Upcoming events.
Yarn Bomb Maker Night #3 Knitting
Learn to knit or crochet (or come help others learn) for a town wide community event.
In preparation for our first Yarn Bomb to be installed on Linden Street in May 2025, Art Wellesley is offering a series of workshops for residents.
During this two hour session, our team will assist fiber enthusiasts and introduce easy to follow instructions to create a small sampler. Ultimately, the samplers will be connected together and installed outdoors, creating a brightly colored, handmade, temporary installation.
Experienced fiber artists are encouraged to come and work alongside beginners. Materials will be provided.
Aiming for freedom Gallery Talk Jewett Art Center Wellesley College
Join us for a Gallery Talk at the Jewett Art Center at Wellesely College.
Aiming for Freedom is a show where the work of four core artists - sculptor Darrell Ann Gane-McCalla, painter Destiny Palmer, fiber artist Marla McLeod, and quilter Kimberly Love Radcliffe - is accompanied by local art each time the show moves to a new location.
The event is free but space is limited.
Intro to Silkscreen
Art Wellesley is teaming up with Shepherd and Maudsleigh Studio to discover the magic behind silkscreen printing during this workshop! Silkscreen printing is for everyone - no previous art, drawing, or printmaking skills required! During this class we will briefly cover how silkscreens are prepared for printing, then dive into color mixing and learning how to pull your very own prints! Participants will be using multiple pre-made screens, and will explore how screenprinting many layers on top of one another can create images that are dramatic, unique, and unexpected.
Cost: $125 | Space is limited.
Shelter, abstracted. Art Exhibit
Art Wellesley is delighted to host and celebrate the work of guest curator and Wellesley resident Rachael Arauz.
Shelter, abstracted. featuring the art of Meg Alexander, Emily Hass, Andrew Mowbray
Shelter, abstracted features three artists who use geometric forms to explore the fragility and resilience of architecture. Meg Alexander’s blue quadrilaterals represent the sky seen through windows, floating in an expanse of white paper and untethered to their domestic space. Often specific to a passage of time or a meaningful location, her drawings propose these transparent structures as both barriers and portals. To create her spare evocations of residential architecture, Emily Hass spent time in Berlin archives researching the homes left behind by Jewish artists and intellectuals, as well as her own father, who fled Germany during the Nazi regime. While the titles for each drawing anchor the work to a specific address, Hass’s use of rich black gouache on vintage paper fills these floorplans and building sections with a haunted sense of loss. Andrew Mowbray utilizes actual building materials—the Tyvek wrap that provides a water barrier in housing construction—to create his works. Piecing and sewing cut sections of Tyvek to construct large quilt squares, he proposes an analogy between a home and a human body, each benefitting from the warmth and protection of a textile blanket. Architecture surrounds us every day—the homes we live in, the new construction we observe, the buildings we’ve passed through, the structures we may recall only through memory. By isolating and abstracting elements of the forms we shelter in, these three artists turn the viewer’s attention to the way in which architecture holds meaning.
The exhibition will be on view in the Foyer during open hours during the month of February.
Shelter, abstracted. Panel Discussion with Artists
Shelter, abstracted. A panel discussion with the artists.
Exhibiting artists Meg Alexander, Emily Hass, and Andrew Mowbray will discuss their work and the theme of shelter, with guest curator Rachael Arauz.
Event is free but space is limited. Please let us know that you are joining this exciting event.
Yarn Bomb Maker Night #4 Crochet
Learn to crochet for a town wide community event.
In preparation for our first Yarn Bomb to be installed on Linden Street in May 2025, Art Wellesley has partnered with fiber enthusiast and local resident Rosann Fleischauer to lead a series of workshops for residents.
During the two hour session, Rosann will introduce participants to the project, provide design guidelines, and guide participants through easy to follow instructions to create a small sampler. Ultimately, the samplers will be connected together and installed outdoors, creating a brightly colored, handmade, temporary installation.
Knitting and crochet sessions will alternate. Instructions for both will be available. Experienced fiber artists are welcome to come and work alongside. Materials will be provided.
Monotypes without a press
This three-hour workshop with Carolyn Letvin will introduce you to the process of making monotypes by using litho pencils and Caran d’Ache water-soluble crayons on plexiglass and printing them onto paper – no press needed! Anyone who can make a mark can use this technique. It is a perfect way for artists who are focused on drawing to become printmakers. The simplicity is startling and the results are beautiful. All materials are supplied.
$40
Please not that there is a $15 materials fee paid directly to the instructor.
Yarn Bomb Maker Night #5 Knitting
Learn to knit for a town wide community event.
In preparation for our first Yarn Bomb to be installed on Linden Street in May 2025, Art Wellesley has partnered with fiber enthusiast and local resident Rosann Fleischauer to lead a series of workshops for residents.
During the two hour session, Rosann will introduce participants to the project, provide design guidelines, and guide participants through easy to follow instructions to create a small sampler. Ultimately, the samplers will be connected together and installed outdoors, creating a brightly colored, handmade, temporary installation.
Knitting and crochet sessions will alternate. Instructions for both will be available. Experienced fiber artists are welcome to come and work alongside. Materials will be provided.
Gallery Visit | Beth Urdang
Please join us for an inspiring gallery visit at Beth Urdang Gallery.
Following a brief private talk by gallery owner Beth Urdang, acclaimed photographer JP Terlizzi will join us via Zoom to talk about his work and process.
This event is free but please let us know that you are coming as space is limited.
Artist Talk with Mia Cross
Please join us for this exciting outdoor artist talk with Mia Cross.
You will get a chance to see her working on site on the extension of her newest mural Tight Knit in Needham.
Mia Cross’s work spans multiple mediums, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, sewing, and murals. She roots her work in a strong sense of color whilst exploring themes around the human figure and narrative. Her work stems from moments in the everyday, to observations in mother nature, to chuckling at a good dad joke. Cross’s style is influenced by the technique of classically trained artists to the craft and whimsy of folk art. Currently, her figurative work is semi autobiographical and dances between her inner and outer worlds.
The event is free but registration is encouraged.
Studio Visits at Vernon Street, Somerville
Join us for a tour of the art studios of Kathryn Geismar and Wilhelm Neusser at Vernon Street Art Studios in Somerville. We will learn about their work and their creative process and you get a chance to talk to the artists directly.
The Vernon Street Open Studios will follow directly, from 12 pm - 4 pm and you are welcome to visit the other artist studios on your own.
The event is free. Space is limited. Please let us know that you are joining.
MORE INFO ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Kathryn Geismar is an artist and psychologist who lives and works in Somerville, Massachusetts. Her interest in identity and internal harmony infuses her professional life in both areas.
STATEMENT
My work explores the complex and often fragmentary nature of identity through portraits and abstract collage. My recent figurative series depicts adolescents ranging in age from 14-21. These young adults are claiming an identity in an age when binary definitions of self are under question. Materials include industrial Tyvek, canvas, translucent veils of Duralar, graphite, newsprint, inks and paint. Figures move in and out of focus; layers of mylar promote looking through; grommets pierce through layers like jewelry and at other times like windows into layers below.
My collages use newsprint “catchalls” as a jumping-off point. These are the paper drop cloths that catch unintentional marks and drips but also the ghosts of objects and paper shapes painted on top of them. Discarded newsprint, graphite marks, painted lines and unconscious marks, tracing paper scraps, and fragments of drawings become generative seeds for new works.
In each instance, faces, shapes, and materials are placed next to or on top of one another, asking, “what happens, who am I, what changes, when I land here?
Wilhelm Neusser was born in Cologne, Germany. From 1997 to 2001 he studied at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Karlsruhe with Professors Gerd van Dülmen und Harald Klingelhöller. After his studies, Neusser lived and worked in Cologne until his relocation to the United States in 2011.
Wilhelm Neusser’s artwork has been widely exhibited and he has received numerous awards and fellowships. His work is represent byAbigail Ogilvy Gallery in Los Angeles. Recent institutional exhibitions include the Fruitlands Museum (Harvard, MA, 2019), and MASS MoCa (North Adams, MA, 2018). In 2020 and 2022 he was honored with a finalist grant in Painting from the Mass Cultural Council. Additional awards and recognition include the MASS MoCA Studio Program (2017), Vermont Studio Center (2013), Finalist, Wilhelm-Morgner-Prize, Soest (2010), International Artist in Residence, Boots Contemporary Art Space (St. Louis, MO, 2009), ZVAB Phönix Art Prize (2007). Neusser’s work has been included in notable publications, including The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Artscope Magazine, Boston.com, and Big Red & Shiny.
Neusser teaches painting at Boston University’s School of Visual Arts. He lives and works in Somerville, MA.
Art in the Park:Yarn Bomb
Join us for a celebration of Community, Collaboration and Creativity.
The yarn bomb will be assembled and installed at Linden Square.
Celebrations will include art making activities, music and more.
Yarn Bomb Maker Night #2
Learn to crochet for a town wide community event.
In preparation for our first Yarn Bomb to be installed on Linden Street in May 2025, Art Wellesley has partnered with fiber enthusiast and local resident Rosann Fleischauer to lead a series of workshops for residents.
During the two hour session, Rosann will introduce participants to the project, provide design guidelines, and guide participants through easy to follow instructions to create a small sampler. Ultimately, the samplers will be connected together and installed outdoors, creating a brightly colored, handmade, temporary installation.
Knitting and crochet sessions will alternate. Instructions for both will be available. Experienced fiber artists are welcome to come and work alongside. Materials will be provided.
Workshop with John Rufo: Drawing to explore
“Drawing has always been my entry point to art. Whether exploring new compositional ideas, sketching as a way to just loosen up, or delineating a detailed rendition of a favorite object, drawing with a variety of media and purpose is a great way to underpin your personal art practice.” John Rufo
Join us for a workshop where we explore different techniques and purposes to sketching and drawing.
$40
The class will be hosted at the Warren Center, Wellesley Recreation, Room 216, 90 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 02481
Yarn Bomb Maker Night #1
Learn to knit for a town wide community event.
(11/21 focuses on knitting and 12/12 focus on crochet.)
In preparation for our first Yarn Bomb to be installed on Linden Street in May 2025, Art Wellesley has partnered with fiber enthusiast and local resident Rosann Fleischauer to lead a series of workshops for residents.
During the two hour session, Rosann will introduce participants to the project, provide design guidelines, and guide participants through easy to follow instructions to create a small sampler. Ultimately, the samplers will be connected together and installed outdoors, creating a brightly colored, handmade, temporary installation.
Knitting and crochet sessions will alternate. Instructions for both will be available. Experienced fiber artists are welcome to come and work alongside. Materials will be provided.
David Teng Olsen Artist Talk: Controlling Chaos
For the past three decades, David Teng Olsen has been at the forefront of using emerging media to dive deep into the human experience. From digital imaging to artificial intelligence, he’s harnessed the most innovative technologies to weave a narrative that transcends generations, linking past, present, and future.
In this talk, Olsen will delve into some of his most ambitious large-scale installations, exploring themes like nature versus nurture, bioengineering, faith, identity, and the drive for survival. Each piece invites us to question our place in a rapidly evolving world—and how our stories intersect with it.
Free Event!
Intro to Silkscreen with Shepherd & Maudsleigh Studio
Intro to Silkscreen with Shepherd & Maudsleigh Studio
Learn the magic behind silkscreen printing during this workshop! Silkscreen printing is for everyone - no previous art, drawing, or printmaking skills required! During this class we will briefly cover how silkscreens are prepared for printing, then dive into color mixing and learning how to pull your very own prints! Participants will be using multiple pre-made screens, and will explore how screenprinting many layers on top of one another can create images that are dramatic, unique, and unexpected.
$125
Please sign up in advance, we expect this workshop to sell out.
Private Gallery Tour: David Hall Gallery
A night not to be missed for art enthusiasts!
We are delighted to have a private tour of David Hall Gallery in Wellesley. David will weave a tale of intrigue as he provides context for his current exhibition, RALPH COBURN: RADICAL INVENTIONS.
Coburn’s innovative approach deconstructed the traditional conventions of painting, dismantling its spatial logic and reimagining its interaction with the viewer. He was among the first postwar artists to question the very foundations of the medium and propose a serious rethinking of the painted canvas format.
Please sign up early as space is limited.
Preview show on gallery website.
Artist Talk with Rebecca McGee Tuck: From Art to Activism
Join Rebecca Tuck for an engaging and transformative journey as she shares her personal journey from creator to activist. This talk follows her artistic timeline of creating sculpture to catalyzing change. This will include how her path led her to the wrack line where I began collecting debris, sparking a passion for environmental protection. We will delve into pivotal moments that brought her to seek out groups dedicated to the environmental ideals she was aiming for, the Surfrider Foundation Massachusetts Chapter being one of the more influential. She will illustrate how each step she took, picking up the traces of human made pollution led her to the steps of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. This talk is not just a narrative, it's an invitation for you to explore your own potential for positive change and discover the impact that individual actions can have on our shared environment.
The event is co-sponsored with Sustainable Wellesely and is free to the public.
Please sign up in advance.
Studio Tour at SoWa: Patricia Busso, Christina Van Dyke and Marie Anthony
Visit the studios of artists Christina Van Dyk, Patricia Busso and Marie Anthony at SoWa and learn what inspires their work. This studio visit takes place before the First Friday Open Studios and participants can check out the rest of the Artist Studios afterwards.
We will meet at main entrance of the artist studios at 3:50pm and enter the building together.
Please sign up early as space is limited.
$25
Small Art, Big Party
Let’s celebrate the artists among us and help support Art Wellesley.
Join us for an evening of art and chance.
Guests will have the opportunity to peruse donated artworks and sign up for a one in six chance to buy the piece(s) of their choice for $100 each. A roll of a dice will ultimately determine who wins the right to buy.
The Party Committee
Elizabeth Butcher, Gordon Green, Alyson Jenkins, Amy Letteney, Carrie Megan, David Olson, Randy Parker, Liz Reynolds, Elise Rodino, Jenny Schneider and Mason Smith.
$25 per ticket.
Sculpture Garden Tour: Linda Hoffman
Join Art Wellesley for a guided tour of Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio’s Outdoor Sculpture Walk, Around the Pond and Through the Woods with artist and orchardist, Linda Hoffman.
This year’s exhibition features a collection of large kinetic sculptures, delicate installations, mobiles, and stabiles, all thoughtfully placed along the trails around the pond, through the fields, and in the woods of this certified organic farm in Harvard, MA.
The tour will conclude with a visit inside Hoffman's sculpture studio and light refreshments picnic style after the event. We hope you will stick around to meet other art enthusiasts.
Please sign up in advance.
$25
Small Art, Big Party : Call for art
Art Wellesley welcomes donations of 6" x 6" submissions from professional, youth and amateur artists. The Small Art, Big Party event is a fundraiser for Art Wellesley that is free for participating artists, with all art sale proceeds supporting Art Wellesley programming.
Please sign only the backside of your artwork, leaving the front of artwork “anonymous”. Artwork and form due no later than Friday, August 30, 2024. Upon submission, artists will be advised about delivery location within Wellesley. All art will be sold for $100 each at the Small Art, Big Party show and sale on September 27, 2024. Contact info@artwellesley.org with any questions.
Art in the Park
A community art project, designed to engage and inspire all ages and abilities. Join us for this annual event held during Wellesley Wonderful Weekend. Come make art.
Closing Reception: Exuberance at PROJECT B GALLERY
Exuberance: An art exhibition celebrating color, and coloring outside the lines.
Join the Art Wellesley team for a special exhibition featuring the work of:
Elizabeth Cohen
Annie Newman
Jenny Schneider
The exhibition will be up at the Project B Gallery at Saxonville Mills in Framingham from
April 12th to April 28th. Join us for the following special events:
Opening reception in conjunction with Open Studios
Friday April 12 6-8pm
Meet the Artists in Project B Gallery
Friday April 26 5-7pm
Lisa Daria Kennedy: Daily Painting Demo
Online only for this “daily painting practice” demo.
Exuberance Art Exhibition at PROJECT B GALLERY
Exuberance: An art exhibition celebrating color, and coloring outside the lines.
Join the Art Wellesley team for a special exhibition featuring the work of:
Elizabeth Cohen
Annie Newman
Jenny Schneider
The exhibition will be up at the Project B Gallery at Saxonville Mills in Framingham from
April 12th to April 28th. Join us for the following special events:
Opening reception in conjunction with Open Studios
Friday April 12 6-8pm
Meet the Artists in Project B Gallery
Friday April 26 5-7pm
Art Wellesley Spring Exhibition 2024 Reception
This exhibition, featuring fifteen regional artists, has been carefully curated and juried by Signe Haas and Carolyn Letvin.
Please join us at the Opening Reception to celebrate the work of the following artists:
Patricia Busso
Cat Bennett
Erin Donnellan-Kroninger
Deborah Drummond
Ania Gilmore
Nancy Gruskin
Hilde-Kari Guttormsen
Carol Holtz
Timothy Kadish
Jo Lobdell
Janet Montecalvo
Nancy Rich
Stacey Roberts
Daniel Rocha
Darrell Smith
Exhibition on view at Tolles Parsons Center in Wellesley from April 10- June14.
Carolyn Letvin: Gyotaku Fish Printing Demo
In this 2.5-to-3-hour session, Carolyn Letvin will demonstrate the process of making and enhancing prints made from fish.
Originating in Japan during the mid-1800s, this process was used by fishermen to record their catches for accuracy when selling the fish. It subsequently became a popular nature printmaking art form of its own. Using acrylic paint, Carolyn will create two fish prints, then show how revising the edges and body texture, creating a life-like eye, and doing direct printing from leaves make the fish image come alive on the paper. At the end of the demo, audience members will have the opportunity to make their own “chop” or stamp, used by Asian artists as signatures to authentic prints like theirs.
Carlos Santiago: Artist Talk & Demo
Carlos Santiago is a Puerto Rican-born artist who lives and works in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Before moving to Boston, Carlos obtained his bachelor’s in fine art from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. He subsequently worked for ten years as a design professional in the fashion industry in New York City.
Carlos will engage viewers in the process of painting. He will talk about his work and demonstrate his technique in a casual, interactive painting session. Carlos’ still lifes walk a line between representational a nd abstract art, with his primary source of inspiration being flowers and vases. He finds complicated patterns, shapes, and repetition; elements that show up in all of his paintings.
www.carlossantiagoart.com
Call for Art
Art Wellesley Spring Exhibition 2024 at Tolles Parsons Center
What?
Art Wellesley is pleased to announce the third curated art exhibition at the Tolles Parsons Center in Wellesley. Artists should submit a small body of work, 3-8 pieces. The quantity of work exhibited will vary pending size. Maximum size is 48” x 60”.
Who?
All working artists from the Boston region may apply. Preference will be given to artists who have not exhibited with Art Wellesley in the last calendar year.
5-10 artists will be selected to be exhibited in a group show. Exhibition curated by Signe Haas and Carolyn Letvin.
When?
Thursday, February 29, 2024: Submission due
Friday, March 8, 2024: Artist notified
Monday, April 1, 2024: Delivery date
Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 5-7 pm: Reception
Friday, June 14, 2024: Closing
Where?
Tolles Parsons Center in Wellesley is a vibrant community center that welcomes visitors of all ages during open hours throughout the year. The show offers an opportunity to reach a new audience! An opening reception will kick-start the show.
Why?
Art brings people together, enriches our community and expands our multicultural understanding.
Timothy Kadish: Our Creative Nature
A dynamic inspirational conversation on creativity and the process of making.
What does it mean to make? How do I start? Why do it? What if I am not talented? These are some of the questions that permeate our thoughts when considering our notion of creativity. This talk will explore the varied and powerful state of inspired expression that drives us to make and how to harness it. Using common sense strategies, simple philosophical offerings, and short demonstrations, artist Timothy Kadish will present a thesis on how human nature is Creative Nature.
www.timothykadish.com
Experimental Drawing with Cat Bennet
Join artist Cat Bennett for a three-hour experimental drawing workshop. We’ll use crayons to draw from observation. No matter your experience, you can use your “beginner’s mind” to go to your edge and free yourself up. The class is fun, supportive, and open to all skill levels.
Cat was an illustrator for magazines, newspapers and children’s educational books for over 30 years. Today, she teaches drawing to find creative freedom and continues to make and exhibit her own art.
Paper and some supplies will be provided. Please bring brushes and watercolor paints, if available to you.
$60 plus $10 Fee for Material
Sign up: Wellesley Recreation Center
Sculptural Assemblage with Laura Robert
Wellesley based artist and ArtWellesley cofounder Laura Robert will bring a wide range of salvaged material and everyday objects to the classroom. Inspired by a live model she will lead participants in creating one-of-a-kind sculptures using their imagination and a variety of assemblage techniques. Think “kid in a candy box.” This workshop encourages playing with materials to uncover the unexpected.
Robert is an artist, an active member of her community, and a businesswoman. She completed her bachelor’s degree in art & psychology from Lesley University. Robert is a co-founder of Art Wellesley, an elected member of both Wellesley Town Meeting and the Natural Resources Commission, a member of the Wellesley Free Library Art Committee, and works in Financial Services, and Consultative Sales.
AW is partnering with the Wellesley Free Library on this workshop. No previous experience is required.
Free.
Sign up: Wellesley Free Library
Artist Talk with Caryl Hull Levitt
Artist Talk: Making sense of the world around me – in shape, pattern and color.
Hull-Leavitt’s talk and demonstration, offered in partnership with the Wellesley Free Library, will focus on her recent work, some of which is on display at the Tolles Parsons Center starting September 28. Her energetic tablescape paintings – The Dinner Party series – celebrate joy and abundance with dynamic color and familiarly festive shapes.
Hull-Leavitt is a painter working from observation and intuition, interpreting her experiences through patterns, shapes and color. She sees dynamic compositions in fleeting moments and responds to them with loose brush strokes and gestural marks, favoring expression over exact likeness.
“Painting is my way of being very present in the world. My art comes from observing what’s around me, an emotional response to what I see and an exploration of materials that leads to its own kind of discovery and storytelling,” reflects Hull-Leavitt.
Art has been a consistent force throughout her life. Raised in NY, going to museums and art fairs was a usual family outing. After graduating from Hampshire College with a BFA, she spent her career as a founder and creative director of a design firm specializing in biotech while raising her now grown family. She paints full time and shows throughout NY and New England.
Free.
Sign up: Wellesley Free Library
Art Exhibition: Our world in full color.
Art Wellesley is pleased to announce our second curated art exhibition at the Tolles Parsons Center (TPC) with the Wellesley Council on Aging (COA) where AW is facilitating a rotating exhibition program. Each show will celebrate the work of a small group of artists, displaying a body of work from each. The Tolles Parsons Center is a vibrant community facility that offers a welcoming setting for visitors of all ages during open hours throughout the year. Featured artists in the Fall exhibition include: Betty Canick, Daphne Confar,Fionna Kennedy, Caryl Hull-Leavitt, Randy Parker, Chelsea Sebastian, Ruth Scotch, Beth Shedd, and Joelle Tomb.
AW is delighted to have had Elizabeth Cohen serve as our inaugural juror for the first two exhibitions. Elizabeth is a practicing artist with a studio in Framingham who has lived and worked in Wellesley for 25 years. She holds a B.A. in English from Tufts University (1988) and a M.A.T. from Simmons College (1990).
Free event. No RSVP required.
Art Show at the Tolles Parsons Center in Wellesley– Artist Reception
The exhibition runs through September. Artist Reception June 1st 5-7pm. Featuring work by Shannon Astolfi, Marsha Gleason, D’Ann Hansen, Carolyn Letvin, Carolyn Mackin, Susan Maxfield, Lala O’Neil, Maris Platais, Christina Van Dyke
Kathryn Geismar–Studio Tour
Tour Kathryn’s studio and learn about her work and her process. The Vernon Street Open Studios will follow directly, from 12 pm - 4 pm.
Kathryn Geismar is an artist and psychologist who lives and works in Somerville, Massachusetts. Her interest in identity and internal harmony infuses her professional life in both areas.
Laura Robert: Sculpture Assemblage–Maker Mondays
Laura Robert will bring a wide range of salvaged material and everyday objects to the classroom. Inspired by a live model she will lead participants in creating one-of-a-kind sculptures using their imagination and a variety of assemblage techniques.
Robert is an artist, an active member of her community, and a businesswoman. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Art & Psychology from Lesley University. Robert is a co-founder of ArtWellesley, an elected member of both the Wellesley Town Meeting and the Natural Resources Commission, a member of the Wellesley Free Library Art Committee, and works in Financial Services, and Consultative Sales.
Daphne Confar–Talk Tuesdays
After soliciting a volunteer model from the audience, Confar will give a demonstration of ‘painting a (quick) portrait.’She begins on a gessoed panel with a tonal underpainting, talking her audience through the process while she paints. Confar welcomes
questions and dialogue throughout the process. Once the underpainting is dry, she will apply oil as glaze to bring color and life to the tonal base. It’s a lively process. The lucky volunteer usually walks away with a quick portrait!
Confar received her B.F.A from the Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, and her M.F.A. from Boston University. Confar’s work is in many private and public collections and was recently acquired by the Provincetown Art Museum for its permanent collection.
Deborah Drummond: Gel Plate Printing Workshop – Maker Mondays
Join artist Deborah Drummond and explore gel plate printing, a process for creating papers for collage, bookmaking, cards or final art prints using a commercial gel plate, papers and acrylic paint. We will print on a variety of papers using tools for mark making, stenciling, masking and texturing to transfer onto papers. No previous experience is necessary. All materials will be provided.
Drummond is a Boston area artist who works abstractly in a variety of media including paint, collage, gel plate monoprinting. As a former illustrator and designer she utilizes strong color and shape relationships, balance and randomness while keeping an element of play in the process. She teaches in and around the Boston area.
Hannah Bureau–Talk Tuesdays
Hannah Bureau will be setting up a large canvas and working on it to completion in this dynamic demonstration of her painting. In this way, guests will be able to see her process, learn her techniques, and ask questions along the way. Expect to learn new techniques of layering acrylic paint, and working in an abstract manner from memory.
A graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design and selected as an outstanding graduate student at Massachusetts College of Art, Bureau has exhibited her paintings with Saatchi at the PULSE Art Fair in New York City, The Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC as well as many notable galleries. She has studied with renowned contemporary American artists and has been painting professionally for over 20 years. Bureau was born in Paris and moved to America at the age of 8. When not painting she is busy raising her twin girls Isla and Elsi and taking walks with her dog Lucy.