Our subjects are live models. Using both drawing and painting media we’ll practice different approaches which focus your attention on simplifying the figure in space. Relying on observation, we’ll explore ways to establish correct proportions and create strong compositions. Emphasis is on the difference between everyday seeing and seeing for the world of two dimensional […]
Considerable attention has been paid to male furniture-makers and the glory of their work in museum collections like the Concord Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Women, too, served an important part in the furniture industry and the development of utilitarian and decorative forms. Join Alyce Perry Englund, Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts […]
Are you concerned about your child's health and food choices? According to conventional wisdom, roughly 34% of children ages 12 to 19 are now classified as overweight or obese, but eating disorders are also a serious threat. Join us to discuss adolescent vulnerability to unhealthy eating patterns, eating disorders, and how various practices used by […]
Ebullient grooves that spark the imagination and inspire the body to move!
Living Alloy is an amalgam of two artists coming together in different mediums. Experienced metal worker Ray Ciemny repurposes found metal into inventive and edgy forms. Renowned Scottish artist John Mackechnie transforms scenes of American vintage cars in urban landscapes by combining his photography with painting and printmaking. Together they capture the essence of metal as utilitarian, yet beautiful. The […]
Mythic Nature and Artist Books May 3 – May 30, 2023 Concord Public Library 129 Main St., Concord, MA Saturday, May 6, 2 – 4pm - Gallery Reception Saturday, May 20, 2 – 4pm – a hands-on experience with the artist books. Sally Chapman is a photo-based artist who gravitates toward tactile methods of printing […]
Join us on May 3rd for an Artist Demo with Kimberly Stoney, who will give a hands-on demonstration of how she recreates images from life to make abstract collages. Kimberly will share how she prepares the colorful pattern papers used in her multi-layered collages. As Kimberly says, the sense of possibility when holding a “piece […]
All Levels Drawing and Painting Class Re-emerging into the outdoors after wintering offers us the chance to be inspired by the beauty of the world around us again. This month-long landscape sketching workshop is done on your own terms, from your window, in your backyard or further afield. Your visual interpretation of the landscape will […]
In this class, we’ll explore drawing in several different ways to grow our skills and go where we haven’t been before. We’ll use stick charcoal, crayons, colored pencils, watercolor paint, and even scissors to draw from observation. We’ll do some abstract drawing too and look at the work of other artists for inspiration. No matter […]
Join author Donna Gordon for a discussion of her book What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me on Wednesday, May 3 at 7PM at the Main Library. WHAT BEN FRANKLIN WOULD HAVE TOLD ME explores the story of Lee, a vibrant thirteen-year-old boy who is facing premature death from Progeria (a premature aging disease); his […]
