June 2021
Color Your Canvas Adults – Lemons, Leaves and Blooms
In this class, the painters will use acrylic paints to create a painting of lemons, leaves, and blooms. This is a fun, relaxing class good for beginner painters, taught by Christina Micket. Class size will be limited to give everyone attending adequate, safe space. Masks must be worn at all times during class.
Find out more »Felted Gnome with Janet Griffin
Amaze yourself with the dry wool, needle-felting method of wool felting! A little secret of felting will be shared with you! You will form fluffy wool fibers into a three-dimensional wool character. Treat yourself to organic fiber art! Materials fee: Wool and silk is included. The teacher brings color full wool, wool yarn, two felt needles, a mat, and beads. This class is suitable for students ages 14+. If a student wishes to buy more wool…the cost will be another…
Find out more »July 2021
Open Studio Painting Session
Free painting sessions every Friday morning. Bring your art & supplies and paint from 9 a.m.-Noon. You'll meet new friends in the community and get great advice on your next masterpiece.
Find out more »Virginia Watercolor Society Regional Member Show “Summer of Color”
“Summer of Color” First Friday, July 2nd Thank you to our First Friday Sponsor The Gloucester Women's Club Arts on Main, in Gloucester, Virginia is excited to host the VWS Middle Peninsula Regional Artists for the “Summer of Color Exhibit” in partnership with The Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews, Virginia, and The RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock, Virginia. Flora & Fauna From the tiniest flower to the largest land and sea mammals, the exhibition at Arts on Main…
Find out more »Critique Sessions
Crit Sessions on the first Tuesday of every month, show 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. Offered both in-person and via Zoom. Email: Kathy Klein at kgklein46@gmail.com to sign up and get on the email reminder list. 10am – 12pm, Free
Find out more »Open Studio Special Event with Kay Van Dyke (In-Person/Online)
Join Kay Van Dyke for an Open Studio Special on the 2nd Friday of each month, 9 to noon. This is for artists! Each time, the group will be doing something special just for artists. Perhaps a live model, perhaps instruction, maybe marketing info. Sign up at Arts on Main or just show up – free, but some events will have model fees – check the newsletter or the website to find out what’s happening each month. Bring your paints…
Find out more »Open Studio Painting Session
Free painting sessions every Friday morning. Bring your art & supplies and paint from 9 a.m.-Noon. You'll meet new friends in the community and get great advice on your next masterpiece.
Find out more »ARTLab Summer Camp (Ages 10-13)
This camp is intended to expand upon an established skill-set by introducing advanced techniques, challenges, and subject matter. Over the course of three days, students will explore the techniques of atmospheric perspective, perspective, gestural drawing, and creating rhythm in their artwork. Students will explore a variety of media while learning to paint landscapes, create 3-dimensional drawings that pop off the page, draw from still life scenes, and more. Ages 10-13 Registration deadline: July 7th Wednesday, July 21st 12:30pm - 4pm…
Find out more »Introductory ARTLab Summer Camp (Ages 6-9)
This camp is intended to invite children to explore their creativity by introducing them to a wide variety of traditional art tools and techniques in fun ways. On day one of camp, students will explore different ways to create texture in their drawings through the use of various tools and media, using the results of their experiments to create large-scale drawings! On the second day, campers will work with colors; mixing, making, and even naming their new creations. Campers will…
Find out more »ARTLab Summer Camp (Ages 10-13)
This camp is intended to expand upon an established skill-set by introducing advanced techniques, challenges, and subject matter. Over the course of three days, students will explore the techniques of atmospheric perspective, perspective, gestural drawing, and creating rhythm in their artwork. Students will explore a variety of media while learning to paint landscapes, create 3-dimensional drawings that pop off the page, draw from still life scenes, and more. Ages 10-13 Registration deadline: July 7th Wednesday, July 21st 12:30pm - 4pm…
Find out more »Open Studio Painting Session
Free painting sessions every Friday morning. Bring your art & supplies and paint from 9 a.m.-Noon. You'll meet new friends in the community and get great advice on your next masterpiece.
Find out more »Introductory ARTLab Summer Camp (Ages 6-9)
This camp is intended to invite children to explore their creativity by introducing them to a wide variety of traditional art tools and techniques in fun ways. On day one of camp, students will explore different ways to create texture in their drawings through the use of various tools and media, using the results of their experiments to create large-scale drawings! On the second day, campers will work with colors; mixing, making, and even naming their new creations. Campers will…
Find out more »Arts on Main is proud to offer a wide variety of classes and workshops for both Children & Adults. Among these are Color Your Canvas Kidz, Summer Camps, After School Enrichment Programs, “Crit” Sessions, Open Studio, Paint Your Own Pottery and many more. We look forward to returning to our full complement of activities as soon as possible and complying with all safety precautions in place for Covid-19.
