Newton Cultural Alliance

Newton Art Association's High School Senior Art Scholarship
2021-02-21, 2021-02-20, 2021-02-19, 2021-02-18, 2021-02-17, 2021-02-16, 2021-02-15, 2021-02-14 and 4 more dates | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
For more than 30 years the Newton Art Association (NAA) has recognized art students through the NAA High School Senior Scholarship Program. NAA strongly believes that talented students deserve to be acknowledged for their artistic accomplishments.
Senior students who go to high school in Newton or are residents of Newton are eligible to apply for the scholarships. Consistently, the submitted artworks reveal an extensive range of creativity across all media, including painting, drawing, collage/mixed media, photography, jewelry, fabric art and 3D works.
Awards are based on an overall assessment of the senior’s creativity, artistic expression, technical skills, and personal statement. The recipients share $3,000 in scholarship money.
Eligible students can apply online from February 8 through March 30, 2021. A virtual award ceremony will be held May 5. Details about the program and online application process can be found on the NAA website. If you know a talented high school senior, encourage them to apply.

An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
2021-02-21, 2021-02-20, 2021-02-19, 2021-02-18, 2021-02-17, 2021-02-16, 2021-02-15, 2021-02-14 and 4 more dates
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

Newton Art Association presents: Growing Your Art Career
2021-02-18 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Sharpen Your Art Business with Exciting Workshops

Gain tips on pricing, presentation quality, growing your career, and selling in today’s world at upcoming Newton Art Association workshops.

The Newton Art Association is offering professional workshops this year all led by Christine O’Donnell, the owner and director of Beacon Gallery in Boston.

Christine will provide a generous peek “behind the curtain” of working with a gallerist. Learn some best practices to use when prospecting or working with a gallery, as well as some good ways to jump into the art world and start showing more. Make sure to bring your questions! Click here to purchase tickets.

Historic Newton presents: Written by the Victors - Remembering the American Revolution
2021-02-18 17:00 - 18:00
Take a detailed look at the economic conflicts that led up to our War for Independence to better understand how our knowledge of the outcome often flavors our perception of the beginning. Come and learn how taxes, trade, and economic theory played just as big role as patriotism and liberty. This is part one of a two-part program. The second part will be presented in the spring. Register here to receive the Zoom link.

Historic Newton presents: Sculpture in Service of Social Justice
2021-02-16 19:00 - 20:00
Cyrus Dallin, Sculpture in Service of Social Justice

Date:02/16/2021 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location:Virtual
Virtual Meeting
Newton, Massachusetts 02459

Did you know that Cyrus Dallin, sculptor of the Francis B. Hornbrook statue which is part of the Newton Free Library’s Permanent Collection of Art, was also an educator, activist and agent of change? Join Cyrus Dallin Art Museum director and curator, Heather Leavell, for a program that will cover the history of three local Dallin works, illustrating how Dallin employed his position as an internationally acclaimed sculptor to fight the oppression of Indigenous people. Learn how Dallin took a lead role in efforts to reform government policies adversely affecting Native peoples and educate the general public about Indigenous cultures. Co-sponsored by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library. Register here to attend the program.

New Art Center presents: Valentine's Day Wine & Serenade
2021-02-12
Are you looking for a unique gift for Valentine’s Day? Let us send your special someone a video Valentine serenade from award-winning actor and beloved New Art drama instructor, Danny Bolton along with a bottle of wine and chocolate pairing from Flora’s Wine Bar! Choose from 2015 Guerrieri Rizzardi Tachetto Bardolino Classico or 2017 Diego Conterno Nascetta, with chocolate.
Flora’s Wine Bar will deliver wine and chocolate to your Valentine’s door, and New Art will email a personalized message with a linked recording on Friday, February 12. Delivery is available for Newton residents only. If your Valentine lives outside of Newton, you may pick up the wine and chocolate from Flora’s Wine Bar for hand-delivery. Click here for more info.

Newton Free Library presents: The System, Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
2021-02-11 19:00 - 20:00
Millions of Americans have lost confidence in our political and economic system. With the characteristic clarity and passion that has made him a central civil voice, Robert B. Reich shows how wealth and power have interacted to install an elite oligarchy, eviscerate the middle class and undermine democracy. Join us for an engaging conversation with Mr. Reich on his latest book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It.
Christopher Lydon, host of the original podcast, Open Source, heard in Boston on WBUR, will moderate.
Robert B. Reich is chancellor’s professor of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations and has written fifteen books, including The Work of Nations, which has been translated into twenty-two languages, and the bestsellers The Common Good, Saving Capitalism, Supercapitalism and Locked in the Cabinet.
Space is limited, please register here. Login information will be sent the day of the event. Please note, registration closes two hours before the event start time.
If you’d like to borrow, The System, from the library please reserve it here. If you would like to own a copy, they are available at Newtonville Books.

Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
2021-02-10 18:30 - 19:30
Do you like Dogman, Narwhal & Jelly or the Babysitters Club? Come learn about how to make your own comics! We will meet on the first two Wednesdays evenings: February through June. Learn about the ways you can make your comics go KA-POW! as we write, draw, and share. Join us for this beginner’s creative writing workshop for children in third and fourth grade. A reminder email and zoom link will be sent out prior to the first session.
Online registration is required and begins Wednesday, January 20 at 6:30pm.
When you register, you register for ALL 10 sessions: 2/3, 2/10, 3/3, 3/10, 4/7, 4/14, 5/5, 5/12, 6/2, and 6/9.
