Newton Cultural Alliance

Suzuki School: Online Summer Music Lessons for Children
2020-07-15, 2020-07-14, 2020-07-13, 2020-07-12, 2020-07-11 | 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!

Newton Art Association: Shelter in Art
2020-07-15, 2020-07-14, 2020-07-13, 2020-07-12 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Shelter in Art is a virtual exhibition of work created by Newton Art Association members during the COVID-19 crisis. Click here to view this incredible exhibit online through October 31.

An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
2020-07-15, 2020-07-14, 2020-07-13, 2020-07-12 | 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

New Art Center Online: Acrylic Painting - Line and Wash
2020-07-14 17:00 - 20:00 (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.
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

Newton Free Library presents: Jungle Jim's Balloon Magic Show
2020-07-14 16:00 - 16:45 | Zoom
Newton Free Library presents Jungle Jim’s Balloon Magic Show on Tuesday, July 14th at 4:00 PM via Zoom. Join Jungle Jim on a comical reading adventure! This engaging performer takes you on an incredible live journey with balloons and magic right through your screens. An interactive and energetic program, Jungle Jim appeals to audiences of all ages and encourages viewers to participate in the fun.
Registration is required and closes on Monday, July 13 at 4:00pm. To learn more and to register, click here.

New Art Center Online: Contemporary Explorations
2020-07-14 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: Painting Believable Light
2020-07-14 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: Photoshop
2020-07-14 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: *Teens* 2D Media/Painting
2020-07-14 10:00 - 12:30, 2020-07-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
Join New Art Center Teen Summer Art Program 2020 for week 4! 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: Photo Project Development
2020-07-14 10:00 - 12:00 | 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 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: Painting Beyond Foundations
2020-07-14 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.
Zoom Class – Intermediate and advanced students explore and develop personal themes while pushing their skills to the limit. Demos, group exercises, color theory, advanced painting techniques with regular critique and conversation support and extend creativity and competency. See website for materials list and registration.
Dates: Jul 7 – Jul 28
Details: Tuesdays, 4 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Notes: Zoom Class

New Art Center Online: *Kids*
2020-07-14 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-07-13 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Sign up for Week 4! 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 4 THEME: CARTOON MANIA
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
2020-07-14 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-07-13 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: Ceramics at Home
2020-07-13 10:00 - 11:00 | 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.
For students who have taken at least one previous class at New Art Center: Continue to work from home for a month this summer! Pick up 25 lbs. of clay on June 22nd (time TBA), and create in your home. There will be weekly check-ins with Julie Fox via Zoom for technical assistance. Drop-off all work for bisque during the week of July 20, times TBA. Firing: 2,000 cubic inches of pottery included in class; $.04 per cubic inch for overage according to New Art Center guidelines. Glazing sessions TBA. See website for more details.
Dates: Jun 22 – Jul 23
Details: Mondays, 4 Sessions
Times: 10:00AM – 11:00AM
Notes: Zoom Class

Suzuki School of Newton: The Show Must Go On!
2020-07-13 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
During this five-week theater camp, we will build a back drop stand, create a back drop, make costumes, and create a skit from one the famous Mo Willems books. The class will meet virtually twice a week to practice their lines and dialogue. Meanwhile, you will receive supplies and instructional videos for creating your very own back drop, costumes, and accoutrement. On the last Wednesday of camp, all the children will “perform” via Zoom. Tuition is $250 and includes all supplies delivered to your home. Click here to download the registration form

July 13-August 12, Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00-11:00am
For children ages 4-7

New Art Center Online: Acrylic and Oil Painting
2020-07-13 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.
Explore the emotive, expressive and representative qualities of paint! Students will focus on the painting process, how marks and color can be generated from spontaneous reactions to a subject, and learn to explore and exploit the accidental freshness of material. Use oil, acrylic or other water based paints in this course for intermediate to advanced artists. See website for materials list and registration.
Dates: Jul 6 – Jul 27
Details: Mondays, 4 Sessions
Times: 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Notes: Zoom Class

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!
