Weds        PLEIN AIR: FROM THE HEADWATERS TO THE SEA- Ann Musto    NEW! 

Weds        DROP-IN KNITTING - FREE - Mac Haran: Coordinator

Thurs       PASTEL LANDSCAPE PAINTING - Donna Rossetti-Bailey

Thurs       BEGINNING PASTEL PAINTING - Donna Rossetti-Bailey

Thurs       BEGINNING BALLET - Lisa Kelleher

Thurs       FIGURE PAINTING: 7-Week Pose & Critique - Sue Charles with model

                 Siobhan Green 

Thurs        POTTERY at MARSHFIELD HILLS POTTERY STUDIO - Jan Curley

Friday      KNIFE FROM LIFE - Ann Musto

Friday      PAINTING THE FIGURE - OUTDOORS      Dianne Panarelli-Miller

Saturday  EXPRESSIVE ACRYLIC PAINTING- Lisa Daria Kennedy

Saturday  SATURDAY SESSIONS: DYNAMIC OIL PAINTING- Jody Regan

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NRAS Registration and Refund Policies

Payments

Registration is not complete until payment has been made. Class payments will not be pro-rated. Instructors are not responsible for material missed due to student absence.

Membership Benefit

Members receive discount on all classes. In order to receive this benefit, your membership must be up-to-date upon registration. Dues may be paid with class registration fee.

Makeup Classes

Makeup classes will be scheduled by the instructor should he/she cancel a class for any reason. Students will be notified of cancellations by the instructor. If Marshfield schools are cancelled due to inclement weather, NRAS classes are cancelled, as well. Please make sure to provide your phone number and/or email address upon registration.

Refund Policy

Refunds will be granted up to 7 days before class start date. Tuition and fees will not be refunded after that period. It is up to each instructor to decide whether or not a class has sufficient enrollment to run (usually at least 5 students). Every effort will be made to make this decision at least one week before class start date. If a class does not run, students will be notified and will receive a full refund.

NOTE:

NRAS does not send confirmation of class registration. We will, however, notify you if the class does not run. Please be aware that must NRAS classes require pre-registration and will not run without at least 5 students. Therefore, if you are interested in a class, sign up!

WATERCOLOR FOR THE FUN OF IT!

With Andrea Favret

Mondays: 9:00 – 11:00 am

June 3 - July 22   6 weeks      no class 6/10 & 6/17

FEE:  $115M   $155NM

Come paint with us in this relaxed and easy to learn atmosphere. This class is for artists of all levels. Learn the basics, or dive into more challenging techniques. Emphasis is placed on giving individual attention to each student to address your own skill level. Each week a different subject will be demonstrated, step-by-step, to guide you to completing your own painting. Join the fun, and let’s start painting!

$115 Member

$155 NonMember

DRAWING ATELIER

With Andrea Favret

Mondays: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

June 3 - July 22    6 weeks      no class 6/10 & 6/17

FEE:  $115M   $155NM

This popular drawing class is for every level of artist who wants to practice the fine art of drawing. Every week we’ll explore a new technique and subject. Start with the basics of line, shape, value, and progress at your own pace to see and think like an artist. You will be amazed as your skill level rapidly improves in this relaxed and easy-to-learn environment.

$115 Member

$155 NonMember

Photoshop Elements 

for the Artist/Photographer

with Margaret Farrell Bruno

Mondays 7:00-9:00    January 28 - March 11, 2013

6 weeks    (no class 2/18)

Learn the basics and capabilities of Photoshop Elements. Students will use a hands on creative step by step lesson plans that result in a better understanding of digital images, help learn the "tools" of photoshop elements and create a clearer understanding of using filters and layers. Learn how to add text and watermarks to your images and create simple art projects. Although a laptop is not required as the lessons will be demonstrated using a projector, if you have a laptop with Photoshop Elements, it is recommended that you bring it to class for a more hands on approach.

$135 member

$175 nonmember

BEGINNER OIL PAINTING - STILL LIFE
with Susan F. Lynch Raffa

Mondays  7:00 - 10:00 PM     G.A.R Hall

February 11 - March 25     no class 2/18    6 weeks

FEE:  $150M    $190NM

Learn oil painting - artist to artist. This fun, friendly, non-competitive class focuses on color mixing and values, as well as using light and shadow to create interest and enhance your design. Plenty of individual guidance provided. Bring your creativity and enjoy as your inner artist emerges! This class is open to students of all levels.

$150M

$190NM

INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED OIL PAINTING:

Spring Plein Air

With Sue Charles

Tuesdays: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm 

April 2 - May 21, 2013    7 weeks    no class April 16

FEE:  $165M     $205NM

Bare trees, smudged pink with new buds; fields of spring green grass and robin's egg-blue skies...plein air painting in early spring offers a rich palette for the landscape painter. Weather permitting, we will paint at various places around the South Shore...marsh and river, ocean and beach, fields, hills and forests. Emphasis is on drawing in terms of placement and proportion with the goal of creating a composition which possesses dynamic balance. We will also work on simplifying value masses to help achieve that goal. First class is a slideshow...last class is a constructive critique.

$165 Member

$205 NonMember

THE 'ONE HOUR PAINTING' APPROACH       NEW CLASS! 

With Nancy Colella

Tuesdays: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm 

June 18 - July 30, 2013    6 weeks    no class July 16

FEE:  $150M     $190NM

This class will help us loosen up and become more intuitive and spontaneous! Through a series of demos and quick exercises, we will discover how to build a painting from start to finish inone hour, using a limited palette and large brushes. There will be an emphasis on strong composition and using the correct values. We will work from simple still life sset-ups and photographs indoors for the first three clasees, then move outdoors the last three classes. A short critique will follow each session.

A working knowledge of the materials would be helpful, although that will be covered. Acrylic painters are welcome!

Class limited to 8.   Materials list supplied with registration.

$150 Member

$190 Non-Member

Watercolor Painting - Beginner to Intermediate
with Mary Callahan

Tuesdays: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

June 11 - July 23     7 weeks 

FEE: $165M    $205NM

Designed for all levels of the watercolorist, this popular course will first provide the necessary fundamentals and then explore the many techniques of watercolor. Work from still-life setups, photos, or from your imagination. Emphasis on color and design, with the goal of creating an organized emotional statement. Click here to download Supply List pdf.

Member $165

Nonmember $205

BIRD CARVING: RED BELLIED WOODPECKER
with Kevin Dunn         

Tuesdays: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

CLASS RESUMES IN THE FALL

For further information, contact Kevin Dunn at 781-837-3786.

INTERMEDIATE OIL    
with Margaret McWethy                  

Wednesdays:  9:30 am - 12:30 pm

June 5 - July 24    (no class 6/26)    7 weeks     THIS CLASS IS FULL  

FEE:  $165M    $205NM

Member $165

Non-Member $205

SUMMER PLEIN AIR: FROM THE HEADWATERS TO THE SEA

Following the North River on Wednesday Afternoons!     NEW CLASS! 

With Ann Musto

Wednesdays: 3:00 – 6:00 pm 

June 5 - July 17

Join Ann in this plein air painting opportunity - instructed or not!

This class is being offered in two groups: those wanting help/instruction and guidance should join as a Plein Air STUDENT.

If, however, you simply want to get out and paint with a great group, and benefit from painting together, as well as going to off-road sites along the North River with others, join as a GROUPIE!

Focus for students will be on the composition and the process of painting the landscape in different light, weather, and sites...how to take your picture idea and, in a 3 to 4 hour session, work to accomplish a fully rendered color study.

All levels welcome!

Student Fee:     $165M    $205NM

"Groupie" Fee:  $75M     $100NM

Student Member

Student Nonmember

"Groupie" Member

"Groupie" Nonmember

PASTEL LANDSCAPE PAINTING

with Donna Rossetti-Bailey

Thursdays: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

January 10 - March 28, 2013     10 weeks  (no class 2/14,  2/21)
FEE: $225M   $265NM

This class will focus on painting the varied landscape of the South Shore. In addition to pastel techniques, we will work on value studies, color, composition and drawing. During inclement weather we will work from photos. Some drawing and previous pastel experience helpful, but beginning students are welcome. This class will be a lot of fun with plenty of individual encouragement! Please feel free to contact the instructor with questions: dlrb@comcast.net. Returning students always welcome.

Member $225.

NonMember $265.

BEGINNING PASTEL PAINTING       NEW! 

with Donna Rossetti-Bailey

Thursdays: 1:30- 4:30

January 10 - March 7, 2013     7 weeks  (no class 2/14, 2/21) 

FEE: $165M   $205NM

If you have ever wanted to learn about pastel painting, this is the class for you! It wil be geared to beginners and will cover all the basics, from materials to techniques. During the 7 week session, drawing skills will also be reviewed along with instruction on composition. There will be plenty of one-on-one instruction in a very informative and encouraging atmosphere. Come, join the fun and learn a new skill: make some new friends and create some beautiful atrwork!

Materials list supplied upon registration.

Member $165.

Nonmember $205.

BEGINNING BALLET       NEW! 

with Lisa Kelleher

Thursdays: 6:30- 7:30 pm

March 7 - April 11, 2013   6 weeks 

FEE: $100M   $140NM

Taking part in an adult ballet class is good for your body, as well as your mind. As well as promoting cardiovascular fitness and posture, this introductory class provides a welcoming and friendly class for adults with no prior experience, or for those who took ballet as a child and would like to renew the experience. In this class, students will learn the basic positions and concepts, as well as a bit of the history of Ballet, with exercises at the barre and in the center. Suggested attire: yoga pants and camisole top or leotard and tights. Ballet slippers required.

Materials list supplied upon registration.

Member $100.

Nonmember $140.

Edgar Degas

FIGURE PAINTING: 7-Week Pose and Critique 

with Sue Charles  and model Siobhan Green

Thursdays: 6:30- 9:30 pm      G.A.R. Hall

BE BACK IN THE FALL! 

FEE: $185M   $225NM      plus model fee tbd before start of class

The goal of this class is to develop intent, expression and composition in a figure painting, to a greater degree than is allowed in one three-hour pose, by working from the same pose, with outstanding model, Siobhan Green, for 7 classes.

The first two classes will be spent drawing to interpret the pose as a dark/light design. The two main masses of light and dark will then be broken down to their half-tones.

The next week the artist will use his/her dark/light design as a guide to a small color study of the pose.

Finally, the artist will transfer his/her design to a large canvas and complete the painting over the next four weeks. As the painting progresses, the artist may need to repaint passages and the luxury of multiple sessions of the same pose facilitates this professional approach. Time will be spent stepping back from the painting to "read" and "tweak" it in order to arrive at a finished piece that expresses the artist's intent.

The final class is a critique where artists discuss and get feedback on their painting(s).

Artists may use any medium in this class.

Member $185

Nonmember $225

POTTERY CLASSES FOR ADULTS      NEW! 

With Jan Curley at MARSHFIELD HILLS POTTERY STUDIO

Thursdays: 6:30 – 9:00 pm 

January 10 - March 7, 2013     8 weeks   (no class 2/21)

FEE:  $290  includes all materials, tools and firing fees.

Students will learn how to hand-build with clay including pinching, coiling and slab work. Students will also learn to use the potters wheel to create plates, bowls and cups. In addition to functional pieces, students are welcome to explore sculptural forms with clay. All levels are welcome. Projects and instruction are offered each week, but students are also welcome to bring their own ideas of what they would like to create.

Classes are held at Jan's studio:  189 Old Main Street (just around the corner from the G.A.R. Hall)

Register by contacting Laura Harvey:  northriverarts@gmail.com

or Jan Curley: jan@marshfieldhillspottery.com

portrait of Olivia by (student) Maureen Vezina

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING & PAINTING

THE FIGURE:  PAINTING THE LIVE MODEL OUTDOORS

With Dianne Panarelli-Miller

Fridays: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

June 14 - August 2     6 weeks    no class  6/28 & 7/5

FEE:  $150M  $190NM   plus model fee TBD

8 students MAX!!

Paint the live model outdoors, if weather is nice, and indoors if not. Dianne will begin with an informative demonstration to help students see how to begin and finish a painting of the face or figure outdoors. She will then work with you on an individual basis to help you improve and move forward at your own speed. This group will utilize the discipline of Academic Traditional Methods, with the freedom of "Alla Prima" to help each person learn the fundamentals to create a painting that is structurally sound in color, composition and technique. Since we will be outdoors, please be prepared and dress accordingly. Be prepared to travel to different locations, where Dianne will set up the model in different outdoor conditions. Beginners and advanced artists will benefit from this class.

$150 Member

$190 NonMember

KNIFE FROM LIFE 

With Ann Musto

Fridays: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm 

March 1 - April 12,  2013     7 weeks   no class 2/22

FEE:  $165M   $205NM

Continuing or beginning - join me in exploring and learning the palette knife as the primary painting tool, or as a go-to addition to your own way of creating. We will paint all from life - still life set-ups, floral arrangements, interiors. Accomplish beautiful results from the palette knife tool when you learn to incorporate the unique qualities of painting with the knife! Group critique every week..

$165 Member

$205 NonMember

EXPRESSIVE ACRYLIC PAINTING 

with Lisa Daria Kennedy

Saturdays,   June 8 - July 6, 2013    5 weeks

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Fee: $125M       $165NM

In this class, you will learn techniques used to create fresh, deliberate marks using acrylic paint. Discover approaches to simplify the process and ways to stay inspired.

Explore the discipline of painting every day and discover how this practice of daily painting produces professional and personal growth. Continuous painting is by far the the most.

effective way to improve creativity an image making skills.

We will delve into the principles of design, composition, value and color, as well as examine technique: color mixing, mark making and brushwork. And lastly we'll touch upon personal voice. Tips about scheduling, motivation, inspiration and the importance of leaving a mark will also be presented.

There will be demos, studio painting assignments, group critiques and individual instruction.

$125 member

$165 non-member

SATURDAY SESSIONS - DYNAMIC OIL PAINTING 

with Jody Regan

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Longtime North River Arts Society instructor Jody Regan is offering monthly oil painting sessions on Saturdays! Bring interest and excitement to your paintings with intentional use of color, value and composition. Class will paint outdoors whenever possible. Saturday Sessions will include one-on-one instruction, group critique, and demonstrations.

Participants will receive a punch card - come to the classes on the dates that work best for you. Minimum 6 classes.

Dates for 2013:

January 12

February 9     March 9      April 13     May 11     June 15

4 weeks (minimum) $110

5 weeks $135

6 weeks $150

YOGA with Kim Dwyer

Tuesdays in the new Firehouse building

EARLY SPRING SESSION: March 12 - April 23 (no class 4/16)

each 6-week session:    $85

check it out first!    $15 drop-in

Choose from:

8:00-9:15 AM

Yoga for balancing all the systems of the body. This class is appropriate for those who want to capture the "Fountain of Youth". We will be moving energy with standing and seated yoga postures, breathwork, and guided meditations. One of the reasons we age is because our energy slows down. This class will address some techniques to bring energy and vitality back into our bodies.

10:00- 11:15 AM

This Yoga class will be a bit gentler than the earlier one. You will leave ready to levitate back to your day.

7:00-8:30 PM

Learn to relax your body, in order to translate the wisdom it has to offer, refresh your mind to cultivate inner knowing to understand your true nature, and revitalize your spirit working with your breath to deepen emotional intelligence.

This class will be a combination of yoga, both Yin and Yang styles, breathwork and insight meditations.

6-week session:  $85

When: The third Tuesday of every month, 7:00-9:00 PM
Fee: Free

Calling all writers! The North River Arts Society is introducing the Writers Workshop, a free monthly gathering of writers of all genres, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays. The first workshop of the new season will take place on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 7:00 pm, at the G.A.R. Hall, 157 Old Main Street, Marshfield Hills.

Participants will engage in writing exercises, discuss stumbling blocks and strategies, and have an opportunity to have their works-in-progress critiqued by the group. The Writers Workshop is free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the North River Arts Society at 781-837-8091.

OPEN LIFE STUDIO Thursday Nights
No Instructor - Karl Nestelberger Coordinator

Draw and paint from model. Many studio sessions involve painting clothed models, and we invite students age 16 and up to contact Karl for a schedule. Sessions working from a nude model age 18 and up only.

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Drop-in knitting with Mac (Haran)

Wednesdays: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
All levels welcome! No charge.

Fun and very informative.