Five Points has partnered with BIG INK to bring large scale woodblock printmaking and many other activities to Connecticut’s Northwest corner! In 2014, Lyell Castonguay and Carand Burnet founded BIG INK to foster a community of people who create large woodblock prints. Now, ten years later, they travel all over the country and continue to facilitate workshops […]
Instructor: Bridget Grady Dates: Wednesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023 Time: 6PM - 8:30PM Ages: 16 and up Member: $108.00 Non-Member: $120.00 This workshop will get you jump-started in the medium of watercolor. Learn to go with the flow and learn control at the same time with this slippery medium! This workshop is perfect for […]
This series of mixed-media works is a meditation on the passage of time, morality, memory, and interpersonal relationships. Sedgwick deconstructs and excavates his images revealing many layers. He melts the photo emulsion using various solvents as a way to paint within the photographs; he then combines various mediums including paint, ink, glitter, and collaged materials […]
East Gallery - A View of Humanity Karen Bonanno, Camille Eskell, Jennifer Knaus, Gerald Saladyga This group exhibition bridges a variety of styles of painting and sculpture that highlight the figure as the main subject and speaks to the many viewpoints and representations of identity that make up humanity. Karen Bonanno’s expressive paintings highlight […]
The work of Debra Weisberg will be featured in the new exhibit, Holding the Center Still: Redux. Comprising collaged paper works and a large-scale floor installation, Weisberg's richly dense body of work touches on the profound relationship between collapse and renewal. The work exposes the highly vulnerable nature of paper as a transparent and fragile […]
Instructor: Pamela Hochstetter Dates: Fridays, June 9, 16, 23, 30, 2023 Time: 1:30PM - 4:30PM Member: $108.00 Non-Member: $120.00 What if someone gave you a pile of materials and permission to make a colorful mess? Allow your 4 year-old creative self to reemerge to simply play. Find yourself in a judgment-free zone. Leave your own inner […]
Instructor: Noel Croce Date: June 10, 2023 Time: 10 AM - 1 PM Ages: 3 and up Member: $4.50 Non-Member: $5.00 Want to create a fun Father's Day card for dad? Five Points Arts invites artists age 3 and up for a cardmaking workshop held at the Five Points Art Center. All materials will be supplied by […]
Instructor: Christopher Perry Dates: Saturdays, June 10, 17, 24 Time: 10AM - 1PM Member: $135.00 Non-Member: $150.00 This workshop will be taking place on 3 consecutive Saturdays and will provide an introduction to basic book making. Students will start with simple snake accordions and progress to large format accordians created in hard covers. Japanese stab binding will be explored and by the end […]
Instructor: Souby Boski Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023 Time: 11AM - 3PM Members $ 76.50 Non-Members $ 85.00 Most artists use source photos in some capacity when they work, whether to jog their memory of a particular place and time or to record specific visual details to incorporate in later pieces. In this workshop students will learn […]
PORTALS Opening Reception: June 23, 6-8 PM For her current exhibition, Portals, Erika Larskaya presents selected works from various series. Each work shares the common theme of opening to alternate spaces; spaces in parallel existence to this moment. Each painting is its own invitation to explore beyond the surface and enter into an invisible, subtle, […]
Instructor: Sydney Samele Dates: Saturday and Sunday, June 24 & 25 Time: 10AM - 4PM Members: $108.00 Non-Members: $120.00 Registration Close Date: 06/19/23 12 PM Description: Artists will design a black and white image that will be drawn, carved, and printed through an etching press. Students will be taught how to use and maintain their carving tools. They […]
Instructor: Arnethia Douglas Date: Saturday, June 24th, 2023 Time: 9AM - 4PM Members: $54.00 Non-Members: $60.00 Registration Close Date: 06/19/23 12PM Description: Artists are invited to explore the ancient art of […]