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Community Arts Center in Gloucester, Virginia

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Children’s Classes and Workshops

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Arts on Main offers a variety of children’s classes where children can learn through a hands on experience with different mediums, techniques, and styles. While some classes are designed to focus on a specific technique or medium, other classes incorporate an art history component. Whether students are learning about how to use tools and materials or how famous artists have influenced the world of art, each class is created so that students not only develop a sense of understanding art processes but feel empowered to express themselves creatively while developing a foundation of knowledge in art. 

Palette Pals

Palette Pals is Arts on Main’s signature educational program. Founded in 2011 in one elementary school as the After School Enrichment Program, it is now in every elementary school in Gloucester County, with over 3000 children participating to date. The program is conducted as an extracurricular program for students in grades K-5, led by the school’s art teacher. The program’s focus is on teaching STEM based art lessons that focus on current SOL objectives in math and science. Our goals are to provide hands on experiential learning through art making and to increase student understanding of concepts related to math and science content. This program is provided at no charge to the children or the schools and relies solely on grants and donations.
Palette Pal Teachers:
Lindsey Mahnke, Abingdon Elementary
Michele Abrahamson, Achilles Elementary
Meghan Davis, Bethel Elementary
Erin Elmore, Botetourt Elementary
Kim Robins, Petsworth Elementary

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Adult Classes and Workshops

   
Arts On Main offers a full complement of classes and workshops for adults throughout the week. Download Adult Registration Form

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Seniors Program

The Seniors Program at this time serves residents of senior facilities in our community. The lessons will focus on tuning fine motor skills while experimenting with a variety of media. This program is provided at no cost to the students and is funded by donations and grants.

“CRIT” Sessions

The fourth Tuesday of each month, bring your current work to get a critique. Are you stuck in the middle of a painting? Would fresh eyes help? Do you want to learn more about composition or color balancing? We help each other improve. Sign up with Kathy Klein (kgklein46@gmail.com) to get on the email reminder list. 10am – 12pm Cost: Free

Open Studio

If you enjoy painting with company and getting good advice, bring your art and supplies and paint with us every Friday afternoon from 12pm-2pm. Open Studio is free and open to the public.

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DECEMBER 2022:
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Betsy Henderson, Interim Executive Director
director@gloucesterarts.org
(804) 824-9464

Alisa Potter, Gallery Manager
gallerymanager@gloucesterarts.org
(804) 824-9464

Blair Waters, Programs and Marketing Manager
adminassistant@gloucesterarts.org
(804) 824-9464

Hanah Hailey, Gallery Coordinator
Communications@gloucesterarts.org
(804) 824-9464

Gallery Hours

Open Wednesday – Saturday
Noon – 5:00pm
Closed Sunday through Tuesday
Call: (804) 824-9464

Open Studio

Every Friday afternoon, 12pm-2pm!
Free & open to the public

Art Classes

Ongoing classes in all mediums for kids of all ages.
Art Class Registration Info

Volunteer Opportunities

Are you looking for ways to volunteer in the community? Arts on Main has wonderful volunteers and would like you to join them. Email adminassistant@gloucesterarts.org or call the gallery for more information. 804.824.9464.

 

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🌸 Spring has sprung! 🌼 Join us at Arts on M 🌸 Spring has sprung! 🌼

Join us at Arts on Main for these fun spring art classes coming up! 

🌸 Tuesday, April 4th at 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Ronda Bowden will be teaching “Adult Paper Flower Class with Ronda Bowden: Daffodil Place Card Holders for Spring and Easter Entertaining”
Sign up here: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/adult-paper-flower-class-with-ronda-bowden-daffodil-place-card-holders-for-spring-and-easter-entertaining/

🐰 Thursday, April 6th from 5:30pm - 6:30pm, Kelly Richards will be teaching “Kelly’s Kids: Easter Bunny (Ages:6+)” 
Sign up here: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/kellys-kids-easter-bunny/

🌼 Tuesday, April 11th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Ronda Bowden will be teaching “Adult Paper Flower Class with Ronda Bowden: Daffodil”
Sign up here: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/adult-paper-flower-class-with-ronda-bowden-daffodil/

☔️ Thursday, April 13th from 6:00pm - 7:30pm, Kelly Richards will be teaching “Adult Paint Night with Kelly Richards: Rain Boots” 
Sign up here: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/adult-paint-night-with-kelly-richards-rain-boots/

🌷Tuesday, April 25th from 2:00pm - 4:00pm, Kelly Richards will be teaching “Daytime Painting Class with Kelly Richards: Jar of Flowers” 
Sign up here: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/daytime-painting-class-with-kelly-richards-jar-of-flowers/
Don’t forget that tomorrow is the reception for Don’t forget that tomorrow is the reception for our 2nd & 3rd grade Palette Pals! 🎨🖼️🖌️

Join us for a reception featuring 2nd and 3rd grade Palette Pals from 6pm-7pm on March 23, 2023. Each participating student will have a piece of artwork on display. People’s Choice Awards will be awarded to one student from each school. Stop by the gallery to vote early for your favorite artwork or cast your vote at the reception before 6:30pm. 

The gallery is open Wednesday- Saturday from 12pm-5pm. Winners will be announced at 6:45pm the night of the reception.

For more information on Palette Pals: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/palette-pals-reception-featuring-2nd-3rd-grade-palette-pals/
Last week to view this spectacular work! “Bet Last week to view this spectacular work! 

 “Between Layers,” featuring artwork by grandmother and granddaughter duo, Rose Nygaard & Aprille Zammit, will be on display at Arts on Main until April 1st. 

For this collaboration, Aprille travelled from her studio in Malta, Europe, to Gloucester, Virginia in 2022 to spend three weeks creating work together with Rose. “Between Layers” is a body of work in which the two artists played off each other’s different styles and backgrounds of working. Rose begins with colour, and Aprille begins with composition. Both artists layer the two to make their work. Rose and Aprille hope the work will ignite joy and lightness in the viewer.
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Everyone had so much fun in Janet’s felting clas Everyone had so much fun in Janet’s felting class! Janet will be teaching another felting class on Saturday, May 13th. She will be teaching students how to create a felted bird! Stay tuned for more info! 

For more information/to sign up for Janet’s class: https://gloucesterarts.org/event/felted-bird-with-janet-griffin/
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