Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Angela Alés
Angela Alés is an artist born in Barranquilla, Colombia, of Andalusian and Lebanese descent. Alés moved to the United States in 1984 and graduated from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, in New York City. She received her MFA from the Miami International University of Art and Design. She has participated in…
New Art Center presents: Dripped Wax Resist with Watercolor
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesExplore 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…
New Art Center presents: Xscape Into Comix
ONLINE United KingdomCraft 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…
The Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Going West
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesAn unemployed music teacher takes his estranged transgender father on a road trip to the west coast of Norway, in order to honor his late mother’s excellent quilting skills. Going West is a warm and touching feelgood film about life, loss and love. Saturday, October 16th | 1:30 | $5; tickets can be purchased here **advanced purchase,…
New Art Center presents: Visual Journaling
ONLINE United KingdomThis 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…
Scandinavian Cultural Center Book Talk: “We Share the Same Sky” with Rachael Cerrotti
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesJoin us for a talk with author Rachael Cerrotti about her book We Share the Same Sky: A Memoir of Memory & Migration. It is the story of a granddaughter’s decade-long journey to retrace her grandmother’s wartime escape and weave together the thin threads of family history. In 2009, Rachael Cerrotti, a college student pursuing a…
Pro Arte’s Ensemble Series – Ensemble I
Cary Hall 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesPro Arte's full ensemble takes to the stage to present treasured works and brilliant contemporary compositions celebrating their forty-four year history as one of Boston's most vibrant orchestras. Principal Conductor Kevin Rhodes kicks off the season with a dazzling and wide-ranging program of music across centuries and continents. Read more about the program and purchase…
New Art Center presents: Pastel Landscapes
ZoomCapture 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…
Newton Theatre Kids presents: Fall Classes – Charlotte’s Web
First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA, United StatesJoin lovable pig Wilbur and his best friend, Charlotte the spider, in this fun, heartwarming re-telling of E.B. White's classic story, Charlotte’s Web. We've got dancing, acting, scenery-making, and parts for everybody! Tuition: $385. Open to Students in Grades K-5 Location for all classes: FUUSN - First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton 1326 Washington St, Newton, MA…
New Art Center presents: Let’s Put On A Play! – GR 3-5
ZoomChildren will explore theater games, stories and shorter character pieces, using imagination and creative skills, in this exciting class. Have fun as you develop self confidence and showmanship while working with award winning actor and sought-after Boston drama teacher Danny Bolton. Many of you know Danny as New Art Center’s summer performance instructor since 2004.…