GALLERIES CLOSED FOR INSTALLATION UNTIL MAY 4
CURRENT HOURS: Monday - Sunday 11AM - 5PM
Bring your own materials and enjoy working in a relaxed studio environment. Mondays, 1pm – 4pm January 22 - May 20 (No open studio on January 15 and February 19)
Howard Park & Lisa Miceli Water reflects the sky in its varied moods, and depicting this harmony of sky and water can be a great challenge to painters. Reflections in water can be the essence of a pleasing and harmonious painting and when conveyed convincingly, they bring a painting to life. Harmony of water, sky, […]
Lisa Lyman Adams  Working from various sources, including still lifes and other subject matter, young artists strengthen their skills in drawing and paint application. Foundational elements like form, color, space, and line will be explored. The teacher encourages returning students to advance their abilities and develop their style.  Wednesdays, 4:30pm – 6pm  […]
Bring your own materials and enjoy working in a relaxed studio environment. Mondays, 1pm – 4pm January 22 - May 20 (No open studio on January 15 and February 19)
Lisa Adams This class will focus on both drawing skills and inspiration. Learn to compose and complete a realistic pencil(graphite) drawing. Sharpen accuracy and proportions in drawing by gaining knowledge of shading through the physics of light source (shadows to highlights), pencil techniques, composition, scale, and measuring skills. Through weekly prompts and inspirational slideshows, students […]
Lisa Lyman Adams  Mapmaking fulfills one of our deepest desires to understand the world around us and our place in it. This all-day workshop with artist Lisa Lyman Adams, fine artist and illustrator known for her illustrative maps created for the New York Times and mainstream magazines focuses on seeing the world creatively through […]
Bring your own materials and enjoy working in a relaxed studio environment. Mondays, 1pm – 4pm January 22 - May 20 (No open studio on January 15 and February 19)
Brett Swanson From script writing, story boarding, drawing, and inking to creating your own unique comic book, learn the entire creative process of comic book making in this one-day workshop. Explore drawing techniques, comic book layout and design, and creative writing to create characters and worlds that are uniquely your own. Comic artist and creator of […]
Bring your own materials and enjoy working in a relaxed studio environment. Mondays, 1pm – 4pm January 22 - May 20 (No open studio on January 15 and February 19)
D Derek Stretch your imagination. Be inspired. Be moved. This Art Explorers youth program offers a vibrant spectrum of classes on painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, and sculpture. Create two and three-dimensional works of art inspired by an exciting array of artists from around the world. Explore a variety of mediums and materials including acrylic, […]
Robert Anderson, Monitor From academic to abstract, pencil on paper to oil on canvas, highly-rendered to expression-driven, this studio allows you to follow your own path at your own pace. It is a great opportunity for artists at all-levels to get together and create, in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Open Studio at MMoA is […]
Mix cocktails and creativity for your next happy hour! Take on a creative project with one of our instructors, as you learn to play with a variety of media in the studios. We provide instruction, supplies, a tasty beverage, and plenty of time to socialize. Fridays, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Members $30 / Non-members $35  Watercolor […]
Howard Park  Palette knife painting lends an intuitive freshness to oil paintings. Adding the loose and opposing mark-making of a brush gives a new texture to the paintings. In this workshop, students will learn to enhance their own painting style, whether impressionist, expressionist, abstract, or realist, by using both palette knife and brush. Using a palette […]
Bring your own materials and enjoy working in a relaxed studio environment. Mondays, 1pm – 4pm January 22 - May 20 (No open studio on January 15 and February 19)
D Derek Stretch your imagination. Be inspired. Be moved. This Art Explorers youth program offers a vibrant spectrum of classes on painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, and sculpture. Create two and three-dimensional works of art inspired by an exciting array of artists from around the world. Explore a variety of mediums and materials including acrylic, […]
Sarah Stifler Lucas Advance your skills, technique, and personal style using acrylics or oils and a photo reference to inspire your piece. Bring your favorite photographs, magazine images, calendar pictures, etc., and explore the process of transforming them into your own work of art. Instructor demonstrations focus on design, composition, and value. Previous painting experience […]
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Support for several Mystic Museum of Art exhibitions were provided by the Kitchings Family Foundation and CT Humanities (CTH), with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature.
