New Art Center Artist Talk: Anthony Romero & Çaca Yvaire

New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United States

Anthony Romero is a Boston-based artist, writer, and organizer committed to documenting and supporting artists and communities of color. His collaborative practice engages intercultural contact and historical narratives in order to generate reparative counter-images and social transformation. Recent projects and performances have been featured at The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha), the Blue Star…

$25

New Art Center presents: Luminaria Workshop for Parents and Kids

New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United States

Make a festive luminaria candle-holder to adorn your home this winter! Parents and kids will add their creative twist to a lovely luminaria decoration for themselves or as a gift for friends and family. Children younger than 2nd grade must be accompanied by an adult. All houses will be made from red air dry clay…

$35

Newton Art Association presents: Demo with Jason Turner

Jason Turner was an innovator. His approach to handling watercolor was radically different from many of his contemporaries. Far from being a watercolor purist, he often used unconventional materials and constantly reinvented his approach to watercolor painting. For those who love this artist’s work and have some experience with watercolor, this demo will offer a…

Newton Art Association presents: Demo with YoAhn Han

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Paper cutting (YUPO) with a concept of “Negative and Positive” space and paper collages with diaphanous patterns YoAhn Han is a Korean painter based in Boston whose work is a visual dialogue between suppression and desire, a duality which speaks to both his experience of cerebral arteriovenous malformation and to his bifurcated cultural identity. He…

Newton Art Association presents: Legal Issues for Artists

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What are your rights and legal obligations as an artist? What do you need to know about copyrights, contracts, commissions, and consignments with galleries? What are your precise legal liabilities? These and other artists’ rights issues will be discussed by Nicholas M. O’Donnell at our second professional workshop. Zoom link for the event is found…

Don’t Close Your Eyes: Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War

New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United States

Art Exhibit New Art Corridor 245 Walnut St. Newton, MA November 3-26 Opening Reception: November 5, 5-8 PM The current exhibit includes over 60 works on paper by Ukrainian artists from various regions in Ukraine. The works will be for sale, with 50% of the proceeds going to the artist and the other 50% to…

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Friday Figure Draw

New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United States

Enjoy a life drawing open studio with a live model, beginning with quick poses, and ending with an hour pose. The evening will be relaxed but professional, with music and a great model. No photography allowed. No instruction. For artists 21+, ID required. Bring your own art supplies (no oils); easels/chairs provided.

$25

Newton Artists Selling Art to Support “Facing Cancer Together”

Newton Art Association Newton, MA

Art Works for Good to Support Facing Cancer Together Newton Art Association (NAA) is relaunching Art Works for Good, to make a difference to those in need. This year, NAA members are donating proceeds to Facing Cancer Together (FCT), an organization that provides care to cancer survivors and their families who can’t afford or access…

New Art Center presents Lunar New Year Celebration

New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United States

Join us at the New Art Center for our Lunar New Year Community Cultural Day in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Society of Boston. It's the year of the rabbit! The sign of the Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity. Art educators will lead participants through make-and-take activities: Hapjukseon (paper fans), rabbit…

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