Newton Cultural Alliance

New Art Center presents: Dripped Wax Resist with Watercolor
2021-10-16 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Explore the exciting possibilities of combining melted wax with watercolor. We will drip and draw gestural lines with liquefied beeswax. Then we will develop our artwork with watercolor glazes.The wax dries quickly to offers a graceful resist for your watercolors, combining an important textural element with a fluid medium. The beeswax and the specialized melted beeswax tools will be provided by the instructor. Click here to register.

New Art Center presents: Xscape Into Comix
2021-10-16 12:30 - 14:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Craft your reality in the world of comics and sequential storytelling with cartoonist LJ-Baptiste! Learn the tools of the trade for making your own cast of characters, stories, and gags! In this workshop for grades 3-5, we focus on the art of crafting original character-driven comics and cartoons, while also studying the work of pros in graphic novels, newspaper comics, and manga!! Click here to register.
Dates: 9/25 – 10/16
Details: Saturday
Times: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

New Art Center presents: Visual Journaling
2021-10-17 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-10-24 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-10-31 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-11-07 11:00 - 12:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
This 4 week workshop focuses on how to keep a sketchbook as a visual journal to develop ideas and practice drawing by recording the world around you. This fun and supportive class is suitable for emerging artists as well as seasoned sketch-bookers. Students will be introduced to a variety of methods and materials. Experimentation is encouraged! See website for materials list.

New Art Center presents: Pastel Landscapes
2021-10-18 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-10-25 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-11-01 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-11-08 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-11-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Capture the beauty of the seasons with the immediacy of dry pastel in this Zoom class. Working from photos, explore how to build a landscape using many layers of colors. After taking this class, you will be ready to draw landscapes from life using a medium that is easy to carry! All levels welcome, but students must have at least taken one drawing class. See website for materials list.
Dates: 9/13 – 11/29
Details: Mondays, 11 Sessions
Times: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Notes: no class 10/11

New Art Center presents: Site Specific Dance - For All Movers, Artists, and Dancers
2021-10-19 18:00 - 19:30 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Improvise and make dances (all levels are invited) live, and, in-person, inspired by the world around you: your kitchen, your car, a skyscraper, a park bench. You will receive prompts one week in advance of class to inspire you to create a short movement piece. These short dances (~1 min) can provide a jumping-off point for further expansion, they can be transformed into a 2D work of art, or they can stand on their own two feet. During class we will share our creations, and, we will improvise together based on themes. Brilliance and some silliness will ensue. See website for more details.
Dates: 9/14 – 10/19
Details: Tuesdays, 6 Sessions
Times: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

New Art Center presents: Paris Impressionists and Cocktail Obsessionists
2021-10-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-10-27 18:00 - 19:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Travel back to 1860s France while sipping a cocktail from the comfort of your own home. This art history course will explain the origins of Modern Art starting with Manet to Gauguin. Each course is paired with a signature cocktail recipe that participants can enjoy while learning about some of the world’s most famous artists such as Monet, Cezanne, Morisot, Degas and van Gogh. Register here.

New Art Center presents: Teen Zine - GR 9-12
2021-10-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-10-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-11-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-11-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-11-17 18:00 - 20:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
In this 6-week course students will print and produce their own zine – a small circulation of self-published work using a combination of both text and imagery. Students will develop their own short stories and/or poems and use these pieces to create visual imagery to support their writing. By the end the of the course students will print a limited-edition zine using a variety of print methods both by hand and using a press. Click here to register.
Notes: no class 11/24

Newton Art Association presents: "Thing Big" Reception
2021-10-20 19:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
THINK BIG is an exhibit for artists who work large, or those itching to expand their repertoire into large pieces. Click here for more information.
Dates:
Reception – Friday, October 20, 2021 at 7p.m. on Zoom
Call for Art – Monday, August 2–Sunday, Sept. 6 at midnight.
Drop-Off: Sunday, Oct. 4, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Pick-Up: Sunday, Nov. 14, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Julie Beck
2021-10-22 18:00 - 19:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
In an unlikely turn of events, Julie Beck became an artist. Starting with a less than mediocre natural artistic ability, a degree in mathematics and a career in design/video editing, a life completely centered around art and painting seemed unlikely. And yet, this talk will prove otherwise. This is a Cinderella story with less gowns and much more paint-covered overalls.
Julie is a Boston-based artist, an instructor at and the Assistant Director of the Academy of Realist Art Boston. Julie uses painting to create accessible work that engages the viewer on multiple levels. By manipulating design, composition, and narrative, Julie’s work strives to leave an impact on viewers that leaves them asking questions about the connections we find around ourselves.
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New Art Center presents: Creativity Lab - Adult Improv and Art-Making Workshop
2021-10-26 18:00 - 21:00, 2021-11-02 18:00 - 21:00, 2021-11-09 18:00 - 21:00, 2021-11-16 18:00 - 21:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Energize your artist! Begin with a fresh canvas, a fresh mind, a fresh approach. All artists are welcome, and, all artistic genres are welcome. During our first hour of class, we collaborate on works of art, and, improvise inspired by a theme. The second hour, we work individually on our own creations (sculpt, paint, collage, move, build, write, etc.) in the spacious, beautiful Main Gallery in silence. The third hour we share what we have just created. It is a delightful surprise to see what artists can invent in one hour! This process generates new inspiration in your current favorite medium, or, will introduce you to new forms of expression.
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Newton Art Association presents: Demystifying the Business of Art
2021-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Demystifying the Business of Art is the subject of the NAA’s first professional workshop of the year led by Susan Kurtzman, owner of JOBI POTTERY & Truro Fine Art Gallery in Truro. A former museum curator, Kurtzman is both a ceramics designer and a business owner, with a 20-year background in direct marketing advertising in New York and Boston.
Kurtzman will provide practical steps on how to approach and work with regional galleries including the responsibilities of the artist and the gallery in building a relationship.
Register now on EventBrite for the presentation

New Art Center presents: Altares de Dia de los Muertos
2021-10-31 10:00 - 16:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
New Art Center proudly introduces Zaira Meneses & Friends as they present: Altares de Dia de los Muertos. This event will include: Altar & Paper Cut Making.
View all the work October 31, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM with a special Son Jarocho Music & Day of Dead Celebration starting at 3:00 PM.
New Art Center in collaboration with Zaira Meneses, a Mexican musician and recipient of the 2018 Boston Foundation Award, will be presenting a three day opportunity to create an authentic Day of the Dead experience. Students of all ages are encouraged to participate in the art of making traditional Mexican altar pieces expressing gratitude to loved ones no longer with us. From paper cutting to piñata making, everyone is encouraged to take part in this three-day celebration being supervised by Zaira Meneses & Friends. Contact New Art Center if you’re interested in participating.
The exhibition date to view the altars will be open to the public on October 31st. Welcoming everyone will be the sounds of Son Jarocho, an authentic music that originated in Mexico’s coastal Veracruz. Traditional customary dress is optional, but we encourage everyone to be creative and participate!

New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Anthony Romero and Çaca Yvaire
2021-11-05 18:00 - 19:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Anthony Romero is a Boston-based artist, writer, and organizer committed to documenting and supporting artists and communities of color. His collaborative practice engages intercultural contact and historical narratives in order to generate reparative counter-images and social transformation. Recent projects and performances have been featured at The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha), the Blue Star Contemporary (San Antonio), The Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston) and the Mountain Standard Time Performative Art Biennial (Calgary, Canada).
Çaca Yvaire is an Afro-Indigenous territorial scholar-practitioner and student of planetary science, political geoecology, and the arts. He brings a unique lens to conservation work. He is primarily invested in stimulating and uplifting an infrastructure that supports a rich and imaginative solidarity between lifeways, and honoring the varied traditions of relating sustainably to the world around us through non-industrial agroecology, agriculture, silviculture, aquaculture, etc. that have been historically side-lined by imperialist design.
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New Art Center presents: Decoupage Candle Holder Workshop
2021-11-07 13:00 - 16:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Make a festive decoupage candle holder to illuminate your fall table. Learn the fundamentals of decoupage and add your own creative twist. This fun 3-hour workshop is the perfect opportunity to socialize with old friends or make new ones. All levels are welcome and all materials will be provided. Visit website for registration and more information.

Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Kathy Anderson
2021-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 | MA
In 2001 Kathy was invited to join a group of painters under the tutelage of the renowned artist, Richard Schmid. This opportunity renewed and revitalized her work and began a period of intense focus and rapid growth. Painting for these last 10 years with Schmid, his wife Nancy Guzik, and the group which has become known as the Putney Painters has provided invaluable support and inspiration.
The vision that she bestows on us with every brush stroke comes from a lifetime of intimate contact with nature. Along with her passion for nature and the interconnectedness of the natural world she is also an avid gardener and spends many pleasurable hours close to the flowers that she paints so magnificently. This close contact with her favorite subject provides her with not just a structural knowledge of flowers but a true love for the flowers, weeds, dirt and detritus of a natural, healthy garden.
Kathy believes in painting from life whenever possible and carries her paints on her frequent travels. While she believes that a well trained artist is able to paint anything skillfully, she has found that the intensity and emotion in her painting flows from her love of her subjects, whether still life, garden, figure, or the intimate landscape.
Kathy says, “I view the world with a painter’s eye, finding paintings in all of my everyday experiences and travels.”
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