exclueds April 18th & May 30th Art is everywhere! Art is everywhere around us in nature if we take the time to look. Birds, constellations, plants, rocks and minerals all come in a huge variety of sizes, colors, shapes, and textures. We will explore our local Spring landscape, as well as more exotic environments while creating works of art using paint, crayons, and colored paper. Snack 'n Track is…
Find out more »Spin Control: Ceramics
April 11- June 13, 2015 Mondays, 6:00 to 8:30 PM $300 + $50 materials Max 6 students Learn to center and throw pots on the wheel. For beginner to intermediate students. This class covers all the fundamentals of learning to use a potters wheel, and will introduce a variety of techniques for making ceramic art. Our studio is intimate enough to allow us to address each potter’s needs at their own level as we move to more sophisticated ceramic and glazing…
Find out more »Printmaking 5-5-5
Tuesdays, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm April 12 - May 17, 2016 $300 + $35 materials Max 8 students Five sessions, Five hours, Five techniques. Based on the art school model, each class meeting is a considerable block of time. Classes begin with a demonstration or thematic discussion and the "extended class format" gives students the opportunity to dive deeply into the process. We will explore a variety of monotype techniques including stencils, resists, carborundum, stamps and transfer prints to…
Find out more »African Animals
Grade K Tuesday, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 12 - June 7, 2016 Excluded April 19, 2016 What kind of animals live in Africa? We will be exploring this question in this 8 week class. Students will create and play with a variety of mediums like model magic, watercolors, recycled materials and fabric, making both 2D and 3D work about the wonderful creatures that inhabit Africa. We will begin the class by talking about and creating artwork about animals that…
Find out more »Wheelworks: Another Spin
Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm April 14 - June 9, 2016 Excluding April 21, 2016 Work on a potter's wheel. Work on a potter's wheel. Learn to advance the skills of throwing pots on a potter’s wheel, from salt cellars to floor vases, and everything in between, from functional to sculptural. Hand-glaze your work and experience the surprises when the kiln is unloaded.
Find out more »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 »Cardboard Automata: Mechanical Toys
April 19, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Free, Open to the Public Cardboard Automata: Mechanical Toys Using rough and ready materials to create small kinetic sculptures that bounce, bob, spin, wiggle and wobble, this playful hands-on workshop will introduce makers to the various ways of bringing motion into 3-D design. Parents and their kids will work side by side to build simple mechanisms such as cams and levers and linkages. Learn More and Register for this FREE event... April…
Find out more »STEAM Workshops for Grades 5 to 8
April 19 to 22, 1:00 to 5:15 pm $260, includes materials Aesop’s Fabulous Machine: Design, Build, Race In this four-day workshop, young artists will design and build an animal from one of Aesop’s Fables using simple hand tools with raw and recycled materials.Youth will work collaboratively to bring their ideas to 3D form in this exciting opportunity with artist Mitch Ryerson. Project will culminate at the Community Sculpture Race in Danehy Park on Saturday, April 23. Students’ creations will be…
Find out more »Pop-Up Cards for Special Occasions
Saturday, May 7, 2016 10 am to 12 pm $10 at the door A multi-age workshop to create surprising and fun cards that transform from 2 dimensions into 3 when opened. These can be just for fun or for a special occasion or special person.
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 »Another Dimension: Painting, Ceramics
July 5 - July 8, 2016 Monday - Friday 1:30 - 5:45 pm Painting: Beyond the Surface Whatever your sources, the slippery, scrumptious medium of paint and the morphic qualities of paper can bring your story alive. Paint and paper can allow you to create a universe where changes of scale, distortions of space, and illogical realities can coexist. Ceramics: Altered Pots Experience the thrill of shaping and forming earth into ceramic pieces both functional and decorative. Learn to throw a pot on the…
Find out more »Another Dimension: Sculpture, Ceramics
July 11 - July 15, 2016 Monday - Friday 1:30 - 5:45 pm Sculpture: Activating Space Work with materials that bend and fold, connect at joints, and reach out activate space. Ceramics: Altered Pots Experience the thrill of shaping and forming earth into ceramic pieces both functional and decorative. Learn to throw a pot on the potter’s wheel, and then transform it by considering the inside and the outside together. Add glazes and fire it up for a one-of-a-kind sculpture.
Find out more »Another Dimension: Screenprinting, Ceramics
July 18 - July 22, 2016 Monday - Friday 1:30 - 5:45 pm Screenprinting: Multiple Meanings Printmaking combines aspects of drawing, painting and collage, adds a little unpredictability and produces dazzling results…over and over again. Create an image and print enough multiples to flood the world. Or print a special design that is unique. Ceramics: Pots with a Purpose Experience the thrill of shaping and forming earth into ceramic pieces both functional and decorative. Learn to throw a pot on the potter’s wheel, and then…
Find out more »Another Dimension: Drawing, Ceramics
July 25 - July 29, 2016 Monday - Friday 1:30 - 5:45 pm Drawing: Beyond 2D Challenge the line and explore ways that drawing can explode into space and challenge our standard notions of drawing. Draw on the opposite side of the paper. Cut the paper and construct your drawing in space. Use physical materials that are linear and progressive in nature to extend your drawings to explore both scale and temporal dimensions. Ceramics: Pots with a Purpose Experience the thrill of shaping and forming earth…
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 »The Spirit Awards 2016
2Visionaries in the Arts Sunday, September 18, 2016 6:30-9:30 pm 20 Sacramento Street, Cambridge Tickets: $40 in advance, $50 at the door Please come and enjoy a night of Art, Music, Friends and Fun! Your support helps us provide scholarships and expand programming that fulfills our mission of connecting, inspiring and transforming individual lives by building community through the visual arts. Each year Maud Morgan Arts honors one or two artists who embody the “spirit” of Maud Morgan and the…
Find out more »2016 Past Spirit Awards
Visionaries in the Arts: Spirit Awards Benefit in support of Maud Morgan Arts The 2016 Spirit Awards Benefit honored art leaders and advocates who worked to establish two of Cambridge’s major resources for artists and art-lovers. Artist and architect Wendy Prellwitz was the driving force behind the conception, design, and creation of Maud Morgan Arts. Meanwhile, as President of Lesley University (2007-2016), Joseph Moore guided the development and construction of the Lunder Arts Center in Porter Square, and transformed the…
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 »Snack ‘n Track
Monday - Friday 2:30 - 3:30 pm Snack N' Track is for children grades K to 5. If your child is unsupervised between arrival of the buses and the beginning of classes, you must sign up your child for Snack 'n Track. REGISTER TODAY... What is Snack 'n Track? A program offered to ensure the safe arrival and supervision of students whose parents and guardians are unable to bring them to their Maud Morgan Arts class. Students registered for Snack 'n…
Find out more »The Great Kapok Tree
Grade K Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 26 - December 5, 2016 Excludes October 10, 2016 What lives in the jungle? Jungles! What lives there? What grows there? What is the Great Kapok Tree? We will celebrate the vibrant life that inhabits these exotic environments around the world; birds, trees, fruit, plants and animals. Students will explore color, texture, and various art mediums. We will also source inspiration from the book, The Great Kapok Tree. Snack 'n Track is available for students who…
Find out more »Hands in the Mud: Clay
Grades 1 - 2 Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 26 - December 5, 2016 Excludes October 10, 2016 What does clay feel like? As little hands grow, and their experience of the world expands, clay becomes a perfect way to express and describe and invent reactions to so much that is new and stimulating. The feel of smooth, cool clay, easily shaped into anything, is a sensory pleasure, and once fired, the end result is something that never fails to…
Find out more »Hands on Sculpture
Grades 3 - 5 Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 26 - December 5, 2016 Excludes October 10, 2016 Imagine and Build Design and create sculptures from the ground up using student-inspired assemblages of cardboard, paper mache, plaster, paper and more. Students will develop all elements of their designs and transform them into 3D forms through construction, collage and painting. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Spin Control: Ceramics
Adult / Teen Mondays, 6 - 8:30 pm September 26 - December 5, 2016 Excludes October 10, 2016 For beginner to intermediate students Relax with your hands in the mud, test your strength as you move and shape the clay. This class covers all the fundamentals of learning to use a potters wheel, and will introduce a variety of techniques for making ceramic art. Our studio is intimate enough to allow us to address each potter’s needs at their own level as we move to…
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 »Printmaking 5-5-5
Adult / Teen Tuesdays, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm September 27 - November 29, 2016 Five sessions, five hours, five techniques. Based on the art school model, each class meeting is extended, meeting five weeks, every other week, with an instructor and having five weeks of independent class time during the other weeks. Classes begin with a demonstration or thematic discussion and the "extended class format" gives students the opportunity to dive deeply into the process. We will explore a variety of…
Find out more »Start with Art: Tuesdays
Preschool & Toddler Tuesdays, 10:30 - 12:00 pm September 27 - November 29, 2016 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. The focus will be on having fun while doing and experiencing a variety of gross and fine motor activities.Projects will include a mix of messy and/or large projects with those more easily repeated at home. Note:…
Find out more »Animals in Art
Grade K Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 27 - November 29, 2016 Do you have a favorite animal? Explore favorite animals in art from around the world. Then, create unique animals of your own using clay, paint, found objects, and more! Students will get take home their fun projects. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »On & Off the Wheel
Grade 3 - 5 Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 September 27 - November 29, 2016 Create your own work out of clay! Learn the different stages clay goes through to become an ice cream bowl or a cool sculpture for your room. Learn to build abstract sculptures in clay, or center on the wheel to make useful pots. We will talk about form, function and aesthetics to make your visions come to life. You will glaze your work in beautiful colors to…
Find out more »Woodworking Projects
Grades 1 - 2 Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 27 - November 29, 2016 Use a drill, a saw, and a hammer! Students will learn techniques for using hand tools as they make projects of their own design. This class is designed for new and returning students. Projects will be based on prompts; for example, how to use a drill followed by discussing something one might build with wheels or a lesson looking at a variety of wooden shapes and…
Find out more »Contact Earth: Ceramics
Adult / Teen Tuesdays, 6 - 8:30 pm September 27 - November 29, 2016 For beginner to intermediate students. Whether you have previous experience or none, students can pursue individual projects with help from the instructor. Students will learn basic hand-building construction processes such as coils, slabs, and pinching as well as basics to throwing and trimming on the wheel. There will also be instruction on the variety of decorative and finishing techniques using underglazes and mid range glazes.
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 »Color Intensive: Draw / Paint
Grade 6 - 8 Wednesday, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 Imagination and Observation! Expressive imagination and close observation come into play through exploring a wide variety of media in works on paper. People, animals, and objects in nature, dreams, fantasies and abstract lines and forms will be suggested as stimulating and challenging subjects. Tempera paint, oil pastels, watercolor, pencil and charcoal are all possible materials. We will look at examples of…
Find out more »Little Fingers Shaping Clay
Grade K Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 How many shapes can you make? The sensory pleasure of clay is unsurpassed, particularly for little fingers just starting to explore the world. Because clay can be shaped into anything, it simultaneously stimulates the imagination, and builds fine motor coordination. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Marks We Make: Paint & Print
Grades 1 - 2 Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 Explore Color and Texture Experience the thrill of transferring color from one surface to another. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of printmaking, with all the fun of painting and drawing. Rollers, brushes and stencils will be used to ink a plate and transfer it to another surface to see the reverse. We will combine drawing, painting, cut-outs and…
Find out more »Woodworking: Design and Build
Grades 3 - 5 Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 Learn or improve your woodworking skills! Students will begin by designing their project. Using woodworking tools and techniques each student will then build their project progressing from flat boards to finished pieces. Some students may have time to build an additional small project of their own design. This class is designed for new and returning students. Snack 'n Track is available…
Find out more »Direct Action Printmaking
Adult / Teen Wednesdays, 10 am - 12:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 Soar with your ideas. Demonstrations and individual attention make this hands-on class exciting and tailored to your interests, skills and needs. You will learn a variety of strategies and techniques to develop and layer your images. All levels of printmaking experience welcome.
Find out more »Centrifugal Force: Ceramics
Adult / Teen Wednesdays, 6 - 8:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 For intermediate to advanced students. Establish your voice and style. This class will offer participants personalized instruction to develop their skills creating artwork in clay. We will provide inspiration, information and encouragement for our artists to establish a voice and style for their ceramic work. Experienced students will benefit from advanced demonstrations.
Find out more »Watercolor Explorations
Adult / Teen Wednesdays, 7 - 9:30 pm September 28 - December 14, 2016 Excludes October 12 & November 23, 2016 Experience the ephemeral beauty of watercolor. Using the transparency of watercolor pigments, explore color mixing and layering along with brush techniques and washes. Sample texturing techniques using sponges, brushes, spatter, and wax resist. All levels of watercolor experience welcome.
Find out more »Start with Art: Thursdays
Toddler & Preschool Thursdays, 10:30 - 12:00 pm September 29 - December 8, 2016 Excludes November 24, 2016 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. The focus will be on having fun while doing and experiencing a variety of gross and fine motor activities.Projects will include a mix of messy and/or large projects with those more easily repeated…
Find out more »Wheelworks: Another Spin
Grades 6 - 8 Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 29 - December 8, 2016 Excluding November 24, 2016 Work on a potter's wheel. Learn to advance the skills of throwing pots on a potter’s wheel, from salt cellars to floor vases, and everything in between, from functional to sculptural. Hand-glaze your work and experience the surprises when the kiln is unloaded.
Find out more »Just So Stories
Grade K Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 29 - December 8, 2016 Excludes November 24, 2016 Share you favorite stories! Students will explore illustration and creative storytelling from readings of favorite books, fables, and family stories. We’ll focus on illustrations using different mediums: brush and ink, watercolors, crayons as well as torn and cut papers to create shapes and collages, depending on the nature of the story. Students will come away with a collection of illustrations of their own and their classmates’…
Find out more »Learning to Loop: Beginning Crochet
Grades 1 - 2 Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 29 - December 8, 2016 Excludes November 24, 2016 Create decorative and functional fiber art! Students will learn how to cast on and off, crochet multiple types of stitches and crochet both a square as well as a circle. With these simple techniques, we will make 3D objects like pillows and toys as well as wearable garments like scarves and hats by sewing crocheted motifs together. Crochet is both sustainable and meditative and…
Find out more »Narrative Illustration
Grades 3 - 5 Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm September 29 - December 8, 2016 Excludes November 24, 2016 Tell a story with text and images. Basing our projects on a favorite story, book or personal experiences, we will develop our characters and storyline with sketches. We will develop a character and utilize the silkscreen printmaking technique to print on t-shirts, bags, and posters. Examples of book illustrations as well as comic books will be shared with the class. Snack 'n Track…
Find out more »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 »Studio Sampler Series: Mixed Media Mosaics
Adult / Teen Wednesdays, 10 am - 12 pm 5-week class, Starts Nov 9th Discover something new. Mosaics can be made from many things and interesting, odd collections of materials – dried peas, stones, bits of sea glass, found objects - can be attached to almost any surface - bowls, mirrors, small doors and backing for house numbers - or they can stand alone for their shapes, colors, and textures. We begin by looking at photographs of mosaic work from history and…
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…
Find out more »Start with Art: Tuesdays!!
Preschool & Toddler Tuesdays, 10:30 - 12:00 pm September 27 - November 29, 2016 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. The focus will be on having fun while doing and experiencing a variety of gross and fine motor activities.Projects will include a mix of messy and/or large projects with those more easily repeated at home. Note:…
Find out more »Start with Art: Tuesdays
Preschool & Toddler Tuesdays, 10:30 - 12:00 pm September 27 - November 29, 2016 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. The focus will be on having fun while doing and experiencing a variety of gross and fine motor activities.Projects will include a mix of messy and/or large projects with those more easily repeated at home. Note:…
Find out more »Looking into the Light: Creativity and the Photographer
January 22, 2017 10 am to 4 pm Adult / Teen Workshop For most photographers that first really good picture is a complete surprise. It seems as though someone has borrowed your camera for just a second. But that’s all it takes, that one wonderful photo is enough to carry you away. What you needed to take that picture was just to be fully awake to what was around you and in you. This is how the art of photography works,…
Find out more »All in One / All at Once
February 4 - 5, 2017 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 »Pop-Up Cards for Special Occasions
Sunday, February 5, 2017 10:30 am - 12:30 pm $5 per person $15 per family A workshop for the whole family! Spend time with a loved one and join us for this multi-age workshop to create surprising and fun Valentine cards. Learn how to transform images from 2 dimensions into 3 when opened. These can also be just for fun or for a special occasion or special person.
Find out more »Design a Play Structure: Architectural Workshop
Grade 6 -9 Tuesday - Friday 12:30 - 5:30 pm February 21 - 24, 2017 Uncover the art in architecture by designing a play structure! This 4-day program will introduce the basics of architectural design through the planning and design of a proposed addition to the existing play structure at 20 Sacramento St. Using architectural tools, students will learn how to create drawings and models to scale for their own design ideas and collaborate on one final design together. More detailed curriculum…
Find out more »Exploring Clay and Fiber Arts
Grade 3 - 5 Tuesday - Friday, 1:00 - 5:30 February 21 - 24, 2017 Create your own work out of clay and fiber! This 4-day program allows for creative, in-depth time to learn a new art medium or to develop one further. Students will explore two topics each day, one in fiber arts and one in ceramics. First, use fabric and fiber to create one-of-a-kind works of art through applique, needle felting, and sewing processes, then try your hand at…
Find out more »One-on-One Portfolio Sessions
March 4 - 5, 2017 10 am to 3 pm 30 minute session Launch into a deep one-on-one discussion of your artwork journey. Gerry Bergstein is skilled at assessing a body of artwork and getting to the heart of the issues. Each artist’s work will be discussed in terms of the goals of each participant. No particular esthetic or intellectual stance or ideology is privileged. The focus is on what is possible rather than what is not possible. Every vision is permitted as opposed to…
Find out more »Light Sensitive: Screenprinting
March 19, 2017 10 am to 4 pm Adult / Teen Workshop In this one-day exploratory workshop, students will be introduced to light sensitive photo emulsion and the appropriate ways to generate film positives. Screenprinting is one of the most versatile printmaking processes. Students will be encouraged to print on a variety of materials from paper to wood panels, Plexiglas, cloth and canvas. We will use Speedball Acrylic inks. Bring ideas, drawings and photographs and see how they can be transformed…
Find out more »Making Molds for Casting and Slabs
April 1-2, 8-9, 2017 Time varies, see below Adult / Teen Workshop This class will explore the basic techniques of making molds for both slip casting and slab work. The schedule is adjusted to cover an introduction the first short day which will explore the opportunities molds allow, as well as provide guidance on selecting appropriate forms to mold. The following class will consist of pouring plaster molds and working with slab molds. Student will be taught how to mix, handle,…
Find out more »High School Art Immersion Workshop: Screenprinting to Clay
Grade 9-12 Tuesday - Friday 10:30 am - 3:00 pm April 18 - 21, 2017 Create artworks for your art portfolio or just because! Join two local artists in this 4-day April vacation week exploration of two versatile mediums. For four hours each afternoon, students will immerse themselves in the subjects of ceramics and screenprinting alongside two talented artists. Students will dive into working with clay in the ceramics studio, both on the wheel and building sculptural objects, take a snack break,…
Find out more »Artful Architecture: Design | Fabricate
Grade 5 -8 Tuesday - Friday 1:00 - 5:30 pm April 18 - 21, 2017 Explore how architects, designers and artists approach the creative process! In this 4-day April vacation week program, students will experiment with various raw materials including wood, plaster, clay, metal and paper to develop functional and sculptural forms. Students in grades 5-8 will delve into two subjects, architectural fabrication techniques as well as processes in ceramics, both on and off the wheel. This workshop is a program…
Find out more »LEGO City Cambridge
Friday, April 21, 2017 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Free, RSVP, registration opens March 15th Max 30 participants Join architects from BSA Space to envision the future of Cambridge with LEGO bricks. Learn how the Envision Cambridge planning team is considering sustainability, transportation, housing, parks and open space. Participants will delve into hands-on activities that share their creativity and vision.
Find out more »Monotypes and More
Adult / Teen 8 Mondays, 10 am - 12:30 pm April 24 – June 19, 2017 Excludes May 29, 2017 Enjoy this self-expressive medium. Explore a variety of processes in printmaking, including viscosity monotype and relief monoprint, in experimental and exciting ways. We will use Akua inks to discover the potential for transparencies and layering. Randy has extensive experience with Akua inks, and highly developed skills in identifying individual needs, skills honed by years of advising students at MassArt.
Find out more »Snack ‘n Track
Monday - Friday, 2 - 3:30 pm Grades K - 5 If your child is unsupervised between arrival of the buses and the beginning of classes, you must sign up your child for Snack 'n Track. What is Snack 'n Track? A program offered to ensure the safe arrival and supervision of students whose parents and guardians are unable to bring them to their art class. Students registered for S'nT either attend the Baldwin School or arrive at the Baldwin School stop via…
Find out more »Creativity Circus
Grade K 8 Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 24 - June 19, 2017 Excludes May 29, 2017 Let's go to the circus! Build a class circus train with animals and performers through 2D and 3D projects in a variety of mixed media. Storybooks and students ideas will inspire imaginative making and a circus that is real and imagined. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Paint, Print, Collage
Grades 3 - 5 8 Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 24 – June 19, 2017 Excludes May 29, 2017 Use a variety of printing techniques to create images in multiples. Images will be used as source material for collage and painting projects. Students will explore new directions to take their original prints, engaging in the process of editing and reinventing their own work. Draw, ink and construct and develop all elements of their designs. Snack 'n Track is available for students…
Find out more »Narrative Illustration
Grades 6 - 8 8 Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 24 – June 19, 2017 Excludes May 29, 2017 Tell a story through text and image! Basing our projects on favorite artists, books or personal experiences, we will develop our characters and storyline with sketches. The final project will be to develop a character and utilize the silkscreen printmaking technique to print a T-shirt or a poster. Examples of book illustrations as well as comic books will be shared with the…
Find out more »Hands in the Mud: Clay
Grades 1 - 2 8 Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 24 – June 19, 2017 Excludes May 29, 2017 What does clay feel like? As little hands grow, and their experience of the world expands, clay becomes a perfect way to express and describe and invent reactions to so much that is new and stimulating. The feel of smooth, cool clay, easily shaped into anything, is a sensory pleasure, and once fired, the end result is something that never fails to elicit…
Find out more »Spin Control: Ceramics
Adult / Teen 8 Mondays, 6 - 8:30 pm April 24 - June 19, 2017 Excludes May 29, 2017 For beginner to intermediate students Relax with your hands in the mud, test your strength as you move and shape the clay. This class covers all the fundamentals of learning to use a potters wheel, and will introduce a variety of techniques for making ceramic art. Our studio is intimate enough to allow us to address each potter’s needs at their own level as we move…
Find out more »Print-2-Publish
Adult / Teen 5 Tuesdays, 10 am - 1 pm April 25 – May 23, 2017 Tell a story in words, symbols and images. Plan and execute a 12-panel artist’s book. We will discuss content and form, make a storyboard, print and collage the pages and add covers. Handmade books are a wonderful way to “recycle” old prints and imagery into journals or visual stories. The first 4 class meetings are 3-hour sessions. The final class is a 6-hour “ Book-a-thon” including studio…
Find out more »Start with Art
Preschool & Toddler 8 Tuesdays, 10:30 - 12:00 pm April 25 - June 13, 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. The focus will be on having fun while doing and experiencing a variety of gross and fine motor activities. Projects will include a mix of messy and/or large projects with those more easily repeated at home. Note: Registration…
Find out more »Paper Collage and Cut-outs
Grade K 8 Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 25 - June 13, 2017 Explore colors, textures, and shapes! Learn all the different ways paper can be used in art! Tear, cut, fold! Learn marbling, printing, and rubbing techniques to illustrate weekly themes and inspired by artists like Matisse and Picasso who use paper to create their works of art. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Woodworking Projects
Grades 1 - 2 8 Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 25 - June 13, 2017 Use a drill, a saw, and a hammer! Students will learn techniques for using hand tools as they make projects of their own design. This class is designed for new and returning students. Projects will be based on prompts; for example, how to use a drill followed by discussing something one might build with wheels or a lesson looking at a variety of wooden shapes…
Find out more »On & Off the Wheel
Grade 3 - 5 8 Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 April 25 - June 13, 2017 Create your own work out of clay! Learn the different stages clay goes through to become an ice cream bowl or a cool sculpture for your room. Learn to build abstract sculptures in clay, or center on the wheel to make useful pots. We will talk about form, function and aesthetics to make your visions come to life. You will glaze your work in beautiful colors to be…
Find out more »Contact Earth: Ceramics
Adult / Teen 8 Tuesdays, 6 - 8:30 pm April 25 – June 13, 2017 For beginner to intermediate students. Whether you have previous experience or none, students can pursue individual projects with help from the instructor. Students will learn basics to throwing and trimming on the wheel as well as hand-building construction processes such as coils, slabs, and pinching. There will also be instruction on the variety of decorative and finishing techniques using underglazes and mid range glazes.
Find out more »Little Fingers Shaping Clay
Grade K 8 Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 26 - June 14, 2017 How many shapes can you make? The sensory pleasure of clay is unsurpassed, particularly for little fingers just starting to explore the world. Because clay can be shaped into anything, it stimulates the imagination and builds fine motor coordination. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Painting: Real and Imagined
Grade 6 - 8 8 Wednesday, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 26 - June 14, 2017 Imagination and Observation! Expressive imagination and close observation come into play through exploring a wide variety of media in works on paper. Acrylic paints, oil pastels, watercolor, and charcoal are all possible materials. We will look at examples of artwork by famous artists and other cultures for inspiration, expanding ideas about art.
Find out more »Woodworking Projects
Grades 1 - 2 8 Wednesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 26 - June 14, 2017 Use a drill, a saw, and a hammer! Students will learn techniques for using hand tools as they make projects of their own design. This class is designed for new and returning students. Projects will be based on prompts; for example, how to use a drill followed by discussing something one might build with wheels or a lesson looking at a variety of wooden shapes and a…
Find out more »Making Puppets
Grades 3 - 5 8 Wednesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 pm April 26 – June 14, 2017 Create characters from scratch! Using paper maché and paint, sewing, cloth and other fun materials, each student may create several puppets. Puppet making skills will evolve as each cast member is created and ideas can develop. Horns and ears, spikes and fur; build creatures and caricatures from your imagination. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Centrifugal Force: Ceramics
Adult / Teen 8 Wednesdays, 6 - 8:30 pm April 26 – June 14, 2017 For intermediate to advanced students. Establish your voice and style. This class will offer participants personalized instruction to develop their skills creating artwork in clay. We will provide inspiration, information and encouragement for our artists to establish a voice and style for their ceramic work. Experienced students will benefit from advanced demonstrations.
Find out more »Mixed Media: Screenprinting, Painting, Collage
8 Wednesdays, 6 - 8 pm April 26 – June 14, 2017 Explore your artistic process, develop your creative voice. Develop your ideas and images by exploring new techniques and combining them into mixed media pieces. Learn how to screen print and use this versatile printmaking process in combination with painting, collage and drawing. Try different surfaces like paper, cloth, wood panels along with acrylic paint, ink, oil sticks, watercolors and markers. This class will encourage exploration and focus on the…
Find out more »Ceramics By Hand
5 Thursdays, 10 am - 12 pm April 27 – May 25, 2017 Try your hand at functional and sculptural ceramics! Explore hand-building construction processes such as coils, slabs, pinching, and experiment with slump molds. A variety of glazing techniques with be shared in order to achieve desired decorative and finishing techniques using various glazes and resists. This class will cover a variety of basics, where you take it from there is up to your artistic vision. Studio Sampler Series offers five-week classes…
Find out more »Start with Art
Toddler & Preschool 8 Thursdays, 10:30 - 12:00 pm April 27 - June 15, 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. The focus will be on having fun while doing and experiencing a variety of gross and fine motor activities. Projects will include a mix of messy and/or large projects with those more easily repeated at home. Note: Registration…
Find out more »Print, Paint, Shape, Create!
Grades 1 - 2 8 Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 27 – June 15, 2017 Your art in your own book! Create works of art on paper by drawing, painting, and printmaking, then bind art pieces into sculptural collages and imaginative “books” of all kinds. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Working with Wood
Grade K 8 Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 27 - June 15, 2017 What can you make out of wood? Kindergartners will work with wood, hand tools and paint to create projects of their own design. While building three dimensional projects children will develop fine motor skills. Emphasis will be placed on creativity and feeling empowered by learning to use real tools safely. Snack 'n Track is available for students who are registering for this class.
Find out more »Wheelworks: Another Spin
Grades 6 - 8 8 Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm April 27 - June 15, 2017 Work on a potter's wheel. Learn to advance the skills of throwing pots on a potter’s wheel, from salt cellars to floor vases, and everything in between, from functional to sculptural. Hand-glaze your work and experience the surprises when the kiln is unloaded.
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