Event Series Spring Art Program

April Vacation New Bedford Art Museum Spring Art Program

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Join us for our Spring Break Program at the New Bedford Art Museum during April vacation! Bring your lunch and immerse yourself in the world of art. Learn about art history, and explore various media including painting, drawing, printmaking, and collage! Make new friends while having fun creating beautiful artworks to take home and share with your family.

$315.00 – $350.00

Radical Reinvention: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Radical Reinvention: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture presents the work of artists who have redefined the possibilities of ceramics as a medium for sculpture. The exhibition showcases works that push the boundaries of material, form, and cultural interpretation and highlights the cross-over of ceramics from the worlds of utility and craft into the mainstream of contemporary art. The exhibition features innovative pieces influenced by ceramic practice and bodies of knowledge from diverse cultures—Ancient Egypt, Greece and Portugal—while incorporating contemporary sensibilities, themes, and ideas. Artists featured in Radical Reinvention include: Betty Woodman, Don Reitz, Peter Voulkos, Deb Coolidge, Chris Gustin, Nancy Train-Smith, Ibrahim Said, Rigoberto Torres, Dana Sherwood, Zemer Peled

PROVINCETOWN PRINTS: WHITE-LINE WOODCUTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWARD YASUNA

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Publicly displayed for the first time, the Edward Yasuna white-line woodcut collection offers an opportunity to view the evolution of a uniquely American innovation, the white-line woodcut print. Based on traditional Japanese woodblock printing, the white-line technique is a form of relief printmaking developed on Cape Cod at the beginning of the 20th century. The collection contains examples of some of the earliest examples of the genre by Blanche Lazzell, one of the founding members of the Provincetown Printers, and spans to present-day practitioners including local artist, Peter Michael Martin.

$7 – $10
Event Series Wheel Throwing For Everyone

Wheel Throwing For Everyone

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Whether you are an enthusiastic beginner or an experienced pro with the wheel, you are welcome in this class, which will cover all aspects of the ceramics process. You'll learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel and you will practice new throwing techniques and hone specific skills. Ryder will help students increase the amount of clay they can handle successfully, throw thinner and taller, and throw new shapes. We will practice attachments such as handles, as well as pulling handles directly from the side of the cup. The class will focus primarily on tableware shapes – mugs, cups, bowls plates, etc, but all ideas and forms of expression through clay are encouraged! Classes meet 1 day a week for 4 weeks. (April 3, 10, 17, 24) All necessary materials are provided for this hands-on experience. The Instructor, Ryder Gordon Ryder Gordon grew up in the Boston area, where he was introduced to the potter’s wheel at a young age. He graduated with a degree in art education and ceramics from UMass Dartmouth. He has studied wood, gas, and soda firing with Chris Gustin and Chris Smith, as well as raku with Stephen Branfman (to name only a few!). Gordon […]

$189.00 – $210.00
Event Series Spring Art Program

April Vacation New Bedford Art Museum Spring Art Program

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Join us for our Spring Break Program at the New Bedford Art Museum during April vacation! Bring your lunch and immerse yourself in the world of art. Learn about art history, and explore various media including painting, drawing, printmaking, and collage! Make new friends while having fun creating beautiful artworks to take home and share with your family.

$315.00 – $350.00

Radical Reinvention: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Radical Reinvention: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture presents the work of artists who have redefined the possibilities of ceramics as a medium for sculpture. The exhibition showcases works that push the boundaries of material, form, and cultural interpretation and highlights the cross-over of ceramics from the worlds of utility and craft into the mainstream of contemporary art. The exhibition features innovative pieces influenced by ceramic practice and bodies of knowledge from diverse cultures—Ancient Egypt, Greece and Portugal—while incorporating contemporary sensibilities, themes, and ideas. Artists featured in Radical Reinvention include: Betty Woodman, Don Reitz, Peter Voulkos, Deb Coolidge, Chris Gustin, Nancy Train-Smith, Ibrahim Said, Rigoberto Torres, Dana Sherwood, Zemer Peled

PROVINCETOWN PRINTS: WHITE-LINE WOODCUTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWARD YASUNA

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Publicly displayed for the first time, the Edward Yasuna white-line woodcut collection offers an opportunity to view the evolution of a uniquely American innovation, the white-line woodcut print. Based on traditional Japanese woodblock printing, the white-line technique is a form of relief printmaking developed on Cape Cod at the beginning of the 20th century. The collection contains examples of some of the earliest examples of the genre by Blanche Lazzell, one of the founding members of the Provincetown Printers, and spans to present-day practitioners including local artist, Peter Michael Martin.

$7 – $10

Radical Reinvention: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Radical Reinvention: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture presents the work of artists who have redefined the possibilities of ceramics as a medium for sculpture. The exhibition showcases works that push the boundaries of material, form, and cultural interpretation and highlights the cross-over of ceramics from the worlds of utility and craft into the mainstream of contemporary art. The exhibition features innovative pieces influenced by ceramic practice and bodies of knowledge from diverse cultures—Ancient Egypt, Greece and Portugal—while incorporating contemporary sensibilities, themes, and ideas. Artists featured in Radical Reinvention include: Betty Woodman, Don Reitz, Peter Voulkos, Deb Coolidge, Chris Gustin, Nancy Train-Smith, Ibrahim Said, Rigoberto Torres, Dana Sherwood, Zemer Peled

PROVINCETOWN PRINTS: WHITE-LINE WOODCUTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWARD YASUNA

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Publicly displayed for the first time, the Edward Yasuna white-line woodcut collection offers an opportunity to view the evolution of a uniquely American innovation, the white-line woodcut print. Based on traditional Japanese woodblock printing, the white-line technique is a form of relief printmaking developed on Cape Cod at the beginning of the 20th century. The collection contains examples of some of the earliest examples of the genre by Blanche Lazzell, one of the founding members of the Provincetown Printers, and spans to present-day practitioners including local artist, Peter Michael Martin.

$7 – $10

Radical Reinvention: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Radical Reinvention: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture presents the work of artists who have redefined the possibilities of ceramics as a medium for sculpture. The exhibition showcases works that push the boundaries of material, form, and cultural interpretation and highlights the cross-over of ceramics from the worlds of utility and craft into the mainstream of contemporary art. The exhibition features innovative pieces influenced by ceramic practice and bodies of knowledge from diverse cultures—Ancient Egypt, Greece and Portugal—while incorporating contemporary sensibilities, themes, and ideas. Artists featured in Radical Reinvention include: Betty Woodman, Don Reitz, Peter Voulkos, Deb Coolidge, Chris Gustin, Nancy Train-Smith, Ibrahim Said, Rigoberto Torres, Dana Sherwood, Zemer Peled

PROVINCETOWN PRINTS: WHITE-LINE WOODCUTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWARD YASUNA

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Publicly displayed for the first time, the Edward Yasuna white-line woodcut collection offers an opportunity to view the evolution of a uniquely American innovation, the white-line woodcut print. Based on traditional Japanese woodblock printing, the white-line technique is a form of relief printmaking developed on Cape Cod at the beginning of the 20th century. The collection contains examples of some of the earliest examples of the genre by Blanche Lazzell, one of the founding members of the Provincetown Printers, and spans to present-day practitioners including local artist, Peter Michael Martin.

$7 – $10

Radical Reinvention: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA, United States

Radical Reinvention: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture presents the work of artists who have redefined the possibilities of ceramics as a medium for sculpture. The exhibition showcases works that push the boundaries of material, form, and cultural interpretation and highlights the cross-over of ceramics from the worlds of utility and craft into the mainstream of contemporary art. The exhibition features innovative pieces influenced by ceramic practice and bodies of knowledge from diverse cultures—Ancient Egypt, Greece and Portugal—while incorporating contemporary sensibilities, themes, and ideas. Artists featured in Radical Reinvention include: Betty Woodman, Don Reitz, Peter Voulkos, Deb Coolidge, Chris Gustin, Nancy Train-Smith, Ibrahim Said, Rigoberto Torres, Dana Sherwood, Zemer Peled