All Things Art @ the MAC returns for the 2022 summer camp season. Artist/Instructor Kate Frazer Rego will lead three sessions of this immersive weeklong program, which takes place in late summer and is geared toward young artists ages 10-13. During their time in the MAC Art Studio, young artists will experiment with a number of practices, techniques and media including drawing, sculpting, printmaking, fiber arts, working with clay and more. Learn how to talk about art making and what inspires one’s creative choices. Some class time will be spent outdoors, weather permitting. Three one-week sessions are available: Session 1 (sneak peek week) is scheduled in the afternoons, Monday, July 25-Friday, July 29 from 2-5:30 pm; Session 2: August 1-5 in the mornings, 9 am-12:30 pm and Session 3: August 8-12, 9 am-12:30 pm. Cost is $240 for MAC members or $280 for nonmembers, plus a $50 materials fee per student per week. Each young actor will receive a sketchbook with registration. Space is limited. Register online at marionartcenter.org/all-things-art.
Summer Stages @ the MAC returns with a Midsummer Showcase in early summer. This four-week course is designed for beginning, intermediate and skilled young actors, ages 12-18. Taught by TV and stage actor Jacob Sherburne (HBO’s Julia, BayCoast Bank’s “Patriot” Spokesman) this course will teach its students to prepare a scene for stage and screen in a low-pressure, fun-but-focused environment. At the end of the course, students will perform in a community showcase, having prepared two partner scenes, or one partner scene and one monologue, and one group scene from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Students will receive a recording of their work, as well as a live, in-person showcase to which families, friends and casting agents will be invited. Whether you are a shy chorus member or a budding TikTok diva, this is the perfect workshop to build self-love, confidence, and friendship. The program runs June 20 – July 18 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 pm at the MAC (with no class on July 4.) All actors must be fully vaccinated to participate in the program. The final showcase is scheduled on Monday, July 18 at 7:30 pm. The cost of the program is $495 for MAC members and $550 for nonmembers, with payment plans available upon request. Learn more and register online at marionartcenter.org/stages.
Opening Reception for New Exhibit – The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce its newest exhibit, Emergence, featuring works by textile artist Paula Stebbins Becker and painter Tracey J. Maroni. The show runs April 1 through May 6 with an artists’ reception scheduled on Saturday, April 9 from 3:00-5:00 pm.
The MAC will also host a closing event during the show, kicking off ten days of SouthCoast Spring Arts events on Thursday, May 5 from 6-7 pm with a conversation with artist Paula Stebbins Becker (free to attend.) Paula will share her inspiration and discuss her various processes of unraveling and weaving threads, natural dyeing and using thread in her printed works on paper. During the event, guests can also view an image slideshow in the MAC Theater featuring more works and images by artist Tracey J. Maroni. Find out more at marionartcenter.org/events.