Classes + Workshops

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All classes and workshops are In Person unless noted otherwise.

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Image: Rick Fox, Spring, Rye NH, 2021, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches

Upcoming Classes

Watercolor Painting from Photographs Intensive Workshop

Instructor: Richard Denzer
Dates: 3-Day Weekend Workshop, Fri - Sun, June 2 - 4

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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Beginners Welcome!

Online: Experimental Drawing Inspired by the Masters

Instructor: Kate Hanlon
Dates: Five Week Class, Tuesday Mornings, June 6 - July 11, 10am - 1pm (no class 7/4)

Image by Kate Hanlon inspired by Georges Seurat.    Have you ever seen a drawing and wondered, “How’d they do that?” This fun and challenging class will explore the materials and methods of several artists,...

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Full

Online: Exploring Paper Summer Session (FULL)

Instructor: Nancy Gruskin
Dates: Four Week Class, June 7-28, Wednesdays 4-7pm

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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Beginners Welcome!

Gel Printing Experience!

Instructor: Adria Arch
Dates: Two-Day Workshop, Thur + Fri, June 8 + 9, 10am - 3pm

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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Beginners Welcome!

Drypoint Etching Printmaking

Instructor: Brooke Lambert
Dates: Three Day Weekend Workshop: Friday, June 9 - Sunday June 11, 12pm-4pm each day

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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NEW

Character Design for Children’s Books

Instructor: Katia Wish
Dates: Two Day Weekend Workshop, June 10 + 11, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12pm-4pm

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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Composition Clinic – A Crash Course in Compelling Design

Instructor: Chris Volpe
Dates: Three-Day, Mid-Week Workshop, Tues-Thur, June 13-15, 10am-4pm

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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LIMITED TO 5

Printmaking Studio Basics

Instructor: Brooke Lambert
Dates: 1 Day Workshop, Thursday June 15

Whether you are a first time printmaker or a seasoned professional artist, this class will get you set up with everything you need to know about how to print in Concord Art’s Print Studio. In...

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Surrealism – Expressing the Subconscious

Instructor: Cal Rice
Dates: 3-Day Weekend Workshop, June 16-18, Fri+Sat 10-4, Sun 12-4

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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Live Model

All Day Model Session with Live Model (June 21)

Dates: 1-Day Session, Wednesday, June 21

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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Beginners Welcome!

Indigo Dye Workshop

Instructor: Cathy Karp
Dates: One Day Workshop: Thursday, June 22, 12:00-4:00pm

Let’s dye with Indigo!  From the palest summer sky to an almost purple black, come learn how to transform any natural fiber with your favorite shade of blue.  Cathy will show you fun and easy...

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Visible Mending

Instructor: Cathy Karp
Dates: One Day Workshop: Friday, June 23, 10:00am-4:00pm

In this One Day Workshop learn the art of Visible Mending! In a movement against throw away culture and fast fashion, learn how to pick up a needle and rediscover forgotten techniques and the joy...

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Get Ready to Exhibit!

Instructor: Ron Rosenstock
Dates: One Day, Saturday June 24, 10am - 4pm

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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Reading the Lines of the Land

Instructor: Katherine Downey Miller
Dates: Four Day Workshop, Tue - Fri, June 27 - 30, 10am - 3pm

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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New Dates

Drawing as Meditation

Instructor: Amy Wynne
Dates: 3-Day Weekend Workshop, Fri - Sun, July 7 - 9

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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Plein Air

Plein Air, From Sketches to Finished Piece

Instructor: Emily Passman
Dates: Four Day, Mid-Week Summer Workshop July 11-14, 10am-2pm

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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Full, Live Model

All Day Model Session with Live Model (July 15)

Dates: 1-Day Session, Saturday, July 15, 10am - 3pm

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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The Unique Image – Intuitive Painting with Acrylics

Instructor: Kathy Deflice Secor
Dates: Four-Day Workshop, Tue-Fri, July 18-21, 10am-3pm

In this 4-day intensive workshop, Kathy will assist you to thoughtfully explore your unique imagery and tap into your intuition. Through a series of exercises, demonstrations and critique, you will be encouraged to explore your...

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Beginners Welcome!, LIMITED TO 6

Printmaking Sampler

Instructor: Kate Hanlon
Dates: Four Day Workshop, Tue - Fri, July 18 - 24, 10am - 3pm

LIMITED TO SIX STUDENTS! 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...

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Linoleum Printmaking Workshop

Instructor: Coco Berkman
Dates: Two-Day Weekend Workshop, July 22 + 23, Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4

Join artist printmaker, Coco Berkman, in a 2-day intensive workshop exploring the magic of relief printmaking! We will be transferring a drawing onto a 10” X 10” linoleum plate, carving it with Japanese carving tools...

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Watercolor Intensive Workshop

Instructor: Marjorie Glick
Dates: Week-Long Workshop (Mon-Fri): July 24 - 28, 10am - 3:00pm

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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The White Line Woodcut and Beyond

Instructor: Kate Hanlon
Dates: One Day Saturday Workshop July 29, 10am-4pm

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: Embrace the Practice – Daily Painting Workshop

Instructor: Lisa Daria Kennedy
Dates: Two Day Online Workshop, Sat + Sun, July 29 + 30, Noon - 4

The daily painting workshop embraces the painting process and the importance of a regular practice as a path to improving creativity and image making skills. Using acrylic or oil students will discover approaches to simplify...

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ONE SPOT LEFT!

Discover Drawing through Printmaking

Instructor: Joyce Silverstone
Dates: 3-Day Weekend Workshop, Aug 4 -6

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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Sculptural Painting

Instructor: Adria Arch
Dates: Four-Day, Tue-Fri Workshop, Aug 8 - 11, 10am - 3pm

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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Past Classes

Full

Online: Drawing Life at Home (FULL)

Instructor: Cat Bennett
Dates: 2-Day Weekend Workshop, Jan 7 + 8

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...

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Beginners Welcome!

Online: Beginning Painting

Instructor: Jill Pottle
Dates: 5-Week Class, Tuesday Mornings, Jan 10 - Feb 7

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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Live Model

In Person: Approaches to the Figure (Late Winter Session)

Instructor: Ron Krouk
Dates: 7-week Class, Tuesday Afternoons, Jan 10 - Feb 21

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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Full

In Person: Drawing Explorations! (FULL)

Instructor: Cat Bennett
Dates: 6-Week Class, Wednesday Afternoons, Jan 11 - Feb 15

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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Full

In Person: Encaustics Workshop (FULL)

Instructor: Tracy Spadafora
Dates: 3-Day Weekend Workshop, Jan 13 - 15

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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Full

Online: Drawing from Nature in Winter (FULL)

Instructor: Helen Byers
Dates: 2-Day Weekend Workshop, Jan 14 + 15

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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Full

In Person: Gyokatu Fish Printing (FULL)

Instructor: Carolyn Letvin
Dates: 1-Day Workshop, Jan 22

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: Color + Spontaneity + Layering = Watercolor

Instructor: Majorie Glick
Dates: 10-Week Class, Wednesdays, Jan 25 - Apr 5 (NO CLASS 2/22)

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

Instructor: Paul George
Dates: 3-Day Workshop, Thur-Sat, Feb 2-4

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

Instructor: Emily Passman
Dates: 6-Week Class, Monday Afternoons, Feb 6 - Mar 13

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...

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Registration Closes Soon

In Person: Jump Start Your Creative Process

Instructor: Martha Wakefield
Dates: 1-Day Workshop, Thursday, February 16, 10am-4pm

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

Instructor: Amy Wynne
Dates: 5-Week Class, Wednesday Afternoons, Feb 22 - Mar 22

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...

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Full

In Person: Reading the Lines of the Land (FULL)

Instructor: Katherine Downey Miller
Dates: 3-Day Workshop, Feb 24 - 26

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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NEW

Online: Alchemy of Color I

Instructor: Martha Wakefield
Dates: 6-week Class, Wednesday Mornings March 1 - April 5

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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Evening Class, Registration Closes Soon

In Person: Watercolor Painting from Photographs

Instructor: Richard Denzer
Dates: 6-Week Tuesday Evening Class, Mar 7 - Apr 11

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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Full, Live Model

In Person: Approaches to the Figure (Early Spring) FULL

Instructor: Ron Krouk
Dates: 7-week class, Tuesday Afternoons, Mar 7 - Apr 18

  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...

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Live Model, Registration Closes Soon

In Person: All Day Model Session with Live Model March 9

Dates: 1-Day Session, Thursday, 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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Full

In Person: Explorations in Collage (FULL)

Instructor: Deb Drummond
Dates: 2-Day Workshop, Sat + Sun, Mar 25 + 26

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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Full

Online: Painting Techniques: A Deeper Study (FULL)

Instructor: Emily Passman
Dates: 6-Week Class, Monday Afternoons, Mar 27 - May 1

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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Beginners Welcome!, Live Model

In Person: Cut. Paste. Construct. The Figure.

Instructor: Nancy Gruskin
Dates: 2-Day Weekend Workshop, Apr 1 + Apr 2

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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LIMITED TO 5, NEW

In Person: Botanical Prints

Instructor: Brooke Lambert
Dates: One-Day, Saturday Workshop April 1, 10am - 3pm

LIMITED TO FIVE STUDENTS 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...

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In Person: Capturing the Light en Plein Air (Spring Session)

Instructor: Caleb Stone
Dates: 7-Week Class, Tuesdays, Apr 4 - May 16

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,...

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In Person: Printing Without a Press

Instructor: Deb Drummond
Dates: 1-Day Workshop, Apr 8

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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LIMITED TO 6

In Person: Encaustics Workshop

Instructor: Tracy Spadafora
Dates: 3-Day Weekend Workshop, Apr 14 - 16

All Levels Welcome LIMITED TO SIX STUDENTS 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,...

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Online: Drawing Faces

Instructor: Cat Bennett
Dates: 2-Day Weekend Workshop, Apr 15 + 16

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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Beginners Welcome!, Evening Class, LIMITED TO 6

In Person: Evening Printmaking Sampler

Instructor: Kate Hanlon
Dates: Six-Week Class, Mondays April 17 - May 22 from 6 - 9pm

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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ART NIGHT!

IN PERSON: ART NIGHT Neurographic Painting

Instructor: Carolyn Letvin

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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Knives Out! Painting with the Palette Knife

Instructor: Ruth Scotch
Dates: 6-Week Class, Mondays May 1 - June 19 (NO CLASS 5/29 or 6/12)

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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Live Model

Approaches to the Figure (Late Spring)

Instructor: Ron Krouk
Dates: 6-week class, Tuesday Afternoons, May 2 - June 6

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!

Instructor: Cat Bennett
Dates: 6-Week Class, Wednesday Afternoons, May 3 - June 7

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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Full

IN PERSON: The White Line Woodcut and Beyond

Instructor: Kate Hanlon
Dates: One Day Saturday Workshop May 6, 10am-4pm

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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Full

Online: Exploring Paper Late Spring Session

Instructor: Nancy Gruskin
Dates: Four Week Class, May 10-31, Wednesdays 12-3pm

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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Full, LIMITED TO 5

Printmaking Studio Basics (FULL)

Instructor: Brooke Lambert
Dates: 1 Day Workshop, Thursday May 11

Whether you are a first time printmaker or a seasoned professional artist, this class will get you set up with everything you need to know about how to print in Concord Art’s Print Studio. In...

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ART NIGHT!, Full

ART NIGHT Acrylic Floral Painting $45/pp (FULL)

Instructor: Holly Coble
Dates: One Evening, Thursday May 18, 6:30 - 9:00pm

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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Full, Live Model

All Day Model Session with Live Model May 19 (FULL)

Dates: 1-Day Session, Friday, 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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Plein Air

On Site: Plein Air Pastel Painting Made Easy

Instructor: Janet Schwartz
Dates: Two Day Workshop: On Site, May 27 + 28, 10am - 4pm each day

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...

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Sculpture by Markus Haala