Classes + Workshops
If a class or workshop is marked FULL, please contact lisapohl@concordart.org to be put on the waitlist.
Currently masks are optional in the classroom unless otherwise decided by the teachers and students.
Image: Rick Fox, Spring, Rye NH, 2021, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
Upcoming Classes
In Person: All Day Model Session with Live Model, Mar 24, (FULL)
All Levels Welcome No instruction, just an opportunity to develop or sharpen your life drawing and painting skills with an artist’s model, nude or clothed. Each five-hour session will feature multiple poses, with at least...
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In Person: Explorations in Collage ONE SPOT LEFT!
All Level Collage Workshop Collage is an exciting process where you select a variety of papers and colors to create exciting compositions, real or imagined. Find new ways of seeing while feeling free to be...
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Online: Painting Techniques: A Deeper Study
All Level Drawing and Painting Class Using a combination of photos, observing interiors, and “found still life” as subject matter, painters learn techniques of layering paint, finding more expressive edges, using the element of sketching back...
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IN PERSON: Sometimes Less is More; Still Life with a Limited Palette
Painting a still life using Anders Zorn limited Palette. In this class students will: Learn the basics of limited palette painting. This class is about the discovery and exploration of pushing a few colors. It’s...
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Online: Botanical Notebook: Buds + Blooms in Watercolor JUST 2 SPOTS LEFT!
When April springs, you won’t want to miss this workshop devoted to early buds and blooms! Working from live plants and photos, Helen’s live demos and feedback will guide you in the delights of making...
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In Person: Cut. Paste. Construct. The Figure.
All Level Multi-media Workshop This weekend workshop will explore the figure through collage and sculpture. Working from a clothed model, artists will experiment with the potential of humble materials like paper and cardboard, and will...
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In Person: Botanical Prints
In this class you will learn to make unique and colorful botanical prints. Students will collaborate to make prints together and also make unique prints of their own using botanical and natural found materials: leaves,...
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ONLINE: Beginning Painting; Fundamentals of Oil and/or Acrylic Painting
Acrylic and Oil Painting Class for Beginners Learn the basics of painting in Acrylics and/or Oil. This weekly online class is designed for beginners, those returning after a hiatus, and those who want to explore...
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In Person: Capturing the Light en Plein Air (Spring Session)
Intermediate to Advanced Plein Air Painting Capture the beauty of early spring in Concord while painting outdoors with master plein air painter, Caleb Stone. Colorful specimen trees, Walden Pond and the surrounding woodlands, sweeping marshes,...
Click for DetailsIn Person: All Day Model Session with Live Model (Apr 7) FULL
All Levels Welcome No instruction, just an opportunity to develop or sharpen your life drawing and painting skills with an artist’s model, nude or clothed. Each five-hour session will feature multiple poses, with at least...
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In Person: Printing Without a Press
Intro to Gel Plate Printing Workshop Gel plate printing is a low cost and accessible monotype printing process that is ideal for creating papers for collage, bookmaking, cards or journaling as well as a final...
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In Person: The Unique Image – Drawing + Painting with Acrylics
All Levels Acrylic Painting Class Explore your imagination and strengthen your mark making. Push beyond what you know and tap into your intuitive nature. Whether your work is abstract or representational, using your intuitive...
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In Person: Encaustics Workshop
All Levels Welcome Encaustic paint is perhaps the most beautiful and durable paint that an artist can use. Made from beeswax and resin that can be polished to an enamel-like finish, it offers a number...
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Online: Drawing Faces
In this online weekend art retreat, we’ll focus on drawing people. We’ll draw from photos, some supplied and others we might find for ourselves—people who are well known and those we’ve never seen before. Not...
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In Person: Evening Printmaking Sampler
All Levels Welcome! Those curious and want to explore various printmaking techniques as well as experienced printmakers who want to learn how to use our press and familiarize yourself with the print room. The aim...
Click for DetailsIn Person: All Day Model Session with Live Model (Apr 19)
All Levels Welcome No instruction, just an opportunity to develop or sharpen your life drawing and painting skills with an artist’s model, nude or clothed. Each five-hour session will feature multiple poses, with at least...
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IN PERSON: ART NIGHT Neurographic Painting $45/pp
Enjoy wine and snacks while making an interesting and easy piece of art. Take home something amazing. New project every month; creative fun for everyone! $45 per person, open to the public! (Fee includes all supplies,...
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IN PERSON: Observation and Imagination; A Landscape Painting Class
This class is a fun, low stress, creative, and imaginative approach to landscape based on direct observation and imagination. You will start your painting onsite, using black and white acrylics and finish in the studio...
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In Person: Watercolor Painting from Photographs; Intensive Workshop
Overview of watercolor for all levels of artists A discussion of materials (paper, paint, brushes), composition and drawing, the three basic paint washes, the importance of values, color mixing strategies, masking, dry brush, and all...
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In Person: Print, Wax, Poke and Stitch; Stepping into Translucency (FULL)
All Levels Welcome Prints on Japanese paper that are waxed with melted beeswax become strong, translucent, flexible surfaces that welcome techniques like stitching, piercing, and sewing. These prints can be used on their own or...
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In Person: Linoleum Printmaking Workshop
All Level Intensive Printmaking Workshop “My process as a printmaker always begins with a drawing. I will rework a drawing, cutting it up with scissors and taping it back together many times. If my drawing...
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In Person: Knives Out! Painting with the Palette Knife
All Levels Welcome Want to take your painting to the next level? Try painting with the palette knife instead of a brush. You will get clean color, beautiful texture, deeper space with very little blending,...
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In Person: Approaches to the Figure (Late Spring)
All Levels Welcome Our subjects are live models. Using both drawing and painting media we’ll practice different approaches which focus your attention on simplifying the figure in space. Relying on observation, we’ll explore ways to...
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In Person: Drawing Explorations!
All level drawing class, beginners welcome! In this class, we’ll explore drawing in several different ways to grow our skills and go where we haven’t been before. We’ll use stick charcoal, crayons, colored pencils, watercolor...
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Online: Reconnecting with the Natural World – Elemental Landscape
All Levels Drawing and Painting Class Re-emerging into the outdoors after wintering offers us the chance to be inspired by the beauty of the world around us again. This month-long landscape sketching workshop is done...
Click for DetailsIn Person: All Day Model Session with Live Model (May 5) FULL
All Levels Welcome No instruction, just an opportunity to develop or sharpen your life drawing and painting skills with an artist’s model, nude or clothed. Each five-hour session will feature multiple poses, with at least...
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In Person: Discover Drawing through Printmaking ONE SPOT OPENED UP!
All Level Monotype Printmaking Workshop During this workshop, we will explore using monotype methods to approach printing a plate with repeatable elements. Teaching will highlight how to make and print a drypoint plate with time...
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IN PERSON: The White Line Woodcut and Beyond
The white line woodcut, also known as the Provincetown Print, is a uniquely American form of printmaking, invented by artists working in Provincetown in the early 1900s. In this method, beautiful multicolor prints are printed...
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Online: Exploring Paper (Late Spring Session) FULL
Paper is a wonder material. It makes an appealing surface for paintings and drawings, but it can also be cut, pasted, folded, and woven. Taking cues from the paper work of artists like Henri Matisse,...
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In Person: The Air In-Between: Seeing and Simplifying in a Charged Landscape
Combination of In-Studio and On-Site/Plein Air Painting workshop Each of the three days will be a combination of in-studio problem solving and plein-air landscape painting. The studio work will involve specific directed limitations in anticipation...
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IN PERSON: ART NIGHT Acrylic Floral Painting $45/pp
Enjoy wine and snacks while making an interesting and easy piece of art. Take home something amazing. New project every month; creative fun for everyone! $45 per person, open to the public! (Fee includes all supplies,...
Click for DetailsIn Person: All Day Model Session with Live Model (May 19)
All Levels Welcome No instruction, just an opportunity to develop or sharpen your life drawing and painting skills with an artist’s model, nude or clothed. Each five-hour session will feature multiple poses, with at least...
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In Person: Gel Printing Intensive Workshop
Explore beautiful color layering and make one of a kind prints on paper with the flexible gel plate and Golden’s OPEN acrylics. We’ll learn the basics of the simple but irresistible technique that will enable...
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In Person: Drypoint Etching Printmaking
In this intensive printmaking class students will gain experience and first hand knowledge in the medium of drypoint printmaking. Students will learn to create images with varied lines and textures using an etching needle to...
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On Site: Plein Air Pastel Painting Made Easy
In this 2-day workshop, we will take it outside to paint historic Concord architecture using pastels. Working directly from our surroundings, we will use techniques to capture the immediacy and beauty of the landscape around us. In this...
Click for DetailsOnline: Exploring Paper (Summer Session) FILLING QUICKLY!
Paper is a wonder material. It makes an appealing surface for paintings and drawings, but it can also be cut, pasted, folded, and woven. Taking cues from the paper work of artists like Henri Matisse,...
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In Person: Character Design for Children’s Books
Through a variety of exercises, students will learn basic anatomy and movements of children and animals. They will apply their observational skills into developing unique, believable and appealing characters suitable for children’s books. The emphasis...
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In Person: Surrealism – Expressing the Subconscious
All Levels Surrealist Painting Workshop Join artist Cal Rice in this three day intensive workshop focusing on surrealist drawing and painting. Starting with the technique of “automatic drawing” we will explore the ways in which...
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IN PERSON: Get Ready to Exhibit!
Ron Rosenstock, internationally known photographer, is conducting a one-day workshop on how to prepare your artwork for an exhibition. Learn how to cut mats and frame your artwork to museum standards. Everyone will have a...
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In Person: Reading the Lines of the Land
All Levels Welcome This workshop is about moving from landscape into abstraction. The idea of landscape to abstraction covers a very broad range. It is very difficult to move one’s thinking towards the abstract, but...
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In Person: Drawing as Meditation
All Levels of Experience Meditation and drawing practices can be profoundly grounding. Weaving these practices together creates tactile, immediate ways to arrive in the present. In this weekend workshop, basic meditation techniques and expressive drawing...
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IN PERSON: Plein Air, From Sketches to Finished Piece
You want to paint representationally, but with a sketch-like freshness … Set up an easel or drawing-board on your lap on the beautiful patio at Concord Art in Concord Center. The steep hill behind the patio offers a...
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In Person: Printmaking Sampler
All Levels Welcome! Those curious and want to explore various printmaking techniques as well as experienced printmakers who want to learn how to use our press and familiarize yourself with the print room. The aim...
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IN PERSON: Watercolor Intensive Workshop
Color, as it is used in watercolor and as a tool for expression, will be the focus of this workshop. Through individual mentoring, you will clarify your vision and intent by exploring how you see,...
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IN PERSON: The White Line Woodcut and Beyond
The white line woodcut, also known as the Provincetown Print, is a uniquely American form of printmaking, invented by artists working in Provincetown in the early 1900s. In this method, beautiful multicolor prints are printed...
Click for DetailsIn Person: Knives Out! Painting with the Palette Knife Intensive Workshop
Want to take your painting to the next level? Try painting with the palette knife instead of a brush. You will get clean color, beautiful texture, deeper space with very little blending, if any. Through...
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In Person: Sculptural Painting
In this four-day intensive workshop, we’ll explore the sculptural possibilities of paper, cardboard and lightweight plastic, and then use acrylic paints to see how color can enhance and add meaning to our three dimensional adventures....
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Online: Drawing Life at Home (FULL)
All level drawing workshop, beginners welcome! In this online weekend art retreat, we’ll sink into drawing our life at home—the objects and the scenes. We’ll use stick charcoal, colored pencils, crayons, and watercolor to explore...
Click for DetailsOnline: Beginning Painting
Beginner level painting class Learn the basics of painting in acrylics and/or oil. This weekly online class is designed for beginners, those returning after a hyatus, and those who want to explore a new medium...
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In Person: Approaches to the Figure (Late Winter Session)
Our subjects will be a live model and inspiring works of art. Using both drawing and painting media we’ll practice different approaches which focus your attention on simplifying the figure in space. Relying on observation,...
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In Person: Portrait Drawing From Life in Charcoal (Late Winter Session)
All Levels The portrait is an engaging subject to explore through new drawing mediums and styles. In this class, students will work with a combination of vine sticks, compressed charcoal and charcoal pencils. Through demonstrations...
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In Person: Drawing Explorations! (FULL)
All level drawing class, beginners welcome! In this class, we’ll explore drawing in several different ways to grow our skills and go where we haven’t been before. We’ll use stick charcoal, crayons, colored pencils, watercolor...
Click for DetailsIn Person: All Day Model Session with Live Model, Jan 12 (FULL)
All Levels Welcome No instruction, just an opportunity to develop or sharpen your life drawing and painting skills with an artist’s model, nude or clothed. Each five-hour session will feature multiple poses, with at least...
Click for DetailsIn Person: Encaustics Workshop (FULL)
All Levels Welcome Encaustic paint is perhaps the most beautiful and durable paint that an artist can use. Made from beeswax and resin that can be polished to an enamel-like finish, it offers a number...
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Online: Drawing from Nature in Winter (FULL)
All Levels Winter is the perfect season to celebrate the muted hues and forms in nature. Join us in this workshop to refine your drawing skills, focused on an interesting rock, winter twig, or seedpod...
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IN PERSON: ART NIGHT Notecard Printmaking with Cathy Karp $45/pp (FULL)
Enjoy wine and snacks while making an interesting and easy piece of art. Take home something amazing. New project every session; creative fun for everyone! $45 per person, open to the public! (Fee includes all...
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In Person: Gyokatu Fish Printing (FULL)
Fun, hands-on one-day workshop! In this one-day workshop, Carolyn Letvin will teach the process of making and enhancing prints made from fish. Originating from Japan in the mid-1800s, Gyotaku prints are a form of nature...
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In Person: Knives Out! Painting with the Palette Knife (FULL)
All Levels Welcome Want to take your painting to the next level? Try painting with the palette knife instead of a brush. You will get clean color, beautiful texture, deeper space with very little blending,...
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In Person: Color + Spontaneity + Layering = Watercolor
All Levels Watercolor Class Transparency and flow are unique to watercolor. It is a balancing act between spontaneity and control. Delve deeper into the qualities and techniques that make a watercolor, a watercolor. New lessons...
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In Person: Loosey, Juicy Watercolors
All Level Watercolor Painting Workshop Award-winning artist Paul George’s workshops are loaded with great information and are motivational for both the beginner and the experienced painter. Paul will teach how to approach any subject to...
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Online: Sketch to Paint in the Alla Prima Style
All Level Drawing and Painting Class It’s time to give your painting a push! Using a photo only as a reference and starting point…Emily will encourage you to take some chances, and breakthrough fears about...
Click for DetailsIn Person: All Day Model Session with Live Model, Feb 10 (FULL)
All Levels Welcome No instruction, just an opportunity to develop or sharpen your life drawing and painting skills with an artist’s model, nude or clothed. Each five-hour session will feature multiple poses, with at least...
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In Person: Jump Start Your Creative Process
All Level Creative Inspiration Workshop This 1-day workshop invites artists to jump start their creative practice and return to making art. Through a series of exercises artists will engage with materials and processes generating new...
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Online: Working on a Series – Maximizing Your Muse
Drawing and Painting Class for All Levels Many artists wish they could just latch onto an inspiring subject matter and run with it, making dozens of paintings and drawings with reckless abandon. This is nice...
Click for DetailsIn Person: All Day Model Session with Live Model (Feb 23) FULL
All Levels Welcome No instruction, just an opportunity to develop or sharpen your life drawing and painting skills with an artist’s model, nude or clothed. Each five-hour session will feature multiple poses, with at least...
Click for DetailsIn Person: Reading the Lines of the Land (FULL)
All Levels Welcome This workshop is about moving from landscape into abstraction. The idea of landscape to abstraction covers a very broad range. It is very difficult to move one’s thinking towards the abstract, but...
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Online: Alchemy of Color I
All Level Color Theory Class Class will meet online via ZOOM preferable on your computer (best screen). iPad and smart phone can also be used, but you will need to download the Zoom app. Martha...
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In Person: Watercolor Painting from Photographs
For beginning and intermediate artists. This in-depth 6-week Tuesday evening class is perfect for beginning and intermediate painters who want to expand their knowledge and experience with the watercolor medium. Topics covered include materials, composition,...
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In Person: Approaches to the Figure (Early Spring) FULL
All Levels Welcome Our subjects will be a live model and inspiring works of art. Using both drawing and painting media we’ll practice different approaches which focus your attention on simplifying the figure in...
Click for DetailsIn Person: All Day Model Session with Live Model March 9
All Levels Welcome No instruction, just an opportunity to develop or sharpen your life drawing and painting skills with an artist’s model, nude or clothed. Each five-hour session will feature multiple poses, with at least...
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In Person: Go with the Flow – Watercolor and Watercolor Monotype (FULL)
All level monotype printmaking workshop Do you love the translucence and flowing marks of watercolor, the surprises and freshness of seeing your painting on plexiglass transform through the alchemy of working with a press? Explore...
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In Person: Composition Clinic – A Crash Course in Compelling Design
All paintings live or die based on underlying design. Unfortunately, composition is one of the most challenging and least intuitive things about learning to paint. Where color and shape can be observational, good composition is...
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In Person: Mixing it Up with Acrylics! $50/pp Includes All Materials
In this three hour workshop, learn how to use acrylics beyond simply painting with them. We’ll make several small paintings using stencils, iridescent paint colors, image transfers. And more! All materials are included and you...
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IN PERSON: ART NIGHT Color Paper Collage $45/pp ONLY ONE SPOT LEFT!
Enjoy wine and snacks while making an interesting and easy piece of art. Take home something amazing. New project every session; creative fun for everyone! $45 per person, open to the public! (Fee includes all...
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In Person: POP UP! Underpaintings to Make Your Pastel Paintings Glow! THIS FRIDAY 3/10
In this class, we will explore how underpaintings impact your pastel painting as we continue to rely on the principles of value and composition. We will be using Uart sanded paper, 400 grit, neutral color for this session. Do...
Click for DetailsIn Person: POP-UP! Gyokatu Fish Printing One-Day Workshop THIS SATURDAY 3/18!
Fun, hands-on one-day workshop! MATERIALS INCLUDED! In this one-day workshop, Carolyn Letvin will teach the process of making and enhancing prints made from fish. Originating from Japan in the mid-1800s, Gyotaku prints are a form...
Click for DetailsIn Person: Knives Out! Painting with the Palette Knife (FULL)
All Levels Welcome Want to take your painting to the next level? Try painting with the palette knife instead of a brush. You will get clean color, beautiful texture, deeper space with very little blending,...
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