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  • Acrylic Painting: Weekend Technique Intensive

    Amy Bartlett Wright, Ages 18+, Jul 27 — Jul 28, Saturday + Sunday, 10am-4pm

    Experience with acrylic paint lays a foundation for learning to work with other water-based paint and is invaluable in skill-building for any painter, illustrator or designer. This short format class… Read More

  • Adobe InDesign

    Anther Kiley, Ages 18+, Jun 10 — Jul 17, Mondays + Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm

    As the industry standard for graphic design, Adobe InDesign integrates effortlessly with the Adobe software suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) to give graphic artists superior control over every element of their page… Read More

  • Advanced Hot Glass

    Bill Riker, Ages 18+, Jun 13 — Jul 25, Thursdays, 6-9pm

    A master glassblower takes years to perfect his or her craft. This course is designed for those ready to further develop and refine their glass blowing skills. Here, students are… Read More

  • Advanced Illustrator: Improve Your Curves, Shapes + Convincing Space

    Bryan Rodrigues, Ages 18+, Jun 14 — Jul 19, Fridays, 9:30am-12:30pm

    Adobe Illustrator is known for its drawing capability using a vector-based system that allows for smooth instead of pixelated curves. Specific shapes can be organized in a predetermined stacking order… Read More

  • Advanced Photoshop: Speed Painting

    Matthew E. Paquin, Ages 18+, Jun 10 — Jul 15, Mondays, 9:30am-12:30pm

    Building on your existing Photoshop skill set, this course introduces you to "speed painting": an intuitive method of digital painting that allows you to create solid rendered form with expressive… Read More

  • Advanced Photoshop: The Digital Darkroom

    David Fleurant, Ages 18+, Jun 11 — Jul 16, Tuesdays, 2-5pm

    Beyond the basics of the Photoshop tool kit lies a sea of possibilities for image adjustment and manipulation. Intended as a followup to Introduction to Adobe Photoshop, this in-depth course… Read More

  • Affordable French Wines

    Jo-Ann Ross, Ages 21+, Jul 18, Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm

    Grab your passport: we're heading to France! Join us in welcoming Jo-Ann Ross, New England's first licensed French Wine Scholar instructor, for an evening of exploring the myths and misconceptions… Read More

  • Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Our Monsters

    Gloria-Jean Masciarotte, Ages 18+, Jun 24 — Jul 30, Mondays + Tuesdays, 1-4pm

    Alfred Hitchcock's career spanned silent to sound, black and white to color, and short stories to film to television. He mastered all media, consistently focused on representing our manias, monsters… Read More

  • Alternative Printmaking: Pochoir

    Amanda Lebel, Ages 18+, Jun 26 — Jul 24, Wednesdays, 7-10pm

    Pochoir is French for stencil, distinguished from ordinary stenciling as a highly refined technique for making fine limited edition prints. Often called hand coloring, or hand illustration, this print process… Read More

  • Animation Drawing

    Jane Kernan, Ages 18+, Jun 10 — Jul 15, Mondays, 6:30-9:30pm

    The tradition of draftsmanship in character animation is a rich one, bridging eras and cultures. In this course, students look at the work of animation creators Tex Avery, John Kricfalusi… Read More