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¡Fiesta en la calle!

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

¡Fiesta en la calle! is a free event where residents from Lawrence, North Andover, Andover, Haverhill, Methuen, and beyond, come together to celebrate the region's vibrant and diverse artistic talents. This lively, day-long event transforms Island Street into a hub of creativity and fun, offering a diverse range of free art activities, live music, dancing, and games for all to ...

Dreams + Fantasy

Dreams + Fantasy

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Create art using different drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture techniques as we explore our dreams and fantasy stories. Be creative and have fun exploring different materials. Grow your artistic skills in a fun engaging environment.

Ceramics

Ceramics

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Build ceramic projects using different hand-building (slab, pinch, and coil) and wheel throwing techniques. Be creative and have fun exploring different challenges. Grow your artistic skills in a fun engaging environment. Ceramic work will be glaze fired and ready for pick up 10 days after class ends.

Clay Studio // Estudio de barro

Clay Studio // Estudio de barro

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Students will learn to build by hand and with the potter's wheel. Students will create unique bowls, cups, and other forms with decorative techniques such as carving and glazing. Los estudiantes aprenderán a construir a mano y con el torno de alfarero. Los estudiantes crearán cuencos, tazas y otras formas únicas con técnicas decorativas como el tallado y el esmaltado.

Painting Studio // Estudio de pintura

Painting Studio // Estudio de pintura

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

In this class students will learn with fun, easy, step by step art projects. They will explore how to paint with watercolors, experiment with Posca markers, and paint using acrylics. En esta clase los estudiantes aprenderán con proyectos de arte divertidos, fáciles y paso a paso. Explorarán cómo pintar con acuarelas, experimentarán con marcadores Posca y pintarán con acrílicos.

Drawing with Pencil + Charcoal

Drawing with Pencil + Charcoal

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Learn about composition, creating perspective, shading, and different drawing techniques. You will draw from still life and photos. Students who want to be challenged will draw the portraits at the end of the session.

A North Shore Sketchbook: from Representation to Abstraction

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

So much of what we do as artists is interpretive. Often we begin with a directly perceived image and create a kind of "replica" of what is seen, yet with abstraction, we can also move toward more experimental imagery as you employ more varied methods. As we travel from site to site, we will take a fresh look at familiar ...

FUNdamentals!

FUNdamentals!

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Explore the elements of art: line, shape, color, texture, space, and value as you draw and paint new challenges each week. Explora los elementos del arte: línea, forma, color, textura, espacio y valor mientras dibujas y pintas nuevos desafíos cada semana.

Pro-Studio: Storyboarding

Pro-Studio: Storyboarding

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

A class where students will learn the process behind the scenes of animation. They will learn the importance of beat boards and storyboards. They will draw out their rough frames and collect it all as an animatic with their own audio.

Artistic Inspirations: Mixed Media Shadow Box

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Discover the magic of dimensional art in this two-dimensional shadow box workshop! Create stunning layered collages with visual depth while drawing inspiration from your favorite artist or artistic movement. Designed for teens and adults looking to expand their creative horizons. You'll learn professional techniques for composing, layering, and finishing a mixed media shadow box that expresses your personal narrative through ...

Fun with Clay

Fun with Clay

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Students will explore hand-building (slab, pinch, and coil) and wheel throwing. Create a new project each week: plates, mugs, sculptures, and more. Finished work will be glazed or painted.

Visual Propaganda

Visual Propaganda

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Do you have something to say? Have you ever wanted to make a piece of art that can speak to a lot of people in a very impactful way? Visual propaganda has been used to do just this, from uniting community projects to casting a vote. In this class we will learn strategies on how to create illustrations that can ...

Hand-building with Texture + Color

Hand-building with Texture + Color

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Learn to create objects using hand-building techniques. We will make our own set of stamps to create textural patterns and surface decorations on the vessels/forms. We will glaze the pieces with simple glazing methods. This class is beginner friendly and for those who wish to continue their hand-building exploration.

Comics + Cartoons

Comics + Cartoons

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Students will explore different methods of creating cartoon and comic characters both using traditional media and digital software. Learn the professional process behind developing your personal style. Los estudiantes explorarán diferentes métodos para crear personajes de dibujos animados y cómics utilizando medios tradicionales y software digital. Conocerás el proceso profesional detrás del desarrollo de tu estilo personal.

Drawing Studio

Drawing Studio

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Students will experiment with various drawing mediums, including graphite, colored pencils, ink, markers, and charcoal. We’ll play with line, form, shading, and value. Draw self-portraits, animals, invented characters, and more.

Free Figure Drawing

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Class Experience Free Open Figure Drawing Nights All ages welcome Supplies provided No instructor.   Other Things To Know Adult Participation Required. Be present for children under 13 as there is no instructor.

Fun With Color Pencil

Fun With Color Pencil

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

Color pencil is not only accessible but it can also be used in various ways. We will explore blending, mixing color, and textural approaches. We will also learn how to use colored pencil on top of simple watercolor and acrylic under layers.

Zines for Teens

Zines for Teens

Essex Art Center 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA, United States

In this class,  we will explore our personal experiences in art through the amazingly varied multi-media format, zines! Whether it be art books, recipes, personal explorations, or just stories we want to tell; this class will focus on bringing these zines to life and eventual printing on the risograph!!