Instructor: Donna Pioli (She/Her)

Do you dread glazing? Do you feel like you need a refresher on the basics? This workshop provides students and independent potters the opportunity to learn how to glaze successfully step by step, from start to finish. Much of this workshop will be lecture, demo and troubleshooting. You are welcome to bring three bisqued pieces (must be suitable for cone 6 glaze firing) to glaze with your newfound glaze education!

During this weekly session, attendees will draw from life, with a nude or partially clothed model. Attendees must bring all materials. Wet and dry media are welcome; we request attendees use odorless solvents.

During this weekly session, attendees will draw from life, with a nude or partially clothed model. Attendees must bring all materials. Wet and dry media are welcome; we request attendees use odorless solvents.

Have you always wanted to try the wheel? Or are you ready to dust off your skills from a time past?

Join us for a special opportunity to learn how to use the potter's wheel from a seasoned professional! Under their guidance, learn the basics of throwing. At the end of the night, choose one piece to keep. We will glaze the piece for you with your preferred glaze color! 

During this weekly session, attendees will draw from life, with a nude or partially clothed model. Attendees must bring all materials. Wet and dry media are welcome; we request attendees use odorless solvents.

Instructor: TBD

This beginner-friendly workshop provides a wonderful opportunity to get creative with your child! Sharing a wheel, each parent + child pair will cheer each other on as they take turns making a pot on the wheel under the guidance of a seasoned instructor. No experience necessary. This course is for children 8-12 years old. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

During this weekly session, attendees will draw from life, with a nude or partially clothed model. Attendees must bring all materials. Wet and dry media are welcome; we request attendees use odorless solvents.

Join us on Thursday, May 14, from 7 to 9 PM for an exclusive first look at our Art in Bloom exhibition and the opportunity to purchase original artwork before the exhibition opens to the public.

This special Preview Party is both a celebration and an important fundraiser supporting Open Studios and Mother Brook Arts & Community Center’s free community arts programming. Your attendance helps sustain accessible creative experiences for our community.

The evening will feature live music, complimentary bites, and the opportunity to meet the participating artists. A cash bar will offer wine, beer, and a signature floral cocktail inspired by the spirit of Art in Bloom. Guests may also participate in a wine pull fundraiser for the chance to take home a surprise bottle.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

Celebrate the start of Open Studios Weekend, support the arts, and share an evening of creativity and community with us. We look forward to welcoming you.

During this weekly session, attendees will draw from life, with a nude or partially clothed model. Attendees must bring all materials. Wet and dry media are welcome; we request attendees use odorless solvents.

Instructor: Elissa Dunlap

This is an excellent opportunity for potters to participate in a gold luster firing! Learn how to prep your surface and apply luster decoratively in different ways. Pots will be fired immediately following the workshop and ready for pick up the following week.

Have you always wanted to try the wheel? Or are you ready to dust off your skills from a time past?

Join us for a special opportunity to learn how to use the potter's wheel from a seasoned professional! Under their guidance, learn the basics of throwing. At the end of the night, choose one piece to keep. We will glaze the piece for you with your preferred glaze color! 

During this weekly session, attendees will draw from life, with a nude or partially clothed model. Attendees must bring all materials. Wet and dry media are welcome; we request attendees use odorless solvents.

Have you always wanted to try the wheel? Or are you ready to dust off your skills from a time past?

Join us for a special opportunity to learn how to use the potter's wheel from a seasoned professional! Under their guidance, learn the basics of throwing. At the end of the night, choose one piece to keep. We will glaze the piece for you with your preferred glaze color! 

Instructor: Rocky Prull (They/Them)

This multi-week ceramics class explores surface design from wet clay to bone-dry and glazed finishes, introducing techniques such as slip work, sgraffito, mishima, texture and stamp making, transfers, resists, marbling, water-etching, and layered surface design. Students will build skills progressively while experimenting with both handmade and commercial methods to develop richly layered, expressive surfaces on their work.

Instructor: Lisa WB Walker

This intermediate class will guide advanced beginners to the next level of wheel throwing skills and techniques. A strong foundation of basic wheel throwing is required - students will need to be able to center and pull walls independently.

During this weekly session, attendees will draw from life, with a nude or partially clothed model. Attendees must bring all materials. Wet and dry media are welcome; we request attendees use odorless solvents.

Instructor: Lisa WB Walker

This beginner class will guide novice potters through the foundations of wheel throwing, including how to center, pull walls, glaze and more. No experience necessary!

Instructor: Lisa WB Walker

This All Levels class is perfect for students looking to work in an environment where they have the support of an instructor while improving both wheel throwing and hand-building skills. No experience required.

Instructor: Lisa WB Walker

This beginner class will cover the fundamentals of wheel throwing, including wedging, centering, pulling and more. No experience required.

Instructor: Phie Deal (they/them)

This beginner-friendly workshop provides a wonderful opportunity to get creative with your child! Sharing a wheel, each parent + child pair will cheer each other on as they take turns making a pot on the wheel under the guidance of a seasoned instructor. No experience necessary. This course is for children 8-12 years old. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Instructor: Martín Hanley (He/Him)

This intermediate class will guide advanced beginners to the next level of wheel throwing skills and techniques. A strong foundation of basic wheel throwing is required - students will need to be able to center and pull walls independently.

Instructor: Martín Hanley (he/him)

This beginner class will guide novice potters through the foundations of wheel throwing, including how to center, pull walls, glaze and more. No experience necessary!

Instructor: Phie Deal (They/Them)

This beginner-friendly class series will cover basic wheel-throwing techniques tailored to students’ interests, accompanied by hand building projects. No experience required. This course is for students 8-12 years old.

Instructor: Paul Hastings

This course will cover the basic building blocks of successful painting including basic composition, color mixing, and capturing the way light falls on objects. Working from a still life set-up each week, and through demonstrations and class discussions, we will tackle these essentials of painting in a fun and judgment-free classroom!

Acrylic paints are suggested but students may use other mediums.

Whether you’re a beginner or looking to improve your painting skills, this course will provide an opportunity for skill development and practice.

During this weekly session, attendees will draw from life, with a nude or partially clothed model. Attendees must bring all materials. Wet and dry media are welcome; we request attendees use odorless solvents.

Instructor: Jane Zell

This hybrid class series will cover both basic hand-building and wheel throwing plus surface decorating techniques tailored to your interests. No experience required.

Instructor: Jane Zell (She/Her)

This beginner-friendly class series will cover basic wheel-throwing techniques tailored to students’ interests, accompanied by hand building projects. No experience required. This course is for students 8-12 years old.

Attend the premiere screening of Jack Hoell’s documentary, “Mother Brook: From a ‘Ditche’ Dug with Shovels to Connect Two Rivers” on April 1, 7pm, in MBACC’s Event Space. This event is free and open to all.