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Register by April 26 Instruction will include how to create three dimensional effects, balance and unify painting composition, strengthen brush handling and color mixing skills. Subject matter includes still life, drapery, flowers and landscape. Supply list will be provided. Instructor: Doug Gillette Six classes - April 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Register Now
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4 events,Register by April 13 Become acquainted with a variety of oil painting materials as you explore basic color theory and the effects of light. Working from direct observation, examine different approaches to painting and learn to develop a personal response to subject matter while gaining confidence with the brush and palette knife. This class provides…
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Register by April 13 Both the novice and serious writer will find a comfortable spot in this group. Participants work with memoir, personal essay, poetry, short stories, novels, or just a creative exploration with words. We’ll write in response to prompts and have the option of sharing with others. Lots of writing, guaranteed! Coffee and…
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Register by April 27 Would you like some meaningful and constructive feedback on your writing so you can send it out for publication? This manuscript critiquing workshop welcomes all levels of writers. A professional writing coach and editor, Jan Sadler will guide the group in a streamlined process for feedback. Bring a copy of your…
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Register by April 14 For those who have taken basic drawing classes or have some experience and want to learn new ideas and work on more involved exercises. Instructor: Brian Kiernan Seven classes - April 14, 28; May 5, 12, 19, 26; June 2 Register Now
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Horse racing became wildly popular in 19th century America. The Currier & Ives lithography firm was the country’s longest running printing establishment, and helped to document the sport’s heyday by mass-producing images of important races and their competitors. Maggie will contextualize and elaborate on the dynamic images on view in the Alpert Gallery at the…
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Register by April 14 Learn to draw from observation and translate the 3D to the 2D. Explore and challenge the way we see to further our visual awareness. Using the formal elements of line, shape, texture, composition and value, we will experience and discuss the process of building a drawing. A diversity of art historical…
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Working with stoneware clay and using hollow construction techniques, students will be shown various approaches to making a lively canine sculpture. Pieces could be seated, standing or lying and based on pedigree or mutt – invent your own breed! Instructor: Susan HallsRegister Now
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Register by June 4 Tackle the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering animals and/or birds in watercolors. We’ll focus on texture of fur and feathers, wet and/or reflective surfaces like eyes, tongues and noses, and underlying musculature and anatomy and the way it is affected by light and shadow. Some experience with watercolors is recommended.…
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Register by April 13 Both the novice and serious writer will find a comfortable spot in this group. Participants work with memoir, personal essay, poetry, short stories, novels, or just a creative exploration with words. We’ll write in response to prompts and have the option of sharing with others. Lots of writing, guaranteed! Coffee and…
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Register by April 27 Would you like some meaningful and constructive feedback on your writing so you can send it out for publication? This manuscript critiquing workshop welcomes all levels of writers. A professional writing coach and editor, Jan Sadler will guide the group in a streamlined process for feedback. Bring a copy of your…
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Beginning with the history of women in art, ArtScapades shows how that history laid a foundation for women artists in the twentieth century and beyond. ArtScapades will look at how women artists moved from being taught at home, to their admission to male dominated art schools; and will also look at the impact of the…
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Register by May 26 Tackle the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering wildlife and animals in pencil and other drawing media. Focus on specific areas including texture of fur and feathers, wet and/or reflective surfaces like eyes, tongues and noses and underlying musculature and anatomy and the effect of light and shadow on it. Some…
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Following the Museums a la Carte program by Robin Hoffman and Jodi Stiffelman of ArtScapades, join history docent Kate Belhumeur for a further discussion in the 20th Century Gallery in the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts. Museum members only. |
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Register by June 4 Tackle the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering animals and/or birds in watercolors. We’ll focus on texture of fur and feathers, wet and/or reflective surfaces like eyes, tongues and noses, and underlying musculature and anatomy and the way it is affected by light and shadow. Some experience with watercolors is recommended.…
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Join local historians and neighborhood experts for enlightening strolls through the downtown area. Tours begin at the Welcome Center. This month... Topic and speaker to be announced. Free for Museum and Armoury-Quadrangle Civic Association members; $5 nonmembers. Photo by John PhelanLearn more at aqca.org. |
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This event has been canceled. Featuring the special exhibition Scoop on Poop. Participate in hands-on activities, interactive gallery games, crafts, museum exploration and much more. Most appropriate for children ages 3-6 Early Enrichment Days require a two week minimum advanced notice.413-314-6430Email UsResources |
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Free general admission today for all thanks to the Highland Street Foundation. A perfect time to introduce your friends to the Museums! Learn more about Free Fun Fridays |
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Register by June 8! The New Britain Museum of American Art represents a panoramic view of American artistic achievements through its vast collection of over 5,000 works of art. Enjoy a guided highlights tour and lunch at the museum followed by an afternoon guided tour of the home and gardens of the Hill Stead Museum.…
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Register by April 13 Both the novice and serious writer will find a comfortable spot in this group. Participants work with memoir, personal essay, poetry, short stories, novels, or just a creative exploration with words. We’ll write in response to prompts and have the option of sharing with others. Lots of writing, guaranteed! Coffee and…
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Register by April 27 Would you like some meaningful and constructive feedback on your writing so you can send it out for publication? This manuscript critiquing workshop welcomes all levels of writers. A professional writing coach and editor, Jan Sadler will guide the group in a streamlined process for feedback. Bring a copy of your…
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Sharing insights, anecdotes and experiences from over 4 decades as a fine art photographer, Michael Zide will show his extraordinary black and white landscape photography and talk about bringing more power and intensity to your own photographic work. What is the decision making process that leads to photographic success? How do we bring life to…
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Register by May 26 Tackle the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering wildlife and animals in pencil and other drawing media. Focus on specific areas including texture of fur and feathers, wet and/or reflective surfaces like eyes, tongues and noses and underlying musculature and anatomy and the effect of light and shadow on it. Some…
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Register by June 4 Tackle the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering animals and/or birds in watercolors. We’ll focus on texture of fur and feathers, wet and/or reflective surfaces like eyes, tongues and noses, and underlying musculature and anatomy and the way it is affected by light and shadow. Some experience with watercolors is recommended.…
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Register by April 13 Both the novice and serious writer will find a comfortable spot in this group. Participants work with memoir, personal essay, poetry, short stories, novels, or just a creative exploration with words. We’ll write in response to prompts and have the option of sharing with others. Lots of writing, guaranteed! Coffee and…
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Bosch revolutionized Renaissance art by turning away from traditional Christian images such as Madonnas and saints toward secular, encyclopedic scenes of everyday life handled as moral allegory and fantastic scenes of sin and punishment in hell. Although seemingly poles apart, his naturalism and fantasy were both part of a secular, Renaissance aesthetic which understood artistic…
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Register by May 26 Tackle the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering wildlife and animals in pencil and other drawing media. Focus on specific areas including texture of fur and feathers, wet and/or reflective surfaces like eyes, tongues and noses and underlying musculature and anatomy and the effect of light and shadow on it. Some…
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Following his Museums a la Carte program, Robert Baldwin, Ph.D (Associate Professor of Art History, Connecticut College) will discuss “Christ in Limbo” in the Northern European & Italian Renaissance Gallery in the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts. Museum members only.
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FREE Two-day Workshop Learn to guide your students through the process of designing, implementing, and analyzing field investigations conducted in the outdoors. During this workshop, teachers will implement this process by conducting a field investigation to determine stream water quality based on the aquatic insect (macroinvertebrate) species present. Back in the classroom, teachers will learn… |
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FREE Two-day Workshop Learn to guide your students through the process of designing, implementing, and analyzing field investigations conducted in the outdoors. During this workshop, teachers will implement this process by conducting a field investigation to determine stream water quality based on the aquatic insect (macroinvertebrate) species present. Back in the classroom, teachers will learn… |
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Explore the role that natural history played in the everyday lives of people from the 17th through the 19th Centuries. During the 19th century an obsession developed with the natural world which has never been surpassed. Cabinets of curiosities assembled by gentlemen naturalists and collectors evolved into the present day natural history museums. Images and…
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Register by May 26 Tackle the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering wildlife and animals in pencil and other drawing media. Focus on specific areas including texture of fur and feathers, wet and/or reflective surfaces like eyes, tongues and noses and underlying musculature and anatomy and the effect of light and shadow on it. Some…
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