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Gifts to the Museum
2023 is the year of Art in Common at Mystic Museum of Art (MMoA), celebrating art as a language we all share.
This inaugural exhibition, Gifts to the Museum, features 61 paintings, photographs, etchings, drawings, books, prints, sculptures, and ephemera from private collectors, now publicly accessible. These distinguished gifts advance the museum’s mission of promoting the experience of art as widely as possible.
Young at Art
The region’s biggest annual youth art exhibition is back at Mystic Museum of Art!
MMoA’s Collectors Roundtable: Visiting the Collection of Bill and Paula Alice Mitchell
Join us for a very special session of MMoA's Collectors Roundtable on April 4th: Visiting the Collection of Bill and Paula Alice Mitchell.
Looking at Art: Sean Scully’s Mirror Yellow
Sean Scully, Mirror Yellow, 1998, etching and aquatint. MMoA permanent collection, gift of James Quinn. One of this century’s greatest abstract artists, Sean Scully works with stubbornly archaic, simple shapes, […]
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ART CLASSES, WORKSHOPS
AND CAMPS
Expand your love of the arts with classes and camps for artists of all ages from children to teens to adults, of any skill level, and in every medium.Â
Upcoming Classes
FREE OPEN STUDIOS
Bring your own materials and enjoy working in a relaxed studio environment. Mondays, 1pm – 4pm January 9 – June 5 (No open studio on 2/20, 5/29)
ART ABCS: AGES 3.5 – 6
Jerelyn Smestad Introduce children to a variety of materials and processes through projects that stimulate imagination and creativity. We offer a supportive and encouraging atmosphere where budding artists will experiment […]
COLORIST LANDSCAPE
Howard Park and Lisa Miceli Are you afraid to use bright colors? Learn how colorists use color contrast and color balance to create daring and vivid works of art. Explore […]
ART EXPLORERS: AGES 6 – 12
Derek Da Silva Cultural Diversity in Art Stretch your imagination. Be inspired. Be moved. This youth art program offers a vibrant spectrum of classes that teaches painting, drawing, mixed media, […]
PURE PIGMENT: Exploring the Versatility of Pastel
Laura L. Gorian Explore the versatile medium of pastel. With the vibrancy of pure pigment, pastels create painterly images through drawing techniques. Learn mark-making practices and pastel painting fundamentals, as […]