March Poetry Club – The next meeting of the MAC Open Poetry Club will be on Thursday, March 5 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at the Marion Art Center. The MAC Open Poetry Club meets on the first Thursday of each month. Laurie Knight, B.A., M.Ed., and former English teacher, leads the poetry group in a workshop format. Bring a poem to share, give and receive feedback, refine your style and contribute to the MAC poetry collection. Get creative and come join us!
Adult Classes – Registration is now open for the new five-week Botanical Drawing course. Instructor Jane Bregoli will lead the class on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, March 17-April 14. Description: Capture the beauty of flowers, plants, and fruits in your drawings! We will use colored pencils to explore the complex shapes and intricate surfaces of botanical subject matter, with a focus on value, color, and composition. This class is suitable for beginning and intermediate students. Course supplies: A pad of 9” x 12” Bristol paper (smooth surface), a 2H graphite pencil, a kneaded eraser, and a package of Crayola’s erasable colored pencil set of 24 or Professional Prismacolor colored pencils (not student grade) – pack of 24 or more. Cost: $135 for MAC members (plus $10 materials fee), $155 for nonmembers (plus $10 materials fee).
Beginning & Continuing Watercolor Painting – Instructor Jay Ryan will teach this course beginning March 12. The session features eight two-hour classes on Thursdays in the MAC Studio, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. After a brief introduction each week, students will explore different techniques while working on landscape, still life, figurative, and/or imaginative painting in a welcoming environment. Cost for the eight-class session: $195 for MAC members, $220 for non-members. (The MAC’s regular instructor Patricia White will return to teach the course in the fall.) Jay Ryan will also teach Continuing and Advanced Watercolor Painting beginning March 13. The session includes eight three-hour classes on Fridays in the MAC Studio, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. This course is a perfect “next step” for those who would like to explore watercolor painting beyond a basic understanding of color and brush strokes. Cost for eight-week session: $280 for MAC members, $320 for non-members. For more information about the instructors or classes, or to register online visit marionartcenter.org/classes/art-classes
Children’s Art Lab at the MAC – New classes announced for April vacation week – Children’s Art Lab classes continue at the Marion Art Center with the spring schedule. Art + Music is scheduled on Wednesday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00 am in the MAC Studio. The program is for children four and under, accompanied by an adult, and includes music, movement, and creative art exploration. The eight-class spring session runs April 1 to May 27 (no class on April 22) and costs $125 for MAC members, or $145 for non-members. There is also a drop-in option at $20 per day.
There will be two spring sessions of Art in the Afternoon. This Friday afternoon class runs 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the MAC studio, and parents can arrange for their children to be walked over from Sippican School. The Art in the Afternoon program is for children ages 5-10. Pricing for each of the four-week sessions is $80 for MAC members and $95 for non-members, with no drop-in option. Spring Session 1: Art Elements runs April 3, 17, and May 1, 8 and Spring Session 2: Art + Nature runs May 22, 29, and June 5, 12.
Art Lab April Vacation Week runs Monday, April 20 through Friday, April 24. The camp runs 9:00 am to 12:00 pm daily and is for ages 5-10. The cost is $40 per day for MAC members and $45 per day for non-members. Receive a discount for registering for three or more days! Children will explore a different them each day of camp: Mixed Up and Messy; Art + Science; Moon + Stars; Plants + Flowers; Amazing Animals. Please visit marionartcenter.org/art-lab-at-the-mac for more information or to register.