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Bring your tools and join us in drawing a professional life model every first Monday of the month (usually – but we skipped ahead a week because of Labor Day!). Tickets:  $12 in advance here $15 at the door, $10 students with ID

All skill levels welcome. No judgment, just a friendly environment in which to practice, create, and have a great time.

Come out and draw! What are you doing Monday night anyhow???

The 3-hour figure drawing session takes place upstairs in the OSH Great Room, which unfortunately is not ADAA accessible.

The space is comfortable, clean and well lit. Chairs for everyone. Bring your tools (no oil, acrylic or sprays, please).

We will do an hour of gestures and short poses, finishing with a 2 hour-long pose. This is an uninstructed class.

Join us for a three hour figure drawing session with a professional model.

All skill levels are welcome, this is a judgement free opportunity to practice and develop your skills.
Bring your favorite tools, no oils, acrylics, or sprays please!

Tickets are $12 in advance at Brown Paper Tickets, $15 at the door, and $10 for students with ID.

blue dyed fabric drying on a clothesline over grass

Join local artist and educator Iviva Olenick for a free workshop on indigo dye.

Visit us on September 22 at 3 pm to learn about the processes that transform common looking plants into linen and brilliant blue dye.

By focusing her work on the history of textile production, Olenick’s work enhances our understanding of the impact that these plants had on the evolution of fiber arts in early America and around the world.

Join us for a three hour figure drawing session with a professional model.

All skill levels are welcome, this is a judgement free opportunity to practice and develop your skills.
Bring your favorite tools, no oils, acrylics, or sprays please!

Tickets are $12 in advance at Brown Paper Tickets, $15 at the door, and $10 for students with ID.

Join us for a three hour figure drawing session with a professional model.

All skill levels are welcome, this is a judgement free opportunity to practice and develop your skills.
Bring your favorite tools, no oils, acrylics, or sprays please!

Tickets are $12 in advance at Brown Paper Tickets, $15 at the door, and $10 for students with ID.

Join artist Tahir Carl Karmali for a card making workshop using recycled paper and felt.  Paper making moulds and deckles will be provided, but you can also bring your own. This is a lovely opportunity for handcrafted holiday gift making, combined with some holiday cheer. Come with a friend!  Festive drinks and snacks will be provided.

$25 tickets available on line at Brown Paper Tickets.   Reserve soon – space is limited.

Mixed-media artist Tahir Carl Karmali was born and raised in Kenya before moving to Brooklyn.  He is an investigator of materials and vernacular design, invested in transforming materials into varying formats (sculptural installations, prints, textile works) that are deceptively beautiful.  Most recently Tahir has exhibited at the Plan B art fair, The Shed, and the Old Stone House & Washington Park.  His most recent solo show was at LKB Gallery in Hamburg, Germany, and his work is currently on exhibit at Strongroom in Newburgh, New York, and IPCNY, New York.

Join us for a three hour figure drawing session with a professional model.

All skill levels are welcome, this is a judgement free opportunity to practice and develop your skills.
Bring your favorite tools, no oils, acrylics, or sprays please!

We will do an hour of gestures and short poses, finishing with a 2 hour-long pose. This is an uninstructed class.

Tickets are $12 in advance at Brown Paper Tickets, $15 at the door, and $10 for students with ID.

Join us for a three hour figure drawing session with a professional model.

All skill levels are welcome, this is a judgement free opportunity to practice and develop your skills.
Bring your favorite tools, no oils, acrylics, or sprays please!

We will do an hour of gestures and short poses, finishing with a 2 hour-long pose. This is an uninstructed class.

Tickets are $12 in advance at Brown Paper Tickets, $15 at the door, and $10 for students with ID.

Join artists and arts administrators Suzy Kopf and Mary Negro as they present their article, “Put Your Anxious Energy to Work for You: 9 Art Admin Tasks You Can Do Right Now.” In these uncertain times, sometimes it helps to have a list to follow, and in this focused Zoom meeting geared for artists, Kopf and Negro will go over their ideas for how you can use this time to get organized and tackle those tasks you know you should do but never make time for. Come prepared with your questions for our presenters!

This event is presented as part of our latest contemporary art programming, “Regeneration in Place”.

Suzy Kopf (b. Menlo Park, CA) is an artist, educator, critic and arts administrator who lives and works in Baltimore, MD. Suzy received her MFA in Studio Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), her BA in Art History and her BFA in Fine Arts from the New School University. She is the Director of Sales and Marketing for BmoreArt, Baltimore’s arts and culture magazine, as well as an adjunct professor of painting, drawing and museum studies at MICA and Johns Hopkins University. In her own career as an artist, Suzy has participated in numerous residencies including VCCA and Kala and presented at several national conferences. In early 2020 she had two solo in Washington, D.C. and the Plains, VA. She is a founding member of the Gowanus Swim Society art collective.

Mary Negro (b. New Haven, CT) is an artist and arts administrator who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Mary received her MA in Art Market Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology: State University of New York, and received her BA in Art History and Visual Arts from Fordham University. She is the former Managing Director of Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn. Mary is also a former board member of Trestle Gallery and Arts Gowanus, has published art reviews at artcritical.com magazine, and is a founding member of the Gowanus Swim Society art collective.

Join in on Zoom!
Meeting ID: 862 4749 2745
Meeting Link here.

Using simple cardboard looms, learn the “ins and outs” of weaving.

Join Maggie Weber, our Director of Education, on Zoom for a hands on introduction to this fun summertime craft for kids ages 8+.

The basics taught here will get you started on making your own woven projects- learn the foundations for everything from scarves to potholders to rugs.

FREE WARPED LOOMS are available to the first five kids who join us! (Park Slope and Windsor Terrace only, non-contact delivery)
We also offer a quick and easy tutorial of how to make your own at home.

Enroll for free by filling out our Google Form.