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SUMMARY:Building A Floating Frame
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Victor Leger\nDate: Saturday\, January 10\, 2026\nTime: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM\nMembers: $126 / Non-Members: $140\n  \nEver wonder how you could turn strips of wood into a beautiful frame for your artwork? Beginning with 5/4” x 4” poplar wood\, participants will learn how to create a finished floating frame. \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/building-a-floating-frame-2/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T130000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Drawing the Figure
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Bryn Brunnstrom\nWednesdays\, January 14\, 21\, 28 & February 4\, 2026\n1:00 – 3:00 PM\nMembers: $130.50 / Non-Members: $145\n  \nFor those interested in improving drawing skills\, this workshop will introduce the fundamentals of drawing the human figure. Although it will mostly focus on the basics of representational figure drawing\, artists of any skill level are welcome! Through visual examples and demonstrations\, we will build the skills of gesture and simplification\, moving on to skeletal and muscular anatomy. \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/introduction-to-drawing-the-figure/2026-01-14/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Botanical Illustration
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Carol Schwartz\nFriday\, January 16\, 2026\n10:00 AM – 3:00 PM\nMembers: $99 / Non-Members: $110\n  \nWorking with a real flower for reference\, students will create a watercolor or gouache botanical painting. We’ll start with drawing basic shapes\, developing the sketch\, then participants will practice skills in watercolor painting to create a finished artwork. \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/botanical-illustration/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T140000
DTSTAMP:20251121T211235Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Screen Printing
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Nick Colabella\nSundays\, January 18 & 25\, 2026\n10:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nMembers: $121.50 / Non-Members: $135\n  \nTurn your photo or drawing of your choice into wearable art in this one color screen-printing class. You will learn how to create a half tone print of your image to print on a t-shirt or tote bag. \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/introduction-to-screen-printing/2026-01-18/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T163000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Open Figure Drawing
DESCRIPTION:Uninstructed (moderated)\nSundays\, January 18\, February 15 & March 15\, 2026\n2:00 – 4:30 PM\nAges: 18+\nMembers: $13.50 (per session) / Non-Members: $15 (per session)\n  \nPractice your figure drawing skills in this monthly uninstructed workshop. Each session will begin with warm up gesture drawings and will include a variety of longer poses. Artists bring their own preferred materials \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/monthly-open-figure-drawing-4/2026-01-18/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T140000
DTSTAMP:20251121T212051Z
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SUMMARY:Tiles\, Small Bowls & Surface Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Kathy Cady\nWednesdays\, January 21\, 28\, February 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, 2026\n10:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nMembers: $378 / Non-Members: $420\n  \nThis ceramics workshop will guide participants through the process-based creation of ceramic tiles and small bowls\, focusing on an extensive range of surface techniques: sgraffito\, slip trailing\, wax resist\, pouring\, dipping\, spraying\, and multiple glazing methods. \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/tiles-small-bowls-surface-techniques/2026-01-21/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Drawing the Figure
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Bryn Brunnstrom\nWednesdays\, January 14\, 21\, 28 & February 4\, 2026\n1:00 – 3:00 PM\nMembers: $130.50 / Non-Members: $145\n  \nFor those interested in improving drawing skills\, this workshop will introduce the fundamentals of drawing the human figure. Although it will mostly focus on the basics of representational figure drawing\, artists of any skill level are welcome! Through visual examples and demonstrations\, we will build the skills of gesture and simplification\, moving on to skeletal and muscular anatomy. \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/introduction-to-drawing-the-figure/2026-01-21/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Screen Printing
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Nick Colabella\nSundays\, January 18 & 25\, 2026\n10:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nMembers: $121.50 / Non-Members: $135\n  \nTurn your photo or drawing of your choice into wearable art in this one color screen-printing class. You will learn how to create a half tone print of your image to print on a t-shirt or tote bag. \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/introduction-to-screen-printing/2026-01-25/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T140000
DTSTAMP:20251121T212051Z
CREATED:20251121T212051Z
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SUMMARY:Tiles\, Small Bowls & Surface Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Kathy Cady\nWednesdays\, January 21\, 28\, February 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, 2026\n10:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nMembers: $378 / Non-Members: $420\n  \nThis ceramics workshop will guide participants through the process-based creation of ceramic tiles and small bowls\, focusing on an extensive range of surface techniques: sgraffito\, slip trailing\, wax resist\, pouring\, dipping\, spraying\, and multiple glazing methods. \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/tiles-small-bowls-surface-techniques/2026-01-28/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Drawing the Figure
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Bryn Brunnstrom\nWednesdays\, January 14\, 21\, 28 & February 4\, 2026\n1:00 – 3:00 PM\nMembers: $130.50 / Non-Members: $145\n  \nFor those interested in improving drawing skills\, this workshop will introduce the fundamentals of drawing the human figure. Although it will mostly focus on the basics of representational figure drawing\, artists of any skill level are welcome! Through visual examples and demonstrations\, we will build the skills of gesture and simplification\, moving on to skeletal and muscular anatomy. \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/introduction-to-drawing-the-figure/2026-01-28/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T140000
DTSTAMP:20251122T165125Z
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SUMMARY:From Trash to Treasure: Hand-Made Artist Books
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Fruma Markowitz\nSaturday\, January 31 & Sunday\, February 1\, 2026\n10:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nMembers: $117 / Non-Members: $130\n  \nCollect your photographic or printmaking “failures” and upcycle them into beautiful\, one-of-a-kind handmade book. Participants will experience the joy and therapeutic process of folding\, cutting\, pasting\, and sewing what they thought were throw-aways\, by thinking outside the box and experimenting with sequencing and visual narrative. \nMORE INFO & REGISTER
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/from-trash-to-treasure-hand-made-artist-books/2026-01-31/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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