Drawing Workshops
Join us for sketching and conversation in the galleries. Led by local artists, this series of workshops integrates art history and studio art practices.
The workshops are designed for all skill levels; beginning and advanced participants are welcome. All drawing materials are provided. Ages 18 and over.
How Registration Works
Drawing Salon will next be offered in fall 2018. Please check back in September 2018 for a complete list of program topics and dates.
Past Workshops
Matisse’s Cut-Outs
Experience the dynamic shapes and colors of Henri Matisse’s paper cut-outs.
Rodin’s Sculptures
Examine how Auguste Rodin formed his evocative stone and clay figures.
Picasso’s Palette
Consider Pablo Picasso’s expressive use of color in paintings from his blue and rose periods.
Cézanne’s Landscapes
Analyze Paul Cézanne’s innovative approach to constructing space in his paintings.
American Impressionism
Explore the subjects and aesthetic choices of American artists painting during the Gilded Age.
The 2017–2018 Drawing Salon season is kindly supported by Melvin Henderson-Rubio.
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Images from past Drawing Salon workshops
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Calder’s Mobiles
Experience the dynamic shapes and movement of Alexander Calder’s mobiles.
American Modernism
Explore how twentieth-century American artists working in New York City experimented with abstraction.
Hudson River Landscapes
Discover the romantic landscapes and dramatic vision of a group of nineteenth-century American artists.
Dutch Seascapes
Dive into the sublime maritime scenes painted by seventeenth-century Dutch masters.
The Shaw Memorial
Meditate on Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s memorial to honor Civil War heroes Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the men of the 54th Massachusetts regiment.
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