Events

“Twice the Speed of Bliss” Exhibit open

Twice the Speed of Bliss
Paintings and Drawings by Kat O’Connor
January 13 – March 23, 2025
Opening Reception February 13, 6PM
On view in The Umbrella Arts Center Allie Kussin Gallery are recent paintings and drawings by Kat O’Connor, a full-time artist and art instructor living outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

Her work has been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States. She is a Copley Master with the Copley Society of Artists and was honored with a Co/So Fellowship and Residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Massachusetts in 2023, and was a 2021 Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts Resident. She was awarded a Mass Cultural Council Fellowship for her drawings and two ArtsWorcester Material Needs Grants. She has lead painting classes in Texas, New Mexico, Italy, Greece, and throughout New England. O’Connor works in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and drawing media.

Her work can be viewed at katopaints.com and @katopaints.

Collaging for Self Acceptance

Interested in making some self-affirming art? Join us for a Collage for Self-Acceptance/Compassion workshop. In this one evening class, you will create a meaningful collage acknowledging your worth.

Thursday, February 13, 2025
6:30 PM 8:00 PM

Could you use an antidote to self-criticism and social media? In this one evening class, you will create a meaningful collage acknowledging your worth.
So often, we view ourselves through a negative lens. Shifting our view from self-criticism to self-acceptance is an incremental process that takes repeated practice. Over time, repeating positive phrases has been shown to reshape how we think and feel about ourselves.
Therese Roeser will guide you through the process of making a collage. She holds a Masters in Social Work and has extensive experience in art making. She has led this workshop since 2020 for several groups from Student Health and Counseling Services at the University of Chicago to the Multiservice Eating Disorder Association in Newton, Massachusetts. All supplies are included.

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“Twice the Speed of Bliss” Exhibit open

Twice the Speed of Bliss
Paintings and Drawings by Kat O’Connor
January 13 – March 23, 2025
Opening Reception February 13, 6PM
On view in The Umbrella Arts Center Allie Kussin Gallery are recent paintings and drawings by Kat O’Connor, a full-time artist and art instructor living outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

Her work has been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States. She is a Copley Master with the Copley Society of Artists and was honored with a Co/So Fellowship and Residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Massachusetts in 2023, and was a 2021 Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts Resident. She was awarded a Mass Cultural Council Fellowship for her drawings and two ArtsWorcester Material Needs Grants. She has lead painting classes in Texas, New Mexico, Italy, Greece, and throughout New England. O’Connor works in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and drawing media.

Her work can be viewed at katopaints.com and @katopaints.