Join us at MassArt and find your creative voice. Reconnect with past efforts, prepare for advanced study, or jump into creative experimentation with a structured program to guide you. Try the Studio Arts Certificate -- it gives you the freedom to choose the classes that you are drawn to, while providing optional clusters of courses that serve as a guide.
Metalshop is a comprehensive introduction to steel fabrication techniques. It includes various welding processes, such as oxy-fuel, “stick”, MIG, and TIG. Various mechanical processes for cutting, bending and perforating steel are covered, as well as traditional blacksmithing and modern forge fabrication techniques for exercising total control over shaping the material. … Read more
Start Date
05/27
Meeting Day
Wednesdays
End Date
07/08
Faculty
Reid Drum
Time
6:30pm–9:30pm
Credits
0
This class is fully enrolled.
In this painting workshop, we will explore abstract painting using collage as primary means of construction. Through intensive studio work students explore the possibilities of painting, working with collage to respond to perceptual experiences and conceptual ideas. The studio will become a place of inquiry utilizing various methods to affect … Read more
Start Date
07/12
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/18
Faculty
Alfredo Gisholt
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
Words, images, color, shadow, and line — drawings with thread on fabric are made up of the same components as drawings on paper. This workshop explores embroidery as a form of drawing through direct drawing, transfer, and projection. Using found, vintage, or new cloth, lessons include a variety of stitches, … Read more
Start Date
07/12
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/18
Faculty
Joetta Maue
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
Landscape Painting: Adventures in Alla Prima Feel confident painting the landscape quickly from life, alla prima, and find a newfound connection to landscape and your particular tendencies when approaching nature with paint. Working gradually up to a full palette allows you to gain a deeper understanding of color theory as … Read more
Start Date
07/12
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/18
Faculty
Drea Cofield
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
The Mark and Beyond: Painting, A Doorway to Possibility explores the continuing relevance and power of the personal mark as the foundation of the painting and drawing. Participants examine how this hand-made characteristic, combined with physicality of materials, can become a vehicle for creativity that roots communication back into lived … Read more
Start Date
07/19
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/25
Faculty
Tim and Lala
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
This workshop will be conducted in oil and water-based paints, including acrylics and watercolor. Students will paint on location and will be assisted in setting up to paint: organizing and laying out a palette, setting up an easel, choosing a composition and making a painting. A sketchbook will be used … Read more
Start Date
07/19
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/25
Faculty
Elizabeth O’Reilly
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
The objectives of the 100 Drawings class are to strengthen both the student’s drawing skills and broaden the opportunities for experimentation and visual thinking through a rigorous concentration on the process of drawing. Students will explore a wide range of subjects and media including using collage, painting media, creating monotypes … Read more
Start Date
07/19
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/25
Faculty
Kate Teale
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
Blue velvet, yellow gingham checks, red satin, and so many more textiles are a playground for our eyes. The folds and shapes created by draped cloth can provide a sense of a particular light environment; painting draped cloth is a superb way to develop the ability to respond to value … Read more
Start Date
07/19
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/25
Faculty
Nancy McCarthy
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
