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

New Art Center presents Stage Fright: Performance Workshop

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

or the past three years you’ve been hard at work in your homes making music, writing poems, dancing in your kitchens, and so much more. Making by yourself can be therapeutic but maybe you miss the community, the adrenaline, and the conversation that happens around a performance. This is a space where you can workshop,…

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…

Free

New Art Center presents Stage Fright: Performance Workshop

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

or the past three years you’ve been hard at work in your homes making music, writing poems, dancing in your kitchens, and so much more. Making by yourself can be therapeutic but maybe you miss the community, the adrenaline, and the conversation that happens around a performance. This is a space where you can workshop,…

New Art Center presents Festival of Lights

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

Join New Art Center as we light up the winter with celebrations of Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa, and La Posadas! Art educators will lead participants through different make-and-take activities that highlight the themes, rituals, and traditions of different holidays. This event is FREE and open to all ages!

New Art Center presents Night Out @ New Art – Calligraphy Workshop

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

Night Out @ New Art – Calligraphy Workshop – AEF22802 September 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |$55.00 Dates: 9/30 Details: Friday, 1 Session Times: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM This two-hour workshop introduces expressive marker lettering. Begin with some basic letter strokes and then construct and practice the basic alphabet. Then the fun begins, with letter variations and…

New Art Center presents Pouring Watercolor for Texture

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

Join us as we explore the possibilities of flow and absorption as your watercolors interact with assorted objects to leave exciting visual textures behind. Exercise your imagination in creating unique compositions from the initial results. There will be a lunch break so bring a bagged lunch. See website for materials list.

New Art Center presents: Artist Talk with Rébecca Bourgault

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

Details: Friday, 1 Session Times: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Rébecca Bourgault is a visual artist, art educator, community artist, and scholar. An assistant professor of Art Education at Boston University, Bourgault grew up in rural Québec surrounded by artists and artisans. Humorously self-identified as a late bloomer, Bourgault traveled around the world in her youth, studying…

$25

New Art Center presents Artist Talk: Marlon Forrester

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

Dates: 4/14 Details: Thursday, 1 Session Times: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The rise of NFTs has radically changed how we see the future of art. Painting, drawing, and sculpture must find ways to push into a space in which both spectacle and society embrace a new digital currency. Join Marlon Forrester for a conversation…

New Art Center presents Art As Salve

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

Rooted in the concept of Healing Justice, Art as Salve showcases responses and interventions to generational trauma and violence with the hope of impactful change to mend our bodies, hearts and minds. The exhibit, Art as Salve, asks the question – how might art function as a holistic intervention for survivors of oppression and violence? What would happen if…