Five Points Center For The Visual Arts

Yarn Bomb Drop-In Sessions
2025-01-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-31 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-02-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-07 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-02-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-14 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-02-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-21 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Yarn Bomb Drop-In Sessions
Free and open to the public

Five Points Arts Center
2 – 4 PM:
Wednesdays (weekly) – January 8 – May 28
Saturdays – January 11 & 25, February 8 & 22, March 8 & 22, April 12 & 26, May 10

Five Points Gallery
1 – 2:30 PM:
Fridays (weekly) – April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30

Year of the Snake: A Lunar New Year Celebration
2025-02-01 10:00 - 13:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ages: All Ages
Members & Member’s Families: FREE
Non-Members: $10 (Individual) / $25 (Family)

All are welcome to celebrate the Year of the Snake at Five Points Arts Center! Activities for the whole family include building your own lanterns, scroll painting with Christine Mitchell, designing red envelopes, crafting fans, and story time in the library. All activities will run for the duration of the event so you can take part in all the festivities.
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Stained Glass: Origami Crane
2025-02-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Instructor: Sarah Segovia
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Ages: 15+
Members: $72
Non-Members: $80

Assemble your own three-dimensional stained glass origami crane. Through demonstrations and individualized instruction, learn techniques which will enable you to shape your glass sculpture.

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Handbuilding Clay Creations
2025-02-04 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-11 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-18 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-25 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Instructor: Alice Pulliam
Dates: Tuesdays, January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25 & March 4, 2025
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
Ages: 18+
Members: $360
Non-Members: $400

Connect with fellow clay enthusiasts in this handbuilding workshop custom designed to address all levels of experience. Practice essential techniques in coil building, pinch pots, slab construction, and surface decoration to develop your own unique style.
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Five Points Art Book Club Meeting
2025-02-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Join the Five Points Art Book Club and share in thought-provoking, engaging discussion on the visual arts and the creative journey.

Next meeting:
February 6, 2025
2-3 PM
Five Points Arts Center
Free and open to all

Book for discussion: “The Printmaker’s Daughter” by Katherine Govier
(A novel told from the perspective of artist, Katsushika Ōi, daughter of master printmaker, Hokusai.)

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Five Points Gallery Artist Talk
2025-02-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Five Points Gallery, 33 Main Street, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
In-person Artist Talk
February 7, 2025
6:30 – 8 PM
Five Points Gallery

Featuring: Matthew J. Best, Mark Buku, Stanwyck Cromwell, Vincent Dion, Lois Goglia, Mark Guglielmo, Sam Posey, John Simboli, Laura J. Stein, Lydia Viscardi
Exhibition: Pushing the Envelope

Screen Printing: Pixels to Prints
2025-02-08 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-15 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Instructor: Nick Colabella
Dates: Saturdays, February 8, 15 & 22, 2025
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
Ages: 16+
Members: $139.50
Non-Members: $155

This cross-disciplinary workshop will introduce the basics of Adobe Illustrator and fundamentals of traditional screen printing. In the first two sessions, you will learn to create digital designs through guided exercises, then transfer your image from the computer screen to a mesh printing screen. The final session will focus on the hands-on process of screen printing on paper.
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Sequential Art: Comics and Storyboarding for Teens
2025-02-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Instructor: Bryn Brunnstrom
Dates: Saturdays, February 15 & 22, 2025
Time: 1 – 4 PM
Ages: Teens
Members: $85.50
Non-Members: $95

This workshop will introduce the fundamentals of visual storytelling and sequential art with a focus on paneling, pacing, page composition, and panel transition. Draw short comics and storyboards with a professional comic artist using a story of your own creation or one from existing scripts.
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Yarn Bomb Community Day
2025-02-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Instructor: Noel Croce
Date: Monday February 17, 2025
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
Ages: All Ages
Members: FREE
Non-Members: FREE

Prepare for the upcoming Yarn Bomb at Five Points Arts Center! Family fun activities for all ages include finger knitting, pom pom making, and rock weaving. All activities will run through the duration of the event.
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Hand Printing Monotypes on Japanese Paper
2025-02-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Instructor: Tony Kirk
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM
Ages: 14+
Members: $117
Non-Members: $130

Throughout history, artists such as Maurice Prendergast would hand burnish Japanese paper to transfer their inked image without a press. In this printmaking workshop, you will learn to print by hand using various tools to create impressions on paper and produce second impressions, or ghost images, by applying release medium to the plate before printing.
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Saturday Matinee: A Spotlight on Filmmaking
2025-02-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Saturday Matinee: A Spotlight on Filmmaking
Presented by: Jay Ignaszewski
*Rescheduled date:
Saturday, February 22, 2025
3 – 5 PM
Five Points Arts Center
Free Attendance

Discover the secrets behind the scenes that brought iconic films to life – and explore the making of the first two films of the Indiana Jones series; ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’, and ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.’
Led by Jay Ignaszewski, this program highlights aspects of production and visual effects challenges, sharing insight from his experience as an editor in production and post-production of these projects.
Presenting footage and discussing the making of the films, Jay will later open for Q&A.
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Five Points Gallery Opening Reception
2025-02-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Five Points Gallery, 33 Main Street, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
February 28
6 – 8 PM
Details to be announced

Ceramic Wheel Throwing and Surface Techniques
2025-03-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Instructor: Kathy Cady
Dates: Saturdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2025
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Ages: 18+
Members: $315
Non-Members: $350
This workshop will cover the fundamentals of wheel throwing with an emphasis on individual experimentation and expressive design. Explore surface techniques such as graffito, clip trailing, and glaze application. All levels of experience are welcome.
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Stained-Glass Mosaic Flowerpot
2025-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Instructor: Sarah Segovia
Dates: Tuesdays, March 4, 11 & 18, 2025
Time: 6 – 8 PM
Ages: 14+
Members: $81
Non-Members: $90

Discover the endless possibilities of stained-glass in this mosaic flowerpot workshop designed to address all levels of experience. Learn to shape, adhere, and grout your stained-glass flowerpot in an inclusive, creative atmosphere.
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