The Marion Art Center is pleased to welcome Children’s Art Lab, with classes beginning on January 8. The Children’s Art Lab is a mobile art studio that brings art, music, and exploration to children and families throughout the Southcoast region. Children can experiment with materials, get messy, and discover self-expression in a nurturing environment. Benares Angeley, founder and owner of Art Lab, has an MFA in Fiber Art from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and studied as a Core Fellow at Penland School of Crafts. Angeley has been working with children in creative art endeavors for more than twenty years and is inspired by children’s exploration and art-making.
The MAC will host several Children’s Art Lab programs beginning in early 2020. “Art + Music” is scheduled on Wednesday mornings beginning January 8, from 10:00 to 11:00 am in the MAC Studio. This eight-session program is for children four and under (must be accompanied by an adult) and includes music, movement, and creative art exploration. The cost is $125 for MAC members, $145 for nonmembers, and there is a one-day drop-in option for $20.
Another eight-week program, “Art in the Afternoon: Art is Magic”, is scheduled on Friday afternoons beginning January 17from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. This program is geared toward children in grades 2-5 as a “weekly dose of art magic at the MAC” where children will explore potion-making, create spell books, practice drawing fantastic creatures, and more! Special arrangements can be made for students of Sippican Elementary who want to attend Art Lab at the MAC directly after school. Pricing for “Art in the Afternoon” is $160 for MAC members and $180 for nonmembers, with no drop-in option.
Art Lab at the MAC will also feature a one-day program, “Mini-Camp at the MAC: Teeny, Tiny Worlds”. This course is offered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 20 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm, for ages 5-10. On this school holiday, children will explore art making by creating from cardboard, tape, collage materials, and more. Structures such as teeny furniture, itty bitty clay food, people, and animals will be created to inhabit each child’s teeny, tiny world! Mini-camp cost is $50 for MAC members and $60 for nonmembers.
For more information, or to register for Art Lab at the MAC, visit the Marion Art Center online at marionartcenter.org/art-lab-at-the-mac. Children’s Art Lab remains at its current location in Mattapoisett through the end of the year.
“Small Works on the Wall” opens at the Marion Art Center on Friday, November 22, with a reception from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. This juried exhibition will feature original works by over twenty artists, many of whom are new to the MAC. The MAC will also have a curated selection of handmade goods available for sale, including apparel, jewelry, winter accessories, and more. All items will be available for immediate collection (and gift-giving!) upon purchase, including artworks.