Classes + Workshops

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All classes and workshops are In Person unless noted otherwise.

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Image: Nancy Gruskin, Black Tulip, Red Tulip, 2022, cut-paper collage, 16 x 20

Upcoming Classes

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On Site: Capturing the Light en Plein Air

Instructor: Caleb Stone
Dates: Seven-Week Class: Tuesdays Sep 26 - Nov 14, 10am - 3pm (No class Oct 17)

Plein air painting in historic Concord, MA! Capture the beauty of Autumn 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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Drawing Explorations!

Instructor: Cat Bennett
Dates: Six-Week Class: Wednesdays Sep 27 - Nov 1, 1:30pm - 4:30pm

All levels 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 paint, and even...

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Full

Color + Spontaneity + Layering = Watercolor

Instructor: Marjorie Glick
Dates: Ten-Week Class: Wednesdays Sep 27 - Dec 6, 10am - 1pm (No class Nov 22)

All levels welcome. 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 on...

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Painting with the Palette Knife from the Model

Instructor: Ruth Scotch
Dates: Three-Day Workshop: Sept 29 - Oct 1, Friday + Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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, and deeper space with very little blending, if any....

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Seven Apples, Seven Ways

Instructor: Multiple instructors
Dates: Seven-Week Class: Tuesdays Oct 3 - Nov 14, 10am - 1pm

Are you interested in a new approach to seeing or making? Trying a new medium? Working with a new teacher? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, this is the class for you!...

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Full

Online: Riffing on the Past

Instructor: Nancy Gruskin
Dates: Six-Week Class: Wednesdays Oct 4 - Nov 8, 12pm - 3pm

In this six-week online class, we will engage with the history of art through the making of collages, paintings, and drawings. We will not make copies of masterpieces. Instead, artworks and creative processes from diverse...

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Printmaking Sampler

Instructor: Kate Hanlon
Dates: Six-Week Class: Thursdays Oct 5 - Nov 9, 1:30pm - 4:30pm

All levels welcome.  This workshop introduces students to a variety of printmaking methods that can be used to communicate ideas in different ways. Each day we will introduce a different technique: drypoint, collagraph, linocut, woodcut,...

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On Site: Painting Outdoors with Charlie Shurcliff

Instructor: Charlie Shurcliff
Dates: One-Day Workshop: Friday Oct 6, 10am - 3pm (Rain date: Oct 13)

Come paint outdoors in sun and wind, amid the fresh greens and reds and ochres of fall in one of Concord’s large, natural settings. We will start off painting together–quick, abbreviated sketches to warm up–before...

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Full

Model Session with Live Model (Oct 6)

Dates: Five-Hour Session: Friday Oct 6, 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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Online: Fun and Freedom in Drawing

Instructor: Kate Hanlon
Dates: Six-Week Class: Mondays Oct 9 - Nov 13, 6pm - 9pm

Every drawing is a self-portrait of its maker, a record of a temperament, mood, and response to the world that is as unique as a signature. Working where we are, for fun and without fear,...

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Full

Model Session with Live Model (Oct 13)

Dates: Five-Hour Session: Friday Oct 13, 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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Color for Printmaking with Akua Inks

Instructor: Brooke Lambert
Dates: Two-Day Workshop: Saturday Oct 14 - Sunday Oct 15, 12pm - 4pm

Why is color theory important, and how can we use it to improve our work? How do we achieve vibrant colors, textures, and dynamic mark-making in printmaking? Can we do all this and more using...

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Online: Alchemy of Color I

Instructor: Martha Wakefield
Dates: Six-Week Class: Wednesdays Oct 18 - Nov 29, 10am - 1pm (No class Nov 22)

All levels welcome. “I am always trying to get to the danger point in color…” -Wolf Kahn We will study the language of color and each pigment’s personality in order to build a personal palette....

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Full

Model Session with Live Model (Oct 20)

Dates: Five-Hour Session: Friday Oct 20, 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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Loosen Up Your Pastel Paintings!

Instructor: Janet Schwartz
Dates: Two-Day Workshop: Oct 21 - Oct 22, Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 12pm - 4pm

All levels welcome. I often think, after completing a painting, that I would like to try it again, this time looser and with a modification or two. Painting a series gives you an opportunity to...

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Collage as a Way of Seeing

Instructor: Caryl Hull Leavitt
Dates: Three-Day Workshop: Oct 27 - Oct 29, Friday + Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 12pm - 4pm

In this in-person workshop, we will focus on shape, color, and pattern, looking to the works of old masters as inspiration for our collages. We will go through the whole collaging process from painting papers,...

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Wonders of Gel Plate Printing

Instructor: Deb Drummond
Dates: Two-Day Workshop: Friday Nov 3 - Saturday Nov 4, 10am - 3pm

Gel plate printing is an accessible monotype printing process—no press required! It is a versatile and experimental process for creating papers for collage, bookmaking, cards, journaling, as well producing monotypes. Printing in this way naturally...

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Knives Out! Painting with the Palette Knife

Instructor: Ruth Scotch
Dates: Seven-Week Class: Mondays Nov 6 - Dec 18, 10am - 1pm

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, and deeper space with very little...

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Approaches to the Figure

Instructor: Ron Krouk
Dates: Seven-Week Class: Tuesdays Nov 7 - Dec 19, 1:30pm - 4:30pm

All levels welcome. Our subjects are live models. Using both drawing and painting media, we’ll practice different approaches that focus your attention on simplifying the figure in space. Relying on observation, we’ll explore ways to...

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Botanical Prints

Instructor: Brooke Lambert
Dates: One-Day Workshop: Wednesday Nov 8, 11am - 4pm

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 naturally found materials: leaves,...

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Full

Model Session with Live Model (Nov 10)

Dates: Five-Hour Session: Friday Nov 10, 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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NEW

Developing Personal Imagery with Monoprinting

Instructor: Rhoda Rosenberg
Dates: One Day Workshop: Saturday, November 11, 10am-4pm

We will start with the basic techniques of monoprinting: mixing inks, hand wiping, rolling, overprinting, using multiple plates and colors and then move on to experiment with some new techniques!  Monoprints are variations within a series...

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Oil Painting: Spread It Like Budd-ah!

Instructor: Paul George
Dates: Three-Day Workshop: Thursday Nov 16 - Saturday Nov 18, 10am - 4pm

All levels welcome. Award-winning artist Paul George’s workshops are loaded with great information and motivation for both the beginner and the experienced painter. Paul will teach you how to approach any subject to design and...

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Explorations in Collage

Instructor: Deb Drummond
Dates: Five-Week Class: Tuesdays Nov 21 - Dec 19, 10am - 1pm

All levels welcome. Collage is the perfect medium to open yourself to new ways of seeing while exploring personal expression. Working with materials close at hand makes decisions more immediate, instinctual, on-the-fly, and aids in...

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Oil Painters Can Be Printmakers Fast and Easy!

Instructor: Carolyn Letvin
Dates: One-Day Workshop: Thursday Nov 30, 10am - 4pm

In this one-day workshop, you will learn how to translate your skills as an oil painter into printmaking. This technique requires no press, is portable, and can easily be used en plein air. Using your...

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Watercolor Painting from Photographs Intensive Workshop

Instructor: Richard Denzer
Dates: Three-Day Workshop: Dec 1 - Dec 3, Friday + Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 12pm - 4pm

All levels welcome. 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 sorts of tips and specialty...

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Printmaking Studio Basics

Instructor: Brooke Lambert
Dates: One-Day Workshop: Wednesday Dec 6, 1pm - 4pm

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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Full

Model Session with Live Model (Dec 7)

Dates: Five-Hour Session: Thursday Dec 7, 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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Full

Observing, Altering, and Transforming

Instructor: Nancy Gruskin
Dates: Three-Day Workshop: Dec 8 - Dec 10, Friday + Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 12pm - 4pm

In this weekend workshop, we will make paintings, drawings, and collages based on direct observation of a visually exciting arrangement of still life objects. Exercises will hone our ability to see, but also encourage our...

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Past Classes

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: 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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Full, 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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Full, 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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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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Full, 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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Full

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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Full

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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Full

Sketch to Paint in the Alla Prima Style

Instructor: Emily Passman
Dates: Six-Week Class: Mondays Sep 11 - Oct 30, 10am - 2pm (No class Sep 25 + Oct 9)

Alla prima is the Italian word for “at one time.” Adding a sense of immediacy and freshness to your painting is what we will focus on in this class using either oil or acrylic. Painting...

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Full

Approaches to the Figure

Instructor: Ron Krouk
Dates: Seven-Week Class: Tuesdays Sep 12 - Oct 24, 1:30pm - 4:30pm

All levels welcome. Our subjects are live models. Using both drawing and painting media, we’ll practice different approaches that focus your attention on simplifying the figure in space. Relying on observation, we’ll explore ways to...

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Introduction to Oil Painting

Instructor: Ron Krouk
Dates: Three-Week Class: Tuesdays Sep 12 - Sep 26, 10am - 1pm

Do you want to try oil painting? It’s easier than you think and is perhaps the most forgiving of media! This brief foray into oil painting encourages you to focus on process rather than product...

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Shed Some Light on Your Scene Using Pastels

Instructor: Janet Schwartz
Dates: One-Day Workshop: Wednesday Sep 13, 10am - 4pm

All levels welcome. We will explore concepts and strategies for transforming “ordinary” images into extraordinary paintings using pastels! We will emphasize the importance of value, composition, and light in your artwork. This workshop will be...

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Full

Printmaking Studio Basics

Instructor: Brooke Lambert
Dates: One-Day Workshop: Thursday Sep 14, 1pm - 4pm

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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Reading the Lines of the Land

Instructor: Katherine Downey Miller
Dates: Six-Week Class: Thursdays Sep 14 - Oct 19, 10am - 1pm

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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Joomchi Practicing Gratitude: Wearable Art

Instructor: Ania Gilmore
Dates: Three-Day Workshop: Sept 15 - Sept 17, Friday + Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 12pm - 4pm

For artists of all levels. Joomchi is a traditional Korean papermaking technique of layering and agitating Mulberry fibers with water to create textural and painterly surfaces, from smooth and leather-like to strong and highly textured...

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Shed Some Light on Your Scene Using Pastels

Instructor: Janet Schwartz
Dates: One-Day Workshop: Wednesday Sep 20, 10am - 4pm

All levels welcome. We will explore concepts and strategies for transforming “ordinary” images into extraordinary paintings using pastels! We will emphasize the importance of value, composition, and light in your artwork. This workshop will be...

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Full

Model Session with Live Model (Sep 22)

Dates: Five-Hour Session: Friday Sep 22, 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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Full

Creating with Color: An Introduction to Abstract Collage

Instructor: Kimberly Stoney
Dates: One-Day Workshop: Saturday Sep 23, 10am - 4pm

Explore the world of abstract collage-making. We’ll use colorful, transparent, and patterned papers to layer and compose our collages on paper substrates. Through playful experimentation with color, value, and composition, you’ll create dynamic abstract collages...

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Sculpture by Markus Haala