November 24, 2024 – February 1, 2025 **Please note: you MUST have a Gmail account to submit to this show   Calling all photographers! Windsor Art Center is now accepting submissions for our upcoming exhibition Journey’s End. The exhibit features 2 distinct categories: film photography and digital camera photography — defined as photography produced with…

Inspiring Artistic Voices Featuring Simsbury’s Educator-Artists   Exhibition Dates: January 11 – February 22, 2025 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 11, 2024   5pm – 7pm Exhibition Hours: Thurs. 6 – 8 PM Sat. 10 AM – 4 PM Sun. 11 AM – 4 PM   Inspiring Artistic Voices celebrates the commitment to art education and creative expressions…

Instructor: Michelle Hawran Tuesdays, 6wks  starting Jan 28 5-7pm Put your art skills to use with an array of challenging projects, giving you a chance to grow and practice as an artist.  Recommended you have either taken our beginners and intermediate programs, or have prior art experience. 1/28: Pointillism 2/4: Pointillism 2/11: Chalk pastels 2/18:…

Date: Sat, Feb 1 at 2pm Listen to the educator-artists of Inspiring Artistic Voices talk about their own creative processes, inspiring their students, and the story behind their work. Free to attend!   About the Artists Shannon M. Gagne is the Supervisor of Visual Art Education K-12 for Simsbury Public Schools, and an Art Teacher…

Instructors: Michelle Hawran and Sage Neighbors February 1st and March 1st 12–3pm Now $120, $108 Member’s Price (all materials included!) *This price reflects the final two classes, as the first class has already occurred*   Add a little art and art history to your Saturdays! Bring a bagged lunch to WAC Studios to enjoy while…

Instructor: Sage Neighbors Wednesdays, 4 wks starting Feb 12 4–6pm Explore the world of soft pastels in this introductory course taught by local artist Sage Neighbors. Learn essential techniques like color layering, hatching, and blending, to bring your artwork to life. Designed for beginners, this class offers a hands-on approach to trying out pastels in…

Instructor: Christy Corey Sunday, Feb 16 11-2pm Calling all food lovers! Learn the art of dip pens and black ink with artist and UConn professor Christy Corey! Students will use a combination of ink washes and watercolor along with pen and ink mark making techniques to draw studies of delicious foods and dessert (using photos…

Instructor: Michelle Hawran Fridays, 4 wks starting Feb 21 1–3pm $145, $130.5 Member’s Price (all materials included)   Learn the basics of oil painting from local artist Michelle Hawran in a relaxed, stress free environment. This course will cover a range of techniques from glazing to blending to impasto, as well as tips for how…

Journey’s End is a juried photography exhibition that asks the questions, who do we become after conflict and where do we end up at the end of our journey. This could refer to finding solace in physical spaces after enduring hardship, exploring death and perceptions of an afterlife, revealing environments that change and uplift us,…

Instructor: Sage Neighbors Wednesdays, 4 wks starting March 19 5–7pm Are you someone who “can’t even draw a stick figure” but have secretly always wanted to learn about art? Well consider this course with local artist Sage Neighbors an introduction to an introduction to drawing! Students will learn the absolute basics of drawing supplies (from…