Newton Cultural Alliance

New Art Center Online: *Kids*
2020-07-08 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-07-09 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-07-10 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Sign up for Week 3! Each week will be packed with possibilities, imagination, and fun as students explore 2 exciting activities each day: 2D Art (drawing, painting, collage) and Drama Fun (theater games, short scenes, movement, improvisation). Each week focuses on a different theme.
WEEK 3 THEME: ARCHITECTURE
What do YOU think of when you hear the word, architecture? Buildings in cities, beautiful homes, wonderful parks, skylines, more? New York, Boston, Tokyo, other cities around the globe? The Public Gardens? This week will be your chance to be inspired by city landmarks around the world!
Grades 2-5 spend Summer Vacation immersed in the arts. New Art faculty conduct real-time classes through Zoom video meetings. Each week will be packed with possibilities, imagination, and fun as students explore 2 exciting activities each day: 2D Art & Drama Fun.
View their website for a full list of classes and dates!
*different classes for grades 2-3 and grades 4-5.

Newton Theatre Kids: Summer Intensive Series
2020-07-08 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-07-09 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-07-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
This summer, Newton Theatre Kids is excited to offer students entering grades 5-8 the opportunity to hone their theatrical abilities in a supportive and engaging virtual environment. There are 2 intensives. Each intensive lasts for one week and focuses on a different genre of theater, allowing participants to develop meaningful new skills while increasing their confidence and versatility as performers. Using a blend of group work, individual coaching, and solo rehearsal, these intensives maximize participant growth while minimizing Zoom fatigue. All experience levels welcome!
Each intensive will be held from 9 AM to 12 PM, Monday through Friday. This three-hour window will include group discussions and activities over Zoom, individualized coaching over Zoom, and solo rehearsal time. This mix of approaches allows for an increase in personalized, individual coaching time and encourages participants to become mindful, self-motivated artists.
The price of each intensive $275. Click here to learn more and register.

New Art Center Online: Painting Foundations
2020-07-08 09:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Set your inner artist free in a studio painting class! Working from observation, beginners will complete exercises in value, color, and chroma. Advanced beginners begin to generate their own projects while absorbing instruction, critique, and healthy doses of encouragement. All will explore new techniques and painting concepts. This class provides a solid, comprehensive foundation in oil or acrylic for students intent on developing their ease, skill, and facility with paint. See website for materials list.
Dates: Jun 24 – Jul 29
Details: Wednesdays, 6 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM

New Art Center Online: *Teens*
2020-07-08 10:00 - 12:30, 2020-07-09 10:00 - 12:30, 2020-07-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
Join New Art Center Teen Summer Art Program 2020 for week 3! This program offers opportunities for teens to express their ideas, develop skills, learn art techniques and important critical thinking skills drawing portraits and clothed figures. Teens will learn the fundamentals of drawing in this energetic studio class taught on Zoom, with group classes and individual assistance. Look at contemporary and past practices for inspiration. Experiment with drawing media to capture a likeness, and use light and shadow to give the illusion of 3-dimensional form. See website for more information and a full list of classes.
*separate classes for grades 6-7 and 8-12

New Art Center Online: Seascapes in Watercolor
2020-07-08 10:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Discover ocean motifs in watercolor in this online zoom class. We’ll cover 2 ways of developing crashing waves, develop techniques for authentic rocks and ledges, paint shimmering coves with sunset boats, and detail sandy beaches with elegant dune grasses! Refresh your perspective knowledge with charming studies of clam shacks and boat houses. Learn spattering and masking techniques to use while creating nature studies of tide pool denizens. Previous watercolor experience recommended. See website for materials list and registration.
Dates: Jun 24 – Jul 29
Details: Wednesdays, 6 Sessions
Times: 10:00AM – 12:30PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center Online: Supercharged Painting
2020-07-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
This Zoom course begins with the notion that Jackson Pollock liberated painting and takes off from there. Students will investigate various painting media including acrylic, glazes, pigments, and collage. Both figurative and abstract approaches are encouraged in this high-energy class for those with prior painting experience. (Intermediate/advanced levels) See website for materials list.
Dates: Jul 1 – Jul 29
Details: Wednesdays, 5 Sessions
Times: 1:00PM – 4:00PM
Notes: Zoom Class

Newton Theatre Kids: Summer Intensive Series
2020-07-08 16:00 - 17:00, 2020-07-09 16:00 - 17:00, 2020-07-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
​Make Your Own Art Book!
Where’s your favorite place? Who’s your favorite singer? What’s your favorite food? What’s your favorite day of the week? In this fun class we’ll use drawing, painting, printing and collage to make a special art book that’s all about you!
Click here for more info and to register.

New Art Center Online: Highlights and Hidden Gems of Paris's Museums
2020-07-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Join art gallery owner and longtime expat Christine O’Donnell on a journey through Paris’s museums! Conducted via Zoom, this Wednesday workshop series will allow armchair travelers everywhere to enjoy (or relive!) trips to some of the world’s most visited museums as well as some neighborhood favorites. Featuring online videos, her own travel photography, first-hand knowledge gleaned from over 6 years living in France, as well as her art background, join Christine in an exploration of the art, architecture, (and even a bit of the neighborhoods) of Paris’s museums. With an (optional) apéritif in hand, learn a bit about Paris and its museums, all from the comfort of your own home through this convivial 5-session series! Click here to register. Workshops are also available individually for $25 each.
Week 1: Le Musée du Louvre
Week 2: Le Musée d’Orsay
Week 3: Le Centre Pompidou
Week 4: Paris’s “Hotels Particuliers”
Week 5: Beyond “La typique”

An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
2020-07-09, 2020-07-10, 2020-07-11, 2020-07-12, 2020-07-13 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
These audio and video podcasts, presented by Zamir Chorale of Boston, can serve as an introduction to the field of Jewish Choral Music. But caveat lector, these are not comprehensive; they provide only an introduction to the field. Readers may follow up with the many texts and websites that are listed elsewhere in this website: https://www.jewishchoralmusic.com/podcasts

Suzuki School: Online Summer Music Lessons for Children
2020-07-09, 2020-07-10, 2020-07-11, 2020-07-12, 2020-07-13 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Suzuki School of Newton offers individual lessons during the summer for both current SSN students and new students. New students should fill out our inquiry form to begin the enrollment process. We offer a la carte weekly online summer lessons, with availability especially in piano, cello, violin, flute, and harp. Click here for more information!

New Art Center Online: Pastel Landscapes
2020-07-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
New Art Live Online Learning – Weekly online class at designated class times. New Art faculty conduct a real-time class through Zoom video meetings.
Capture the beauty of summer with the immediacy of pastel (oil and/or dry pastel). Working from photos, explore how to build a landscape using many layers of colors. Be ready for drawing August 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: Jul 2 – Jul 30
Details: Thursdays, 4 Sessions
Times: 1:00PM – 4:00PM
Notes: No class July 23

Newton Free Library presents: Nature Journaling Techniques
2020-07-09 15:00 - 15:45 | Zoom
Newton Free Library presents Nature Journaling Techniques via Zoom on Thursday, July 9th at 3:00 PM. Nature journaling gives you a way to document what you are seeing and bring your attention to the world you are part of. Using drawing and writing, you will explore techniques you can use to create your nature journal.
A materials list will be sent out ahead of time, and on the day of the event you will receive an email with a link to join. Click here for more information and to register.

New Art Center Online: *Adults* Watercolor Flowers: Tight and Loose
2020-07-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
In this light-hearted course conducted on Zoom, explore the joy of floral watercolors. Learn to make choices about loose (expressive watercolor) vs. “tight” painting techniques (botanical illustration). You’ll fall in love with the simplest rules of composition, which will free you up to use special watercolor effects. In your homework, choose between simple assignments for relaxation or more challenging assignments to enrich quiet periods at your home studio. Some watercolor experience required. See the website for the materials list.
Dates: 6/4/2020 – 7/9/2020 – 6 sessions.
Time: 6:00PM – 8:00 PM
Watercolor – Diane Fiedler
Cost: $205

Suzuki School: Online Summer Music Lessons for Adults
2020-07-13 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Are you a first-time adult learner looking into music lessons for yourself? Or maybe you’re a current music student who needs a new teacher? Suzuki School of Newton offers weekly online lessons for adult learners, with availability especially in piano, cello, violin, flute, and harp. Sign-up for an easy four-lesson intro package before committing to a renewal package of 10 lessons. For more information or to register visit here!
