Past Dow Arts Programs
Summer 2024 Art Camps
WEEK 1: NATURE
Dates: July 9-11 (Tues, Weds, Thurs)
Time: 9:30am – 12pm
Ages: 6-10
Instructors: Erin Rice & Brianna Stewart
Cost: $85.00 per child for the 3 days
Description: Come explore the incredible variety of plant, animal and bug life around us in our meadow, and along the banks of the Ipswich River. Our adventures outside will be part scientific, part artistic, and part experimental. We’ll learn the basics of landscape painting, botanical watercolor, printmaking, sculpture, and learning how to identify and record the plant life we encounter as we go. Then we’ll dig deeper into the possibilities plants have to offer by trying our hand at Hapa Zome – a way of pulling the natural pigments out of flowers and leaves to make a print on textile.
We will be working outside as much as possible. We will use our classroom space at the back of the Whipple house in the event of rain.
WEEK 2: HISTORY
Dates: July 16 – 18 (Tues, Weds, Thurs)
Time: 9:30am – 12pm
Ages: 6-10
Instructors: Erin Rice & Brianna Stewart
Cost: $85.00 (per child for 3 days)
Description: From local Ipswich history to art history, we’ll be taking the past as our inspiration for this week. We’ll explore the different types of architecture at the museum and in the neighborhood for our first project, explore art movements from Europe that influenced artists here in Ipswich at the beginning of the 20th century, and dive into special objects from the museum collection to make unique multimedia works.
We will be outdoors as much as possible. We will use the indoor classroom at the back of the Whipple House in the event of rain.
WEEK 3: WATER
Dates: July 23 – 25 (Tues, Weds, Thurs)
Time: 9:30am – 12pm
Ages: 6-10
Instructors: Erin Rice & Brianna Farina
Cost: $85.00 (per child for 3 days)
Description: This week we’ll take water as our inspiration. We’ll explore water-based media like watercolor and cyanotype, but we’ll also use it as our subject matter: we’ll learn how to paint a landscape with water in it that really looks like water, we’ll work outside on the river banks as much as possible, and we’ll have a special visit from the team at Ipswich River Watershed who will do a water-themed craft with us. We’ll visit the new show at the Ipswich Museum called “UnderWater” by George Sherwood, and produce a sculpture inspired by the exhibition.
We will be outdoors as much as possible. We will use the indoor classroom at the back of the Whipple House in the event of rain.
WEEK 4: OUTERSPACE
Dates: July 30 – Aug 1 (Tues, Weds, Thurs)
Time: 9:30am – 12pm
Ages: 6-10
Instructors: Erin Rice & Brianna Stewart
Cost: $85.00 (per child for 3 days)
Description: From sculpting miniature polymer clay planets to painting comets with squeegees and balloons to collaging alien portrait busts, we’ll experiment with all sorts of different ways to capture the world beyond our planet
We will be outside as much as possible and will utilize the indoor classroom behind the Whipple House only in the event of rain.
Spring 2024
Out of the Blue: Introduction to Cyanotype Techniques
Date: Saturday April 27th, 2024
Time: 10:00-1:00
Instructor: Brianna Farina
Ages: Adult (18+)
Cost: $50 non-member |$45 IAA member |$45 Ipswich Museum member
Cyanotype is a non-toxic, simple, photographic printing process that produces a characteristic blue image when a sensitized surface (paper, fabric, etc.) is exposed to UV light.
In this workshop, you will learn about the history and significance of cyanotype as well as the chemical process involved in making a photogram or contact print. After a brief demonstration, you’ll get to experiment with various techniques to create your own unique prints. All participants will leave with their own series of handmade prints and the skills to create more!
What To Bring:
No experience necessary! Cyanotype is a simple and easy process!
All materials are provided, however, participants are encouraged to bring flat objects with various textures and shapes (lace fabrics, flowers, plants, feathers, etc.). Additionally, we are offering a complimentary digital negative of a photograph of your choice that will allow you to customize your cyanotype during the workshop. Please e-mail the photograph one week in advance. Email address will be provided after registration is complete.
Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to exhibit their work in a community art show at Ebsco on the weekend of May 4-5. Titled “Out of the Blue” this exhibition is part of a town-wide collaborative project between the Ipswich Art Association and Ipswich Museum.
April Vacation Workshop: Super Sculptors
Date: Tuesday April 16, 2024
Time: 9:30am-12pm
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $25.00
Instructor: Erin Rice
Description: In this workshop we’ll study the monumental sculptures of art giants like Alexander Calder and Louise Bourgeois. We’ll then set about turning ordinary objects like flat pieces of paper into extraordinary form as standing and hanging sculptures.
April Vacation Workshop: Pour, Drip, Splatter / Paint like an Abstract Expressionist
Date: Wednesday April 17, 2024
Time: 9:30am-12:00pm
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $25.00
Instructor: Erin Rice
Description: This will be a messy one! We’ll begin by studying the works of famous American Abstract Expressionist painters like Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline. We’ll discuss their revolutionary ways of applying paint to canvas, then we’ll make our own expressionist style paintings by dripping, drizzling, pouring, splattering, and scraping paint onto our surfaces. Instead of paintbrushes we’ll uses squeegees, pipettes and straws to manipulate pigment. It is sure to be a fun and messy experiment.
April Vacation Workshop: Out of the Blue
Date: April 18, 2024
Time: 9:30am – 12pm
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $25.00 per child
Instructor: Erin Rice
Description: In this workshop we’ll explore the exciting medium of Cyanotype- a photographic printing formulation sensitive to UVA rays that produces stunning images in deep blue hues, also known as a Sun Print! We’ll produce a series of photogram images using pre-treated paper and found objects in nature. Best of all, students enrolled in this workshop will have the opportunity to showcase their work in a community exhibition hosted by the Ipswich Art Association in conjunction with the Ipswich Museum called “Out of the Blue” on the weekend of May 4 and 5 at Ebsco. Don’t miss this one!
Winter 2024 Workshops
February Vacation Art Workshop: Weird and Wacky Worlds
Instructor: Erin Rice
Date: Thursday February 22, 2024
Time: 9:30am-12pm
Cost: $25 per child
Ages: 6-10
Description: We’ll learn about the amazing technique of collage and the important role it played in art movements like Surrealism and Dada. Then we’ll peruse the pages of old magazines for fun imagery to use in the creation of silly and unexpected combinations that make one- of-a-kind works of art.
All materials will be provided.
February Vacation Art Workshop:
Mini Munchies
Instructor: Erin Rice
Date: Wednesday February 21, 2024
Time: 9:30m-12pm
Cost: $25 per child
Ages: 6-10
Description: Oreos? Cupcakes? Ice Cream? Donuts? Doritos? Fries? Whatever your favorite snack or treat may be we’ll be using polymer clay to make teeny-tiny versions of it. We’ll bake them in the oven then attach them to magnets to keep on the fridge or give as sweet (or salty) little gifts.
All materials will be provided.
February Vacation Art Workshop: Make Your Own Galaxyscape
Instructor: Erin Rice
Date: Tuesday February 20, 2024
Time: 9:30m-12pm
Cost: $25 per child
Ages: 6-10
Description: We’ll be working on two space-themed projects in this workshop: The first is a star-studded, colorful view of the cosmos using watercolor and splatter techniques. Second, we’ll be recreating our own solar system using a unique print-making technique to mimic the appearance of the planets.
All materials will be provided.
Fall 2023 Workshops
Botanical Watercolor Workshop
Instructor: Erin Rice
Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Time: 9am – 1pm
Cost: $55 Members / $65 non-Members (includes materials)
Age: Adults (18+)
Workshop Description: We’ll begin the morning with some exercises in watercolor technique and we’ll explore a brief, yet fascinating history of the art of botanical watercolor painting. We’ll then begin our specimen study with a flat wash and start to build volume and detail over the course of the several hours with careful layering and observation. This class is appropriate for complete beginners or those with some watercolor experience looking to hone their skills.
Materials to be provided: Watercolor pan set and palette, 11×14 hot press watercolor paper, pencils, sketch paper, rulers, water jars and paper towels.
About the instructor: Erin Rice has a Bachelor’s degree in fine arts and a graduate degree in art history. In addition to running the education programs here at the Ipswich Museum, she also teaches art history at nearby colleges and creates art in different media in her free time.
Summer 2023 Camps
Art in the Meadow: Week 1 / Summer Camp Edition!
July 10-14, 2023
9:30am-12
Ages 6-9
Cost: Free for eligible children* / $125 reduced fare for non-eligible
Join us for a 5-half-day summer camp exploring the incredible variety of plant life in our meadow and the fragile ecosystem it supports. Our adventures outside will be part scientific, part artistic, and part experimental. We’ll learn the basics of botanical watercolor painting, cyanotypes, printmaking, wire sculpture, and learn how to identify and record the plant life we encounter as we go.
The class will be held mostly outdoors, but will use an indoor space on occasion or when weather makes it necessary.
*Thanks to a grant from ECCF, we are offering this camp for free for local families who receive SNAP or WIC benefits. If you do not receive these benefits but require financial assistance for your child to come to our camp, please reach out to Erin Rice at educator@ipswichmuseum.org
Art in the Meadow: Week 2 / Summer Camp Edition!
July 17-21, 2023
9:30am-12
Ages 10-12
Cost: Free for eligible children* / $125 reduced fare for non-eligible
Join us for a 5-half-day summer camp exploring the incredible variety of plant life in our meadow and the fragile ecosystem it supports. Our adventures outside will be part scientific, part artistic, and part experimental. We’ll learn the basics of botanical watercolor painting, cyanotypes, printmaking, wire sculpture, and learn how to identify and record the plant life we encounter as we go.
The class will be held mostly outdoors, but will use an indoor space on occasion or when weather makes it necessary.
*Thanks to a grant from ECCF, we are offering this camp for free for local families who receive SNAP or WIC benefits. If you do not receive these benefits but require financial assistance for your child to come to our camp, please reach out to Erin Rice at educator@ipswichmuseum.org or call 978-356-2811
Spring 2023 Dow Arts Workshops
Stop-Motion Animation
April Vacation Workshop
Have you ever wanted to bring your own artwork to life? Join our educator, Erin Rice, as we draw, plan, and bring our stories to the screen through stop-motion animation. Students will each make a brief animated video to send home.
Instructor: Erin Rice
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Time: 9:30-11:30 (2 hours)
Cost: $20 members $25 non-members
Age: 6-11
Group size: max 8
Butterfly Monoprints
April Vacation Workshop
Join Mary Taggart for a fun, spring-themed artventure in printmaking! We’ll be making butterfly monoprints and celebrating the return of these colorful winged pollinator friends to our area.
Instructor: Mary Taggart
Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Time: 9:30 – 11:00 am
Cost: $20 Members / $25 Non-members
Age: 6-10
Group size: maximum 10
Winter 2023 Dow Programs
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
The Archives of Arthur Wesley Dow:
A Saturday Seminar
Join curator, Stephanie Gaskins, for an intimate look at the archives of artist Arthur Wesley Dow. Participants will have the rare opportunity to get close with Dow’s sketchbooks and drawings from the collection of the Ipswich Museum as well as to explore and discuss his educational philosophy and methodology.
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 am
Cost: $40 Members / $45 Non-members
Age: Adults
Group size: maximum 6 people
Saturday Morning Digital Photography Workshop
Instructor: David “Stoney” Stone
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023
Time: 9am-12pm (3 hours)
Cost: $30 members $35 non-members
Age: Adult (18+)
Workshop Description: Spend a couple of hours on a Saturday morning advancing your skills and techniques in Digital Photography. We’ll start with a quick but important review of photography basics that everyone should know. We will then move on to an in-depth look at tools, techniques and tricks that will help you to improve your photographic prowess and create photographs that are well beyond the typical snapshot. Time will be taken to answer individual questions and, weather permitting, we’ll step outside for some hands-on work. Sign up soon to save your spot.
Fall 2022 Dow Arts Classes and Workshops
Saturday Morning Digital Photography Workshop
Instructor: David “Stoney” Stone
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
Time: 9am-12pm (3 hours)
Cost: $30 members $35 non-members
Age: Adult (18+)
Workshop Description: Spend a couple of hours on a Fall Saturday Morning advancing your skills and techniques in Digital Photography. We’ll start with a quick but important review of photography basics that everyone should know. We will then move on to an in-depth look at tools, techniques and even some tricks that will help you to improve your photographic prowess and create photographs that are well beyond the typical snapshot capture. Time will be taken to answer individual questions and, weather permitting, we’ll step outside for some hands-on work. Sign up soon to save your spot.
Landscape, Color & Abstraction
Instructor: Amanda K. Hawkins
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022
Time: 9am-3pm (break 12-1pm)
Cost: $110 Members / $125 non-Members (includes all materials, see list below)
Workshop Description: Landscape, Color & Abstraction explores color, mark and abstraction through the lens of landscape painting. This workshop will briefly look at the traditional elements and principles of landscape painting, and use these tools to inform and create a compelling abstract work of art. This workshop is designed to provide the structure necessary to enter an abstract painting language with intention and ease, while still providing space for freedom and intuition. Landscape, Color & Abstraction is designed to help the artist better understand composition, value, color, and most importantly, how to become a looser and more expressive painter.
What to expect: The morning will be spent exploring a few sequential exercises and the afternoon will be an open studio format. Amanda will demonstrate all exercises before artists embark on their own work. Artists will leave the class with preparatory composition and value studies and 3-5 color study paintings.
Age and Level: Adult (18+) and beginner to intermediate painters
Supplies: (Provided by instructor): Mixed Media Paper, size 11×14, Canvas Paper, size 11×14, HB pencils, Value Charts, Color-Aid Paper, Newprint, Charcoal Sticks, Palette Paper, size 12×16, Palette Knives, Paint Brushes, size small and medium, Acrylic paint (Titanium White, Quinacridone Magenta, Napthol Red Paint, Cadmium Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue), Paper Towels, Water Cups
Attendees to bring: Sketchbook (optional), 3-5 Reference photos (consider a variety of landscape shots, marshes, forests, mountains, etc.)
Instructor Bio: Amanda K. Hawkins is an award winning painter living and working in Beverly, MA. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Montserrat College of Art in 2014 and Masters in Fine Arts in Painting at Boston University in 2021. She is on the Board of Trustees at Rocky Neck Art Colony and shows her work in gallery shows across New England. Amanda teaches painting workshops across North America, including in British Columbia and Arizona, in addition to virtual workshops which have an international draw. Her work can be found in private art collections across the globe. Amanda maintains an active studio blog and shares her creative practice with over 25K people worldwide. If Amanda isn’t in the studio, she’s exploring New England and gaining inspiration for her next painting.
Learn more at https://www.amandakhawkins.com/ or follow her on Instagram @mandahawk_studio
Spring 2022 Workshops
A Saturday Morning Digital Photography Workshop
Instructor: David “Stoney” Stone
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022
Time: 9am-12pm (3 hours)
Cost: $30 members $35 non-members
Age: Adult (18+)
Workshop Description: Spend a couple of hours on a Spring Saturday Morning advancing your skills and techniques in Digital Photography. We’ll start with a quick but important review of photography basics that everyone should know. We will then move on to an in-depth look at tools, techniques and even some tricks that will help you to improve your photographic prowess and create photographs that are well beyond the typical snapshot capture. Time will be taken to answer individual questions and, weather permitting, we’ll step outside for some hands-on work. Sign up soon to save your spot.
April Vacation Workshop “Marshland Creatures!”
Join Mary Taggart for a multimedia exploration of the fascinating plantlife and wildlife that inhabit our marshlands. All materials provided.
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2022
Time: 9:30-11:00am
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $25 Members / $30 Non-members
Location: Heard House (main house of the Ipswich Museum)
April Vacation Workshop “Honeybees and Flowers”
Welcome Springtime with Mary Taggart as we create and celebrate the buzzing critters that help our food grow and our flowers bloom. All materials provided.
Date: Thursday April 21, 2022
Time: 9:30 – 11:00am
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $25 Members / $30 Non-Members
Location: Heard House (main house of the Ipswich Museum)
Winter 2022 Workshops
February Vacation Art Workshop – “Snow Day”
Join Mary Taggart for a “Snow Day” themed art exploration during February vacation. We’ll read a story together then embark on a couple projects using different media inspired by the snow and all things winter!
Date: Tuesday February 22, 2022
Time: 9:30-11:00am
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $25 members / $30 non-members
Location: Whipple House classroom
February Vacation Art Workshop “Chinese New Year”
Join Mary Taggart for a vacation-week exploration of the theme “Chinese New Year.” We’ll read a story related to the holiday and learn about the “Year of the Tiger” before embarking on two art projects along the same theme!
Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022
Time: 9:30-11:00am
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $25 Members / $30 Non-members
Location: Whipple House classroom
SOLD OUT
A Saturday Morning Digital Photography Workshop
Instructor: David “Stoney” Stone
Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022
Time: 9am-12pm (3 hours)
Cost: $30 members $35 non-members
Age: Adult (18+)
Workshop Description: Spend a couple of hours on a Winter Saturday Morning advancing your skills and techniques in Digital Photography. We’ll start with a quick but important review of photography basics that everyone should know. We will then move on to an in-depth look at tools, techniques and even some tricks that will help you to improve your photographic prowess and create photographs that are well beyond the typical snapshot capture. Time will be taken to answer individual questions and, weather permitting, we’ll step outside for some hands-on work. Sign up soon to save your spot.
SOLD OUT
Landscape, Color & Abstraction
Instructor: Amanda K. Hawkins
Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022
Time: 9am-3pm (break 12-1pm)
Cost: $110 Members / $120 non-Members (includes all materials, see list below)
Workshop Description: Landscape, Color & Abstraction explores color, mark and abstraction through the lens of landscape painting. This workshop will briefly look at the traditional elements and principles of landscape painting, and use these tools to inform and create a compelling abstract work of art. This workshop is designed to provide the structure necessary to enter an abstract painting language with intention and ease, while still providing space for freedom and intuition. Landscape, Color & Abstraction is designed to help the artist better understand composition, value, color, and most importantly, how to become a looser and more expressive painter.
What to expect: The morning will be spent exploring a few sequential exercises and the afternoon will be an open studio format. Amanda will demonstrate all exercises before artists embark on their own work. Artists will leave the class with preparatory composition and value studies and 3-5 color study paintings.
Age and Level: Adult (18+) and beginner to intermediate painters
Supplies: (Provided by instructor): Mixed Media Paper, size 11×14, Canvas Paper, size 11×14, HB pencils, Value Charts, Color-Aid Paper, Newprint, Charcoal Sticks, Palette Paper, size 12×16, Palette Knives, Paint Brushes, size small and medium, Acrylic paint (Titanium White, Quinacridone Magenta, Napthol Red Paint, Cadmium Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue), Paper Towels, Water Cups
Attendees to bring: Sketchbook (optional), 3-5 Reference photos (consider a variety of landscape shots, IE, marshes, forests, mountains)
Instructor Bio: Amanda K. Hawkins is an award winning painter living and working in Beverly, MA. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Montserrat College of Art in 2014 and Masters in Fine Arts in Painting at Boston University in 2021. She is on the Board of Trustees at Rocky Neck Art Colony and shows her work in gallery shows across New England. Amanda teaches painting workshops across North America, including in British Columbia and Arizona, in addition to virtual workshops which have an international draw. Her work can be found in private art collections across the globe. Amanda maintains an active studio blog and shares her creative practice with over 25K people worldwide. If Amanda isn’t in the studio, she’s exploring New England and gaining inspiration for her next painting.
Learn more at https://www.amandakhawkins.com/ or follow her on Instagram @mandahawk_studio
Botanical Watercolor Workshop
Instructor: Erin Rice
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022
Time: 9am – 2pm (30 minute lunch break)
Cost: $55 Members / $65 non-Members (includes materials)
Age: Adults (18+)
Workshop Description: We’ll begin the morning with some exercises in watercolor technique and we’ll explore a brief, yet fascinating history of the art of botanical watercolor painting. We’ll then begin our specimen study with a flat wash and start to build volume and detail over the course of the afternoon with careful layering and observation.
Materials to be provided: Watercolor pan set and palette, 11×14 hot press watercolor paper, pencils, sketch paper, rulers, water jars and paper towels.
About the instructor: Erin Rice has a Bachelor’s degree in fine arts and graduate degrees in art history. In addition to running the education programs here at the Ipswich Museum, she also teaches art history at Montserrat College of Art and paints in her free time.
Fall 2021 Classes and Workshops (Registration closed)
Digital Photography Workshop
Instructor: David “Stoney” Stone
Dates: Thursdays, October 7-28, 2021 (4 sessions) 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Ages: Adults
Class size: 10 person maximum
Cost: $110/members or $130/non-members
Course Description: This 4-session workshop is based on two overriding premises: #1 good photographs, even great photographs, are made by the photographer, not the equipment; #2 The best camera is the one you have with you.
Whether your Camera is an iPhone/Smart Phone, a digital SLR or a digital point and shoot you need to understand the basic techniques involved in obtaining proper exposure and focus. Once we’re sure everyone understands those critical steps the fun begins as we explore all the techniques for identifying and including all the elements of composition that elevate a snapshot to a worthy photograph, and the importance of and tools for post-processing your images. A homework assignment due for the 2nd session will be a key part of the learning experience, and class participation is important. No matter what level of expertise you think you are at with your Camera, this workshop will make you better.
The Museum is following state and CDC guidelines regarding Covid-19 and will adapt accordingly as they change. Currently we ask that unvaccinated people wear a mask while indoors at the museum. With any questions about these measures, please contact Erin at educator@ipswichmuseum.org
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Paint like a Famous Artist!
Instructor: Mary Taggart
Date: Wednesdays, Sept. 22 – October 27, 2021 (6 sessions)
Time: 3:30-4:45
Ages: 6-10
Cost: $110.00 members / $130 non-members
Class Size: Max 8
Course Description: In this class we will discover the artwork of famous artists and use them as our inspiration!
Students will use a variety of materials over the 6 week course, such as acrylic paint, watercolor, collage and more.
We will begin the class with a short book to illustrate the artists’ style and to set a theme and then each student will interpret that in his or her own unique way. For example, we might discuss Monet and the impressionist style. We would then do our own painting using the beautiful shapes and colors found in his work. The class will also cover basic art concepts such as color, composition, line and shape.
Mask Policy: Currently, visitors to the museum are asked to wear masks while inside regardless of vaccination status. We continue to update our mask policies as the situation and guidelines evolve. With any questions about these safety measures please contact Erin at educator@ipswichmuseum.org
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Art of the Wild
Instructor: Erin Rice
Date: Tuesdays, Sept. 21-Oct. 26 (6 sessions)
Time: 3:15 – 4:30pm
Ages: 8-12
Cost: $110 members / $130 non-members
Class Size: Max 8 students
Course Description: In this class we will explore the possibilities that nature has to offer and take advantage of the beautiful colors of Autumn. Inspired by environmental artists like Andy Goldsworthy, Robert Smithson, and Ana Mendieta, this class will take place mostly outdoors using the materials we gather in the woods, the meadow, and along the riverbed. When we can’t be outside, we’ll bring nature into the classroom and experiment with printmaking and collage.
Mask Policy: Currently, visitors to the museum are asked to wear masks while inside regardless of vaccination status. We will continue to update our policy as the situation and guidelines evolve. With any questions about these safety measures please contact Erin at educator@ipswichmuseum.org
Summer 2021 Classes and Workshops
Fairy Garden Workshop
Date: Wednesday July 28, 2021 9:30-11am
Ages: 6-10
Description: In this workshop we will build a fairy garden. Using primarily materials found in nature such as moss, sticks, shells and stones, the students will create a magical environment suitable for the tiny fairies! With modeling clay, the students will sculpt additional figures to add to the gardens. These gardens can be rearranged indefinitely and expanded upon when taken home as well.
Instructor: Mary Taggart
Cost: $30 members / $35 non-members
Covid Policy: The Museum is following and adapting to state guidelines as they continue to change. Currently, masks are optional outdoors and mandatory indoors. This applies to our classes and workshops. With any questions about these policies please contact Erin at educator@ipswichmuseum.org
Fall 2020
Digital Photography
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Instructor: David “Stoney” Stone
Dates: Thursdays, September 24 – October 15 (4 sessions) 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Ages: Adults
This 4-session workshop is based on two overriding premises. #1 Good photographs, even Great photographs, are made by the photographer, not the equipment. #2 The best Camera is the one you have with you.
Whether your Camera is an iPhone/Smart Phone, a digital SLR or a digital point and shoot you need to understand the basic techniques involved in obtaining proper exposure and focus. Once we’re sure everyone understands those critical steps the fun begins as we explore all the techniques for identifying and including all the Elements of Composition that elevate a snapshot to a worthy Photograph, and the importance of and tools for Post-Processing your images. A homework assignment due for the 2nd session will be a key part of the learning experience, and class participation is important. No matter what level of expertise you think you are at with your Camera, this workshop will make you better. 
Class size: 6 people maximum
Cost: $110/members or $130/non-members
The class will be held indoors at the Ipswich Museum with a number of safety measures in place, including reduced class sizes, distanced seating, sanitizing of all surfaces prior to and following class. All attendees will be asked to sign a COVID-19 waiver prior to arriving to the museum for the start of the course. Students must wear a mask and practice social distancing while attending the workshop.
Experimental Watercolor Workshop
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Instructor: Christine Bobek
Date: Saturday September 19 and Saturday September 26 (2 sessions)
Time: 9am – 12pm
Course Description:
Are you wanting to experiment with watercolor but hesitant to try? Have no fear! This is a workshop for adults new to painting, and also appropriate for the beginner to intermediate painter wanting to take their practice to a new level. 
During this workshop, you will learn secrets to success, and tips to get you on your way to enjoying this versatile and wonderful medium.
Lessons will cover the basics for the best composition and subject matter, how to choose appropriate paints, paper and brushes, and how to mix colors, glazes and washes for the result you want.
The class will be held outdoors under a tent, weather permitting.
Age: Teen to adult
Cost: $75 members / $90 non-members
All attendees will be asked to sign a COVID-19 waiver prior to arriving to the museum for the start of the course. Students must wear a mask and practice social distancing while attending the workshop.
Students must bring their own paints, brushes and other supplies. A supply list will
Painting Abstraction with Acrylics
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Instructor: Jenn Wood
jennwoodstudio.com – instagram.com/jennwoodart
Date: Wednesdays September 23 – October 21, 2020, 1:00 -3:00pm (5 sessions)
Age: Adult only
Course Description: Develop your visual language as you paint to reveal form, color, line and light. Utilizing painting exercises, visual references, and photos or sketches, you will abstract imagery of organisms, objects, or scenes, either real or imagined. Challenge your style or practice to re-think compositions and explore different ways of painting. Spontaneity, experimentation, and personal content are encouraged. Guidance and critiques are provided. All levels are welcome.
The course will be held partly outdoors (weather permitting), partly in the barn of the museum, and tent.
Students will need to bring their own supplies. The instructor will provide a list of materials prior to the start of the course.
Cost: $120 members / $150 non-members
All attendees will be asked to sign a COVID-19 waiver prior to arriving to the museum for the start of the course. Students must wear a mask and practice social distancing while attending the workshop. Weather permitting, the class will be held in a portion of the museum barn with doors open and an adjoining tent.
Paint like a Famous Artist!
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Instructor: Mary Taggart
Date: Wednesdays Sept. 23 – October 28 (6 sessions)
Time: 3:40-4:40
Course Description:
In this class we will discover the artwork of famous artists and use them as our inspiration!
Students will use a variety of materials over the 6 week course, such as acrylic paint, watercolor, collage and more.
We will begin the class with a short book to illustrate the artists’ style and to set a theme and then each student will interpret that in his or her own unique way. For example, we might discuss Monet and the impressionist style. We would then do our own gardens using the beautiful shapes and colors found in his work. The class will also cover basic art concepts such as color, composition, line and shape.
Age: 6-9
Cost: $150 members/ $180 non-members
Students will be asked to bring some of their own materials. The Instructor will provide a list prior to the start of the course.
The class will be held indoors at the Ipswich Museum with a number of safety measures in place, including reduced class sizes, distanced seating, sanitizing of all surfaces prior to and following class. All attendees will be asked to sign a COVID-19 waiver prior to arriving to the museum for the start of the course. Students must wear a mask and practice social distancing while attending the workshop.
There will be no Spring 2020 Dow Arts Classes
Winter 2019 Classes and Workshops
Punch Needle Workshop
Saturday January 18, 2020 10am – 1pm
Ages: teen – adult
Join Elise of Le Comptoir at the Ipswich Museum to expand your fiber arts skills and learn the art of punch needle. Participants will be provided with all the materials required to create a unique work of art to take home with them.
Class size: maximum 15 students
Cost: Members $45 / Non-members $50
Embroidery on Printed Fabric Workshop
Saturday February 1, 2020 9am – 1pm
Ages: teen – adult
Join Elise of Le Comptoir at the Ipswich Museum for an embroidery workshop celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage in the United States. Participants will have the opportunity to choose images from a selection of photo-printed fabric and embellish their images with different embroidery techniques. All skill levels of embroiderers welcome. Materials will be provided and are included in the registration price.
Class size: maximum 10
Cost: Members $50 / Non-members $55
Fall 2019 Classes and Workshops
Registration for these classes are now closed
All Ages Wire Sculpture Workshop
Sunday, September 22, 2019. 1-3pm
Ages: Age 7 – Adult
Learn the basics of working with this fun and simple medium with award-winning artist Ryan Kelley. Students will create mixed media sculptures with wire and found objects while learning to work with their hands in our 3D world!
Class size: 7-20 students
Instructor: Ryan Kelley
Cost: $20
Plein Air Painting Workshop
Saturday & Sunday, October 5 and 6, 9:00- 1:00 pm.
Ages: 16 to Adult
This 2-day workshop in plein-air painting will be taught on location by Nicole Hupin-Otis. We will explore what goes into making a landscape painting, working directly from the subject. The workshop will include an overview of materials, canvas and palette preparation, planning a strong composition, seeing tone and hue, developing, and finally, completing the painting. This class is open to all levels although some experience- especially in drawing- is helpful. The tone of the workshop will be light-hearted and encouraging, so if you’ve always wanted to work in oils but did not know how to begin, come give it a try! If you’ve got some experience but wish for a new perspective, join us!
Nicole’s work can be viewed on Instagram at @nicole.hupin.otis
Cost: $90/members or $110/non-members
Digital Photography Workshop
Thursdays, October 24 & November 7 (2 sessions, no class on Halloween) 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Ages: adults
This 2-session workshop is based on two overriding premises. #1 Good photographs, even Great photographs, are made by the photographer, not the equipment. #2 The best Camera is the one you have with you.
Whether your Camera is an iPhone/Smart Phone, a digital SLR or a digital point and shoot you need to understand the basic techniques involved in obtaining proper exposure and focus. Once we’re sure everyone understands those critical steps the fun begins as we explore all the techniques for identifying and including all the Elements of Composition that elevate a snapshot to a worthy Photograph, and the importance of and tools for Post-Processing your images. A homework assignment due for the 2nd session will be a key part of the learning experience, and class participation is important. No matter what level of expertise you think you are at with your Camera, this workshop will make you better.
Class size: 5-12
Instructor: David “Stoney” Stone
Cost: $75/members or $90/non-members