Program Calendar

This class has been canceled. Train your eye to see and foster the ability to represent the 3-dimensional world on a flat surface. Learn how to create the illusion of spatial depth and develop techniques to create a portfolio of beautiful drawings. Supply list provided.  Instructor: Nicholas McNally Seven classes - January 25; February 1,…

This class has been canceled. Train your eye to see and foster the ability to represent the 3-dimensional world on a flat surface. Learn how to create the illusion of spatial depth and develop techniques to create a portfolio of beautiful drawings. Supply list provided.  Instructor: Nicholas McNally Seven classes - January 25; February 1,…

Registration for this class has closed. This introductory course is designed to offer beginners the skills needed to explore personal expression in both drawing and painting. Students will practice basic skills in perspective, composition, color theory and step-by-step techniques in either acrylic or oil paint. Supply list provided. Instructor: Doug Gillette Six classes - January…

Registration for this class has closed. Learn how to research your ancestry using the extensive resources available including genealogical websites. You’ll learn a great deal about researching– but keep in mind that it’s not all on the internet! Instructor: Dave Robison Four classes - February 9, 23; March 1, 8

Registration for this class has closed. For students with previous oil painting experience. Instruction will build on painting composition, brush handling and color mixing skills. Subject matter includes still life, drapery, flowers and landscape. Supply list provided. Instructor: Doug Gillette Six classes - January 19, 26; February 2, 9, 23; March 1

This class has been canceled. Train your eye to see and foster the ability to represent the 3-dimensional world on a flat surface. Learn how to create the illusion of spatial depth and develop techniques to create a portfolio of beautiful drawings. Supply list provided.  Instructor: Nicholas McNally Seven classes - January 25; February 1,…

Registration for this class has closed. All the fundamentals of oil painting will be covered--from canvas preparation to planning a composition, color mixing and paint application from start to finish. Supply list provided. Instructor: Maureen Cotti Six classes - February 10, 24; March 2, 9, 16, 23

This class has been canceled. Train your eye to see and foster the ability to represent the 3-dimensional world on a flat surface. Learn how to create the illusion of spatial depth and develop techniques to create a portfolio of beautiful drawings. Supply list provided.  Instructor: Nicholas McNally Seven classes - January 25; February 1,…

This course has been canceled. Have you started a novel, collection of some kind, memoir, or family history you'd like to see in a nicely designed book? Find out your choices in either self-publishing or sending your manuscript out to publishers. This workshop will be hands-on, with feedback on your work, encouragement to complete it,…

Registration for this class has closed. Develop the skill to draw from observation and translating the three dimensional to the two dimensional. We will be exploring/ challenging the very nature of how we see in order to develop a fuller visual awareness. By practicing a variety of methods and materials we will develop a more…

The artist will show and describe her step-by-step process of drawing a portrait, starting with a blank page and going through to the finished piece. She will describe the sight-size process and outline the academic drawing method that can be used to draw or paint any subject realistically. Presented by Christina Grace Mastrangelo, classical painter…

Following the Museums a la Carte lecture with Christina Grace Mastrangelo, join docent Adele Gladstone-Gilbert for further discussion in the Modern & Contemporary Gallery in the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts. Museum members only.

This class has been canceled. Train your eye to see and foster the ability to represent the 3-dimensional world on a flat surface. Learn how to create the illusion of spatial depth and develop techniques to create a portfolio of beautiful drawings. Supply list provided.  Instructor: Nicholas McNally Seven classes - January 25; February 1,…

This class had been canceled. With a parent or guardian, toddlers will learn how to look, interact, behave and discover new places as they explore a special exhibit or particular gallery in the museums each week. Hands-on activities, crafts, games and stories will stimulate young imaginations. Dress for mess and bring a snack. Instructor: Joey…

Explore the challenges and opportunities of rendering the world around us in watercolor. We’ll tackle subjects including trees and foliage, water and reflections, windows, doors and other architectural details, atmospheric effects like fog and clouds, among others. Some experience with watercolors is recommended. Bring a bag lunch. Supply list provided. Instructor: Steve Hamlin; 10 am-3…

This class has been canceled. Train your eye to see and foster the ability to represent the 3-dimensional world on a flat surface. Learn how to create the illusion of spatial depth and develop techniques to create a portfolio of beautiful drawings. Supply list provided.  Instructor: Nicholas McNally Seven classes - January 25; February 1,…

Registration for this class has closed. Learn the simple, batik-like process to produce a kaleidoscope of colors in geometric patterns on the surface of an egg. Receive a special applicator (kistka) and hot wax to produce designs, blocking out color from selected areas on eggs before dyeing them. Examine traditional, simple designs to adapt to…

This event has been canceled. Learn how to be conservation champions by participating in fun, interactive workshops that include a live animal demonstration, gallery games, and conservation-themed crafts!  Scouts will also enjoy a pizza party, earn a certificate and participation patch, and have exclusive access to our special exhibit, Wolf to Woof. Space is limited…

This class has been canceled. Train your eye to see and foster the ability to represent the 3-dimensional world on a flat surface. Learn how to create the illusion of spatial depth and develop techniques to create a portfolio of beautiful drawings. Supply list provided.  Instructor: Nicholas McNally Seven classes - January 25; February 1,…

Registration for this class has closed. Practice your skills in paper engineering as you construct 3-D origami creations. Watch them jump, slide and spring into existence. Using scissors, card stock and tape, you’ll discover several ways to engineer your imagination Instructor: Kevin Kopchynski Ages 7-10