Family Fun Classes

       ›› First Sunday Art Activities
       ›› Clay Projects for Families
       ›› Color Projects for Families
       ›› Giant Paper Masks
       ›› Drawing Side-by-Side
       ›› Free Weaving: Learning the SAORI Way
       ›› In the Children's Gallery - Meet the Artist, Faith Ringgold
       ›› Other Children's Art Activities

Learn more about (or register for) any of these classes and activities by calling 508.620.0937. You may also register online.

First Sunday Art Activities

First Sunday Art Activities include:
First Sunday Drop Into Art (2 - 4 p.m.)
First Sunday Gallery Activities with Teen Docents (2 - 4 p.m.)

Learn more by visiting the First Sunday Art Activities page.

Clay Projects for Families

For Parent with Child age 5-10.
Work side by side with your child to create wonderful memories and exciting clay creations. Cheska Komissar will teach the handbuilding techniques needed to create wonderful clay containers, trays, animal bowls, musical objects and food sculpture or vessels. Make holiday gifts or new family heirlooms (a Thanksgiving gift or hot plate, a holiday ornament and more). Sign up for 3 workshops and save $5. Tuition includes all materials and firing. Fired projects can be picked up two weeks after the workshop. Limited to 10 pairs.

Clay Drums
F8CW05 Sunday, November 16, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $20 (NM) $25 per person

Gifts Containers and Festive Decorations
F8CW06 Sunday, December 14, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
(M) $25 (NM) $30 per person

Clay Food Sculpture
W9CW02 Sunday, February 15, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $20 (NM) $25 per person

Clay Trays and Tiles
W9CW03 Sunday, March 22, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $20 (NM) $25 per person

Kids Only - Clay Animal Bowls
For ages 5 - 10 years.
W9CW01 Sunday, January 11, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $20 (NM) $25 per child

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Color Projects for Families

Create paintings or collages in special workshops designed for families with children age 5 - 10.
Explore color, techniques and new ideas with artist Rachel Shuman. Limited to 8 pairs.

Family Painting: Create a Landscape
F8CW09 Sunday, November 9, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $15 (NM) $20 per person

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Giant Paper Masks

Winter is a time of celebrations tied to intrigue and masks. Create a giant paper mask, outlandish or crazy or just plain fun, during this one day workshop led by Cheska Komissar. For parent with child ages 5 – 10.

W9CW07 Sunday, March 8, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $25 (NM) $30 for parent plus 1 child; add $10 each additional child

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Drawing Side-by-Side

Experimenting with a variety of media children and adults will create a series of playful artwork inspired by direct observation. Adults will learn from children, and children will learn from adults under the guidance of instructor Stacey Piwinski in this one-day workshop.
W9CW09 Sunday, March 15, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
(M) $25 (NM) $30 for parent plus 1 child; add $10 each additional child

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Free Weaving: Learning the SAORI Way

This winter semester class is for all ages and abilities. Instead of working with preconceived weaving patterns, children and adults will work intuitively, embracing the natural beauty of unintended mistakes, and exploring the unknown. This Japanese free style technique can be quite meditative and stress relieving. As students explore the unexpected, they will create their own unique fabrics out of a variety of materials. Instructor Stacey Piwinski is a studio member of Saori Worcester and studied in Japan as part of a Fulbright Memorial Teacher Program.
W9CC80C3 Wednesday, 4 - 6 p.m., January 14 - March 18 (9 sessions)
(M) $158 (NM) $183

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In the Children's Gallery

Faith Ringgold - Book Signing
Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky
February 17, 2009, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Meet children's book illustrator Faith Ringgold and see the wonderful illustrations for the book, Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky. Learn more about the exhibition.

Special February School Vacation Event: All afternoon February school vacation workshop students will meet artist Faith Ringgold on February 17 and receive a signed copy of Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky! Learn more about School Vacation Workshops.

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