Newton Cultural Alliance

New Art Center Online: Photo Project Development
2020-07-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-08-04 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | 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 five-week Zoom course helps students develop a photography project from idea to completion. Use the supportive structure of weekly instruction and feedback to develop your own photography project. We will focus on exploration of concept, the creation curve, the editing process, critique, and presentation. The class will culminate in a slideshow of the student projects.
Students should have an understanding of the basics of photography, their cameras, and editing software, as this class is not focused on the technical elements of photography, but the ideas and concepts of photography. The instructor, Julie Williams-Krishnan, is a widely exhibited fine art photographer and teacher, and the Director of Programs at the Griffin Museum of Photography. Materials: Camera (digital or film, but you need to be able to share your images electronically), photo editing software on your computer, journal/sketchbook, a way to print images (at home or via a store/lab). See website for more info.
Dates: Jul 7 – Aug 4
Details: Tuesdays, 5 Sessions
Times: 10:00AM – 12:00PM

New Art Center Online: Photoshop
2020-07-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-08-04 13:00 - 15:00 | 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.
Explore the basics tools and manipulation methods of Adobe Photoshop in this Zoom class. We will learn to finely edit digital images, using both our own photos as well as found images. Learn to swap backgrounds, add dynamic text, manipulate faces, enhance digital images, and create a mini planet using your landscape photos. HS students GR 11-12 can register with teacher approval. Requirements: any version of Adobe Photoshop CS2-CC (teacher will use CS6); a computer mouse; a computer with attached camera, or the ability to put smart phone photos on the working computer. See website for more info.
Dates: Jul 7 – Aug 4
Details: Tuesdays, 5 Sessions
Times: 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center Online: Painting Believable Light
2020-07-28 13:00 - 17:00 | 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.
What makes a painting “glow”? What is the glowing quality that appears in the work of many master painters? How does an artist make this happen? To communicate a feeling of believable light in a painting, and to make a painting glow, artists must make certain decisions early in the painting process. This class includes a comprehensive exploration of the “glow factor.” Topics will include texture, transparency, color, and discussions about the creative process challenges. For intermediate and advanced painters. See website for materials list and registration.
Dates: Jun 23 – Jul 28
Details: Tuesdays, 6 Sessions
Times: 1:00PM – 5:00PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center Online: Contemporary Explorations
2020-07-28 14:00 - 17:00 | 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 course for advanced painters offers the chance to develop individual work within a group context. Individual painting and drawing development is facilitated through one-on-one discussions with the instructor and group critiques. No oil paint or oil paint products are allowed for this class. See website for materials list.
Dates: Jul 7 – Jul 28
Details: Tuesdays, 4 Sessions
Times: 2:00PM – 5:00PM

New Art Center Online: Acrylic Painting - Line and Wash
2020-07-28 17:00 - 20:00 | 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.
Find ways to use lines and washes to develop fresh and powerful images in painting. Experiment with GAC 500 Medium and Clear Tar Gel for strong, dimensional line and nontraditional results. Best for students with some painting experience. See website for materials list and registration.
Dates: Jun 23 – Jul 28
Details: Tuesdays, 6 Sessions
Times: 5:00PM – 8:00PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center Online: Painting Foundations
2020-07-29 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: Printing Without a Press - Gel Plates
2020-07-29 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.
This introductory Zoom workshop explores the use of gel plates for making hand-pulled monotypes on paper with oil paint, and introduces R&F Blending Medium. Learn how to use stencils, color shapers, brayers, and other tools to produce vibrant and layered prints without a press. An excellent class for oil painters! See website for materials list.
Dates: Jul 15 – Jul 29
Details: Wednesdays, 3 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center Online: Seascapes in Watercolor
2020-07-29 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
2020-07-29 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

New Art Center Online: Pastel Landscapes
2020-07-30 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

New Art Center Online: Painting Foundations
2020-08-05 09:30 - 12:30, 2020-08-12 09:30 - 12:30, 2020-08-19 09:30 - 12:30, 2020-08-26 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: Aug 5 – Aug 26
Details: Wednesdays, 4 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center Online: Radical Drawing
2020-08-05 17:00 - 20:00, 2020-08-12 17:00 - 20:00, 2020-08-19 17:00 - 20:00, 2020-08-26 17:00 - 20:00 | 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 is an exciting and challenging drawing studio class where students work from life and investigate the abstraction and deconstruction of what they see, from an art historical and painterly view point. Best for students with some drawing experience. See website for materials list.
Dates: Aug 5 – Aug 26
Details: Wednesdays, 4 Sessions
Times: 5:00PM – 8:00PM

New Art Center: Origami Art for K-2
2020-08-06 16:00 - 17:00, 2020-08-13 16:00 - 17:00, 2020-08-20 16:00 - 17:00 | 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.
Origami, the art of paper folding, is a fun and easy art that can be done at all levels. It is simple to do at home and needs no special paper. Origami is also a great way to develop and increase fine motor skills. These live online classes will follow the skills of the students and adjust projects accordingly. We will learn about the history of Origami as well as the basic folds, and create simple projects including the traditional origami Cicada.
Please note: Online registration for this class ends on Wednesday, August 5th at 12PM. For more information and to register, click here.

Dates: Aug 6 – Aug 27
Details: Thursdays, 4 Sessions
Times: 4:00PM – 5:00PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center: Origami Art for Grades 3-5
2020-08-07 15:30 - 16:45, 2020-08-14 15:30 - 16:45, 2020-08-21 15:30 - 16:45 | 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.
Origami, the art of paper folding, is a fun and easy art that can be done at all levels. It is simple to do at home and needs no special paper. Origami is also a great way to develop and increase fine motor skills. These live online classes will follow the skills of the students and adjust projects accordingly. We will learn about the history of Origami as well as the basic folds. Students will begin with simple projects and build up to more intermediate ones such as an origami Jumping Frog.
Please note: Online registration for this class ends on Thursday, August 6th at 12PM. For more information and to register, click here.
Dates: Aug 7 – Aug 28
Details: Fridays, 4 Sessions
Times: 3:30PM – 4:45PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center: Origami Art for Grades 6-8
2020-08-07 17:00 - 18:15, 2020-08-14 17:00 - 18:15, 2020-08-21 17:00 - 18:15 | 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.
Origami, the art of paper folding, is a fun and easy art that can be done at all levels. It is simple to do at home and needs no special paper. These live online classes will follow the skills of the students and adjust projects accordingly. We will learn about the history of Origami as well as the names and vocabulary of different folds. Students will begin with intermediate projects and build up to more complex ones such as the traditional origami Crane.
Please note: Online registration for this class ends on Thursday, August 6th at 12PM. For more information and to register, click here.
Dates: Aug 7 – Aug 28
Details: Fridays, 4 Sessions
Times: 5:00PM – 6:15PM
Notes: Zoom Class

NAC's Call for Art: Trio Newton Satellite Gallery
2020-08-07 23:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The New Art Center has some amazing opportunities available for 2-D artists that have taught or taken a class with us! We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added a new satellite gallery to our art-lending program: Trio Newton, the new development right in Newtonville!
We are looking for work that is approximately 18Wx24H, 24W x 36H, and 42Wx60H in size. Work must be framed and ready to hang, or on stretched canvas. We cannot accommodate unframed canvas panels unless they have picture wire attached to the back and can hang as stretched canvases would. No command strips.
Trio Newton is also looking to fill one of their walls with artwork of varying sizes hung in a salon style. Work for this wall can be as small as 12Wx12H and as large as 22Wx36H. The same requirements in regard to framing and hanging guidelines apply.
The New Art Center launched its original art-lending program in 2011. When possible, the program offers artists an opportunity to loan works of art and receive a stipend, and also facilitates commissions for corporate and other clients. New Art Center manages the art selection and installation working closely with our partners.
Eligibility: Students and instructors associated with the New Art Center.
Submitted work will be on loan for six months. Please email exhibitions@newartcenter.org with any additional questions.
For a chance to have your art displayed, fill out this submission form! The deadline to submit work is Friday, August 7th, 2020.
