Winter Open Studios
Mother Brook Arts and Community Center’s Winter Open Studios celebration is upon us! Join us this Saturday, December 6 & Sunday, December 7, 11am-5pm for a special event. All three levels of the building will be activated with artists eager to meet you and show you their studios. Shop holiday gifts or treat yourself with handmade goods and artworks from 20+ visiting artists and vendors. Take in the Small Works Sale exhibition, featuring over 100 original artworks from regional artists.
Enjoy a delicious lunch from Hungry Nomads food truck as well as florals and refreshments from Moon Gate Garden.
New this year - enjoy the small but masterful artworks in the Small Works Saleexhibition in the Main Level Gallery. All work sized 24”x24”x24” and under, and priced under $500. Proceeds support MBACC programming.
Open Studios is held rain or shine. Free parking on-site and overflow lots on High Street. All donation and sponsorship proceeds support Mother Brook Arts and Community Center.
Creative Activities Include:
Enjoy free, all-ages activities all weekend long in Room 11.
Saturday, 11am-2:30pm
join Alex Makes Art for felting. Select from a buffet of vibrant colors to create a felt ornament from a wool dryer ball!
Sunday, 11am-4pm
join Justine Curran for paper-weaving! No experience required – just bring your creativity!
How it's Made: Enjoy live demonstrations from our makers:
Watercolor Monotype — for Those Who Like Surprises
Saturday, December 6, 2:00 p.m.
Full Tilt Print Studio
Printmaker Roxane Hynek will demonstrate watercolor monotype. Making a watercolor monotype involves a one-of-a-kind printmaking process that uses watercolor paints and a printing press. The resulting colors can be brilliant but not always easy to predict as water and pigments interact on a non-absorbent surface and are then printed onto paper.
Collagraph Technique: Sculpture in Printmaking
Sunday, December 7, 2:00 p.m.
Full Tilt Print Studio
Printmaker Stina Hals will demonstrate collagraph printmaking. Collagraph is an innovative means of creating texture, pattern, and sculptural elements on printmaking plates made of plexiglass or cardboard. Printmakers employ items from around the house, such as hair combs, knives and other found objects, to sculpt designs and patterns on the plate and then run them through the press. Stop by and learn!
We're giving back to neighbors in need - will you join us?
Guests are encouraged to bring non-perishable food or personal care items for donation to Dedham neighbors in need. All contributions will be donated to theDedham Food Pantry.
