July 2020
Watercolor Plein Air – Advanced Beginner and Intermediate with Erica Qualey
Mondays, July 6 and 20, August 3 and 17, 1 -4 p.m. Over the four sessions, Erica will introduce you to concepts and techniques to help you begin recognizing the key elements in your surroundings that will create a successful painting. Sharing her process by discussion and demonstration, students will be able to paint along with Erica during each class, gaining techniques along the way. The class will meet every two weeks to allow time for students to apply the…
Find out more »Watercolor Plein Air – Advanced Beginner and Intermediate with Erica Qualey
Mondays, July 6 and 20, August 3 and 17, 1 -4 p.m. Over the four sessions, Erica will introduce you to concepts and techniques to help you begin recognizing the key elements in your surroundings that will create a successful painting. Sharing her process by discussion and demonstration, students will be able to paint along with Erica during each class, gaining techniques along the way. The class will meet every two weeks to allow time for students to apply the…
Find out more »August 2020
Watercolor Plein Air – Advanced Beginner and Intermediate with Erica Qualey
Mondays, July 6 and 20, August 3 and 17, 1 -4 p.m. Over the four sessions, Erica will introduce you to concepts and techniques to help you begin recognizing the key elements in your surroundings that will create a successful painting. Sharing her process by discussion and demonstration, students will be able to paint along with Erica during each class, gaining techniques along the way. The class will meet every two weeks to allow time for students to apply the…
Find out more »Thinking Outside The Frame: An Improv Introduction
Looking for a way to really bust out of your shell and have fun doing it? This is the class for you! Ryan Jackson will be instructing participants on the art of improvisation through various games, exercises, and theatre-based scene work. Be prepared to get on your feet, open your imaginations and laugh! Born and raised in Rockland, Maine, Ryan Jackson is a graduate of the University of Maine with a bachelor’s degree in Theatre. For the past 20 years,…
Find out more »Watercolor Plein Air – Advanced Beginner and Intermediate with Erica Qualey
Mondays, July 6 and 20, August 3 and 17, 1 -4 p.m. Over the four sessions, Erica will introduce you to concepts and techniques to help you begin recognizing the key elements in your surroundings that will create a successful painting. Sharing her process by discussion and demonstration, students will be able to paint along with Erica during each class, gaining techniques along the way. The class will meet every two weeks to allow time for students to apply the…
Find out more »October 2020
Step by Step: Watercolor with Erica Qualey
Tuesdays, October 6, Oct. 20, November 3 and 17 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Zoom Grab your paint brushes and join our watercolor painting group! We will be painting our way through the winter blues. Via Zoom, Erica will lead you through live, interactive watercolor paint-alongs. She will share lots of tips and techniques to help you grow your watercolor skills. No experience is necessary. Open to all skill levels. During each session, Erica will provide step-by-step instruction on…
Find out more »Step by Step: Watercolor with Erica Qualey
Tuesdays, October 6, Oct. 20, November 3 and 17 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Zoom Grab your paint brushes and join our watercolor painting group! We will be painting our way through the winter blues. Via Zoom, Erica will lead you through live, interactive watercolor paint-alongs. She will share lots of tips and techniques to help you grow your watercolor skills. No experience is necessary. Open to all skill levels. During each session, Erica will provide step-by-step instruction on…
Find out more »By Popular Demand—Step by Step Watercolor Section 2
Tuesdays, October 20, November 3, 17 and December 1 from 6 - 8 p.m. Online via Zoom To accommodate popular demand, this course of Step by Step Watercolor with Erica Qualey is the same class started on earlier in October. Grab your paint brushes and join our watercolor painting group! We will be painting our way through the winter blues. Erica will lead you through live, interactive watercolor paint alongs, via ZOOM, sharing lots of tips and techniques each session…
Find out more »Crystal Bridges: Building the Collection with Christopher B. Crosman
This program will take place on Zoom at 2 p.m. Eastern Time Discover how, where and why the permanent collection of Crystal Bridges was created by its patron, Alice Walton. Crosman's talk will be illustrated with key examples in the collection ranging from the beginning of the American Colonial era to the present day. Christopher Crosman is the founding chief curator of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. He also served as executive director of the Farnsworth Art Museum (1988…
Find out more »Making It Up As You Go: The Art of Improvisation with Ryan Jackson
This program will take place on Zoom at 1 p.m. Eastern Time Ryan Jackson is back once again to expand your minds and fill your bellies with laughter! Engage in various improvisation games and prompts to improve your skills in storytelling, conversation, and interacting with others. You'll become experts on subjects you didn't know about before, and embrace your inner fool. Whether this is your first time, or you're already an old pro, come have some fun! Born and raised…
Find out more »BE POSITIVE BE PRODUCTIVE— A Mime & Music Family Workshop
BE POSITIVE BE PRODUCTIVE-Mime & Music Family Workshop Join up & tune in to Scot Cannon’s “LIVE” BE POSITIVE BE PRODUCTIVE-Mime & Music Family Workshop. Scot will teach you how some of the basic mime illusions work. You will get to sing some of Scot’s songs about food & snacks just in time for Halloween. Oh, you will get to see Scot’s “Baby Guitar”, ukulele, some really terrible card tricks, eat invisible fruit and count cereal boxes. If you would like…
Find out more »BE POSITIVE BE PRODUCTIVE— A Mime & Music Family Workshop
BE POSITIVE BE PRODUCTIVE-Mime & Music Family Workshop Join up & tune in to Scot Cannon’s “LIVE” BE POSITIVE BE PRODUCTIVE-Mime & Music Family Workshop. Scot will teach you how some of the basic mime illusions work. You will get to sing some of Scot’s songs about food & snacks just in time for Halloween. Oh, you will get to see Scot’s “Baby Guitar”, ukulele, some really terrible card tricks, eat invisible fruit and count cereal boxes. If you would like…
Find out more »November 2020
Step by Step: Watercolor with Erica Qualey
Tuesdays, October 6, Oct. 20, November 3 and 17 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Zoom Grab your paint brushes and join our watercolor painting group! We will be painting our way through the winter blues. Via Zoom, Erica will lead you through live, interactive watercolor paint-alongs. She will share lots of tips and techniques to help you grow your watercolor skills. No experience is necessary. Open to all skill levels. During each session, Erica will provide step-by-step instruction on…
Find out more »By Popular Demand—Step by Step Watercolor Section 2
Tuesdays, October 20, November 3, 17 and December 1 from 6 - 8 p.m. Online via Zoom To accommodate popular demand, this course of Step by Step Watercolor with Erica Qualey is the same class started on earlier in October. Grab your paint brushes and join our watercolor painting group! We will be painting our way through the winter blues. Erica will lead you through live, interactive watercolor paint alongs, via ZOOM, sharing lots of tips and techniques each session…
Find out more »Step by Step: Watercolor with Erica Qualey
Tuesdays, October 6, Oct. 20, November 3 and 17 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Zoom Grab your paint brushes and join our watercolor painting group! We will be painting our way through the winter blues. Via Zoom, Erica will lead you through live, interactive watercolor paint-alongs. She will share lots of tips and techniques to help you grow your watercolor skills. No experience is necessary. Open to all skill levels. During each session, Erica will provide step-by-step instruction on…
Find out more »By Popular Demand—Step by Step Watercolor Section 2
Tuesdays, October 20, November 3, 17 and December 1 from 6 - 8 p.m. Online via Zoom To accommodate popular demand, this course of Step by Step Watercolor with Erica Qualey is the same class started on earlier in October. Grab your paint brushes and join our watercolor painting group! We will be painting our way through the winter blues. Erica will lead you through live, interactive watercolor paint alongs, via ZOOM, sharing lots of tips and techniques each session…
Find out more »Transforming the Ordinary: Women in American Book Cover Design with Angela Waldron
This talk will take place online via Zoom at 2 p.m. Eastern Time The presentation Transforming the Ordinary: Women in American Book Cover Design examines the heyday of book cover design from the 1890s through the 1930s, a time of great artistic experimentation influenced by the aesthetics of Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts Movement. During this period, women created thousands of book cover designs for the mass market, from simple one-color stamped designs to more elaborate multi-color designs,…
Find out more »December 2020
By Popular Demand—Step by Step Watercolor Section 2
Tuesdays, October 20, November 3, 17 and December 1 from 6 - 8 p.m. Online via Zoom To accommodate popular demand, this course of Step by Step Watercolor with Erica Qualey is the same class started on earlier in October. Grab your paint brushes and join our watercolor painting group! We will be painting our way through the winter blues. Erica will lead you through live, interactive watercolor paint alongs, via ZOOM, sharing lots of tips and techniques each session…
Find out more »Taking Care Of Rembrandt And Friends: Adventures In Painting Conservation with Sarah Fisher
This online talk will take place via Zoom at 2 p.m. Eastern Time This is the story of the conservation and treatment of fine art paintings, a story made more personal by tales and examples from the career of conservator Sarah Fisher who was the Head of Painting Conservation at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC for many years prior to retiring to Maine. Painting conservation is a fascinating combination of art, craft, and science, and has the…
Find out more »January 2021
Level 1 Watercolor Step by Step with Erica Qualey
Tuesdays, January 5, 19; February 2 and 16, 3:30 to 5:30 pmOnline via Zoom Wondering where to start with watercolor? Have tried your hand, but are a bit discouraged? Then this class is for YOU! Grab your paintbrushes and join our watercolor painting group! We will be painting our way through the winter blues. Erica will lead you through live, interactive watercolor paint alongs, via ZOOM, sharing lots of tips and techniques each session to help you grow your watercolor…
Find out more »Step by Step Watercolor Level 2
Tuesday, January 5, 19, February 2, and 16Online via Zoom Have you learned the basic watercolor skills but feel like you need a bit of guidance to bring your paintings to the next step? This class may be just what you are looking for! Grab your paintbrushes and join our watercolor painting group! We will be painting our way through the winter blues. Erica will lead you through live, interactive watercolor paint-alongs, via ZOOM, sharing lots of tips and techniques…
Find out more »Adventures in Word and Image: A Generative Writing Salon
Saturdays, January 16, February 20, March 20 Online via Zoom. Join local author and career educator, Jodi Paloni, for a generative writing salon inspired by visual images selected from current Farnsworth Art Museum exhibitions and the museum collection, paired with snippets of poetry and prose to spark curiosity and imagination. Participants will engage first in a “sudden prompt” to get the creative juices flowing, and then break to write “alone among others” for about 30 minutes. Finally, writers will share…
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